Effect of scouring and enzyme treatment on moisture regain percentage of naturally colored cottons

Abstract

Abstract The objective of this study was to determine whether enzymatic treatment can improve low moisture regain of three naturally colored cottons. There was an increase in weight of colored cottons after enzyme treatment. Moisture regain test was implemented to determine the cause of this increase. The result showed that moisture regain of three naturally colored cottons increased after scouring and increased further after enzyme treatment. Statistical results indicated that lipase was the least effective enzyme for brown cottons and the most effective enzyme for green cotton. For multiple enzyme treatment, treatments including amylase were most effective for brown cottons and for treatments including lipase were most effective for green cotton. Treatments with all four enzymes resulted in the lowest increase in moisture regain for all colored cottons. Keywords: naturally colored cottonscouringenzymemoisture regain percentage Notes a Activities were determined immediately before the enzyme treatment on the colored cottons.