6.6 Water-induced Plasticisation

The accompanying script for this lesson is provided in the Transcript Document

Essential Reading for this lesson

This Section from Burkinshaw’s book “Physico-Chemical Aspects of Textile Coloration” provides details of water plasticisation in the case of polyamide fibres.

This  Paper from JSDC, 96, 1980, entitled Important Concepts in the Dyeing and Finishing of Man-made Fibres (W.C. Ingamells) is presented for interest and to provide background reading for you regarding plasticisation in dyeing processes.

The quiz presented here contains questions that are drawn from the video presentations, transcripts and supporting information from both “water” related sections, (6.5 and 6.6).