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Two‐step durable press treatment of cotton fabric
Author(s) -
Xu Weilin,
Cui Weigang,
Li Wenbin,
Guo Weiqi
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
coloration technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.297
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1478-4408
pISSN - 1472-3581
DOI - 10.1111/j.1478-4408.2001.tb00089.x
Subject(s) - citric acid , wrinkle , chemistry , materials science , polymer chemistry , composite material , polymer science , organic chemistry
In this paper cotton fabrics were treated by two different methods with polycarboxylic acids (citric acid and butanetetracarboxylic acid) for durable press performance. The first was a two‐step method in which the fabric was initially treated with citric acid and then treated by butanetetracarboxylic acid. The other was a mixed method in which the fabric was treated with a solution containing the two mixed polycarboxylic acids. Following the treatments, the wrinkle recovery angle, strength and strength retention of the resulting fabric were measured and compared.