Wool contamination

In wool scouring, the contaminants on the wool, mainly grease, dirt, suint, and protein material, are washed off the fiber and remain in the wastewaters either in emulsions or suspension (grease, dirt, protein) or in solution (suint). Centrifugal extraction of the wastewaters produces a grease contaminated with detergent and suint. This product is called wool grease. 

Hydrogen iodide (anhydrous) [10034-85-2] M 127.9, b -35.5°. After removal of free iodine from aqueous HI, the solution is frozen, then covered with P2O5 and allowed to melt under vacuum. The gas evolved is dried by passage through P2O5 on glass wool. It can be freed from iodine contamination by repeated fractional distillation at low temperatures. Fumes in moist air. HARMFUL VAPOURS. 

Brown Kraft paper is generally used on mineral wool products to give added tensile strength, ease handling, aid positive location between studs or rafters, or prevent contamination when used under concrete screeds. Paper is often laminated with polyethylene to give vapor control layer properties. 

The commonest staining trouble is iron stain —the blue-black stain caused by the interaction of soluble iron corrosion products and the natural tannins in wood. Hardwoods are generally more susceptible than softwoods. Steel wool should not be used for smoothing wood surfaces. Iron stains, if not too severe, can be removed with oxalic acid. Heavy contamination with soluble iron corrosion products usually results in migration and conversion to rust deposits in the wood. 

Lagging contaminated with oils etc. Wool waste... 

Dust and fume masks consist of one or two cartridges containing a suitable filter (e.g. paper or resin-impregnated wool) to remove particulate contaminant. The efficiency of the filters against particles of various sizes is quoted in manufacturers literature and national standards. Such masks do not remove vapour from the air. 

HPLC-UV is a popular technique to analyse textile dyes extracted from polyester fibres [697], acidic dyes from wool fibres [698] and basic dyes from acrylic fibres [699]. HPLC provides better sensitivity and resolution than TLC [697-699]. GE-RPLC has been used for the determination of 18 disperse dyes (e.g. Navy D-2G-133, Orange CB, Yellow D-3R and Red D-2G) extracted from polyester [700]. Compared with the traditional TLC method, HPLC offers lower detection limits, better observation of contaminant peaks, and reproducible quantitative results. HPLC has also been used to determine azo dyes [701,702]. 

For satisfactory whiteness on wool, it is essential for the fibre to be well scoured and bleached, either oxidatively with hydrogen peroxide or by reduction using stabilised sodium dithionite. Brightener is usually applied together with the dithionite bleach. To achieve the highest possible whiteness, the wool should first be scoured to remove natural waxes and other contaminants, then bleached with peroxide and finally treated with FBA during a second bleach with dithionite. 

Cotton wool sprinkled with the peroxide (used in guard tubes) will ignite a few s after exposure to moist carbon dioxide. Exothermic interaction of sodium peroxide and carbon dioxide heats the cotton which then ignites in the liberated oxygen [1], Cotton contaminated with peroxide should not be stored under any circumstances as it may ignite with atmospheric carbon dioxide [2],... 

Several methods for seed sprouting have been investigated. Microbial contamination has been a problem in solid-state systems under humid conditions in which wet matrix, like sand, glass wool or peat, have been used. Also, the initiation of germination has not been fully synchronized. Continuous spraying with water reduces microbial growth. 

Metal-based PRBs involve the introduction of metals, usually zero-valent iron, but sometimes metal wool, palladium, or other metals to chemically react with the target contaminant(s), causing chemical adsorption with and/or destruction of the contaminants. These materials are typically permeable to water and thus avoid the groundwater management and flow problems associated with impermeable barriers. 

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