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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2001
Takashi Enomoto, Settsu, JP;
Ikuo Yamamoto, Settsu, JP;
Norihito Otsuki, Settsu, JP;
Teruyuki Fukuda, Settsu, JP;
Takashi Enomoto, Settsu, JP;
Ikuo Yamamoto, Settsu, JP;
Norihito Otsuki, Settsu, JP;
Teruyuki Fukuda, Settsu, JP;
Daikin Industries, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A textile having durability of maintaining water- and sufficient oil-repellency and soil releasability before and after cleaning can be obtained by a method of preparing a treated textile, having steps of: (1) preparing a treatment liquid containing a water- and oil-repellent agent, (2) adjusting pH of the treatment liquid to at most 7, preferably at most 3, (3) applying the treatment liquid to a textile, (4) treating the textile with steam, and (5) washing the textile with water and dehydrating the textile, wherein the water- and oil-repellent agent is an emulsion containing a fluorine-containing compound and an emulsifier, the fluorine-containing compound is a fluorine-containing polymer and/or a fluorine-containing low molecular weight compound, and the emulsifier contains an anionic surface active agent having pKa of at least 2.