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Enzymatic treatment on cotton fibers: degradation kinetics of pectin and influence of shape change on adsorption

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Alkaline pectinase was one of the most effective enzymes to treat cotton as alternative agent to replace the conventional alkaline method. Removal of pectin and cutin was considered the explanation for improvement of wettability as well as water adsorption on cotton fiber. However, degradation kinetics of pectin is unclear, and the influence of fiber shape on property changes after enzymatic treatment was ignored. The main objective of this work was to reveal interactions between pectinase and cotton fiber for mechanism study. A heterogeneous catalysis kinetic equation, which is associated with Langmuir adsorption model and enzyme deactivation, was used to describe the heterogeneous catalysis. The enzymatic process conditions were optimized. Raw cotton fibers, pectinase-treated and alkali-treated fibers were characterized by impurities content determination, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscope (SEM). Mechanism of water adsorption enhancement on treated fibers was discussed. In addition to elimination of the outer impurities, flat fibers with less twist and shape changes of lumen were also obtained to ensure better accessibility and water adsorption after enzymatic treatment.

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    Chencen Guo, Ting Li, Chuankai Wang, Yabo Wang & Yongkui Zhang

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Guo, C., Li, T., Wang, C. et al. Enzymatic treatment on cotton fibers: degradation kinetics of pectin and influence of shape change on adsorption. Fibers Polym 18, 1882–1890 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12221-017-7045-7

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