Enzymatic treatment of flax fibre at the roving stage for production of wet-spun yarn

Enzyme and Microbial Technology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 386-394

  Sharma, H S S ^a,b   Whiteside, L ^a,b   Kernaghan, K ^a,b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

EDTA pre treatment; Flax fibre; Pectinases; Xylanase and laccase enzymes and yarn quality

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; BLEACHING; FLAX; TENACITY; YARN;

ETHYLENE DIAMINETETRAACETIC ACID (EDTA); PECTINASES; TENSIOMETER;

ENZYMES;

EDETIC ACID; LACCASE; POLYGALACTURONASE; XYLAN ENDO 1,3 BETA XYLOSIDASE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME REGULATION; FIBER; QUALITY CONTROL; YARN;

ACETIC ACID; BLEACHING; ENZYMES; FLAX; LACCASE; TENSILE STRENGTH; XYLANASE; YARN;

LINUM USITATISSIMUM;

EID: 22044432296     PISSN: 01410229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2004.10.007     Document Type: Article

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