Water Penetration and Abrasion Resistance of Functional Nonwoven Fabrics Produced Using Recycled Cotton and Acrylic Fibers

ABSTRACT

In this investigation, an engineered loop-bonded nonwoven fabric was developed using recycled cotton and recycled acrylic blended fibers with polyester thread for warping in Arachne stitch bonding machine by varying the fabric weight, blend ratio, and course spacing in different levels of treatment combinations. Acrylic and cotton fibers were extracted by recycling weft knitted cut pieces (garment waste). The developed loop-bonded nonwoven fabrics were tested for its abrasion resistance, water penetration resistance in hydrostatic pressure, and air permeability behavior. The air permeability decreased with the increase in cotton content in the blending composition, thickness, stitch density, and fabric weight. The abrasion resistance increased with the increase in thickness, fabric weight, and thread density with optimum level. The investigated cotton/acrylic blended nonwoven have attractive properties for its better absorbency, lower electrostatic charge generation, superior comfort, disposability and sanitation value, faster drying properties, better durability, a highly-desirable luxurious soft hand, improved thermal resistance, air permeability and moisture vapor transmission, higher productivity, lower production costs and shorter production cycles.

摘要

在本研究中, 通过在不同处理组合水平下改变织物重量、混纺比和层间距, 使用再生棉和再生腈纶混纺纤维与涤纶线在Arachne缝合粘合机上进行整经, 开发了一种工程化的环粘合非织造布. 腈纶和棉纤维是通过回收纬编切割件 (服装废料) 提取的. 测试了开发的环结非织造布的耐磨性、静水压下的耐水渗透性和透气性. 透气性随混纺成分中棉含量、厚度、针迹密度和织物重量的增加而降低. 在最佳水平下, 随着厚度、织物重量和线密度的增加, 耐磨性提高. 所研究的棉/丙烯酸混纺非织造布具有良好的吸水性、较低的静电产生、优越的舒适性、可处理性和卫生价值、更快的干燥性能、更好的耐久性、非常理想的豪华柔软手感、更好的耐热性、, 透气性和透湿性, 更高的生产率, 更低的生产成本和更短的生产周期.

KEYWORDS:

• Loop-bonded nonwoven
• abrasion resistance
• water permeability
• recycled acrylic and recycled cotton fibers
• blending

关键词:

• 环结非织造布
• 耐磨性
• 透水性
• 再生腈纶和再生棉纤维
• 混合

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).