Research on the improvement of the moisture absorbency of naturally self-coloured cotton

Journal of the Textile Institute

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 247-250

  Gu, Huang ^a  

^a TIANJIN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fat; Fibre strength; Green cotton; Lignin; Moisture absorbency; Moisture regain; NaOH treatment

Indexed keywords

ABSORBENCY; COTTON; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 26844523154     PISSN: 00405000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1533/joti.2005.0007     Document Type: Article

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