Mercerizing compositions
US4063886A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 1, 1976 |
| Grant date | Dec 20, 1977 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 1, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD06M11/38
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed herein is the mercerization of textiles with a composition comprising an aqueous caustic solution of mercerizing strength containing as a wetting agent at least 0.10% of a mixture of a nonionic surfactant and a polycarboxylic acid or salt thereof of the formula ##STR1## wherein x and y are integers from 3 to 9, x and y together equal 12, R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are selected from the group of hydrogen and COOM with at least one of R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 being COOM, and wherein M is a member of the group consisting of hydrogen, sodium, potassium, lithium and ammonium, the proportion of nonionic surfactant to polycarboxylic acid being between about 1:0.8 to 1:3.
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