Anti-microbial textiles reduce body odour and its attendant textile discolouration.
The microbial population of textile effluent estimated for BT and AT for conventional treatment system (Kasipalayam) showed that bacterial population density in AT effluent is less (2.53 × 106 CFU/ml) as compared to BT effluent (6.11 × 107CFU/ml).
Table 2 Microbial density of textile wastewater in different treatment systems Treatment System Bacterial (CFU/ml) Fungi (CFU/ml) BT Effluent AT Effluent BT Effluent AT Effluent Conventional Biological 6.11 × 107 2.53 × 106 1.8 × 103 1.5 × 103 MBR 3.91 × 107 1.2 × 102 1.6 × 103 1.0 AT& BT represents after and before treatment effluent samples, respectively.
OPP is employed in a variety of applications, including hard surface disinfection, wood preservation, treatment of citrus fruit, vegetables before packaging to prevent microbial decay and textile production due to its bactericidal and fungicidal activity [ 3- 5].
3 The interaction of metal nanoparticles with other species has shown great promise for a number of applications 4 and in particular silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have been used as an anti-microbial agent in textiles and composites 5 and also (less frequently) for the destruction of pesticides or the removal of mercury from industrial effluents and other waters.
There are bioplastics made from seafood waste lobster and prawn shells and architectural textiles made from microbial cellulose harvested from urban algae.
There are bioplastics made from seafood waste lobster and prawn shells and architectural textiles made from microbial cellulose harvested from urban algae.
To understand the differences and impact of textile effluent on microbial population in the Noyyal River water, two sites were selected namely Kasipalayam, which is representative of polluted water and Perur, which is situated upstream to Tirupur, representing the non-industrial area.
Prolonged contact between the body and the textile is responsible for microbial infections, which has contributed to the use of oxidizing agents, halogens, and metal-based complexes, for example, to prevent microbial growth.
Microbial xylanases have significant applications in textile, baking, food and feed industries, and in paper and pulp industries for reducing the chlorine requirement.
(a) wound dressing fiber; (b) biofilm development on the surface of wound dressing fiber; (c) coated wound dressing fiber by the obtained phyto-nanofluid; (d) poorly developed microbial biofilm on the surface of the modified textile material.
