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<p>Every manufacturer wants to protect their textile products and their brand. A possible solution is, for example, the insertion of fibres with special pigments visible under irradiation by UV light into the final product. The paper focused on the study of the structure and colourimetric properties of polypropylene (PP) and poly-(lactic) acid (PLA) fibres modified with photoluminescent dye and halloysite (HNT) modified with photoluminescent dye. The photoluminescent dye and HNT modified with photoluminescent dye affected the structure of PP and PLA fibres differently. Increasing the HNT content up to 0.15 % increased the orientation of the PP fibres. In the case of PLA fibres, the increased content of photoluminescent dye in PLA fibres increased their orientation in the observed concentration area. PLA-based knitted fabrics showed better light stability, where there was no visible degradation of the knitted fabric, only its darkening. Likewise, PLA-based knitted fabric showed luminescence in UV light even after accelerated light aging.</p>
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Every manufacturer wants to protect their textile products and their brand. A possible solution is, for example, the insertion of fibres with special pigments visible under irradiation by UV light into the final product. The paper focused on the study of the structure and colourimetric properties of polypropylene (PP) and poly-(lactic) acid (PLA) fibres modified with photoluminescent dye and halloysite (HNT) modified with photoluminescent dye. The photoluminescent dye and HNT modified with photoluminescent dye affected the structure of PP and PLA fibres differently. Increasing the HNT content up to 0.15 % increased the orientation of the PP fibres. In the case of PLA fibres, the increased content of photoluminescent dye in PLA fibres increased their orientation in the observed concentration area. PLA-based knitted fabrics showed better light stability, where there was no visible degradation of the knitted fabric, only its darkening. Likewise, PLA-based knitted fabric showed luminescence in UV light even after accelerated light aging.

Comparison of Colour Properties of Polypropylene and Poly-(Lactic) Acid Fibres Dyed With Photoluminescent Dye

Institute of Natural and Synthetic Polymers, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology

Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava

Fibres & Textiles in Eastern Europe

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Every manufacturer wants to protect their textile products and their brand. A possible solution is, for example, the insertion of fibres with special pigments...

Comparison of Colour Properties of Polypropylene and Poly-(Lactic) Acid Fibres Dyed With Photoluminescent Dye

Article Category: Research Article

Data publikacji: 22 gru 2022

Zakres stron: 17 - 27

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ftee-2022-0040

Słowa kluczowe
polypropylene and poly-(lactic) Acid Fibres, photoluminescent dye, colour properties, mechanical properties and structure

© 2022 Anna Ujhelyiová et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Comparison of Colour Properties of Polypropylene and Poly-(Lactic) Acid Fibres Dyed With Photoluminescent Dye

Article Category: Research Article

Data publikacji: 22 gru 2022

Zakres stron: 17 - 27

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ftee-2022-0040

Słowa kluczowepolypropylene and poly-(lactic) Acid Fibres, photoluminescent dye, colour properties, mechanical properties and structure

© 2022 Anna Ujhelyiová et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Słowa kluczowe
polypropylene and poly-(lactic) Acid Fibres, photoluminescent dye, colour properties, mechanical properties and structure