IICRC CCT Carpet Cleaning Technician
Exam Questions & Correct Answers
Two types of fibers:
Natural and synthetic
Natural fiber with a natural crimp and high resilience damaged by alkalinity
Wool
Two natural fibers that are cellulosic (from plant life) and highly absorbent
Cotton and Jute
Dye in plant fiber that can cause browning in cellulosic fibers is called
Lignin
What are the three popular synthetic fibers today
Nylon, Polyester and Olefin
The generation of nylon that includes stain resistant (Acid Dye Blockers)
5th generation
Fluorochemical ( soil/ stain repellency) is in which generation of nylon
,4th Generation
The dye process for olefin making it resistant to acid dye staining
Solution Dying
Concerns with jute backings
Shrinkage and Brownings
Process of forcing liquid polymer through a spinneret to form fibers
Extrusion
Process of adding bulk through heat and pressure to provide increased fiber
coverage is:
Crimping
Burning Olefin fiber smells like:
Asphalt
Burning wool smells like
Burning hair
Burning Acrylic smells like
Charred meat
, Burning polyester smells like
Sweet and fruity
Ash of synthetic fiber is:
Melted plastic
Ash of natural fibers (Cotton / wool/ silk) will...
Crumble
The only fiber that will float in water indefinitely
Olefin
Resilience (ability of fiber to spring back) is set as memory by:
Heat setting
Three parts of woven carpet (In addition to sometimes back coating)
Warp, Weft, Face pile
Dye method where pigment is added to the liquid polymer prior to the extrusion
process
Solution Dying
Exam Questions & Correct Answers
Two types of fibers:
Natural and synthetic
Natural fiber with a natural crimp and high resilience damaged by alkalinity
Wool
Two natural fibers that are cellulosic (from plant life) and highly absorbent
Cotton and Jute
Dye in plant fiber that can cause browning in cellulosic fibers is called
Lignin
What are the three popular synthetic fibers today
Nylon, Polyester and Olefin
The generation of nylon that includes stain resistant (Acid Dye Blockers)
5th generation
Fluorochemical ( soil/ stain repellency) is in which generation of nylon
,4th Generation
The dye process for olefin making it resistant to acid dye staining
Solution Dying
Concerns with jute backings
Shrinkage and Brownings
Process of forcing liquid polymer through a spinneret to form fibers
Extrusion
Process of adding bulk through heat and pressure to provide increased fiber
coverage is:
Crimping
Burning Olefin fiber smells like:
Asphalt
Burning wool smells like
Burning hair
Burning Acrylic smells like
Charred meat
, Burning polyester smells like
Sweet and fruity
Ash of synthetic fiber is:
Melted plastic
Ash of natural fibers (Cotton / wool/ silk) will...
Crumble
The only fiber that will float in water indefinitely
Olefin
Resilience (ability of fiber to spring back) is set as memory by:
Heat setting
Three parts of woven carpet (In addition to sometimes back coating)
Warp, Weft, Face pile
Dye method where pigment is added to the liquid polymer prior to the extrusion
process
Solution Dying
