Stripping

Name:
Stripping
Detailed information:
(1) Removal of relatively volatile components from a gasoline or other liquid mixture by distillation, evaporation, or by passage of steam, air, or other gas through the liquid mixture. (2) Rapid removal of color from an improperly dyed fabric or fiber by a chemical reaction. Compounds used for this purpose in vat dyeing or in discharge printing are termed discharging agents. Substances commonly used as strippers are sodium hydrosulfite, titanous sulfate, sodium and zinc formaldehyde sulfoxylates.