Textile processing with enzymes
Textile processing with enzymes
Textile processing with enzymes
Enzymes can replace harsh chemicals in many stages of the textile production process, including de-sizing, bleaching, scouring, dying and finishing. This text examines the use of enzymes in the textiles industry, and the practical aspects of their application.
This book aims to generate an understanding of enzymes, textile materials, and process engineering. It covers all the relevant aspects of textile processing with enzymes from the chemical constitution and properties of textile materials as potential substrates for enzymes to the…
With the increasingly-important requirement for reducing pollution in textile production, the use of enzymes in the chemical processing of fibres and textiles is rapidly gaining wider recognition because of their non-toxic and eco-friendly characteristics. They can be safely use…
