Fabric treatment compositions and methods
AssigneesHBI Branded Apparel Enterprises, LLC, Cotton Incorporated
InventorsKeith Zimmerman, Sha Fu, Matthew J. Farrell
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Abstract
A liquid fabric treatment composition including a hydrocarbon wax, a crosslinking agent, and a polyester warp sizing agent. The liquid fabric treatment composition may include a disperse dye. Methods of using these compositions for dyeing cellulose-containing fabric with a disperse dye include contacting a fabric containing cellulose with a liquid fabric treatment composition to yield a pretreated fabric, and heating the pretreated fabric to yield a treated fabric. The treated fabric contains a urethane compound formed by a reaction of the hydrocarbon wax, the crosslinking agent, and the cellulose of the fabric.
Claims22
A liquid fabric treatment composition comprising:
- a hydrocarbon wax;
- a crosslinking agent;
- and
- a polyester warp sizing agent, wherein the polyester warp sizing agent is anionic and comprises sulfate moieties.
A method of forming a liquid fabric treatment composition, the method comprising:
- combining:
- an aqueous solvent,
- a hydrocarbon wax,
- a crosslinking agent, and
- a polyester warp sizing agent,
- to form the liquid fabric treatment composition, wherein the polyester warp sizing agent is anionic and comprises sulfate moieties.
A method of treating fabric, the method comprising:
- contacting fabric comprising cellulose with a liquid dispersion to yield a pretreated fabric, wherein the liquid dispersion comprises:
- a hydrocarbon wax;
- a crosslinking agent;
- and
- a polyester warp sizing agent;
- and
- heating the pretreated fabric to yield a treated fabric, wherein the treated fabric comprises a urethane formed by a reaction of the hydrocarbon wax, the crosslinking agent, and the cellulose.
A liquid fabric treatment composition comprising:
- a hydrocarbon wax;
- a crosslinking agent;
- an ultraviolet light inhibitor;
- and
- a polyester warp sizing agent.
A liquid fabric treatment composition comprising:
- a hydrocarbon wax;
- a crosslinking agent comprising a nonionic blocked isocyanate;
- and
- a polyester warp sizing agent, wherein the liquid fabric treatment composition is an aqueous dispersion.
A liquid fabric treatment composition comprising:
- a hydrocarbon wax;
- a crosslinking agent comprising a nonionic blocked isocyanate;
- and
- a polyester warp sizing agent,
- wherein the crosslinking agent reacts with the hydrocarbon wax and a cellulose-containing fabric to form a urethane.
A liquid fabric treatment composition comprising:
- a hydrocarbon wax;
- a crosslinking agent comprising a nonionic blocked isocyanate;
- an anti-migrant;
- and
- a polyester warp sizing agent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.