Abstract
The adsorption of aroma chemicals on cotton fabric was studied relative to the surfactant concentration, surfactant type, water solubility, and fiber morphology. The adsorption increased with increasing surfactant concentration to a maximum near the critical micelle concentration, then decreased with further increases in surfactant concentration. The adsorption also was found to be highly dependent on the fiber surface area and pore structure; dramatic differences were observed between untreated and mercerized cotton fabric and are believed to be due to morphological differences. Cationic and anionic surfactants increased the aroma chemical adsorption, which varied with surfactant type, with cetyltrimethylammonium chloride (CTAC)>sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS)>H2O. Water solubility also influenced adsorption; in most cases, adsorption increased with water solubility. In addition, adsorption was also influenced by chemical structure and hydrophobic interactions. The adsorption of aroma chemicals on cotton fabric can be attributed to the aqueous solution being physically held in capillaries and pore structures within the fibular structure of cotton fiber and also to molecular interactions among the aroma chemical molecules, surfactants, and cotton substrate.
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Abbreviations
- Cas :
-
concentration of aroma chemical in a stock aqueous solution
- CMC:
-
critical micelle concentrations
- Crs :
-
concentration of aroma chemical solution retained on cotton fabric
- CTAC:
-
cetyltrimethylammonium chloride
- GC:
-
gas chromatography
- MS:
-
mass spectrometry
- SDS:
-
sodium dodecyl sulfate
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Liu, H., Obendorf, S.K., Leonard, M.J. et al. Adsorption of aroma chemicals on cotton fabric from aqueous systems. J Surfact Deterg 8, 311–317 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11743-005-0361-3
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