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Investigation into the removal of an easy-care crosslinking agent from cotton and the subsequent regeneration of lyocell-type fibres

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dc.creator Haule, Liberato Venant
dc.creator Carr, Chris, M
dc.creator Rigout, Muriel
dc.date 2016-05-11T06:28:25Z
dc.date 2016-05-11T06:28:25Z
dc.date 2014-03-26
dc.identifier Haule, L. V., Carr, C. M., & Rigout, M. (2014). Investigation into the removal of an easy-care crosslinking agent from cotton and the subsequent regeneration of lyocell-type fibres. Cellulose, 21(3), 2147-2156.
dc.identifier 0969-0239
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/1941
dc.identifier 10.1007/s10570-014-0225-3
dc.description http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10570-014-0225-3?no-access=true
dc.description Dimethylol dihydroxyethylene urea (DMDHEU)-treated cotton fabrics were treated with alkali or alternatively acid followed by alkali for increasing time periods, and their effectiveness in removing the crosslinking agent was investigated by surface (X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy) analysis, bulk analysis, crease recovery angle performance and solubility in specific solvents. The cellulose yield after the chemical stripping processes was established and the effect of the acid and alkali treatments on the degree of polymerisation of the resultant cellulose determined. Surface and bulk analyses and solubility tests suggested that alkali alone could not remove the DMDHEU from the crease-resist-treated cotton fabric. However, a sequential acid/alkali treatment effectively removed the easy-care finish from the cotton fabric and produced a commercially viable yield of cellulose.
dc.description Tanzania Gatsby Trust and Lenzing Fibers
dc.language en
dc.publisher springer
dc.subject Easy care
dc.subject Cotton
dc.subject DMDHEU
dc.subject Surface and bulk analysis
dc.subject Solvent solubility
dc.subject Acid and alkali treatment
dc.subject Lyocell
dc.title Investigation into the removal of an easy-care crosslinking agent from cotton and the subsequent regeneration of lyocell-type fibres
dc.type Journal Article, Peer Reviewed


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