Improvement in jute fabric handle through biofinishing

摘要

Pure jute fabrics have been finished with Biosoft-P (cellulase enzyme) under different conditions selected statistically using Box and Behnken model and then tested for mechanical properties. The image analysis and Kawabata Evaluation System for Fabrics (KES-FB) have been used to evaluate the extent of modification and fabric hand respectively. It is ob- Served that enzyme treatment causes considerable reduction in protruding surface hairs on the fabric and improvement in Softness of the fabric.