Bleaching
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An encyclopedia article on the bleaching of textiles. It traces the history from open-air grass bleaching (bucking, crofting, souring) through Berthollet's 1785 discovery of chlorine and the use of chloride of lime. It then describes the stages of industrial bleaching of cotton and linen (singeing, scouring, bucking in a kier, souring, chemicking, finishing), and the separate sulphur-based bleaching of wool and silk. It closes with a brief mention of bleaching paper rags, palm-oil and straw.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1881
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 3
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