KANIK, Mehmet Uludağ Üniversitesi - Mühendislik - Mimarlık Fakültesi - Tekstil Mühendisliği Bölümü, Turkey , SELÇUK, Efsun Organize Sanayi Bölgesi, Turkey

Effects of Thickener Type Used for Pre-Padding Processes on Quality of Reactive Ink Jet Printing

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In this article, the effects of various thickeners used in the pre-padding processes for reactive ink jet printing were investigated. For this purpose, firstly, bleached 100% cotton fabric samples were pre-padded with pre-treatment liquors prepared using high, medium and low viscosity alginates and a synthetic thickener. Afterwards, the pre-padded fabric samples were dried. Then, printings were carried out on the pre-padded fabric samples using Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black colours (CMYK colours) which are basic process colours in the ink jet printing. Finally, colour strength (K/S values), colour penetration, contour sharpness, wash fastness and crock fastness properties were tested and evaluated. The results showed that the most suitable thickener type is the high viscosity alginate.

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Ink jet printing , reactive printing , pre , treatment , thickener , colour strength , contour sharpness , dye penetration , fastness properties.

Uludağ University Journal of The Faculty of Engineering

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