Bleaching of Textiles Using Paa

Download as pptx, pdf, or txt
Download as pptx, pdf, or txt
You are on page 1of 19

WHY PERACETIC ACID BLEACHING: Conventionally used processes are Hydrogen

peroxide, Hypochlorite, Sodium chlorite etc. These processes gives good whiteness of fabric. But these processes have some adverse effect on properties of the fabric and on our environment such as :Peroxide (H2O2) Hypochlorite (NaOCl) Chlorite (NaClO2)

Material Damage
Highly Corrosive

Material Damage
Corrosive Environmentally Hazard Harmful for skin

Environmentally Hazard
Extremely Corrosive

INTRODUCTION: BLEACHING:- It is the process of removal of colour

impurities from the textile substrate. PAA is an equilibrium solution consisting of hydrogen peroxide, acetic acid and peracetic acid. It is a very strong oxidizing agent. It can be used for bleaching of nylon, viscose rayon, cellulose acetate and cotton. Peracetic acid is commercially available for textile bleaching in 5, 15 and 40% solutions also known as "equilibrium peracid".

PREPARATION OF PERACETIC ACID: Peracetic acid can be prepared by mixing hydrogen

peroxide with acetic anhydride at room temperature in presence of suitable catalyst like caustic soda.

An activators can be used such as

tetraacetylethylenediamine (TAED). The chemistry of TAED/H2O2 bleaching is based on the following mechanism:

TAED

DAED

Peracetic Acid Ion

pH 8-9

At pH 8-9 the peracetic acid anion is in equilibrium

with the free peracetic acid.

This equilibrium peracetic acid oxidises its own per

anion to form active oxygen, which acts as a bleaching agent.

BLEACHING OF COTTON: The mechanism of reaction is somewhat similar to

that of hydrogen peroxide.

The degree of brightness increases proportionately

with the concentration of bleaching agent. Parameters Of Bleaching:pH 7 Temp. 50-80C Time 20-60 min.

Advantages of PaA bleaching : It gives comparable or higher brightness.

It is environmentally safe and does not produce any

toxic compound. It is totally bio-degradable. Less corrosive. No material damage. Saving of chemicals and energy. It also have antimicrobial action. Neutralization of fabric after bleaching is no required.

DISADVANTAGES: Conc. solution of PAA (35-40%) is dangerously

explosive. The concentrated solution has a pungent odour. It is an expensive process. The stability of PAA is not quite high as that of stabilised hydrogen peroxide. Free radicals may be produced in the presence of Cu and Fe ions.

Comparison of peroxide and peracetic acid bleaching:Hydrogen Peroxide Bleaching H2O2 50% wt/wt Wetting agent (non-ionic) NaOH pellets Temp. Time Stabilizer 4% owf 1.5% 2% owf for pH 10.5 95C 60 min. 1.5 % owf PAA Bleaching PAA 5% solution Wetting agent (non-ionic) pH Temp. Time Stabilizer 3 gpl 1.5% 7 60C 40 min. 1.5 % owf

RESULTS:Kind Of Treatment CIE Whiteness Index (WI) 81.1 83.6 Tensile Strength(N) Warp Weft Absorbency (sec.) Fluidity (Rhes.)

H2O2 PAA

435.1 450.7

198.9 205.1

1.o 1.0

2.3 2.1

Results obtained in case of PAA bleaching are better than Peroxide bleaching.

ENVIORONMENTAL ASPACTS: PAA is environmentally safe and do not form any toxic

product. PAA and TAED are easily Bio-degradable. They has no carcinogenic or any other toxic properties. PAA has been used as water treatment compound in food and beverage processing. Its ultimate fate in the environment are the basic molecules of carbon dioxide, oxygen, and water.

CONCLUSION: PAA bleaching give better results than peroxide

bleaching. Using PAA bleaching can be carried out at 65C with neutral pH without producing any harmful chemicals.

REFRENCES: Chemical Technology In Pre-Treatment Processes By

S.R.Karmarkar. Fibre 2 fashion journal. Scribd.com The Indian Textile journal. Textile research journal. Google search.

You might also like