Enzymatic scouring and bleaching of cotton terry fabrics – opportunity of the improvement on some physicochemical and mechanical properties of the fabrics

In the present study, an attempt was made to treat cotton terry fabrics with alkaline pectinase enzyme and observe the effects on the properties including the degree of whiteness, water absorbency, pill formation, weight loss after abrasion, tenacity at maximum load, degree of polymerization (DP), a...

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Main Author: Kiro Mojsov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-09-01
Series:Journal of Natural Fibers
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15440478.2017.1361884