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KIER BOILING ASSISTANT [1 record]

Record 1 1998-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textiles: Preparation and Processing
DEF

A product intended to increase the effectiveness and rate of processing with alkaline lye, water, salt solutions or acid solutions of materials made of cellulose fibres. [Definition standardized by ISO.]

OBS

It is applied, for example, in the boiling of grey cotton (with or without pressure) in scouring of linen, and to render cotton articles hydrophilic in a continuous process, etc. These are generally special wetting products often mixed with solvents.

OBS

Kier boiling assistant: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Apprêt et traitements divers (Textiles)
DEF

Produit destiné à rendre plus efficace et plus rapide le traitement des matières en fibres cellulosiques par des lessives alcalines, de l'eau, des solutions salines ou des solutions acides. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.]

OBS

Il trouve son application par exemple dans le débouillissage du coton écru (avec ou sans pression), les lessivages du lin, l'hydrophilisation des articles coton par procédé à la continue, etc. Il s'agit en général d'agents mouillants spéciaux souvent en mélange avec des solvants.

OBS

adjuvant de débouillissage : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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