Recent Developments in TiO2 Business Environment
Titanium dioxide (TiO2) producers are pushing price increases, saying demand is rising again. All major producers of TiO2 have been reported price increase of all TiO2 grades sold across the world. Major TiO2 manufacturers include: DuPont, Huntsman Corp, Kemira Oyj, Kronos Worldwi ...
[ By Fibre2fashion.com ]

Environmental Impact of Textile Wet Processing
In the entire world today there has been a growing awareness of the damage caused to the environment by the indiscriminate use of chemicals, ...
[ By Durganshu Arya and Pallavee Kohli ]

Antibacterial Finishing on Woven Cotton Fabrics with Neem Extract
Neem (Azadirachta Indica) products are well known for their antifungal and antibacterial property. The neem extract obtained from the tree’s leaves when fixed on the woven fabric with fixing agents, it shows some interesting physical and biological properties ...
[ By L. Nagarajan ]

Investigation on Eco-friendly Crease Resistant Finishing for Silk
The main objective of the research work is to: 1. Compare the wrinkle resistant behavior of silk treated with conventional and formaldehyde ...
[ By M. Parthiban, M. Ramesh Kumar ]

Yellowing of Textiles
A common problem with light and white shades in textiles is yellowing of textile in use or during storage. Gradual yellowing of textile in use is related to the accumulation and oxidation of the residual soil mainly sebum and nitrogenous soil. Unsaturated compounds in sebum ...
[ By Dr. Ruma Chakrabarti, S. Kavitha, A.Vignesh ]