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Plasma Technology applied to textiles - Project T-Pot

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4. PLASMA IN THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY1. INTRODUCTION4.1. PLASMA PROCESSES IN THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY2. APPLICATIONS3. CURRENTRESEARCH4. PLASMA IN THETEXTILE INDUSTRY5. CONCLUSIONSVersatile technologyADVANTAGESModification of surfaces without change of theintrinsic properties of the textileLIMITATIONSHigh investments expensesDiscontinuous processes in low-pressureplasma equipmentMinimum consumption of chemicalsSome plasma equipment are still in are ina R&D stage (specially for atmosphericplasma equipment)Minimum consumption of energy (avoiding dry andfixation stages in finishing processes)Dry processes (without generation of wastewaters)High rates of operation (only for continuousprocesses)Control of new processes based onplasma technology need more research

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