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Enzyme wash

Enzyme are proteins produced by living organism. All organisms a wide rage of enzyme to accomplish necessary biological tasks. It is a process that removes fuzz and eliminates piling in cellulose garments. The enzyme performs a controlled hydrolysis of cellulose fibres is order to modify the fabric surface. This keeps garments looking new after repeated washes.

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Action of enzyme:

1. Its hydrolysis cellulose, at first it attacks having projecting fibre and hydrolysis them.

2.Then it attacks the yarn portion inside fibre and partially hydrolysis yarn portion. As a result the colour comes out from the yarn portion and faded effect is produced.  

Types of enzyme:

There are two of enzyme such as, acid enzyme and neutral enzyme.

Acid enzyme

- acid enzyme mainly in liquid form.

- PH 4.5 to 5.5.

- tempt, 40 to 55 degree Celsius.

-Time 20-40 min.

- enzyme effect comes with short time.

- bleeding and straining possible is high.

Neutral enzyme

- neutral enzyme mainly in liquid or powder form.

- PH 6 to 7.

- tempt, 40 to 60 degree Celsius.

-Time 40 to 90 min.

- enzyme effect comes slowly.

- bleeding and straining possible is less then acid enzyme.

Recipe:

Pumic stone – 20 to 200%

Enzyme – 0.6 to 2 ml

P^H – 6.5 to 7

M:L – 1:10

Time – 90 min

Temp - 50˚C.

Process Flow Chart of Enzyme Wash:

Batching

M/C loaded water and garments

Add desizing agent and treat about 15 min at 70˚c tmp.

 Drop the liquor

Again loaded the m/c

Add Pumic stone and enzyme

Temp. Raise at 50˚c

Run about 30 min

 Drop the liquor

Again m/c loaded

Add reagent and soda ash (p^h -9-10)

M/C run at 80˚c about 5 min

      Drop the liquor

M/C loaded and add sodium hypochlorite 5 to 10 m/l

Continuous treat about 10 min. at 60˚c.

Add sodium meta bisulphite 1 m/l .

M/C run at 50˚c about 10 min

Drop the liquor

Bath drop and m/c loaded add softener 0.5-1% treat about 5 min

      Drop the liquor       

              Hydro extractor

        Drying

       Delivery

Process curve:

Its neutral enzyme process.