IL35106A - Process and compositions for optical brightening of organic fibrous substrates - Google Patents

Process and compositions for optical brightening of organic fibrous substrates

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IL35106A
IL35106A IL35106A IL3510670A IL35106A IL 35106 A IL35106 A IL 35106A IL 35106 A IL35106 A IL 35106A IL 3510670 A IL3510670 A IL 3510670A IL 35106 A IL35106 A IL 35106A
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    • DTEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06LDRY-CLEANING, WASHING OR BLEACHING FIBRES, FILAMENTS, THREADS, YARNS, FABRICS, FEATHERS OR MADE-UP FIBROUS GOODS; BLEACHING LEATHER OR FURS
    • D06L4/00Bleaching fibres, filaments, threads, yarns, fabrics, feathers or made-up fibrous goods; Bleaching leather or furs
    • D06L4/60Optical bleaching or brightening
    • D06L4/607Optical bleaching or brightening in organic solvents

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Process and compositionB brightening of organic fibrous ates 33339 The present invention concerns a process for optically brightening organic fibre material with water soluble optical In accordance with the tion a fibrous is impregnated with an optical ening a water soluble i an organic solvent having a capacity of taking up water in an amount not exceeding by and a surfactant soluble the the solvent is removed from the treated substrate and the latter is subjected to a thermal after Optical brightening compositions suitable for use in the process of the invention are obtained by dispersing a water soluble optical brightener in an organic solvent in the presence of a surfactant soluble in the For this purpose the optical the solvent and the surfactant may be admixed under stirring or ably the optical brightener and the surfactant are first processed into a pasty composition which composition is then introduced into the solvent while In this manner a stable optical brightening dispersion is From among the large number of organic solvents only those are suitable for carrying out the process ing to the which at take up a very small of about to maximum by Examples of such solvents are gasoline such as petroleum benzene and halogen or lower substituted such as and alicyclic compounds such as tetraline and Preferred solvents are halogenated aliphatic for the solvents used for dry cleaning such as trichloroethylene and and also carbontetrachloride and the chlorinated ethanes such as and Mixtures of the above mentioned solvents may also be The optical brighteners that may be used in ance with the present invention may belong to different classes of chemical but must contain at least one solubilising group such for a sulfonic acid or carboxylic acid group which may also be in form of a or a sulfonamide Suitable which contain at one sulfonic acid carboxylic acid group or an amide group are derived from the following basic types of acids of the formula wherein for hydrogen is or of the formula wherein and for lower alk lolamino or anilino acids of the formula wherein azolyl for for the following groups IV VI of the VII for be one of the following stituents of the general formula or and for a lower group or a sulfonic acid or a carboxylic acid of the formula wherein R for an alkyl or alkoxy group and X is an or disulfonic acids of the formula vherein for an or a grou of the formula an or is hydrogen or chlorine and is a sulfonic carboxylic acid or carboxylic acid ester of the formula compounds of the formula of the formula wherein X for or Ar is is a phenyl or naphtyl radical and is preferably 1 or Oxadiasole compounds of the formula wherein A is an Those substituents in the above formulae which are not sulfonic or carboxylic groups and do not contribute to the water solubility of the brighteners are merely representative and may be replaced by otlier substituents conventional for these classes of Optical brighteners with different structures may equally well be used in the process according to the provided that they contain at least one of the mentioned water Especially suitable a for the process of the invention are those optical which contain in their molecule two water solubilizing sulfonic acid The solubility of the brightener in should be at least g Mixtures of the above mentioned brighteners may also be In order to neutralize a shift from the white shade to the region of yellow and red shades which may be observed in the substrate when using of the above sraall amounts about 1 to of shading may be incorporated in the brightening compositions according to the for the occurrence of a yellow tinge may be prevented by using a blue or violet The stuffs which can be used for this purpose are those listed in the Colour Index Edition under the numbers 44055 and As surfactants for the preparation of the persed optical brightening compositions according to the there may be used anionic or nonionic must have a satisfactory solubility in the organic solvents used in accordance with the The solubility of the surfactant in the organic solvent should not be less than Suitable representatives of such surfactants belong to the following groups of Ethers of polyhydroxy compounds such as fatty polyoxalkylated oxalkylated and aliphatic polyoxalkylated alkylphenols and polyoxalkylated captans and and also the corresponding esters of the above compounds with acids such as sulfuric or phosphoric which if also be in the form of ammonium or amine Patty acid esters of ethylene and polyethylene glycols as well as of propylene butylene glycerine or polyglycerine and and also of sugar alcohols such as polyoxalkylated carbonamidcs and Preferred surfactants from among the above groups for the monoethanolamine salt of the phosphoric acid ester the addition product from oleyl alcohol and 6 moles of ethylene the ammonium salts of the acidic sulfuric acid esters of the addition product of 17 moles of ene oxide and oleyl Any of the following addition 4 moles of ethylene oxide and 9 moles of ethylene oxide and 8 moles of ethylene oxide and or oleyl coconut fatty acid with 2 moles of diethanolamine 8 moles of ethylene oxid and 1 mole of 15 or 6 moles of ethylene oxide and castor 20 moles of ethylene oxide and the alcohol ethylene oxide and polyethylene or lycol 15 or of ethylene oxide and 1 mole of an amine oleic oleic 1 mole oleic acid and 4 or 5 moles of ethylene 4 moles of ethylene oxide and 1 mole of oleic acid sorbitan or the sodium salt of the sodium salt of the phosphoric acid ester of the addition product of 5 moles of ethylene oxide and Also mixtures of the above surfactants may be The process according to the invention is an pregnation process which means that the fibrous substrate to be impregnated is sprayed or covered with a layer of the brightening composition according to the The composition of the optical brightening sitions according to the invention depends on the desired brightening effect and on the nature of the concentration of the optical brightener vary within large limits and may be from about to about 20 g of the The amount of surfactant may accordingly vary from about 1 to about 30 preferably from about 2 to 10 The amounts of optical brightener and surfactant to be used are correlated to each meaning that if the amount of optical brightener is increased the required amount of surfactant also The relative weight proportion of optical brightener to factant is preferably within the range of Q to The optical brightener and surfactant are then compounded while stirring with an organic solvent in a to yield 1 liter unit doses and in this way a stable brightening composition is In view of the fact that the brightening process is carried out in an organic there is lacking water which is required for the swelling of the fibres to facilitate the penetration of the brightener into the fibre and thereby the distribution of the brightener needed for obtaining a level Therefore it is recommendable to add swelling agents to the brightening for when the substrate is a synthetic fibrous Examples of swelling agents that may be used in the process according to the invention organic acids such as sulfonic and dronaphthalene sulfonic alcohols and polyhydroxy for ethyleneglycol and higher anolecular for and and inorganic acids such as phosphoric and boric and also chloroalhydrate and e th lenechlorhyd Inorganic acids can be used to a limited extent only since the fibres may be The swelling agents are an amount of from to 20 preferably from 2 to 5 substrates which are treated by the process according to the invention are natural or synthetic organic fibrous in particular textiles from synthetic wool and cellulosic the term cellulosic materials being meant to include natural cotton and ated These textile materials can be treated at different processing when the textile material is of cotton or regenerated ferably the finished articles such as pullovers and shirts are subjected to tne treatment according to the invention although also woven and knitted piece goods may be In case of substrates made wholly of synthetic fibres such as synthetic polyamide or mixtures thereof with other synthetic fibres such as fibres it is possible to either the woven and knitted materials or the fibres and Another group of fibrous substrates which can be in ance with the are fleece not produced by a weaving knitting he brightening process according to the invention is preferably carried out continuously by padding and sequent setting by steaming or The process is carried out by padding the material on a padding machine at a temperature of from 20 to and then wringing it to a to weight increase followed by drying and subsequent steaming or hot water spraying for 1 to 10 at 100 to or alternatively subjecting the wrung material to heat setting at a temperature of from to for 10 to 60 The fibrous material brightened by the process according to the invention has good and The process according to the invention also be applied as a combined cleaning and brightening It has been knovm for a long that fats and oils are easily soluble in various organic for chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbons and can thus be removed from cloth same also applies to the re oval of substances of various for softeners and spindle oil get onto the fibrous material during the textile finishing Therefore the process according to the invention is especially suitable for combining a cleaning of crude material with a brightening The saving of a whole operational step achieved in this way in the processing and finishing of textiles is of considerable economical Moreover in the process according to the tion problems of water supply or disposal of aqueous refuse do not since the organic present in the optical brightening composition is recovered after each brightening operation and only small losses of solvent In the following examplesparts and percentages are weight unless otherwise and temperatures are in EXAMPLE 1 A fabric is impregnated with a padding machine at roora temperature and then wrung to yield a weight The padding bath has the following 5 g of a brightener of the formula 5 g of 20 g of the addition product of 15 moles of ethylene oxide and as surfactant and to make up to 1000 padding and drying the fabric is steamed for 5 minutes at The strate shows a very good brightening effect and good colour The of the brightened material may be improved by the incorporation of mg of the blue stuff 42045 in the dye EXAMPLE 2 A fabric is impregnated with a padding machine at and then wrung to yield a weight The padding bath has the following g of a brightener of the formula XVII Na 5 g of 20 g of the addition product of 15 moles of ethylene oxide and castor oil as a and ether range 60 to to make up to 1000 After padding and drying the fabric is subjected to setting for 20 seconds at A good brightening effect is obtained on the A is impregnated with a machine at room temperature and then wrung to yield a weight The padding bath has the following 5 of a of the formula XVIII 5 of lactic 20 of the product of 1 mole of and coconut fatty and to make up to 1 The brightener is pasted with the surfactant and lactic and the organic solvent is then added to the resulting After padding and drying the tissue is steamed at for The substrate shows a good brightening Instead of steaming the tissue may also be subjected to at for 30 EXAMPLE 4 A cotton fabric is impregnated with a padding machine at room temperature and then wrung to a weight The padding bath has the following composition 3 of a brightener of formula of the addition product of 8 moles of ethylene oxide and 1 mole of and petroleum ether range to make up to 1 After padding and drying the fabric is steamed at for 8 The fabric shows a good and uniform brightening 5 A wool fabric is impregnated with a padding machine at room temperature and then wrung to yield a weight The padding bath composition is as 2 of the brightener of the formula 30 of the reaction product of coconut fatty acid with 2 moles of of glycol and to make up to 1 padding and drying the fabric steamed at for 5 The fabric shows a good brightening EXAMPLE 6 A is Impregnated with a padding machine at room temperature and then wrung to yield a weight The padding bath has the following 8 of a brightener of the formula XXI 15 of the addition product of 15 moles of ethylene oxide and castor and petroleum ether range to make up to 1 After padding and drying the fabric is subjected to at for The fabric shows a good brightening Instead of a pure polyamide fabric it is also possible to use a mixed for example polyurethane 13 EXAMPLE 7 A cotton fabric is impregnated with a padding machine at room temperature and then wrung to yield a weight The padding bath composition is as of the brightener of the formula 30 of the addition product of 15 moles of ethylene oxide and 5 of and perchloroethylene to make up to 1 After padding and drying the fabric is steamed at for 5 is uniformly Instead of or chloroethane or a mixture thereof may be insufficientOCRQuality

Claims (21)

1. A process for the optical brightening of an organic fibrous substrate, wherein the fibrous substrate is impregnated witn a brightening composition comprising a water soluble brightening compound, in an organic solvent having a capacity of taking up w ater ia an amount not exceeding 1 by weight of later, and a surfactant soluble i /Oranic solvent^; the solvent is removed from the so-treated substrate and the latter is subjected to a thermal after treatmen .
2. A process according to Claim 1, wherein a fibrous substrate consisting of synthetic or natural polyamide and/or cellulosic material is impregnated with a composition containing: a) 0.01 to 20 g/l of an optical brlghtener containing at least one sulfonic or carboxylic acid group or a salt of either o¾ a sulfonamide group; b) an organic solvent having a water take-up capacity not exceeding 1$ by weight; and the c) 1 to 30 g/l of a surfactant soluble in /4u organic solvent.
3. A process according to Claim 2, wherein said composition is prepared by pasting the optical brightener with a surfactant soluble in an organic solvent and dispersing the paste in said organic solvent.
4. A process according to Claim 1, wherein said thermal after-treatment consists in steaming or heat-setting.
5. process according to any one of Claims 1 to 4, wherein the treatment of the fibrous substrate is effected by continuous padding followed by steaming or heat-setting.
6. A process according to Claim 4 or 5> wherein the steaming is effected at 100 to 140°C for 1 to 10 minutes.
7. A process according to Claim 4 or 5( wherein the heat-setting is effected at 150 to 210°C for 10 to 60 seconds·
8. A process according to any one of Claims 1 to 4» wherein the composition of tho of the brightening composition contains 0.5 to 20 g/l of a swelling agent for the fibrous substrate.
9. A process according to any of Claims 1 to Θ, wherein the padding is effected at temperatures of 20 to 40°C.
10. A process according to Claim 1, wherein said water soluble brigheni compound is a mono- or disulfonic or acid or amide a carbox lic acid of 4,4'-bis-(acylamino)-stilbene, 4»4'-bis-( triassinylaminoj-stilbene, 4,4'-bis-(azoyl)-stilbene, stilbylnaphto riaeole, a bis-(benzoxazol-2-yl)-derivative, monomethincyanine, 2,7-bis-(aroylamino)-dibenzothiophendiox ©* lp3-diarylpyrazoline, styrylbenz-oxazole, a bis-styrylaryl-compound, a bis-benzoxazolylaryl or a oxdiazole compound,
11. A process according to Claim 10, wherein said brightener is a disulfonic acid.
12. A process according to Claim 10 or 11, wherein the water solubility of the brightener compound is at least 0.01 g/1.
13. process according to Claim 1, wherein said surfactant is a non-ionic or anionic compound, in particular a compound obtained by the addition of ethylene oxide to a long-chain araine, alcohol, phenol or fatty acid ester.
14. A process according to Claim 1, wherein said organic solvent is a gasoline hydrocarbon, benaene, a halogen or lower alkyl substituted benzene, an alicyclic compound or a halogenated aliphatic hydrocarbon.
15. A process according to Claim 14, wherein said solvent is 1,1,1-trichloroethane, trichloroethylene or perchloroethylene.
16. A process according to any one of Claims 1 to 15, wherein said fibrous substrate is a textile material made of synthetic or natural polyamide and/or cellulosie material.
17. A composition for carrying out the process accord-int to Claim 1, comprising a water soluble brightening compound dispersed in an organic solvent whose capacity to take up water does not exceed 1:/° by weight, and a surfactant soluble in organic solvents.
18. A composition according to Claim 17 containing: a) 0.01 to 20 g l of an optical brightener containing at least one sulfonic or carboxylic acid group or a salt of either or a sulfonamide group; b) an organic solvent having a water ake-up capacity not exceeding 1V by weightI and c) 1 to 30 g 1 of a surfactant soluble in an organic solvent.
19. composition according to Claim 17» produced by pasting a water soluble optical brightener with a non-ionic or anionic surfactant soluble in organic solvents and dispersing the resulting paste in an organic solvent having a water taice-up capacity of not more than 1 by weight.
20. A composition according to Claim 17, wherein the water soluble optical brightener is any one of the compounds listed in Claim 10.
21. Fibrous material brightened by the process according to any one of Claims 1 to 16 by means of a composition according to any one of Claims 17 to 20. PC/rb
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