The purpose of this investigation is to elucidate the removal mechanism of particulate soil in foam washing. A nylon mesh screen soiled with Fe3O3 particles was fixed vertically to the direction of foam advancing and was washed. The relation between state of adhered particles and their removal in foam washing was discussed. The following results were obtained.
1) The surface of nylon mesh screen soiled with Fe
2O
3particles was observed under a scanning electron microscope. Primary and secondary particles adhered to the surface of filament yarn uniformly when the amount of particles deposited on filament yarn was less than 0.012 mg/cm
2. In the case of 0.012 mg/cm
2or more, the aggregated particles deposited on the surface of filament yarn.
2) In the foam washing, larger Fe
2O
3particles were readily removed than smaller ones. Using soil of the same diameter, detergency decreased with increasing amount of soil adhered to filament yarn.
3) Detergency increased with decreasing the opening of mesh screen. This suggests that the foaming action at the opening of mesh screen effected soil removal.
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