Cold Plasma Treatment in Wet Chemical Textile Processing

Abstract

Nowadays, cold plasma technology is highly involved in textile processing either to assist conventional wet-chemical processing and/or create innovative products. Plasma surface treatment is an ergonomically simple process, but the plasma process and its effect on the fibre surface are more complex due to the interplay of many concurrent processes at a time. The efficiency of plasma treatment mainly depends on the nature of textile material and the treatment operating parameters. The main objective of this review paper is to summarise and discuss the application of plasma treatment and its effect on the pre-treatment, dyeing, printing and finishing of natural and synthetic textile fibres. However, the application of plasma technology to different types of textile substrates has not been fully addressed.

Morphological and Biochemical Modification of Guava Processing Industrial Bio-mass by Dielectric Barrier Discharge Atmospheric Plasma Treatment and Effect on Yield of Bio-materials

“…Dielectric barrier discharge atmospheric (DBDA) plasma is an emerging food processing treatment for assuring the safety and quality of food among all nonthermal techniques. This technique has been increasingly applied in other sectors, such as medical device surface decontamination (Critzer et al, 2007), sanitization of delicate (Niveditha et al, 2021), heat-sensitive surfaces in the electronics industry (Pankaj et al, 2017), and better product nishing in the textile sector (Yilma et al, 2020). Researchers were drawn to them because of their reduced treatment periods (because to the high temperature of the ames) and minimized thermal impacts (due to the rapid drop in temperature) upon application.…”

Ecological Approaches to Textile Dyeing: A Review

“…In addition, the use of enzymes allows some pre-treatments, such as desizing and bleaching, to be performed together (combined), reducing the number of steps and consequently the volume of water and energy consumption [73]. Despite the advantages of using enzymes, some barriers need to be resolved for the mass usage of these biochemicals, especially in terms of economic viability [74].…”

“…In addition to the problem related to the volume of chemicals, issues related to pollution resulting from the synthesis, production, and use of colorants deserve great attention [74], as do the difficulties related to the production, extraction, and use of natural dyes. The absorption rate of dyes to the textile substrate is up to 40% to 50%; therefore, most of these chemicals are eliminated in the effluents [22].…”

“…There are several physical processes that can be used to replace the use of chemicals and water in the pretreatment processes, such as using plasma and ozone. The plasma treatment can also improve the absorption of the dye to the fiber, resulting in a lower dye consumption and a lower amount, or elimination, of residual chemicals in water [74]. The pretreatment of the textile substrate with ozone is a viable alternative for bleaching processes; this technology has the advantages of not using hydrogen peroxide, using less water, and requiring a lower temperature than conventional processes [73,74].…”

“…The plasma treatment can also improve the absorption of the dye to the fiber, resulting in a lower dye consumption and a lower amount, or elimination, of residual chemicals in water [74]. The pretreatment of the textile substrate with ozone is a viable alternative for bleaching processes; this technology has the advantages of not using hydrogen peroxide, using less water, and requiring a lower temperature than conventional processes [73,74]. In addition, emerging technologies for effluent treatment should be explored to develop processes in which the effluent is reused in dyeing processes, making the process circular without influencing the quality of textile substrates.…”