Effect of Different Finishing Operations on Thermal Comfort Properties of Cotton, Cotton/Linen and Linen Knitted Fabrics

Year 2025, Volume: 35 Issue: 2, 124 - 136, 30.06.2025

Esra Taştan Özkan , Seda Keskin , Sümeyra Demirtaş Özkaya

https://doi.org/10.32710/tekstilvekonfeksiyon.1534307

Abstract

The thermal comfort properties of different finishing treated 100% cotton, 50:50% cotton/linen and 100% linen knitted fabrics were investigated in this study. For this purpose, air permeability, thermal conductivity, thermal absorptivity, thermal resistance, and water vapour permeability properties were measured. While pectinase enzyme increased the thermal conductivity of cotton included fabrics, cellulase enzyme increased the thermal conductivity of 100% linen fabrics. It was observed that cellulase and pectinase enzymes affect the thermal comfort properties of 100% cotton, 50:50% cotton/linen and 100% linen knitted fabrics differently. Softening treatment increased thermal resistance and decreased water vapour permeability of 100% linen knitted fabrics. It can be concluded that cellulase enzyme treated 100% linen fabrics can be used in summer clothes because of better thermal comfort and permeability properties.

Keywords

linen , cotton , pectinase enzyme , cellulase enzyme , thermal comfort , knitting

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