Application of dyestuffs to textiles, paper, leather and other materials (1920)
Matthews, J. Merritt (Joseph Merritt), 1874-1931 · New York, Wiley · leaf 56
oddy where it is desired to recoverthe wool and ehminate the cotton. Organic acids (such as formic, acetic, oxahc, and tartaric) do not havethe same tendering action on cotton as the mineral acids; formic andacetic acids, being both volatile, are removed from the fiber on drying andhence do… … Fig. 33.—Skein Mercerizing Machine. (German Type.) it is necessary to employ acid solutions in connection with cotton, it isalways preferable to use acetic or formic acid for this purpose. It will be obvious that in all processes of dyeing or bleaching wherecotton (or other vegetable fibers) comes…
Dyes and dyeing · Textile fabrics
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