Method for dyeing a material with a dyeing system which contains an enzymatic oxidizing agent
US5972042A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 19, 1996 |
| Grant date | Oct 26, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 19, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S8/924
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Methods of dyeing a material, comprising treating the material with a dyeing system which comprises (a) one or more mono-, di- or polycyclic aromatic or heteroaromatic compounds, and (b) (i) a hydrogen peroxide source and an enzyme exhibiting peroxidase activity or (ii) an enzyme exhibiting oxidase activity on the one or more aromatic or heteroaromatic compounds; wherein the material is a fabric, yarn, fiber, garment or film made of cotton, diacetate, flax, linen, lyocel, polyacrylic, synthetic polyamide, polyester, ramie, rayon, tencel, or triacetate.
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