Claims
- 1. A treated fibrous polyamide substrate with resistance to staining by acid colorants and superior lightfastness durable against alkaline washing comprising a fibrous polyamide substrate coated with a formulation comprising a) a partially sulfonated novolak resin, b) polymethacrylic acid, copolymers of methacrylic acid, or combinations of said polymethacrylic acid and said copolymers of methacrylic acid, and c) a water-soluble aluminum compound.
- 2. The treated substrate of claim 1 wherein said sulfonated novolak resin comprises a sulfonated condensation product of at least one phenolic compound and an aldehyde.
- 3. The treated substrate of claim 2 wherein said phenolic compound is a bis(hydroxyphenyl) sulfone and said aldehyde is formaldehyde or acetaldehyde.
- 4. The treated substrate of claim 1 wherein (b) is polymethacrylic acid.
- 5. The treated substrate of claim 1 wherein copolymer is a copolymer of methacrylic acid and a comonomer which is a monocarboxylic acid, a polycarboxylic acid, an anhydride, a substituted or unsubstituted ester or amide of a carboxylic acid or anhydride, a nitrile, a vinyl monomer, a vinylidene monomer, a monoolefinic or polyolefinic monomer, a heterocyclic monomer, or combinations thereof.
- 6. The treated substrate of claim 5 wherein said comonomer is alkyl acrylate having 1 to 4 alkyl carbon atoms, itaconic acid, sodium sulfostyrene, or sulfated castor oil.
- 7. The treated substrate of claim 5 wherein said copolymer is a terpolymer of methacrylic acid, sodium sulfostyrene, and styrene; methacrylic acid, sulfated castor oil, and acrylic acid; or methacrylic acid, acrylic acid, and sulfated castor oil.
- 8. The treated substrate of claim 1 wherein methacrylic acid comprises about 30 to 100 weight percent of said copolymer of methacrylic acid.
- 9. The treated substrate of claim 1 wherein the lower 90 weight percent of said polymethacrylic acid and said copolymers of methacrylic acid have a weight average molecular weight in the range of about 2500 to 250,000.
- 10. The treated substrate of claim 1 wherein the lower 90 weight percent of said polymethacrylic acid and said copolymers of methacrylic acid have a number average molecular weight in the range of about 500 to 20,000.
- 11. The treated substrate of claim 1 wherein said substrate is nylon 66 and said sulfonated novolak resin is present in an amount of at least about 0.01 weight percent, said polymethacrylic acid or said copolymers of methacrylic acid are present in an amount of at least about 0.06 weight percent, and the water-soluble aluminum compound is present in an amount of at least about 0.05 weight percent based on the weight of the polyamide fibrous substrate.
- 12. The treated substrate of claim 1 wherein said substrate is nylon 6 and said sulfonated novolak resin is present in an amount of at least about 0.03 weight percent, polymethacrylic acid or said copolymers of methacrylic acid are present in an amount of at least about 0.12 weight percent, and the water-soluble aluminum compound is present in an amount of at least about 0.05 weight percent based on the weight of the polyamide fibrous substrate.
- 13. The treated substrate of claim 1 wherein said water-soluble aluminum compound is hydrated aluminum sulfate.
- 14. A treated fibrous polyamide substrate with resistance to staining by acid colorants consisting of a fibrous polyamide substrate coated with a formulation comprising a) a partially sulfonated novolak resin and b) a water-soluble aluminum compound.
- 15. The treated substrate of claim 14 wherein said sulfonated novolak resin comprises a sulfonated condensation product of at least one phenolic compound and an aldehyde.
- 16. The treated substrate of claim 15 wherein said phenolic compound is a bis(hydroxyphenyl) sulfone and said aldehyde is formaldehyde or acetaldehyde.
- 17. The treated substrate of claim 14 wherein said substrate is nylon 66 and said sulfonated novolak resin is present in an amount of about at least about 0.01 weight percent, and the water-soluble aluminum compound is present in an amount of at least about 0.05 weight percent based on the weight of the polyamide fibrous substrate.
- 18. The treated substrate of claim 14 wherein said substrate is nylon 6 and said sulfonated novolak resin is present in an amount of at least about 0.03 weight percent, and the water-soluble aluminum compound is present in an amount of at least about 0.05 weight percent based on the weight of the polyamide fibrous substrate.
- 19. The treated substrate of claim 14 wherein said water-soluble aluminum compound is hydrated aluminum sulfate.
- 20. A treated wool substrate with resistance to staining by acid colorants and superior lightfastness durable against alkaline washing comprising a wool substrate coated with a formulation comprising a) a partially sulfonated novolak resin, b) polymethacrylic acid, copolymers of methacrylic acid, or combinations of said polymethacrylic acid and said copolymers of methacrylic acid, and c) a water-soluble aluminum compound.
- 21. A treated wool substrate with resistance to staining by acid colorants comprising a wool substrate coated with a formulation comprising a) a partially sulfonated novolak resin and b) a water-soluble aluminum compound.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/847,412 filed Feb. 28, 1992, now abandoned, is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/543,997, filed Jun. 26, 1990, now abandoned.
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