Chemical Finishing of Textiles (Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles)

Contents......Page 4
Preface......Page 10
1.1 Wet and dry or chemical and mechanical finishing......Page 12
1.2 The challenge and charm of chemical finishing......Page 13
1.3 Importance of chemical finishing......Page 15
References......Page 17
2.1 Introduction......Page 18
2.2 Application of chemical finishes......Page 19
2.3 Drying wet textiles......Page 31
2.4 Curing chemical finishes......Page 32
2.5 Coating and laminating......Page 34
References......Page 37
Appendix......Page 38
3.2 Mechanisms of the softening effect......Page 40
3.4 Product types and their chemistry......Page 42
3.6  Compatibility and combinability......Page 47
3.7 Evaluation and testing methods......Page 49
3.8 Particulars of and troubleshooting for softening finishes......Page 50
References......Page 52
4.2 Definitions and terms......Page 54
4.5 Typical hand builder chemistry......Page 55
4.6 Evaluation methods......Page 59
References......Page 61
5.1 Introduction......Page 62
5.2 Mechanisms of easy-care and durable press finishing......Page 63
5.3 Examples of textiles with easy-care and durable press finishes......Page 65
5.4 Chemistry of easy-care and durable press finishes......Page 66
5.5 Application methods......Page 75
5.7 Evaluation methods......Page 78
5.8 Troubleshooting and practical problems......Page 80
References......Page 83
6.1 Introduction......Page 85
6.2 Mechanisms of repellency......Page 86
6.3 Repellent chemistry......Page 87
6.5 Troubleshooting for repellent finishes and particularities......Page 95
References......Page 96
7.2 Mechanisms of soil release......Page 98
7.3 Soil-release chemistry......Page 102
7.4 Evaluation of soil release......Page 106
7.5 Troubleshooting for soil-release finishes......Page 107
References......Page 108
8.2 Mechanisms of flame retardancy......Page 109
8.3 Flame-retardant chemistry......Page 113
8.4 Flame retardants for cellulose......Page 114
8.5 Flame retardants for wool......Page 119
8.6 Flame retardants for polyester......Page 120
8.7 Flame retardants for nylon......Page 121
8.9 Flame-retarding fibre blends......Page 122
8.11 Evaluation of flame retardants......Page 123
8.12 Troubleshooting for flame-retardant finishes and particularities......Page 126
References......Page 127
9.1 Introduction......Page 128
9.4 Application methods and combinability......Page 129
9.5 Evaluation of non-slip finishes......Page 130
References......Page 131
10.1 Introduction......Page 132
10.3 Chemistry of antistatic finishes......Page 134
10.4  Conductive fibres......Page 136
10.5  Evaluation of antistatic finishes......Page 137
10.6 Troubleshooting for antistatic finishes and particularities......Page 138
References......Page 139
11.2  Pilling mechanism......Page 140
11.3  Mechanisms and chemistry of anti-pilling finishes......Page 143
11.4 Evaluation of anti-pilling finishes......Page 144
11.5  Troubleshooting for anti-pilling finishes and compatibility......Page 145
References......Page 147
12.1  Introduction......Page 149
12.3 Chemistry of elastomeric finishes......Page 150
12.4 Evaluation of elastomeric finishes......Page 152
References......Page 153
13.2 Improved wet fastness......Page 155
13.3 Improved light fastness......Page 160
13.4 Improved crocking and rubbing fastness......Page 164
References......Page 166
14.1 Introduction......Page 168
14.2 Mechanism of UV protection......Page 169
14.3  Chemistry of UV protection finishes......Page 171
14.4 Evaluation of UV protection finishes......Page 173
References......Page 174
15.1  Introduction......Page 176
15.3  Mechanisms of antimicrobial finishes......Page 177
15.4  Chemistry of antimicrobial finishes......Page 178
15.5 Evaluation of antimicrobial finishes......Page 182
15.6 Troubleshooting for antimicrobial finishes......Page 183
References......Page 185
16.2 Mechanisms of insect resist finishes......Page 186
16.3 Chemistry of insect resist finishes......Page 188
16.6  Troubleshooting for insect resist finishes......Page 189
References......Page 190
17.1 Introduction......Page 192
17.2 Action of cellulase enzymes on cellulose......Page 194
17.3 Chemistry of enzyme finishing......Page 195
17.5 Troubleshooting for bio-finishing......Page 197
References......Page 198
18.2 Anti-odour and fragrance finishes......Page 200
18.3 Fibre surface modifying finishes using plasma and radiation technologies......Page 204
18.4 Fibre surface modification by sol-gel finishes with inorganic oxide films......Page 205
References......Page 208
19.3  New kinds of effects......Page 209
19.6  Microencapsulation, a new trend for storage and release of active finishing products......Page 211
19.7 Greater permanence in washing and chemical cleaning......Page 212
19.9 Better ecology......Page 213
19.10  Using fewer chemicals......Page 214
19.11 Smart textiles by chemical finishing......Page 215
19.12 Summary and outlook......Page 216
References......Page 217
Index......Page 218