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Enzyme Wash | Objects of Enzyme Wash | Enzyme Washing

Process
Enzyme Wash:
Enzymes are bio chemical substances that behave as catalysts toward specific reactions. What makes very
interesting the enzymes under a chemical point of view is their high specificity or in other words, their ability to
attack selectively a given substrate.
Among the two traditional enzymes used in the
treatments of denim garments (amylase to hydrolyze
starches and cellulose to degrade in different way's
cotton's cellulose) there is another enzyme that can be
employed to attack selectively the molecule that
constitutes the blue indigo colour resulting ineffective on
other kind of dyes.
The action of enzyme during enzyme wash, it hydrolysis
the cellulose, at first it attacks the having projecting fiber
and hydrolyzed them. Them it attacks the yarn portion
inside fabric and partly hydrolyzed the yarn portion and
fadded affect is produced.
Type of Enzyme:
Mainly two types of enzyme used in Bangladesh. One is
Acid Enzyme (liquid) and another is Neutral Enzyme.
Neutral Enzyme is two types -a) Powder form b) Liquid
form ie, SL Enzyme.
Acid Enzyme:
Acid enzyme colour is slightly brown.
pH range is 4.5 to 5.5
Temperature -40c -55c.
Time required 25 mts to 50 mts.
Enzyme affects come within short time.
Staining/Bleeding occurs more in garments.
Production high.
Neutral Enzyme:
Enzyme is slightly white powder form.
pH range is 6 to 7.
Temperature -40c -60c.
Time required 40 to 70 mts.
Enzyme affects come slowly.
Less staining/bleeding on garments.

Enzyme washed female pant

With pumic stone comes good affect/abrasion on garments.

In dark shade enzyme affect comes good.
SL Enzyme:
SL enzyme is liquid form.
pH range is 6 to 7.
Temperature range 40c -60c.
Time required 45 to 80 mts.
Enzyme affects come slowly.
Less staining/bleeding on garments.
With pumic stone come better affect.
In dark shade enzyme affect comes good.
Objects of Enzyme Wash:
Enzyme wash is required for the following reasons:To remove the size materials from the garments.
To remove the starch presents on the garments fabrics.
To achieve the high low abrasion (stone affect) on garment and seam abrasion in sewing area.
Enzyme attack as chemically not mechanically for this reason low damage/wastage then stone wash.
For soft feeling to wear the garment.
To achieve the buyer reference sample.
To increase the color fastness & rubbing fastness.
Especially develop the "Bio-Polishing" affect of cotton/denim.
Enzyme improves the anti-pilling properties.
Enzyme attacks more the surface of the fabrics and gives a very smooth surface.
Enzyme Washing Process:
I have also written article on Enzyme Wash in medium shade. The enzyme washing process of batch of 60 kgs
denim men's long pants (Trouser) are described below:First Step:Desizing
1. Lot weight (80 pes) ............ 60 kg denim long pant.
2. Add water @ L : R = 1 : 9 .............. 540 Litre
3. Machine Running.
4. Temperature.......................... 60c.
5. Add Desizing agent @ 0.6 gm / litre ............ 324 gm.
6. Add Detergent @ 0.8 gm / litre.................... 432 gm.
7. Time...............................10--20 mts.
8. Drop the liquor.
9. Wash 1 time by cold water.
Second Step:Enzyme

1. Add water @ L : R = 1 : 8 .............. 450 Litre

2. Temperature.......................... 45c.
3. Add Acetic Acid @ 0.6 gm / litre ................... 270 gm.
4. Add Anti back staining @ 0.6 gm / litre........ 270 gm.
5. Add Acid Enzyme @ 2.00 gm / litre ................ 900 gm.
6. Time .............. (Depend upon the shade )...40--60 mts.
7. Increase temperature to 90c and run 1 minute (enzyme killing).
8. Drain the bath.
9. Rinse Twice, each 3 minutes.
Third Step:Softening
1. Add water @ L : R = 1 : 8 ..................... 450 Litre.
2. Add Acetic Acid @ 0.6 gm / litre ............ 270 gm.
3. Cationic Softner @ 1 gm / litre.............. 450 gm.
4. Temperature................................... Cold.
5. Time ................................................ 15 to 20 mts.
6. Drain the bath.
7. Then unload the garments on trolley.
Fourth Step:Hydroextractor Machine
After unloading garments from the washing machine then they are sent to hydroextractor machine to remove
excess water from the washed garments.
Fifth Step:Drying Machine
1. Load 60 kg garments to gas dryer.
2. Temperature set -75c to 85c.
3. Run about 40 mts.
4. After then run 10 mts in cold dryer.
Sixth Step: Delivery
After dryer, garment goes to quality section for quality checking and good one delivery.