摘要 |
<p>Disclosed is a method of treating a wool material, the method comprising the steps of: (a) contacting the wool material with a cationic surfactant; and (b) contacting the wool material with a nucleophile; wherein steps (a) and (b) are performed simultaneously at a pH of at least 8 wherein the nucleophile is selected from hydrogen peroxide and its derivatives, the perhydroxy anion, the superoxide anion, a per-acid, a polyper-acid, an alkali metal hydroxide or ammonium hydroxide, the hydroxyl anion, hydroxylamine, an alkanolamine, an alcoholate, an amine, a phenol, thiocyanate or any mixture thereof; and wherein the method comprises a continuous process. Also disclosed is a wool material that is treated by the above method.</p> |