Scouring of wool
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- Wool scouring Flowsheet
source for all: BAT 2003
- Energy and Water consumption in Wool scouring
- Typical paramters of tne process
| Techniques | Temperature [°C] | Water consumption | Pressure (bar) | Heat transfer medium | Residence Time | Additional information | Literature: |
| Scoure and rinse bowls | 50-70 (typical), lowest possible: 40 | water | detergents: mainly synthesic non- ionic surfacants | BAT- Textile Industry 2003 | |||
| water | rinse bowls: pure water, 4-8 wash bowls alltogether | ||||||
| After each wash bowl: squeezing | after last bowl: 40-60& moisture | ||||||
| Drying | closed steam pipes, direct gas firing |
