Patent ID: 6258129
Filing Date: 2001-07-10
Classification: D06M

Abstract:
A method of producing wool or animal hair material with improved properties comprising the steps ofa. treating wool, wool fibres or animal hair material using a plasma treatment process, andb. subjecting the wool, wool fibres, or animal hair material treated in step (a) to a treatment with a proteolytic enzyme in an amount effective for improving the properties, with the proviso that the wool, wool fibres, or animal hair are not treated with a shrink-proofing resin between steps (a) and (b) andwherein said improved properties are selected from the group consisting of an improved shrink-proof property, an improved anti-felting property, an improved whiteness degree, an improved dyeability, a reduced loss of bundle strength, an improved softness, and a reduced pilling tendency.