Cleaner Technology Transfer to the Polish Textile ... - Miljøstyrelsen
Cleaner Technology Transfer to the Polish Textile ... - Miljøstyrelsen
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Topic 31.<br />
Mechanical softening<br />
processes<br />
Case illustration:<br />
A mechanical softening<br />
machine<br />
Concept After printing with pigment dyes <strong>the</strong> fabric usually appears <strong>to</strong>o stiff. This is<br />
due <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> use of thickening agents and <strong>the</strong> like. These agents are not washed<br />
out, and this raises a need for <strong>the</strong> use of softening agents. Lately, machines<br />
have been commercialized, which in a mechanical way and without use of<br />
chemicals are able <strong>to</strong> soften <strong>the</strong> fabric. In <strong>the</strong> individual company, it should be<br />
assessed whe<strong>the</strong>r mechanical softening will be suitable for <strong>the</strong>ir line of products,<br />
and whe<strong>the</strong>r <strong>the</strong> overall environmental impacts are improved by changing<br />
from chemical <strong>to</strong> mechanical softening.<br />
Improvement potentials Chemical savings.<br />
Relevance Most companies.<br />
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