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  2. Scouring (textiles) - Wikipedia

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    Silk is an animal fiber it consists 70–80% fibroin and 20–30% sericin (the gum coating the fibres). It carries impurities like dirt, oils, fats and sericin. The purpose of silk scouring is to remove the coloring matter and the gum that is a sticky substance which envelops the silk yarn. The process is also called ''degumming''.

  3. Here’s how Lysol Disinfectant Spray actually works, and where ...

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    However, cleaning those surfaces and disinfecting them “is a best practice measure for prevention of COVID-19 and other viral respiratory illnesses in households and community settings.”

  4. Fabric treatment - Wikipedia

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    A reservoir for storing a fabric treatment composition is a device that the tumble dryer provides for different drying cycles. [4] The nebulizer system is used in fabric treatment devices. [11] For general use for clothes cleaning, typical household washing machines and dryer are used.

  5. Stain removal - Wikipedia

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    This is the most common way of treating non-washable fabrics. The front of the fabric is sponged with a sponge that is soaked in the solvent being used. The rear of the fabric should be backed up with a clean, absorbent, material. The stain is rubbed with the sponge radially, from the centre of the stain towards its edge.

  6. List of cleaning products - Wikipedia

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    Cleaning agents are substances (usually liquids, powders, sprays, or granules) used to remove dirt, including dust, stains, bad smells, and clutter on surfaces. Purposes of cleaning agents include health, beauty, removing offensive odor, and avoiding the spread of dirt and contaminants to oneself and others.

  7. Optical brightener - Wikipedia

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    Laundry detergent fluorescing under ultraviolet light. Optical brighteners, optical brightening agents (OBAs), fluorescent brightening agents (FBAs), or fluorescent whitening agents (FWAs), are chemical compounds that absorb light in the ultraviolet and violet region (usually 340-370 nm) of the electromagnetic spectrum, and re-emit light in the blue region (typically 420-470 nm) through the ...

  8. Colour fastness - Wikipedia

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    Colour fastness is a term—used in the dyeing of textile materials—that characterizes a material's colour's resistance to fading or running.Colour fastness is the property of dyes and it is directly proportional to the binding force between photochromic dye and the fibre.

  9. Conservation and restoration of textiles - Wikipedia

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    The fabric is placed on a clean, flat work surface. If the specimen is particularly delicate, or simply as a precaution, a fibreglass screen edged with twill tape may be placed over the textile. The screen allows dirt and dust to pass through, but prevents individual threads from being pulled loose or unravelled further by the suction.