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Wool fibres of enhanced lustre obtained by enzymatic descaling
Author(s) -
Levene R.,
Shakkour G.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of the society of dyers and colourists
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.297
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1478-4408
pISSN - 0037-9859
DOI - 10.1111/j.1478-4408.1995.tb01684.x
Subject(s) - wool , lustre (file system) , tops , composite material , pulp and paper industry , materials science , chemistry , spinning , computer science , engineering , file system , operating system
Wool fibres have been cleanly descaled and given enhanced lustre by padding at a low concentration of dichloroisocyanuric acid (0.6‐1.0 g available chlorine per 100 g wool) and then treating under exhaust conditions with papain (0.1 g per 100 g wool). The method is most successful on coarse fibre tops and also on hank yarn, but does not succeed on woven cloth. The wool is bleached to a level similar to that obtained in peroxide bleaching.