- Branche: Textiles
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Celanese Corporation is a Fortune 500 global technology and specialty materials company with its headquarters in Dallas, Texas, United States.
A chemical process for eliminating cellulosic material from wool or other animal fibers. The material is reacted with sulfuric acid or hydrogen chloride gas followed by heating. When the material is dry, the carbonized cellulose material is dust-like and can be removed.
Industry:Textiles
A continuous band of untwisted fiber, relatively free of short fibers and trash, produced by combing card sliver.
Industry:Textiles
A construction of thread, yarn, cord, or rope in which each successive twist is in the direction opposite the preceding twists; i.e., and S/Z/S or Z/S/Z construction.
Industry:Textiles
A condition in carding or drawing in which sliver is either puffy, badly condensed, or very uneven, leading to overloading of the coiler trumpets and causing work stoppage.
Industry:Textiles
A brilliant patent leather effect produced by application of wax, heat, and pressure.
Industry:Textiles
A broad term applied to prints in zigzag stripes or to herringbone weaves.
Industry:Textiles
A carbohydrate which is the chief component of the cell walls of plants.Cellulose is found in wood and in cotton, linen, jute, hemp, and all of the bast, leaf, and stemfibers. It is a basic raw material in the manufacture of rayon, acetate, and triacetate fibers.
Industry:Textiles
A compound that will inactivate a metallic ion by making it an integral part of an inner ring structure. The metal is attached by coordinate links to two or more nonmetal atoms in the same molecule.
Industry:Textiles
A chemical used to remove some or all of the dyestuffs from a fiber, yarn, or fabric so that a dyeing defect can be corrected, a shade lightened, or another color applied.
Industry:Textiles
