Monday, 6 January 2014

Stonewashing



Stonewashing with pumice stones started out closely as it sounds: fabric was washed with stones. By the development of cellulases, stonewashing implicated a lot of pumice rock plummeting around in a washer amid denim garments. As the advance of cellulase, the stonewashing succession time has been slash in half when used in combination with pumice stones. In addition, stonewashing with cellulase is higher to washing with pumice alone as it increases garment softness and outcome in higher levels of fabric abrasion.
Whilst initially developed, cellulase was an acid enzyme with a pH level of about 5. Acid cellulase is destructive, and although it produces high levels of abrasion, it also reduces the fabric’s tensile power and outcome in a high quantity of re-deposition, or back staining.
Neutral cellulase with a distinctive pH of 6.5 – does not decrease the fabric’s tensile strength or back stain as strictly as acid cellulase does. However, neutral cellulase is not as destructive as acid cellulase and usually commands a higher market price. 

Goodrich Agrochem’s neutral cellulase enzymes provide unique attributes, as well as brightness and contrast, to denim wash.

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