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NEUTRAL BIO-POLISH / DYE-BATH ENZYME

NEUTRAL BIO-POLISH / DYE-BATH

The textile industry has long utilized enzymes, beginning with the application of amylase for starch removal during de-sizing. Today, advanced specialty enzymes play a critical role in various textile processes, including biological scouring, anti-pilling, fabric polishing, garment washing, fading, and stone washing. These enzymes, such as those designed for residual peroxide removal and dye bath bio-polishing, address growing environmental and cost concerns while enhancing process efficiency. By leveraging enzyme technology, the industry achieves cleaner, more sustainable methods that align with modern ecological standards and deliver high-quality textile finishes.

Innovative enzyme solutions, such as those developed by Epygen, are tailored to meet the dynamic demands of the textile and garment processing industry. Through advanced enzyme engineering, strains isolated from diverse biological environments are optimized for specific applications, such as cold-water stone washing of denim, which minimizes back-staining while delivering superior finishes. Epygen’s enzyme scientists focus on understanding complex natural substrates like cotton, customizing enzyme proteins to maximize efficiency and performance. This combination of cutting-edge science and alignment with fashion trends enables cleaner, more cost-effective processes, making Epygen enzymes a trusted choice in the industry.

Name : Retrocell® PL Eco G

Description
This is a robust Neutral Cellulase enzyme for efficient fuzz removal and softening of fabric surface, under neutral condition. This is produced by submerged fermentation process from harmless microbial species.

Retrocell PL Eco G works efficiently at much wider pH ranges than conventional Acid Cellulase, removing the need for regular pH check after fabric dyeing or bleaching. Simplifying the Dyeing and polishing process into same bath, eliminating checks and drains, this special feature helps in drastically reducing fabric processing time and energy. This in turn results in consistency of end product after each batch and sigficant cost saving for processor.

PL Eco G demonstrates benefits as below:

Robust Neutral Bio-polishing, needs least process control!
Simplify Dyeing and Polishing by combining
Better color retention
Less Acid consumption
Less strength loss over conventional Acid Cellulase treatment
CASE HISTORY

Mill Parameter

Capacity: 35 tons dyeing capacity/ day

Machine: Schlavos/ Fongs/ Thies

Fabric: Jersy/ Pique/ Lacoste/ Rib/ Interlock/ Fleece

Application: Once scouring-bleaching is done, PL Eco is dosed at 0.3% fabric wt/wt, run for 10 minutes in same bath. Then ran salt ( 10 mints)/ dyes ( 20 mints)/ labelling (10 mints) on subsequent addition. Once treatment is carried out for 40 minutes, water drained.

Epygen Labs pH vs Efficiency
Swatch was cut to see the enzyme performances and followed by alkali treatment before softening and finishing of fabric.

Benefits:

Clean fabric surface with less pill tendency
2 hours of time saving / batch
7 kg of water saving/ kg fabric processed
25 % saving in Utility bill (Electricity/ steam/ energy bill)
10% saving in labour
Better color retention
Epygen Labs Textile Bio-Polish

Name : Retrocell® PL Eco Plus

Description
Concentrated Neutral Bio-polish enzyme for bio-polishing and bio-softening of fabrics, at Low dosages (0.2 to 0.3%). This enzyme is highly accepted among mill engineers mainly due to dose economy.

Retrocell® PL Eco Plus is a concentrated Neutral Bio polish enzyme for fuzz removal on fabric for a clean and even surface appearance, at a wide range of pH (Neutral). This enzyme can be used in the Dye Bath, without the need of pH control and bath drop/change. Unlike softener, PL Eco Plus accomplish the jobs without polluting the environment and conserving precious resources like water, time and chemicals.

PL Eco Plus offers below advantages:

Efficient fibril and pill balls removal at Low Dosages
Simplify Dyeing and Polishing by combining
Better color retention
Less Acid consumption
Less strength loss over conventional Acid Cellulase treatment

RetroCELL® PL 6X Plus | Epygen Labs

Description

RetroCELL® PL 6X Plus is a super-concentrated acid bio-polishing cellulase enzyme designed for 4–5 times dilution by formulators. Produced by non-pathogenic fungi and specially optimized for high protein expression levels, this enzyme efficiently depolymerizes selected components of cotton fabric, resulting in effective fuzz and pill-ball removal in Jet Dyer or Soft Flow equipment.

Recommended application

PL 6X Plus is a concentrated acid bio-polishing enzyme, intended for dilution only. The diluted product should run under the following process conditions to achieve optimal results:

4.5–5.0

pH range

55–60°C

Temperature

30–45 min

Treatment time

Key benefits

Aggressive fuzz removal
Superior hand feel
Efficient bio-finishing of fabric
Highly effective for white dyeing

DESIGN MOCKUP — not live — for review before rebuilding in Elementor / Biogenix theme

EPYGEN LABS

+971 4 457 2850

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Textile & Garment Enzymes

Neutral Bio-Polish & Dye-Bath Enzyme

Bio-polish and dye in the same bath — no pH swings, no extra drain, no drama. One step less for every batch that runs through your mill.

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Applied at 0.2–0.3% fabric wt/wt Works across a wide neutral pH range Proven on 35-ton/day dyeing lines

Why it matters

The textile industry has used enzymes since amylase first replaced harsh chemistry in de-sizing. Today, specialty enzymes handle scouring, anti-pilling, fabric polishing, garment washing, fading and stone-washing — cutting cost and environmental load while lifting finish quality.

Epygen's enzymes are engineered from strains isolated across diverse biological environments, then tuned for jobs like cold-water denim stone-washing that minimises back-staining. Our scientists study substrates like cotton at the molecular level, so the finish holds up on the mill floor — not just in the lab.

The Enzymes

Two ways to simplify the dye bath

Retrocell® PL Eco G

Robust neutral cellulase

Retrocell® PL Eco G

Fuzz removal & softening · neutral condition · submerged fermentation

Works across a far wider pH range than conventional acid cellulase, so there's no pH re-check after dyeing or bleaching. Dyeing and polishing collapse into one bath — fewer checks, fewer drains, less time and energy per batch, and more consistent output batch to batch.

Robust neutral bio-polishing, minimal process control
Combines dyeing and polishing in one bath
Better colour retention
Lower acid consumption
Less strength loss than acid cellulase

Retrocell® PL Eco Plus

Concentrated · low dosage 0.2–0.3%

Retrocell® PL Eco Plus

Bio-polishing & bio-softening · wide neutral pH range

A concentrated neutral bio-polish enzyme built for dose economy — mill engineers favour it for the low usage rate alone. It runs in the dye bath with no pH control and no bath drop, doing a softener's job without a softener's water, time and chemical cost.

Efficient fibril & pill-ball removal at low dosage
Combines dyeing and polishing in one bath
Better colour retention
Lower acid consumption
Less strength loss than acid cellulase

Proven on the mill floor

Case history

35-ton/day dyeing mill · PL Eco G dosed in the same bath as dyeing

Capacity

35 tons dyeing / day

Machines

Schlavos / Fongs / Thies

Fabric

Jersey · Pique · Lacoste · Rib · Interlock · Fleece

Dosage

0.3% fabric wt/wt

Scour + bleach→ PL Eco G · 10 min→ Salt · 10 min→ Dyes · 20 min→ Labelling · 10 min→ Drain

2 hrs

saved per batch

7 kg

water saved per kg fabric processed

25%

savings on utility bill (electricity / steam / energy)

10%

savings on labour

Clean

fabric surface, less pill tendency

Better

colour retention

Want to see these numbers on your own line?

Send us your fabric type, machine, and batch size — our textile enzyme team will size a trial dosage for your mill.

Talk to our textile enzyme team

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