AbstractsChemistry

Indian woolen industry comprising apparel and carpet sectors newlinegives employment to around 12 lakh people and earns nearly Rs3000 crores newlinefrom export of woolen and its allied products Its competitiveness in the newlineglobal market is very high In order to compete with global market attention newlineshould be given to improve the quality of the woolen products especially in newlineterms of its feel Specifically there is an enormous scope for improving the newlineaesthetic properties of wool and speciality hair fibre products by various newlinechemical treatments like enzyme treatment and silicone finishing The newlineapplication of such chemical treatments either in individual form or in newlinesuccessive form on woolen materials improve their functional as well as newlineaesthetic properties and fetch more value newline newline%%%Reference p.239-268