Use of water in textile processing

Water is used extensively throughout textile processing operations. Water is considered as the life time of wet processing in industry because it is the single most used chemical. The amount of H2O used varies (1-2 Lac gallon/ day) depending on pacific processes operated at the mill, equipment used prevailing management philosophy concerning water use. Water is used in the following plants.

(1)  Boiler: Supplying steam for heating and drying

(2)  W.P.T: For desizing, scouring, bleaching, mercerizing dyeing, printing and finishing and washing.