Poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) fibers containing 2 wt% tourmaline powder were found to emit an average 5100 particles/cc negative air ions under frictional conditions, much higher than that of pure poly(ethylene terephthalate) fibers which emitted an average 200 particles/cc negative air ions, but the emitted negative air ions were reduced to 4400 particles/cc when poly(ethylene terephthalate) fibers contained 4 wt% tourmaline powder. In order to understand the influence of tourmaline powder on the negative air ion emitting property of the poly(ethylene terephthalate) fibers, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) morphology, energy dispersive X‐rays (EDX) and wide angle X‐ray diffraction (WAXD) analysis of the PET/tourmaline fiber specimens were performed. Possible reasons are proposed to account for the interesting negative air ion emitting property of the PET/tourmaline fiber specimens. Aggregates of tourmaline powder occurred in the PET matrix, which caused a reduction of the breaking tenacity of the PET/tourmaline fibers.
Influence of Tourmaline on Negative Air Ion Emitting Property of Poly(ethylene terephthalate)
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