annual book of astm standards, 1978 $em dash$ part 33 textiles $em dash$ fibers and zippers; high modulus fibers

this volume contains the specifications, methods, practices, and/or definitions of relating terms for the following: asbestos textiles; bast and leaf fiber textiles; cotton fibers; glass textiles; fibers and man-made fibers; wool fibers; zippers; conditioning; definitions; identification, qualitative and quantitative analysis; sampling; t..

recommendations for selecting and decontaminating pesticide applicator clothing

the clothing worn by pesticide applicators is subjected to contamination by both concentrated and dilute pesticide solutions during routine mixing and application activities. significant levels of pesticide residues in worker clothing have been reported. the paper reports on a study that evaluated the absorption and penetration qualities ..

effect of fabric composition on energy demand in home laundering

this study indicates that in home laundering and drying, the combined energy demand for 100 cotton fabrics is serveral fold higher than for 100 polyester or blends having a high polyester content. 18 refs

untersuchungen zur vergrauung in der chemisch-reinigung. teil ii. beziehung zwischen elektrophoretische beweglichkeit und depositionsverhalten von pigmenten. $left bracket$ investigations on greying in dry cleaning. part ii: relation between electroph

during the discussion of cleaning procedures in tetrachlorethers electrical forces have to be taken into consideration, as demonstrated in part i of this paper. in this section the relationships were investigated between the deposition of rust and iron oxide on cotton, polyester and wool, dependent on the water content of the liquor, iono..

laundry factors influencing methyl parathion removal from contaminated denim fabric

occupational safety and health administration standard 1910 267a has stated that protective clothing consist of a $left double quote$ washable fabric $right double quote$ ; however, recommendations for laundering such fabric are not included in the standard. laundering pesticide contaminated clothing therefore remains a problem for the pe..

detergents and water temperature as factors in methyl parathion removal from denim fabrics

clothing worn by pesticide workers is subject to contamination during mixing and loading operations, application, disposal, clean-up, and storage. recent investigations have demonstrated that once contaminated, textiles are difficult to decontaminate through common home laundering practices. this paper reports on a study to determine whet..

residual oily soil distribution on polyester/cotton fabric after laundering with selected detergents at various wash temperatures

in the reported study, the effect of wash temperature on the extent of oily soil penetration into a durable press polyester/cotton fabric was studied using wash temperatures of 4, 27, 38, and 49 $degree$ c and three different detergents. the total amounts of residual oleic acid were determined by radiotracer analysis, and the distribution..

food stain removal from cotton and pet/cotton fabrics

cotton and polyethylene terephthalate (pet)/cotton blend fabrics were independently stained with chocolate milk (cocoa), tomato sauce and grape juice. a study was made of different cleaning conditions for removal of these stains. the results generally indicated were (1) aqueous laundering in the presence of synthetic detergent caused comp..

washing of fabrics. part 5: experiments and analyses on washing of cotton and polyester fabrics

when fiber assemblies such as yarn and fabrics are washed, substances to be removed migrate through water and fibers. the coefficient of diffusion of the substance in water is remarkably different from that in fibers. this paper deals with the washing of cotton and polyester fabrics, the properties of which are much different. sodium hydr..

effects of laundering on wearlife of chemically treated cotton broadcloth

repeated laundering is a major source of deterioration in washable fabrics. the modifying effects of chemical treatments on selected wearlife parameters of cotton broadcloth after repeated laundering have been investigated. laundering variables included two commonly used household detergents and two different degrees of water hardness. sc..