Functional properties of cotton fabrics treated with activated carbon prepared from Egyptian date nucleus

Abstract EN

At present textiles are mainly focused and developed for their performance in various fields.

Therefore, activated carbon produced from Egyptian date nuclei was used to improve some properties of cotton fabrics.

This is due to its characteristics such as antimicrobial and Odor control with low cost ⁽¹⁾.

Where the date nucleus is considered one of the main wastes for the manufacture of dates for human consumption, as the manufacture of evaporated dates, or the distillation of dates to obtain wines, as in some countries that produce dates in large quantities.

The world produces more than 96 million date palms.

Where the date nucleus represents about 10% of the fruit.

⁽²⁾ Thus, the amount of nucleus left over from the manufacture of dates is very large and is not used in most countries.

Therefore, this research paper aims to present how activated carbon is produced from date nucleus and how to apply it to cotton fabrics, in addition to studying the modified properties on cotton fabrics after placing activated carbon over them.

The activated carbon in powder form was prepared by chemical activation with zinc chloride and to obtain CZ21.

Three different types of cotton fabrics were used, and they were treated with three different concentrations of activated carbon powder.

Finished Cotton fabrics are assessed the effectiveness of the anti- microbial property through disc diffusion method which against the microorganisms of (Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Candida albicans, Aspergillus Niger).

The cotton fabrics treated with activated carbon showed good functional properties.