Enzymatic bleaching of natural non-cotton cellulosic fibers
US6685748B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 4, 2000 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 4, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD06L4/40
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method is provided for bleaching a non-cotton cellulosic fiber, yarn or fabric by contacting said fiber, yarn or fabric with a hemicellulase enzyme for a time and under conditions suitable to produce a whitening of said fiber, yarn or fabric.
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