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Effect of Silicone Nano, Nano/Micro and Nano/Macro-Emulsion Softeners on Color Yield and Physical Characteristics of Dyed Cotton Fabric

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The study of silicone nano-emulsions and softeners to alter physical properties of undyed cotton fabric has recently gained a substantial interest. However, systematic investigation of silicon nano-emulsion softeners on dyed cotton fabric has not so far been conducted. This paper deals with the application of silicone nano-, micro-, and macro-emulsion softeners, and combinations of nano/micro and nano/macro, on dyed cotton fabric. We report the effect of silicon nano/micro- and nano/macro-emulsion softeners on color yield and physical characteristics of dyed cotton fabric. All bleached fabrics were dyed with CI Reactive Black 5 and then treated with known concentrations of silicone softeners by the pad-dry method. The silicone nano-emulsion was combined with micro- and macro-emulsion softeners using blending ratios of nano/micro (1:1) and nano/macro (1:1). Treated fabrics were compared in terms of physical properties such as fabric handling, wrinkle recovery angle, bending length, abrasion resistance and tensile strength. The color changes were evaluated by color yield (K/S) values and total color difference (ΔE cmc). The results revealed that the silicon nano-emulsion had better physical properties than micro-, macro- and combination nano/micro- and nano/macro-emulsion softeners. Among all treated samples, nano-emulsion softeners showed better ΔE cmc values. Scanning electron microscopy analysis suggests that the fiber morphology of treated fabrics was very smooth and uniform.

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Acknowledgments

We are grateful to Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Pakistan for providing financial support. We also acknowledge Shinshu University, Japan, for providing access to the sample characterizations. We pay special thanks to Archroma Pakistan Ltd. for providing chemical auxiliaries and other facilities.

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  1. Department of Applied Science and Technology, DISAT, Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy

    Abdul Wahab Jatoi

  2. Nanomaterials Research Group, Department of Textile Engineering, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro, 76060, Pakistan

    Abdul Wahab Jatoi, Zeeshan Khatri & Farooq Ahmed

  3. Indus University, Karachi, Pakistan

    Muhammad Hanif Memon

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Jatoi, A.W., Khatri, Z., Ahmed, F. et al. Effect of Silicone Nano, Nano/Micro and Nano/Macro-Emulsion Softeners on Color Yield and Physical Characteristics of Dyed Cotton Fabric. J Surfact Deterg 18, 205–211 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11743-014-1647-5

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