Investigation of Performance Properties of Denim Fabrics Produced from Recycled Cotton Blended Yarns

Abstract

Fast fashion cycle and cheap textile products with a short lifespan have led to an increase in the amount of textile waste. Accordingly, reasonable management of solid textile wastes has become imperative for the sustainable development of the textile industry. In the study, Open-End Rotor yarns were produced from recycled cotton (r-COT) and virgin cotton (COT) blends at different rates (20/80, 35/65, 50/50, 100) and the properties of the yarns (unevenness, hairiness, imperfection index, breaking strength and breaking elongation) were investigated comparatively. It is seen that the yarn with the highest percentage of recycled cotton in its structure has the highest unevenness, hairiness and imperfection index values, and the lowest Rkm and breaking elongation values. 8 types of denim fabrics were produced from Open-End Rotor weft yarns produced from different blends in the study. When the analysis results of the fabrics produced within the scope of the study were examined, it was observed that when the recycled cotton ratio increased, the weft direction breaking strength, warp and weft direction tearing strength, relative water vapor permeability, thermal conductivity, thermal absorbtivity values decreased and the thickness values increased.

Keywords

• Pre-Consumer Textile Waste
• Recycled Cotton
• Open-End Rotor Yarn
• Denim
• Comfort Properties

Project Number

No:5200003

Geri Dönüşüm Pamuk Karışımlı İpliklerden Üretilen Denim Kumaşların Performans Özelliklerinin İncelenmesi

Abstract

Hızlı moda döngüsü ve kısa kullanım ömrüne sahip düşük maliyetli tekstil ürünleri, tekstil atık miktarının artmasına sebebiyet vermiştir. Buna bağlı olarak tekstil endüstrisinin sürdürülebilir gelişimi için, katı tekstil atıklarının makul bir şekilde yönetimi zorunlu hale gelmiştir. Çalışmada farklı oranlarda geri dönüşüm pamuk (r-COT) ve pamuk (COT) harmanlarından (20/80, 35/65, 50/50, 100) Open-End Rotor iplikler üretilmiş ve ipliklerin özellikleri (kütlesel düzgünsüzlük, Uster tüylülük, hata indeksi, kopma mukavemeti ve kopma uzaması) karşılaştırmalı olarak incelenmiştir. Yapısında en fazla oranda geri dönüşüm pamuk bulunan ipliğin en yüksek kütlesel düzgünsüzlük, tüylülük ve hata indeksi değerlerine, en düşük Rkm ve kopma uzaması değerlerine sahip olduğu görülmektedir. Çalışmada farklı harmandan üretilen Open-End Rotor atkı ipliklerinden 8 tip denim kumaş üretilmiştir. Üretilen kumaşların tüm analiz sonuçları incelendiğinde, geri dönüşüm pamuk oranı arttığında atkı yönü kopma mukavemeti, çözgü ve atkı yönü yırtılma mukavemeti, bağıl su buharı geçirgenliği, ısıl iletkenlik, ısıl soğurganlık değerlerinin azaldığı, kalınlık değerlerinin arttığı görülmüştür.

Keywords

• Tüketici Öncesi Tekstil Atıkları
• Geri Dönüşüm Pamuk
• Open-End Rotor İplik
• Denim
• Konfor Özellikleri

Supporting Institution

Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknik Araştırma Kurumu (TÜBİTAK)

Project Number

No:5200003

Thanks

Bu çalışma, Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknik Araştırma Kurumu (TÜBİTAK)-TEYDEB (No:5200003) tarafından desteklenmiştir.

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