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| dc.creator | Bafford, R. A. | |
| dc.creator | Namboodri, C. G. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2011-04-23T18:08:27Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2011-04-23T18:08:27Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1984 | |
| dc.identifier.other | ESL-IE-84-04-07 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/94722 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Foam processing is an energy-conserving alternative to the conventional wet processing, i.e., dyeing, printing and finishing, of textiles. Where water is ordinarily used as a medium to apply dyes or chemicals to a fabric, up to 75% of the water can be removed from the formulation and the more concentrated mix applied to the fabric as a foam where air serves as the dispersing medium instead of water. Since there is less water to evaporate, less energy is needed to dry the fabric. Where drying capacity limits line speed of finishing ranges, the use of foam has led to doubling of line speeds. Foam finishing has also led to reduction in the consumption of chemical agents per unit of fabric because foam finishing provides for more uniform distribution of chemicals within the fabric. | en |
| dc.publisher | Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu) | |
| dc.publisher | Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu) | |
| dc.subject | Foam Processing | en |
| dc.subject | Textile Industry | en |
| dc.subject | Energy Conservation | en |
| dc.title | Foam Processing of Textiles | en |
| dc.contributor.sponsor | United Merchants and Manufacturers, Inc. |
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