Journal
POLYMERS
Volume 11, Issue 3, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/polym11030411
Keywords
non-aqueous medium; cellulosic fiber; siloxane; diffusion; swelling
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- National Key Research and Development Program of China [2017YFB0309600]
- Key Technology Research and Development Project of Zhejiang Province [2017C03016]
- Research Fund for the Doctoral Program, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University [18022113-Y]
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The main goal of this article is to study the diffusion mechanism of aqueous solutions and the swelling of cellulosic fibers in the silicone non-aqueous dyeing system via fluorescent labeling. Due to non-polar media only adsorbing on the surface of fiber, cellulosic fiber could not swell as a result of the non-polar media. However, because water molecules can diffuse into the non-crystalline region of the fiber, cellulosic fiber could swell by water which was dispersed or emulsified in a non-aqueous dyeing system. To study the diffusion mechanism of an aqueous solution in the siloxane non-aqueous dyeing system, siloxane non-aqueous media was first diffused to the cellulosic fiber because of its lower surface tension. The resulting aqueous solution took more time to diffuse the surface of the cellulosic fiber, because water molecules must penetrate the siloxane non-aqueous media film. Compared with the fluorescent intensity of the fiber surface, the siloxane film could be re-transferred to the dye bath under the emulsification of the surfactant and the mechanical force. Therefore, a longer diffusion time of the aqueous solution ensured the dyeing feasibility for cellulosic fiber in the non-aqueous dyeing system.
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