CN112359617A - Indigo dye laser washing effect reinforcing agent for jeans and preparation method thereof - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention provides a denim indigo dye laser washing effect reinforcing agent and a preparation method thereof, wherein 40-50% of softened water is injected into a reaction kettle, 5-10% of sodium nitrate, 10-15% of magnesium nitrate and 3-5% of aluminum nitrate are added into the reaction kettle respectively, and the mixture is stirred for 15-25 minutes and fully dissolved; then respectively adding 1-2% of water-based nitrocellulose, 2-5% of sodium polyacrylate and 2-5% of sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate, stirring for 50-70min, and after completely dissolving and uniformly mixing, adjusting the pH to 2.0-4.0 by using 2-5% of phosphoric acid. The invention can greatly improve the efficiency of the laser washing technology of the jeans, reduce the using amount and the using temperature of the laser, improve the speed by 2 to 3 times, reduce the elastic damage of spandex, reduce the damages of melting, melting and the like of the fabric caused by the laser, and comprehensively improve the physical performance of the washed fabric; the base color is white, and the subsequent soaping can not be yellowed.
Description
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of reinforcing agents, in particular to a laser washing effect reinforcing agent of indigo dye for jeans and a preparation method thereof.
Background
The traditional processing method of the jean clothes takes stone washing, sand washing, rinsing, chemical washing and the like as main means, and has the disadvantages of complex process, long time consumption and great pollution. In an increasingly diversified and personalized era, the backward processing mode obviously cannot adapt to the development of the era. The laser washing can not only easily make traditional effects such as making old, breaking hole, grinding rotten, mill white, can also customize out a plurality of washing effects such as cat palpus, horse monkey, sandblast, snowflake, also can carve out fretwork picture and other special patterns according to customer's demand to can carve out the pattern of different depth, different levels on the surface fabric of same color and luster, make the finished product more exquisite and rich intention. The laser washing water is used for accurately controlling laser beams to directly carry out high-temperature etching on the fabric by a computer, yarns at the etched part are burnt, and dyes are decomposed and gasified, so that patterns or a specific washing effect is generated. The laser washing water does not need to use harmful chemical agents or excessively scrape, protects the health of workers, does not produce environmental pollution, can save a large amount of energy, and really realizes high efficiency, environmental protection and energy conservation. Not only can satisfy the multi-element complex production and processing technology of the jean clothes, but also can be completed quickly, and is more environment-friendly and energy-saving. Therefore, from the aspects of production cost, efficiency, quality and environmental protection, the jean laser washing technology replaces the traditional washing process in the future is a necessary trend.
In the past years, although the laser washing technology of the denim is broken through, the main reasons are that the equipment investment cost is high, the laser washing efficiency is low, the speed is low, the large-batch technological production cannot be met, an auxiliary agent matched with the laser washing technology of the denim needs to be developed, the efficiency of the laser washing technology of the denim is improved, the laser washing effect of the denim is enhanced, the laser using temperature is reduced, the damages of melting, melting and the like of fabrics caused by laser are reduced, and particularly, the denim fabric containing spandex and terylene always has the technical problem to be faced and solved by the laser washing technology of the denim.
Disclosure of Invention
Aiming at the defects of the prior art, the invention provides the laser washing effect reinforcing agent of the indigo dye for jeans and the preparation method thereof, the reinforcing agent can greatly improve the efficiency of the laser washing technology of jeans, reduce the using amount and the using temperature of laser, and improve the speed by 2-3 times.
The technical scheme of the invention is as follows: the laser washing effect reinforcing agent of the indigo dye for the jeans comprises the following components in percentage by mass:
further, the reinforcing agent comprises the following components in percentage by mass:
further, the reinforcing agent comprises the following components in percentage by mass:
the invention also provides a preparation method of the indigo dye laser washing effect reinforcing agent for jeans, which comprises the following steps of:
s1), firstly, injecting 40-50% of softened water into a reaction kettle, then respectively adding 5-10% of sodium nitrate, 10-15% of magnesium nitrate and 3-5% of aluminum nitrate, stirring for 15-25 minutes, and fully dissolving;
s2), respectively adding 1-2% of water-based nitrocellulose, 2-5% of sodium polyacrylate and 2-5% of sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate, stirring for 50-70min, after completely dissolving and uniformly mixing, adjusting the pH to about 2.0-4.0 by using 2-5% of phosphoric acid, and obtaining the denim laser washing effect reinforcing agent.
The invention has the beneficial effects that:
1. the invention can greatly improve the efficiency of the laser washing technology of the jeans, reduce the using amount and the using temperature of the laser, and improve the speed by 2 to 3 times, thereby improving the utilization rate of equipment and reducing the input cost of the equipment.
2. The invention utilizes the reinforcing agent to greatly improve the washing quality, improve the added value of the product, has more advantages by replacing the traditional washing process of the jeans, particularly reduces the elastic damage of spandex to the jean fabric containing chemical fibers, reduces the damages of melting, melting and the like of the fabric caused by laser, and comprehensively improves the physical properties of the fabric after washing;
3. the invention utilizes the reinforcing agent to ensure that the fabric washing pattern has hierarchical feeling, 3D stereoscopic impression, clearer pattern, whiter ground color and no yellowing in subsequent soaping.
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The following further illustrates embodiments of the invention:
example 1
The embodiment provides a preparation method of an indigo dye laser washing effect reinforcing agent for jeans, which comprises the following steps:
s1), the components are as follows:
s2), preparation process:
firstly, 750g of softened water is injected into a 1000ml reaction bottle, then 50g of sodium nitrate, 100g of magnesium nitrate and 30g of aluminum nitrate are respectively added, stirred for 20 minutes and fully dissolved, then 10g of water-based nitrocellulose, 20g of sodium polyacrylate and 20g of sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate are respectively added, stirred for 60 minutes, and after the materials are fully dissolved and uniformly mixed, the pH value is adjusted to about 2.0-4.0 by using 20g of phosphoric acid, and the denim laser washing effect reinforcing agent is obtained.
Example 2
The embodiment provides a preparation method of an indigo dye laser washing effect reinforcing agent for jeans, which comprises the following steps:
s1), the components are as follows:
s2), preparation process:
firstly, 640g of softened water is injected into a 1000ml reaction bottle, then 75g of sodium nitrate, 125g of magnesium nitrate and 40g of aluminum nitrate are respectively added, stirred for 20 minutes and fully dissolved, 15g of aqueous nitrocellulose, 35g of sodium polyacrylate and ten 35g of sodium dialkyl benzenesulfonate are respectively added, stirred for 60 minutes, and after the materials are completely dissolved and uniformly mixed, the pH value is adjusted to about 2.0-4.0 by using 35g of phosphoric acid, so that the denim laser washing effect reinforcing agent is obtained.
Example 3
The embodiment provides a preparation method of an indigo dye laser washing effect reinforcing agent for jeans, which comprises the following steps:
s1), the components are as follows:
s2), preparation process:
injecting 530g of softened water into a 1000ml reaction bottle, then respectively adding 100g of sodium nitrate, 150g of magnesium nitrate and 50g of aluminum nitrate, stirring for 20 minutes to fully dissolve, respectively adding 20g of aqueous nitrocellulose, 50g of sodium polyacrylate and 50g of sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate, stirring for 60 minutes, after completely dissolving and uniformly mixing, adjusting the pH value to about 2.0-4.0 by using 50g of phosphoric acid, and thus obtaining the denim laser washing effect reinforcing agent.
Example 4
The denim laser water washing effect reinforcing agent prepared by the invention is colorless transparent liquid, can be sprayed, brushed, dipped or mechanically sprayed on dyed denim fabric or clothes, is sprayed on fabric and dried in an oven or a glass drying cup with the temperature lower than 60 ℃, and the clothes must be completely dried before laser treatment, so that the moisture regain caused by water vapor in the air is avoided.
The time difference between the drying of the finish on the fabric and the laser treatment does not exceed 4 hours, which would affect the final result. To ensure that the garments do not absorb moisture after drying and before laser treatment, preferably the garments are covered with a plastic film after drying and must be dried at a temperature below 60 ℃ to ensure that the surface of the garments does not become green or react inside the drying.
Fabric: denim indigo dyed fabric containing spandex; the denim indigo dyed fabric containing the terylene is finished by the following processes respectively, and the effect is tested.
The soaping process comprises the following steps: 2g/L of washing powder purchased in the jean fabric market after laser treatment, wherein the bath ratio is 1: soaping at 30, 60 ℃ for 25 minutes, and drying and evaluating after cleaning.
Impregnation applications
150-250g/L of example 1 or example 2 or example 3
Drying in an oven or glass drying cup below 60 deg.C, the clothes must be completely dried before laser treatment to avoid moisture regain due to water vapor in the air.
And (5) laser processing.
Mechanical spray application
150-250g/L of example 1 or example 2 or example 3
Drying in an oven or glass drying cup below 60 deg.C, the clothes must be completely dried before laser treatment to avoid moisture regain due to water vapor in the air.
And (5) laser processing.
The test results are shown in Table 1.
Table 1 test of effects
As can be seen from Table 1, after the treatment of the examples 1,2 and 3, the laser treatment time of 1 m of cloth is greatly reduced, and the efficiency is improved by 2 to 3.5 times; the melting and melting phenomena do not exist on the surface of the fabric treated by the embodiments 1,2 and 3, which shows that after treatment, the fabric is treated by laser, the combustion is more sufficient, and no black coke exists, so that the later soaping is facilitated; the fabrics treated in examples 1,2 and 3 have better whiteness because the residual ash is easier to remove after laser treatment.
The foregoing embodiments and description have been presented only to illustrate the principles and preferred embodiments of the invention, and various changes and modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed.
Claims (4)
1. The laser washing effect reinforcing agent of the indigo dye for the jeans is characterized by comprising the following components in percentage by mass:
2. the laser washing effect enhancer for the indigo dye for jeans according to claim 1, wherein: the reinforcing agent comprises the following components in percentage by mass:
3. the laser washing effect enhancer for the indigo dye for jeans according to claim 1, wherein: the reinforcing agent comprises the following components in percentage by mass:
4. a method for preparing the indigo dye laser washing effect enhancer for denim according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: the weight percentage of the components added in the following steps is as follows:
s1), firstly, injecting 40-50% of softened water into a reaction kettle, then respectively adding 5-10% of sodium nitrate, 10-15% of magnesium nitrate and 3-5% of aluminum nitrate, stirring for 15-25 minutes, and fully dissolving;
s2), respectively adding 1-2% of water-based nitrocellulose, 2-5% of sodium polyacrylate and 2-5% of sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate, stirring for 50-70min, after completely dissolving and uniformly mixing, adjusting the pH to about 2.0-4.0 by using 2-5% of phosphoric acid, and obtaining the denim laser washing effect reinforcing agent.
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