Plasma technologies for textiles /

Plasma technologies present an environmentally-friendly and versatile way of treating textile materials in order to enhance a variety of properties such as wettability, liquid repellency, dyeability and coating adhesion. Recent advances made in commercially viable plasma systems have greatly increas...

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Corporate Authors: Elsevier Science & Technology.; Textile Institute (Manchester, England)
Group Author: Shishoo, R. (Editor)
Published: Woodhead Publishing Limited : CRC Press,
Publisher Address: Cambridge, England :
Publication Dates: 2007.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Series: Woodhead publishing in textiles
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Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9781845690731
Summary: Plasma technologies present an environmentally-friendly and versatile way of treating textile materials in order to enhance a variety of properties such as wettability, liquid repellency, dyeability and coating adhesion. Recent advances made in commercially viable plasma systems have greatly increased the potential of using plasma technology in industrial textile finishing. This pioneering book provides an essential guide to both the technology and science related to plasmas and its practical applications in the textile industry. The first part of the book discusses the science and technology behind plasmas. Chapters give detailed and comprehensive descriptions on the characteristics of plasmas and methods of control and treatment in the processing of textiles. Both low pressure cold plasma and atmospheric pressure cold plasma processes are described as well as the diagnosis and control of plasma parameters in plasma generating reactors. A chapter is devoted to the use of plasma technology to achieve nanoscale treatment of textile surfaces. The second part of the book concentrates on specific applications of plasma technologies. Chapters cover treatments for water and oil repellency of textiles, engineering of biomedical textiles and woollen finishing techniques through the use of plasma technologies. Further chapters cover the modification of fibres for use in composites and the potential use of plasma technologies for the finishing of fabrics made of man made fibres. The final chapter in the book gives a comprehensive analysis of the surface chemical and physical characterisation of plasma treated fabrics. Written by a distinguished international team of experts, Plasma technologies for textiles is an invaluable reference for researchers, scientists and technologists alike. Summarises both the science and technology of plasma processing, and its practical applicationsDiscusses how plasma technology improves textile properties such as wettability and liquid repellingAn invaluable reference for researchers, scientists and technologists.
Item Description: Includes index.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (353 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781845692575
1845692578
Index Number: QC718
CLC: TS101.3
Contents: Cover; Plasma technologies for textiles; Copyright; Contents; Contributor contact details; Introduction -- The potential of plasma technology in the textile industry; What are plasmas?; Plasma reactors; Effect of plasma on fibres and polymers; Plasma finishing of textiles; Plasma systems for experimental and industrial processing of fabrics; Plasma technology for textile finishing: Barriers and challenges; About the book; Part I Plasma science and technology; 1The physics and chemistry of plasmas for processing textiles and other materials; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Gases; 1.3 Plasmas.
1.4 Plasma chemistry1.5 Plasma-surface collisions; 1.6 Summary; 1.7 Bibliography; 2The diagnosis of plasmas used in the processing of textiles and other materials; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Discharge electrical characteristics; 2.3 Electrical plasma diagnostics; 2.4 Plasma mass spectrometry; 2.5 Optical emission spectroscopy; 2.6 References; 3Low-pressure cold plasma processing technology; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Low-pressure vacuum plasma technology; 3.3 Equipment for low-pressure vacuum plasma technology; 3.4 Plasma activation in the technical textile and nonwoven industries.
3.5 Plasma deposition on nonwoven materials3.6 The economics of vacuum plasma treatment for fabrics and nonwovens; 3.7 Conclusions; 3.8 References; 4Atmospheric-pressure cold plasma processing technology; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Basic manufacturability needs from plasma technology; 4.3 Atmospheric-pressure plasma types for textile processing; 4.4 Atmospheric-pressure plasma equipment for textile processing; 4.5 Atmospheric-pressure plasma surface properties for textile products; 4.6 The atmospheric-pressure plasma audit; 4.7 References.
5Corona and dielectric barrier discharge plasma treatment of textiles for technical applications5.1 Introduction to atmospheric-pressure plasma processes; 5.2 Special adaptations of DBD technology to textiles; 5.3 Plasma-induced surface activation of fibres; 5.4 Deposition of nano-layers by gas polymerisation; 5.5 Combination of DBD treatment and liquor deposition; 5.6 Future trends; 5.7 References; 6Nano-scale treatment of textiles using plasma technology; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Plasma technology for the textile industry; 6.3 Materials and methods; 6.4 Plasma cleaning.
6.5 Plasma metallisation6.6 Plasma polymerisation; 6.7 Plasma co-polymerisation; 6.8 Future trends; 6.9 Sources of further information; 6.10 References; Part II Textile applications; 7Plasma treatment of textiles for water and oil repellency; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Requirement for water and oil repellency; 7.3 Theory and testing of water and oil repellency; 7.4 Current solutions for rendering textiles water and oil repellent; 7.5 Use of plasmas for imparting liquid repellency; 7.6 What the future holds; 7.7 References and sources of further information.