05-05-2010 | Montra Chairat, Udomsak Darumas, Sanae Rujivan, Fibers and Polymers, 2010

The thermodynamics of adsorption of laccaic acid (lac dye) onto chitosan were investigated under acidic condition over various concentrations (20–293 mg/l). Langmuir, Freundlich, and Temkin isotherms were used to analyze the equilibrium data at different temperatures, with the Freundlich ...

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05-05-2010 | Haydar U. Zaman, Avik Khan, Ruhul A. Khan, Tanzina Huq, Mubarak A. Khan, Md. Shahruzzaman, Md. Mushfequr Rahman, Md. ..., Fibers and Polymers, 2010

Jute fabrics reinforced thermoset composites were prepared with different formulations using urethane acrylate oligomer, methanol, and benzyl peroxide. Jute fabrics were soaked in the prepared formulations and fiber content in the composites was optimized with the extent of mechanical ...

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05-05-2010 | Yi Chen, Haojun Fan, Ruowang Liu, Jixin Yuan, Fibers and Polymers, 2010

A novel in-situ nano hybrid technique combined with industrialized wet phase inversion coating-forming process was developed for the modification of polyurethane (PU) leather coating with nano-SiO2. During the wet phase inversion process, nano-SiO2 particles were in-situ generated ...

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05-05-2010 | Niyaz Mohammad Mahmoodi, Fereshteh Moghimi, Mokhtar Arami, Firoozmehr Mazaheri, Fibers and Polymers, 2010

Degumming is a surface modification process of natural fibers such as silk. In this paper, the feasibility of degumming of Persian silk by microwave irradiation as an environmentally friendly surface modification technique was investigated. The physical properties of the degummed silk were ...

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05-05-2010 | Xirali Mamtimin, Tuerhong Tuerxun, Aierken Aikebaierjiang, Maitisidike Rukeyamu, Musitake Alifujiang, Zaytungul Kurb ..., Fibers and Polymers, 2010

A new monomer (2-N,N-dimethylamino-4,6-bis(2-furan)-pyrimidine) was synthesized and its homopolymer was successfully prepared by using ferric trichloride as an oxidant. The structure of monomer and polymer were fully characterized by 1H-NMR, FT-IR, UV, fluorescent spectroscopy, and X-ray ...

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05-05-2010 | Chunying Wang, Chaoxia Wang, Fibers and Polymers, 2010

Plasma treatment of textiles is becoming more and more popular as a surface modification technique. It not only changes the outermost layer of a material without interfering with the bulk properties but also offers the advantage of greater chemical flexibility to obtain multifunctional ...

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05-05-2010 | Eun Ju Lee, Young Ho Kim, Fibers and Polymers, 2010

Carboxyl group-terminated poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIA-COOH) was synthesized via radical polymerization of N-isopropylacrylamide (NIA) using mercaptoacetic acid (MAA) as a chain transfer agent. The molecular weight of the PNIA-COOH was controlled by changing the molar ratio of MAA to ...

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05-05-2010 | Metin Arslan, Fibers and Polymers, 2010

In this study, removal of Congo red (CR) from aqueous solution by 1,6-diaminohexane-functionalized glycidyl methacrylate-g-poly(ethylene terephthalate) (HMDA-GMA-g-PET) fiber was investigated. A new aminated fibrous adsorbent was prepared by a reaction between amine and epoxy group in ...

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05-05-2010 | Franco Ferrero, Monica Periolatto, Sara Burelli, Riccardo A. Carletto, Fibers and Polymers, 2010

Chitosan grafting onto silk was tested with three crosslinking agents: trifunctional epoxy resin Araldite DY-T, PEG400 dimethacrylate, and glutaraldehyde in acetic as well as in tartaric acid solutions. Operating conditions were studied to obtain a significant silk weighting with satisfactory ...

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05-05-2010 | C. W. M. Yuen, C. W. Kan, Y. L. Chow, Fibers and Polymers, 2010

In this paper, the effect of sun protection agent on different hair samples including, (i) unbleached hair sample, (ii) bleached hair sample and (iii) bleached hair sample with subsequent hair coloration, were studied. This paper was aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of sun protection ...

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