A Guide to Textile and Clothing
A Guide to Textile and Clothing
Definition of Bleaching A process of whitening fibres or fabrics or depriving a colored material. This is brought about by using various bleaching-agents. Generally chlorine is used for cotton and other vegetable fibres and peroxide and sulphur dioxide for animal fibres. Bleaching of Cotton Cotton is bleached in the raw state (as yarns) or in[…]
Definition of Textile Bleaching Bleaching is the 3rd step of wet processing. The process by which the natural color of a fibre can be removed and make the textile material pure white and bright is called bleaching. Objects of Bleaching There are many objects as follows: Types of Textile Bleaching Agent They are in two types as follows:[…]
Definition of Singeing Singeing is carried out rarely on knitted fabrics and frequently on yarns and woven fabrics. Instead of the traditional singeing process, it is possible to apply an enzymatic treatment (for cotton and lyocell fabrics), for example with cellulose, which uses chemical agents to corrode the fibre surface and remove the fuzz from the fabric.[…]
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