Flax Fibers: Bleaching, Chemical Modification and Properties

ISBN-13: 9786202565714 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 72 str.

Hossam Emam

Opis

Although bleaching of flax-based textiles is more or less equivalent to that of cotton-based textiles, yet two main factors are to be considered. Firstly, flax possesses ca. 15-20 % natural impurities in contrast with cotton, which acquires only 5 %. Secondly, flax is more sensitive to alkali and oxidizing bleaching agents as compared with cotton. That is why bleaching of flax-based textiles is much longer and requires more care and precautions than cotton-based textiles. In general, cellulosic fibers (e.g., flax, cotton, jute, etc.) contain various impurities such as fats, waxes, pectins, lignin, and natural coloring matters; etc. Efficiently removing these impurities through subjecting these fibers to preparatory processes is a must to guarantee proper dying or printing and finishing.

O autorze

Emam, Hossam
Dr. Hossam Emam had master in textile chemistry in 2007. Then he finished his doctorate 2012 in the field of materials science/textiles from Innsbruck University, Austria. Now Dr. Hossam is an associate professor in the National Research Centre - Egypt. He has more than 60 publications in highly ranking ISI journals.