What is it about?
The pigment printing recipe and the reagents used in crease recovery finishing are investigated to combined in single recipe to produce print and finish effects on cotton fabric concurrently. The procedure applied is, Print- finish receipe preparation and application (through squeegee)- drying- curing.
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Why is it important?
The benefits obtainable through combined pigment print and crease recovery finish application include: 1. Single- step application 2. Reduced process time 3. Reduced labor work 4. Reduced energy consumption 5. Reduced waste generation
Perspectives
Findings are interesting and useful. The main limitation is the localized application of print, and the full- fabric application of crease recovery finish. Therefore, where the print application is required over the full- fabric surface, the combined print- finish application may be considered. The combined application of crease recovery finishing (using a dimethyloldihydroxyethylene urea-based finish) and pigment printing is evaluated in this study. The use of a small amount of ammonium chloride in a combined print–finish process induces significant pigment print paste viscosity losses. However, the catalyst 2-aminoethanesulphonic acid produces negligible viscosity reduction when used in the combined print–finish process, coupled with the desired levels of finish and pigment print performance. Similar dry crease recovery, breaking load, colour strength and colour fastness properties are achieved by using 2-aminoethanesulphonic acid in the combined print–finish process relative to the conventional print–finish process.
Professor Faheem Uddin
Iqra University
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This page is a summary of: Combined crease recovery finishing and pigment printing, Coloration Technology, May 2005, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-4408.2005.tb00267.x.
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