Application of Enzymes in Textile
Functional Finishing
Shrabana Sarkar, Karuna Soren, Priyanka Chakraborty
and Rajib Bandopadhyay
Abstract Textile is one of the strongest economic pillars of any developing country.
There is increased demand of eco-friendly and comfortable wearer with improving
quality, which comes due to advanced and environment friendly finishing. Enzymes
plays important role in bio-processing of textile. Enzymes are there from nineteenth
century but less than only two decades ago it was first used in textile processing.
Enzymes increase the functionality by minimising the strength and effort. Chemical
textile processing is already at hand from very first day, but that cause hazard. In
place of that, enzymatic processing is bio-friendly, non-toxic, and trimming down
the pollution rate generating due to textile processing. In addition with that, enzyme
technology reduces the use of vast amount of water and causes the savings of most
important part of ecosystem. Therefore, day by day enzymatic textile progression
is getting worldwide appreciation to the manufacturers. Finishing is the process in
textile manufacture which converts knitted clothes into functional materials. Predominant enzymes used in textile processing are cellulase, amylase, pectinase, catalase,
laccase and many more. Enzymatic finishing includes UV shielding properties on
clothes. Use of immobilized enzymes, enzymatic nanoparticles may cause a revolutionary change in textile trade. Enzyme assisted bio-processing has an immense role
on increment of textile quality.
Keywords Enzymes · Finishing · Microorganism · Textile · Wool
1 Introduction
Like food, clothing is another fundamental human necessity for surviving. Finishing
is the final mechanical and chemical process of textile manufacture which converts
knitted cloth into functional and softer one. Both dyeing and bleaching are the part
of final textile finishing. This process helps to improve the performance of final fine
clothings. For example, it makes the cotton clothes washfree and wrinklefree which
S. Sarkar · K. Soren · P. Chakraborty · R. Bandopadhyay (B)
UGC-Center of Advanced Study, Department of Botany, The University of Burdwan, Golapbag,
Burdwan, West Bengal 713104, India
e-mail: rajibindia@gmail.com
© Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020
M. Shahid and R. Adivarekar (eds.), Advances in Functional Finishing of Textiles, Textile
Science and Clothing Technology, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3669-4_5
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Functional Finishing
Shrabana Sarkar, Karuna Soren, Priyanka Chakraborty
and Rajib Bandopadhyay
Abstract Textile is one of the strongest economic pillars of any developing country.
There is increased demand of eco-friendly and comfortable wearer with improving
quality, which comes due to advanced and environment friendly finishing. Enzymes
plays important role in bio-processing of textile. Enzymes are there from nineteenth
century but less than only two decades ago it was first used in textile processing.
Enzymes increase the functionality by minimising the strength and effort. Chemical
textile processing is already at hand from very first day, but that cause hazard. In
place of that, enzymatic processing is bio-friendly, non-toxic, and trimming down
the pollution rate generating due to textile processing. In addition with that, enzyme
technology reduces the use of vast amount of water and causes the savings of most
important part of ecosystem. Therefore, day by day enzymatic textile progression
is getting worldwide appreciation to the manufacturers. Finishing is the process in
textile manufacture which converts knitted clothes into functional materials. Predominant enzymes used in textile processing are cellulase, amylase, pectinase, catalase,
laccase and many more. Enzymatic finishing includes UV shielding properties on
clothes. Use of immobilized enzymes, enzymatic nanoparticles may cause a revolutionary change in textile trade. Enzyme assisted bio-processing has an immense role
on increment of textile quality.
Keywords Enzymes · Finishing · Microorganism · Textile · Wool
1 Introduction
Like food, clothing is another fundamental human necessity for surviving. Finishing
is the final mechanical and chemical process of textile manufacture which converts
knitted cloth into functional and softer one. Both dyeing and bleaching are the part
of final textile finishing. This process helps to improve the performance of final fine
clothings. For example, it makes the cotton clothes washfree and wrinklefree which
S. Sarkar · K. Soren · P. Chakraborty · R. Bandopadhyay (B)
UGC-Center of Advanced Study, Department of Botany, The University of Burdwan, Golapbag,
Burdwan, West Bengal 713104, India
e-mail: rajibindia@gmail.com
© Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020
M. Shahid and R. Adivarekar (eds.), Advances in Functional Finishing of Textiles, Textile
Science and Clothing Technology, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3669-4_5
115