Investigation of the effect of myrtle spurge (Euphorbia myrsinites L.) extract on some mechanical properties of fabrics

Year 2025, Volume: 9 Issue: 1, 30 - 37

Gülsemin Savaş Tuna , Ayşenaz Uzun Umut Yaşar Ergün

https://doi.org/10.30616/ajb.1531295

Abstract

Textile products have the most direct relationship with the human body after food products. Dye residues and chemicals on our clothes can penetrate our bodies through sweating and respiration which affects our health. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of the extract obtained from Euphorbia myrsinites L. on various mechanical properties of fabrics and to find natural alternatives to currently used chemicals to improve these properties. In the study, an extract was obtained from the dried E. myrsinites samples by the decoction method. The extract was applied to various fabrics to determine the most suitable fabric, and a sample fabric was produced. The friction fastness, touching, flammability, crease resistance, and abrasion resistance tests were performed on the produced sample and standard fabrics. As a result of the study, it was revealed that the sample fabric produced using Euphorbia extract outperformed the standard fabric in wet and dry friction fastness, crease resistance, and mechanical friction resistance tests. It also reached the desired levels of toughness, density, and smoothness in the touching test. The fabric ignited approximately 13-14 seconds in flammability tests, and this result was considered positive as the criterion for these tests performed in advanced laboratories is 10 seconds. Based on the findings of this study, it can be suggested that fabrics which do not wrinkle, wear out quickly, or burn easily can be produced by using Euphorbia extract instead of chemicals that are harmful to health.

Keywords

Euphorbia extract, natural fabric, dye releasing, friction resistance, fire resistance

Mersin sütleğeni (Euphorbia myrsinites L.) ekstraktının kumaşların bazı mekanik özellikleri üzerine etkisinin araştırılması

Abstract

Tekstil ürünleri gıda maddelerinden sonra insan vücuduyla en doğrudan ilişkiye sahiptir. Giysilerimizdeki boya kalıntıları ve kimyasallar terleme ve solunum yoluyla vücudumuza nüfuz edebilir ve sağlığımızı etkileyebilir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, Euphorbia myrsinites L.'den elde edilen ekstraktın kumaşların çeşitli mekanik özellikleri üzerindeki etkisini araştırmak ve bu özellikleri iyileştirmek için şu anda kullanılan kimyasallara doğal alternatifler bulmaktır. Çalışmada kurutulmuş E. myrsinites örneklerinden kaynatma yöntemiyle bir ekstrakt elde edilmiştir. En uygun kumaşı belirlemek için ekstrakt çeşitli kumaşlara uygulanmış ve bir numune kumaş üretilmiştir. Üretilen numune ve standart kumaşlar üzerinde sürtünme haslığı, dokunma, yanıcılık, kırışma direnci ve aşınma direnci testleri yapılmıştır. Çalışma sonucunda, sütleğen ekstraktı kullanılarak üretilen numune kumaşın, ıslak ve kuru sürtünme haslığı, kırışma direnci ve mekanik sürtünme direnci testlerinde standart kumaştan daha iyi performans gösterdiği ortaya çıkmıştır. Ayrıca dokunma testinde de istenilen tokluk, yoğunluk ve pürüzsüzlük seviyelerini göstermiştir. Kumaşın yanıcılık testlerinde yaklaşık 13-14 saniyede tutuşmasıyla birlikte, gelişmiş laboratuvarlarda yapılan bu testlerde kriter 10 saniye olduğu için bu sonuç olumlu olarak değerlendirilmiştir. Bu çalışmanın bulgularına dayanarak, sağlığa zararlı kimyasallar yerine sütleğen ekstraktı kullanılarak kırışmayan, çabuk yıpranmayan ve kolay yanmayan kumaşlar üretilebileceği ileri sürülebilir.

Keywords

Sütleğen ekstraktı, doğal kumaş, boya dökme, sürtünme direnci, yanma direnci

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