Transglutaminase treatment of wool fabrics leads to resistance to detergent damage

Cortez, João; Bonner, Philip; Griffin, Martin

doi:10.1016/j.jbiotec.2004.12.007

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“…Developing effective bleach and stain removers for wool is therefore something we think would be useful, especially if the opportunity to long use before wash is utilized. For example, transglutaminases can be used to stabilise the proteins in order to increase the wool's resistance towards detergents with proteases [32].…”

Section: Washing Methodsmentioning

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Wool Wash: Technical Performance and Consumer Habits

Laitala¹,

Klepp²

2016

Tenside Surfactants Detergents

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This paper discusses consumers’ wool washing habits and the possibilities for improving the laundering process with the aim of reducing the total environmental impacts of clothing consumption. Wool has great potential when compared to other fibres, such as cotton, especially when the energy per day of use is compared to energy per washing cycle. Wool products can be used longer between washing cycles due to the natural soil repellence, some washing can be replaced by airing, and the wool wash programs have lower washing temperatures and shorter washing cycles. Two surveys supplemented with in-depth interviews were conducted to study consumers’ clothing maintenance habits in Norway and Sweden. Results confirm that consumers use woollen products longer between washes than similar products made from cotton. However, there is still a potential to reduce the energy consumption from wool wash further both through technical washing program development and through changes in consumer behaviour.

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Section: Washing Methodsmentioning

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Wool Wash: Technical Performance and Consumer Habits

Laitala¹,

Klepp²

2016

Tenside Surfactants Detergents

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“…Nonetheless, the use of these enzymes outside of the food industry has been expanding due to the development of novel biotechnological applications which allowed researchers to discover new ways to exploit the crosslinking activity of TGs. Examples include other industrial fields namely textile and leather processing (Cortez et al 2005) and for medical applications.…”

Section: Tgs Applicationsmentioning

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Protein-Glutamine Gamma-Glutamyltransferase

Martins

Choupina

2018

Encyclopedia of Signaling Molecules

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“…In addition to food processing, transglutaminases have also been used for improving properties of protein -based fabrics such as wool leading to a higher tensile strength after chemical or protease pretreatment [15,16] . Besides crosslinking, transglutaminases have been employed for grafting/coating of wool fabrics with silk sericin or keratin leading to increased bursting strength and softness and reduced felting shrinkage [17,18] .…”

Section: Enzymatic Polymer Functionalization: From Natural To Synthetmentioning

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Enzymatic Polymer Modification

Guebitz

2010

Biocatalysis in Polymer Chemistry

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Transglutaminase treatment of wool fabrics leads to resistance to detergent damage

Cited by 78 publications

References 11 publications

Wool Wash: Technical Performance and Consumer Habits

Wool Wash: Technical Performance and Consumer Habits

Protein-Glutamine Gamma-Glutamyltransferase

Enzymatic Polymer Modification

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