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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 1978
Filed:
May. 03, 1976
Applicant:
Inventors:
Heinz Beck, Duren, DT;
Gerhard Schlichtmann, Wuppertal, DT;
Assignee:
Akzona Incorporated, Asheville, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
8116 / ; 81157 ; 8187 ; 8195 ; 8120 ; 8DIG / ; 252-86 ; 428290 ; 252-86 ;
Abstract
A process is provided for finishing fabric containing cellulose fibers to improve its crease resistance, soil release and wet soiling properties while retaining a hand similar to that of the fabric prior to finishing wherein a latex containing a cross-linkable resin which will impart crease resistance to a fabric contains the polymerization product of a mixture of from 70% to about 97% by weight of an ester of acrylic acid and a saturated monohydric alcohol having 1 to 8 carbon atoms and from about 30 to 3% of an ester of acrylic acid and an unsaturated monohydric alcohol having 2 to 5 carbon atoms.