PROPERTIES OF THE NATURALLY COLORED COTTON AND ITS APPLICATION IN THE
ECOLOGICAL TEXTILES Thursday, September 13, 2007 - 1:45 PM PROPERTIES OF THE …

Small quantities of four cottons with distinctive hues ranging from light tan to cinnamon and
green, grown by the University of Arizona, are converted into sliver and spun into both ring …

Processing of fibers into textile materials requires the usage of extensive water, energy,
chemical and other related resources. Dyeing processes may cause environmental pollution …

Naturally coloured cotton is naturally pigmented fibre that grows in shades of brown and
green. Because the colour is present in the fibres, fabrics made of them do not have to be …

Certain recent researches on cotton are reviewed, together with further data on natural
variations of it as found on the cottonseed and modifications of the fiber by chemical and …

The chapter starts with the history of cotton and the different aspects of its cultivation and
harvesting. It goes on to describe the physical and chemical properties of cotton that make it …

Naturally self-coloured cotton fibres are not ideal for direct use because of their low moisture
absorbency. Warm water and NaOH solutions with various densities were used to treat a …

The processing performance of unopened-boll-harvested cotton was inferior to that of
normally-harvested cotton, characterized primarily by fibers sticking to the rolls of processing …

Cotton with naturally coloured lint, other than white, is commonly referred as coloured cotton.
In nature, coloured and white linted cottons are found from time immemorial. Coloured …

Approximately 6,000 pounds (2,722 kg) of cotton that had been washed in lap form with 66°
C water (as described in Part I) were successfully processed into 100% cotton and 50/50 …