Subsection DC textiles
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NATURAL FIBRES | Natural + Chemical | CHEMICAL FIBRES | |||||||
Vegetable origin | Animal origin | Fibre Blends | Natural Polymer | Synthetic Polymer | |||||
Cotton and bast fibres | Flax | Wool | Silk | Viscose\Cupro\Modal(regenerated) | Acrylic/Polyamide | Polyester | |||
Unit Operations | Typical processes | info | info | info | info | info | info | info | info| |
CLEANING | Scouring | x | x | x | x | o | o | ||
Cleaning of production halls | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | ||
Washing/Rinsing | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | x | |
Desizing | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | ||
Carbonizing | x | ||||||||
Fulling | x | ||||||||
DRYING | Drying | o | o | o | o | o | o | ||
OTHER PROCESS HEATING | Singeing | o | o | ||||||
Mercerisation | x | o | x | ||||||
Sizing | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | ||
Thermofixation | o | x | x | ||||||
Finishing | x | o | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
GENERAL PROCESS HEATING | Boiler feed water preheating | o | o | o | o | o | o | ||
HEATING OF PRODUCTION HALLS | Heating of production halls | o | o | o | o | o | o | ||
COOLING OF PRODUCTION HALLS | Cooling of production halls | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | |
BLEACHING | Bleaching | x | x | x | x | o | x | x | x |
PAINTING | Dyeing | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Printing | o | o | x | x | o | o | o | ||
Temperaturlevel | |||||||||
20-40°C | x | x | |||||||
40-60°C | x | x | x | x | x | ||||
60-80°C | x | x | x | x | x | ||||
80°C-100°C | x | x | x | x | x | ||||
100°C-120°C | x | x | x | x | x | ||||
120°C-140°C | x | x | x | x | x | ||||
140°C-160°C | |||||||||
>160°C |