Dyeing of wool
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- Wool FIBER Flowsheet*
- Typical parameters of the process
| Techniques | Temperature [°C] | Pressure (bar) | pH | Heat transfer medium | Residence Time | Additional information | Literature |
| Batch dyeing or Exhaustion dyeing | 100 | 3-6 | 45-60 min | Acid dyes | BAT in textile industries, 2003 | ||
| Batch dyeing or Exhaustion dyeing | 100 | 1,8-2,5 | 90 min | 1:1 metalcomplex dyes | |||
| Batch dyeing or Exhaustion dyeing | 98 | 4,5-7 | 55 min | 1:2 metalcomplex dyes | |||
| Batch dyeing or Exhaustion dyeing | 98 | 4,5-7 | 90 min | reactive dyes |
- Energy consumption
| Fibres/Fabrics etc. | Process/technique | Electricity [kWh/kg] | Thermal energy [MJ/kg] | Water for dyeing [l/kg] | Water for rinsing [l/kg] | Dyestuff | Literature |
| Wool loose fibre | dyeing | 0,1-0,4 | 4-14 | 8-15 | 8-16 | acid, chrome or metalcomplex dyes | BAT in textile industry, 2003 |
| Wool yarn | dyeing | 0,8-11 | 13-16 | 15-30 | 30-50 | not specified |
