An investigation into the properties of cotton fibres as used in nonwoven fabrics

• Main Author: Lutseke, Nothando Sazikazi
• Format: Others
• Language: English
• Published: Rhodes University 1989
• Subjects: Cotton > Analysis; Fibers > Analysis; Nonwoven fabrics > Analysis; Textile chemistry
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1018241

The purpose of this investigation was to determine the properties that characterise cotton fibres in the various stages in the CPNF process as well as to determine which fibre characteristics a r e required to entangle the fibres to produce a successful CPNF . The criteria adopted in this work for a successful CPNF include: 1. the tensile strength of the fabrics 2. a well-defined pattern 3. absorbency and wicking The properties selected for investigation were 1. the cotton fibre surface (using SEM and DSC analyses) 2. the degree of degradation of the cotton fibre as a result of the CPNF process (using cellulose fluidity measurements) 3. the non-cellulosic content of the fibre (using IR, DSC, and Chemical analyses) 4. fibre friction 5. absorbency and wicking 6. tensile properties Analysis of the results indicates clearly what the fundamental properties of the cotton fibre must be for a successful cotton CPNF to be manufactured. The conclusions also indicate the necessary properties a man-made fibre must have to produce a successful CPNF.