“…Microwave modification technology is a new research direction for low energy consumption and low equipment requirement for textile processing (Haggag, El-Sayed, & Allam, 2007;Kale & Bhat, 2011;Kalia & Sheoran, 2011;Ramadan, EI Sayed, & Almetwally, 2012;Sun, Lin, & Bai, 2005). In recent years, modifications and dyeing of some materials have been conducted using microwave irradiation; however, the reports on the effect of microwave irradiation on the dyeability properties of wool are scanty.…”