Water and oil-repellent coatings of perfluoro-polyacrylate resins on cotton fibers: UV curing in comparison with thermal polymerization |
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Authors: | Franco Ferrero Monica Periolatto Claudia Udrescu |
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Institution: | 1.Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering,Polytechnic of Torino,Torino,Italy |
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Abstract: | UV curing of perfluoro-alkyl-polyacrylate resins able to impart water as well as oil-repellency to cotton fabrics was studied
in comparison with conventional thermal polymerization. The process was assessed through weight gain and gel content measurements
while the properties conferred to cotton fabrics were determined in terms of water and oil contact angles, moisture adsorption,
and water vapor permeability. The polymerization yields were of the same order (>80 %) of those obtained with thermal curing
as well as the high contact angles with water (>127°) and oil (>118°) even at low resin add-on (3 %). UV cured resins yielded
oil contact angles mostly higher than 120° denoting super oil-repellent surfaces. Moreover the water and oil-repellency was
adequately maintained after washing. The moisture adsorption of finished fabrics was lower than that of untreated cotton,
but slightly higher for UV cured than thermally treated fabrics. Water vapor transmission rate showed that the finish treatment,
thermal as well as by UV curing, does not reduce the breathability of the original cotton. DSC analysis demonstrated that
the fiber pyrolysis is affected by the polymer add-on, while FTIR-ATR spectra of all finished fabrics showed typical peaks
of ester and C-F groups. XPS analysis showed small differences between thermal and UV curing coatings with each resin, while
coatings with the lowest percentage of fluorine groups did not affect the water and oil-repellency. |
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