Short course description
Short course description
Content of the short-term learning experience
Definition of finishing processes, the meaning of pre-treatment, bleaching, dyeing and finishing during the production of textiles from natural and synthetic polymers.
Innovations in the field of textile auxiliaries, chemicals and dyes and criteria for their selection from a quality, ecological and economic point of view. Finishing medium - technological water, alternative media, application of modern processes using enzymes, plasma, etc. Work phases, preparation of recipes and devices for pre-treatments, dyeing and finishing, and presentation of innovative technologies. Technological implementation of dyeing and finishing processes of various materials using the appropriate machinery. The influence of individual chemicals and textile auxiliaries on the quality of various materials. Dyeing of cellulosic materials with an emphasis on dyeing with reactive dyes. The influence of individual pre-treatment, dyeing and finishing processes on environmental parameters and the presentation of environmentally friendly technologies.
Analysis of quality characteristics of the pretreatment, dyeing and finishing, CIELAB numerical evaluation of colours and colour differences, and evaluation of pollution parameters of textile wastewaters.
Coordinator of the short-term learning experience
Coordinator of the short-term learning experience
prof. dr. Darinka Fakin
Dr. Darinka Fakin is a full professor in the field of Materials at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, at the University of Maribor. Her research activities are mainly focused on textile chemical processes in the field of functionalization of materials; she also deals a lot with environmental issues, especially in the area of technological wastewater treatment. She is also involved in the development of dyeing processes and the study of dyeing kinetics. A special part of her research is dyes and colours, both from an environmental, physical-chemical and psychological point of view.
Her work is also aimed at the development of biotechnological processes, studying the mechanisms of action of multi-enzyme systems depending on the type and activity of enzymes. This is also related to the introduction of new techniques and the study of the influence of ultrasound in inhomogeneous systems, where she actively cooperated with partners in international projects.
As part of her research work, dr. Darinka Fakin also collaborates with many industrial partners, she is the head of the Laboratory for Dyeing, Colourimetry and Finishing Ecology, and the Centre for Dyeing and Colours, and she participates in many bodies at the Faculty.
Other instructors
Other instructors
Assist. prof. dr. Alenka Ojstršek
Dr. Alenka Ojstršek is an assistant professor in the field of Materials and a research associate at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Textile Materials and Design, University of Maribor, where she participates (has participated) in several national and EU fundamental and applied projects, teaches Erasmus students in the field of finishing technologies and is a mentor to young researchers and co-mentor to several masters and diploma students in the field of dyeing, colourimetry and treatment of coloured wastewater. She has expertise in the field of surface functionalization of textile materials, environmentally friendly pretreatment, dyeing and finishing of textiles, surface characterization, determination of mechanical properties of composites, colourimetry, and development of innovative technologies/procedures for processing (non)fibrous materials. She also performs colour measurements in the UV/VIS/NIR range for various industrial partners. She has obtained funding as part of the Slovenian national funding ARIS, project J2-50087 (2023-2026). In 2021, she successfully completed the Horizon 2020 MATUROLIFE project, as a leader at the University of Maribor (partner in a project) and a WP leader in this project.
Objectives and competences
Objectives and competences
During the course, participants will acquire the following skills:
Procedures for pre-treatment, dyeing and finishing of various types of textile materials
- Participants will gain knowledge about the basic principles of textile treatment.
- Understand the meaning and role of an individual textile auxiliary and dye.
- Learn the basic chemical constitution of dyes and the formation of a chemical and/or physical bond with the fibre.
- Participants will learn about modern environmentally friendly alternative finishing procedures.
Evaluation of finishing effects, colour values and environmental parameters
- Participants will be able to independently evaluate the finishing effects.
- They will be able to determine CIELAB colour values and colour differences.
- They will be able to assess environmental impacts and wastewater pollution.
After the course, the participants will be able to create a regulation for the dyeing and finishing processes of various materials.
Prerequisites for enrolling
Prerequisites for enrolling
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Preliminary agenda
Preliminary agenda
| Date | Time | Activity |
by agreement | 3 hours - lecture | Introduction |
by agreement | 3 hours - lecture | Pre-treatment of cellulose materials: |
by agreement | 2 hours - lecture | Dyeing of cellulose materials:
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by agreement | 2 hours - lecture | Colour measurement and evaluation of pollution parameters:
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by agreement | 5 hours - seminar | Preparation of recipes, determination of machinery, preparation of seminar work. |
by agreement | 5 hours - lab work | Performing pre-treatment, dyeing and finishing in a laboratory. |
by agreement | 5 hours - lab work | Performing pre-treatment, dyeing and finishing in a textile plant. |
Course date
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