Karanja Extract Treatment Effect on Bulk of Fabric

Physical property of control and treated samples were tested to analyze the effect of karanja extracts on the samples. The fabric samples were conditioned. Samples were cut from scoured cotton fabric with 54 warp yarns (ends) and weft yarns (picks) per inch were (ASTM 123 test method) and sample size were 2" x2". The tests were performed for different types of samples viz. control (scoured), samples treated with leaves and seed extracts in viscous and dry state; and samples treated with an antiseptic containing chloroxylenol. The samples were subjected to test for bulk (cm3/gm) physical property test. It was concluded that as the concentration of extract increased, bulk of all treated samples (including standard) also increased significantly. A significant percentage increase in bulk was observed in all treated samples as compared to the control sample at 1% level of significance.