Assessment of comfort property of jute-cotton blend denim trousers after repetitive laundering

Ashraful Alam 1, Zakaria Ahmed 1, *, Mohammad Maniruzzaman 1, Neaz Morshed 2, Pulak Talukder 1 and Taslima Rahman 3

1 Mechanical Processing Division, Bangladesh Jute Research Institute, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh.
2 Department of Yarn and Fabrics Production, Bangladesh Jute Research Institute, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh.
3 Department of Microbiology, Bangladesh Jute Research Institute, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh.
 
Research Article
GSC Advanced Research and Reviews, 2022, 13(03), 016-023.
Article DOI: 10.30574/gscarr.2022.13.3.0342
Publication history: 
Received on 15 October 2022; revised on 26 November 2022; accepted on 29 November 2022
 
Abstract: 
In this analysis jute cotton blend denims performance at enzyme wash to 35 times respective laundering, in friction and roughness properties where 5 times laundered sample showed smoother surface in both inner and outer surface. In bending properties, 5 times laundered sample was found second lowest Bending Average Rigidity (BAR) and Bending Work (BW). In compression, highest Compression Average Rigidity (CAR), Recovery Average Rigidity(RAR) and less energy requirement Compression work (CW) to compress in both inner and outer surface was found in 5 times laundered sample. In Sensorial Comfort Aspect (SCA), 5 times laundered sample was found smoother surface property, quite higher bending property and higher compression average rigidity. Therefore, 5 times laundered sample was good sensorial comfort among all the samples. In Maximum Thermal Flux (MTF), 20 times laundered sample gives most warm feeling at inner surface because it provides minimum heat flux which ensure warmness in skin-garment micro environment. For thermo physiological comfort aspect, only 20 times repetitive laundered sample found maximum thermo physiological comfort among all samples. Thus, Jute-Cotton blend denims performance at enzyme wash to 35 times repetitive laundering up to 20 times repetitive laundering sample reported good results and the protruding fibre of jute was visible excessively on the surface.
 
Keywords: 
Comfort; Jute-cotton; Blend denim; Repetitive; Laundering.
 
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