Ion beam modification of polypropylene fabrics

The main goal of this work was to examination the structural and compositional changes in the Polypropylene (PP) fabrics caused by ion irradiation. In this work, the PP fabric was irradiated with CO2 ions. The implantation conditions (i.e, exposure time, beam current, and discharge power) were changed to control the extent of surface modification. Dye ability of the untreated sample and treated sample under different conditions were investigated by using a 3% wt aqueous solution of a basic dyestuff. The obtained data show that, ion beam processing of PP fabrics allows an adjustable modification of their surface properties. The functional groups on the surface of samples were examined using FTIR spectrometer. Moreover, dyeing properties for treated fabrics has been tested. Significant increase in color strength has been achieved. Mor- phology of samples was examined by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM).