Combining Traditional Cotton Scouring with Cellulase Enzymatic Treatment

摘要

The action of a cellulase enzymatic pretreatment in the efficient alkaline scouring for cotton fabrics is studied and reported in this work. Improved removal of seed-coat fragments is the primary goal of the experiments, and spinning blowroom waste, rich in seed-coat fragments, is the main target substrate for enzymatic studies. Commercially available cellulase enzyme, a complex mixture of cellulase components (endo-and exoglucanases, beta-glucosidase) and accompanying enzymes (e. g., hemicellulases, pectinases), is used throughtout the experiments.