Electro-osmotic transport in wet processing of textiles
Abstract
Electro-osmotic (or electrokinetic) transport is used to efficiently force a solution (or water) through the interior of the fibers or yarns of textile materials for wet processing of textiles. The textile material is passed between electrodes that apply an electric field across the fabric. Used alone or in parallel with conventional hydraulic washing (forced convection), electro-osmotic transport greatly reduces the amount of water used in wet processing. The amount of water required to achieve a fixed level of rinsing of tint can be reduced, for example, to 1-5 lbs water per pound of fabric from an industry benchmark of 20 lbs water/lb fabric.
- Inventors:
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- Oakland, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 871852
- Patent Number(s):
- 5810996
- Assignee:
- Regents of University of California (Oakland, CA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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D - TEXTILES D06 - TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE D06B - TREATING TEXTILE MATERIALS USING LIQUIDS, GASES OR VAPOURS
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- electro-osmotic; transport; wet; processing; textiles; electrokinetic; efficiently; force; solution; water; interior; fibers; yarns; textile; materials; material; passed; electrodes; apply; electric; field; fabric; parallel; conventional; hydraulic; washing; forced; convection; greatly; reduces; amount; required; achieve; fixed; level; rinsing; tint; reduced; example; 1-5; lbs; pound; industry; benchmark; 20; lb; greatly reduces; electric field; wet processing; textile materials; fixed level; forced convection; greatly reduce; textile material; /205/8/134/
Citation Formats
Cooper, John F. Electro-osmotic transport in wet processing of textiles. United States: N. p., 1998.
Web.
Cooper, John F. Electro-osmotic transport in wet processing of textiles. United States.
Cooper, John F. Thu .
"Electro-osmotic transport in wet processing of textiles". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/871852.
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abstractNote = {Electro-osmotic (or electrokinetic) transport is used to efficiently force a solution (or water) through the interior of the fibers or yarns of textile materials for wet processing of textiles. The textile material is passed between electrodes that apply an electric field across the fabric. Used alone or in parallel with conventional hydraulic washing (forced convection), electro-osmotic transport greatly reduces the amount of water used in wet processing. The amount of water required to achieve a fixed level of rinsing of tint can be reduced, for example, to 1-5 lbs water per pound of fabric from an industry benchmark of 20 lbs water/lb fabric.},
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year = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1998},
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