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EFFICIENCY FINDER for textile industry - Sector information

		NATURAL FIBRES				Natural + Chemical	CHEMICAL FIBRES
		Vegetable origin		Animal origin		Fibre Blends	Natural Polymer		Synthetic Polymer
		Cotton and bast fibres	Flax	Wool	Silk		Viscose\Cupro\Modal(regenerated)	Acrylic/Polyamide	Polyester
Unit Operations	Typical processes	info	info	info	info	info	info	info	info
CLEANING	Scouring	x		x	x	x
	Cleaning of production halls
	Washing/Rinsing								x
	Desizing
	Carbonizing			x
	Fulling		x
DRYING	Drying
SPINNING	Spinning
OTHER PROCESS HEATING	Singeing
	Mercerisation	x				x
	Sizing
	Thermofixation							x	x
	Thermobonding and Thermofusion					x
	Melting resin impregnation					x
	Finishing	x		x	x	x	x	x	x
GENERAL PROCESS HEATING	Boiler feed water preheating
HEATING OF PRODUCTION HALLS	Heating of production halls
COOLING OF PRODUCTION HALLS	Cooling of production halls
BLEACHING	Bleaching	x	x	x	x		x	x	x
PAINTING	Dyeing	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
	Printing			x	x
Temperaturlevel
20-40°C		x			x
40-60°C		x		x	x		x	x
60-80°C		x		x	x		x	x
80°C-100°C		x		x	x		x	x
100°C-120°C		x		x	x		x	x
120°C-140°C		x		x	x		x	x
140°C-160°C
>160°C