Processing trends of silk fibers: Silk degumming, regeneration and physical functionalization

• Published in: Journal of the Textile Institute Vol. 111; no. 12; pp. 1794 - 1810
• Main Authors: Rastogi, Shivani, Kandasubramanian, Balasubramanian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Manchester Taylor & Francis 01.12.2020; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: carbon dioxide; Degumming; degumming loss; enzymes; fabrics; fibroins; physical functionalization; Regeneration; silk; Silk fibroin; soaps; Supercritical fluids; ultrasonic treatment; Ultraviolet radiation
• ISSN: 0040-5000; 1754-2340; 1754-2340
• DOI: 10.1080/00405000.2020.1727269

The silk fibroin (SF) covers numerous applications in various fields. The fibroins can be extracted by multiple degumming methods. The degumming loss associated with soap, alkali, acid, enzyme and amine degumming is ∼18.73%, ∼24.32%, ∼23.21%, ∼25.7%, and ∼26.08%, respectively. Recently emerged degum...