Americos Industries Inc.

Introduction :
Americos Amylase 345 is a desizing agent based on bacterial alpha amylase. It is a mixture of highly concentrated alpha-amylase, wetting agent and lubricant to convert most of the sizes viz. starch, starch derivatives, synthetic sizes and their blends into water soluble products. Specifically it can be used for the following sizing materials and their combinations:

Advantages:

• Starch
• Starch / Polyvinyl alcohol
• Starch / Polyvinyl alcohol / Carboxyl Methyl cellulase (CMC)
• Starch / Polyvinyl alcohol / Acrylates

Americos Amylase 345 has three different types of actions. The built-in wetting agent ensures proper penetration of enzyme in the textile material. The enzyme then converts the starch sizes in to soluble dextrin products, which can be easily removed in the subsequent washings. Moreover, the in-built lubricant reduces fiber to fiber and fiber to metal friction. This unique combination prevents the formation of unwanted creases, streaks, lines and crack marks during desizing process.

Physical Property
Stability
CompatibilityApplication Methods
Americos Amylase 345 can be applied by any one of the following techniques.

a) Exhaust application (jigger, soft-flow m/c and winch)
After the treatment, drain the liquor; give one hot wash and then one cold wash. Alkaline washing with soda ash improves the removal efficiency of degraded sizing material.

b) Exhaust application (wash-wheel)
First, raise the temperature of bath to 30 - 60oC. The machine should run for a minute to ensure proper mixing of chemicals. Adjust pH 6 - 7.

Thereafter, garment should be loaded. The desizing time can be varied from 30 - 60 min depending upon the type of fabric and chemical dosage.

3) Semi-continuous application (pad-batch process)

Introduction:
Ameristol ISN is a permanent elastic finishing agent with super handle. It can be combined with easy-care and similar finishes. Prior tests are recommended in all cases to determine the influence of any combination on the final effects.

Properties: 


Compatibility: 

• Ameristol ISN has soft flowing handle with "springy" character
• It is temperature stable and improves sewability performance
• It is suitable for thermo sol process
• It is durable for dry-cleaning

Usage: 
Ameristol ISN gives increased elasticity and a soft smooth handle to all fiber types and their mixtures.

Pad bath: 

Easy-care finishes:
Ameristol ISN may be combined with normal easy-care resins to give durable softening effects together with a positive effect on abrasion resistance, Elmendorf values and crease recovery.

Typical pad bath recipe:


Comment: 
To avoid problems with alkaline liquors, dilutions should be made with the prior addition of 1-3 g/l Acetic acid. Strong mechanical forces may have an adverse effect on liquors containing silicone products such as Ameristol ISN. Therefore the use of high pressure pumps and high shear mixers should be avoided.

Storage & Handling Precautions:

• Store in a cool place
• Avoid storing in direct sunlight
• The shelf life of Ameristol ISN is six month if stored below 40°C
• The usual precautions in keeping chemicals away from eyes and skin should be observed

Technical Service:
Information covering specific application of this product is available. Americos Industries will work with customers to enhance processes and solve problems. Let us know what you need and we will assist you.