ORIGINAL PAPER Combined one-bath desizing–scouring–depilling enzymatic process and effect of some process parameters Tuba Toprak . Pervin Anis Received: 16 August 2016 / Accepted: 11 October 2016 / Published online: 22 October 2016 Ó Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2016 Abstract Enzymatic treatments in textile are remarkable because of their environmentally friendly properties, such as less energy, water and chemical need, low waste water pollution. In this paper com- bined use of amylase, pectinase and cellulase in the same bath was studied in different parts. In the first part of the experiment, raw cotton woven fabrics were treated with amylase, pectinase and cellulase enzymes in the same bath at different process conditions to desize, scour and polish. Results showed that one-bath triple enzymatic mixture process could be done successfully. Therefore, it could be used instead of conventional processes. Moreover, the enzymatic process was completed almost in half of the conven- tional treatments’ durations and temperatures. In the second part, effects of enzymes’ dosages were analyzed by using enzymes in pairwise combinations. By this way, not only the effects of the amount of enzymes but also the effects of each enzyme on each fabric property were seen more distinctly. The increases of enzymes’ concentrations led to an increase in every tested value except tear strength. Pectinase ? cellulase combination resulted in mini- mum tear strength and whiteness, but maximum absorbency. Usage of enzymes one-by-one constituted the final part of the study. It had been found that amylase affected whiteness and absorbency, cellulase affected tear strength particularly. Although combined enzymatic treatments were conducted at more moder- ate conditions than conventional processes, compara- ble results were observed. Keywords Eco-friendly Á Cleaner production Á Environmentally friendly Á Combined enzymatic treatment Á Enzymes Á Amylase Á Pectinase Á Cellulase Introduction Growing environment awareness induced by the climate change phenomenon, clean water shortage and depletion of energy sources enforced all branches of industries to develop new technologies named as sustainable or green productions. In the textile indus- try, enzymes are being used to overcome these challenges. Enzymatic treatments are being conducted at milder conditions: atmospheric pressure, moderate temperature and pH values. These properties of enzymatic processes show potential for reducing production costs and satisfying environmental pro- duction concept. Moreover, practicability of some processes in the same bath is one of the major benefits of enzymatic processes (Ali et al. 2012, 2014; Aly et al. 2004; Esfandiari et al. 2014; Ibrahim et al. 2011; Mojsov 2012; O’Neill et al. 2007; Sta ˘nescu et al. 2010). T. Toprak (&) Á P. Anis Department of Textile Engineering, Uludag University, Bursa, Turkey e-mail: tubatoprak@uludag.edu.tr 123 Cellulose (2017) 24:383–394 DOI 10.1007/s10570-016-1095-7