Scouring of cotton and bast fibres

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• Additional information

Process Flowsheet

a) Typical wet processing for fabrics

b) Typical process sequence for the finishing of cotton knitted fabric

c) Typical process sequence for the finishing of cotton woven fabric

Typical parameters of the process

Techniques	Temperature [°C]	Water consumption	Pressure (bar)	Heat transfer medium	Residence Time	Additional information	Literature:
Bath						containing: NaOH: 3%, surfactant: 0.2-0.4%, sequestrant: 0.1-0.2%	Chemistry and Technology of Fabric preparation and finishing
processing fabric	100				1 h	in beck or jet	Chemistry and Technology of Fabric preparation and finishing
Rinsing							Chemistry and Technology of Fabric preparation and finishing
Saturation of fabric						containing: NaOH: 6-8%, surfactant: 0.2-0.4%, sequestrant: 0.1-0.2%	Chemistry and Technology of Fabric preparation and finishing
steaming	100					in j-box or steamer	Chemistry and Technology of Fabric preparation and finishing
Rinsing	~ 70						Chemistry and Technology of Fabric preparation and finishing

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