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A Study on Optimization of Irradiation Frequency for Ultrasonic Laundry of Textile

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Research into the industrial practice of ultrasonic aqueous textile cleaning is still underway despite success in the technology being used in other cleaning industry. This study uses ultrasonic frequencies of 40 kHz, 60 kHz and 80 kHz to examine frequency dependence of ultrasonic textile laundry. Results showed that fabric washing efficiency is not proportional to the ultrasonic frequency. Ultrasonics at a lower (40 kHz) or higher frequency (80 kHz) showed a better washing efficiency than that at 60 kHz, especially for the removal of stubborn stain and for natural textile materials such as wool and silk. The reason lies in the mechanism of cavitation implosion, micro-streaming induced changes in surface boundary layer, as well as the intricate micro-structure of the fibre surface. These were analyzed and discussed in detail in the paper.

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The authors acknowledge support of this study from the following funding schemes, Chongqing Natural Science Foundation (project ID: cstc2018jcyjA1051), Chongqing Overseas Scholars Innovation Program (project ID: cx2018025), and China Southwest University Grant Scheme (project ID: SWU116040). Thanks are due to post-graduate student Miss Yi Pan for her valuable inputs and for conducting some of the experiments.

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    Wuchao Wang, Qi Zhou, Haofan Long, Yanyun Zhang, Luqman Jameel Rather & Qing Li

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Wang, W., Zhou, Q., Long, H. et al. A Study on Optimization of Irradiation Frequency for Ultrasonic Laundry of Textile. Fibers Polym 22, 1482–1489 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12221-021-0573-1

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