Knitted textile materials comprising polyester fibers and having outstanding soil release and durable press properties and a process for the preparation thereof
Abstract
Abstract POLYESTER KNITTED TEXTILE MATERIALS, SUCH AS FABRICS, HAVING OUTSTANDING SOIL RELEASE AND DURABLE PRESS PROPERTIES ARE PREPARED BY TREATING THE KNITTED MATERIAL COMPRISING POLYESTER FIBERS WITH A SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF A WATER-INSOLUBLE LINEAR ADDITION POLYMER OF ONE OR MORE MONOETHYLENICALLY UNSATURATED MONOMERIC COMPOUNDS AND CONTAINING UP TO ABOUT 5 PERCENT BY WEIGHT OF ACID, PRESENT AS ACRYLIC ACID, METHACRYLIC ACID, AND/OR ITACONIC ACID, IN CONJUNCTION WITH A TEXTILE RESIN AND A TEXTILE RESIN CATALYST FOLLOWED BY THE CURING OF THE TEXTILE RESIN TO FIX THE ADDITIVES TO THE KNITTED FABRIC. THE SO-TREATED TEXTILE MATERIAL OR FABRIC MAY THEN BE PROCESSED BY CONVENTIONAL METHODS TO GARMENTS AND OTHER TEXTILE MATERIALS FOR VARIOUS USES HAVING OUTSTANDING SOIL RELEASE AND DURABLE PRESS PROPERTIES.
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- 👤 Edwin L Dale
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