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Effect of Nonionic Surfactant Solutions on Wetting and Absorbency of Polyethylene Terephthalate(PET) Fabrics (Part II) -Surfactants Characteristics and Fabric Properties-

비이온계 계면활성제 수용액이 PET직물의 습윤특성에 미치는 영향 (제2보) -계면활성제와 직물의 특성-

  • Kim, Chun-Hee (Dept. of Clothing & Textiles, Hannam University)
  • Published : 2005.12.01
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Abstract

The wetting behavior and liquid transport of nonionic surfactant solutions; Span 20 and Tween 20, 40, 60, 80, 21, 61, 81, 65 & 85: in polyethylene terephthalate(PET) fabrics are reported. Five different PET fabrics are used in this study. PET 1, 2 & 3 have different compactness in structure. PET 4 & 5 have similar physical properties to PET 2, however, PET 4 has heat set finish and PET 5 with rewetting agent. The wetting and water retention properties of PET fabrics are greatly improved by addition of nonionic surfactants. The aqueous liquid retention(W) vs. cosq and W vs. adhesion tension has positive linear relationship. Hydrophilic surfactants which have short hydrophobes and surfactants with unsaturated hydrophobe structures are more efffctive in improving the wetting properties of PET fabrics. PET fabric which has larger thread spacing shows greater value of water retention ratio(W/H) than PET fabric with smaller thread spacing if there are no surfactants present in the system, however, W/H values become very similar among these PET fabrics when the surfactants are added. If there are no surfactants present in the system, PET with heat set finish has smaller value and PET with rewetting agent has greater value of W/H than PET without finish even though the fabrics have the similar physical properties.

비 이온계 계면활성제인 Span 20, Tween 20,40, 60, 80, 21, 61, 81, 65, 85 수용액이 PET직물의 습윤특성에 미치는 영향을 연구하였다. 5종류의 PET직물이 사용되었는데, PET 1, 2, 3은 밀도, 두께 등이 서로 다르고 가공은 되어 있지 않고, PET 4와 PET 5는 물리적 특성이 PET 2와 비슷한데 PET 4는 heat set가 공이 되어 있고 PET 5는 rewetting agent가 첨가되어 있다. PET직물의 습윤특성은 비이온계 계면활성제가 첨가되면 크게 향상되며, 수분 보유량은 $cos{\theta}$와 adhesion tension과 정의 상관관계를 보여준다. 친유기가 짧은 친수성 계면활성제나 불포화탄화수소 친유기 구조를 가진 계면활성제가 PET직물의 습윤특성 향상에 효과적이다. 계면활성제가 없을 경우 수분 보유량비(W/H)는 실 간 간격이 넓은 PET직물이 작은 직물보다 컸으나, 비이올계 계면활성제를 첨가할 경우 W/H는 실 간 간격에 관계없이 유사해졌다. 물리적 특성이 비슷해도 heat set가공이 되어 있는 직물은 가공이 되어 있지 않은 직물보다 W/H 값이 작았고, rewetting agent가 첨가된 직물은 W/H 값이 컸다.

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