Comparative analysis of the effect of ozone treatment on the properties of mulberry and tassar silk fabrics

Abstract

The effect of ozone treatment on the properties of raw and degummed mulberry and tassar silk fabrics has recently been studied, and the investigation of results has been published. The variables, namely, wet pickup, pH and treatment time used in the treatment have shown a significant effect on properties such as the yellowness index, breaking strength, breaking elongation, amino group content, weight and flexural rigidity of the silk fabrics. In addition to this study, a comparative analysis has been made to find the difference in properties of ozone‐treated raw and degummed mulberry and tassar silk fabrics, for conditions that showed a significant effect on the properties, and these are presented in this paper. The results show that ozone treatment has a pronounced effect on the properties of mulberry raw and tassar raw silk fabrics compared with mulberry degummed and tassar degummed silk fabrics.