Globally, wool characteristics determine wool price. As a result, wool that does not match the
standards for fibre diameter, clean yield and staple length at auctions are sold at cheaper …

The first investigation of the use of biosurfactants for the scouring of raw wool is reported. A
saponin, and a recently developed surface active oat extract, were evaluated at the …

The clean and 'as-is' colours of seven lots of Australian merino fleece wool and three lots of
Australian merino skirtings were measured before processing and at various stages during …

Globally, wool characteristics determine wool price. As a result, wool that does not match the
standards for fibre diameter, clean yield and staple length at auctions are sold at cheaper …

The increasing cost of effluent treatment in the wool scouring industry is rapidly becoming a
determining factor in the viability of existing scouring operations and new installations alike …

Raw wool contains large amounts of foreign matter such as wool wax, suint, vegetable
matter, skin flakes, dirt, sand, dung, urine and microorganisms (Fig. 1)[1—3]. During raw …

Concentrations of lead, cadmium, copper and zinc in Lowland and Merino wool fibres were
determined using differential pulse voltammetry, and iron concentration was measured by …