Investigating plasma aided poly(vinyl alcohol) desizing -the effect of absorbed moisture on size removal

摘要

@@Poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) sized cotton fabncs with 10%RH and 98%RH were exposed to dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) to investigate the effect of moisture on PVA desizing. Since PVA is unaffected by enzymes systems and difficult to remove before further finishing processes [1-3]. Plasma treatment was developed as a novel technique [4-6]. Atmospheric pressure plasma treatment does not require vacuum and its effectiveness in the size removal has been demonstrated.