Manufactured fibers

Manufactured fibers

Industry: Textiles

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Manufactured fibers

Extraction

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

Removal of one substance from another, often accomplished by means of a solvent.

Dry cleaning

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

Removing dirt and stains from fabrics or garments by processing in organic solvents (chlorinated hydrocarbons or mineral spirits).

The ability of a fabric to be returned to its original dimensions after laundering or dry cleaning, expressed in percent. For example, 2% dimensional restorability means that although a fabric may ...

Deep-dyeing variants

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

Polymers that have been chemically modified to increase their dyeability. fibres and fabrics made therefrom can be dyed to very heavy depth.

Gel dyeing

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

Passing a wet-spun fibre that is in the gel state (not yet at full crystallinity or orientation) through a dyebath containing dye with affinity for the fiber. This process provides good ...

Dielectric constant

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

Measure of the ability of a dielectric material to store electrical potential energy under the influence of an electric field, measured by the ratio of the capacitance of a condenser with the ...