@article{article_1830802, title={A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON SUSTAINABLE OZONE TREATED AND TRADITIONALLY WASHED DENIM FABRICS WITH SELECTED PROPERTIES}, journal={Tekstil ve Mühendis}, volume={33}, pages={60–73}, year={2026}, DOI={10.7216/teksmuh.1830802}, url={https://izlik.org/JA65HC78JN}, author={Şevkan Macit, Ayşe and Alan, Gonca and Üstün, Sevcan}, keywords={Denim fabric, Ozone bleaching, Hypochlorite bleaching, Sustainability, Mechanical properties}, abstract={Denim fabrics are one of the most widely used textiles in garment industry due their durable structure and potential of having stylish look via washing processes. Besides traditional methods of denim washing, novel techniques have a great attention as well considering sustainability, time and cost effectiveness. In the present study sodium hypochlorite bleaching and ozone bleaching in differing treatment time and chemical contentration parameters were applied to the denim fabrics. Then the fabrics were conducted to air permeability, tensile strength and elongation, abrasion resistance, bending rigidity, fastness to rubbing and fastness to washing tests via standard methods. Hence, fade effects of the processes on the fabrics and their performance properties were evaluated comparatively through statistical analysis. It was concluded that ozone treatment as an eco-friendly process provided superior results in suitable conditions while not causing a major disadvantage compared to the traditional bleaching of denim fabrics. Especially wet ozone treated fabrics were found to be substitute to NaOCl treated ones in terms of the investigated properties and fading effect evaluations under suitable treatment time and concentration levels.}, number={142}