Ionic cross-linking of ionic cotton with small molecular weight anionic or cationic molecules

A process for producing an ionic crosslinked fibrous material, the process comprising:

• (a) providing an aqueous solution of a low molecular weight cation, wherein the low molecular weight cation is selected from the group consisting of cationic glycerine, cationic ethylene glycol, cationic dextrose, and cationic D-cellobiose;
• (b) providing an anionic fibrous material, wherein the anionic fibrous material is formed by reacting a fibrous material with one of the group consisting of a vinyl sulfone, an anionic chlorotriazine compound, chloroacetic acid, a salt of chloroacetic acid, and sodium chloromethyl sulfonate;
• (c) padding the anionic fibrous material through the aqueous solution of the low molecular weight cation to form a padded anionic fibrous material;
• (d) drying the padded anionic fibrous material at a first temperature range to form a dried anionic fibrous material;
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• (e) curing the dried anionic fibrous material at a second temperature range to form a crosslinked ionic fibrous material.