Abstract:
The durability and hand of a soil release finish on a textile are improved by adding a plasticizer to it. The finish is a water insoluble but highly water swellable polymer, i.e., one which absorbs at least 550 percent by weight of water when immersed for 2 minutes in an aqueous detergent solution at 140* F.
Abstract:
A COMPOSITION FOR TREATMENT OF TEXTILES TO IMPART DURABLE PRESS AND SOIL RELEASE PROPERTIES. THE COMPOSITION COMPRISES AN ARYL STEARIC ACID, AN AMINOPLAST PRE-CONDENSATE OR OTHER DURABLE PRESS REACTANT AND A SYNTHETIC POLYMER WHICH ABSORBS AT LEAST ABOUT FIVE TIMES ITS WEIGHT OF WATER UNDER ALKALINE CONDITIONS. PREFERABLY THE MATERIALS ARE DISPERSED IN AQUEOUS MEDIUM.