Bioprocessing of natural textile fibres and clothes

Textile finishing is a crucial step in making fibre-based materials more appropriate by providing the final properties to the textile product. Various chemicals and processes are employed by combining scientific principles, following analysis and modelling based on data generation, by the use the innovative methods. Therefore many studies and researches are carried out on textile finishing processes and chemicals. In this context, the use of enzymes has become more common and current developments in this regard are scientifically examined and researched. Because of their ability in performing harsh processing conditions-reactions in temperate conditions biospecifically-enzymes attract the interest of textile finishers. In addition, their ability to modify the basic fibre properties and make them more useful for textile applications constitute the other feature of enzymes. In this chapter, the usability of enzymes in the finishing of natural fibres is presented and current mostly experimental studies are discussed. © 2021 Elsevier Ltd All rights reserved