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This experiment examines the application of optical brightening agents (OBA) on cotton fabrics. OBAs absorb UV light and emit blue light, counteracting the yellowness of fabrics. The experiment tests four groups of cotton samples treated with different concentrations of OBA (1, 1.5, 2, and 2.5 g/l) under the same conditions. The samples will be analyzed to determine the effect of increasing OBA concentration on whiteness and brightness. The results will be used to optimize OBA treatment for whitening cotton fabrics.

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This experiment examines the application of optical brightening agents (OBA) on cotton fabrics. OBAs absorb UV light and emit blue light, counteracting the yellowness of fabrics. The experiment tests four groups of cotton samples treated with different concentrations of OBA (1, 1.5, 2, and 2.5 g/l) under the same conditions. The samples will be analyzed to determine the effect of increasing OBA concentration on whiteness and brightness. The results will be used to optimize OBA treatment for whitening cotton fabrics.

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This experiment examines the application of optical brightening agents (OBA) on cotton fabrics. OBAs absorb UV light and emit blue light, counteracting the yellowness of fabrics. The experiment tests four groups of cotton samples treated with different concentrations of OBA (1, 1.5, 2, and 2.5 g/l) under the same conditions. The samples will be analyzed to determine the effect of increasing OBA concentration on whiteness and brightness. The results will be used to optimize OBA treatment for whitening cotton fabrics.

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This experiment examines the application of optical brightening agents (OBA) on cotton fabrics. OBAs absorb UV light and emit blue light, counteracting the yellowness of fabrics. The experiment tests four groups of cotton samples treated with different concentrations of OBA (1, 1.5, 2, and 2.5 g/l) under the same conditions. The samples will be analyzed to determine the effect of increasing OBA concentration on whiteness and brightness. The results will be used to optimize OBA treatment for whitening cotton fabrics.

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Experiment No: 1

Experiment Name:
Application of Optical Brightening Agent (OBA) on Cotton Woven/Knit Fabric.
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Introduction/ Theoretical Background:

Textile fibres do not appear perfectly white due to the presence of certain colored impurities.
During chemical bleaching, colored impurities are either destroyed or de-colored by
oxidation or reduction. Over-bleaching may reduce the fibre strength. Even well bleached
fabrics possess a slight yellowish appearance. This yellowish hue of the materials can be
eliminated by whitening with optical brighteners or fluorescent brightening agents (OBA or
FBA).

Optical brighteners (sometimes called optical


bleaches or fluorescent whitening agents) are
fluorescent white dyes that absorb ultraviolet
region (340 – 370 nm) light of electromagnetic
region, emit back visible blue light region (420 –
470 nm). This property makes optical brightener
effective at masking any yellowing that may be
present in cotton fabric.

The optical brighteners counteract the


yellowness of the fabric by increasing the
reflection of blue light rays. They convert
invisible short-wave ultraviolet rays of sunlight
into visible blue light and have a degree of
whiteness which is comparatively more intense. Figure 1: Reflectance of a bleached cotton
The main use of these dyes is in laundry fabric (A), after adding a blue tint (B) and
detergents and textile finishing. after adding a fluorescent brightener (C).

Objectives of Using OBA:

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Mechanism of Whitening:

Substrate Specification:

Recipe:
Chemicals/Parameters GroupI Group II Group III GroupIV
Optical brightening agent 1 g/l 1.5 g/l 2 g/l 2.5 g/l
Glauber salt 4 g/l 4 g/l 4 g/l 4 g/l
M:L 1:10 1:10 1:10 1:10
Temperature 600C 600C 600C 600C
Time 20 minutes 20 minutes 20 minutes 20 minutes

Recipe Calculation:

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Function of Chemicals:

Process Curve/ Process Flow-chart:

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Pick-up% Calculation:

Analysis of Sample:

Before Treatment with Treatment with Treatment with Treatment with


Treatment 1% OBA 1.5% OBA 2% OBA 2.5% OBA

Conclusion/Remarks on Findings:

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