Method for washing a textile width of fabric and corresponding full-width washing machine

A full-width washing machine for a steam-permeable fabric, comprising:

• a steam generation device;
• an injection device having an exit opening directed toward the fabric on one side of the fabric, the injection device extending over a width of the fabric, the injection device being connected to the steam generation device, the injection device injecting steam at a pressure of at least 0.2 bar above atmospheric into the width of the fabric;
• a capture device with an entry opening directed toward the fabric on an opposite side of the fabric, the capture device extending over the width of the fabric, the capture device being located in a vicinity of the injection device, the capture device comprising a suction device touching the fabric, the capture device providing a partial vacuum of at least 0.2 bar below atmospheric to the width of the fabric;
• a transport device for transporting the fabric in a transport direction and between the exit opening and the entry opening;
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• a control and regulation device connected to the injection device, the suction device and the steam generation device, the control and regulation device regulating the injection of steam into the fabric and removal of molecules from the fabric as a function of parameters of the fabric;
• wherein a position of the exit opening in the transport direction and a position of the entry opening in the transport direction are adjustable;
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• whereby large organic molecules on the fabric are excited to decomposition by the steam, and whereby decomposed large organic molecules are removed from the fabric by the capture device.