This study evaluates efficiency of reetha, a biodegradable natural surfactant in aqueous solution, to solubilize sericin and other foreign materials in Muga silk fabric. CMC value of reetha solution in aqueous medium was found to be 0.017 g/cc (1.7 wt %) and surface tension (ST) of aqueous medium remained constant at 38.6 mN/m. Under degumming trials, weight loss was found to be 18.28% at CMC value of reetha solution treated for 36 h at RT. It was observed that at CMC value of reetha solution, ST was least and degumming maximum.
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Bannari Amman Inst of Tech, Erode District, Tamil Nadu, Sathyamangalam,638401, IndiaBannari Amman Inst of Tech, Erode District, Tamil Nadu, Sathyamangalam,638401, India
Das, Subrata
Thimmmareddy, G.
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CSRTI, Central Silk Board, Bangalore,560068, IndiaBannari Amman Inst of Tech, Erode District, Tamil Nadu, Sathyamangalam,638401, India