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LTB PROCESS
BGD NOV 2012
ASUTEX, COMMITED TO THE FUTURE
In an each time more stringent environment-conscious future, textile processes must be adapted to fulfill the new challenges, so that means
- LESS WATER CONSUMPTION- LESS WATER
CONSUMPTION- LESS ENERGY EXPENSES- LESS ENERGY EXPENSES
- LESS PROCESSING TIME- LESS PROCESSING TIME
- GREEN CHEMICALS- GREEN CHEMICALS
LTB PROCESS
Picture of Bangladesh
ANOTHER LINK IN THE CHAIN:
It is just another step for word with ecofriendly textile industry. Bangladesh is already a green country, all of us must contribute to keep this heritage for the future generations.
We take the legacy of previous jobs and we just want to be another step in this way.
LTB PROCESS
Our commitment with constant INNOVATION in the TEXTILE FIELD, developing new procedures and modifying our offers to the newest market requirements, allows us to introduce the new
LOW TEMPERATURE BLEACHING SYSTEM
LTB PROCESSLTB PROCESS
LTB PROCESS
THE SYNERGETIC COMBINATION OF THREE PRODUCTS ENSURES THE MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY IN GETTINGS THE SAME WHITENESS DEGREE AS IF IT IS PRODUCED ACCORDING TO A CONVENTIONAL TECHNIQUE AND ALSO THE IDEAL HYDROFILITY NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT ANY OTHER TEXTILE PROCESS WITHOUT AN SPECIAL CARE.
There are three products involved in the LTB PROCESS. All of them developed in our R&D department.
PRODER LTB 0,5-1 GR/LASUTOL LTB 0,5 GR/LNaOH 50% 3 CC/LH2O2 50% 2-3 CC/LACTIVATOR LTB 0,5-1 GR/L
30’ AT 75ºC
LTB PROCESS
1.-LTB PRODER :DETERGENT-WETTING – DISPERSING AGENT
IT HAS BEEN SPECIALLY DEVELOPED TO GET THE MAXIMUM REMOVAL OF NATURAL OCCURING WAXES CONTAINED IN COTTON SO AS TO IMPAIR THE MAXIMUM HYDROPHILITY TO THE SUBSTRATE DURING THE LOW TEMPERATURE NOVEL PROCEDURE.
IT OVERCOMES THE DRAWBACKS RESULTING FROM THE FACT OF WORKING AT LOW TEMPERATURES OFFERING VERY EFFICIENT OUTCOME.
There are three products involved in the LTB PROCESS. All of them developed in our R&D department.
LTB PROCESS
2.-ASUTOL LTB : SEQUESTERING – DISPERSING – STABILIZING AGENT
SPECIALLY DESIGNED TO ENSURE THE BEST PERFORMANCE DURING BLEACHING STAGE, AVORDING THE CATALYTIC INTERFERENCES CAUSED BY THE PRESENCE OF HEAVY METALS AND ALKALINE EARTH ELEMENTS.
ALLOWS TO GET OUTSTANDING WHITENESS LEVELS.
There are three products involved in the LTB PROCESS. All of them developed in our R&D department.
IRON SEQUESTERING CAPACITY – QUALITATIVE ANALISE
-20 ppm de Fe+++
-2,5 cc/L NaOH 50%
60 min in reflux at 100 ºC , cool down to 80ºC and filter
WITHOUT AUXILIAR2 gr/L ASUTOL LTB
LTB PROCESS
3.-ACTIVATOR LTB :
SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED COMPLEX PRODUCT THAT ENHANCES HYDROGEN PEROXYDE ACTIVITY PERMITTING TO BLEACH CELLULOSIC FIBRES INTO MILDER AND SMOOTHER WORKING CONDITIONS.
CONTROLS PEROXYDE DESCOMPOSITION AND SPEEDS UP THE DESIRED WHITENESS DEGREE.
Alkaline hydrogen peroxide solutions can be discomposed as ion (heterolytic decomposition) or as a radical (homolytic decomposition). Radical decomposition is responsible to reduce de cellulose DP.
There are three products involved in the LTB PROCESS. All of them developed in our R&D department.
LTB PROCESSCOMPARISON BETWEEN THE NEW/CLASSICAL BLEACHING
PROCEDURES
3ºC/min
3ºC/min
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20
40
60
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120
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ºC)
LTB Process Traditional process
LTB PROCESS
PROCESSING TIME DECREASING UP TO 30’ COMPARED TO CONVENTIONAL BLEACHING.
ENERGY SAVING (30 KCAL/KG ) COMPARED WHEN RAISING UP BATH TEMPERATURE TO BOIL IS NOT NECESSARY.
ENERGY SAVING AND TIME & WATER SAVINGS WHEN COOLING DOWN BATH TEMPERATURE FROM 98ºC TO 75ºC IS NOT NECESSARY.
DECREASING BLEACHING TEMPERATURE INVOLVES LESS FUEL CONSUMPTION, THIS FACT SUPPOSES LESS CO2 RATES RELEASED TO THE ATMOSPHERE.
ECONOMICAL AND ENVIRONMEN ADVANTATGES OF LTB PROCESS IN FRONT
OF TRADITIONAL ONE
LTB PROCESS
WHEN USING LESSER PROCESSING TIMES, THE PILLING FORMATION IS ALSO OF LESS IMPORTANCE.
RESULTING HANDLE IS BETTEER, THIS IS MORE RELEVANT WHEN BLEACHING FINER NUMBERS OR OPEN-END YARNS.
CELLULOSIC YARNS BLEACHED AT LOWER TEMPERATURES UNDERGO LESS DAMAGE, SO THAT RESULTING POLYMERIZATION DEGREE ARE HIGHER.
WHEN BLEACHING YARN PACKAGES DUE TO THE LESS SHRINKAGE AT LOWER TEMPERATURES, WIND AND REWIND OPERATIONS ARE EASIER AND YARN BREAKINGS ARE LESS.
WHEN USING LOWER BLEACHING TEMPERATURES, THE TREND TO CREASING FORMATION IS LESS, THIS FACT IS OF MAIN IMPORTANCE WHEN HANDLING CELLULOSIC ELASTANE MIXTURES.
TECHNICAL ADVANTAGES WHEN COMPARING LTB PROCESS AGAINTS CONVENTIONAL PROCESS
LTB PROCESS
LTB PROCESS, BENEFITS IN FRONT OF TRADICIONAL BLEACHING PROCESSES
Lower modification of Cellulose Polymerization Degree (DP)
Results for polymerization degree test:
Polymerization degree from raw cotton:
3327
LTB Process at 75 ºC using 2cc/L NaOH 50% & 2cc/L H2O2 50% :
3253
LTB Process at 75 ºC using 3cc/L NaOH 50% & 3cc/L H2O2 50%:
3170
Traditional Bleaching at 100 ºC using 3cc/L NaOH 50% & 3cc/L H2O2 50% :
2515
LTB PROCESS
Traditional Process
100 ºC
LTB PROCESS
75 ºC
3 NaOH / 3 H2O2
LTB PROCESS
75 ºC
2 NaOH / 2 H2O2
Raw Cotton
3327 3253 3170 2515
POLYMERIZATION DEGREE DECREASE
LTB PROCESS
• CORN YARN DYERS ARE SPECIALLY PLEASED WITH THE BENEFITS BROUGHT BY THE NEW LTB BLEACHING PROCESS. WHEN BLEACHING AT 75 ºC AND DYEING AT 60ºC THE SHRINKAGE LEVEL BECOMES MINIMUM WHAT IS TRANSLATED DIRECTLY TO A MORE STABLE BOBBINE AND MORE HOMOGENEOUS YARN PACKAGE.
• YARN’S STRENGH IS INCREASED STRIKINGLY, SPECIALLY IN SHIRT-YARNS (40-50/1H NE OR SUPERIORS) WHERE NUMBERS OF BREAKINGS DECREASES AROUND 80%.
• THE HIGHEST YARN RESISTANCE ALLOWDS INCREASING SIGNIFICANTLY THE REWINDING SPEED WHAT BECOMES AT THE END AND SHORTAGE OF TIME.
• THIS ALSO HELPS REDUCING LIQUID PARAFINE’S PERCENTAGE OR REPLACE IT BY USING MORE ECONOMIC CHEMICALS AS POLIETHILENES.
SPECIAL APPLICATION: CONE YARN BLEACHING
LTB PROCESS
• ONE OF THE MOST CRITICAL POINTS WHEN WORKING WITH THE COTTON-LYCRA IS HOW TO AVOID THE CREASE MARKS. THIS PROBLEM IS SPECIALLY WEIGHTLY ONCE WE REACH 80ºC.
• EVEN AFTER PRE-SETTING, IT IS ADVISABLE TO WORK WITH SPECIFIC ANTICREASE AGENTS AND TAKE AN EXTRA CONTROL REGARDING PROCESS TEMPERATURE. CONCRETLY, ONCE WE OVERPASS 80ºC IT IS IMPORTANT TO INCREASE OR REDUCE THE TEMPERATURE VERY SLOWLY, FOR EXAMPLE AT 1 ºC/min.
• WORKING WITH LTB, WE WILL NEVER CROSS THE CRITICAL TEMPERATURE WORKING FULL TIME BELOW 80 ºC, IT MEANS IN THE SAFE CONDITIONS.
• REDUCING THE TEMPERATURE WILL ALSO PROTECT THE LYCRA ELASTICITY.
SPECIAL APPLICATION: CELLULOSIC ELASTANE MIXTURES.
LTB PROCESSCOMPARISON LTB vs CLASSICAL BLEACHING PROCEDURES
3ºC/min
1 ºC/min
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20
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60
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100
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0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
TIME (min.)
TEM
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ºC)
LTB Process Traditional process
1 ºC/min
LTB PROCESSBLEACHING OF COTTON KNITTING AT DIFFERENT TEMPERATURES USING
LTB PROCESS
73,3
75,5
71,1
76,8
78,3
70,1
66
68
70
72
74
76
78
80
WH
ITEN
ESS
DEG
REE
30' at 70ºC
4 cc/L NaOH 50% 4 cc/L H2O2 50%
2 cc/L NaOH 50% 2 cc/L H2O2 50%
3 cc/L NaOH 50% 3 cc/L H2O2 50%
30' at 75ºC
1 gr/L Proder LTB 0,5 gr/L Asutol LTB 1 gr/L Activator LTB
CHEMICALS DOSES
LTB PROCESS
BGD DEC 2012
INDUSTRIAL TRIALS ACCORDING TO LTB PROCESS
PRODER LTB 0.5 1 0.5 1 0.5 1
ASUTOL LTB 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
NaOH 50% 2 2 3 3 4 4
H2O2 50% 2 2 3 3 4 4
ACTIVATOR LTB 1 1 1 1 1 1
30’ at 75ºC and LR 1:10
CIE DEGREE 73.9 74.9 75.83 76.37 76.53 77.3
WICKING TEST FOR HYDROPHILITY
DROP TEST TIME IN SECONDS FOR COMPLETE WETTING
InstantaneousInstantaeousInstantaneous2” Instantaneous3”
After 5 min of fabric contact with the coloured solution
LTB PROCESSAS FINAL SUMMARY FOR LTB PROCESS, WE HAVE:
1.- WHITENESS DEGREE – THE MOST IMPORTANT POINTS ARE:NAOH / H2O2 CONCENTRATIONTEMPERATURE: THE HIGHER (75 ºC) THE BETTER WITHENESS DEGREETHE ACTIVATOR: THE HIGHER DOSAGE (1 GR/L) THE BETTER WHITENESS DEGREE.
2-. HYDROPHILITY – THE MUST IMPORTANT POINTS ARE:NAOH / H2O2 CONCENTRATIONTEMPERATURE: THE HIGHER (75 ºC) THE BETTER HYDROPHILITY THE DETERGENT DOSAGE: THE HIGHER (1 GR/L) THE BETTER HYDROPHILITY.
3-. OTHER FACTORS SUCH AS COTTON ORIGIN, SUBSTRATE FORM (PACKAGE, HANK, WOVEN, KNITTED FABRIC, …), TYPE OF MACHINERY (JIG, OVERFLOW, DYE BECK,…) AND LIQUOR RATIO ARE ALSO OF MAIN IMPORTANCE IN THE FINAL RESULTS.
4-. ADVISABLE RECIPE FOR BLEACHING ACCORDING TO LTB PROCESS IS:
PRODER LTB 0,5-1 GR/LASUTOL LTB 0,5 GR/LNaOH 50% 3 CC/LH2O2 50% 2-3 CC/LACTIVATOR LTB 0,5-1 GR/L
30’ AT 75ºC
LTB PROCESS
JUNE 2011
• Yarn : 80/2 Ne CO 100%
STANDARD PROCESS ON CONE YARN BLEACHING – INDUSTRIAL TRIAL
2 min 2 min
A B C E
75 ºC
30-50 ºC
4 º/min
40 ºC
30 min
15 min
A.- PRODER LTB 1 gr/L ASUTOL LTB 0,5 gr/L Caustic Soda 50% 3 cc/LB.- Peroxide 50% 3 cc/LC.- ACTIVADOR LTB 1 gr/L
D.- Acetic Acid E.- PEROXFIN MI 0,5 %
In case de-mineralization process is need, then add ASUTOL A-P in acid conditions
RAW YARN LTB SCOURED
RKM(CN/TEX) 20,25 20,93 19,74
Elong.(%) 3,95 5,65 4,39
ºCIE WHITE 68
mgCaCO3/gr 0,62
3 minOverflow rinse
75 ºC10 min
3 minOverflow rinse
LTB PROCESS
JUNE 2011
• Yarn : 70/1 Ne CO 100%
STANDARD OPTICAL BLEACHING ON CORN YARN – INDUSTRIAL TRIAL
2 min 2 min
A B C D E
75 ºC
30-50 ºC
4 º/min
50 ºC
30 min 20 min
15 min
A.- PRODER LTB 1 gr/L ASUTOL LTB 0,5 gr/L Caustic Soda 50% 4 cc/LB.- Peroxide 50% 5 cc/LC.- ACTIVADOR LTB 1 gr/L
D.- ASUBLANC PIB E.- Water Acetic Acid pH 5
In case de-mineralization process is need, ASUTOL A-P can be added in the last rinsing/neutralizing bath
3 minOverflow rinse
3 minOverflow rinse
75 ºC
2 º/min
RAW YARN LTB
RKM(CN/TEX) 26,86 26,80
Elong.(%) 5,87 6,76
ºCIE WHITE 127,8
LTB PROCESS
JUNE 2011
• Fabric: Jersey 50/1 Liquor Ratio : 1:11
STANDARD PROCESS ON KNITTED FABRIC BLEACHING – INDUSTRIAL TRIAL
5 min 2 min 2 min
A load B C D
E
F
75 ºC
30-50 ºC
4 º/min
75 ºC30 min
10 min
A.- PRODER LTB 1 gr/L ASUTOL LTB 0,5 gr/L
C.- Peroxide 50% 3 cc/L
D.- ACTIVADOR LTB 1 gr/L
E.- Water at 75ºC F.- Acetic Acid pH 6-7
In case de-mineralization process is need, proceed as in corn yarn process
B.- Caustic Soda 50% 3 cc/L
G H I
G.- PEROXFIN MI 0,5 %
H.- Acetic Acid pH 5
I.- Biopolish or Dye
2 min 10 min 2 min40 ºC
3 minOverflow rinse
3 minOverflow rinse
LTB PROCESS
JUNE 2011