Desizing enzymes

Listing ID #3562540

For weaving of cotton or blends made fabrics, the warp threads are coated with an adhesive substance known as 'size‘; to prevent the threads breaking. Starch and its derivatives have been the most common sizing agent. After weaving, the size must be removed again in order to prepare the fabric for dyeing and finishing.
Traditionally this process (desizing) was carried out by treating the fabric with chemicals such as acids, alkali or oxidising agents, which are harmful to fabrics, human and environment. To overcome these problems, starch ¬breaking enzymes (amylases) are preferred for desizing due to their high efficiency and specific action. Amylases bring about complete removal of the size without any harmful effects on the fabric.
PacZyme offers wide range of amylases for desizing which work at different temperatures and for different equipment.
Pac-DesZyme-LTL and Pac-DesZyme-HTL are the alpha-amylase enzyme preparations & they are used for desizing of fabric like cotton and its blends that has been sized with starch and starch size mixtures at low and high temperature range. It hydrolyzes starch into soluble dextrin and oligosaccharides that can be rapidly washed out with fabric. It gives excellent desizing effect yielding softer handle, improved absorbency & dye penetration.