021147   Pathak S;Ray A K;Tyagi S;Thapliyal B P; Godiyal R D (NO, , CPPRI, Saharanpur) : Potential of high energy electron beam treatment for the higher pulp yield and energy savings. IPPTA Jl 2016, 28(2), 53-61.

It is well known that paper industry is highly energy intensive industry. Presently, Indian paper industry is trying hard to reduce this input in every possible way for mere survival and sustainability of paper production to meet the demand. The electron irradiation as a pre treatment of fiber is a potential mean for reducing the specific energy consumption to a considerable extent. The technology of electron irradiation to wood has been recently investigated and appears to be quite encouraging. However, the results of successful attempts are limited to only laboratory and pilot scales. In this present paper, the success story of electron irradiation based pulping has been highlighted. From the literature survey, it has been found that this new technology has not been explored yet in large scale for pretreatment of non-wood fibers which are largely used in Asian countries like India and China. This technology can be applied to boost the Indian pulp and paper industry in terms of energy savings and increased production due to higher yield. The details of technology along with necessary equipments, method, time and depth of exposure of electron beam, and various parameters such as electron beam intensity, frequency etc. for electron irradiation, and their effects are discussed.

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021146   Nivedita S;Trivedy K (Central Sericultural Germplasm Resources Centre, Central Silk Board, Hosur) : Utilization of silk waste and reclaimed sericin for making paper like nonwovens. IPPTA Jl 2016, 28(2), 79-82.

Silk is a natural protein fibre reeled from the cocoon of the silk worm Bombyx mori. During the process of reeling silk from cocoons, about 25 to 30 % of silk waste is generated. Some of the silk waste is being used to make floss, spun silk and noil silk but a huge quantity is exported without further processing. Value addition to silk waste can generate additional employment, increase the income of the reeler and bring in more foreign exchange. This paper describes a simple, bio-inspired method of utilizing silk waste to produce paper-like nonwovens. Natural binders have been employed including sericin, the gummy silk protein, which is normally discharged into textile wastewaters. The eco-friendly nonwovens were evaluated for appearance, bursting strength, tensile strength, tearing strength, air permeability, etc. They were found to be aesthetically appealing and possessing functional properties. Based on their properties some possible commercial applications have been suggested. Silk is a natural textile fibre. It is reeled from the cocoon of the silkworm Bombyxmori. The cocoons consists of two proteins:fibroin the silk filament and sericin the glue that binds the filaments. India reels about 24000 MT of raw Silk annually through rural based cottage industry (1). During reeling operations, defective cocoons, parts of normal cocoons which cannot be reeled are removed as waste. Silk waste accounts for 25 to 30 % of the raw silk produced (2). Silk waste is sold at a very nominal price (less than 2% of total returns) for conversion into floss, spun or noil silk (3&4). Also, a huge quantity of silk waste is exported without further processing /value addition as alternative methods to utilize the silk waste are not available. In this paper, silk waste nonwovens are developed in a simple, eco-friendly manner using locally available binding materials, including sericin. Sericin constitutes 25% of raw silk and is removed by the degumming process and discarded into waste water (along with the chemicals used for extraction) to expose the bright and lustrous silk filament. The extracted sericin was reused to bind the fibroin together, just as in a cocoon, to form a nonwoven. As no huge machinery is required, this method offers a scope for employment generation and enhancing income through value addition. These nonwovens were evaluated for appearance and mechanical properties and found to be suitable for developing novel high end products.

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021145   Mukherjee A (NO, , Geography Dep, Budge Budge College) : Garments manufacturing industry at maheshtala-its present status. Indian J Landsc Syst ecol Stud 2015, 38(1), 66-74.

Garments manufacturing is a traditional industry in our country from way back to Mughal India. It is basically an ancestral industry of the Muslim communities. In West Bengal garments manufacturing is practiced in some pockets and Maheshtala is one of them. Most of the people in Maheshtala are engaged in this sector directly or indirectly. The present study reveals the status of this industry, the interdependency between entrepreneurs and wage labourer, the problems of this industry and the way out from it.

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021144   Madhuri P;Nikhil Sainath V;Jayanty S; Adusumalli R B (Chemical Engineering Dep, BITS Pilani-Hyderabad Campus, Shameerpet, Hyderabad-500 078) : Pulp and black liquor characterization of subabul wood after kraft cooking. IPPTA Jl 2016, 28(2), 132-44.

Paper manufacturing involves removal of lignin effectively from the wood by retaining cellulose. Lignin accounts for 25% of the wood and it is an integral part of cell interfaces (middlelamella) and cell walls of S2 layer. The objective of this study is to understand the impact of kraft cooking in the pulping of heartwood and sapwood separately. Subabul (Leucaena leucocephala) is used as raw material in paper industry that has a substantial proportion of heartwood (approx. 60% of wood cross-sectional area). In this study screened wood chips are subjected to kraft cooking (165 °C, 3hours using white liquor in rotary pulp digester). The pulp separated from black liquor was characterized for various properties using FTIR data, water retention value, drying test (105 °C), ash content (525°C) and optical microscopy. Black liquor collected from bottom of the digester was analyzed using UV-Visible spectrophotometer prior to and after fractional distillation. The absorption bands 1660-1440 cm^-1 region from FTIR analysis attributes to the presence of aromatic rings in lignin. Also water retention value and ash content for sapwood pulp is much higher in comparison to heartwood pulp. Tests in drying and humidity chamber also revealed differences between sapwood pulp and heartwood pulps. Microscopic analysis of pulp was also carried out to know the structure of vessels and Iibriform fibres. The UV-visible data of black liquor revealed significant lignin peaks (Absorption 0.15-0.8 % at wavelengths 195-200 nm) indicating the removal of lignin from wood cells. Therefore it can be concluded that cooking of heartwood and sapwood requires separate process parameters.

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021143   Kuvalekar D;Banerjee R;Kulkarni S (NO, Technology & Engineering Forbes Marshall Pvt. Ltd., A-31, MIDC Pimpri, Pune-411 018, Email: dkuvalekar@forbesmarshall.com) : Application of supply conservation curves to steam systems in pulp and paper industry. IPPTA Jl 2016, 28(2), 184-94.

The pulp and paper industry is a large consumer of energy and energy costs account for over 25% of all manufacturing costs. In the light of the PAT scheme in India, several mills in India have been conducting baseline audits and find that there are several areas where energy can be saved in a situation where the auditor makes several recommendations, which ones to take on first and which ones to do later becomes a dilemma. This is an attempt in providing the scientific and systematic answer to the dilemma of selection & prioritization of the available measures for implementation also to put a perspective on whether all the available measures are worth implementing or not. The objective is to go beyond the simple payback calculations & discount rates and integrate the technology with the financial models to make this process of measures implementation more robust. Typical Case study shows that out of available 55 measures 20 measures are not worth implementing at all, even though some of them have shorter payback, and vice versa.. A similar model of a 3 step prioritization model was put forth some years back in terms of Stop wastage, Improved efficiency and then next practice and coupled with the proposed conservation supply curves, we can make the selection process of recommendations more robust.

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021142   Habets L H A;Driessen W (NO, , Netherlands, Email: l.habets@paques.nl) : Anaerobic treatment of recycled paper mill effluent with the internal circulation reactor. IPPTA Jl 2016, 28(2), 120-3.

Anaerobic effluent treatment using the UASB (Anaerobic Upflow Sludge Bed) process has been used on a large variety of effluents from the pulp and paper industry. Newly developed sludge bed reactors which allow higher upflow velocities have been successfully introduced into the pulp and paper industry. An example of such a reactor is the internal circulation reactor (IC reactor). This paper presents the design and operational performance data of IC reactors treating effluent at three different recycled paper mills. Stable process performance was achieved despite large fluctuations in COD load and COD concentrations.

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021141   Fauck R J;Metzler H J (NO, BellmerkKufferath Machinery, Duren/Germany) : Environment & money saving with modern sludge handling systems. IPPTA Jl 2016, 28(2), 153-61.

An ever-increasing amount of sludge from paper production is calling for intelligent solutions for sludge handling & dewatering. Keywords are high costs for dewatering,handling and disposal of the sludge. ln the past it was common practice to transport the sludge to land fill locations and bury the problem. Today, modern paper mills make the sludge and also other rejects, part of their operation and environmental concept by making use of 'waste' and converting it into a valuable fuel for power plants and boilers. The following article shows how Bellmer is able to provide solutions to dewater various type of sludge (primary, secondary, biological or mixed) with different type of technology and machines available with them.

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021140   Dhiman M;Handke T;Schrinner T;Grossmann H;Ray A K (DPT, IIT, Roorkee) : Adsorption deinking: Overview and ageing effect. IPPTA Jl 2016, 28(2), 97-107.

In the recent years, ink removal from the recovered paper has gain several importance mainly due to environmental and economic reasons. Deinking industry has made several contributions to improve the existing technologies viz. flotation and washing deinking to remove ink particles from the recovered paper. There is no any further scope of improvement in the existing techniques in form of quality, energy efficiency, eco-friendly and yield to meet the everlasting demands of industry and consumer. So there is an urgent need of new technique to meet these criteria and recently a new methodology was developed to remove ink particles by the use of polymeric beads during pulping and termed as "Adsorption Deinking". These polymeric beads are able to adsorb the ink particles due to their surface chemistry. In my thesis work, I have worked on ensuring the reproducibility of this new deinking method and the effect of ageing of the recovered paper on results of adsorption deinking. The natural ageing of recovered paper decreases the brightness of the pulp after deinking as ageing helps in the strong binding of ink particles with the cellulosic fibres. During the work, it has been found that Adsorption deinking achieves comparable results as that of existent techniques at much higher consistency, and hence, making the process economic with comparable quality of the product. Adsorption deinking achieves good results for deinking of aged paper stored in climate room which makes this new technique highly suitable for deinking industry.

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021139   Ajay Kumar;Ray A K;Schabel S;Kroling H (NO, , ) : Application of lignin as filler for the middle layer of carton board. IPPTA Jl 2016, 28(2), 62-70.

Lignin is second most abundant renewable raw material available on earth. Despite its unique characteristics as natural product most lignin obtained by pulping is burnt for its fuel value and only 2% separated lignin from wood biomass is used for other purposes. This ignores the fact that many modern kraft mills could get benefits from lignin recovery in terms of both product capacity and process economy. In the present study, it was proposed that lignin particles as filler added in middle layer can improve specific volume and ultimately the bending stiffness. This can result in replacing some pulp amount with lignin particles and can help in product economy of carton board. Thus major goal of this project is to find suitability of lignin particles as filler for the middle layer of carton board. Results of laboratory forming symmetrical tri-layer carton board having lignin particles as filler in middle layer shows improved bending stiffness and drainage time at the cost of decreased Z Span strength and Short Compression Test (SCT) for both the pulps, i.e. mechanical and recycled. Results also show that by adding lignin particles in middle layer having recycled pulp, costly mechanical pulp that gives a high specific volume can be replaced by recycled pulp with improved strength properties and bending stiffness.

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018088   Udakhe J;Tyagi S (NO, , Wool Research Association, Thane, Maharashtra) : Effect of plasma density on surface morphology and mechanical properties of wool fibers. Man Made Text India 2014, 57(10), 374-7.

Effect of plasma density on the surface morphology and tensile properties of wool fibre has been studied. In this paper plasma density is considered as the ratio of active plasma species to the total gas species. Wool top was treated with Dielectric Barrier Discharge plasma at atmospheric pressure, using air. Plasma treatment of wool fibre was carried out at 2, 3 and 4 mm electrode spacing, keeping voltage across electrode constant at 4 KV and varying the treatment time as 40, 50 and 60 minutes. Scanning Electron Microscope results shows that at less spacing of electrode, the scales are diminished to a greater extent as compared to larger spacing for the same treatment time. Damage to the surface scale increases with increasing treatment time keeping electrode spacing same. Tensile properties of the plasma treated wool fibres were tested and evaluated by statistical method ('t' test). The results show that there is no significant difference in plasma treated and untreated wool fibres.

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018087   Pargai D;Gahlot M;Anita Rani (Clothing and Textiles Dep, G.B. Pant Univ of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, 263 145, Email: pargai.deepti16@gmail.com) : Eco-friendly approach for UV protection using Himalayan nettle fabric and natural dyes. Ecol Envir Conserv 2015, 21(4), 2031-7.

UV radiation can cause harm such as premature aging of the skins, suppression of the immune system, damage to the eyes, and skin cancer. Acquainted with these harmful effects of UV radiation, there is a demand of UV protective textiles among consumers, which could provide sufficient UV protection. The ultraviolet protative properties of many synthetic fabrics (having different weaves) and the fabric dyed with various dyes have been widely reported in literature. However no work has been carried out on UV protection properties of nettle fabric. Many ecologists considered nettle as an ecofriendly fibre of the future as it is naturally resistant to diseases and pest and unlike cotton does not require any pesticides to flourish. Hence there is a need of value addition to this wildly grown plant fiber so that it can be used for protection against UV radiation. This study reports the natural UV protection properties of nettle fabric dyed with natural dye madder (Rubia Cardifolia) with natural mordants myrobalan. Dyeing of nettle fabric was done at three different concentrations of dye for the selection of optimum concentration on the basis of UPF rating. Samples dyed with optimum concentration of natural dye were subjected to mordanting using natural mordant myrobalan at different concentration of each with different methods of mordanting. Effect of dye concentration and mordant concentration on UPF was also studied through correlation coefficient. On the basis of results it was found that dyeing with madder dye provided excellent UV protection to the woven nettle fabric. Thus it can be concluded that nettle fabric dyed with natural dye madder and mordanted with natural mordant myrobalan could be a sustainable choice for design development of UV protective textile products and could also reduce our dependency on chemicals.

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018086   Ghosh S K;Bhattacharyya R;Mondal M M (Jute and Fibre Technology Dep, Calcutta Univ, West Bengal) : Review on jute paving fabrics. Man Made Text India 2014, 57(10), 378-86.

Several varieties of Geotextiles both woven and non-woven have been developed for a number of geotechnical end uses like road construction, erosion control, river embankment and hill slope management etc. The efficacy of geotextiles in those applications has been established and uses of geotextiles in those applications are increasing day by day. The geotextiles are mainly used in road construction as an underlay fabric to increase the soil CBR value. The increase CBR value of soil resulted in longer service life of the road. Nowadays geotextiles are also used as paving fabrics for rehabilitation of roads. Paving fabrics utilize the tensile strength of the geotextile and the elastic recovery properties of bitumen to bridge cracks and inhibit reflective cracking; this in turn ensures a waterproof surface in protecting the structural integrity of road pavement. These fabrics are selected to fill the gap between an inadequate resealed surface and a complete rehabilitation thereby preventing reflective cracking and extension of the service life of the road. This paper outlines an overall review on paving fabric for its potential application in the maintenance of road and simultaneously future scope in developing such paving fabrics out of Jute/natural fibres for potential use in the field of Geotechnical Engineering.

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018085   Dhanabalan V;Laga S K (NO, D.K.T.E Textile & Engineering Institute, Ichalkaranji) : Polyurethane: An overview. Man Made Text India 2014, 57(10), 387-92.

With increasing demand in highly sophisticated featured products, manufacturing of materials have gone complex with designs and implementation. Conventional materials have fallen below the par levels of the market requirement, so advance engineered materials possessing cumulative features (low weight, thermal insulation, cushioning effect, flexibility, etc.) are preferred over the conventional material. One such material is polyurethane foam, they have properties that pared expectations with optimum market price but, their technical end application have been restricted to limited use like Thermal barriers/insulators, cushioning, and packing materials these materials can be used at better levels also. This article will give a brief idea on the market value, synthesis of material, its properties and its application based on its varying properties.

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018084   Babel S;Tiwari M;Swami P (College of Home Science, Maharana Pratap Univ of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur) : Innovative uses of goat hair fibers. Man Made Text India 2014, 57(10), 371-3.

Goat hair or fleece is most important of specialty fibre. To achieve objectives of the present study it was carried out in three stages. The first stages included collection of information related to present utilization pattern of Goat hair and parallel preference for to be developed value added articles with macrame knot and third stage was evaluation of value added articles. The study was carried out in Bikaner district information about utilization pattern of goat hair was collected from 30 goat keepers as they are using it. Preference for to be developed value added articles was taken from same 30 goat keepers and 30 handicraft persons as they have wider knowledge about handicraft and present demand. By the scoring and ranking method top 10 ranked articles were selected, these were belt, bottle cover, festoon, jhula, key ring, magazine holder, pot holder, telephone mat and wall hangings. In second stage the ten article were developed by researcher using macrame knot and under third stage the assessment of consumer preferences for developed value added articles was made by 90 sample subjects. The 90 respondents were 30 goat keepers, 30 handicraft persons and 30 consumers, 5 point rating scale Performa was administered to 90 respondents for this purpose. In terms of their preference percentage all articles ranged between 70 percent to more than 90 percent. Thus it is concluded that developed articles by the use of goat hair and macrame knot found totally a unique and innovative idea by all the respondents.

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017070   Yadav R N (NO, , , Email: info@rsrmm.com) : Discipline and emerging trends in management. J Text Ass 2015, 76(3), 185-90.

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017069   Teli M D;Pandit P;Samanta K K (Fibres and Textile Processing Technology Dep, Institute of Chemical Technology, Nathalal Parekh Marg, Matunga, Mumbai-400 019, Email: mdt9pub@gmail.com ) : Application of atmospheric pressure plasma technology on textile. J Text Ass 2015, 76(6), 422-8.

Among the different types of plasma, only the non-thermal plasma can be used for surface engineering of heat sensitive textile (polymeric) substrates to produce different value added functional textiles, such as water repellent, hydrophilic, antimicrobial, flame retardant, UV protective, antistatic etc. Plasma can also be used for dyeing, printing and adhesion strength. Different types of textile substrates such as cotton, silk, wool, polyester, polypropylene etc. has been modified using low pressure as well as atmospheric pressure plasma using various non-polymerising gaseous or liquid precursors. This review paper discusses the surface modification of textile specially cotton, using low temperature plasma in the presence of helium(He), argon(Ar), nitrogen(N₂), oxygen(O₂), reactive gases, and hydrocarbon/ fluorocarbon/ silicon for their enhancement in hydrophilic and hydrophobic properties.

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017068   Pant S;Chaudhary K (Faculty of Home Science, Banasthali Institute of Design, Banasthali Univ, Email: kavita.bid@banasthali.in) : Comparative analysis of hand of bamboo-silk and cotton-silk kota doria. J Text Ass 2015, 76(3), 157-160.

Hand of bamboo/silk and cotton-silk Kota Doria fabrics has been reported in this article. Two types of Kota Doria fabrics were manufactured; one from mixture of silk and bamboo yarns and other from cotton and silk yarns. Low stress mechanical properties of both the fabrics were tested on Kawabata fabric evaluation system and compared. Cotton- silk fabric exhibited higher Numeri (Smoothness), Fukurami (fullness & softness) and flexibility (lower Koshi) than bamboo-silk fabric.

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017067   Ojha S;Pareek S (NO, The IIS Univ, Gurukul Marg, Masarovar, Jaipur, Email: ojha.sulekha@gmail.com) : Attributes and buying behaviour of college going girls towards jeans. J Text Ass 2015, 76(6), 429-33.

The present study was conducted with an objective to study the various attributes influencing the purchase decision of girls regarding jeans. It was also required to know the latest trends in jeans which are available in the market for girls. The study of consumer behaviour is the most important factor for marketing of goods and services. The study also revealed that the consumer's preference are changing rapidly and becoming highly diversified due to money inflation and increase in consumer's per capita income. In this high-tech scientific era most of the consumers wants to get quality product in less time, having attractive schemes with maximum shopping comforts. This study also reviewed the impact of sales promotion tools in the buying behaviour of girls in Jaipur city.

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017066   Mohapatra H S;Singh H;Nayak M K;Mullani H K (Textile Technology Dep, NIT, Jalandhar, Punjab-144 011, Email: himansu4@gmail.com) : Woven polyester under cold plasma. J Text Ass 2015, 76(6), 417-21.

The hydrophilic and hydrophobic behavior of the textile material depends upon the surface composition and morphology of the same material. Plasma treatment enhances the surface of the textile material by developing hydrophilic groups. In this paper an attempt has been made to study the chemical changes on surface and its effect on physical properties in relation to hydrophilicity of the textile substrate. The effects of corona discharge on the surface of textile materials were also studied in terms of absorbency, wickability, strength, dyeing behaviour and weight of fabric.

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017065   Mitra A (Silpa-Sadana Dep, Visva-Bharati Univ, Textile Section, Sriniketan, Birbhum, West Bengal-731 236, Email: mitra.ashis1@gmail.com) : Natural dye mordants and their health hazards. J Text Ass 2015, 76(6), 405-10.

There is a popular opinion that 'natural' means completely safe and ecofriendly. Contrary to this opinion, natural dyes are often neither safer nor more ecologically sound than synthetic dyes. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), which is a method to study the environmental aspects and potential impacts throughout the product's life i.e. 'cradle-to-grave', is essential before making any concrete comment regarding eco-friendliness of any product or process. Unmodified natural dyes, in general, may have a significantly lower environmental impact, however. This article reveals that most natural dyes are not particularly toxic in themselves, but they will not stick to textile fibres unless they are treated with a mordant. Mordants that are commonly used by "natural" dyers today are metal salts, which vary from slightly to deadly poisonous. Typically, a mordant is a heavy metal. Heavy metals are extremely toxic, and bad for the environment, as well. Amidst all the mordants employed for natural dyeing purposes, alum is relatively safe, and in the interest of sustainability and lower environmental impact, all others could be eliminated.

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017064   Khairnar S;Raichurkar P;Chandurkar P; Ramachandran M (CTF, MPSTME, SVKM's NMIMS, Email: raichurkar@gmail.com) : Role of merchandiser to optimize manufacturing cost. J Text Ass 2015, 76(3), 161-4.

Today's garment merchandisers have to move with frequent changes in demand and developing technologies utilized in manufacturing and production to find out customer requirement. This project contains study of merchandiser work and merchandiser role for sampling to dispatch the shipment on time. Study focuses on style Legging (BFB<35>345) and T- shirt (<35>199278). These are the specific activities which concerns itself with product development over all production strategy and the delivery of goods to the customers. Project study will help to understand the role of merchandiser in garment industry and also focuses on importance of in time shipment.

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017063   Kandhavadivu P;Rathinamoorthy R;Surjit R (Fashion Technology Dep, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore-641 004, Email: r.rathinamoorthy@gmail.com) : Analysis of human physiological comfort properties of commercial hospital bed linen fabrics. J Text Ass 2015, 76(3), 165-71.

The hospital bed Linens are functional textiles which are expected to fulfil the comfort and hygienic properties such as moisture management, thermal conductivity, breathability, wettability, wickability, natural stretch, dimensional stability and antimicrobial activity. The commercially available hospital bed sheets are made of fibers like cotton, polyester and their blends. This research work aims at analyzing the comfort characteristics of existing commercial hospital bed linen and their effectiveness in ensuring the thermo physiological comfort characteristics of human body. From the test results it was found that, few commercial bed linens have the required air permeability and wettability, but lags in thermal conductivity.

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017062   Gunasekaran G;Periyasamy S;Koushik C V (Fashion Technology Dep, Sona College of Technology, TPT Main Road, Salem-636 005, Email: gunaaonmail@gmail.com) : Effect of neem-charcoal application on functional properties of cotton fabric. J Text Ass 2015, 76(6), 411-16.

Neem charcoal particles were prepared in a simple way and applied on to 100% cotton fabric used mainly for shirting. The charcoal particles were prepared in a very small size to have enhanced properties to be useful in further application on the cotton fabric. The particle size and its distribution were discussed briefly. The application of neem charcoal particles on the cotton fabric was carried out employing the pad-dry-cure process. Certain important functional properties such as anti-bacterial property, wicking, air permeability and thermal resistance of the control and treated cotton fabrics were investigated to find out the effect of neem charcoal application on the above mentioned properties. The results reveal that the neem charcoal applied cotton fabric showed a good improvement in anti-bacterial activity. With reference to wicking, it exhibit an increase at the initial stages, say up to 1-8 min. and showed a decrease thereafter to the time period of 1 hr. The charcoal particle treated cotton fabric also showed very little increase in thermal resistance but a reduction in air permeability when compared with the control fabric.

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017061   Chakraborty A;Chakraborty R;Minj S;Paul B; Mondal K G (Textile Technology Dep, Govt. College of Engineering and Textile Technology, Serampore-712 201, Email: profarijit@rediffmail.com) : Antibacterial finishing of knitted cotton fabric using chitosan-citrate. J Text Ass 2015, 76(3), 149-56.

The study focused on the development of bio-functional knitted cotton fabric using chitosan citrate. Chitosan citrate was synthesized, characterized and used for imparting antibacterial property onto the knitted cotton fabric by pad-dry-cure technique at different concentrations (0.2-1.6%) with 70% wet pick up during padding. The antibacterial activity and the performance properties of the treated fabrics including bursting strength, wrinkle recovery, whiteness index, bending length and air permeability were evaluated. The finished fabric showed adequate wrinkle resistance, sufficient whiteness, tolerable decrease in tensile strength and more reduction rate of bacteria as compared to untreated fabric without hampering the comfort properties with respect to air permeability and bending length.

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016037   Tyagi S;Thapliyal B P;Godiyal R D;Kaushik P; Manoj Kumar (NO, Central Pulp & Paper Research Institute, Paper Mill Road, Nr. Himmat Nagar, Saharanpur-247 001) : Performance evaluation of corrugated packaging- A key to success for papermakers and corrugators. IPPTA Jl 2015, 27(4), 96-103.

Recent years marked an enormous change in field of paper based packaging especially in case of corrugated fiberboards. The developments in this area have placed a variety of demands for the corrugated box manufacturers, papermakers and printers. From the image of brown box for carrying goods, modern corrugated box has many new end uses which require specially designed features. Among other properties, strength characteristics of corrugated box are of great importance. They are necessary to perform the basic function of protecting the product during distribution and from the environment. Different performance parameters like bending stiffness, RCT, ECT, CMT, puncture test, BCT and PAT of liners, medium and corrugated box plays a crucial role in deciding their end use performance. As such, it become pertinent that these performance parameters should be examined carefully with great accuracy using standard test procedures under the specified condition of temperature and relative humidity. Various correlations among these parameters specially for product made from indigenous raw materials must be examined to decide the end use performance of corrugated box.

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016036   Teli M D;Sanket P V;Mahajan J S (NO, , Fibres and Textile Processing Technology Dep, Institute of Chemical Technology) : Dyeing of banana fibre with marigold, lac, madder and onion dyes. J Text Ass 2015, 76(5), 341-4.

Nowadays people are becoming cautious because of the toxic nature of synthetic dyes and synthetic fibres right from their raw material production to processing. Thus, there is an increasing demand for products from natural sources that use natural fibres and natural dyes. Banana fibres are basically obtained from waste stalk of banana pseudo stem. Natural dyes are obtained from vegetables, insects and minerals. Here, in this study an attempt has been made to dye banana fibres with natural dyes like marigold, lac, madder and onion with the help of alum as a mordant. The results indicate that the banana fibres can be dyed with these natural dyes and dye uptake increases with increase in percentage shade. The dyed samples showed all round good wash and light fastness properties. The results indicate good potential for coloration of banana fibres with natural resources.

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016035   Sukumaran M (NO, ABB India Ltd, 6th Floor, KSIIDC IT Park, Rajajinagar Indl, Estate, Bangalore 3-560 010) : Performance and appearance of packaging grades of paper-study on quality measurement methods. IPPTA Jl 2015, 27(4), 29-39.

Fibre-based packaging materials are widely used all over the world and are the leading material for packaging (about 40%). They have several important advantages in comparison to fossil based packaging, such as: bio-degradability, recyclability, and renewability. The features of paper and paperboard which make these materials suitable for packaging relate to performance and appearance. These features are determined by the type of paper and paperboard the raw materials used and the way they are processed. Achieving paper properties to meet today's packaging demands with available resources is perhaps the biggest challenge every paper maker and converter has to face. This paper analyses the various studies into how the Short span compression Test (SCT) method fares better than Ring Crush Test (RCT) method to predict Edge Crush Strength and Box Compression Strength of corrugated containers and whether the Optical surface topography measurement developed by Innventia, Sweden is better suited to printing performance than traditional air-leak measurement techniques. Controlling the processes to achieve optimum numbers for these properties improve the performance of the product while can also save on unnecessary quality related issues.

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016034   Singhal Amit K;Bhardwaj S;Varadhan R (Avantha Centre for Industrial Research & Development, Paper Mill Campus, Yamuna Nagar-135 001) : Improvement in optical and print properties of coated recycled board used for packaging. IPPTA Jl 2015, 27(4), 73-82.

In paper industry, filler is the second most commonly used raw material after cellulosic raw materials. Different types of fillers are being used in the papermaking process viz. GCC, PCC, Talc, Clay etc. These fillers are commonly used to improve the optical properties of paper while reducing the papermaking cost. These fillers attribute brightness, whiteness, opacity, smoothness, porosity and hydrophobicity to paper. Similarly in coating application, pigments also exhibit similar properties to coated paper. The coating of paper reduces the total cost and significantly improves the paper properties including printability. The other method to reduce the cost is through use of recycled fibre in papermaking and its use as base for coating application. Use of recycled fibre is of increasing interest not only because it is environmental friendly but also for many other reasons. The brightness of high quality recycled paperboard is very important and the coated paper manufacturers always have keen interest to search new ways to increase the optical properties of coated paper with reduced overall production cost. The present study presents the dosage optimization of different pigments used in coating recipe for improving the optical properties of coated recycled board. The results revealed that optimization of pigments is able to improve the optical properties and printability of coated recycled board and also help in reducing the production cost.

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016033   Roy Maulik S (Silpa Sadana Dep, Visva-Bharati Univ, Sriniketan, Birbhum-731 236, Email: s_r_moulik@yahoo.co.in) : Printing of silk fabric following simultaneous mordanting technique. J Text Ass 2015, 76(5), 345-50.

Silk fabrics have been printed with colourants extracted from Rubia cordifolia, Madhuca indica, Laccifer lacca, Acacia catechu, Indigofera tinctoria, Punica granatum, Terminalia chebula, Curcuma longa, Camellia sinensis, Bixa orellana, Allium cepa, Rheum emodi in absence and in presence of aluminium sulphate, ferrous sulphate and copper sulphate following simultaneous mordanting technique for producing shades of different colours and also to achieve good overall colour fastness properties of the printed fabrics. Traditional methods of printing with natural dyes have their own limitations i.e. more time consuming process, poor colourfastness to washing, difficult to use print paste containing metal salts in presence of gum after 2-3 hrs, difficult to achieve white ground etc. The technique adapted in this study is less time consuming, economical and also helps to produce print paste with better storage stability as compared to the conventional printing process. The dyeing and printing with those colourants is found to be effectively accomplished under acidic condition (pH <126> 4.5) in absence of any inorganic salts. Printed fabrics in general show a common light fastness and wash fastness ratings of 4 and 3 respectively, except Bixa orellana and Curcuma longa. However, aluminium sulphate, ferrous sulphate and copper sulphate when used as mordanting agents produce an improvement in light and washfastness properties of the printed fabrics.

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016032   Pradeep Kumar;Ghosh S (NO, Simens Ltd, RC-IN-PDS NR LUC, Area, 28/45, Ashok Marg, Opp. Indira Bhawan, Lucknow-226 001) : Total integrated automation for pulp & paper industry. IPPTA Jl 2015, 27(4), 92-9.

Integrated technologies, vertical market expertise, services for greater productivity, energy efficiency and flexibility Pulp & Paper Industry is need of hour. This Paper represents the complete solution for Paper & Pulp Industry, out of which we shall showcase the DCS, TTA panels, i-MCC, EMS & IE motors, which can help reduce costs, downtime increase reliability & improve the bottom line of your organization. The solution addresses the major problems faced by the plant maintenance personnel namely, absence of preventive intelligence, unavailability of data wherever and whenever and alerts for preventive maintenance and schedules. This paper also showcases the necessity of faster & massive communication in automaton technology using Ethernet/Profinet.

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016031   Nerurkar M P (NO, , Calantha Biotech Pvt. Ltd) : Productive and protective microbiology in textile industry. J Text Ass 2015, 76(5), 360-1.

Prospects of microbiology in the textile sector is rising these days due ( to the wide range of products which can be obtained using controlled industrial fermentation technology. In the beginning, the concept of microbiology in textiles was only confined to the antimicrobial fabrics wherein the fabrics are finished with antimicrobial agents and then tested for the efficiency against microorganisms that cause skin infections. However, in today's scenario of textile research, many microorganisms have proved beneficial to mankind by generating products such as microbial enzymes, colourants etc. have also gained tremendous importance in the textile wet processing and dyeing sectors. Thus, microbiology holds an important position in textiles in three major areas viz. microbial enzymes, microbial colourants and antimicrobial textiles.

016030   Mukesh Kumar (NO, M.K. Process Technologies Private Ltd, New Delhi) : Saving energy with the vacuum system. IPPTA Jl 2015, 27(4), 67-72.

There exists a great deal of energy saving potentials in the paper machine vacuum system of many mills. A vacuum system audit helps to reveal and realize this potential. The energy savings of 10 to 15% is generally possible especially in the older machines with little or no investment. However to achieve the greater savings, some investments in new technologies/pumps may be necessary. The author had an opportunity to get involved in the studies of over 50 paper machines in the recent years and is pleased to inform the readers that most mills were benefited by the studies in some way or the other. Some mills could save power by 100 KW to 150 KW without any tangible investment. There is also an example of a mill that could save power up to 800 KW, however by investing in the new pumps and at the same time correcting the system. A large part of this saving resulted from the system corrections. Some of the case studies including the machines producing packaging grades of the paper are given in the paper This paper describes the practical method of conducting a vacuum system audit and provide tips to the mill people to investigate their system on their own.

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016029   Mittal S;Joshi S R (NO, , Ivax House, 6-3, 248/B, Road No.1, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad) : Retention- drainage- formation. IPPTA Jl 2015, 27(4), 40-4.

As the matter of fact that the first line of action where Paper makers increase the overall FPR%, FPAR% & drainage (water-removal) values on the wire till the point of machine runnability & final formation is not affected. Once a fibre mat begins to form, the mat itself usually can act as a much more effective and finer sieve than the forming fabric. Using this process will also increase/improve the fines retention of the machine which in some cases might not be desired by the paper makers. In the cases where FPR% & FPAR% values of the machine are optimum, this approach doesn't provide much benefit for FPAR% & FPAR% increase but when we increase the amount of filler & short fibers then it is must to optimize the selective RDF program suitable to wet-end chemistry.

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016028   Khanna S;Amandeep Kaur (Fashion & Apparel Engineering Dep, The Technological Institute of Textiles & Sciences, Bhiwani, Haryana, Email: sh_khanna2002@yahoo.com) : Effect of various process variables on button pullout strength of buttons. J Text Ass 2015, 76(5), 355-9.

Paper aims at the elucidation of the effect of process variables for button attachment for apparels as Men's attire. A number of sewing threads of variable compositions, hand and machine needles along with button varieties were taken for the study to highlight the impact of hand and machine sewing operations on the performance of button attachment in terms of button pull strength. The modes and work done for button detachment have also been investigated, that is ought to be one of the prime area of concern for the garment technologists to produce quality apparels.

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016027   Joshi H C;Sureshbabu T;Mittal P K (Century Pulp and Paper, Ghanshyam Dham, Lalkua, Uttarkhand-262 402) : Nanoparticles based biolatex: application in coating. IPPTA Jl 2015, 27(4), 45-50.

Biobased emulsion polymers were first adopted in 2008.These new binders are made up of deformable water swollen cross linked biopolymer nanoparticles and tend to shrink less upon coating consolidation during drying. In addition to that self lubricating effect for better blade run ability, higher effective solids for improved coating hold out and higher gloss are other advantages. With new high brightness grade developed by co-extruding Ti02 particles better brightness and opacity can be achieved compare to SBR latex. Lab evaluation results confirmed that 27% synthetic binder can be replaced with better properties i.e. Gloss & PPS Since the biobased latexes are made from renewable raw materials the carbon footprint is significantly less than common synthetic binders.

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016026   Gunasekaran G;Periyasamy S;Koushik C V (Fashion Technology Dep, Sona College of Technology, TPT Main Road, Salem-636 005, Email: gunaaonmail@gmail.com) : Neem charcoal particles- Production and size analysis for further applications. J Text Ass 2015, 76(5), 351-4.

Natural plants like neem and bamboo have unique beneficial characteristics that are very useful to the human being which has been proved in the previous research studies. The bamboo charcoal is having properties such as anti-bacterial, moisture management, thermal regulation, breathable, absorption and emission of far infrared energy, anti-static, self cleaning, de-odouring, etc. Hence the bamboo charcoal fabrics are gaining more importance and are widely used by people to get the above mentioned beneficial properties. In this line, a new idea came up to prepare the neem charcoal particles, to be applied on the fabrics for further research. The nanotechnology helps to acquire beneficial characteristics to that material and the user as the particle size become small. Hence, a new approach was evolved for the preparation of neem charcoal and its particles in very small size and in further research to apply it in the form of finish on fabrics to study its effect on important properties of fabrics. As a part of this work, the neem charcoal particles were produced to the size of 370.8 nm. The neem charcoal particles were characterized for their particle size and particle size distribution using Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) technique.

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016025   Gudiyawar;Gadkari R (Textile Dep, D.K.T.E.S. Textile & Engineering Institute, Ichalkaranji-416 115, Email: gudiyawar@gmail.com) : Characteristics of draw textured and air-jet textured yarns. J Text Ass 2015, 76(5), 337-44.

Polyester false twist draw textured and air- jet textured yarns were manufactured using draw and air jet texturising machines. Both the textured yarns were manufactured using same feed yarn and draw ratio. The two textured yarns were evaluated for bulkiness, tensile, shrinkage and moisture management characteristics. The draw textured yarn was found to have higher strength, breaking elongation, dimensional stability, moisture absorbency, moisture transportation and lower bulk as compared to air jet textured yarn.

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016024   Endlay N;Mishra S;Mohd S;Panwar S;Vidyarthi A K;Aggarwal P (NO, Central Pulp & Paper Research Institute, Saharanpur) : Reducing environmental footprint through holistic approach- A case study of pulp & paper mills in Kashipur cluster. IPPTA Jl 2015, 27(4), 83-91.

With creation of state of Uttarakhand in 2000, and subsequently increased focus on promoting industrlisation through providing tax concessions / exemptions, cheap power etc, Kashipur became one of the most important industrial hub in the state specially in context of pulp and paper mills. Today Kashipur is a major pulp and paper industrial cluster in Uttarakhand comprising of over 24 pulp and paper mills. Among these 25% are agro based mills while 75% are waste paper based mills. From product point of view around 17 pulp and paper mills i.e. 70% are packaging pulp and paper mills producing packaging grade i.e. both kraft paper and duplex grade etc. The industrial growth in Kashipur gradually resulted in environmental implications specially in context of pollution of river Ramganga a tributary of River Ganga as Kashipur is situated in Ganga river basin. The discharge from partially treated or untreated effluent / black liquor from pulp and paper mills of Kashipur was identified as one of the major reason of pollution of river Ganga a downstream and with increased regulatory pressure the survival of most of the mills was under cloud. It was in this perspective a proactive approach or initiative by pulp and paper mills in Kashipur Cluster was undertaken under guidance / technical support from CPCB & CPPRI to implement strategies and measures for technological, process and ETP upgradation as well as strategies to reduce water consumption under Charter for Water Recycling & Pollution Prevention in Pulp & Paper Industries. The improvement in environmental compliance can be judged from the fact that unlike previous years when the mills in Kashipur had to shut down their operation under direction from regulatory authorities to clean river Ganga & its tributaries during festival down stream, since 2013 the mills in Kashipur are operating without any interruption or shut down. The paper highlights the journey and achievements of the pulp and paper mills of Kashipur to achieve environmental sustainability.

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016023   Datta K (NO, Forbes Marshall Pvt. Ltd., A-31, MIDC Estate, H Block, Pimpri, Pune-411 042) : Innovation in steam systems in pulp and paper industry. IPPTA Jl 2015, 27(4), 51-7.

Objective of any Utility manager in a Pulp and Paper mill is to minimize his losses, whether in production or in Energy generation or utilization. Steam forms an essential part of his energy portfolio and is critical to the Paper mill energy costs. However Steam has also been the least understood and probably not very well managed in several industrial plants. The principle of steam management is to ensure that losses are made zero. Our research shows that Pulp and paper mills can reduce steam demand anywhere between 15-25% just be minimizing losses across plants. This does not require rocket science. Steam has been an ancient topic eversince James watt invented the steam engine in late 1700s. The subject of steam has of course been discussed and debated, but the perception that Steam has nothing more to add is also strong. Thus it is this perception that drives efforts or lack of it. This paper aims to look at afresh approach to steam management. Rather than look at Steam in isolation, one needs to look at five parameters that connect with steam: 1) Production 2) Environment 3) Energy Efficiency 4) Safety 5) People competence. This paper thus looks at recent advances that have happened in each of these areas that eventually then impact the specific energy consumption of pulp and paper mils. From super efficient steam boilers to Boiler house safety systems that enable customers to take action real time using mobile convergence is one such example. The Big data analytics technology is also making its' impact on Steam management and Steam trap maintenance systems are being designed that ensure zero loss through steam traps. Intelligent fuzzy logic control systems are already coming in to India where intelligent algorithms are being designed to maintain optimal performance of Paper machines. Thus any technological advance in steam systems should make the systems affordable, safer and easy to use. Thus this paper aims to look at key technological changes that make steam systems safer and easier to maintain and also make them affordable.

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016022   Chechi S;Singh A;Srivastava R;Shukla S; Agarwal N (NO, Yash Papers Ltd, Yash Nagar, Faizabad-208 001) : Optimization of fibre properties using single pass refining vs recirculation a case study. IPPTA Jl 2015, 27(4), 58-66.

At Yash Papers Refining is used to modify the pulp fibers to impart them the appropriate characterstics for papermaking. It is the most important aspect of the process, as the cellulosic fiber are modified suitably to bind properly during the formation of paper web resulting in desired structural, optical and chemical properties. This study is directed to analyze effects of refining intensity on pulp and paper properties produced from a mix furnish of bagasse and softwood. The softwood was continuously re-circulated in refiners for hours to achieve higher °SR and for development of fiber properties. Longer cycle time for refining with recirculation was also leading to shortage of imported pulp as a mix with bagasse pulp at machines. In this continuous recirculation process fiber is damaged drastically in spite of higher power consumptions and not resulting into desired property levels. This paper describes about the best practices to meet the requirement of pulp and paper properties. The lab scale and plant scale experiments were conducted by using single pass refining and results were compared refining with recirculation. Based on encouraging results the single pass refining was optimized for parameters i.e flow, consistency etc. It is clear from the results that lower consistency refining gives better results at lower flow rates. The results obtained using single pass refining resulted in better strength properties as compared to recirculation even at lower SR levels. This has also resulted into lesser refining energy consumption by meeting pulp demand with reduction in production cost. The imported pulp properties enhancement has also supported in development of new higher value added grades.

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015012   Yadav R N (NO, R.S.R. Mohota Mills, Hinganghat (a composite textile unit) as President, Email: info@rsarmm.com ) : Humidification plants- Some operational norms. J Text Ass 2015, 76(1), 28-9.

015011   Teli M D;Valia S P (Fibres and Textile Processing Techonology, Institute of Chemical Technology, Matunga (E), Mumbai-400 019, Email: mdt9pub@gmail.com) : Colouration of wool fibre with natural dyes. J Text Ass 2015, 76(2), 73-7.

Dyeing is a complex, specialised science. Nearly all dyestuffs are now produced from synthetic compounds. This means that costs have been greatly reduced and certain application and wear characteristics have been greatly enhanced. This paper reports the use of natural dyes like marigold, onion peels and hibiscus which were applied on wool fabric using mordants i.e. alum, ferrous sulphate and tartaric acid in combination. The various colour changes on wool were measured by computer colour matching software. The range of colour developed on dyed wool fabrics were evaluated in terms of (L*a*b*) CIELAB coordinates and the dye absorption on the wool was studied by using K/S values. The fastness properties of the dyed samples were found to be quite satisfactory. The fabric thus dyed can be used for apparel purpose.

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015010   Teli M D;Mallick A;Warge V (Fibers and Textile Processing Technology Dep, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, Email: mdt9pub@gmail.com) : General acceptance and efficacy of baby diapers. J Text Ass 2015, 76(1), 9-14.

Survey has been carried out to find the facts and views of the consumers about baby diapers. A set of tests were performed to evaluate the efficacy of the commercially available products. In order to get a comparison, a laboratory prepared biodegradable superabsorbent polymer (SAP) has been utilised by replacing the existing commercial SAP. Both survey and test results have brought out some interesting facts.

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015009   Teli M D;Mallick A;Srivastava A (Fibres and Textile Processing Technology Dep, Institute of Chemical Technology, Matunga (E), Mumbai-400 019, Email: mdt9pub@gmail.com) : Parameters of choice of sanitary napkins- A techno-commercial survey. J Text Ass 2015, 76(4), 235-42.

As the lifestyle of Indian women is improving, so is the consumption of sanitary napkins. Initially a survey was done to find out the facts and views of the consumers about sanitary napkins in the age group of 15-50 years and a total of 75 females responded to the questionnaire. The said set of females were questioned on their choice of brand, parameters they consider while buying a particular brand as well as the factors attracting the consumers to a particular brand. In addition to this a major issue of biodegradability was raised in front of the consumers to know their opinion and views about it. Moreover a set of tests were performed to evaluate the efficacy of the commercially available products and were compared with a laboratory prepared biodegradable superabsorbent polymer (SAP) based product. Both survey and test results have brought out some interesting facts.

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015008   Tarafder N (NO, Hooghly Engineering and Technology College, Hooghly) : Consumer behavior in fashion-II. Man Made Text India 2015, 58(11), 422-36.

Consumer behavior in fashion may be discussed with reference to basic components of communication, including dress as a form of nonverbal communication. The objective is related to persuasion, which refers to an active attempt to change attitudes. Much fashion communication falls within the realm of personal communication, both verbal and nonverbal. Dress is one form of nonverbal communication that serves as back ground for other forms of communication. A key to understanding the dynamics of interactive marketing communication is to consider exactly what is meant by a response. Characteristics of the message itself help determine the impact on attitudes. The type of product often lends itself to a rational or an emotional appeal. Many fashion companies use a great deal of sex in their promotion. Two important characteristics that determine the effectiveness of a source are its attractiveness and credibility. A product related communication that directly yields a transaction is a first-order response.

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015007   Sharan M;Chauhan V;Kaystha H (Clothing and Textiles Dep, Faculty of Family and Community Sciences, The Maharaja Sayajirao Univ of Baroda, Email: madhusharan@yahoo.co.in) : Traditional printed and resist textiles of Gujarat- an overview. J Text Ass 2015, 76(2), 78-85.

India with its rich treasure of traditional textiles has textiles with unique characteristics for different regions. Gujarat has many traditional textiles to its credit in form of printed, painted and also resist textiles. This work was an attempt to gain in-depth knowledge of some of these traditional textiles by analyzing the artifacts in terms of origin, articles, fabric, colour, motifs and style of printing and literature support. The artifacts kept in the "Textile Art Museum", Department of Clothing and Textiles, Faculty of Family and Community Sciences, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda were used for the study. This detailed description will be of help to historians, fashion designers, students and researchers.

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015006   Rupareliya M;Kola M;Mairal A (P G Home Science Dep, Sardar Patel Univ, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat, Email: drakmill@yahoo.co.in) : Silicone finish for enhancing properties of polyester. J Text Ass 2015, 76(2), 86-9.

Polyester is, in manufacturing terms the most successful synthetic fiber in the world. This fiber is hydro-phobic and non absorbent without chemical modification. This lack of absorbency limits the comfort property and dye ability. In this paper, the physical properties of polyester fabrics after silicone finish (macro amino silicone, micro amino silicone and Lab prepared silicone finish) were investigated. Results were monitored by using standard testing methods, and it showed that all silicone finishes improved softness, crease recovery angle, wettability, tensile strength and dye ability of the fabric. The color strength of the dyed samples increased with the lab prepared finished fabric.

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015005   Patil A;Pathan S;Patil T (Textiles Dep, DKTE'S Textil and Engineering Institute, Ichalkaranji) : Dyneema: a unique fibre with exceptional strength. Man Made Text India 2015, 58(10), 375-80.

After food, cloth and shelter, Development is becoming forth human need now-a-days. Until 100 years cotton, wool and silk were used in industrial application but due to advent of new technologies Man-Made Fibres (rayon, nylon, Poly-propylene and polyester) were developed. This new fibres proved there superiority in technical textiles in the first half of the twentieth century. This development is main breakthrough for creation of Ultra High Molecular Weight Poly-Ethylene (UHMW-PE). Dyneema fibres are ultra-strong, high modulus fibers that are based on flexible poly-ethylene molecule. It is 15 times as stronger than steel while it can also float in water. This property makes this fibre ideal for use in ballistic protection materials during war, ropes, cut resistant gloves, fish nets, medical implants etc. This paper intends to provide a solid overview of the manufacturing, properties, products and end uses associated with dyneema fibre today.

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015004   Parthasarathi V;Vignesh A K S;Saraswathi R B (Fashion Technology Dep, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore) : Instant clothing- spray technology. Man Made Text India 2015, 58(11), 415-18.

Instant spray fabrics are the result of nonwoven fabrics which are being sprayed. Nonwoven fabrics were utilized in technical applications like geo-textiles, medical and healthcare, agriculture. This paper provides a composition for forming a fabric by spraying onto a supporting surface, the composition comprising fibres, a binder and a diluent. Further aspects of the study include the fabric formed by spraying the composition and an article comprising the fabric, an apparatus and a method for spraying the composition.

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015003   Narkhedkar R N;Bagawan A B (NO, D.K.T.E.S Textile and Engineering Institute, Rajwada, Ichalkaranji, Dist, Kolhapur, Email: rammesh.nn@gmail.com) : Influence of rotor machine process parameters on rotor yarn quality. J Text Ass 2015, 76(1), 5-8.

Textile industry is today more competitive and much cost conscious industry. At every stage of processing, the objectives is to reduce the cost and machine manufacturers are concentrated to produce more sophisticated and less expensive machine with higher production rates, and cotton processors in order to remain viable. Rotor technology is very upcoming unconventional and economical method for yarn manufacturing because of its very high productivity, automation and elimination of roving and winding process. Conventionally it was used for coarser yarns or for the waste spinning but now a day's textile technologists are trying to use this method of yarn manufacturing for high quality yarns. Generally in the rotor spinning rotor is the main element which affects the yarn quality produced on it so that, in this study we have tried to analyze the effect of rotor configuration by taking different rotor diameter, naval size and rotor finish. In rotor spinning rotor decides the fibre accumulation, fibre bundling and fibre twisting during the formation of yarn.

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