Abstract There is disclosed a process comprising treating textile materials containing thermoplastic fibers with an aqueous emulsion containing approximately by weight (I) 5 to 15% of a graft copolymer of a poly (N-vinyl lactam) of the formula: WHEREIN R represents an alkylene bridge group necessary to complete a 5,6 or 7-membered heterocyclic ring system, R'' represents either hydrogen or a methyl group, and n represents a number indicative of the extent of polymerization and is usually at least 3 or 4; having graft polymerized thereon at least one member selected from the group, consisting of C1 6 alkyl acrylates, acrylic acid and N-alkylol acrylamides and methacrylamides, (II) 0 to 3% of a crosslinking agent, (III) 0 to 5% of a cationic softener and (IV) 95 to 80% water; and thereafter subjecting the treated materials to curing conditions.
A PROCESS COMPRISING TREATING TEXTILE MATERIALS CONTAINING THERMOPLASTI FIBERS AT A TEMPERATURE BETWEEN ABOUT 50*F AND ABOUT 125*F WITH AN AQUEOUS EMULSION CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY BY WEIGHT (1) 5 TO 15 OF A GRAFT COPOLMER CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY BY WEIGHT 0.1 TO 10% N-METHYLOL ACRYAMIDE AND 50 TO 70% OF C1-6 ALKYL ACRYLATE GRAFT POLYMERIZED ON 20 TO 40% OF A POLY (N-VINYL LACTAM) HAVING AN AVERAGE MOLECULAR WEIGHT BETWEEN ABOUT 40 AND ABOUT 2,000,000 AND HAVING THE FORMULA
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A PROCESS COMPRISING TREATING TEXTILE MATERIALS CONTAINING THERMOPLASTI FIBERS AT A TEMPERATURE BETWEEN ABOUT 50*F AND ABOUT 125*F WITH AN AQUEOUS EMULSION CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY BY WEIGHT (1) 5 TO 15 OF A GRAFT COPOLMER CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY BY WEIGHT 0.1 TO 10% N-METHYLOL ACRYAMIDE AND 50 TO 70% OF C1-6 ALKYL ACRYLATE GRAFT POLYMERIZED ON 20 TO 40% OF A POLY (N-VINYL LACTAM) HAVING AN AVERAGE MOLECULAR WEIGHT BETWEEN ABOUT 40 AND ABOUT 2,000,000 AND HAVING THE FORMULA
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A process as defined in claim 1 wherein said treated materials contain 75-100% of said emulsion based on the weight of said materials.
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A process as defined in claim 1 wherein the dry weight of said graft copolymer on said materials after cure is about 2 to 4% by weight of said materials.
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A process as defined in claim 1 wherein said treatment is carried out at temperatures ranging from about 100* to 120*F.
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A process as defined in claim 1 wherein said curing is carried out at a temperature ranging from about 250* to 350*F for about 30 seconds to 2 minutes.
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A process as defined iN claim 1 wherein said C1 6 alkyl acrylate is selected from the group consisting of butyl acrylate and ethyl acrylate and hexyl.
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A thermoplastic fiber-containing textile material normally susceptible to picking, snag and pull damage protected against such damage by treatment according to claim 1.
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A material as defined in claim 7, selected from the group consisting of nylon, acrylics, polyester, cotton-polyester blends and rayon-polyester blends.