Research Article

Production and Investigation of the Properties of Non–Disposable Diaper in Comparison with Disposable Diapers

Alebiosu, S. O.1*, Akindiya, I. O.1, Adekeye, T. O1, Muhammed-Raji, A.1, Oseghale, H. E.1
1 Department of Polymer & Textile, Yaba College of Technology, Lagos. Nigeria.
* Corresponding author: bunmibisu@yahoo.com
Published: Aug, 2019
DOI: 10.67637/njt.2019.u8ajjnsv
Pages: 58-61
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Abstract

This research work produced a reusable diaper and compared its properties, especially absorbency with selected commercial disposable diapers in Nigeria market. The absorbency of two reputable commercial disposable diapers A and B in Nigeria were compared with the reusable diaper C. Absorbency test was carried out in action and also in a saline solution. The result shows that all the diapers have good absorbency. Diaper A has the highest absorbency of see fig.1 which was closely followed by diaper B with 86.00% while diaper C has absorbency of see Fig.1. Though diaper C has see fig.1 percentage absorbance, it is relatively close to those of A and B, thus, compares favourably given that it is not a onetime use diaper. The dimensional stability of the reusable diaper C was found to be excellent with no obvious shrinkage after three washes. Again, from the economic view point, the reusable diaper is cheaper on the long run when the cost of its production was compared to the prevailing market price of all the commercial disposable diapers

Keywords

Production Investigation Diaper Disposable Reusable Properties

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How to Cite

O., A. S., O., A. I., O, A. T., A., M., & E., O. H. (2019). Production and Investigation of the Properties of Non–Disposable Diaper in Comparison with Disposable Diapers. Nigerian Journal of Textiles, 5(1), 58-61. https://doi.org/10.67637/njt.2019.u8ajjnsv

A. S. O., A. I. O., A. T. O, M. A., and O. H. E., "Production and Investigation of the Properties of Non–Disposable Diaper in Comparison with Disposable Diapers," Nigerian Journal of Textiles, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 58-61, August 2019. doi: 10.67637/njt.2019.u8ajjnsv

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