Cutinase treatment of cotton fabrics |
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| Authors: | So Hee Lee Wha Soon Song Hye Rim Kim |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Textile, Faculty of Engineering, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran;(2) Plasma Physics Research Center, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran;(3) Department of Physics, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran;(4) Faculty of Microbiology, Tehran Medical Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran;(5) Faculty of Economic, Allame Tabatabaee University, Tehran, Iran;(6) Department of Textile Chemistry, Faculty of Textile, Technical University of Liberec, Liberec, Czech Republic |
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| Abstract: | Our study proposes an enzymatic scouring method for cotton fabrics using the enzyme cutinase. We established cutinase treatment
conditions for cotton fabrics from their relative activity at different pH levels, temperatures, enzyme concentrations, and
treatment times. Weight loss, moisture regain, K/S value, tensile strength, and SEM micrographs of cotton fabrics were analyzed. We determined the optimum cutinase treatment
conditions to be as follows: pH of 9.0, temperature of 50°C, cutinase concentration of 100 %, and a treatment duration time
of 60 min. We discovered that this cutinase treatment hydrolyzed the cuticle of cotton fabrics. The cutinase treatment did
not decrease the moisture regain and the K/S value. The optimum concentrations of Triton X-100 and calcium chloride, which were used as auxiliaries for cutinase treatment,
were found to be 0.5 % (v/v) and 70 mM, respectively. Some cracks were observed on the surface of the cotton fibers; however,
the tensile strength did not decrease. |
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