Applications of

Microwaves in
Textile Finishing
Processes
By:
Syed Osama Ahmed 07-
0032
Usman M. Nooruddin 07-
0039
Kelash Razdaan 07-
0147
Hassan Mirza 07-
0271
Overview
What we would be discussing in this Presentation.
Overview
 Introduction
 Conventional vs. Microwave Heating
 Textile Finishing
 Durable Press (DP) Finishing
 Water & Oil Repellent Finishing
 Flame Retardant Finishing
 Conclusion
 Questions & Answer Session
Introduction
What are Microwaves?
What are it’s Properties?
Conventional Heating vs. Microwave Heating.
Introduction
 Frequency from
300Mhz – 300Ghz
 Lie between Radio
Waves (RF) & Infrared
(IR)
Introduction
 Energy = 0.125 kJ/mol
 Does not directly affect molecular structure
 Response to different materials
 Reflection – Stays cool
 Transparent – Not Affected
 Absorption – Heated
Conventional vs. Microwave
Heating
Textile Finishing Processes
Durable Press (DP) Finishing
Water and Oil Repellant Finishing
Flame Retardant (FR) Finishing
Durable Press (DP) Finishing
 N-methylole based reagents, such as
dimethyloldihydroxyethylene urea (DMDHEU) were
used in the study.
 Effects of Durable Press finishing were determined as
wrinkle recovery angle (WRA) according to ISO 2313
method and tensile strength according to DIN EN ISO
1394-1.
 From the results of WRA shown in tables table 2 and
table 3, noticeable improvements can be seen in a case
of treatment with microwaves.
Water & Oil Repellent Finishing
 Durability of water- and oil-repellency to laundering and
dry cleaning was tested after washing and cleaning cycles.
 Washing was performed in apparatus: Linitest, with 5 g/l
of detergent and ratio 1 : 20, at 50 ºC, for 30 min.
 Dry cleaning was performed according to HRN.F.S3.027;
AATCC 132-1998; ISO 105-DO1.
 Comparing the results of water and oil repellent finishing,
shown in tables 4 and 5, improvements of water repellency
are noticeable in a case of microwave treatment. With both
thermal treatments effects of the oil repellency are similar.
Flame Retardant Finishing
 FR finishing was performed with high concentrations of
organophosphorus reactant on cellulose material used for
working clothes, whose surface mass was 250 g/m2.
 Effects of flame retardancy have been tested according to
the method: ASTM D 626-68T. Durability to laundering
was performed according to the Soaking test method: BS
5651:1978.
 Results of flame retardancy, showed in tables 6 and 7,
obtained by microwave inducement are equally good
compared to conventional curing method.
Conclusions
Results & Conclusions Drawn
Conclusion
 Microwave treatment reduces formaldehyde release.
 Microwaves give certain improvements in Water &
Oil repellent finishing.
 Microwaves give good efficiency in Flame Retardant
finishing.
 60 – 70% less resource consumption
 Highly Cost Effective
 Vast range of improvements would lead to more
industrial implementations.
Questions & Answers
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Thank You!
For your precious time & patience.