Volume 117, Issue 6 pp. 342-345

Alkali degumming of decorticated ramie

S D Bhattacharya

S D Bhattacharya

Department of Textile Chemistry, Faculty of Technology and Engineering, M S University of Baroda, Baroda-390 001, India Email: [email protected]

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Ashok K Das

Ashok K Das

Department of Textile Chemistry, Faculty of Technology and Engineering, M S University of Baroda, Baroda-390 001, India Email: [email protected]

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First published: 22 June 2006
Citations: 17

Abstract

The degumming action of ramie with sodium metasilicate, alone or in combination with other alkali solutions such as sodium carbonate and trisodium phosphate, has been evaluated and optimum conditions determined. The performance of degumming has been assessed in terms of weight loss, whiteness index and colour strength of the degummed fibres.

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