Barium Activity Number (BAN) | Mercerization Test of Fabric

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The ability of mercerized cotton fibre to absorb more iodine, dyes, moisture and alkalis, and to undergo oxidation or hydrolysis at increased rates compared to unmercerized cotton, has been used to develop various methods of determining the degree of mercerization. The most successful method consists of measuring preferential absorption of barium hydroxide from