The B. F. Goodrich Company

The Standard Oil Company

Robert O Rau

Lawrence E Ball

Philip A Smith

A mixture in-oil antifoam composition comprising a mixture of a defoaming agent comprising a defoamer in an oil carrier, a non-ionic surfactant having an HLB number less than about 10, and water. In particular, the defoamer is particulate hydrophobic silica dispersed in oil and the non-ionic surfactant has an HLB number of between 2 to 8.

Defoamer emulsion

The spread of printing paste when applied to textiles is inhibited by the inclusion of an 'anti-wick agent' in the print paste. The 'anti-wick agent' comprises a copolymer resulting from the polymerization of at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of methacrylic acid, acrylic acid, maleic acid and maleic anhydride with at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of acrylate esters and N-substituted acrylamides.

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Greenville, SC, United States of America

Robert O Rau