Instrumental measurement of optically brightened textiles
The application of FWA's (Fluorescence Whitening Agents) is a common practice in some textile applications where the need to achieve "high" whiteness is a requirement. Other applications include the use of fluorescent colorants to dye textile substrates in order to accomplish high chromati ...
[ By Mike Burns ]

System setting in pretreatment and dyeing in reactive dyeing for cotton
According to latest survey in India 60% reactive dye consumption is in Tripur only. For winch/soft flow machine famous cotton quality running ...
[ By Rajeev Ranjan Mishra ]

Bio auxiliaries in colorants industry
Modern society expects bio-auxiliary to be the answer for many worldwide problems like depletion of energy sources, incurable illnesses and pollution, among other problems. Industrial use of biotechnology, known as white biotechnology, is bringing about new products and processes aimed at t ...
[ By New Cloth Market ]

Minimizing strength loss in resin finishing
Resin or wrinkle free finishing is widely used in the textile industry to impart wrinkle-resistance to cotton fabrics and garments. Considerable ...
[ By R. Gunaseelan ]

EU chemicals industry experiences a decline, confirming the modest start of the year 2008
The turbulences in the world economy are affecting the European business of chemistry. The financial crisis in the USA, the higher energy costs, and the stronger appreciation of the Euro against the US$ are generating negative effects on production growth of the EU chemicals industry ...
[ By Dr. Moncef Hadhri, Andrea Weigel ]