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The dynamic vapor water sorption and desorption experiments were performed on cellulosic fibers with different characteristics. The hysteresis between moisture sorption and desorption cycle at 10% relative humidity (RH) was independent on the total moisture regain and approximately 45% for all materials except for viscose fibers. Brunauer–Emmett–Teller surface volume (Vm) for moisture sorption and retention capacity of liquid water (WRV) were also measured. The Vm and WRV increase in proportion to the total amount of moisture sorption (Minf(total)) in all specimen except in poplar fiber. The coefficients of parallel exponential kinetics (PEK) were estimated by the curve-fitting of experimental data of the moisture regain, and the influences of the fiber characteristics on the PEK coefficients, the moisture regain, the hysteresis, Vm and WRV are discussed. The total equilibrium moisture content in the viscose fibers was higher but the moisture uptake and release rate was slower than the lyocell and poplar fibers. The cationization and the modification of shape of cross section accelerated the total equilibrium moisture content in the viscose fiber. A drying process at low temperature enhanced both the equilibrium moisture content and the moisture uptake and release rate in lyocell fibers while a spin finish retarded them. The total equilibrium moisture content was heightened by the crosslinking of the fiber, however, no obvious effect of the crosslinking on the moisture uptake and release rate was found. Effects of the type of the specimen and linear density on the moisture accessibilities are also discussed.
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Okubayashi, S., Griesser, U.J. & Bechtold, T. Water Accessibilities of Man-made Cellulosic Fibers – Effects of Fiber Characteristics. Cellulose 12, 403–410 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-005-2179-y
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