Proteases as Scouring Agents for Cotton

Textile Research Journal

Volumn 69, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 590-597

  Hsieh, You lo ^a   Cram, Lisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COTTON FIBER; ENZYMATIC TREATMENT; PROTEASE; SCOURING;

EID: 0032716701     PISSN: 00405175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/004051759906900808     Document Type: Article

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