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Wool : science and technology /

In this groundbreaking book, leading experts within the industry come together to give the first comprehensive treatment of the science and technology of wool to be published in over 20 years. Wool: Science and technology covers all aspects of the modern wool industry from raw material to finished p...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Elsevier Science & Technology; Textile Institute Manchester, England
Group Author: Simpson, W. S; Crawshaw, G. H
Published: CRC Press ; Woodhead,
Publisher Address: Boca Raton, FL : Cambridge, England :
Publication Dates: 2002.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Series: Woodhead Publishing Limited series on fibres
Subjects:
Wool
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Textiles & Polymers
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Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9781855735743
Summary: In this groundbreaking book, leading experts within the industry come together to give the first comprehensive treatment of the science and technology of wool to be published in over 20 years. Wool: Science and technology covers all aspects of the modern wool industry from raw material to finished product and is an essential reference resource for anyone involved in the worldwide wool industry whether as processor, manufacturer, or user for the garment and carpet trades.
Item Description: "Published in association with the Textile Institute."
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xiv, 368 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 1591247578
9781591247579
1855737647
9781855737648
1855735741
9781855735743
Index Number: TS1547
CLC: TS102.3
Contents: Preliminaries; Contents; Preface; 1 Wool production and fibre marketing; 2 Woolscouring carbonising and effluent treatment; 3 Fibre morphology; 4 Physical properties of wool; 5 Wool chemistry; 6 Mechanical processing for yarn production; 7 Chemical processes for enhanced appearance and performance; 8 Practical wool dyeing; 9 Manufacture of wool products; 10 Carpets felts and nonwoven fabrics; 11 Finishing; 12 Overview of global dynamics in the wool textile industry; Index.

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