Textile Processing with Enzymes
( Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles )
Publication series ：Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles
Author： Cavaco-Paulo A;Gubitz G
Publisher： Elsevier Science
Publication year： 2003
E-ISBN: 9781855738669
P-ISBN(Paperback): 9781855736108
P-ISBN(Hardback): 9781855736108
Subject： Q93 Microbiology;TS1 the textile industry, dyeing industry;TS94 in the clothing industry, footwear industry
Language： ENG
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Description
With the increasingly important requirement for textile manufacturers to reduce pollution in textile production, the use of enzymes in the chemical processing of fibres and textiles is rapidly gaining wider recognition because of their non-toxic and eco-friendly characteristics. They can be safely used in a wide selection of textile processes such as de-sizing, scouring, bleaching, dyeing and finishing, where the alternatives are very harsh chemicals whose disposal into the environment causes many problems.
Textile processing with enzymes aims to provide the textile technologist with an understanding of enzymes and their use with textile materials and in process engineering. It covers all the relevant aspects of textile processing with enzymes, from the chemical constitution and properties of textile materials as potential substrates for enzymes, to the processing of these materials; from basic biochemistry and enzymology to the industrial application of these biocatalysts.
The introductory chapter contains an historic overview of the subject, followed by an overview of the fundamental aspects of enzymes determining catalytic properties. There is also a review of non-fibrous materials as substrates for enzymes. Chapter four covers catalysis and processing; providing an analysis of the function and application of enzymes used in textile processing. The fifth chapter offers important insights in process engineering and describes major problems of industrial applic
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