Abstract:
A process for treating wool and other proteinaceous material to render it shrinkproof which comprises treating the proteinaceous material with a polymerizable treating solution which contains the reaction product of a diol and a polyisocyanate or a urethane-polyisocyanate, and, thereafter, curing the thus-treated material with water. The reaction product produced contains at least three free NCO groups per molecule. Preferably, the polyisocyanate or urethane-polyisocyanate used contains three isocyanate groups. These isocyanates may be of the polymethylene polyphenyl type, as well as of the type formed by reacting a polyhydroxy compound containing from three to six OH groups with a diisocyanate and, additionally, may also contain from about 0.05 to 3 percent by weight of tertiary nitrogen. The solutions used to treat the proteinaceous material typically contain from about 0.5 to 50 percent by weight of the above compositions. The proteinaceous materials treated with these compositions are found to have an improved hand over those materials which are treated with similar solutions but which contain polyisocyanates or urethane polyisocyanates which have not been reacted with a diol.
Abstract:
WOOL IS RENDERED SHRINK RESISTANT BY TREATING IT WITH A SOLUTION CONTAINING A POLYHYDROXIDE-MODIFIED ISOCYANATE AND, THEREAFTER, CURING THE THUS-TREATED WOOL WITH WATER. THE POLYHYDROXIDE-MODIFIED ISOCYANATE USED CONTAINS AT LEAST 3 FREE NCO GROUPS PER MOLECULE. THE PREFERRED ISOCYANATE MATERIALS IS TOLUENE DIISOCYANATE AND TYPICAL POLYHYDROXY COMPOUNDS WHICH MAY BE REACTED WITH IT TO EFFECT ITS MODIFICATION ARE CASTOR OIL, GLYCERINE AND TRIMETHVIOL PROPANE.
Abstract:
A PROCESS FOR SHRINKPROOFING WOOL BY CONTACTING IT WITH A POLYARYL POLYISOCYANATE OR A POLYARYL POLYISOCYANATE MODIFIED BY REACTION WITH AN ALCOHOL, THIO-ALCOHOL, ORGANIC ACID, AMINE OR AMIDE AND THEN CURING THE TREATED WOOL WITH WATER. DESIRABLY, THE POLYISOCYANATE IS A POLYMETHYLENE POLYPHENYL ISOCYANATE OR A POLY(ISOCYANATOPHENYL)METHANE, APPLIED IN AN ORGANIC SOLVENT AND THE WATER CURE IS EFFECTED BY IMMERSING THE TREATED WOOL IN WARM WATER.
Abstract:
A PROCESS FOR PREPARING WET-STRENGTH PAPER WHEREIN THE PAPER IS TREATED WITH A CATIONIC THERMOSETTING RESIN COMPRISES OF A WATER-SOLUBLE REACTION PRODUCT OF EPICHLOROHYDRIN AND A POLYAMIDE. THE POLYAMIDE IS THE REACTION PRODUCT OF A NITRILOTRIACETIC ACID AND A POLYALKYLENE POLYAMINE CONTAINING TWO PRIMARY AMINE GROUPS AND AT LEAST ONE SECONDARY AMINE GROUP, THE AMOUNT OF REACTANTS AND TEMPERATURE AND TIME OF REACTION BEING AS FOLLOWS: AN AMOUNT OF NITRILOTRIACETIC ACID SUFFICIENT TO REACT COMPLETELY WITH THE PRIMARY AMINE GROUPS OF THE POLYALKYLENE POLYAMINE REACTANT, BUT INSUFFICIENT TO REACT SUBSTANTIALLY WITH THE SECONDARY AMINE GROUPS; THE REACTION CARRIED OUT AT 25*-50*C. AND FOR 1-3 HOURS WHEN CARRIED OUT AT ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE.