Although woolen garments exhibit outstanding performance, appearance, and comfort
characteristics, yet they suffer from their tendency to felt and shrink during mechanical …

There is increasing concern regarding the methods for sheep wool processing currently
used in the textile industry owing to the enormous volume of toxic effluents generated. A …

Environmental impact of textiles examines what effects all phases of textile production and
use have on the environment, from growing or making fibres to discarding a product after its …

A simple, green and low cost method based on Tollens' reagent is presented to synthesize a
nano-conductive silver layer on nylon 6 fabric. The nylon fabric was first treated with …

Energy is the most expensive component in wet processing of textiles and many researchers
direct their efforts toward energy-saving processes. In this investigation, we report a low …

Glucose oxidase is a type of enzyme that converts glucose into hydrogen peroxide and
gluconic acid by enzymatic reaction. Glucose oxidase is widely used in industry; however, in …

From the textile manufacturers' point of view, coarse and medullated fibers are undesirable
in the production of fine woolen materials, but highly desirable in the production of textiles …

In this study, hydrogen peroxide treatment was applied to improve the surface wettability,
moisture transfer properties and other related properties of wool fabric. SEM images showed …

Wool bleaching is usually carried out on raw wool through treatment with oxidizing or
reducing agents. Here, nano TiO 2 as a photocatalyst was applied on raw wool fabric to …

The aim of the present work is to investigate the influence of microwave irradiation on alkali
hydrolysis, under various thermochemical conditions, of wool fibres. This perspective seems …