Page: 01-06. Comparative study on the effect of demineralization of single jersey cotton knitted fabric by acetic acid and hydrochloric acid.

M. KHATUN1, F. B. S. DISHA2 and M. M. ALAM3

1=Mahmuda  Khatun, Scientific Officer, Jute-Textile Wing, Bangladesh Jute Research Institute (BJRI),  Manik Mia Avenue. Dhaka-1207, 2=Lecturer, Department of Textile Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Daffodil International University, Ashulia Model Town, Savar, Dhaka and 3=Senior Scientific Officer, Jute-Textile Wing, Bangladesh Jute Research Institute, Manik Mia Avenue, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh.

*Corresponding author’s Email: mahmudabjri@gmail.com

 ABSTRACT

The study was conducted at the Micro-fiber Testing Laboratory, Mogbazar, Dhaka, Bangladesh in 2009. Single jersey cotton knitted fabric is one of the most used knitted fabrics in the clothing sector. For this study single jersey cotton knitted fabric was taken. The sample was dematerialized using acetic acid and hydrochloric acid. Demineralization was done at four different pH value (3.5, 4, 4.5 and 5) using both acetic acid and hydrochloric acid. For measuring demineralization effect total hardness of the liquor at different pH has been measured and compared.

Keywords: Demineralization, Acetic acid and Hydrochloric acid.