Traditional water-based dyeing of polyester textiles usually generates burdensome processes and a great deal of wastewater, which can no longer meet the green and sustainable developments in the textile dyeing industry. In the silicone waterless dyeing system, polyester textiles can be dyed with disperse dye without water. However, the dyeing performance of polyester textiles is influenced by the dispersant. In this study, the relationship between the properties of dispersants and disperse dyeing performance was studied. When the amount of dispersant NNO (2-Naphthalenesulfonic acid) was 1.2%, the exhaustion of disperse red 177 and the final K/S value of the dyed fabric improved to 94.18% and 14.73, respectively. However, the exhaustion of disperse red 177 was reduced from 90.73% to 82.61%, and the final K/S value of the dyed fabric was decreased from 14.77 to 14.01 when the dosage of MF (Naphthalenesulfonic acid) was 1.2%. Compared with different dyeing systems, the final uptake of disperse red 177 was 93.81% and 94.18% in traditional water-based and silicone waterless dyeing systems and the K/S value of the dyed fabric was almost the same. The washing and rubbing fastness (wet and dry) of the dyed fabric were found to be at a level of 4 or 4–5, and the light fastness of the dyed fabric was 3–4. If only the dispersant was added in the silicone waterless dyeing system, there was no leveling problems on dyed samples. Moreover, the maximum absorption wavelength of disperse red 177 was not changed after adding the dispersant. With an increasing amount of dispersant NNO, the solubility of the dye in the silicone solvent decreased, but it increased with an increasing amount of dispersant MF. In the relationship between dye exhaustion and dye solubility in a silicone waterless dyeing system, the exhaustion of dye was linearly and inversely proportional to the dye solubility. A dispersant with better hydrophilicity can decrease the solubility of the dye in dyeing media, and the dyeing performance of dye is better. Compared with previous studies, the exhaustion of dye was consistent with the ClogP value (hydrophobic constant) of the dyeing accelerant. Therefore, a dispersant with high hydrophilicity can reduce the solubility of dye and improve the exhaustion of disperse dye in a silicone waterless dyeing system. Moreover, the color fastness of the dyed fabric did not change before and after adding the dispersant.
Moisture‐wicking clothes are widely consumed in various leisure or sports activities due to their function of moisture absorption and perspiration, which can provide consumers with a good comfortable experience. In this investigation, the stain removal performance of moisture‐wicking fabric was investigated, especially the influence of surfactants and hydrophilic finishing agents on its decontamination ability. The results show that moisture‐wicking fabric has better decontamination performance than ordinary polyester fabric. The binding force between stains and fibers is calculated by density functional theory (DFT). Compared with ordinary polyester fabric, the binding energy between moisture‐wicking fabric and sebum is lower, resulting in stain is more easily to be removed during washing. Different surfactants have a great influence on the decontamination of fabrics, among which the nonionic surfactants with longer carbon chains have the best decontamination performance. Moreover, after finishing with hydrophilic silicone agent, the hydrophilicity of the fabric is significantly improved, and its decontamination performance is also improved. However, this hydrophilic silicone agent will be gradually removed in the subsequent washing process, especially after the first washing, the removal rate reached 75.70%. Therefore, hydrophilic silicone agent can be supplemented in detergent formulation to improve the stain removal performance of moisture‐wicking cloths during home laundry.
In the nonaqueous medium dyeing system (decamethylcyclopenta siloxane; D5), the bonding between cotton fiber and reactive dye may be influenced by the dyeing medium. To evaluate the dyeing performance of reactive dye in the D5 dyeing system, the fixing of reactive dyes with different structures was studied. Before and after dyeing, the chemical environment of cotton fiber was investigated by X-ray electron spectroscopy, and compared with the spectroscopic method. Compared with traditional reactive dyeing, the color depth of the dyed cotton fabrics and the final fixation of dyes are much higher in the D5 dyeing system. The elements of the cellulose fiber surface are changed after dyeing. Especially for N element, its content is increased after dyeing. After 30 minutes, the final fixation of reactive dye is about 80% by analyzing the account of N. Compared with the undyed cellulose fiber, the peak area of C–C or C–H is gradually increased after dyeing, but the proportion of C–O is decreased with the fixing time. The proportion of O–C–O is not changed much with the fixation time. Therefore, the C–C or C–H chemical environment on the cellulose fiber surface will be changed after dyeing. Therefore, the bonding of dyes and fibers can be analyzed through the change of the C1s chemical environment or the amount of N element before and after dyeing. This investigation successfully developed a method which could evaluate the fixation process in the D5 dyeing system.
Moisture-wicking clothes are widely used in various sports or athletic activities due to their function of moisture absorption and perspiration. In this study, the washing and decontamination of moisture-wicking fabrics, especially the performance and decontamination effect of moisture-wicking fabrics after washing were investigated. The results showed that the physical morphology of moisture-wicking fabric is very different from that of an ordinary polyester fabric. The cross-section of the moisture-wicking fabric is hexagonal, and this fabric has good hydrophilicity. After the degreasing & thermosetting process, the air permeability of the moisture-wicking fabric is increased from 1013 mm/s to 2911 mm/s. However, the air permeability is decreased after one washing, but it has little effect during the subsequent washing cycles. Moreover, the degreasing & thermosetting process also improve the stains removal index. If the moisture-wicking fabric was washed before the preparation of stained fabric, the stain removal index of carbon black soil and sebum stains is increased. Although most of the aggregated particles on the surface of the fibers are removed after washing, a small amount of sebum still remains in the spaces between the fibers. These results indicate that most of the carbon black in the stained area is removed after washing, while oil components are hardly removed from the moisture-wicking fabric during home laundry. Compared to other surfactants, C18 fatty acid methyl ester ethoxylates and nonionic surfactants with long carbon chains can effectively reduce the surface tension of water and improve the wettability of water-wicking fabric, so that water molecules can diffuse well between fibers and stains, the binding force between stains and fabric is weakened, and the decontamination of the fabric is improved.
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