GREEN SURFACTANTS FOR ECO-FRIENDLY TEXTILE PROCESSING.

摘要

The invention is related to pretreatment for cellulose-based textile substrates. The process comprises a sequential scouring step with microbial surfactant acting on the non-cellulosic material on outer layers of cellulosic fibers. The application of microbial surfactant for scouring of cellulose based substrate is exclusive of the pH and temperature conditions of the process. The process is environmentally friendly because no causticizing and oxidizing agents are required to achieve the desired wettability and subsequent dyeability.