The Study on the Structures and Properties of Kapok/Cotton Blended Yarns Treated by Alkali Mercerization

摘要

@@To investigate the influence of mercerization treatment with, different mass concentrations of NaOH on structures and properties of 70/30 kapok/cotton blended yarns. As a kind of new cellulose fiber, most research focused on kapok fiber spinning but little on the kapok fiber finishing(tm)2(tm)41. Due to difficult separation in alkali condensation, it is hard to detect alkali effect to kapok fiber1'1'61. In addition, kapok fibers instead of spinning into pure kapok yarns are usually blending with other fibers due to shortcomings such as low strength, short length and smooth surface"1(tm). This paper chose 70/30 kapok/cotton blended yarns with the maximum spun blending ratio presently to investigate the influence of alkali mercerization treatment on structures and properties of kapok fiber.