...Sehrish Naveed; Farhana Naeem Purpose This study aims to bridge the persistent lab-to-bulk reproducibility gap in polyester thread dyeing with disperse dyes by developing a systematic, closed-loop optimization approach. The research focuses on achieving right-first-time ( RFT ) dyeing results...

... Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only DFT Optimization NLO Hydrazones Disperse Colorimetric No funding was received for conducting this study. Azo dyes and pigments are among the most significant types of organic colorants because of their numerous industrial uses...

...Salma Farooq; Saira Faisal; Hanna Bibi; Muhammad Owais Raza Siddiqui; Syed Muhammad Jawad Purpose This study aims to optimize and validate the heat-setting process parameters of cationic dyeable polyester ( CDP ) knitted fabric to enhance its dimensional stability. Design/methodology/approach...

... polymerization methods are currently preferred. This paper aims to optimize the characteristics of a composite produced through emulsion polymerization using common raw materials for electrophotographic toner production. Design/methodology/approach Emulsion polymerization provides the possibility to optimize...

... was optimized using the response surface methodology (RSM) approach. pH, dyeing duration and the presence of additives were chosen as variables and the color strength of samples as a response. The color characteristics and fastness attributes of samples dyed in the best condition were evaluated and compared...

...Lutfi Özdemir; Mustafa Batuhan Kurt; Ahmet Akgül; Mehmet Oktav; Mujgan Nayci Duman Purpose The purpose of this paper is to optimize the key parameters (mesh count, paper type and ink type) in screen printing, which are affecting the printed ink volume. The objective of the optimization...

...Saravanan N.; Navin Kumar B.; Bharathiraja G.; Pandiyarajan R. Purpose This paper aims to investigate the resultant optimal ultimate tensile strength, elongation, flexural strength and modulus, compression strength and impact strength of fabricated alkali-treated Lagenaria siceraria fiber (LSF...

...Ponsuriyaprakash S.; Udhayakumar P.; Pandiyarajan R. Purpose This study aims to the optimization using three factors and three-level parameters (sliding speed [rpm], sliding distance [m/s] and load [N]) of design matrix were adapted to Box–Behnken design using design expert v8.0 software. Based...

... of computational intelligence for the optimization and prediction of the effects plasma treatment for the improvement of natural dyeing of wool is another novelty of this study. Color strength measurements: The reflectance data of the dyed samples (in the range of 360-720 nm) was obtained by a Color-eye 7000...

... investigates the optimization of operating parameters to obtain a desire product. Chemicals such as, cyclohexanone, KOH, methanol, ethanol, butanol, toluene, ethyl acetate, chloroform, acetic acid, tetrahydrofuran (THF), n-butyl acetate, iodine trichloride, iodine, potassium iodide and sodium...

...Serap Durakli Velioglu; Goksel Tirpanci Sivri Purpose β-carotene, found naturally in many foods, has been widely used as a colourant in various products. The aim of this study is to optimize the production of β-carotene by Blakeslea trispora using bug-damaged wheat as the main nitrogen...

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...Shunmugesh K.; Panneerselvam Kavan Purpose This paper aims to attempt to use grey relational analysis (GRA) coupled with Taguchi technique for the optimization of machining parameters (cutting speed, feed rate and drill bit type) with multiple performance characteristics of delamination factor...