FINISHING: Reference Book of Textile Technologies

P. Bellini, F. Bonetti, E. Franzetti, G. Rosace & S. Vago

Acimit Foundation, Milan, Italy

Year 2002

Pages 202

The aim of this book is to supply the most comprehensive and global insight into textile finishing processes. Textile finishing usually includes treatments such as scouring, bleaching, dyeing or printing, the final mechanical or chemical finishing operations that during this stage are carried out on textile products to enhance their basic characteristics like dye penetration, printability, wettability, colour, hand, and appearance. This handbook looks at machinery, accessories, auxiliary equipment and technologies relating to finishing. The volume also contains references to textile chemistry.