Raw sheep wool contains various impurities such as wax, suint, dirt, and microorganisms.
Water-based cleaning process of sheep wool requires toxic volatile organic compounds that …

Ever since the Stone Age, humans have preferred natural products and materials for better
health and comfortability. Wool and natural silk have been used in the textile clothing …

There is increasing concern regarding the methods for sheep wool processing currently
used in the textile industry owing to the enormous volume of toxic effluents generated. A …

Two forms of pollutants are usually discharged from scouring of wool fleece; namely, the
effluent liquid phase and the solid phase. These phases comprise a significant quantity of …

Objectives: Textile auxiliaries are commonly used in many textile wet processes including
dyeing and printing. Herein, we criticize the different methods used in the synthesis and …

Effluents from textile industry using wool pose serious environmental nuisances in Tunisia
that are mainly due to their pollutant load and the release of unpleasant odors. In order to …

When processing sheep wool, wool fat (lanolin) can be obtained as a by-product. The
difficulty of extraction from emulsion after washing is the main reason for the low level of …

Polyacrylonitrile (PAN) fabrics meet the customers' requirements in many aspects.
Nevertheless, PAN fabrics suffer from low moisture regain and the accumulation of …

The term “textile wastes” is used to describe the materials that either result from or are used
in the processing of textile substrates. These comprise the production's leftovers as well as …

The relevance of this article is related to the Kyrgyz people's skills in using natural wool for
the treatment of various diseases in nomadic life. As a source of natural resources, sheep …