Corona Treatment Applied in the Processing of Silk Waste. Study of Properties Such as Hydrophilicity and Tensile Strength

This work makes a comparative study between the corona treatment and the traditional degumming process. For silk waste to be dyed, they must have good water absorption and mechanical strength. The results of the physical properties such as hydrophilicity and tensile strength are presented in relation to the two processes. The corona treatment promotes hydrophilicity and tensile strength compatible with the traditional degumming process, but with much less treatment time and no effluent generation.