The invention is directed to novel variant endoglucanases and their use thereof.

A damage process for a textile product may include, but is not limited to, irradiating a laser beam onto a surface region of a textile product which is dyed, to burn the surface region, exposing the textile product to an ozone gas; and agitating the textile product together with at least one of: pieces of one or more solid materials having uneven surfaces and one or more abrasives of artificial fibers to allow the surface region to be shaved by the at least one of: the pieces of one or more solid materials and the one or more abrasives of artificial fibers. One or more subsequent processes can be carried out, without dipping the textile product into water or a liquid of chemicals, after agitating the textile product and until softening the textile product.

A color hazing or decoloring agent including at least one compound selected from compounds represented by formula (1) and compounds represented by formula (2), and used for color hazing or decoloring of a fabric printed or dyed with a disperse dye:

R.sup.1OOCXCOOR.sup.2(1)

Y.sup.1O-(AO).sub.nY.sup.2(2) wherein, in formula (1), X is an alkylene or alkenylene group of 2 to 4 carbon atoms, R.sup.1 is an alkyl group of 1 to 4 carbon atoms and R.sup.2 is an alkyl group of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and in formula (2), AO is an alkyleneoxy group of 2 to 3 carbon atoms, n is an integer of 1 to 3, Y.sup.1 is a hydrogen atom or an R.sup.3CO group, R.sup.3 is an alkyl group of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, Y.sup.2 is a hydrogen atom or an R.sup.4CO group, and R.sup.4 is an alkyl group of 1 to 4 carbon atoms.

A novel composition for decolorizing a dye is provided.

A composition for decolorizing a dye contains a multicopper oxidase and an iodide ion.

The present disclosure relates to a biofinishing system comprising a combination of cellulases, in particular a biofinishing system comprising a combination of GH45 cellulases. The present disclosure further relates to a process for treating a cellulose-containing textile comprising biofinishing the cellulose-containing textile with a combination of GH45 cellulases.

Laser finishing of apparel products allows an operating model that reduces finishing cost, lowers carrying costs, increases productivity, shortens time to market, be more reactive to trends, reduce product constraints, reduces lost sales and dilution, and more. Improved aspects include design, development, planning, merchandising, selling, making, and delivering. The model uses fabric templates, each of which can be used to produce a multitude of laser finishes. Operational efficiency is improved.

Laser finishing of apparel products allows an operating model that reduces finishing cost, lowers carrying costs, increases productivity, shortens time to market, be more reactive to trends, reduce product constraints, reduces lost sales and dilution, and more. Improved aspects include design, development, planning, merchandising, selling, making, and delivering. The model uses fabric templates, each of which can be used to produce a multitude of laser finishes. Operational efficiency is improved.

Laser finishing of apparel products allows an operating model that reduces finishing cost, lowers carrying costs, increases productivity, shortens time to market, be more reactive to trends, reduce product constraints, reduces lost sales and dilution, and more. Improved aspects include design, development, planning, merchandising, selling, making, and delivering. The model uses fabric templates, each of which can be used to produce a multitude of laser finishes. Operational efficiency is improved.

Disclosed herein are synthetic leather materials and methods of making and use thereof. The methods of making the synthetic leather materials comprise: synthesizing a piece of cellulose from a microbe, thereby forming a piece of microbial cellulose; partially drying the piece of microbial cellulose; treating the partially dried piece of microbial cellulose with a conditioning agent, thereby forming a piece of conditioned microbial cellulose; drying the piece of conditioned microbial cellulose; and treating the dried piece of conditioned microbial cellulose with a hydrophobic agent, thereby forming the synthetic leather material.

Aspects of the present compositions and methods relate to novel metalloproteases polynucleotides encoding the novel metalloprotease, compositions and methods for use thereof.