The Inventory of the Life Cycle for Textile Processes Involved in Obtaining Antistatic Surface

This paper presents several aspects regarding life cycle inventory for processes involved in obtaining antistatic effect for textile surfaces made by synthetic fibers. The objective of use antistatic is to reduce or eliminate static electricity that is generated by triboelectric effect. The static electricity can be reduced if is used an antistatic agent for treatment in order to obtain a slightly conductive surface, a conductive surface or a hydrophilic surface in order to absorb moisture from air. For a long-term protection are used conductive agents such as carbon black, conductive fibers and conducting polymer nanofibers. The synthetic fibers in general have a very small electrical conductivity and electrostatic charges. In our paper, we present the comparative analyses (process trees and diagrams) of the inventory of the life cycle for finishing processes (classical and advanced) required in obtaining the textiles with antistatic effect. Synthetic fibers in general have a very small electrical conductivity and electrostatic charges. This fact is because they have a low hygroscopic/ hydrophilic character and the absence of water absorbed allows the build-up of static electricity. In our work, we present the process tree and several comparisons between classical process used for textile clean and plasma processes.