| abstract |
PROCEDURE TO REDUCE THE SHRINKAGE OF WOOL FABRICS WITHOUT THE USE OF RESINS. IT CONSISTS OF TREATING THE FIBER OR WASHED TISSUE WITH A REDUCING, OXIDIZING OR ALKALINE CHEMICAL COMPOUND, ABLE TO BREAK THE DISULPHID BRIDGE OF THE AMINO ACID CYSTINE, SO THAT IONIC GROUPS ARE FORMED IN THE WOOL CUICULA AND THE COEFFICIENT OF THE WOOL IS COEFFICIENT. FIBERS. THE TREATMENT IS CARRIED OUT WITH THE REAGENT IN CONCENTRATION OF 2 TO 30 G / L, AT A BATH TEMPERATURE BETWEEN 30 <025> C AND 75 <025> C. IT HAS APPLICATION TO IMPROVE THE SHRINKAGE OF VICUÑA, CASHMERE, MOHAIR, LLAMA, ALPACA AND WOOL. |