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Table 3 Pilling ratings of Mega-PK- and Mega-L-treated cotton samples

From: Effects of biopolishing on the quality of cotton fabrics using acid and neutral cellulases

Sample no.

Concentration (%)

Temperature (°C)

Time (min)

Pilling ratings

Mega PK

Mega L

125 cycles

500 cycles

2000 cycles

125 cycles

500 cycles

2000 cycles

Bleached

4

3–4

3

4

3–4

3

1

0.5

45

40

4–5

4

3–4

4–5

4

3–4

2

0.5

55

40

5

4–5

4

4–5

4

3–4

3

0.5

65

40

5

4–5

4

5

4

4

4

0.5

45

50

5

4–5

4

5

4

4

5

0.5

55

50

5

4–5

4–5

5

4–5

4–5

6

0.5

65

50

5

4–5

4

5

4

4

7

0.5

45

60

5

4–5

4

5

4

4

8

0.5

55

60

5

5

4–5

5

4–5

4–5

9

0.5

65

60

5

4–5

4

5

4

4

10

1

45

40

5

4–5

4

5

4

4

11

1

55

40

5

5

5

5

4–5

4

12

1

65

40

5

4–5

4

5

4–5

4

13

1

45

50

5

5

5

5

4–5

4–5

14

1

55

50

5

5

5

5

5

4–5

15

1

65

50

5

5

5

5

4–5

4–5

16

1

45

60

5

5

5

5

4–5

4–5

17

1

55

60

5

5

5

5

4–5

4–5

18

1

65

60

5

5

5

5

4–5

4–5

19

1.5

45

40

5

5

5

5

4–5

4–5

20

1.5

55

40

5

5

5

5

4–5

4–5

21

1.5

65

40

5

5

5

5

4–5

4–5

22

1.5

45

50

5

5

5

5

4–5

4–5

23

1.5

55

50

5

5

5

5

4–5

4–5

24

1.5

65

50

5

5

5

5

4–5

4–5

25

1.5

45

60

5

5

5

5

4–5

4–5

26

1.5

55

60

5

5

5

5

4–5

4–5

27

1.5

65

60

5

5

5

5

4–5

4–5