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Sienging is a preparation method of textiles; it is applied more commonly to woven textiles and cotton yarns. Sienging in textiles is a mechanical treatment or finish to obtain a neat surface of the fabric or less hairy yarn. In a sienging machine, the yarns or fabrics are exposed to direct flames to burn the protruding fibers of the textile materials. Hence, also called "gassing."[1][2][3]
Singe
Singe means ''burning slightly.''[4]
Objective
For the majority of cotton woven materials, it is a common prepration process that follows mercerizing,dyeing, and printing etc. The application takes place on loom goods or at the yarn stage itself.[5] Singeing is an application of direct flame onto the surface of yarn or fabric. Cotton yarn is produced with discrete length fibers. Shot fibers inevitably tend to show less spinnability and result in a hairy surface in yarn and subsequently in fabric. Hairy fabrics are less desirable than the clean ones. Singeing burns those protruding fibers that are lying out and produce a clean surface. [5][1][6]
Advantage
Singeing improves the surface by removing fuzzy fibers and improves lustre, and the pilling. [7][1][8]The smoother and cleaner yarns break less frequently, which increases the fabric's productivity on the loom and quality as well. [9]
Disadvantages
Using improper methods when singeing the fabric may result in reduced strength. Yellowing of the material due to over exposure may also occur.[6]
Sienging may affect the properties and quality of synthetic and blended fabrics since they are thermoplastic and can melt.[5]
Biopolishing
Biopolishing is an alternative method that is an enzymetic treatment to clean the surface of cellulosic fabrics or yarns. It is also named ''Biosingeing.'' Cellulosic degradation of protruding fibers makes the surface clean.[10][11][12][13][14][15]
See also
References
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- ^ Manser, Martin (2009-01-01). Good Word Guide: The fast way to correct English - spelling, punctuation, grammar and usage. A&C Black. ISBN 978-1-4081-0339-5.
- ^ a b c Mahall, Karl (2012-12-06). Quality Assessment of Textiles: Damage Detection by Microscopy. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 93. ISBN 978-3-642-55645-6.
- ^ a b Karmakar, S. R. (1999-11-02). Chemical Technology in the Pre-Treatment Processes of Textiles. Elsevier. p. 56. ISBN 978-0-08-053947-8.
- ^ Blackburn, Richard (2005-11-30). Biodegradable and Sustainable Fibres. Elsevier. p. 143. ISBN 978-1-84569-099-1.
- ^ Indian Textile Annual & Directory. Eastland Publications. 1992. p. 81.
- ^ Technology of the Textile Industry, U.S.S.R. Textile Institute. 1968. p. 158.
- ^ Textile Trends. Eastland Publications. 1999. p. 17.
- ^ Bhatia, S. C. (2017-10-26). Pollution Control in Textile Industry. CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-351-37305-0.
- ^ Egyptian Journal of Chemistry. National Information and Documentation Centre. 2007. p. 263.
- ^ The Indian Textile Journal. Indian Textile Journal Limited. 2011. p. 85.
- ^ Gupta, Vijai G. (2016-11-15). New and Future Developments in Microbial Biotechnology and Bioengineering: Microbial Cellulase System Properties and Applications. Elsevier. p. 169. ISBN 978-0-444-63515-0.
- ^ Carr, C. (2012-12-06). Chemistry of the Textiles Industry. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 263. ISBN 978-94-011-0595-8.