Treatment of textile materials by using carbon obtained from sugar

Abstract

Presented research is basing on preparation of functionalization bath containing carbon. Carbon was obtained by using white sugar dehydrated with the concentrated sulfuric acid; the carbon particles were afterwards formed with the combination of the green tea (dispersant) and the iron (III) chloride as a catalyst, respectively. With certain ratio of each component, functionalization bath with carbon particles was created. This so called functionalization bath was then (with and without binder) applied onto the selected textile substrate according to the classical impregnation procedure in order to create material for potential electrostatic protection. In order to obtain information about the effectiveness of the treatment, various analytical methods were selected by which the effectiveness of the electrostatic protection was measured, supported with the SEM analysis and the colour difference measurement. Results are very promising especially in the case when the binder is part of the functionalization bath.