Press-free garment production

Claim 2

A process according to claim 1 wherein the carrier is a water-immiscible organic solvent.

Claim 3

A process according to claim 3 wherein the fabric treated is composed of cellulosic fibers or a blend of cellulosic and synthetic fibers.

Claim 4

Press-free, crease-retaining garments produced by the process of claim 1.

Claim 5

A finishing solution containing reactive chemicals in a carrier for the treatment of cellulose-containing fabrics which comprises (A), an amine-aldehyde compound which will react to free formaldehyde, and selected from the group consisting of melamine formaldehyde resin, triazine urea formaldehyde resin, dimethylolethylene urea, dimethylol dihydroxy-ethylene-urea, alkyl-methylol-hydroxy ethylene urea, dimethylol-formamide, dimethylol methyl carbamate, dimethyLol methoxyethyl carbamate, dimethylol diamino anthraquinone, dimethylol ethyl carbamate, dimethylol-n-propyl carbamate, dimethylol diamino-chlorobenzene sulfonic acids, dimethylol N-hydroxyalkyl triazone, dimethylol propylene urea, bischloromethyl ethylene urea, N,N''-methylene bis acrylamide, dimethylol urea paste, dimethoxy methyluron, dimethylol 5-hydroxy-propylene urea, 1-amino-3-chloropropanol, dimethylol 4-methoxydimethyl propylene urea, methoxymethylol hydroxyethyl triazone and mixtures thereof; and (B) a synergistic catalyst mixture comprising (1) an acid salt of a primary aliphatic amine selected from the group consisting of the acid salts of monoethanolamine, n-butanolamine, ethylamine, 2-amino-1-butanol, 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol, 2-amino-2-methyl-1,3-propanediol, 2-amino-2-ethyl-1,3-propanediol, tris(hydroxymethyl)-aminomethane or dimethylaniline; and (2) a member selected from the group consisting of; (a) stearamide methyl pyridinium chloride, octadecyloxymethyl pyridinium chloride, oleyloxymethyl pyridinium chloride, stearamide methyl picolinium chloride or stearamide methyl quinolinium chloride, and (b) a sulfonamide of the formula wherein R4 is an alkyl group having about eight to 20 carbon atoms and R5 is an alkyl group having about one to 10 carbon atoms, and mixtures thereof.

Claim 6

A finishing solution according to claim 6 wherein the carrier is selected from the group consisting of aqueous media, substantially water-immiscible organic solvents and mixtures thereof.

Claim 7

A finishing solution according to claim 7 wherein the solution contains about 2-40 percent by weight of the amine-aldehyde and the total amount of the synergistic catalyst mixture in the composition is up to about 10 percent by weight.

Claim 8

A finishing solution according to claim 8 wherein the synergistic catalyst mixture also contains a third catalyst component (3) comprising a compound consisting of the halides, oxyhalides, nitrates and sulphates of a metal from Groups II, III or IV of the Periodic Table or an organic acid selected from the group consisting of citric acid, monochloroacetic acid, formic acid and maleic acid.

Claim 9

A finishing composition according to claim 9 which contains 7 to 8 percent by weight of the catalyst mixture and about 6 to 35 percent by weight of the amine-aldehyde with a total solids weight of about 40 to 60 percent.

Claim 10

A finishing solution according to claim 10 wherein the sulfonamide catalyst component (2-b) is N-isopropyl p-dodecylbenzene sulfonamide or N-isopropyl tridecyl phenyl-sulfonamide.

Claim 11

A finishing solution according to claim 10 wherein component (1) of the catalyst system is 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol hydrochloride and component (2) is stearamide methyl pyridinium chloride.

Claim 12

A finishing solution according to claim 12 wherein the carrier is a water-immiscible organic solvent in combination with an emulsifier.

Claim 13

A finishing solution containing reactive chemicals in a carrier for the treatment of cellulose-containing fabrics which comprises (A) about 2 to 40 weight percent of a cellulosic reactant amine-aldehyde compound selected from the group consisting of melamine formaldehyde resin, triazine urea formaldehyde resin, dimethylolethylene urea, alkyl-methylol-hydroxyethylene urea, dimethylol dihydroxy ethylene urea, dimethylol formamide, dimethylol methyl carbamate, dimethylol methoxyethyl carbamate, dimethylol diaminoanthraquinone, dimethylol ethyl carbamate, dimethylol n-propyl carbamate, dimethylol acetamide, bis methoxy methylethylene urea, dimethylol hydroxyalkyl carbamate, dimethylol diaminochlorobenzene sulfonic acid, dimethylol N-hydroxyalkyl triazone, dimethylol propylene urea, bischloromethyl ethylene urea, N,N''-meThylene bis acrylamide, dimethylol urea paste, dimethoxy methyluron, dimethylol 5-hydroxy propylene urea, 1-amino-3-chloro-propanol, dimethylol 4-methoxy-dimethyl propylene urea, methoxymethylol hydroxyethyl triazone and mixtures thereof, and (B) up to about 10 weight percent of a synergistic catalyst mixture comprising, (1) an acid salt of a primary aliphatic amine selected from the group consisting of the acid salts of monoethanolamine, n-butanolamine, ethylamine, 2-amino-1-butanol, 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol, 2-amino-2-methyl-1,3-propanediol, 2-amino-2-ethyl-1,3-propanediol, tris(hydroxy-methyl)aminomethane or dimethylaniline; and (2) a member selected from the group consisting of; (a) stearamide methyl pyridinium chloride, octadecyloxymethyl pyridinium chloride, oleyloxymethyl pyridinium chloride, stearamide methyl picolinium chloride or stearamide methyl quinolinium chloride, and (b) a sulfonamide of the formula wherein R4 is an alkyl group having about eight to 20 carbon atoms and R5 is an alkyl group having about one to 10 carbon atoms, or mixtures thereof; and said carrier is selected from the group consisting of aliphatic alcohols containing about one to 10 carbon atoms, ketones, aklylene glycols, ethers, aromatic hydrocarbons, aliphatic hydrocarbons, halogenated aromatic hydrocarbons, halogenated aliphatic hydrocarbons, tetramethylene sulfone, dimethyl-sulfoxide, butyl oxytol, Stoddards Solvent and mixtures thereof.

Claim 14

A finishing solution according to claim 14 wherein the synergistic catalyst mixture also contains a third catalyst component (3) comprising a compound consisting of the halides, oxyhalides, nitrates and sulphates of a metal from Groups II, III or IV of the Periodic Table or an organic acid selected from the group consisting of citric acid, monochloroacetic acid, formic acid and maleic acid.

Claim 15

A finishing composition according to claim 15 which contains 7 to 8 percent by weight of the catalyst mixture and about 6 to 35 percent by weight of the amine-aldehyde with a total solids weight of about 40 to 60 percent.

Claim 16

A finishing solution according to claim 16 wherein component (1) of the catalyst system is 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol hydrochloride and component (2) is stearamide methyl pyridinium chloride.

Claim 17

A finishing solution according to claim 16 wherein the sulfonamide catalyst component (2-b) is N-isopropyl p-dodecylbenzene sulfonamide or N-isopropyl tridecyl phenyl-sulfonamide.