Equilibrium and Kinetic Study of Sericin Protein Absorption onto Anion-Exchangable Fibers

Silk is made of sericin and fibroin proteins.The sericin constitutes 20%-30% of silk proteins and it covers the fibroin.Sericin is usually treated as impurity and removed during the process of degumming in dyeing and printing factories.However,sericin is a useful natural protein.In this paper,viscose anion-exchange fibers have been used to absorb sericin from waste water.The amount of adsorbed sericin into the viscose anion-exchange fibers at different temperatures and times has been studied.The study show ...