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October 21, 2026
Mercerizing treats cotton yarn or fabric with concentrated caustic soda under tension. It gives luster, strength, dimensional stability and higher dye uptake when concentration, temperature, time, tension and washing are under control. The process variables, the difference from causticizing, how to check the result and the usual defects.
Read more →October 12, 2026
Calcium, magnesium, iron and copper in the water and in the cotton itself precipitate surfactants, decompose peroxide, cause pinholes and shift shades from lot to lot. What hardness is, what it does in each process step, the types of sequestrants and where to dose them.
Read more →August 27, 2026
Brand RSLs are removing PFC from textile finishing, and many fluorine-free repellents lose their effect after a few washes. What decides the durability of a C0 repellent and how to apply it: pretreatment, bath pH, dosage by fiber, curing and the AATCC 22 spray test.
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