Ultrasonic scouring of wool and its effects on fibre breakage during carding

作者：Li Qing; Hurren Christopher J; Ding Cailing; Wang Lijing; Lin Tong; Wang Xungai^*

来源：Journal of the Textile Institute, 2011, 102(12): 1059-1064.

DOI：10.1080/00405000.2010.531951

• ultrasonic wool scouring
• carding
• felting
• fibre length
• fibre breakage

Ultrasonics has shown the potential to reduce the cost and environmental impact of textile processing. This work investigates the impact of ultrasonic scouring on fibre entanglement caused during the scouring process. Levels of fibre entanglement were quantified by measuring fibre length using OFDA4000 after carding. A significant reduction in fibre entanglement after ultrasonic scouring was observed and this was due to a reduced fibre migration in the wash bath when compared with the mechanical agitation seen in conventional scouring process. Fibre cuticle scale damage resulting from the ultrasonic irradiation may also have contributed to the reduction in fibre entanglement. A reduced level of fibre entanglement from ultrasonic wool scouring leads to a reduction in fibre breakage during carding.

• 出版日期2011
• 单位迪肯大学