| VIII. - TEXTILE COATING |¶
HYDROPHOOBIC TEXTILLES
A thin, almost insivisible layer of textiles and layer with waterproof and flame-retardant properties can be achieved using spray textiles coating.
This type of coating was texted with pure keratin powder or in combination with alginate to create a protective layer of textiles or biomaterials intead of chemical treatments.
1. PURE KERATIN¶
Tools¶
- magnetic stirrer, magnet, glass jar, weight, spray
Recipe¶
- 15% - 20% wt
| a. | b. |
|---|---|
| Keratin powder | Disttilled Water |
| 30 g | 150 ml |
Process¶
- Turn on the magnetic stirrer and place the glass jar with the distilled water on the top - turn on preheating.
- Turn it on 300-500 rpm and slowly add keratin powder - spoon by spoon. Wait till it will dissolve and add more powder.
- Stirr the solution at 60-70'C for 2 h so all the ingredients will be well mixed.
- Let it cool down and pour it into the spray bottle.
- Spray it on the surface of textiles and let it dry.
REFERENCE¶
2. KERATIN & ALGINATE¶
Tools¶
- magnetic stirrer, magnet, glass jar, hand blender, weight, spoon, spray, hand blender
Recipe¶
- 15% wt - 2% wt
| a. | b. | c. |
|---|---|---|
| Keratin powder | Alginate | Distiller Water |
| 30 g | 20 g | 150 ml |
Process¶
- use the hand blender to mix alginate with distilled water and let it sit down.
- Turn on the magnetic stirrer and place the glass jar with the distilled water on the top - turn on preheating.
- Turn it on 300-500 rpm and slowly add keratin powder - spoon by spoon. Wait till it will dissolve and add more powder.
- Stirr the solution at 60-70'C for 2 h so all the ingredients will be well mixed.
- Let it cool down and mix it properly with alginate using the magnet. After that you can pour it into the spray bottle.
- Spray it on the surface of textiles and let it dry.
Last update: 2022-05-24