KHULNA UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

A Thesis On

Antimicrobial Finishing of Cellulosic Fiber with Comparative Analysis by Using

Inorganic Compounds Based on Water-Glass Method

Supervised By: Submitted By:

Md. Moniruzzaman Ehasanul Hoque Anik Saha

Assistant Professor ID: 1721020 ID: 1721033
Department of Textile Engineering
Department of Textile Engineering(KUET) Department of Textile Engineering(KUET)
Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET)
OUTLINE
❑ Introduction

❑ Objectives

❑ Methodology

❑ Expected Result
INTRODUCTION
When fundamental conditions such as nutrition, moisture, oxygen, and an adequate temperature are
provided, textiles, especially those made of natural fibers, are a good medium for the growth of
microbes. As a result, antimicrobial textile finishes are in high demand to control the growth of
micro-organisms. Anti-microbial properties can be introduced to textile materials by chemically or
physically coordinating antimicrobial agents onto fibers or fabrics.

Inorganic compounds such as Silver(Ag) & Copper(Cu) are well known anti-microbial agents since it
has no toxicity and pernicious activities. The sol-gel approach has the potential to be a more robust
method of collecting organic and inorganic molecules with different functionalities than the other
methods.
 OBJECTIVES
✓ To make surface finish on viscose fabric
✓ To implement sol-gel method by Water-Glass Solution.
✓ To compare between two inorganic compounds
(Antimicrobial) on viscose fabric.
✓ To determine the antimicrobial efficiency on the finished
fabric.
METHODOLOGY
MATERIALS
Viscose Fabric
Water glass solution
AgNO3 Solution
Cu(NO3)2 Solution
Concentric H2SO4 Solution
Water
 METHODOLOGY(CONT..)
01 02 03 04
IMPREGNATION IN FORMATION OF SILICON ANNEALATION
COLLECTION & WASH
WATER-GLASS SOLUTION MATRIX

05 06 07 04
SOAKING IN INORGANIC NEUTRALIZATION ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF COMPARISON
COMPOUNDS THE PROPERTIES
EXPECTED RESULT
❑ Develop antimicrobial finish on viscose regenerated cellulose
fabric.

❑ Make a differentiation between silver & copper treated fabric

for antimicrobial surface finish.

❑ Discuss about subjectivity of fabric properties before & after

treated antimicrobial finishing.
Thank You!