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JOURNAL OF THE TEXTILE INSTITUTE
Volume 108, Issue 2, Pages 287-292Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/00405000.2016.1165398
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Cotton fabric; textile; dyeing; gamma irradiation; mercerization
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The current research is intended to investigate the effect of gamma radiation on the cotton fabric and compare the dyeability of gamma irradiated fabric with that of chemically mercerized fabric using reactive dye, Reactive Violet H3R. The gray cotton fabric samples were desized and bleached, before being mercerized or irradiated, followed by dyeing with reactive dye. The cotton fabric was exposed to variable absorbed doses of 2-10kGy. The color strength values at various levels of temperature, pH, dyeing time, and salt concentration were evaluated using optimal conditions of mercerization and gamma-ray treatment. The comparison of color strength values for the mercerized and the gamma irradiated cotton fabric showed that the irradiated fabric had high color strength at 60 degrees C using dye bath of pH10 in the presence of 6g/L of exhausting agent while dyeing for 40min. Both mercerization and irradiation increased the surface area of fibers that substantially elevated the dyeing performance and fastness properties.
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