Effect of sodium lignosulfonate on the anti-redeposition ability of cotton cloth in a SDBS-Na2C2O4-CMC formulation

Fengli Gong; Hong Xu; Jinxiang Dong

doi:10.1515/tsd-2021-2397

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Effect of sodium lignosulfonate on the anti-redeposition ability of cotton cloth in a SDBS-Na₂C₂O₄-CMC formulation

Fengli Gong , Hong Xu and Jinxiang Dong
Jinxiang Dong is professor and dean at the College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at Taiyuan University of Technology. He has been awarded the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars. His research fields are daily washing processes.

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From the journal Tenside Surfactants Detergents Volume 59 Issue 3

Abstract

Sodium oxalate (Na₂C₂O₄) is an excellent phosphorus-free agent, but in sodium oxalate-containing detergents with sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate (SDBS) and sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC), significant ash deposition occurs on cotton fabrics. SDBS is the main anionic surfactant in modern detergents and cotton fiber is the most commonly used textile fiber. In this study, sodium lignosulfonate (LS) was investigated for its ability to prevent redeposition in SDBS-Na₂C₂O₄-CMC-LS formulations. The effects of LS on ash content, whiteness, optimum washing temperature, calcium oxalate morphology, zeta potential and surface tension were carefully analyzed. The results showed that the addition of LS significantly improved the prevention of ash deposits on cotton fibers. The ash content was less than 0.46% and a small amount of particles were scattered on the cotton fibers. LS showed good dispersibility but had little effect on the washing power and zeta-potential.

Keywords: anti-redeposition; cotton fabric; detergents; sodium dodecyl benzenesulfonate; sodium lignosulfonate; sodium oxalate

Corresponding author: Jinxiang Dong, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China; and School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China, E-mail: dongjinxiangwork@hotmail.com

About the author

Jinxiang Dong

Jinxiang Dong is professor and dean at the College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at Taiyuan University of Technology. He has been awarded the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars. His research fields are daily washing processes.

Research funding: The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support from the Fund for Shanxi “1331 Project”.
Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding this article.

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Received: 2021-10-04

Accepted: 2022-02-14

Published Online: 2022-04-05

Published in Print: 2022-05-25

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anti-redeposition; cotton fabric; detergents; sodium dodecyl benzenesulfonate; sodium lignosulfonate; sodium oxalate