Objectives and competences
• To recognize the processes of finishing in terms of substrate: finishing agent. • To adopt different finishing techniques with emphasis on modern methods. • To familiarize applicable standards for evaluating the performance of finishing. • To provide various finishing procedures independently. • Ability to evaluate the effectiveness of used procedures based on valid test methods.
Content (Syllabus outline)
Lectures
Introduction: purpose of finishing, finishing in the dry state, finishing in the wet state, finishing with low wet-pickup, coating and laminating. - Finishing for softening effects: mechanism of action of softening agents, softening agents of various ionic activities, evaluation of the effectiveness of softening finishes. - Anti-creasing treatment: mechanism of action, anti-creasing agents, the role of additives, the release of formaldehyde, non-formaldehyde reagents, evaluation of the effectiveness of anti-wrinkle finishing. - Finishing for effects of repellency: mechanism of action, compounds for achieving repellent effects, evaluation of the effectiveness of repellent finishing. - Flame retardant finishing: burning process, ready flame phenomena, flame retardants, nonpermanent agents, permanent agents, evaluation of flame-retardant performance. - Finishing for antistatic effects: mechanism of action, antistatic agents, conductive fibers, evaluation of antistatic finishes. - Finishing for anti-peeling effect: mechanism of peeling, means for anti-peeling effect, evaluation of the effectiveness of anti-peeling finishes. - Finishing to achieve UV protection: mechanism of action of UV protection, means of attaining UV protection, evaluation of the effectiveness of UV protection - Finishing to achieve antimicrobial properties: mechanism of action, means of achieving antimicrobial properties, evaluation of the effectiveness of antimicrobial protection. - Enzymatic treatment: the most important enzyme groups for textile finishing, the benefits of using enzymes in the textile industry, evaluating the efficiency of enzymatic processing. - Modern finishing procedures: odor treatment, test methods.
Laboratory work
Laboratory work is intended for practical work of students with textile materials and compounds necessary to achieve a specific effect, as well as to evaluate efficiency of individual chemical treatment.
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
At the end of this course students will be able to:
• Master the importance of dressing.
• Demonstrate the performance of the individual phases of finishing.
• Explain the correct sequence of finishing procedures on the selected material.
• Evaluate the efficiency of treatments in accordance with applicable standards.
• Identify the type of treatment according to the specific material property.
• Master the recipe component to achieve individual dressing effect.
Readings
• Asim Kumar Roy Choudhury, Principles of Textile Finishing, Woodhead Publishing (2017)
•Stana Kleinschek K., Šauperl O., Kemični postopki apretiranja, FS Maribor, (2007)
• Schott R. A., Textiles for protection, Woodhead publishing (2005).
