Open AccessSmell reduction and disinfection of textile materials by dielectric barrier discharges
Author(s) -
Siegfried Müller
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
natural science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2150-4105
pISSN - 2150-4091
DOI - 10.4236/ns.2009.29128
Subject(s) - textile , dielectric barrier discharge , ozone , ultraviolet , ultraviolet radiation , dielectric , materials science , population , pulp and paper industry , waste management , chemistry , composite material , optoelectronics , radiochemistry , engineering , organic chemistry , demography , sociology
In this paper we present investigations of textile cleaning of cotton fabrics with respect to both, the smell reduction and the disinfection of textile materials. Normal pressure plasma sources on the base of dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) were used for the purification and disinfection of textiles. For gaseous odour components which stick to clothing the results have shown that one can reach an uncritical odour threshold. In the case of disinfection a significant reduction of microorganism population in some of the samples could be noted. In particular a high reactivity is reached, while in parallel with a radiation by ultraviolet light ozone is activated