Performance enhancement of one‐bath pigment coloration and finishing process using eco‐friendly crosslinkers

Abstract

The textile processing industry is facing immense pressure to survive due to its unsustainable nature, pressure from consumers, and strict government legislations. It consumes considerable amounts of energy, water, chemicals, labour and production time. 1 In the textile industry, dyes and pigments are two main types of colorants. The pigments can provide the additional advantages in terms of the suitability for a range of fabric blends, least substantivity issue, and better sustainability. [2][3][4] The pigments have more environmental advantages over dyes. 5 The application of dyes involves excess water consumption in the dye dissolution, washing, steaming, post wash-off treatment, excess drying energy consumption, waste water treatment and excess chemicals consumption. In

One‐step mini‐emulsion copolymerisation of waterborne polysiloxane‐modified polyacrylate/pigment hybrid latex and its application in textile pigment printing

“…15 However, improving the handle and colour fastness of printed fabrics using polyacrylate (PAcr)/pigment hybrid latex particles is a challenging issue because the molecular structure of the PAcr copolymer has a rigidity and hydrophilicity that induces stiff handle and poor wet rubbing colour fastness. 16 According to the literature, a variety of attempts have been made to improve the handle feeling, 17 wet rubbing fastness and other performance properties of the printed fabric. [18][19][20] One basic design is to modify PAcr by low-temperature self-crosslinking of acetoacetoxyethyl methacrylate.…”

“…According to the literature, a variety of attempts have been made to improve the handle feeling, 17 wet rubbing fastness and other performance properties of the printed fabric 18–20 . One basic design is to modify PAcr by low‐temperature self‐crosslinking of acetoacetoxyethyl methacrylate 21 .…”