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Application of enzymes for an eco-friendly approach to textile processing

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Textile industry is one of the oldest industries existing from several centuries. Major concern of the industry is to design, produce, and distribute yarn, cloth, and clothing. Diverse physical and chemical operations are required in order to achieve this. Environmental concerns related to textile industry have attained attention all around the world as it is generating large amounts of effluents having various toxic agents and chemicals. Enzymes have been suggested as the best possible alternative to replace or reduce these hazardous and toxic chemicals. Enzymes like amylase, cellulase, catalase, protease, pectinase, laccase, and lipase have widely been used in textile manufacturing processes. Use of enzymatic approach is very promising as they are eco-friendly, produce high-quality products, and lead to the reduction of energy, water, and time. This review highlights the significance of different enzymes employed in the textile industry at various stages along with the conventional textile processing.

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Valuable inputs from Mr. Rahul Warmoota and Mr. Shivam Singla Research scholars Department of Microbiology Panjab University and Ms. Phalguni Gupta during the revision of the manuscript are highly acknowledged.

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Deepak Kumar: literature search, organization of the manuscript, manuscript writing

Raveena Bhardwaj: collection and summarization of literature

Sunena Jassal: collection and summarization of literature, designing of figures, manuscript writing

Tanya Goyal: collection and summarization of literature

Aastha Khullar: literature search, designing of figures

Naveen Gupta: conceived the idea, organization of the manuscript, manuscript writing

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Kumar, D., Bhardwaj, R., Jassal, S. et al. Application of enzymes for an eco-friendly approach to textile processing. Environ Sci Pollut Res 30, 71838–71848 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-16764-4

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