Desizing: Objective, acid and enzymatic desizing processes.

Their merits
and demerits. Measurement of Desizing efficiency.
PREPARATORY PROCESSES FOR COTTON
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SINGEING SCOURING MERCERIZING BLEACHING DE-SIZING
DESIZING
Onto de-sizing









PRE-TREATMENT



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The reason for de-sizing because during the
spinning and weaving process, the fabric goes
through sizing.
DESIZING
SIZING is when
SIZE is applied to
the fabric to protect
it from the abrasive
action of the loom.
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WHAT IS SIZE?
Natural sizing
agents are mostly
based on starch
and starch-
derivatives. There
are also synthetic
sizing agents such
as modified
polyesters
DESIZING
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DESIZING
De-sizing is the removal of sizing agents from the fabric using
enzymes, acid, oxidative agents, etc. Enzymatic de-sizing is the
most common.
STARCH (AMYLOSE)
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ROT STEEPING

ACID STEEPING
ENZYME DESIZING

TYPE OF DESIZING
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STARCH
Attack randomly
and produce
Attack at
particular places
and produce
dextrins
FAST REACTION
maltose
SLOW REACTION
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Amylase Optimum Optimum Effect of Effect of
PH Temp(C) NaCl CaCl
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Pancreas 6.8-7.0 40-55 + +
Malt 4.6-5.2 55-65 +
Malt 4.6-6.2 40-50 __
Bacterial 5.0-7.0 60-70 O
+
ENZYME DESIZING
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Irrespective of what kind of de-sizing, the process includes:
Washing out the degradation
products
Impregnation of fabric with
de-sizing agent
Allowing the de-sizing agent to
solubilize or degrade the size
DESIZING
Process
route
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DESIZING
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OXIDATIVE DESIZING
(1) Sodium Hypochlorite 2 g/l at room temperature
(2) Hydrogen Peroxide 1 to 2 volume
Sodium Hydroxide 7 to 15 g/l
pH 10.0
Steamed for 2 to 3 minutes
Temperature 30 to 40 C
Pad cold and store overnight
The residual starch content on the weight of the fabric after desizing should be less
than 1.0%
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DESIZING EFFECIENCY
CONVENTIONAL METHOD
TEGEWA RATING
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W
1
W
3
W
2
W
3
CONVENTIONAL METHOD
W
1

WEIGHING
W
2

DESIZING
W
3
.
TREATMENT
WITH HCl
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TEGEWA METHOD
PREPARTION OF TEGEWA
SOLUTION
Potassium iodide (10 gm. Of KI
(100%) in 100 ml water
Add 0.6358 gm of iodine (100%) stir
and shake
Fill up to 800 ml with water then
complete to 1000 ml with ethanol
Shelf life approx 6 months only
METHOD & ASSESSMENT
Spot drop wise Tegewa solution
onto fabric
Rub in gently and Assess change
of colour
Grey fabric:
No change of colour = no starch
size present.
Desized fabric:
Pale blue to bluish violet = refer to
violet scale TEGEWA This indicates
residual Starch content
Violet =of starch size with synthetic
size
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