PrimaGreen® PowerFinish
Granular Cellulase for Fabric and Garment Bio-Finishing
DESCRIPTION
PrimaGreen® PowerFinish is a ready-to-use enzyme for
textile bio-finishing in mills and laundries. This unique
product provides surface defibrillation yielding superior fabric
and garment cleanup under robust pH conditions in all
types of processing equipment.
PrimaGreen® PowerFinish can perform at lower than
conventional process temperatures and dyeing can follow
directly after PrimaGreen® PowerFinish treatment in the
same bath, thus saving time, energy and water.
PrimaGreen® PowerFinish is a unique enzyme produced by
a natural fermentation process and is biodegradable.
BENEFITS FOR THE TEXTILE MILL
PrimaGreen® PowerFinish provides these processing and
fabric quality benefits:
Process Simplicity
• No pH adjustment. PrimaGreen® PowerFinish works
optimally over the entire range of potential incoming
process water pH’s. Typically, no time is necessary for
adding pH adjustment chemicals.
• Combined finishing and dyeing. The ability of this enzyme
to perform fabric cleanup under robust pH allows the
possibility to combine bio-finishing and dyeing in a single
bath. This reduces processing time and enables
increased production throughput.
High Quality Fabric
• Preserved fabric strength and weight. Enzymatic
finishing provides surface cleanup without aggressive
change to the underlying fabric fibers. This provides
higher fabric strength and weight retention when
compared to traditional cellulase processing.
• Increased dye uptake. Finishing with PrimaGreen®
PowerFinish results in exceptionally clean fabric
surfaces, either reducing the use of dye to achieve
desired color, or the same amount of dye to increase dye
color intensity.
BENEFITS FOR THE TEXTILE LAUNDRY
PrimaGreen® PowerFinish provides these processing and
garment quality benefits:
Process Simplicity
• Reduced water heating time. PrimaGreen®
PowerFinish works in temperatures as low as 40°C.
Incoming process water needs minimal heating to bring
the bath into operating temperatures, reducing time
(enabling increased production) and saving energy.
High Quality Garments
• Consistent garment quality. PrimaGreen® PowerFinish
gives reproducible garment look and feel even under
moderate variations in processing pH, temperature,
and time. This product can provide the process
robustness required to minimize time consuming and
costly garment rework.
• High color retention. Finishing garments with
PrimaGreen® PowerFinish results in higher color
retention when compared to traditional cellulase
processing.
• Increased color brilliance. Finishing with PrimaGreen®
PowerFinish results in exceptionally clean fabric
surfaces. The reduction in surface ‘fuzz’ increases the
visual brilliance of dyed fabrics.
PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
Activity: >11,150 PNCU/g (*)
Appearance: off white Granules
Specific gravity: ~1.10
pH: 4.8 - 5.8
(*) The activity of the enzyme is expressed in PrimaGreen® Neutral Cellulase Units (PNCU)
against an internal standard to ensure lot-to-lot consistency. The enzyme activity value is
not a measure for bio-finishing performance. A detailed assay method is available upon
request.
PROCESSING GUIDELINES
The table below shows the main bio-finishing process
parameters and their operational ranges.
Table 1. Operating Parameters
SAFETY & ENZYME HANDLING
Inhalation of enzyme dust and mists should be avoided. In
case of contact with the skin or eyes, promptly rinse with water for
at least 15 minutes.

Process Parameter Operational Range For detailed handling information, please refer to the
pH 5.0 - 8.0 appropriate Material Safety Data Sheet, the Enzyme Technical
Association (ETA) handbook Working Safely with Enzymes, and
Temperature 40 - 70° C the Association of Manufacturers and Formulators of Enzyme
Liquor Ratio 3:1 to 20:1 Products (AMFEP) handbook Guide to the Safe Handling of
Microbial Enzyme Preparations. All are available from DuPont.
Time 15 - 60 minutes

PACKAGING & STORAGE CONTACT INFORMATION

North America
PrimaGreen® PowerFinish enzyme is available in a variety Rochester, New York (USA)
of package sizes. Please consult your DuPont +1 800 847 5311
+1 585 256 5295
representative for further information.
PrimaGreen® PowerFinish enzyme can be stored at room Europe, Middle East & Africa
temperature (up to 25°C) in a sealed container. Reformulated Leiden, The Netherlands
+31 71 5686 168
products should also be packaged in sealed containers.
Storage and Stability information is available upon request. Latin America
Buenos Aires, Argentina
+54 11 4021 4700
DOSAGE RECOMMENDATIONS +54 11 4021 4800
São Paulo, Brazil
+55 11 4613 3800
It is recommended that the optimal dosage of product be +55 11 4612 1101
defined under the conditions of use to obtain the desired
effect. This is best defined by first experimenting with a small Asia/Pacific
Singapore
amount of fabric or garments. The dosage will vary according to +65-6586 3688
fabric/garment type and weight, treatment time, pH, +65-6586 3622
Shanghai, P.R. China
temperature, liquor ratio, auxiliary chemicals and type of +86 21 2307 9588
equipment/mechanical action. The dosage recommendations +86 21 2307 9599
below are starting guidelines for PrimaGreen® Mumbai, India
+91 22 3008 7131
POWERFINISH enzyme as such and should be adjusted +91 22 3008 7150
if the product has been further diluted.
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Type of Goods Dose OWG (*) Copyright © 2017 DuPont. All rights reserved. The DuPont Oval Logo, Primafast®,
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Nothing contained herein shall be construed as a representation that any
recommendations, use or resale of the product or process described herein is
permitted and complies with the rules or regulations of any countries, regions,
localities, etc., or does not infringe upon patents or other intellectual property
rights of third parties. The information provided herein is based on data DuPont
believes to be reliable, to the best of its knowledge and is provided at the request
of and without charge to our customers. Accordingly, DuPont does not guarantee
or warrant such information and assumes no liability for its use. If this product
literature is translated, the original English version will control and DuPont
hereby disclaims responsibility for any errors caused by translation. This
document is subject to change without further notice.
PNB May 2017