| abstract |
Process, suitable for drying water-wet porous materials, for example, textiles, which comprises forcing a displacement liquid through the open interstices of the water-wet porous material to remove the water, the displacement liquid consisting of a water-immiscible, normally liquid organic solvent having a surface-active agent dissolved therein, said displacement liquid having at 25 DEG C. an interfacial tension versus water of no greater than about 10 dynes cm.<->1 at 25 DEG C., a density of at least about 1.25 grams cm.<->3 and an advancing adhesion tension versus platinum which is positive, and recovering porous material whose open interstices are substantially free of liquid water. |