Ecofriendly Treated Nonwoven Fabrics for Controlling Agricultural Diseases and Insects | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Chemistry | ||||
| Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 10 July 2025 | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejchem.2025.381137.11752 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
aya elsayed mohamed  1; Manal El-bisi 2; Shaban Desouky Abou- Hussein3; Afaff Farag4
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| 1spinning and weaving department faculty of applied arts, Helwan university | ||||
| 2National Research Centre | ||||
| 3Agricultural & Biological Research Institute, National Research Centre (NRC), 33 El-Buhouth St., 12622 Dokki, Giza, Egypt | ||||
| 4Faculy of Applied Arts, Helwan University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| The use of technical fabrics has become more widespread because they align in performance and functional properties with various applications. The agricultural sector is among the sectors that reap numerous benefits from using technical textiles. These include improved quality, increased production, significantly reducing the use of pesticides, and thus reducing losses and damage to agricultural crops. Agricultural textile products are capable of supporting agriculture by protecting crops from harsh weather conditions and unwanted pests, They are also biodegradable and nontoxic, so they don’t affect the environment. One of the problems faced by fruit producers and vegetables is the fruit fly, which infects fruit and transmits viral diseases to vegetable seedlings, thus reducing the quality of the produced fruits. With modern trends in producing high-quality crops without using pesticides and chemicals through organic farming systems, the main idea of the research is how to control the vegetable seedlings under nursery from white fly which transmit virus diseases, and to protect orchard farming from fruit flies. To achieve this goal, crop covers made of treated non-woven polyester fabrics were produced, allowing the fruit to breathe naturally and, at the same time, protecting the fruit and vegetables from insect attacks. These non-woven fabrics made of polyester were treated using three different chemicals, namely, benzoic acid, salicylic acid, and sodium bicarbonate. The fabrics were monitored for weight, thickness, tear resistance, absorption resistance, and air permeability, as well as insect’s control, before and after treatments. The results showed that the samples treated with benzoic acid and sodium bicarbonate achieved higher efficacy. Water repellency increased by 85% after treatment, with durability maintained over 50 wash cycle. Tensile strength improved by 23% while maintaining breathability (air permeability of 120 mm/s). | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Eco-friendly fabrics; Agricultural diseases; fruit flies; Nonwoven process; Pre-harvest bagging | ||||
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