Fourier Trasform Infrared Analysis of Cotton Contamination

Date

2007-02

Authors

Hequet, Eric
Abidi, Noureddine

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Publisher

Sage Publications

Abstract

The universal attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared (UATR-FrIR) equipped with a ZnSe-Diamond composite crystal was used to analyze contaminated cotton fibers_ Cotton samples were selected based on their high speed stickiness detector readings and sugar content as determined by high performance liquid chromatography. trehalulose (dominant sugar in whitefly honeydew) was identified at 3280, 1622, and 1018 em-I Integrated intensities 1321l0, 11622, and 11018 showed high correlations with the trehalulose content on the contaminated lint. Principal component analysis of the FrIR spectra showed that it is possible to discriminate between contaminated and non-contaminated cotton and indicated that FTIR spectra of cotton lint fall into different clusters corresponding to different levels of contamination. The results obtained showed that the ZnSe-Diamond composite crystal FrIR accessory could be used as a fast and precise nondestructive method to discriminate between contaminated and non-contaminated cotton.

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Keywords

PCA, Contamination, Cotton, Trehalulose, FTIP

Citation

Abidi N., E. Hequet. 2007. FTIR Analysis of Cotton Contamination, Textile Research Journal, 77(2) 77-84.