Analysis of Caustic Soda of Different Manufacturers in Pakistan for Mercerization of Cotton Textiles
Keywords: Caustic Soda, Mercerization, One-Way Analysis of Variance, Tensile Strength, Colour
Strength, Tear Strength, Air Permeability, Surface Morphology.
Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering & Technology
Volume 36 , Issue 4
BILAL ZAHID , SAIRA FAISAL , SHERAZ HUSSAIN SIDDIQUE ,
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