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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2020
Applicant:
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Inventor:
Neil Joseph Lant, Newcastle upon Tyne, GB;
Assignee:
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C11D 11/00 (2006.01); D06M 16/00 (2006.01); C11D 3/386 (2006.01); C11D 3/00 (2006.01); C12N 9/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C11D 3/38636 (2013.01); C11D 3/0036 (2013.01); C11D 3/0068 (2013.01); C11D 3/38645 (2013.01); C11D 11/0017 (2013.01); C11D 11/0064 (2013.01); C12N 9/244 (2013.01); C12Y 302/01039 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of treating cotton comprising: (i) contacting cotton with an aqueous wash liquor comprising water and an endo-β-1,3-glucanase enzyme; (ii) optionally rinsing the cotton; and (iii) drying the cotton. The wash liquor may contain surfactant. The cotton may be contacted with the aqueous wash liquor with agitation. The method may be for removal of callose from cotton. The method may be for the manufacture of a cotton-containing fabric having improved whiteness maintenance, soil repellency, reduced malodour, anti-wrinkle benefits, and/or improved drying.