Plasma Treatment in Textile Industry

Plasma technology applied to textiles is a dry, environmentally‐ and worker‐friendly method to achieve surface alteration without modifying the bulk properties of different materials. In particular, atmospheric non‐thermal plasmas are suited because most textile materials are heat sensitive polymers...

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Published in:Plasma processes and polymers 2015-02, Vol.12 (2), p.98-131
Main Authors: Zille, Andrea, Oliveira, Fernando Ribeiro, Souto, Antonio Pedro
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alterations
Atmospherics
Continuous fibers
Drying
Fibers
Fibres
functionalization of polymers
non-thermal plasma
Plasma
Polymers
Surface chemistry
surface modification
Textile industry
Textiles
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Summary:Plasma technology applied to textiles is a dry, environmentally‐ and worker‐friendly method to achieve surface alteration without modifying the bulk properties of different materials. In particular, atmospheric non‐thermal plasmas are suited because most textile materials are heat sensitive polymers and applicable in a continuous processes. In the last years plasma technology has become a very active, high growth research field, assuming a great importance among all available material surface modifications in textile industry. The main objective of this review is to provide a critical update on the current state of art relating plasma technologies applied to textile industry. The use of non‐thermal plasmas can bring great advantages to traditional wet methods employed in different textile materials and processes without modifying the bulk properties of a large spectrum of materials. Recently, atmospheric plasmas have been effectively employed as a suitable alternative to low‐pressure plasma, allowing continuous and uniform processing of fibres surfaces.
ISSN:1612-8850
1612-8869
DOI:10.1002/ppap.201400052