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Process Description
Raw Materials and Wastes
Alternative Technologies
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Process Description

Unit Operations
Carding
Spinning
Slashing (Sizing)
Weaving
Knitting
Tufting
Desizing
Scouring
Wool Carbonizing
Fulling
Bleaching
Mercerizing
Dyeing
Printing
Finishing

Process Categories
Wool Scouring
Wool Finishing
Dry Processing
Woven Fabric Finishing
Knit Fabric Finishing
Stock and Yarn Dyeing and Finishing
Carpet Manufacture

Raw Materials and Wastes

General Overview
Water Consumption
Chemicals Consumption
Wastewater
Air Pollution
Solids

Wool Scouring

Wool Finishing

Dry Processing

Woven Fabric Finishing

Knit Fabric Finishing

Stock and Yarn Finishing

Carpets

Dyeing and Printing

Alternative Technologies

The lists are in alphabetical sequence:

Sector-specific

... Fulling
Chemicals Substitution

... Oiling
Chemicals Substitution

... Weaving
Recycle/Reuse of Water

... Sizing and Desizing
Degrading of Starch
Desizing of Starch
Substitution of Sizes
Substitution of Sizes

... Mercerization
Caustic Recovery
Hot Mercerization
Liquid-ammonia Mercerization
Reuse Washwater

... Bleaching
Bath Reconstitution
Peroxide Bleaching
Reuse Washwater

... Washing
Bathless Washing
Chemicals Substitution
Counter-current Washing
Fill and Drop Washes
Improved Efficiency
Vacuum Extraction

... Scouring
Chemicals Substitution
Reuse Rinses

... Drying
Removal of Water

... Dying
Chemical Substitution
Dye Bath Reconstitution
Dye Solvent
Dye Exhaustion
Electrolytic Process
Group Goods
Low Liquor Ratio Dyeing
Pad Batch Dyeing
Reverse Dyeing
Rinse Water
Transfer Printing
Water Conservation

... Printing
Chemicals Substitution
Fixation Techniques
High Pressure Nozzles
Leader Cloth

... Finishing
Direct Finishing
Durable Finishes

Generic Technologies
Dye-dispensing Systems
Energy Conservation
Foam Processing
Single Stage Processes
Solvent Processing
Squeeze Rollers
Use of Chemicals

Last updated: January 13, 1998