Water| Water consumption in Textile Industry

Water

Water is a liquid substance in room temperature which contains Hydrogen and Oxygen. It is a complex compound. The total amount of water in the world is about 75%. Natural water is obtained in 3 steps. They are solid, liquid & vapour. Water has a incomparable power to dissolve other compound. It is very difficult to obtain pure water in nature. Water is consists of two part Hydrogen & one part Oxygen. Its chemical formula is H₂O. Water is converted to ice at 0°C & converted to vapour at 100°C the concentration of water is highest at 4°C.

Water is called universal solvent, because the solvency power of water is very high and most of the solute of this world is easily dissolved in the water.

Water consumption in Textile Industry

Textile Industry is one of the top ten Industry which consume high amount of water. The raw materials used greatly in textile wet processing is water. The quantity of water varies in different stages. Some textile mills have high water cost as they purchase water from municipal system. Therefore, quantity of water is a point to be observed in textile processing.

Water Consumption by different materials in Total Wet processing

Substrate Type Quantity(gallon/pounds)[Approximately]

Cotton 24.9-34.9

Wool 20-40

Nylon 12.5-15

Rayon 12.5-15

Polyester 10-20

Acrylic 10-20

Woven other 2-50

Knit other 3-40

Non woven 0.3-9

Water Consumption in Textile Mills