Original scientific paper

Application of Spectrophotometric Methods in Assessing the Influence of Alkaline Treatment on the Degree of Crosslinking of Cotton Cellulose with BTCA

Olivera Šauperl ; University of Maribor, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Textile Chemistry, Ecology and Colorimetry, Smetanova 17, SI-2000 Maribor, Slovenia
Karin Stana-Kleinschek ; University of Maribor, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Textile Chemistry, Ecology and Colorimetry, Smetanova 17, SI-2000 Maribor, Slovenia
Bojana Vončina ; University of Maribor, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Textile Chemistry, Ecology and Colorimetry, Smetanova 17, SI-2000 Maribor, Slovenia
Majda Sfiligoj-Smole ; University of Maribor, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Textile Chemistry, Ecology and Colorimetry, Smetanova 17, SI-2000 Maribor, Slovenia
Alenka Majcen-Le Marechal ; University of Maribor, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Textile Chemistry, Ecology and Colorimetry, Smetanova 17, SI-2000 Maribor, Slovenia

Abstract

Polycarboxylic acids appear to be the most promising nonformaldehyde crosslinking agents to replace the traditional, mostly formaldehyde-based, compounds. The most effective among these acids is 1,2,3,4-butanetetracarboxylic acid (BTCA). In this study, a comparison was made of the crosslinking effect on mercerized and on unmercerized as well as with different BTCA mass fractions crosslinked cotton fibres using FT-IR spectroscopy, the methylene blue method and water retention determination. The main purpose of the research was to evaluate how the structural changes of mercerized cotton (transformation of cellulose I into cellulose II) influence the crosslinking of cellulose fibres.

Keywords

BTCA; crosslinking; mercerization; cotton cellulose

Hrčak ID:

103190

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/103190

Publication date:

28.11.2003.

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