Enzymes in Textile Industry: Enzymes are biological catalysts in the form of proteins that speed up chemical reactions in living organisms without being consumed in the process. Enzymes are a sustainable alternative to the toxic chemicals used in the fashion and textile manufacturing. Enzymes are rapidly becoming very important, especially in the spheres of sustainable […]
What is Textile Wet Processing? Textile wet processing is a series of chemical and mechanical treatments that are applied to textiles during the manufacturing process, involved with the aqueous stage of pretreatment, dyeing, printing, and finishing. Textile wet processing constitutes innumerable steps leading to finished product, each having a number of complex variables and every
Textile engineer is a key person in any textile industry. A textile engineer should play vital role in a textile mill for continuous smooth running and further development of the mill. He has to operate all activities in a textile mill from planning to delivery. He should do work in the following section of a
Definition of Desizing: Desizing is a process of removing sizing agents from the fabrics or garments, which are usually applied on the warp yarns before weaving. Desizing must be done before other wet processes of bleaching, mercerizing, dyeing, printing or finishing are carried out. Sizing agents mostly comprise macromolecular film-forming and fiber-bonding substances such as
Introduction: The block printing process plays an important role in fabric design in the textile industry. Many do printing as a hobby and many have taken it up as a profession. Be it a hobby or a profession, printing dates back thousands of years. Of all the types of printing, block printing is the oldest.
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