APPLICATIONS
Low Temperature Textile Bleaching
Globally, textile companies lose 1.5 billion pounds of cotton per year, while consuming enough energy to power 14 million homes. With NEAT as part of the treatment train, these manufacturers can replace use of harsh chemicals, dramatically reduce energy costs, and return higher fiber yields.
CONVENTIONAL BLEACHING
In conventional textile bleaching, manufacturers treat fibers to achieve whiteness using a water and energy-intensive, near-boiling recipe consisting of hydrogen peroxide and harsh auxiliary chemicals.
OUR APPROACH
By replacing harsh chemicals with low-dose NEAT, manufacturers can increase the number of hydrogen peroxide reactions for better bleaching at lower temperatures. This reduces chemical use and increases efficiency across the board.
Reduces process temperature from 95°C to 60°C
Eliminates caustic chemicals from recipe
No proprietary equipment required
Reduces energy, water, and chemical usage
BENEFITS ANALYSIS
Adding NEAT to the bleaching recipe increases cotton yield, cuts costs, reduces the need for neutralization chemicals, and allows for greater water re-use. Over the course of a year a textile bleaching plant using 1 million liters of water per day could realize these benefits with NEAT.
ENERGY SAVINGS
$4,000 - $8,000 per day
YIELD IMPROVEMENT
+1.5% / $8,000 per day
CAUSTIC REDUCTION
$1,000 - $3,000 per day