Claims
- 1. A formaldehyde-free durable press finished textile having a cross-linked polymaleate finish, the finish comprising a cross-linked polymaleate having a cross-linking adjunct selected from the group having the formula:
- 2. The finished textile of claim 1 wherein the textile has a tensile strength retention of at least about 50% and a durable press rating of at least about 3.5.
- 3. The finished textile of claim 1 wherein the textile has an anti-shrinkage rating of less than about 5% after 1 wash.
- 4. The finished textile of claim 1 wherein said textile has an anti-shrinkage rating of less than about 5% after 10 washes.
- 5. The finished textile of claim 1 wherein the polymaleate finish is substantially free of transition metal selected from the group consisting of iron, copper, manganese, cobalt and mixtures thereof.
- 6. The finished textile of claim 1 wherein the cross-linked polymaleate is selected from structural isomers having the formulas:
- 7. The finished textile of claim 1 wherein the textile comprises at least about 30% cellulosic material.
- 8. The finished textile of claim 1 wherein the cellulosic material is selected from cotton, rayon, linen, flax, and combinations thereof.
- 9. The finished textile of claim 6 wherein the finished textile is a cellulose containing blend with materials selected from the group consisting of cotton, rayon, wool, flax, acetate and synthetic materials.
- 10. The finished textile of claim 9 wherein the cellulose-containing blend is selected from the group consisting of 50/50 cotton/rayon, 60/40 cotton/rayon, 50/50 cotton/synthetic, 50/50 rayon/synthetic, 65/35 cotton/synthetic, 65/35 rayon/wool, 85/15 rayon/flax, 50/50 rayon/acetate, and combinations thereof.
- 11. The finished textile of claim 1 wherein the finish comprises an adjunct ingredient selected from the group consisting of wetting agents, softening agents, dye fixing agents, chlorine scavengers, stain repellency agents, anti-abrasion additives, antibacterial agents, hydrophilic finishes, brighteners, UV absorbing agents, fire retarding agents, and mixtures thereof.
- 12. The finished textile of claim 11, wherein the softening agent is selected from the group consisting of silicones, hydrocarbons, polydimethylsiloxanes, aminosilicones, silicone copolyols, fatty acids, quaternary ammonium fatty acid esters, quaternary ammonium fatty acid amides, fatty alcohols, fatty ethers, surfactants, and polyethers.
- 13. The finished textile of claim 11 wherein the stain repellency agent is selected from the group consisting of fluoroacrylates, fluoroalcohols, fluoroethers, fluorosurfactants, and mixtures thereof.
- 14. The finished textile of claim 11 wherein the anti-abrasion additive is selected from the group consisting polyacrylates, polyurethanes, polyacrylamides, polyamides, polyvinyl alcohol, polyethylene waxes, polyethylene emulsions, polyethylene glycol, starches/polysaccharides, anhydride-functional silicones, and mixtures thereof.
- 15. The finished textile of claim 1 wherein the finish further comprises an additional crosslinking adjunct selected from the group consisting of non-phosphorous containing polycarboxylic acids, carboxylic acids, and mixtures thereof.
- 16. The finished textile of claim 1, wherein the finish further comprises an additional cross-linking adjunct selected from the group consisting of butane tetracarboxylic acid, oxy-disuccinate, imino-disuccinate, thiodisuccinate, tricarbalic acid, citric acid, 1,2,3,4,5,6-cyclohexanehexacarboxylic acid, 1,2,3,4-cyclobutanetetracarboxylic acid and mellitic acid.
- 17. The finished textile as claimed in claim 1 wherein said cellulosic material is selected from high quality cottons wherein said cottons have staple lengths greater than 2.65 cm.
- 18. The finished textile as claimed in claim 11 wherein said textile is characterized by a reduced drying time.
- 19. A formaldehyde-free durable press finished textile having a combined 1,2,3,4-butanetetracarboxylic acid (BTCA) and polymaleate cross-linked finish wherein the BTCA can account for 0.1-75% of the total cross-linking agent applied to the fabric, and said cross-linked polymaleate is selected from the group having the formula:
- 20. The finished textile as claimed in claim 19 wherein the BTCA can account for 0.1-25% of the total cross-linking agent applied to the fabric.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) to U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 60/330,422, filed Oct. 18, 2001 (Attorney Docket No. 8748P).
Provisional Applications (1)
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