Research Article
Study the Effect of BTCA Crosslinking Agent on Crease Recovery Angle and Washing Shrinkage Properties of Bleached and Dyed with Bi- and Tri- Functional Reactive Dyed Woven Cotton Fabric
Yimer Hassen1,2* , Michael Rauch1 and Abera Kabish2
1Faculty of Engineering, Department Innovative Textiles, Hof University of Applied Science, Germany
2Ethiopian institute of textile and fashion technology, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia
Yimer Hassen, Faculty of Engineering Department Innovative Textiles, Hof University of Applied Science, Germany and Ethiopian institute of textile and fashion technology, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia.
Received Date: March 29, 2022; Published Date: April 14, 2022
Abstract
Easy care finishing of textile materials is one of textile chemical finishing processes to make cellulosic textile materials crease free and dimensionally stable in its service life or during wear. There are different types of crosslinking agents for easy care finishing of cotton fabric. Among these, 1,2,3,4-buthanetetracarboxylic acid is the most effective and formaldehyde free crosslinking agent. On the other hand, woven cotton fabric treated with reactive dyes to give color to textiles. It reacts with fiber in presence of alkali and forms covalent bond with hydroxyl group of cellulosic fibers. In this study, therefore, investigates the effect of covalent bond formation between reactive dyes and cellulose fiber on crease angle recovery and washing shrinkage percentage properties after treated with BTCA crosslinking agent. Initially, cotton fabric was treated with reactive dyes using cold-pad-batch method and followed by easy care finishing for both bleached and dyed fabric using pad-dry-cure method. The application of Bi- and Tri- functional reactive dyes reduces the total crease recovery angle and Tri- functional reactive dye improves the washing shrinkage percentage properties of cotton fabric.
Keywords:Cotton fiber; Reactive dyeing; Crosslinking agent; Crease recovery angle; Washing shrinkage; Strength