Course: Chemistry for Textiles

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Course title Chemistry for Textiles
Course code KMI/CTX
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Compulsory, Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Wiener Jakub, prof. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Průšová Mária, Ing.
  • Šašková Jana, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Lectures: 1. General chemistry, atoms, electrons, electron shell of atom, periodic table of elements, radioactivity 2. Chemical bonds (ionic, covalent, coordination-covalent), electronegativity, intermolecular forces, connections between the structure of substances and their properties, chemical formulas. 3. Group states (solid, liquid, gas, plasma), group transformations, heat of vaporization and condensation of water, dispersion systems. 4. Calculations, expression of the composition of homogeneous systems, preparation of solutions used in textile finishing, titration. 5. Surfactants, dispersion systems, ionogenicity, washing, wetting and surface phenomena. 6. Chemical reactions and equations, equilibrium and kinetics of processes, chemical thermodynamics, catalysis, stechiometry of reactions and its use in chemical analysis, oxidation and reduction, bleaching of textiles. 7. Ions, acid-base theory, pH, hydrolysis of salts, buffers, pH indicators, electrochemistry, equilibria in electrolyte solutions, strong and weak electrolytes, service water requirements in the textile industry, water hardness and its removal. 8. Inorganic chemistry, nomenclature of compounds, inorganic chemicals used in textile finishing, toxicology. 9. Organic chemistry, nomenclature of compounds, basic types of reactions in organic chemistry, organic chemicals used in textile finishing. 10. Natural and synthetic dyes for dyeing textiles, pigments, chemistry of cyptic and reactive dyes, spectrometry, identification of textile dyes, optically brightening agents. 11. Interaction of dyes with fibres, ionogenicity of dyes, sorption equilibrium, influence on textile dyeing rates, diffusion processes, colour fastness 12. Polymers, supramolecular structure and physical states of polymers, synthesis of polymers, modifications, additives, applications in textiles (thickeners, binders, fibres...), polymer solutions, rheology. 13. Natural polymers, proteins and polysaccharides, sources, applications, properties, degradation, identification of polymers. Exercises: 1. Expressing concentration, preparation and definition of solutions in chemistry, preparation and definition of solutions in chemical textile technology. 2. Laboratory safety, laboratory technique, knowledge test. Laboratory work: 1. Titration determination of H2O2 and NaClO concentration, evidence of metal cations on fibers and their effect on bleaching, chemical deterioration of cellulose. 2. Dyeing and printing of textiles, preparation of azo dyes, reactive dyes, cyp dyes, disperse dyes. 3. Surfactants, production of soap by saponification of fats, properties of aqueous soap solutions, surface tension, determination of ionogenicity, dispersion properties of surfactants. 4. Water hardness - determination of water hardness, removal of water hardness, pH measurement, neutralization, preparation of fibres from cellulose solution.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Laboratory work, Lecture, Seminár
  • Class attendance - 56 hours per semester
  • Preparation for laboratory testing; outcome analysis - 40 hours per semester
  • Preparation for exam - 40 hours per semester
  • Preparation for credit - 15 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The course "Chemistry for Textile" unifies and improves the basic knowledge of chemistry to understand the principles of production and maintenance of textiles. It is an essential subject for understanding the technology of textile finishing, which is subsequently teach as course "Finishing". "Chemistry for Textile" presents chemical bases on textile examples. In accordance with the requirements on the knowledge of textile experts, the subject is largely focused on technological water, surfactants, dyes, polymers, sorption and transport processes.
Knowledge lectured subject - theoretically and practically.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of chemistry.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam

The credit: Finishing on all laboratory exercises. Elaborate and defence laboratory records. Finishing on knowledge test The examination: written
Recommended literature
  • Kryštůfek J. a kol. Textile Dyeing Theory and Applications. TU Liberec, 2013. ISBN 978-80-7494-031-6.
  • Kryštůfek, J., Wiener, J., Machaňová, D. Barvení textilií II. TU Liberec, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7372-796-3.
  • KRYŠTŮFEK,J.- WIENER,J. Barvení textilií I. TU Liberec, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7372-328-6.
  • Rouette H., K. Encyclopedia of Textile Finishing. Springer, 2002.
  • WIENER, J.- PRŮŠOVÁ, M.- KRYŠTŮFEK, J. Chemicko-textilní rozbory. skriptum TU, Liberec, 2008.


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