Textile Chemistry A-II

Code:

EQ420

Acronym:

QTEXA2

Instance: 2004/2005 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Chemical Engineering
Course/CS Responsible:	Chemical Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
LEQ	15	Plano Oficial EQ a partir 2003	4	3,5	5,5	-
		Plano para Bachareis EQ a partir de 1996	1	3,5	5,5	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Knowledge of the pre-treatment processes of the textile materials.
Ecological aspects related to textile finishing.

Program

Pre-treatment processes of textile materials:
Singeing. Desizing. Scouring. Mercerisation. Bleaching. Fluorescent optical brightening. Washing. Fulling. Fixation. Thermofixation.
Colour measurement: brief overview. Colour differences. Colour matching.
Machines for pre-treatment and dyeing of fibres, yarns and fabrics (woven and knitted).
Water in the textile industry. Reduction of the consumption and water recycling. EC Directive of integrated pollution prevention and control – application to textile companies. Cleaner technologies.
Brief overview of energy aspects.

Laboratory Tests:
- Desizing, scouring and bleaching of cotton woven and knitted fabrics, including the use of fluorescent brigthening agents.
Compairison of the results.

Mandatory literature

Peters, R. H.; Textile Chemistry. ISBN: 0-444-41120-8 (vol.3)

Teaching methods and learning activities

Oral presentation. Resolution of problems in the class. Laboratory tests. Case studies. Contacts with suppliers of textile chemical auxiliaries.

Software

Software standard - Microsoft Office ou equivalente

keywords

Technological sciences > Technology > Production technology > Textiles technology
Technological sciences

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Subject Classes	Participação presencial	52,00
laboratory tests	Trabalho escrito	26,00		2005-06-03
Evaluation test	Exame	4,00		2005-06-03
	Total:	-	0,00

Calculation formula of final grade

Work: 60%
Exam: 40%