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Investigation into the Strength Properties of Plain Cotton Fabrics after Water Immersion for Upcycling Textiles Cover

Investigation into the Strength Properties of Plain Cotton Fabrics after Water Immersion for Upcycling Textiles

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Open Access
|Sep 2023

Figures & Tables

Fig. 1.

Global rubbish distribution map [6]

Table 1.

Cotton stock fabric test sample specifications

ParameterNatural-color Stock FabricBlack Stock Fabric
Composition (%)Cotton 100Cotton 100
Weavegraphic/j_ftee-2023-0027_ingr_001.png
Woven
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Woven
Width (cm)162cm157cm
Weight (g/m2)120.8136.1
CategoryPlainPoplin
Warp (/10 in)281482
Weft (/10 in)252210
Samplegraphic/j_ftee-2023-0027_ingr_003.pnggraphic/j_ftee-2023-0027_ingr_004.png
Sample size (mm)250 × 50250 × 50
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Fig. 2.

Natural-colored stock fabric samples after water immersion, showcasing the original sample and 12 subsequent samples at different time intervals

Fig. 3.

Black-colored stock fabric samples after water immersion, showcasing the original sample and 12 subsequent samples at different time intervals

Table 2.

Fracture appearance of cotton stock fabric after water immersion

Time (day)SEM (100×)
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TimeSEM (100×)TimeSEM (100×)
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Fig. 4.

Warp-breaking strength curve of natural-color stock fabric as a function of the water immersion time, along with the fitted polynomial

Table 3.

Variation equation of the warp-breaking strength of natural-color stock fabric with the water immersion time.

ItemValue
Equationy = Intercept + B1*x^1 + B2*x^2 + B3*x^3
Intercept416.81931 ±2.30958
B1-2.98305 ± 0.57912
B20.12271 ± 0.03832
B3-0.00303 ± 6.9863E-4
R Squared (COD)0.99213
Fig. 5.

Warp strength loss rate curve of natural-color stock fabric as a function of the water immersion time, along with the fitted polynomial

Table 4.

Variation equation of the warp strength loss rate of natural-color stock fabric with the water immersion time

ItemValue
Equationy = a + b*x^c
a2.82614 ± 0.69975
b0.01178 ± 0.01136
c2.0436 ± 0.26749
R Squared (COD)0.97772
Fig. 6.

Weft-breaking strength curve of natural-color stock fabric as a function of the water immersion time, along with the fitted polynomial

Table 5.

Variation equation of the weft-breaking strength of natural-color stock fabric with the water immersion time

ItemValue
Equationy = Intercept + B1*x^1 + B2*x^2 + B3*x^3
Intercept361.06445 ± 5.59434
B1-13.77009 ± 1.40277
B20.41888 ± 0.09282
B3-0.00453 ± 0.00169
R Squared (COD)0.98841
Fig. 7.

Weft strength loss rate curve of natural-color stock fabric as a function of the water immersion time, along with the fitted polynomial

Table 6.

Variation equation of theweft strength loss rate of natural-color stock fabric with the water immersion time

ItemValue
Equationy = a + b*x^c
a-4761.23452 ± 240347.01947
b4751.43356 ± 240340.24304
c0.00329 ± 0.16514
R Squared (COD)0.9671
Fig. 8.

Warp-breaking strength curve of black stock fabric as a function of the water immersion time, along with the fitted polynomial.

Table 7.

Variation equation of the warp-breaking strength of black stock fabric with the water immersion time

ItemValue
Equationy = Intercept + B1*x^1 + B2*x^2 + B3*x^3
Intercept554.12959 ± 3.86116
B10.34807 ± 0.96818
B2-0.15123 ± 0.06406
B39.20422E-4± 0.00117
R Squared (COD)0.99342
Fig. 9.

Warp strength loss rate curve of black stock fabric as a function of the water immersion time, along with the fitted polynomial

Table 8.

Variation equation of the warp strength loss rate of black stock fabric with the water immersion time

ItemValue
Equationy = a + b*x^c
a1.13831 ± 0.77734
b0.02858 ± 0.02007
c1.88035 ± 0.19398
R Squared (COD)0.9867
Fig. 10.

Weft-breaking strength curve of black stock fabric as a function of the water immersion time, along with the fitted polynomial

Table 9.

Variation equation of the weft-breaking strength of black stock fabric with the water immersion time

ItemValue
Equationy = Intercept + B1*x^1 + B2*x^2 + B3*x^3
Intercept237.00269 ± 1.84906
B1-1.08479 ± 0.46365
B2-0.12965 ± 0.03068
B30.00224 ± 5.59328E-4
R Squared (COD)0.99728
Fig. 11.

Weft strength loss rate curve of black stock fabric as a function of the water immersion time, along with the fitted polynomial

Table 10.

Variation equation of the weft strength loss rate of black stock fabric with the water immersion time

ItemValue
Equationy = a + b*x^c
a-1.30967 ± 1.99386
b1.02445 ± 0.4266
c1.06488 ± 0.10863
R Squared (COD)0.9921
Table 11.

Quick reference table of strength loss rate node parameters for cotton stock fabric after water immersion

ItemLoss rateNatural color stock fabric (Time/D)Black color stock fabric (Time/D)
After water immersionAfter water immersion
WarpWeftWarpWeft
Time /D5%133146
10%2342110
15%3052713
20%3573217
25%4093621
30%44134025
35%48174329
40%52244632
45%55335036
50%58455240
Table 12.

Surface appearance of cotton stock fabric after immersion in water

Time (day)SEM (100×)
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TimeSEM (100×)TimeSEM (100×)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ftee-2023-0027 | Journal eISSN: 2300-7354 | Journal ISSN: 1230-3666
Language: English
Page range: 46 - 55
Published on: Sep 1, 2023
Published by: Łukasiewicz Research Network-Łódź Institute of Technology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: Volume open

© 2023 Chen Yang, Yanping Lin, Chunyan Zhu, published by Łukasiewicz Research Network-Łódź Institute of Technology
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