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Wednesday, November 12, 2014

DeniLite Cold Bleaching Solution from Novozymes

Novozymes’ new technology offers cold bleaching to denim manufactures.  Diverse denim looks can be achieved with the latest enzymatic innovation.  Working with cold water and reducing the use of the chemicals, the solution quickens the denim bleaching process, and secures higher quality denim.

Almost 20 years ago, denim bleaching became safer and more sustainable with the launch of Novozymes DeniLite®. Using enzymatic technology instead of harsh chemicals, the solution offered a gentle alternative for denim processing. Novozymes’ latest offering is a cold bleaching product known as DeniLite® Cold.


Cold, gentle and rapid processing is the key to this products success in the apparel industry.


According to Ole Bill Jørgensen, business development manager for Novozymes' Textile division, “Our cold bleaching solution is effective at tap water temperature,”  He goes on to say that, “Other bleaching technologies require the use of more energy or water, and in some cases more process steps, to achieve the same bleaching effect.”


The enzymatic bleaching solutions that are currently available are usually based on enzymes known as laccases.  They alter the indigo through oxidation.  Depending on oxygen from the water or from the air, this form of denim bleaching can take a long time, and the processing step can require repetition.  The new cold bleaching solution is based on enzymes known as peroxidases, and this innovation is formulated to work without extra oxygen from either the air or water.  This new peroxidase has a very rapid reaction speed - 90% of the reaction finishes within 10 minutes.


The cold bleaching technology also secures improved fabric durability due to the gentle bleaching conditions.  Enzymatic solutions are extremely specific, working only on the indigo dye on the fabric.  Unlike harsher bleaching chemicals, this means that strength and elasticity of the fabric remains unchanged.


Fashionable enzymes at work on fabric:


Fabrics are often colored using both indigo and sulphur dyes.  The cold bleaching solution is very effective when used with indigo dyes.  It does not bleach black or brown sulfur dyes, and only slightly alters the tone of blue sulfur dye.  This means that different color tones can be achieved with the same fabric using different dye combinations. The shades of cold finished fabrics can be very different from those finished with traditional chemicals.


“Novozymes’ cold bleaching solution can achieve in-demand fashion looks,” says Ole Bill Jørgensen. “Denim processors can apply this technology to current trends and create diverse looks for brand owners very quickly.  Even just one wash cycle using this technology can create a variety of different color tones.  We believe the full fashion potential will be further explored when the technology becomes broadly available to the industry.”


Novozymes was founded in 2000 in a demerger from pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk. Novozymes’ roots date back to the 1920s when Novo Terapeutisk Laboratorium and Nordisk Insulinlaboratorium were established in Copenhagen, Denmark. Enzyme production began in 1941.


Novozymes is the world leader in bioinnovation.  Their business is industrial enzymes, microorganisms, and biopharmaceutical ingredients. Enzymes are proteins, and in nature they initiate biochemical reactions in all living organisms. It is enzymes that convert the food in our stomachs to energy and turn the falling leaves in the forest to compost.  Novozymes finds enzymes in nature and optimize them for use in industry.  In industry, enzymes replace chemicals and accelerate production processes.  Enzymes are widely used in laundry and dishwashing detergents where they remove stains and enable low-temperature washing and concentrated detergents.


This company helps their customers make more from less, while saving energy and generating less waste.  This is good for both the garment industry and our environment.  Apparel Search applauds them for working to improve the level of waste that takes place in the textile industry.


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Thank you for taking the time to read this new product news.  If you are a denim designer or manufacturer working with denim fabrics, please share your thoughts on this product & process in the discussion area below.  We would like your questions, thoughts, and opinions.

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