| 释义 |
mercerize, v.|ˈmɜːsəraɪz|
[f. the proper name Mercer (see below) + -ize.]
trans. To prepare (cotton goods) for dyeing by treating with a solution of caustic potash or soda, or certain other chemicals. Hence ˈmercerized ppl. a., ˈmercerizing vbl. n. (also attrib.). Also ˈmercerization, the process of mercerizing.
John Mercer, an Accrington dyer, is said to have discovered the process in 1844. He patented it in 1850, but the process was not made use of in the trade until c 1895.
1859Abridg. Specif. Patents, Bleaching etc. Index 748 Mercerising: Various modes of. 1862O'Neill Dict. Calico Print. etc., Mercerised cloth.—The process called mercerising. 1886E. A. Parnell Life J. Mercer Contents 11 Chapter x... Process of mercerising with soda—Increased strength of mercerised cloth—..Mercerising by sulphuric acid, and by chloride of zinc. Ibid. 317 The mercerising process. 1899Warehouseman & Draper 3 June 789 Mercerised yarn. 1902Westm. Gaz. 6 Jan. 2/1 Cellulose treated with cold concentrated soda lye, or mercerisation, as the process is called. |