Wetting Properties of Hemp Fibres Modified by Plasma Treatment
- 6 September 2007
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Journal of Natural Fibers
- Vol. 4 (1), 25-33
- https://doi.org/10.1300/j395v04n01_03
Abstract
The influence of dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) on the physico-chemical properties of hemp fibres was studied in this paper. Plasma-modification of hemp fibres was performed at atmospheric pressure. The source of the DBD was developed in the Quantum Optics Laboratory of the Faculty of Physics in Belgrade as a device prototype with plane-parallel geometry, for the continuous plasma-modification or treatment of textile materials. The capillary rise method was applied to evaluate the improvement in water uptake of the DBD treated hemp fibres. The plasmamodified hemp fibres have highly improved wetting properties without changing physico-mechanical properties (tensile strength and elongation).Keywords
This publication has 12 references indexed in Scilit:
- Influence of Fiber Surface Purity on Wicking Properties of Needle-Punched Nonwoven after Oxygen Plasma TreatmentTextile Research Journal, 2005
- Wettability measurements on plasma treated synthetic fabrics by capillary rise methodPolymer Testing, 2003
- Dielectric-Barrier Discharges: Their History, Discharge Physics, and Industrial ApplicationsPlasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing, 2003
- Modifying Nylon and Polypropylene Fabrics with Atmospheric Pressure PlasmasTextile Research Journal, 2002
- Plasma treatment of textile fibersPure and Applied Chemistry, 2002
- Shrink-resistance and wetting properties of keratin fibres treated by glow dischargeJournal of Adhesion Science and Technology, 2002
- Surface Modification of Fabrics Using a One-Atmosphere Glow Discharge Plasma to Improve Fabric WettabilityTextile Research Journal, 1997
- Zero-AOX Shrinkproofing Treatment for Wool Top and FabricTextile Research Journal, 1995
- Adhesion improvement of high modulus polyethylene fibers by surface plasma treatment: Evaluation by pull-out testingPolymer Composites, 1994
- The influence of plasma gas species on the adhesion of thermoplastic to organic fibersJournal of Applied Polymer Science, 1993