Advances in sustainable enzymatic scouring of cotton textiles: Evaluation of different post-treatments to improve fabric wettability
Raw cotton fabrics contain natural impurities (fats, waxes, pectins, and proteins), which impart hydrophobic nature and interfere with textile dyeing. Typically, these noncellulosic impurities are removed by alkaline scouring with hot aqueous sodium hydroxide. As a greener alternative with reduced e...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-10-01
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| Series: | Cleaner Engineering and Technology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666790821001208 |