Method for the treatment of wool
AssigneePrecision Processes Textiles
InventorsSusan Bamford, John Ellis, Kenneth Michael Huddlestone
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Abstract
A method for the treatment of wool so as to impart shrink resistance and which comprises treating the wool simultaneously with permonsulphuric acid, or a salt thereof, one or more scouring or wetting agents and one or more fiber swelling or dispersing agents. In a preferred embodiment, the method of treatment further comprises subjecting the wool to a polymer treatment. The method may be operated either as a continuous or as a batch process.
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A method for the treatment of wool so as to impart shrink resistance which comprises treating the wool simultaneously with permonosulfuric acid, or a salt thereof, one or more scouring or wetting agents and one or more fiber swelling or dispersing agents, wherein said one or more fiber swelling or dispersing agents are different from said one or more scouring or wetting agents.
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