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Changes in porosity of treated lint cotton fibers. II. Treatments for chemically modifying cotton
Author(s) -
Porter Blanche R.,
Rollins Mary L.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.1972.070160120
Subject(s) - porosity , adsorption , crystallinity , materials science , solvent , chemical engineering , reagent , nitrogen , composite material , xylene , polymer chemistry , chemistry , organic chemistry , toluene , engineering
Changes in the internal morphology of chemically modified lint cotton fibers were investigated by measurement of nitrogen adsorption at liquid nitrogen temperature. Surface areas and pore size distributions were calculated from the adsorption isotherms and compared with findings from measurements of changes in crystallinity and of fibrillar aggregation as shown by electron micrographs. Fibers were either preswollen in water or taken from the rinse water and solvent exchanged through methanol and n ‐pentane to helium before adsorption measurements were made. Unless reacted in the presence of water, the wrinkle resistance treatments studied caused losses in surface area of 55% or greater. Changes in surface area and porosity of cottons reacted with monofunctional reagents designed to give protective and other types of finishes were dependent on the type of reaction used.