Analyses of a Few Western Wools Including the Partial Results of a New Method for Cleansing Raw Wool and Results of Investigations on the Ensuing by Products (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Edgar Baruch

9780484272025: Analyses of a Few Western Wools Including the Partial Results of a New Method for Cleansing Raw Wool and Results of Investigations on the Ensuing by Products (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 0484272020 ISBN 13: 9780484272025

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

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Analyzing Western Wool: science behind value and cleansing methods

This book presents a master’s thesis from the University of California, Berkeley, detailing over a year of work on western wools. It focuses on how composition, cleanliness, and handling affect wool quality and market value.

The study analyzes raw wool into its major parts—fibre, grease, dirt, moisture, and ash—using careful sampling and a systematic procedure. It also surveys early attempts to cleanse wool and examines the by-products created during processing. The author notes industry practices on both sides of the Atlantic and discusses how more precise analysis could improve accuracy in wool evaluation.

Learn how moisture, dirt, and grease influence wool behavior and value
See the step‑by‑step method used to separate fibre, fat, and contaminants
Understand how fats are tested and refined, including references to fat components and cholesterol-like substances
Discover how by‑products from cleansing processes were investigated and interpreted

Ideal for readers of textile science, industrial history, and anyone curious about how raw wool becomes a market‑ready product.

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