Corona irradiation in textile finishing

Objective

A CORONA discharge machine will be designed and industrially applied and new finishing processes developed. By these means, the scientific and technical objectives can be described as follows:
To describe and control hidrophilization and reticulation mechanisms for CORONA interaction with reactive resins, softeners and flame retardant products;
To characterise cotton textile materials and others natural fibres behaviour in function of CORONA treatment when integrating finishing processes of softening, easy-care and flame retardancy;
To produce hydrophilic softened materials at lower costs and with cleaner effluents;
To improve crease recovery properties lowering formaldehyde release;
To improve flame retardant products performances;
To finish raw fabrics and in consequence to produce GREEN textile materials;
To construct a CORONA machine for textile finishing industry.

Programme(s)

• FP5-GROWTH - Programme for research technological development and demonstration on "Competitive and sustainable growth 1998-2002"

Topic(s)

• 1.1.3.-1. - Key Action Innovative Products, Processes and Organisation

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

UNIVERSIDADE DO MINHO

Address

Campus Azurem
4800-058 Guimaraes
Portugal

Participants (5)

INSTITUTE OF NATURAL FIBERS

Poland

Address

Ui Wojska Polskiego 71 B
60 630 Poznan

LAMEIRINHO INDUSTRIA TEXTIL S.A.

Portugal

Address

Apartado 3007 - Pevidem
4800 Guimaraes

LANXESS B.V.

Netherlands

Address

Einsteinstraat 1-11
6716AC Ede Gld

MARKO-KOLOR SP J.

Poland

Address

Barwna 3/5
93 412 Lodz

SOFTAL ELECTR. ERIK BLUMENFELD GMBH & CO

Germany

Address

K÷nig-georg-stieg 1
21107 Hamburg