Advanced Materials Research Vols. 821-822

Abstract: It took long time for reed leaf cellulose to dissolve in ionic liquid (1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride), and part of the cellulose was degraded and the fiber strength reduced greatly. In order to decrease its dissolution time, the ultrasonic wave pretreatment was applied in this article. Results were showed through polarizing microscopy, SEM, FT-IR and XRD. By comparing the original fiber with the regenerated cellulose, it can be concluded that Ultrasonic wave pretreatment significantly increased the crystallinity of the fiber, weakened the fibrillation on fiber surface obviously, which proved the process was a physical change and did not affect the cellulose structure.

Abstract: Carbon nanotube is a new type of nanoscale materials, which has excellent adsorption property and electrical conductivity. In this paper, silk fabrics were antistatic modified by adsorption of carbon nanotube. The results indicate that the optimum modified conditions are summed up as follows: quality ratio of carbon nanotube and silk fabric is 1:5, pH value is 4, reaction temperature is 95°C and reaction time is 1.5 h. The antistatic property of silk fabric which modified by carbon nanotube is obviously improved.

Abstract: The structure and properties of the fiber affect its processing and wearing performance of the textile product. There are 3 kinds of novel polyester fibers modified by copolymerization. To make good use of these modified polyester fibers and predict their processing and wearing performance, the structure and properties of the fibers were characterized by cross section, crystallinity, moisture regain, tensile test, DSC and TG. Results show that the 2 of the modified fibers are profiled fibers with lower crystallinity and higher moisture regain. The mechanical properties of the modified fibers are worse than that of the ordinary polyester, but much better than cotton fiber. The modified polyester fibers are more thermal sensitive than ordinary polyester fiber. The heat treatment temperature of them in the textile processing should be controlled more carefully than ordinary polyester fibers.

Abstract: In this paper the one bath process of scouring and bleaching was applied to degum and bleach tussah silk. In this process degumming and bleaching of tussah silk was achieved only through one step. The effects of salt, decolorizer, treat time and temperature on whiteness, degumming rate and break strength were investigated. The optimal degumming and bleaching condition was that the concentration of Na₂SiO₃ salt was 10 o.w.f. %, concentration of hydrogen peroxide was 10 o.w.f %, the scouring and bleaching time was 40 min and temperature was 95 °C. Under the optimal scouring and bleaching condition the whiteness of tussah silk was 82, degumming rate was 11.5% and the breaking strength was 370 N.

Abstract: Coffee carbon fiber is a kind of functional polyester fiber. Waste coffee grounds is milled into nanometer powder and then added to the polyester spinning fluid. Coffee carbon filament yarns have the functions of antibacterial deodorant, sending anion, and thermal insulation. In this paper, the morphology and properties of coffee carbon filament yarns were tested, such as scanning electron microscopy, tensile, moisture regain and cohesion. Polyethylene terephthalate filament yarns were selected for comparison with coffee carbon yarns. The results show that coffee carbon powder is distributed both on the surface and inside of filament yarns; the moisture regain of coffee carbon filament yarns is higher than that of PET yarns; the strength and elongation of coffee carbon filament yarns and of PET filament yarns is close; the boiling water shrinkage of coffee carbon filament yarns is lower than that of PET filament yarns; the addition of carbon powder can not reduce the cohesion of coffee carbon filament yarns.

Abstract: With the development of the society, in the field of textile people begin to pursue comfort, health and nature clothing. Traditional textile materials rely too such on petroleum and chemical industry, while global crude oil price is rising and the production process is easy to cause environmental pollution. All of these promote the research and development of new textile fiber. Alginate fiber taken from the ocean having rich renewable resources and excellent environmental protection features opens a new and important source of fiber. This paper mainly introduces the development situation, the characteristics and the application prospect of alginate fiber, and elaborates the alginate fiber application in the clothing products.

Abstract: The aim of this work was to research the effect of chemical treatment on the structure and property of sisal fiber. The changes of the surface morphology, chemical composition and wettability of different alkali concentration treated sisal fibers were studied using Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) and Optical Contact Angle Meter (OCA). The results showed that the non-cellulosic materials were removed from fiber surface and many branches along the fibers were caused by high alkali concentration. Deconvolving spectra in OH stretching region exhibited the amount of hydrogen bonding decreased firstly and then increased with the alkali concentration increase. The effect of alkali treatment on the wettability of fibers was characterized by the contact angle analyses. The contact angle of fiber decreased gradually with the concentration increase.

Abstract: Phase change materials exhibiting excellent heat storage property can be used for energy saving applications. The textile made by fiber with PCMs can provide human body a comfortable microenvironment. The heat-storage and thermo-regulated fiber with active poly (ethylene glycol) acrylate (PEGA) as phase change materials was prepared by reaction extrusion. Poly (ethylene glycol) acrylate was grafted to polypropylene (PP) during the extrusion process. Combining preparation with functionalization, this easy method makes the entire producing process more efficient and simple. We used nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) to characterize the structure of PEGA and PP-g-PEGA, and the results proved the synthesis of graft copolymer. Differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) was used for characterizing functional fibers thermal property. The fiber with fixed enthalpy provided heat storage and themo-regulated property. The melting and crystalline latent heat of best sample is 6.83J/g and 1.32J/g, respectively. The crystalline temperature region is from 41.67°C to 34.23°C, which is close to mean body temperature and it shows great potential in functional textile.

Abstract: Bismuth-based oxides have attractive photocatalytic properties under visible light. Bismuth vanadate (BiVO4) particles as a visible light-responsive photocatalyst were prepared by a facile hydrothermal reaction method with the different solvent using Bi(NO3)3·5H2O and NH4VO3 as raw materials at 180°C for 18h. The as-prepared samples were characterized with X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and UV-vis absorption spectra (UV-vis). The photocatalytic activity of BiVO4 crystals was evaluated using the photocatalytic oxidation of methylene blue (MB) at room temperature under visible light irradiation. It was found that the morphology and the band gap adsorption edge of BiVO4 are different with the different solvent. The widest band gap energy of BiVO4 obtained with ethylene glycol as solvent is 2.405eV. In addition, the BiVO4 powders exhibit a certain photocatalytic properties to photodegrade MB and the maximum photocatalytic degradation rate is 34% using BiVO4 prepared with water as solvent for 2h.

Abstract: Jute based geotextile as a substitute to synthetic geotextiles has been reviewed in this study. The importance, advantage and disadvantage of Jute based geotextile have been highlighted. Geotextiles are permeable fabrics which, when used in association with soil, have the ability to separate, filter, reinforce, protect, or drain. The degrading condition of the environment and presence of non-biodegradable residues of geotexties as a pollutant has caught attention of scientific researchers. Ecological sustainability and environment has become one of the prime issues in the modern developmental strategy .Jute fibre has been found to be an alternate and potential geotextile material. Studies have shown that lifespan and engineering properties of jute based geotextiles can be suitably modified to suit its intended use.