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Effect of Different Catalysts on the DMDHEU-Cotton Cellulose Reaction

Prashant N. Abhyankar

Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, U.S.A.

Keith R. Beck

Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, U.S.A.

Christine M. Ladisch

Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, U.S.A.

John G. Frick, JR

USDA, ARS, Southern Regional Research Center, New Orleans, Louisiana 70179, U.S.A.

The utility of alkaline hydrolysis as a method for removal of DMDHEU crosslinks from cotton is illustrated in this paper. The method was applied to fabric treated with DMDHEU/MgCl 2 and DMDHEU/MgCl2/citric acid mixed catalyst systems. Removal of the finish was complete as verified by nitrogen and formaldehyde analyses and by wrinkle recovery measurements. Losses in breaking strength and flex abrasion resistance produced in the cotton fabric upon treatment with DMDHEU were almost completely restored by the resin stripping. The DMDHEU/MgCl 2 treatment reduced the dpv (degree of polymerization by viscosity) of cotton by about 24% and DMDHEU/mixed catalyst treatment reduced it by about 18%.

The quantity and chemical nature of the catalyst affect the ethyl acetate solubility of cellulose nitrate formed after stripping and nitration of crosslinked samples. Neither of the catalysts alone imparted ethyl acetate insolubility, but each catalyst by itself decreased the degree of polymerization of the cotton cellulose to a significantly greater extent than in the presence of DMDHEU. Fabrics treated with high concentrations of both catalyst systems could not be completely stripped of nitrogen and formaldehyde, and were not soluble in ethyl acetate (after nitration).

Textile Research Journal, Vol. 56, No. 9, 551-555 (1986)
DOI: 10.1177/004051758605600904
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