JP2001164464A - Treating agent for textile product - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a treating agent for textile products for ironing capable of simply imparting excellent shape stability to the textile products by ironing. SOLUTION: This treating agent for the textile products for ironing comprises a polyvalent carboxylic acid having at least two carboxyl groups respectively bound to the adjacent carbon atoms and 116-1,000 molecular weight or its salt within a specific range and the balance of water at pH 3.0-7.5.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a textile product treating agent for ironing, and more particularly to a textile product treating agent which imparts excellent morphological stability, that is, a wrinkle suppressing effect and a fold holding effect to a textile product.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Ironing of shirts, slacks and the like is one of the laborious operations, and formalin gas or a formalin emitting body or liquid ammonia is used in order to reduce the operation. Clothes that have undergone shape stabilization are commercially available. Japanese Patent Publication No. 7-26321 discloses a method in which a fibrous cellulose material is impregnated with a processing solution containing a specific polycarboxylic acid and a specific curing catalyst, and heated to heat the esterification and crosslinking of the polycarboxylic acid and cellulose. JP-A-7-258966 discloses a method for producing a cellulose fiber cloth in which a cellulose fiber is impregnated with a polycarboxylic acid, dried at a specific temperature, and then subjected to a heat treatment while performing a shaping treatment. Is described. However, these methods are techniques for industrial use or specialized cleaning shops, and no technique has been found at home to easily impart a wrinkle suppressing effect and a fold holding effect.

[0003] Further, it is known that in the above-described prior art, fiber strength deterioration is caused.

[0004] Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a fiber product treating agent which can easily impart excellent morphological stability at home to a fiber product and does not cause deterioration in fiber strength.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a polycarboxylic acid having a molecular weight of 116 to 1,000 or a salt thereof having 0.1 to 30% by weight having at least two carboxy groups bonded to adjacent carbon atoms, respectively. It contains water and has a pH of 3.
The present invention provides an ironing textile treatment agent which is 0 to 7.5, and an ironing textile treatment agent article obtained by filling the ironing textile treatment agent into a container equipped with a manual sprayer. .

[0006]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The polyvalent carboxylic acid used in the present invention has a molecular weight of 116 to 1,000 having at least two carboxy groups respectively bonded to adjacent carbon atoms.
0, preferably 116-800, more preferably 116
~ 500 organic acids or salts thereof. Such compounds include succinic, maleic, citric, fumaric,
Tartaric acid, malic acid, citraconic acid, aconitic acid, itaconic acid, 1,2-cyclopentanedicarboxylic acid, phenylsuccinic acid, 1,2-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid,
1,2-cyclooctanedicarboxylic acid, 1,2-cycloheptanedicarboxylic acid, 1,2-cyclobutanedicarboxylic acid, 2,3-dimethylsuccinic acid, 2,3-diethylsuccinic acid, 2-ethyl-3-methylsuccinic acid , Tetramethylsuccinic acid, 3,3-dimethyl-cis-1,2-cyclopropanedicarboxylic acid, 2,3-di-t-butylsuccinic acid, trimellitic acid, 1,2,4-cyclohexanetricarboxylic acid, 2,3,4-butanetetracarboxylic acid, 1,2,3,4-cyclopentanetetracarboxylic acid, 2,3,4,5-tetrahydrofurantetracarboxylic acid, and the like. Further, examples of the polyvalent carboxylic acid having a surfactant activity include alkenyl succinic acids having 8 to 18 carbon atoms. These acids can be used as hydrates and some of them as alkali metal salts and alkaline earth metal salts.
Alternatively, it can be used as an acid anhydride such as maleic anhydride or succinic anhydride. Further, two or more acids and acid anhydrides may be used in combination.

Among these polycarboxylic acids, citric acid, maleic acid, tartaric acid, succinic acid, malic acid,
2-cyclopentanedicarboxylic acid, 1,2-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid, 1,2,3,4-cyclopentanetetracarboxylic acid or a salt thereof is preferred in view of form stability. The fiber product treating agent of the present invention contains such a polycarboxylic acid as an acid in an amount of 0.1 to 30% by weight, preferably 1 to 15% by weight, particularly preferably 2 to 10% by weight.

In the present invention, the pH at 20 ° C. of the agent for treating textile products is adjusted to 3.0 to 7.5, preferably 3.5 to 7.0.
More preferably 4.0 to 6.5, particularly preferably 5.0.
Adjust to ~ 6.5. If the pH is less than 3.0, fiber strength is degraded, and if it exceeds 7.5, morphological stability is reduced. The pH may be adjusted with an acid or an alkali agent, or may be adjusted by mixing and blending a polycarboxylic acid and a salt thereof, or may be adjusted with a water-soluble inorganic salt described later.

Examples of the pH adjusting agent as an agent for adjusting pH include inorganic acids such as phosphoric acid, sulfuric acid, and hydrochloric acid, sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, sodium carbonate, sodium hydrogen carbonate, potassium carbonate, potassium hydrogen carbonate, and phosphorus acid. Use inorganic bases such as sodium acid, sodium dihydrogen phosphate, disodium hydrogen phosphate, potassium dihydrogen phosphate, dipotassium hydrogen phosphate and amines such as ammonia, monoethanolamine, diethanolamine or triethanolamine. Can be.

When the above-mentioned pH adjuster is used or when a polycarboxylic acid and a salt thereof are compounded, the degree of neutralization of the compounded polycarboxylic acid (neutralization with respect to all carboxylic acids in the molecule). Mole fraction of carboxylic acid, 1.0 when completely neutralized, 0 when all are in acid form) from 0.1 to 0.9, preferably from 0.1 to 0.8, More preferably, it is adjusted to 0.1 to 0.7 in view of form stability.

It is preferred that the fiber product treating agent of the present invention further contains a water-soluble inorganic salt. As used herein, the term “water-soluble” means that the solubility at 20 ° C. is 0.1 g / water 1 g.
It refers to those of 00 g or more. The pH of the textile treatment agent of the present invention may be adjusted with a water-soluble inorganic salt. Specifically, phosphoric acids such as phosphorous acid, hypophosphorous acid, phosphoric acid, and polyphosphoric acid; boric acids such as boric acid and metaboric acid; silicic acids such as silicic acid and metasilicic acid; sulfuric acid such as sulfurous acid and thiosulfuric acid And salts of an acid selected from the group consisting of an alkali metal such as sodium, potassium and lithium, an alkaline earth metal salt such as magnesium and calcium, and an amine such as ammonia and triethanolamine. These can also be used as hydrates. In the present invention, alkali metal salts of phosphorous acid, hypophosphorous acid, phosphoric acid, and polyphosphoric acid, particularly, sodium salts and potassium salts, are preferable in view of form stability.
The fiber product treating agent of the present invention preferably contains a water-soluble inorganic salt in an amount of 0.1 to 7.5% by weight, more preferably 0.5 to 5% by weight.

In the present invention, the weight ratio of the water-soluble inorganic salt to the polycarboxylic acid is from 1: 0 to 1: 1, preferably 1: 0.05 to 1: 0.
5, particularly preferably 1: 0.1 to 1: 0.3, is good in terms of form stability.

It is preferable to further incorporate a silicone compound into the fiber product treating agent of the present invention in order to improve form stability. Specific silicone compounds include dimethylpolysiloxane oil, dimethylpolysiloxane oil having a hydroxyl group at a part or end of a side chain, dimethylpolysiloxane oil or dimethylpolysiloxane oil having a hydroxyl group at a part or end of a side chain. Group, amide group, polyether group, epoxy group, carboxy group,
Modified silicone oil into which an alkyl group, a poly (N-acylalkyleneimine) chain or the like has been introduced. In the present invention, it is more preferable to use dimethylpolysiloxane oil, dimethylpolysiloxane oil having a hydroxyl group at a part or end of a side chain, and a modified silicone oil obtained by introducing an amino group or an amide group into these silicone oils. Dimethylpolysiloxane oil and hydroxyl group-containing dimethylpolysiloxane oil have a viscosity at 25 ° C of 1,000 to 70,000,000 in view of form stability and ease of production.
0 mm ² / s, further 10,000~50,000,000mm ² / s, particularly 1
It is preferably from 00,000 to 30,000,000 mm ² / s. In the present invention, the silicone compound may be blended as an emulsion (emulsion). Commercially available silicone preparations that can be added to the fiber product treating agent of the present invention include, for example, XS65-822 from GE Toshiba Silicone and BY22-029 from Dow Corning Toray Silicone Silicone as a dimethylpolysiloxane emulsion. Examples of the hydroxyl group-containing dimethylpolysiloxane oil in which an amino group has been introduced include SM8704C from Toray Dow Corning Silicone Co., Ltd., and dimethylpolysiloxane in which an amino group and a polyether group have been introduced. As for the thing, Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
61-689 and the like.

The emulsifier for obtaining the above-mentioned silicone compound emulsion is preferably at least one of a nonionic surfactant, an anionic surfactant, a cationic surfactant and an amphoteric surfactant.

Examples of the nonionic surfactant include glycerin fatty acid esters such as glyceryl monolaurate, glyceryl monomyristate, glyceryl monostearate, and glyceryl monooleate; polyglycerin fatty acid esters having similar fatty acid residues; Oxyethylene glycerin fatty acid ester and polyoxyethylene fatty acid ester; polyoxyethylene alkyl or alkenyl ether such as polyoxyethylene lauryl ether, polyoxyethylene cetyl ether, polyoxyethylene stearyl ether, polyoxyethylene oleyl ether; polyoxyethylene Polyoxyethylene alkyl phenyl ethers such as octyl phenyl ether and polyoxyethylene nonyl phenyl ether; sorbitan fat Esters and polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid esters; polyoxyethylene-oxypropylene block copolymers, polyether-modified polydimethylsiloxane.

Examples of the anionic surfactant include alkylbenzenes such as hexylbenzenesulfonate, octylbenzenesulfonate, decylbenzenesulfonate, dodecylbenzenesulfonate, cetylbenzenesulfonate and myristylbenzenesulfonate. Sulfonates; alkyl naphthyl sulfonates such as butyl naphthyl sulfonate; polyoxyethylenes such as polyoxyethylene octyl ether sulfate, polyoxyethylene decyl ether sulfate, and polyoxyethylene icosyl ether sulfate Ethylene monoalkyl ether sulfate; polyoxyethylene mono (alkylphenyl) ether sulfate such as polyoxyethylene decyl phenyl ether sulfate; That. Examples of these salts include alkali metal salts such as sodium, potassium and lithium, alkaline earth metals such as magnesium and calcium, and organic amine salts such as triethanolamine and monoethanolamine.

Examples of the cationic surfactant include octyltrimethylammonium, decyltrimethylammonium, dodecyltrimethylammonium, hexadecyltrimethylammonium, tallowtrimethylammonium,
Examples include quaternary ammonium salts such as coconut oil trimethylammonium, octyldimethylbenzylammonium, decyldimethylbenzylammonium, and dioctadecyldimethylammonium. These salts are chlorine,
Examples thereof include halogen such as bromine, methyl sulfate and ethyl sulfate.

Examples of the amphoteric surfactant include N-acylamidopropyl-N, N-dimethylammoniobetaines,
N-acylamidopropyl-N, N'-dimethyl-N '
-Β-hydroxypropylammoniobetaines and the like.

In addition, an emulsifier which is self-emulsified by a hydrophilic modifying group such as a polyether group without using an emulsifier may be used.

In each case, the total amount of the silicone compound is 0.005 to 7.5% by weight (as the amount of the silicone compound), further 0.01 to 5% by weight, particularly 0.05 to 2.5% by weight.
It is preferable to blend the weight% in the treatment agent. With these silicone compounds, the effect of improving the form stability and the effect of improving the slipperiness of the iron can be imparted, and a single silicone compound may achieve both purposes, or a combination of two or more silicone compounds. In some cases, both purposes may be achieved.

In the present invention, by using the nonionic surfactant, the permeability of the polyvalent carboxylic acid into the fiber product is improved, and excellent morphological stability can be obtained more easily and in a shorter time.

The nonionic surfactant is preferably an ethylene oxide (hereinafter referred to as EO) adduct of an alcohol having 6 to 18 carbon atoms, an EO adduct of an alkyl (6 to 18 carbon atoms) phenol, or a C6 to C18 phenol. Fatty acid EO adducts, EO adducts of C6-18 fatty acid esters of polyhydric alcohols, EO adducts of C6-18 alkylamines, EO adducts of C6-18 fatty acid amides, EO adducts of fats and oils , Polyethylene glycol type nonionic surfactants such as EO adducts of polypropylene glycol,
C6-18 fatty acid ester of glycerol, C6-18 fatty acid ester of pentaerythritol, C6-18 fatty acid ester of sorbitol or sorbitan, C6-18 fatty acid ester of sucrose, C6 polyhydric alcohol And polyhydric alcohol type nonionic surfactants such as -18 alkyl ethers and alkanolamines having 6 to 18 carbon atoms in fatty acid amides. In both cases of the polyethylene glycol type and the polyhydric alcohol type, the alcohol, alkyl group and fatty acid may be linear or branched. Moreover, those carbon numbers may be a mixture.

The fiber product treating agent of the present invention contains a nonionic surfactant in an amount of 0.001 to 5% by weight, particularly 0.01 to 2% by weight.
It is preferable to contain 5% by weight. In addition, the content of all the surfactants in the fiber product treating agent of the present invention is 5% by weight or less.

The textile treating agent of the present invention may contain, if necessary, a wax or an emulsion thereof for improving iron slipperiness, an antibacterial / bactericidal / antifungal agent for improving storage stability, alcohol and polyol. Any component known as a spray paste for clothing such as the above can be arbitrarily blended.

The balance of the fiber product treating agent of the present invention is water, preferably containing 42.5 to 99.9% by weight.

In the use form of the textile product treating agent of the present invention, it is preferable that the textile product is subjected to a spray treatment and then to an ironing treatment. The sprayer is preferably a manual type, and includes a manual trigger or a manual pump, and a manual trigger is particularly preferable. In the present invention, it is most preferable to use an article obtained by filling a container provided with these sprayers with a fiber product treating agent for ironing. In addition, sprayer is 0.1-1.
It is preferable that 5 g, preferably 0.2 to 1.0 g, particularly preferably 0.25 to 0.8 g of the fiber product treating agent is jetted. Further, when sprayed from a place 15 cm away from the textile product, the area where the treatment agent adheres to the textile product by one spray is 50 to 800 cm ² , preferably 100 to 800 cm ² .
Preferred is a container that will be 600 cm ² . Furthermore, the actual opening 4-
Use of a pressure accumulating trigger as disclosed in JP-A-37554 or JP-A-9-122546 is advantageous in terms of uniformity of spray mist and no dripping or dripping.

Using the above spray container, a textile product 100
Spraying such that 0.5 to 20 g, preferably 1 to 15 g, and particularly preferably 2 to 10 g of a polycarboxylic acid is uniformly applied to g is preferable from the viewpoint of form stability.

In the treatment with the textile treating agent of the present invention, the textile is sprayed with the treating agent and then ironed. The ironing temperature is performed at a temperature suitable for the fiber material, preferably 120 to 220 ° C, particularly preferably 140 to 2 ° C.
00 ° C. The ironing time is preferably from 1 to 90 seconds, particularly preferably from 2 to 60 seconds, per 100 cm ² of textiles.

The optimum composition of the textile finishing agent for ironing of the present invention and the form of the article are shown below. (A) succinic acid, maleic acid, citric acid, tartaric acid, malic acid, 1,2-cyclopentanedicarboxylic acid, 1,2-
2 to 10% by weight of a polycarboxylic acid selected from cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid and 1,2,3,4-cyclopentanetetracarboxylic acid (b) sodium hypophosphite, sodium phosphite, sodium phosphate, sodium sulfate; Water-soluble inorganic salts 1 to 5 selected from sodium sulfite and sodium thiosulfate
(C) dimethylpolysiloxane oil or an emulsion thereof,
Amino or amide group-introduced dimethylpolysiloxane oil having a hydroxyl group at a part or end of a side chain or an emulsion thereof, or dimethylpolysiloxane oil or dimethylpolysiloxane oil having a hydroxyl group at a part or end of a side chain Silicone oil or emulsion thereof 0.0
5 to 2.5% by weight (as a silicone compound) (d) EO 2 to 50 mol adduct of C6 to C18 alcohol, EO 2 to 50 mol adduct of C6 to C18 fatty acid, carbon number of polyhydric alcohol EO 2-50 mol adduct of 6-18 fatty acid ester, EO 2-50 mol adduct of C6-18 alkylamine 0.01-2.5% by weight (e) If necessary, sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide , A liquid treating agent for a liquid textile product comprising water and a pH adjuster selected from sodium phosphate, sodium dihydrogen phosphate and disodium hydrogen phosphate and having a pH of 3.5 to 7.0. An example of the textile finishing agent article for ironing is that the product treating agent is filled in a container provided with a trigger type sprayer.

[0030]

According to the present invention, a fiber product treating agent which can easily impart an excellent wrinkle suppressing effect and a crease preserving effect to a fiber product by iron finishing and does not cause deterioration of fiber strength can be obtained.

[0031]

EXAMPLES Polycarboxylic acids and water-soluble inorganic salts shown in Table 1 were used.
Using a silicone compound, a nonionic surfactant and the balance of water, a textile treatment agent was prepared at a predetermined pH.
These were evaluated for morphological stability and strength by the methods described below.

(Preparation of Test Cloth) 100% Cotton Broad #
60 (white solid color, with fluorescent bleaching) (obtained from Dynasty Testing Materials Co., Ltd., Tanito Shoten) was used as a detergent for clothing (Kao Co., Ltd.)
After repeating the process of washing for 12 minutes using a fully automatic washing machine, washing once for 1 time, and washing for 3 minutes for 5 minutes, and then performing washing for 15 minutes with running water and washing for 5 minutes with a two-tub washing machine for home use, natural washing was performed. After drying, cut into 15 cm x 25 cm (long direction parallel to the warp yarn) is used as a test cloth.

(Evaluation of Morphological Stability) 100% o. w. f. (On the weight of fabric
s, the treatment agent weight based on the weight of the cloth), sprayed evenly over the entire test cloth using a spray vial (No. 6 manufactured by Maruem), and then fold it at about the center of the long side into two parts. Immediately home iron (NI made by Matsushita Electric)
-A55 automatic ironing) 6 ironing at high temperature setting
Perform for 0 seconds. Further, while folding it in half, turn over and continue ironing for 60 seconds.

The treatment of three sheets is similarly performed for one fiber product treating agent. The treated cloth thus obtained is spread and washed in a fully automatic washing machine (NA-F50K1 manufactured by Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.) for 12 minutes for washing, twice for rinsing, 40 seconds for dehydration, high water level, and standard use of detergent for clothing. We wash in quantity and do natural drying by flat drying in the state that it was spread.

With respect to the dried test cloth, an untreated test cloth (sprayed only with water and ironed at the same temperature and time) was visually evaluated under natural light by five panelists for wrinkle suppressing effect and crease holding effect. Was evaluated. Statistical processing of the results of the relative evaluation of each of the wrinkle suppressing effect and the crease holding effect by the Scheffe method is displayed according to the following criteria. Unprocessed and superior over error range: ◎ Unprocessed and error range overlap but central value dominant: ○ Unprocessed error range includes central value: △ Unprocessed Inferior to median value: ×.

(Fibre Strength) The tear strength was measured according to the pendulum method of JIS L1096. Treated cloth 2 treated in the same manner as in the evaluation of morphological stability with the textile treatment agent of Table 1
Two 6.5 cm × 10 cm test pieces were sampled from the sheets in the direction of tearing the warp yarn. 20 ° C., 65% R.C. H.
After adjusting the humidity for 12 hours or more, an Elmendorf-type tear strength tester (Daiei Kagaku Seiki Seisakusho, EL-640)
Using 0), the maximum load (g) indicated when about 4.5 cm is torn is represented by an average value of three places on one test piece, a total of 12 places.

[0037]

[Table 1]

(Note) All of the textile product treatment agents in Table 1
In addition to the above components, 1.0% by weight of propylene glycol, 0.01% by weight of fragrance, Proxel BDN (Avisia Co., Ltd.)
0.015% by weight) and the balance water.
It was adjusted with 10 hydrochloric acid and / or N / 10 sodium hydroxide. In addition, the components in Table 1 are as follows, and the amount of each silicone preparation is the concentration as a silicone compound.・ SM8704C; Amodimethicone emulsion, manufactured by Toray Dow Corning Silicone Co., Ltd. ・ XS65-822; Dimethylpolysiloxane gum emulsion, manufactured by GE Toshiba Silicone Co., Ltd. ・ X-61-689; aminopolyether-modified silicone, Shin-Etsu Manufactured by Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. ・ Nonionic surfactant 1; polyoxyethylene lauryl ether (having an average number of moles of added ethylene oxide of 12) ・ Nonionic surfactant 2: Sorbitan monolauryl ether

[0039]

[Table 2]

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Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A molecular weight of from 116 to 1 having at least two carboxy groups each attached to an adjacent carbon atom.
An iron-finishing textile treatment agent comprising 1,000 to 30% by weight of a polyvalent carboxylic acid or a salt thereof of 1,000 and water, and having a pH of 3.0 to 7.5. 2. The textile finishing agent according to claim 1, which comprises 0.01 to 15% by weight of a water-soluble inorganic salt. 3. The silicone compound is added in an amount of 0.005 to 7.5.
2% by weight (as a silicone compound).
Or the textile finishing agent for ironing according to 2. 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the nonionic surfactant is contained in an amount of 0.001 to 5;
The textile finishing agent for iron finishing according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the agent is contained in a weight percent. 5. An article for treating a textile product for ironing, wherein the treating agent for a textile product for ironing according to any one of claims 1 to 4 is filled in a container provided with a manual sprayer.