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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 10, 1999
Carl Andrew Miller, Knightdale, NC (US);
Steen Skjold Jorgensen, Rungsted, DK;
Eric W. Otto, Louisburg, NC (US);
Niels K. Lange, Raleigh, NC (US);
Brian Condon, Wake Forest, NC (US);
Jiyin Liu, Raleigh, NC (US);
Novozymes A/S, Bagsvaerd, DK;
Abstract
The invention relates to a process for treatment of cellulosic material, as for example, knitted or woven cotton fabric, comprising the steps of preparing an aqueous enzyme solution comprising pectinase, treating the cellulosic material with an effective amount of the aqueous enzyme solution under alkaline scouring conditions; e.g., pH of 9 or above and a temperature of 50° C. or above, in a low calcium or calcium-free environment, yielding a modification of the cellulosic material such that exhibits an enhanced respond to a subsequent chemical treatment.