Alternative methods for the wool wax extraction from wool scouring wastes

Wool fibers have to be properly washed out before being processed into fabrics. This scouring process generates high pollutant wastes in two forms, a liquid phase and a solid phase. Both phases contain a large amount of the grease (wool wax) generated by the animal which may be recovered and purifie...

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Main Authors: M. López-Mesas, F. Carrillo, M. C. Gutiérrez, M. Crespi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 2007-12-01
Series:Grasas y Aceites
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Online Access:http://grasasyaceites.revistas.csic.es/index.php/grasasyaceites/article/view/453