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Method for increasing the SPF rating of textile fibers by treatment with triazinyldiamino stilbene compounds

US6015504A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 26, 1998
Grant dateJan 18, 2000
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Expiry dateJan 26, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD06M2200/25
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to new compounds which are useful as ultraviolet absorbing agents (UVAs) and as fluorescent whitening agents (FWAs), and to a method of improving the sun protection factor (SPF) of textile fiber material, especially cotton, polyamide and wool, treated with the new compounds and with certain known compounds.

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