Finishing process for cellulosic textiles and the products made therefrom
AssigneeNational Starch and Chemical Investment Holding Corporation
InventorsA. Levent Cimecioglu, Klein A. Rodrigues
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Abstract
This invention relates to a finishing process for cellulosic textiles which provides a textile having a desirable combination of inherent durable press properties, improved moisture content and improved wicking properties.
Claims21
A finishing process for modifying cellulosic textiles comprising oxidizing the cellulosic textile via a nitroxide-mediated method whereby a controlled quantity of aldehyde and carboxyl functionality in a ratio of greater than about 0.5 based on the moles of each functionality are imparted to the textile.
A modified cellulosic textile having a controlled quantity of aldehyde and carboxyl functionality in a ratio of at least 0.5 based on moles of each functionality, thereby providing a combination of inherent durable press properties, improved moisture content and improved wicking properties compared to a corresponding untreated cellulosic textile.
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