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China Surfactant Detergent & Cosmetics ›› 2026, Vol. 56 ›› Issue (7): 873-881.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2097-2806.2026.07.005

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Synthesis and properties of a quaternary ammonium salt as cationic antistatic agent for cotton knitted fabrics

Haiting Chen,Meiyuan Fu*()   

  1. Hainan Normal University, Haikou, Hainan 571158, China
  • Received:2025-08-27 Revised:2026-06-30 Online:2026-07-22 Published:2026-08-06
  • Contact: *E-mail: 1397665707@163.com.

Abstract:

A new cationic antistatic agent of quaternary ammonium type, 2C18GeQS, was synthesized by two-step reaction using 3-dimethylamino-1-propylamine, long-chain fatty acids and 1, 3-dibromo-2, 2-dihydroxymethylpropane as raw materials. Its structure was characterized by 1H NMR and FT-IR, which confirmed that the target product was successfully prepared. Then cotton knitted fabrics were treated with this antistatic agent by impregnation method. The effects of antistatic agent mass concentration, impregnation time and baking temperature on the antistatic performance of cotton knitted fabrics were systematically studied. The results showed that when the antistatic agent mass concentration was 1.5 g /L, the impregnation time was 40 min, and the baking temperature was 170 ℃, the static voltage half-life of the treated cotton knitted fabric significantly decreased from 61.62 s to 11.33 s, and the peak static voltage dropped from 1 516 V to 719 V, indicative of excellent antistatic performance. In addition, this antistatic agent also endowed cotton knitted fabrics with excellent antibacterial properties, with antibacterial rates against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus reaching 99.98% and 99.45% respectively. The wash resistance test showed that after 50 standard water washes, the cotton knitted fabric still maintained antibacterial rates of 81.32% against Escherichia coli and 53.34% against Staphylococcus aureus.

Key words: quaternary ammonium cation, cotton knitted fabric, antistatic agent, antistatic performance, antibacterial property

CLC Number: 

  • TQ423