The invention provides a flax roving scouring and bleaching process which comprises the following steps: 1, loading flax roving into a creel with a Teflon
coating in a loose uniform winding manner, and controlling the total
yarn loading amount to be 75 + / -5% of the
effective volume of a main scouring and bleaching pot; 2,
soft water is injected into a saucepan according to the
liquid ratio of 1: 10-1: 15, the temperature is increased to 65-75 DEG C, a nonionic penetrant is added, the creel in the step 1 is hung into the saucepan after operation is conducted for 5 minutes, heat preservation operation is conducted for 25-35 minutes in a positive and negative circulation alternating mode, and after waste liquid is discharged, normal-temperature
soft water is used for washing twice in an overflow mode, and washing is conducted for 10 minutes each time; 3,
formic acid and a
metal ion chelating agent are added into a main pot, water is added till the
liquid ratio is 1: 12, a
circulating pump is started, the temperature is increased to 50-55 DEG C, the washed creel is put into the main pot, the temperature is kept, the stirring reaction is conducted for 20-30 minutes, the pH value is monitored and maintained to be 3.0-3.5 in the process, and after
pickling is completed, waste liquid is pumped into a
neutralization pool to be treated after being filtered through a stainless steel filter screen.