THE VARIATION OF THE SULPHUR CONTENT OF WOOL

Abstract
The results obtained by other investigators which have a bearing on the variability of the sulphur content of wool are reviewed briefly. The variability of the sulphur content is discussed on the basis of the various factors that might affect it.The effect of light is appreciable and is a very important one. Any sulphuric acid formed by the action of light, or present owing to some other cause, is difficult to remove by ordinary washing. The effect of boiling water is small. Kempy fibres contain less sulphur than non-kempy fibres of the same wool. The root portions of fibres have a higher sulphur content than the tip portions, while middle portions have intermediate values.The writers' results and those of other investigators which are reproduced do not allow of any definite relation being drawn between sulphur content and fineness.