Research on Sizing Performance of Akund Blended Yarns

Abstract:

Akund fiber, as one kind of natural cellulosic fibers, is light, lustrous, biodegradable and environment-friendly. It has a hollow body and a seal tail, which are desirable features of candidates for functional textiles of this nature. The thin wall of lumen and the low crystallinity lead to the lower strength and elongation than cotton fibers. Individual akund fiber is cylindrical without convolution and curls. The outer surface of the fiber is smooth, causing poor inter-fiber cohesion. Therefore, akund blended yarns have some problems, such as the low strength, much hairness, poor abrasion resistance. All of these will cause difficulities for weaving. A series of sizing experiments of the blended yarns was carried out and the sizing properties was discussed in the paper to solve the problems

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 550-553)
• Pages: 3343-3346
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.550-553.3343
• Online since: July 2012
• Authors: Liang Kui Rao, Long Di Cheng, Yu Ling Li, Wen Hong Fan
• Keywords: Akund Fiber, Akund/Cotton Blended Yarn, PVA and Acrylate Size, Sizing, Sizing Performance

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