Mohair, cashmere and other animal hair fibres

Hunter, Lawrance

doi:10.1533/9780857095503.1.196

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“…The presence of five other α‐amino acids containing nitrogen within their pendant groups such as proline, arginine and lysine adds to the overall generally high inherent non‐flammability of wool as shown in by its limiting oxygen index (LOI) value of about 25 vol% and an ignition temperature of 580–600 °C . While wool fiber keratin structure and related thermal degradation mechanisms have been well‐documented, the same cannot be said for the less common animal hair fibers because they have similar general chemistries ; for the purpose of this study, their thermal behaviors will be deemed to be similar to that of wool to a first approximation. They all show charring behavior but, unlike cellulosic fibers, may undergo a variety of chemical reactions as the respective complex proteins react, carbonize and in many cases, melt/deform while forming chars.…”

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Flammability of natural plant and animal fibers: a heat release survey

2016

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Summary With increased interest in sustainable materials for use in building materials and clothing, there is a renewal in the use of natural fibers (plant or animal‐based) versus synthetic fibers in a variety of applications. However, there is not as much information available on the flammability of these natural fibers especially when they are used in products where purification techniques used in conventional textile processing are not required. The literature to date suggests that all of the fibers can be grouped into two categories: cellulosic and animal, with the assumption that regardless of original species, the flammability is similar for fibers within each category. In this report, we have conducted a survey via microcombustion calorimetry to determine if all cellulose‐based and all protein‐based fibers are the same from a heat release perspective. Our findings show that this is not the case, and there are notable differences in fiber types within each genus. Further, how the natural fiber has been treated prior to use can have some dramatic effects on heat release caused by residual impurity content. The results in this paper suggest that there is more to be learned about these natural fiber types in regards to their inherent flammability. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Flammability of natural plant and animal fibers: a heat release survey

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“…Doehner and Reumuth 55 found the scale frequency to be 6–10. Hunter 56 stated that the scale frequency is between 9 and 11 in fine wool. From this point of view, it can be said that the results obtained are compatible with the literature.…”

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Creating a high‐quality wool‐oriented Turkish merino herd and investigation of mechanical and dyeability properties of fabrics produced from Turkish merino in comparison with Australian merino

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BUĞDAYCI

Şen

et al. 2023

Coloration Technology

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Today, the need for quality wool suitable for worsted fabric production in the world is mainly met by Australian merino wool. In Turkey, which has a significant sheep population, in addition to domestic breeds, approximately 10% of the total sheep population (around four million head) is composed of merino cross breeds. However, the fleece quality is far from meeting Australian merino wool standards. Therefore, the aim of this study is to ensure a merino herd with high‐quality wool in Turkey. For this aim, by carrying out field studies in the Thrace region of Turkey where Turkish Merino sheep are widely bred, sheep with fleece that can meet the demands of the worsted industry were determined. As a result of field studies in which thousands of sheep were examined, it was determined that 43 female and 10 male sheep had fleece that would meet these standards. Then the breeders of the sheep, which had quality fleece, were persuaded and these sheep were purchased, and “Turkey's wool‐oriented Turkish (Karacabey) Merino Herd” consisting of 30 sheep and three rams was formed in the farm of Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University. In the second part of this study, a 100% wool fabric produced by using Australian merino was taken as a reference and it was aimed to produce the same fabric from Turkish merino wool. For this aim, the wool‐oriented Turkish Merino herd, which was bred at the university farm for 1 year, was shorn in May 2022. Then, Turkish and Australian merino wools were first converted into worsted yarn and then into woven fabric. The results of mechanical (tensile strength, pilling, abrasion resistance, felting shrinkage, Hofmann dimensional change, bending stiffness) and dyeability (dye‐uptake, CIE L*a*b* and colour yield (K/S) values; washing, rubbing and light fastness values) properties of fabrics produced from Turkish and Australian merino wool is presented.

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Animal Fibers

2019

Textile Fiber Microscopy

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Mohair, cashmere and other animal hair fibres

Cited by 13 publications

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Flammability of natural plant and animal fibers: a heat release survey

Flammability of natural plant and animal fibers: a heat release survey

Creating a high‐quality wool‐oriented Turkish merino herd and investigation of mechanical and dyeability properties of fabrics produced from Turkish merino in comparison with Australian merino

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