Preparation and Environmental Resistance of Dual-Wavelength Polypropylene Fluorescent Anti-Counterfeiting Fibers

Abstract:

The UV short-wavelength/infrared excitable dual-wavelength fluorescent anti-counterfeiting polypropylene (PP) fibers were spun by the traditional melt spinning process. The effects of pH value, temperature, and solvents on the structure and properties of fibers were investigated by means of tensile tester, fluorescence spectrometer and scanning electron microscope (SEM), respectively. The results showed that the fibers could emit red light under the excitation of 254 nm wavelength UV light and emit green light under the excitation of 980 nm wavelength infrared light, which show the double anti-counterfeiting effects. The dual-wavelength fluorescent fibers showed stable mechanical properties in acid and alkali resistance, whereas the fluorescence properties of fibers decreased with the increase of processing time in acid and alkali solutions. With the extension of high temperature treatment time, the mechanical properties of fibers decreased slightly and tended to be stable, while the fluorescence performance of fibers decreased gradually. The influences of different organic solvents on the properties of fluorescent fibers were different, and the fibers showed relatively good solvent resistance.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 898)
• Pages: 2329-2337
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.898.2329
• Online since: June 2017
• Authors: Yuan Yuan Xu, Wei Lan Xia, Ge Sheng Yang, Hui Hui Zhang, Hui Li Shao*
• Keywords: Dual-Wavelength, Environmental Resistance, Fluorescent Anti-Counterfeiting Fiber, PP

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