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Finishing of silk by acrylic acid in the presence of sodium citrate and potassium per sulphate as catalysts under thermal treatment
Author(s) -
Das D.,
Mukherjee A.,
Bhattacharya P.,
Chakrabarty D.
Publication year - 2011
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.33504
Subject(s) - catalysis , silk , potassium , acrylic acid , curing (chemistry) , sodium , nuclear chemistry , polymer chemistry , polymerization , materials science , chemistry , polymer , organic chemistry , composite material , copolymer
Silk fabric was finished using acrylic acid (AA) as the finishing agent in the presence of sodium citrate and potassium per oxodisulphate catalysts separately or in selected combinations employing a pad‐dry‐cure technique. Treatment with 6% AA at 30°C and at pH 7 produced optimum effects; a batching time of 45–60 min at 30°C, followed by drying of the batched fabric at 95°C for 5 min and curing of the dried fabric at 140°C for 5 min produced most balanced improvements in the properties such as wrinkle recovery, extensibility, and moisture regain with retention of more than 80% of original strength. Sodium citrate catalyst allowed esterification of AA with proteineous constituent of silk and potassium per sulfate catalyst allowed radical polymerization of free AA or silk bound AA moieties; the said process ultimately led to some degree of crosslinking of the chain polymers of silk. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2011