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WASHING DENIM
WITH A STONE-FREE
PROCESS
ENZYBOOSTER
EVOLUTION OF WASHING
Birthplace of Denim is France
(Nimes) and its main use was as
work clothes in the United States
during the California gold rush
in the 1850's and the 1930's
between the cowboys; companies
like Levi's, Lee and Wrangler
marketed a product for work
without washing and sturdy
fabric, fashion as we understand
today does not occur until senior
designers began showing their
designs on these garments
during the 1980s, even though
hippies, rebels and artists were
already differentiate their "look"
with this garment and denim
had gained popularity worldwide.
Stone Wash process appears in
1981 and its advantage is that it
gives the garment a soft handle
and aged-look was done along
with abrasion produced by
pumice stones in the washing
machine. Subsequently appeared
enzymes, microorganisms that
work on cellulose cotton, which
has the advantage of giving effect
with less weakening of fabric as
does the pumice stone,
disadvantage is the back
staining of indigo which is solved
by adding chemicals to minimize
this contamination. The
advantage is that it requires less
rinsing processes compared with
the case of the process with
pumice stones.
Enzymes are eco-friendly to the
environment, in the case of
pumice stones there are
disadvantages for removal
residual pumice from processed
clothing items, the damage to the
equipment for the overload of
tumbling stones and particulate
material can also clog machine
drainage passage and drains and
sewer lines at the machine site.
The bio-stone wash (process with
enzymes) is used in many cases
in combination with pumice
stone to shorten process times
and improved look. Some
products like Perlite (silica rock)
and other options that attempt
to substitute the use of pumice
stone are tested and included to
the process, attempting to avoid
the disadvantages mentioned
above.
The option presented here, is a
new process of bio-stone
washing, by using a bio-
degradable compound working in
process with acid, hybrid or
neutral cellulase enzymes:
ENZYBOOSTER.
ENZYBOOSTER is a special
compound, it works as a booster
for such enzymes increasing
efficiency and time of process,
achieving desirable appearance
and soft handle for fabric.
Second advantage, back staining
is reduced, an ideal bio-stoning
enzyme would posses high
abrasive activity as well as low
back staining. Superior
performance compared to
cellulase enzymes with pumice
stone performance. It can works
as a substitute in the Stone
Wash achieving a better quality
process, less fibre damage,
increased lightness for different
denim (100% cotton and
polyester-cotton blends) but with
accomplishment for look on
each part of the garment in
question. If required, can be
achieved a high degree of
abrasion using ENZYBOOSTER,
cellulase enzymes and pumice
stone, advantages still continues.
DOSAGE AND OPERATING CONDITIONS
We recommend tests to compare the degree of aged-look
achieved with pumice stone to define the appropriate
percentage, even though from experi ence a dose of 250
grams equals a pumice stone weight of 12 kilograms and can
serve as reference to begin test runs. Cellulase enzymes are
compatible with the product, operating times as well as the
temperature and pH conditions can be handled routinely.
In the following figures, the differences are observed by
using ENZYBOOSTER, invariably comparing two images by
figure, which shows the results of the standard and the
results obtained with the ENZYBOOSTER. The first five
figures show results using acid cellulase enzyme in process,
figures of six to ten are the results using neutral cellulase
enzyme.
CHEMPRO 2013/R01 ENZY-EV
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Process usi ng Aci d Enzyme and pumi ce stone (Left) and process usi ng Aci d
Enzyme and ENZYBOOSTER (Ri ght).
The tests are performed at room temperature (25