EP1069233B1 - Verfahren zum Fleckenabweisendmachen von verschiedenartig färbbaren textilen Oberflächen sowie der so hergestellte Artikel - Google Patents

Verfahren zum Fleckenabweisendmachen von verschiedenartig färbbaren textilen Oberflächen sowie der so hergestellte Artikel Download PDF

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EP1069233B1
EP1069233B1 EP99113269A EP99113269A EP1069233B1 EP 1069233 B1 EP1069233 B1 EP 1069233B1 EP 99113269 A EP99113269 A EP 99113269A EP 99113269 A EP99113269 A EP 99113269A EP 1069233 B1 EP1069233 B1 EP 1069233B1
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  • the invention relates to a continuous method for treating a textile surface made of differentially dyeable nylon yarns with a stainblocker composition to impart stain resistance thereto, and to the article produced thereby.
  • differentially dyeable it is meant that the carpet contains yarns having at least two different dyeabilities, such as a cationic ("cat") dyeable yarn and an acid dyeable yarn. Often a desired aesthetic effect in a carpet is possible only by combining yarns of these two different dyeabilities. Both dyeabilities are available in various dye depths, such as light and regular cat dye, and light, regular, deep and extra deep acid dye.
  • stainblockers are commonly applied to non-differentially dyeable carpets to impart stain resistance.
  • stainblocker compositions There is presently available both a continuous process and a discontinuous, or batch-wise, process for applying a stainblocker composition to a carpet.
  • a conventional process for applying a stainblocker composition to a textile surface made of non-differentially dyeable yarns are listed along the left hand side of Figure 3 .
  • a running line of dyed carpet after rinsing and suction hydroextraction, is passed through an aqueous liquid treatment bath containing a stainblocker composition and a surfactant.
  • the temperature of the bath is in the range from twenty to sixty degrees Celcius (20 to 60 °C).
  • the residence time of the carpet in the bath is usually not adjusted as an independent critical parameter but is instead a function of the speed of the carpet line.
  • After removal from the bath the carpet passes through a steam chamber wherein it is exposed to saturated steam for about ninety (90) seconds.
  • conventional finishing steps for the carpet typically include: a suction hydroextraction operation where residual liquid is vacuumed from the carpet; a cold water rinse operation (either by spraying or passing the carpet through a dip trough); another suction hydroextraction operation; and a final drying.
  • the batch-wise process for applying the stainblocker composition and a surfactant to a textile surface made of non-differentially dyeable yarns is termed the "winch/beck" process.
  • the batch-wise winch/beck process discrete finished carpets are immersed in a vat having the stainblocker composition and a surfactant.
  • the temperature of the bath in the batch-wise winch/beck process is slightly higher than in the continuous process, in the range from seventy to seventy-five degrees Celcius (70 to 75 °C), and the residence time in the bath is on the order of twenty minutes. After removal from the bath, the carpet is subjected to the same conventional finishing steps.
  • the stainblocker composition is preferably of the anionic functionalized type, and more preferably, of the sulphone resole type having nonionic functionality. It should be noted that in Figure 3 the anionic functionalized type stainblocker compositions are referred to as "Stainblocker A", while the sulphone resole type stainblocker compositions are referred to as "Stainblocker B”.
  • Suitable anionic functionalized type stainblocker compositions include sulphonated phenol formaldehyde condensate types, maleic acid anhydride types, acrylate dispersions and mixtures thereof.
  • Anionic functionalized type stainblocker compositions should be present between three weight percent (3 wt%) and five weight percent (5 wt.%) based on the weight of the nylon carpet fiber.
  • the pH of the bath must be adjusted to between 2 and 5.
  • anionic functionalized type stainblocker compositions are available from E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, Delaware, under the trademarks SR 300, SR 400 and SR 500; from Du Pont de Nemours International S. A., Geneva, Switzerland, under the trademark NRD 334; from Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, Minnesota, under the trademarks FC 369 and FC 661; from Allied Colloids, Bradford/West Yorkshire, U.K., under the trademark Alguard RD; and from Bayer AG, Leverkusen, Germany, under the trademark Baygard DT.
  • sulphone resole type stainblocker compositions with nonionic functionality When sulphone resole type stainblocker compositions with nonionic functionality are used, they should be present at between four weight percent (4 wt. %) and six weight percent (6 wt. %) based on the weight of the nylon carpet fiber, and the pH must be adjusted to between 6 and 7.5.
  • An example of a commercially available sulphone resole type stainblocker composition with nonionic functionality is available from E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, Delaware under the trademark Zelan 8236.
  • the pH of the treatment bath may be adjusted by known acid donor additives such as acetic acid, citric acid and sulfamic acid.
  • a surfactant may be added to the stainblocker bath separately or may be included as part of the stainblocker composition.
  • the surfactant may be anionic, amphoteric or nonionic in nature.
  • the surfactant used will be either an alkylated diphenyl oxide disulfonate sodium salt, alone or in combination with an alkylnaphtalene sulfonic acid formaldehyde condensate sodium salt.
  • the surfactant is generally added to the bath at a rate of between one (1) and four (4) grams per liter. Suitable surfactants are available from E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, Delaware under the trademark Zelan 50; from Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Michigan, under the trademark Dowfax 3B2; or from BASF AG, Ludwigshafen, Germany, under the trademark Primasol NF.
  • a method known as the "low liquor” method may be used to apply a stainblocker composition so that a differentially dyeable carpet having a pile surface thereon may attain at least a modest degree of stain resistance.
  • a cold-foamed liquor including a stainblocker composition and a fluorocarbon material are co-applied on top of the carpet. Thereafter the carpet is dried, without steam or water rinse.
  • the stainblocker composition is the acrylate dispersion sold by 3M Corporation under the trademark "FX-661”.
  • Suitable for use as the fluorocarbon material are those materials sold by 3M Corporation under the trademarks "FC-3611", “FC-3602" or "FC-1395".
  • the low liquor method is useful only with a carpet having a very low "wet pick-up", on the order of fifteen to twenty percent (15-20%).
  • Wet pick-up is the ratio of the weight of the liquid picked-up by the carpet from a treatment bath to the weight of the carpet.
  • the stainblocker composition penetrates into only about the upper twenty-five percent (25%) of the height of the pile elements of a differentially dyeable carpet. This depth of stainblocker penetration is not believed to be sufficient to impart a high degree of stain resistance.
  • EP 0 661 397 A2 discloses la process for the manufacture of a stain resistant melt colored carpet by melt mixing a polyamide copolymer, containing sulfonate groups with a coloring agent to form a homogenous polymer melt into fibers, tufting the fibers in a backing to form a carpet and treating the carpet with a stain protector, inter alia in a continuous process.
  • US 5 229 483 discloses textile surfaces made of one type of nylon to which stainblocking compositions comprising water-soluble or water-dispersible base-catalyzed condensation polymers of bis-hydroxyphenylsulfone, formaldehyde and a mercapto carboxylic acid are applied to at either 15 to 35°C for about 1 to 60 minutes in a continuous dying applicator.
  • EP 0 735 181 A2 discloses processes for dying of polyamide fibers.
  • the dyed articles are washed and dried directly after completion of the dying process.
  • the present invention is directed to a continuous method for treating an article having a textile surface made of differentially dyeable nylon yarns with a stainblocker composition to impart stain resistance thereto.
  • the method comprises the sequential steps of:
  • the present invention is directed to a continuous method for treating an article having a textile surface made of differentially dyeable nylon yams with a stainblocker composition to impart stain resistance thereto.
  • the method comprises the step of passing the textile surface of the article through a bath containing a stainblocker composition and a surfactant, the bath having a temperature in the range from about seventy to ninety-five degrees Celsius (70 to 95°C), the textile surface remaining in the bath for about five (5) to about thirty (30) seconds, such that substantially the entire textile surface of the article is coated with a stainblocker composition, whereby the textile surface has a stain resistance of 9 or higher on the AATCC Red 40 Stain Scale.
  • the excess water is removed by passing the textile article through a pair of nip rolls to control the level of wet pick-up between two hundred and six hundred percent (200-600%).
  • the textile article preferably remains in the cooling zone for twenty (20) to one hundred twenty (120) seconds.
  • the article is a pile surface structure having a plurality of pile elements
  • substantially the entire height of each pile element is coated with the stainblocker composition whereby the pile surface structure has a stain resistance of 9 or higher on the AATCC Red 40 Stain Scale.
  • the stainblocker composition is of the sulphone resole type having nonionic functionality (as is preferred) the stainblocker composition is present between four percent (4%) and six percent (6%) based on the weight of the nylon yarns, and the pH of the stainblocker bath is between six (6) and seven and one-half (7.5).
  • the stainblocker composition is of the anionic functionalized type, such as that selected from the group consisting of sulphonated phenol formaldehyde condensate type, maleic acid anhydride type, acrylate dispersions and mixtures thereof, the stainblocker is present between three percent (3%) and five percent (5%) based on the weight of the nylon yarns; and the pH of the stainblocker bath is between two (2) and five (5).
  • the invention is directed an article having a textile surface formed from at least two types of dyeable nylon yarns. At least one type of nylon yarn is dyeable by an acid dyestuff and at least one other type of nylon yarn is dyeable by a cationic dyestuff.
  • the textile surface of the article is coated using the method described above with a stainblocker composition such that the textile surface has a stain resistance of 9 or higher on the AATCC Red 40 Stain Scale.
  • the article takes the form of a pile surface structure wherein the textile surface is defined by a plurality of upstanding pile elements formed from the two types of dyeable nylon yarns. Substantially the entire height of each pile element is coated with the stainblocker composition.
  • the dyeable nylon yarns may be bulked continuous filament yarns or staple spun yarns.
  • the pile elements may be formed in such a way that each pile element includes both a nylon yarn dyeable by an acid dyestuff and a nylon yarn dyeable by a cationic dyestuff.
  • the pile elements may be formed such that at least some of the pile elements are formed from a nylon yarn dyeable by an acid dyestuff and at least others of the pile elements are formed from a nylon yarn dyeable by a cationic dyestuff.
  • the present invention is broadly directed to any article having a textile surface that is formed from at least two types of dyeable nylon yarns. At least one type of nylon yarn is dyeable by an acid dyestuff and at least one other type of nylon yarn is dyeable by a cationic ("cat") dyestuff.
  • the differentially dyeable textile surface of the article is coated in a continuous method with a stainblocker composition such that the textile surface has a stain resistance of 9 or higher on the AATCC Red 40 Stain Scale.
  • FIG. 1 The most preferred form of an article 10 in accordance with the present invention is illustrated in Figure 1 .
  • the article 10 is embodied by a carpet 10C whose textile surface 12 is defined by a plurality of upstanding pile elements 12P.
  • the pile elements 12P extend above a backing 14.
  • substantially the entire height 12H of each pile element 12P has a coating 16 of a stainblocker composition thereon.
  • the coating 16 of stainblocker composition would be invisible, for purposes of illustration the presence of the coating 16 is represented in Figure 1 by relatively bold lines on the contours of the pile elements 12P.
  • the carpet 10C is hereinafter be referred to as a "pile surface structure".
  • This nomenclature serves to distinguish the illustrated pile surface structure 10C from alternative forms of carpet structures in which the textile surface is defined by a textile fabric.
  • These alternative forms of carpet structures also lie within the contemplation of the invention.
  • An example of one such alternative form of carpet structure is the carpet disclosed in International Publication WO 97/01665 (Vinod) .
  • the pile elements 12P defining the textile surface of the pile surface structure 10C may be either cut pile (as illustrated in the right hand portion of Figure 1 ) or loop pile (as illustrated in the left hand portion of Figure 1 ).
  • the pile elements 12P may be produced by any suitable known carpet forming process, such as tufting, weaving or knitting. Each pile element 12P, however produced, may be comprised entirely of either cat dyeable nylon yarns or acid dyeable nylon yarns. Alternately, each pile element 12P may comprise a combination of both cat dyeable nylon yarns and acid dyeable nylon yarns.
  • the nylon material may be nylon 6,6 or nylon 6 or any of the various copolymers thereof.
  • the yarn is a bulked continuous filament yarn, although staple spun yarns may be used.
  • the backing 14 for the pile surface structure 10C may be implemented using any convenient materials.
  • a preferred backing construction is a synthetic latex/chalk filler compound.
  • the undyed pile surface structure 10C is dyed in a dye bath 20 containing both cationic dyestuffs and acid dyestuffs.
  • the cat dyeable nylon yarns and the acid dyeable nylon yarns that form the pile elements 12P are each colored by the appropriate dyestuff so that both types of yarns may contribute to the visual aesthetic properties of the pile surface structure 10C.
  • the process conditions for the dye bath 20 are suitable for the dyes chosen for use.
  • Some commercially available acid dyes that may be suitable for use in the dye bath 20 include those sold by Ciba Specialty Chemicals, Inc., Basel, Switzerland, under the trademark Tectilon; by DyStar Textilmaschine, Leverkusen, Germany under the trademark Telon; by Clariant (Switzerland) Ltd., Basel, Switzerland under the trademark Nylosan; and by Crompton & Knowles, Charlotte, North Carolina, under the trademark Nylanthren.
  • Some commercially available cationic dyes that may be suitable for use in the dye bath 20 include those sold by Ciba Specialty Chemicals, Inc., Basel, Switzerland, under the trademark Maxilon; by DyStar Textilmaschine, Leverkusen, Germany, under the trademark Astrazon; by Clariant (Switzerland) Ltd., Basel, Switzerland, under the trademark Sandocryl; and by Crompton & Knowles, Charlotte, North Carolina, under the trademark Sevron.
  • the pile surface structure 10C passes through a cold water rinsing step 21 and a hydroextraction step 22 to remove residual dyes and chemicals.
  • a cold water rinsing step 21 Any conventional arrangement for suctioning liquid from a carpet may be used to perform the hydroextraction step. Both these steps are similar to corresponding steps of the continuous process of the prior art.
  • the pile surface structure 10C passes through a hot aqueous liquid treatment bath 24 containing a stainblocker composition and a surfactant.
  • a stainblocker composition and surfactants as are used in the conventional continuous process as earlier described are used in the treatment bath 24, it has been found that if the temperature of the treatment bath 24 and dwell time of the pile surface structure 10C therein are in accord with the teachings of the present invention bleeding of cationic dyestuff from the cat dyeable yarn does not occur.
  • the temperature of the hot treatment bath 24 is in the range from seventy to ninety-five degrees Celsius (70 to 95 °C). More preferably, the temperature is in the range from eighty to ninety degrees Celsius (80 to 90 °C).
  • the temperature of the hot bath 24 is maintained by direct or indirect heating with automatic control.
  • a suitable system useful for the application step 24 is that manufactured under the name "hot shock applicator” by Eduard Kuesters Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG, Krefeld, Germany, comprising a low volume dip trough and a steam-supplied plate heat exchanger with electronic temperature control.
  • the pile surface structure 10C remains in the bath 24 for a residence time in the range from five (5) to thirty (30) seconds, and more preferably, in the range from ten (10) to fifteen (15) seconds.
  • stainblocker compositions themselves, sulphone resole type stainblocker compositions with nonionic functionality (in the appropriate weight percentages and with appropriate pH adjustment) are preferred.
  • Anionic functionalized type stainblocker compositions also in the appropriate weight percentages and with appropriate pH adjustment may also be used.
  • the pH of the treatment bath may be adjusted by known acid donor additives such as acetic acid, citric acid and sulfamic acid.
  • Preferred surfactants again include appropriate amounts of an alkylated diphenyl oxide disulfonate sodium salt, alone or in combination with an alkylnaphtalene sulfonic acid formaldehyde condensate sodium salt.
  • the pile surface structure 10C After exiting the hot treatment bath 24 excess water is removed from the pile surface structure 10C. To this end the pile surface structure 10C passes through a pair of nip rolls 26. Preferably, the rolls 26 adjust the wet pick-up of the pile surface structure 10C to between two hundred percent (200%) and six hundred percent (600%) and more preferably, to about three hundred percent (300%). The pressure between the nip rolls 26 may be varied in order to find the optimal wet pick-up for a given carpet construction and process. Expedients other than nip rolls may be used to remove the excess moisture.
  • the pile surface structure 10C passes through an ambient temperature zone 28 in which the pile surface structure 10C cools toward the ambient air temperature.
  • the pile surface structure 10C remains in the cooling zone 28 for between twenty (20) to one hundred twenty (120) seconds, and more preferably, between twenty (20) to forty (40) seconds. It should be noted that in accordance with this invention the pile surface structure 10C is not subjected to a steaming step, as in the prior art continuous process.
  • the pile surface structure 10C After undergoing treatment in the hot bath 24 and cooling in the air cooling zone the pile surface structure 10C is subjected to the conventional finishing steps normally used in the continuous immersion process of the prior art. Such finishing steps would include a suction operation 30, a cold water rinse operation 32, and another suction operation 34. Finally, the pile surface structure 10C is dried in an oven 36 and collected by a take-up roll 38.
  • test methods were used in the Examples below to measure carpet samples made according to the invention as well as control samples for stain resistance, color stability and dyelightfastness.
  • the staining agent is a ninety (90) gram per thousand (1000) cc water solution of cherry-flavored, sugar-sweetened Kool-Aid ® soft drink. The solution is permitted to reach room temperature (22 ⁇ 2 °C) before use.
  • An alternative staining agent is a solution containing 0.1 gram/liter FD&C Food Red 40 dyestuff, one (1) gram/liter citric acid, and ten (10) gram/liter sugar.
  • a specially designed impact tester is used to apply the staining agent to the specimens under test.
  • the impact tester comprises a cylinder (of plastic or glass) that is 28 cm high with a 6.5 cm inside diameter.
  • a massive piston nine (9) cm in length weighing four hundred (400) grams is received on the inside of the cylinder.
  • the piston is made from a plastic material (PVC or PTFE).
  • the piston is vertically movable within the cylinder by a bolt fitted to the piston. The bolt projects through a four (4) mm vertical slot in the cylinder.
  • a small (seven (7) mm diameter) hole is drilled through the cylinder two cm from the bottom for injecting staining agent.
  • Test samples measuring ten (10) cm square, are cut from each pile surface structure under test.
  • the impact tester is centered on each sample and the plastic piston lifted and fixed in position by the bolt in the slot.
  • twenty (20) cc of the staining agent is injected through the small hole over the surface of the sample.
  • the plastic piston is released and drops freely onto the carpet sample.
  • the impact corresponds to the impact of a cup of liquid falling from the table height [eighty (80) cm].
  • the impact tester is removed and the sample is left, undisturbed, in a horizontal position for twenty-four (24 ⁇ 4) hours. Without damaging the pile, the sample is rinsed thoroughly with tap water at about twenty degrees Celsius (20 °C), centrifuged to remove any excess water and dried in a forced air oven at maximum of seventy-five degrees Celsius (75 °C).
  • Each sample is evaluated for staining, using the AATCC Red 40 Stain Scale. According to this scale stains are rated on a scale of 1 to 10, with "1" designating heavy staining and "10" designating no staining. A sample receiving a rating of "9" is considered to have acceptable stain resistance.
  • This test is substantially identical to the Kool-Aid® soft drink test, except that the staining agent is a twenty gram per liter (20 g/l) solution of an instant coffee (e.g. Nescafe® Gold coffee, with no additives such as milk, cream or sugar) at a temperature of sixty degrees Celsius (60 °C).
  • an instant coffee e.g. Nescafe® Gold coffee, with no additives such as milk, cream or sugar
  • Color measurements were made using the international standard color measurement method promulgated by "Commission Internationale de L'Eclairage” (Paris, France), (International Society for Illumination/Lighting), (“CIE”) using standard color coordinates of both the CIELAB L*a*b* and the CIELAB L*C*h color space: "L” designates the lightness coordinate; “a” designates the red/green coordinate (+a indicating red, -a indicating green); “b” designates the yellow/blue coordinate (+b indicating yellow, -b indicating blue); and “C” designates the chroma coordinate, the perpendicular distance from the lightness axis (more distance indicating more chroma).
  • CIE Commission Internationale de L'Eclairage
  • Dyelightfastness is measured according to standardized test method DIN 54004 (ISO 105 B02). This method is based on scale of 1 to 8, according to standardized "bluescale" of eight different blue wool dyestuffs, dyed on a wool fabric, which are joint into the light exposure process together with the test specimen (1-very poor, 8-very high lightfastness).
  • Example 1 and Controls 1a-1c were a loop construction containing three different filament yarn types having regular cationic, light cationic and deep acid dyeabilities.
  • the deep acid dyeable yarns were dyed green.
  • the regular and light cationic dyeable yarns were dyed orange in two color steps.
  • Control la was treated by conventional batch-wise winch/beck process.
  • Control 1b was treated by conventional continuous application.
  • Control 1c is an untreated control carpet.
  • Example 1 was treated by the method of the present invention. The temperature of bath was eighty-five degrees Celsius (85 °C), the residence time of the article in the bath was ten (10) seconds, and the time in the ambient temperature zone was thirty (30) seconds.
  • Example 1 and Controls 1a-1b the stainblocker composition was ZELAN® 8236 (DuPont) and the surfactant used was ZELAN® 50 (DuPont).
  • the stainblocker composition was applied at 5.5% of pile weight and pH values were adjusted with acetic acid.
  • Control la was treated for twenty minutes at pH 6.8 and at a temperature of 75°C.
  • Control 1b was treated at pH 6.8 and steamed afterwards. The wet pick-up was 400%.
  • Example 1 was treated as described above at a pH of 6.8. Control lc was not treated in order to compare color stability and dyelightfastness.
  • Example 1 and Controls 1a-1b were water rinsed, hydroextracted and dried. After dyeing, Example 1 and Controls 1a-1b were each tested for color stability and dyelightfastness by the test methods described above. The results are reported in Table 1.
  • Example 1 shows smallest deviation in color saturation (C* values). Also, the dyelightfastness resulting from each application method was good. TABLE 1 No. L* a* b* C* Dyelightfastness Control 1a 46.74 -1.09 +10.39 10.45 5-6 Control 1b 46.70 -1.44 +13.09 13.17 5-6 Example 1 46.43 -1.95 +14.74 14.87 5-6 Control 1c 46.31 -2.15 +15.78 15.96 6
  • Example 2 and Controls 2a-2c were a velour construction containing four different filament nylon yarn types having regular acid, extra deep acid, regular cationic and light cationic dyeabilities.
  • the pile surface structure was dyed to grey and orange colors.
  • the regular acid dyeable yarn was light gray
  • the extra deep acid dyeable yarn was dark gray
  • the regular cationic dyeable yarn was dark orange
  • the light cationic dyeable yarn was light orange.
  • Example 2 and Controls 2a-2c were performed exactly as Example 1 and Controls 1a-1c. After dyeing, the carpet sample pieces were each tested for stain resistance using both the Kool-Aid® soft drink stain resistance test and the coffee stain resistance test. The results are reported in Table 2. The results show little difference between the samples, also the stain resist properties of Example 2 are the best overall.
  • Example 3 and Controls 3a-3c were performed exactly as Example 1 and Controls 1a-1c.
  • the pile surface structure was a velour construction of one hundred percent cationic dyeable nylon yarn.
  • the carpet was orange in color.
  • the samples were each tested for color stability and dyelightfastness by the test methods described above. The results are reported in Table 3. These results demonstrate the small deviation in color saturation of the hot-shock treated carpet sample piece (compare Controls 3a, 3b and Example 3 to Control 3c). Also these results showed improved dyelightfastness of hot shock treated carpet sample piece Example 3c compared to Examples 3a and 3b. TABLE 3 No.
  • Example 1 and Example 3 showed the smallest measured color deviation from the untreated control samples. Also in Example 2, where only a visual rating was feasible, the sample treated according to the above-described method showed the smallest color change from the control color.
  • the stainblocker composition using a bath having a temperature and with dwell times in accordance with the present invention resulted in the lowest and still acceptable color change on the cationic dyeable yarn components. This is believed to be the first industry applicable method to treat nylon differential dye carpets with stainblocker chemicals without unacceptable color loss on the cationic dyeable yarn. In all cases good stainblocking results were received. The dyelightfastness results were even one-half (1/2) to one (1) note better than after standard application methods.
  • a pile surface structure having pile elements containing nylon yarns having both acid dyeability and cationic dyeability is dyed with both acid dye and cationic dye and then passed through a hot stainblocker treatment bath and a cooling zone. Substantially the entire height of each pile element is coated with a stainblocker composition whereby the pile surface structure has a stain resistance of 9 or higher on the AATCC Red 40 Stain Scale. The resulting pile surface has good color separation and stability, and no color loss from the catatonically dyeable yarns.

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  1. Kontinuierliche Methode zum Behandeln eines eine Textiloberfläche aufweisenden Artikels mit einer Fleckenabweiserzusammensetzung, wobei die Textiloberfläche aus mindestens zwei Typen färbbarer Nylongarne gebildet ist, wobei mindestens ein Typ Nylongarn durch einen sauren Farbstoff färbbar ist und mindestens ein anderer Typ Nylongarn durch einen kationischen Farbstoff färbbar ist, wobei die Methode die sequentiellen Schritte des:
    (a) Färbens der Textiloberfläche des Artikels mit einem sauren Farbstoff und einem kationischen Farbstoff;
    (b) Hindurchführens der Textiloberfläche des Artikels durch ein Bad, das eine Fleckenabweiserzusammensetzung und ein Tensid enthält, wobei das Bad eine Temperatur von siebzig bis fünfundneunzig Grad Celsius (70 bis 95 °C) aufweist, wobei die Textiloberfläche fünf (5) bis dreißig (30) Sekunden lang in dem Bad verbleibt;
    (c) Entfernens von überschüssigem Wasser von der Textiloberfläche des Artikels;
    (d) Hindurchführens des Artikels durch eine Umgebungstemperaturzone; und
    (e) Spülens der Textiloberfläche des Artikels mit Wasser und daraufhin Absaugens und Trocknens derselben umfasst,
    derart, dass im Wesentlichen die gesamte Textiloberfläche des Artikels mit einer Fleckenabweiserzusammensetzung beschichtet wird, wobei die Textiloberfläche eine Fleckenunempfindlichkeit von 9 oder mehr auf der AATCC Rot Nr. 40-Fleckenskala aufweist.
  2. Methode nach Anspruch 1, wobei der Textilartikel ein Gebilde mit Floroberfläche ist, das eine Vielzahl von Florelementen darauf aufweist, wobei die Florelemente aus den ersten und zweiten Typen Nylongarn gebildet sind, wobei im Wesentlichen die gesamte Höhe jedes Florelements mit einer Fleckenabweiserzusammensetzung beschichtet ist, wobei das Gebilde mit Floroberfläche eine Fleckenunempfmdlichkeit von 9 oder mehr auf der AATCC Rot Nr. 40-Fleckenskala aufweist.
  3. Methode nach einem der Ansprüche 1 oder 2, wobei die Fleckenabweiserzusammensetzung vom anionischen funktionalisierten Typ ist.
  4. Methode nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, wobei die Fleckenabweiserzusammensetzung aus der Gruppe ausgewählt ist bestehend aus solcher vom sulfonierten Phenolformaldehydkondensattyp, solcher vom Maleinsäureanhydridtyp, Acrylatdispersionen und Mischungen davon; der Fleckenabweiser in einer Menge zwischen drei Prozent (3 %) und fünf Prozent (5 %), auf das Gewicht der Nylongarne bezogen, vorliegt; und der pH-Wert des Fleckenabweiserbads zwischen zwei (2) und fünf (5) liegt.
  5. Methode nach einem der Ansprüche 1 oder 2, wobei die Fleckenabweiserzusammensetzung vom Sulfonresoltyp ist, der eine nichtionische Funktionalität aufweist.
  6. Methode nach einem der Ansprüche 1 oder 2 und 5, wobei die Fleckenabweiserzusammensetzung in einer Menge zwischen vier Prozent (4 %) und sechs Prozent (6 %), auf das Gewicht der Nylongarne bezogen, vorliegt und der pH-Wert des Fleckenabweiserbads zwischen sechs (6) und siebeneinhalb (7,5) liegt.
  7. Methode nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6, wobei die beiden Typen färbbarer Nylongarne Endlosfilamentbauschgarne sind.
  8. Methode nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6, wobei die beiden Typen färbbarer Nylongarne Stapelspinnfasergarne sind.
  9. Methode nach einem der Ansprüche 2 bis 8, wobei mindestens einige der Florelemente sowohl aus einem durch einen sauren Farbstoff färbbaren Nylongarn als auch aus einem durch einen kationischen Farbstoff färbbaren Nylongarn gebildet sind.
  10. Methode nach einem der Ansprüche 2 bis 8, wobei mindestens einige der Florelemente aus einem durch einen sauren Farbstoff färbbaren Nylongarn und mindestens andere der Florelemente aus einem durch einen kationischen Farbstoff färbbaren Nylongarn gebildet sind.
  11. Eine Textiloberfläche aufweisender Artikel, der aus mindestens zwei Typen färbbarer Nylongarne gebildet ist, wobei mindestens ein Typ Nylongarn durch einen sauren Farbstoff färbbar ist und mindestens ein anderer Typ Nylongarn durch einen kationischen Farbstoff färbbar ist, und wobei die Textiloberfläche des Artikels durch eine Fleckenabweiserzusammensetzung unter Anwendung einer Methode nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche derart beschichtet ist, dass die Oberfläche eine Fleckenunempfindlichkeit von 9 oder mehr auf der AATCC Rot Nr. 40-Fleckenskala aufweist.
  12. Artikel nach Anspruch 11, wobei der Artikel ein Gebilde mit Floroberfläche ist und die Textiloberfläche aus einer Vielzahl von Florelementen gebildet ist, wobei die Florelemente aus den ersten und zweiten Typen färbbarer Nylongarne gebildet sind und wobei im Wesentlichen die gesamte Höhe jedes Florelements mit einer Fleckenabweiserzusammensetzung derart beschichtet ist, dass die Floroberfläche eine Fleckenunempfindlichkeit von 9 oder mehr auf der AATCC Rot Nr. 40-Fleckenskala aufweist.
  13. Artikel nach Anspruch 11 oder 12, wobei die Fleckenabweiserzusammensetzung vom anionischen funktionalisierten Typ ist.
  14. Artikel nach einem der Ansprüche 11 bis 13, wobei die Fleckenabweiserzusammensetzung aus der Gruppe ausgewählt ist, bestehend aus solcher vom sulfonierten Phenolformaldehydkondensattyp, solcher vom Maleinsäureanhydridtyp, Acrylatdispersionen und Mischungen davon.
  15. Artikel nach Anspruch 11 oder 12, wobei die Fleckenabweiserzusammensetzung vom Sulfonresoltyp ist, der eine nichtionische Funktionalität aufweist.
  16. Artikel nach einem der Ansprüche 11 bis 15, wobei die beiden Typen färbbarer Nylongarne Endlosfilamentbauschgarne sind.
  17. Artikel nach einem der Ansprüche 11 bis 15, wobei die beiden Typen färbbarer Nylongarne Stapelspinnfasergarne sind.
  18. Artikel nach einem der Ansprüche 12 bis 17, wobei mindestens einige der Florelemente sowohl aus einem durch einen sauren Farbstoff färbbaren Nylongarn als auch aus einem durch einen kationischen Farbstoff färbbaren Nylongarn gebildet sind.
  19. Artikel nach einem der Ansprüche 12 bis 17, wobei mindestens einige der Florelemente aus einem durch einen sauren Farbstoff färbbaren Nylongarn und mindestens andere der Florelemente aus einem durch einen kationischen Farbstoff färbbaren Nylongarn gebildet sind.
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