Wet treatment and drying of sclerenchyma fibers especially flax

摘要

According to the invention, the fibres are subjected to the processing steps in such a way that the processing of the sclerenchyme fibres is made more economical, safety risks for personnel are reduced and the quality of the product to be processed is improved. The fibres are processed in the form of a bump (1). The aligned fibres are presented for processing in the wet processing section in the form of a bump (1), subjected to processing by chemical action and/or boiling, prerinsed, rinsed, if necessary brightened, dehydrated and then press-dried and made available for further processing in the form of the bump (1). Since the fibres undergo treatment in the wet processing section in the form of a bump (1) there is no risk of fissuring. This eliminates the need for the time and staff resources, the latter of which is accompanied by an increased risk to operating personnel owing to high temperatures and elevated lye concentrations, that would otherwise be required to repair such fissures. Installation down-times are also avoided. Equipment can therefore be utilized more efficiently, resulting in greater production output. Staff resources can be cut to approximately one third. The invention further relates to the processing of sclerenchyme fibres, notably flax fibres.