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DEGRADATION ACIDE [2 records]

Record 1 2000-06-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Synthetic Fabrics
  • Textiles: Preparation and Processing
DEF

A change of shade of dyed fabric caused by chemical reaction between certain disperse dyes and acid.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Textiles artificiels et synthétiques
  • Apprêt et traitements divers (Textiles)

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-08-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability
CONT

... Severe tensile strength loss has been the major disadvantage for durable press finished 100% cotton fabrics. The objective of this project is to evaluate the contributions to the overall strength loss by acid degradation and by crosslinking of cellulose ... In investigations on cotton fabric ... it was found that approximately 20% of the original strength loss was due to acid degradation ... .

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
Key term(s)
  • attaque par acide

Spanish

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