Textile processing with enzymes

Аннотация

The first use of enzymes in textile processing was reported in 1857 when starch-sized cloth was soaked with liquor containing barley. Later, in 1900, this process was slightly improved using malt extract,but only in 1912 with the use of animal and bacterial amylases was the process of enzymatic desiz- ing introduced into many textile factories.Interestingly,amylases remained the only enzymes applied in textile wet processing for almost 70 years. In the late 1980s, cellulases were introduced with great success for depilling and defuzzing cellulose-based fabrics as well as to age garments made from materials like denim to obtain the stone-washed look