Enhancing the Durability of Linen-Like Properties of Low Temperature Mercerized Cotton

Textile Research Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 146-154

  Lee, Myung Hak ^a   Park, Heung Su ^a   Yoon, Kee Jong ^b   Hauser, Peter J ^c  

^a Korea Textile Inspection and Testing Institute   (South Korea)

^b Dankook University   (South Korea)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ALKALINITY; DURABILITY; LAUNDERING; LINEN; MERCERIZATION; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLUTIONS; STIFFNESS;

ALKALI SOLUTIONS; PRETREATMENT METHODS;

COTTON YARN;

COTTON FABRIC; COTTON YARN; DURABILITY; MERCERIZING; PRETREATMENT; YARN MODIFICATION;

EID: 1542715800     PISSN: 00405175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/004051750407400211     Document Type: Article

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