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http://dx.doi.org/10.12772/TSE.2019.56.079

Development of Pre-treatment Agent Based on Vinyl Acetate-Ethylene Copolymer Emulsion for Pigment Ink in Digital Textile Printing  

Hwang, Chang Soon (Korea High Tech Textile Research Institute)
Lee, Jong Lyel (Korea High Tech Textile Research Institute)
Yong, Kwang Jung (Korea Apparel Intelligence Technology Institute)
Publication Information
Textile Science and Engineering / v.56, no.2, 2019 , pp. 79-85 More about this Journal
Abstract
A pre-treatment method in the digital textile printing (DTP) of pigment ink is a necessary process for improving the color yield and colorfastness of printed fabrics. Depending on the type of binder used in the pre-treatment agent, the fabrics are influenced by the pre-treatment performance and touch. The vinyl acetate-ethylene (VAE) emulsion, which exhibits excellent adhesion properties, is used as a binder in a wide range of applications. Thus, the VAE emulsion is formulated to develop a pre-treatment agent for the DTP of pigment ink. In this study, pre-treatments developed using 12% VAE, 3% calcium chloride, 20% EG, and 1.5% fixative exhibits satisfactory results for pigment ink DTP.
Keywords
vinyl acetate ethylene(VAE) copolymer; digital textile printing; pigment ink; pre-treatment agent; colorfastness; color development;
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