The Wool Handbook: Morphology, Structure, Property and Applications explores the fundamental aspects of wool fibers as well as traditional and novel applications of wool in areas including polymer composites and technical textiles. Apart from textiles and garments, wool has long been used for various diversified applications due to its unique material properties. Wool is inherently fire resistant, antimicrobial, flexible and antibacterial, and as a natural material, it can be used to create environmentally sustainable products. This book explains basic and advanced topics related to wool fibers, from shearing to marketing, drawing on academic and industrial research from a range of subjects.
Providing statistics, processing methods, and testing and characterization techniques for wool fiber, this book will help readers to use wool fibers to find new applications and solutions.
1. Chapter 1 : Introduction to wool fiber technology: a brief introduction and its processing technology - p. Page x 2. Chapter 2 : Wool production steps and global trade with recent statistics - p. Page 22 3. Chapter 3 : Identification of Australian merino wool - p. Page 70 4. Chapter 4 : Preprocessing of wool fibers - p. Page 96 5. Chapter 5 : Mechanical finishing of wool for improved property and functionality - p. Page 120 6. Chapter 6 : Wool dyeing - p. Page 136 7. Chapter 7 : Functional finishing of wool - p. Page 155 8. Chapter 8 : Morphology and chemical structure of a wool fiber - p. Page 173 9. Chapter 9 : Quality evaluation of wool: methods of evaluation of quality of wool, parameters, and important standards - p. Page 193 10. Chapter 10 : Chemical and physical properties of wool - p. Page 233 11. Chapter 11 : Physical and chemical modification of wool - p. Page 252 12. Chapter 12 : Morphological studies using microscopic techniques: advanced microscopic studies in wool - p. Page 274 13. Chapter 13 : Spectroscopic studies on wool fibers - p. Page 305 14. Chapter 14 : Thermal properties of wool: thermal degradation studies and fire-retardant properties - p. Page 323 15. Chapter 15 : Sustainable moth repellent finishing for wool - p. Page 338 16. Chapter 16 : Microbial attack and prevention methods: microbial attack on wool fiber, causes, and remedies - p. Page 352 17. Chapter 17 : Antishrink finishing of woolens: shrink-resist treatment on woolens using various physical and chemical methods - p. Page 376 18. Chapter 18 : Sustainability, biodegradability and life cycle analysis of wool - p. Page 395 19. Chapter 19 : The use of wool fiber in technical textiles and recent developments - p. Page 434 20. Chapter 20 : Wool in composites: wool fiber as a component in biocomposites - p. Page 459 21. Chapter 21 : Acoustic properties of wool: sound insulation properties of wool fiber - p. Page 482 22. Chapter 22 : Keratin extraction and its application: extraction of wool keratin and application in diversified fields - p. Page 498 23. Chapter 23 : Blending of wool with other fibers: mixing of wool with other natural/synthetic fibers for different applications - p. Page 525 24. Chapter 24 : Recycling of wool: making wool more sustainable - p. Page 555 25. Chapter 25 : By-products during processing of fiber and their use: generation of by-products during wool processing and their utilization - p. Page 574 26. Chapter 26 : Prospects of wool and woolen products - p. Page 589 27. Index - p. Page 607
The Wool Handbook: Morphology, Structure, Property and Applications explores the fundamental aspects of wool fibers as well as traditional and novel applications of wool in areas including polymer composites and technical textiles. Apart from textiles and garments, wool has long been used for various diversified applications due to its unique material properties. Wool is inherently fire resistant, antimicrobial, flexible and antibacterial, and as a natural material, it can be used to create environmentally sustainable products. This book explains basic and advanced topics related to wool fibers, from shearing to marketing, drawing on academic and industrial research from a range of subjects.
Providing statistics, processing methods, and testing and characterization techniques for wool fiber, this book will help readers to use wool fibers to find new applications and solutions.
1. Chapter 1 : Introduction to wool fiber technology: a brief introduction and its processing technology - p. Page x 2. Chapter 2 : Wool production steps and global trade with recent statistics - p. Page 22 3. Chapter 3 : Identification of Australian merino wool - p. Page 70 4. Chapter 4 : Preprocessing of wool fibers - p. Page 96 5. Chapter 5 : Mechanical finishing of wool for improved property and functionality - p. Page 120 6. Chapter 6 : Wool dyeing - p. Page 136 7. Chapter 7 : Functional finishing of wool - p. Page 155 8. Chapter 8 : Morphology and chemical structure of a wool fiber - p. Page 173 9. Chapter 9 : Quality evaluation of wool: methods of evaluation of quality of wool, parameters, and important standards - p. Page 193 10. Chapter 10 : Chemical and physical properties of wool - p. Page 233 11. Chapter 11 : Physical and chemical modification of wool - p. Page 252 12. Chapter 12 : Morphological studies using microscopic techniques: advanced microscopic studies in wool - p. Page 274 13. Chapter 13 : Spectroscopic studies on wool fibers - p. Page 305 14. Chapter 14 : Thermal properties of wool: thermal degradation studies and fire-retardant properties - p. Page 323 15. Chapter 15 : Sustainable moth repellent finishing for wool - p. Page 338 16. Chapter 16 : Microbial attack and prevention methods: microbial attack on wool fiber, causes, and remedies - p. Page 352 17. Chapter 17 : Antishrink finishing of woolens: shrink-resist treatment on woolens using various physical and chemical methods - p. Page 376 18. Chapter 18 : Sustainability, biodegradability and life cycle analysis of wool - p. Page 395 19. Chapter 19 : The use of wool fiber in technical textiles and recent developments - p. Page 434 20. Chapter 20 : Wool in composites: wool fiber as a component in biocomposites - p. Page 459 21. Chapter 21 : Acoustic properties of wool: sound insulation properties of wool fiber - p. Page 482 22. Chapter 22 : Keratin extraction and its application: extraction of wool keratin and application in diversified fields - p. Page 498 23. Chapter 23 : Blending of wool with other fibers: mixing of wool with other natural/synthetic fibers for different applications - p. Page 525 24. Chapter 24 : Recycling of wool: making wool more sustainable - p. Page 555 25. Chapter 25 : By-products during processing of fiber and their use: generation of by-products during wool processing and their utilization - p. Page 574 26. Chapter 26 : Prospects of wool and woolen products - p. Page 589 27. Index - p. Page 607
