In foam washing, the removal process of particles from fabrics can be divided into two steps. In the previous paper we discussed the step 1 (the detachment of particles from the substrate) . This paper treats of the step 2 (transport of particles out of fabrics) .
Particles were transported by foam which was generated on a nylon mesh screen. Foaming energy, ΔE, was calculated by following equation:
ΔE=AT(P
a+P
n)1n(1+P
n/P
a)-ATP
nwhere A is the foaming rate, T is the washing time, P
ais the atmospheric pressure, and P
nis the pressure in foam.
At 30°C, detergency increased linearly with increasing logA, logT, logP
n. The linear relation between detergency and logΔE containing A, T and P
nwas confirmed at 30, 45 and 60°C. Increase in temperature was favorable not only to detachment action but also to transport action.
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