Combined effect of corona discharge and enzymatic treatment on the mechanical and surface properties of wool

Mira Park; Hak-Yong Kim; Fan-Long Jin; Seul-Yi Lee; Heung-Soap Choi; Soo-Jin Park

Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.20, No.1, 179-183, January, 2014

DOI10.1016/j.jiec.2013.04.010 Export Citation

Combined effect of corona discharge and enzymatic treatment on the mechanical and surface properties of wool

Mira Park, Hak-Yong Kim^†, Fan-Long Jin¹, Seul-Yi Lee², Heung-Soap Choi³, and Soo-Jin Park^{2, †}

Department of Textile Engineering, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju 561-756, Republic of Korea
¹Department of Polymer Materials, Jilin Institute of Chemical Technology, Jilin City 132022, People’s Republic of China
²Department of Chemistry, Inha University, Nam-gu, Incheon 402-751, Republic of Korea
³Department of Mechanical and Design Engineering, Hongik University, Sejong 339-701, Republic of Korea

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The enzymatic treatment of textile fibers is a nontoxic and environmentally benign process. The objective of the present study is to investigate the improvement of physic-chemical characteristics of wool fabrics by surface modification induced by corona discharge and enzymatic treatment with protease and cellulose. Thus, it was found that, compared with pristine wool fabric, the enzyme-treated fabrics exhibited lower tensile strength, increased elongation, and higher alkali solubility. The surface roughness and the zeta potential of the enzyme-treated wool fabrics decreased with increasing treatment duration.

Keywords:Wool fabrics;Corona discharge;Enzyme;Mechanical properties;Surface properties

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