The present invention relates to provision of a textile product having a naturally faded appearance.

A damage processing method for a textile product includes: irradiating a surface of the textile product with a laser beam (S1); washing the textile product irradiated with the laser beam with a phosphoric acid aqueous solution (S5); and exposing the washed textile product to ozone gas (S7).

The present invention relates to provision of a textile product having a naturally faded appearance.

A damage processing method for a textile product includes: irradiating a surface of the textile product with a laser beam (S1); washing the textile product irradiated with the laser beam with a phosphoric acid aqueous solution (S5); and exposing the washed textile product to ozone gas (S7).

A method for localized or diffused decolorization of colored fabrics and garments by applying an accelerating substance comprising quaternary ammonium salts and subsequently treating with ozone.

A method for localized or diffused decolorization of colored fabrics and garments by applying an accelerating substance comprising quaternary ammonium salts and subsequently treating with ozone.

Methods for processing denim are provided. An initial fabric is abraded by passing the initial fabric through an abrader at a first predetermined speed, thereby obtaining a pre-washed fabric with an abraded texture. The abrader comprises one or more sanding boards, where each respective sanding board has a respective diamond surface that contacts the initial fabric while spinning about a respective axis at the respective center of the respective sanding board during the abrading. The pre-washed fabric is then washed with an ozone composition, thereby obtaining an ozone washed fabric.

A method and an apparatus for desizing and/or shrinking a textile fabric, the textile fabric having a length and a width, the method including moving, lengthwise, the fabric, and wetting the fabric within a first pool of liquid, the first pool of liquid including water; passing the fabric through a chamber, and in the chamber contacting the fabric with at least one heatable roller heated at a treatment temperature; soaking the fabric with a main pool of liquid, the main pool of liquid including water; and treating the fabric with ozone. The apparatus includes a first module for wetting the fabric, a second module with a heatable roller for heating the fabric, a third module for soaking the fabric, and fourth module for treating the fabric with ozone. The second module may optionally be integrated with the first module.

A method for the treatment of wool garments with ozone gas to control and inhibit their felting and shrinkage during their subsequent industrial finishing process and/or domestic washing care, and a wool garment treated with said method. The method includes wetting the garments and treating the garments inside the interior of a rotative tumbler for a time period of between 15 and 60 minutes at ambient temperature with ozone gas, the ozone gas being at a concentration in air of between 20 g ozone/Nm.sup.3 and 150 g ozone/Nm.sup.3, where the rotative tumbler which contains the garments is rotated at a speed of between 10 rounds/min and 25 rounds/min. The method is improved by adding treating the garments with enzymes.

A method for the treatment of wool garments with ozone gas to control and inhibit their felting and shrinkage during their subsequent industrial finishing process and/or domestic washing care, and a wool garment treated with said method. The method includes wetting the garments and treating the garments inside the interior of a rotative tumbler for a time period of between 15 and 60 minutes at ambient temperature with ozone gas, the ozone gas being at a concentration in air of between 20 g ozone/Nm.sup.3 and 150 g ozone/Nm.sup.3, where the rotative tumbler which contains the garments is rotated at a speed of between 10 rounds/min and 25 rounds/min. The method is improved by adding treating the garments with enzymes.

A mist of water and air and ozone gas is used in the finishing of fabrics of jeans and other apparel to achieve a faded, worn, or washed appearance and finish. Jeans or other apparel items are processed in a chamber of a finishing machine. Water and air mist that includes drops of liquid water are sprayed into the chamber. Ozone is separately introduced into the chamber. After processing, the jeans or other apparel will have a stonewashed or acid-washed appearance.

A system and a method for treating a textile material with ozone gas. The system includes: an ozone gas supply system, a hollow chamber fillable with ozone provided by said gas supply system, a textile-feeding port connected to said chamber and comprising a first liquid fillable tank, a textile-discharging port connected to said chamber and comprising a second liquid fillable tank, guide rollers, driving rollers, at least one tension compensator located inside the hollow chamber. The system is adapted for implementing the method, the latter including: using the system and providing liquid to said first and second tanks, providing ozone gas to said hollow chamber, driving the textile material to pass tensed through the system while controlling its tension using the tension compensators. The use of the tension compensators prevents the formation of ozone induced defects on the textile material.