Method of conditioning wool fibre material

Abstract

The method for conditioning wool fibre material comprises the steps of preparing a predetermined quantity of the wool fibre material, subjecting the material to a treatment using ionized gases and/or plasma, subjecting the material treated with ionized gases and/or plasma to a soaking in water and drying the material.

1 . A method of conditioning wool fibre material, comprising the following steps:
 preparing a predetermined quantity of the wool fibre material,   subjecting the wool fibre material to a treatment using ionized gases and/or plasma, characterized in that it comprises the steps of:   subjecting the material treated with ionized gases and/or plasma to a soaking in water,   drying the material.   
     
     
         2 . The method of conditioning wool fibre material according to  claim 1 , wherein the step of soaking in water is actuated with water at a temperature of between 50° C. and 120° C. 
     
     
         3 . The method of conditioning wool fibre material according to  claim 2 , wherein the step of soaking in water is actuated with water at a temperature of between 60° C. and 100° C. 
     
     
         4 . The method of conditioning wool fibre material according to  claim 3 , wherein the step of soaking in water is actuated with water at a temperature close to 90° C. 
     
     
         5 . The method of conditioning wool fibre material according to  claim 1  wherein the step of subjecting the material treated with ionized gases and/or plasma to a soaking in water comprises the step of vigorously moving the wool fibre material. 
     
     
         6 . The method of conditioning wool fibre material according to  claim 5 , wherein the step of vigorously moving the wool fibre material is actuated by generating repeated overturning of the wool fibre material. 
     
     
         7 . The method of conditioning wool fibre material according to  claim 5 , wherein the step of vigorously moving the wool fibre material is actuated by placing the wool fibre material inside a rotary drum and rotating the drum. 
     
     
         8 . The method of conditioning wool fibre material according to  claim 7 , wherein the step of vigorously moving the wool fibre material comprises generating repeated beating of the material on the walls of the rotary drum. 
     
     
         9 . A system for conditioning wool fibre material, comprising:
 a station for treating the wool fibre material using ionized gases and/or plasma,   a station for soaking in water the wool fibre material treated in the treatment station,   means of drying the wool fibre material.   
     
     
         10 . The system according to  claim 9 , wherein it comprises means for moving the wool fibre material, to move the material when it is still at least partly in a soaked condition. 
     
     
         11 . The system according to  claim 10 , wherein the means for moving the wool fibre material comprise a rotary drum. 
     
     
         12 . The system according to  claim 9 , wherein it comprises means for heating the water used in the soaking station.