A Comparison Among Performance Characteristics of Various Denim Fading Processes
- 12 February 2009
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Textile Research Journal
- Vol. 79 (4), 301-309
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0040517508090889
Abstract
The aim of this study was to examine the effect of fading methods such as sand-blasting, laser and washing on performance properties of denim products. In this study, on one type of denim fabric, fading methods by laser and sand-blasting were applied in different intensities and pressures, and then fabrics were washed with the aid of different types of washing processes. Also, another denim fabric group was only washed by applying different types of washing processes. At the end of the study, loss of weight, color abrasion and loss of tensile strength of denim fabrics were measured. As a result, fading methods decreased tensile strength and weight values and the decrease rates changed in line with the intensity and the pressure of fading methods. Furthermore, color abrasion values of the fabrics changed due to the intensity and the pressure of fading methods. Back-staining values decreased after laccase enzyme and hypochlorite bleaching, but after other washings, back-staining values increased due to washing type.Keywords
This publication has 10 references indexed in Scilit:
- The comparison of laser surface designing and pigment printing methods for the product qualityOptics & Laser Technology, 2007
- Improving the appearance of all textile products from clothing to home textile using laser technologyOptics & Laser Technology, 2005
- Laccase: production by Trametes versicolor and application to denim washingProcess Biochemistry, 2005
- Treating denim fabrics with immobilized commercial cellulasesProcess Biochemistry, 2005
- A comparison between characteristics of various laser-based denim fading processesOptics and Lasers in Engineering, 2003
- Indigo degradation with purified laccases from Trametes hirsuta and Sclerotium rolfsiiJournal of Biotechnology, 2001
- Indigo Degradation with Laccases from Polyporus sp. and Sclerotium rolfsiiTextile Research Journal, 2001
- Treating Denim Fabrics with Trichoderma Reesei CellulasesTextile Research Journal, 2000
- Mechanism of cellulase action in textile processesCarbohydrate Polymers, 1998
- Indigo Backstaining During Cellulase WashingTextile Research Journal, 1998