Fiber-treatment agent composition
AssigneeToray Silicone Company, Ltd.
InventorsIsao Ona, Masaru Ozaki, Hidetoshi Kurusu
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Abstract
A composition and method for treating fibers is based on a mixture of an organopolysiloxane having at least one amino-substituted hydrocarbon radical directly bonded to a silicon atom and a carboxylic acid containing at least one ethylene oxide unit. The carboxylic acid reacts with the amino radicals to reduce yellowing and oxidation of the fiber treatment. The composition and method provide non-yellowing fibers and a treatment agent that does not gel during use, such as when exposed to carbon dioxide and/or used to treat carbon fibers.
Claims8
A fiber-treatment agent composition comprising (A) an organopolysiloxane represented by the formula ##STR4## wherein R is a monovalent hydrocarbon group;
- A is a R group or a group with the formula --R.sup.1 (NHCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2).sub.a NH.sub.2 ;
- R.sup.1 is a divalent hydrocarbon group;
- a = zero to 10;p and q are zero or more;
- with the proviso that p + q = 10 to 2,000, and there is at least one --R.sup.1 (NHCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2).sub.a NH.sub.2 group in each molecule;
- and (B) 0.2 to 5.0 moles, per 1 mole of primary and secondary amino groups in component (A), of a compound represented by the formula R.sup.2 O(C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O).sub.b R.sup.3 COOH wherein R.sup.2 is a monovalent hydrocarbon group having 10 to 20 carbon atoms, b is at least one, and R.sup.3 is a divalent hydrocarbon group.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.