Bioscouring

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-000791",
  "term": "Bioscouring",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "The application of enzymes, bioproducts or cells to remove hydrophobic materials such as natural waxes, esters, grease, dirt, oil or other impurities from textile or other products (raw wool, cotton, yarn, fiber etc.) to improve wettability of the products.",
  "synonyms": [
    "enzymatic scouring"
  ],
  "subject": "Research, Technology, Methods",
  "see_also": [
    "bioprocessing",
    "biobleaching",
    "fabrics",
    "dyeing",
    "enzymatic treatment",
    "textile finishes",
    "cotton",
    "hydrophobicity",
    "textile industry",
    "waxes",
    "wettability",
    "enzymes",
    "wool",
    "textile fibers"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "biodescrudado"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/bioscouring/"
}