Author:Gee, E; Turpie, DWFDate:Jan 1978An attempt to correlate certain properties of raw wool with the detergent requirements during scouring was made during a study involving a wide range of South African fleece wools.Read more
Author:Gee, E; Turpie, DWF; Strydom, MADate:1981Actual fibre losses sustained during pilot scale processing of 57 lots of short wools and out-sorts, as well as yields of top and noil, were measured.Read more
Author:Mozes, TEDate:Apr 1986Most greasy wools contain vegetable matter (VM) acquired by the sheep during grazing. This can comprise a variety of vegetable matter types such as burrs, seeds, twigs, leaves and straw.Read more
Author:Turpie, DWFDate:Sep 1987The necessity of totally effective carbonising of raw wool and mohair is questioned, and an alternative treatment, employing milder, less effective carbonising conditions supplemented by traditional unsophisticated carding (and perhaps combing) ...Read more