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AATCC Manual of International Test Methods and Procedures/2023 AATCC TM82-2022 133
1. Purpose and Scope
1.1 The test procedures in this test
method are applicable to bleached, unfin-
ished cotton cloth. The fluidity of a dis-
persion of bleached cellulose fibers in cu-
priethylene diamine solvent is a sensitive
measure of the degradation of the cellu-
lose resulting from the action of acids, al-
kalis, oxidizing or reducing agents. It is
therefore useful in determining the com-
pleteness of the bleaching treatment to
which the cloth has been subjected, as
well as the effect of chemical treatments
on the tensile strength of the cloth. (Flu-
idity of dispersions in cuprammonium
hydroxide has been dropped from this
test method; see 11.1 for details.)
2. Principle
2.1 The length of chain of cellulose
molecules is decreased when treated with
acid, alkali, oxidizing or reducing agents,
etc. The severity of the treatment deter-
mines the extent of the shortening of the
cellulose chain and the fluidity, or ease of
flow, of a dispersion of the cellulose in
the solvents.
3. Terminology
3.1 fluidity, n.—of a cellulose solu-
tion, a measure of the ease of flow or mo-
tion of a solution, and therefore, an indi-
cator of the molecular weight of the
cellulose.
3.2 rhe, n.—the unit of fluidity; the re-
ciprocal of the unit of viscosity (the
poise).
4. Safety Precautions
NOTE: These safety precautions are
for information purposes only. The pre-
cautions are ancillary to the testing proce-
dures and are not intended to be all inclu-
sive. It is the user’s responsibility to use
safe and proper techniques in handling
materials in this test method. Manufac-
turers MUST be consulted for specific
details such as material safety data sheets
and other manufacturers recommenda-
tions. All OSHA standards and rules
must also be consulted and followed.
4.1 Good laboratory practices should
be followed, Wear safety glasses in all
laboratory areas.
4.2 All chemicals should be handled
with care. Use chemical goggles or face
shield, impervious gloves and an imper-
vious apron during dispensing and mix-
ing. CAUTION: Always add acid to
water.
4.3 An eyewash/safety shower should
be located nearby and a self-contained
breathing apparatus should be readily
available for emergency use.
4.4 Exposure to chemicals used in this
procedure must be controlled at or below
levels set by governmental authorities
(e.g., Occupational Safety and Health
Administration’s [OSHA] permissible ex-
posure limits [PEL] as found in 29 CFR
1910.1000; see web site: www.osha.gov
for latest version). In addition, the Ameri-
can Conference of Governmental Indus-
trial Hygienists (ACGIH) Threshold
Limit Values (TLVs) comprised of time
weighted averages (TLV-TWA), short
term exposure limits (TLV-STEL) and
ceiling limits (TLV-C) are recommended
as a general guide for air contaminant ex-
posure which should be met (see 11.2).
5. Materials and Reagents
5.1 Cupriethylene diamine, 1.0 M solu-
tion.
5.2 Nitrogen (N2)
5.3 Ostwald Cannon-Fiske viscometers
(see Fig. 1 and 11.3).
6. Preparation of Sample
6.1 Use a representative sample of
bleached and unfinished cloth weighing
not less than 5g.
6.2 Cut the sample by use of a cutting
mill with a 20-mesh sieve and top deliv-
ery tube, so that short individual fibers
about 1.5 mm (0.06 in.) long are obtained.
6.3 Run duplicate tests, using fibers
from the one sample. Divide the cut sam-
ple into two portions of approximately
equal weight and store in separate con-
tainers overnight in a desiccator contain-
ing conc. sulfuric acid. Samples condi-
tioned in this manner will have a
moisture content of 2%.
6.4 The purpose of dividing the sample
into two portions is to reduce the time of
exposure to the atmosphere during
weighing. The weight of the specimen for
the fluidity determination should be suffi-
cient to give a 0.5% solution of the cotton.
7. Preparation of Solutions
7.1 Prepare 0.167 M cupriethylene di-
amine solution by diluting 161 mL of the
1.0 M solution with freshly boiled and
cooled water to 1.0 L in a volumetric
flask, observing all precautions to ex-
clude air.
7.2 Store the reagents at all times under
oxygen-free nitrogen to minimize decom-
position.
7.3 Measure the 1.0 M and 0.161 M so-
lutions from burettes of known accuracy.
The burettes may be attached to the re-
agent storage bottles by means of a side
arm sealed into the lower part of the bu-
rette and filled by application of nitrogen
pressure on the storage bottle,
8. Procedure
8.1 Ostwald Cannon-Fenske-type vis-
cometers (see Fig. 1) having the charac-
teristics shown in Table I are suitable for
determining fluidities in the range nor-
mally found for bleached cotton. It is rec-
ommended that the efflux time (see 8.9)
exceed 100 s in order to ensure accuracy.
8.2 Weigh 0.4-0.45 g of the sample,
prepared as previously described to the
nearest 0.1 mg. Remove the samples
from the desiccator one at a time, and
make the weighings as quickly as possi-
ble to prevent additional moisture pickup
from the air.
8.3 Transfer the fibers carefully from
the weighing dish or watch glass to an ap-
proximately 120 mL (4 oz.) widemouth
amber glass bottle.
8.3.1 To the specimen in the solution
bottle, add X mL of 0.167 M cupriethyl-
ene diamine solution, where X is calcu-
lated as follows:
X = 120 × weight of specimen × 0.98
8.4 Sweep out the air in the bottle
above the solution by applying a brisk
stream of purified nitrogen over the sur-
AATCC TM82-2022
Test Method for Fluidity of Dispersions
of Cellulose from Bleached Cotton Cloth
Fig. 1—Ostwald Cannon-Fenske
cuen viscosimeter.
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