One of the possible steps in "finishing" raw fabrics The cloth is treated with a caustic soda solution, which makes the fabric stronger and the colors brighter
Is the treatment of a cellulose fabric with a strong caustic alkali, sodium hydroxide solution is often used, where the fibers are swollen and the strength, hand and dye affinity of the material is increased or modified This method Increases luster of the fiber
A finishing process used on cotton yarn and cloth that impregnates material with sodium hydroxide (caustic soda) solution The treatment increases the fabrics' strength, affinity for dyes and luster
mercerize
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() From the inventor of the process John Mercer of Great Harwood, Lancashire, in the middle of the 19th century.