US3856464A - Method of modifying keratinous textiles and fibres and products obtained - Google Patents

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US3856464A
US3856464A US00393693A US39369373A US3856464A US 3856464 A US3856464 A US 3856464A US 00393693 A US00393693 A US 00393693A US 39369373 A US39369373 A US 39369373A US 3856464 A US3856464 A US 3856464A
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  • Shrink-resist processes for keratinous material are known, some of which comprise application of a resin to the material which may be in fabric or fibre form. Shrink-resist processes stabilize the dimensions of keratinous materials against shrinkage due to felting.
  • Durable press processes for keratinous material are also known and many of them employ resins the same or similar to those used in shrink-resist processes. These processes stabilize the shape and surface smoothness of the material and prevent deformation in the presence of aqueous solutions.
  • the desired shape is imparted to the keratinous material before the resin is cured and then curing is allowed to take place whilst the material is maintained in the desired shape, e.g. having creases or pleats: in other processes the resin is applied after the desired shape has been imparted to the material.
  • the desired shape may be imparted to the material before or after treatment with the resin by well known methods involving the use of setting agents such as steam, reducing agents, and bases.
  • a desirable, though not essential, feature of shrinkresist and durable press processes is that the keratinous material so treated should be washable in domestic washing machines. To be machinewashable the finish on the treated material should withstand vigorous agithis requirement sets a severe test for the treatments.
  • polymercaptans which are polyurethanes or polythiourethanes
  • polyurethanes or polythiourethanes can be used successfully in durable press-and shrink-resist processes without imparting an unattractive handle to the treated material.
  • These polymercaptans cure, i.e., undergo reaction or are fixed, on the keratinous fibres, apparently through their mercaptan groups, and we have further found that the rate of curing may be largely controlled by selection of the appropriate catalyst.
  • the present invention provides a process for modifying keratinous material which comprises 1. treating the material with a polyurethane or polythiourethane containing at least two mercaptan (-SH) groups per molecule, and
  • keratinous material bearing thereon a mercaptancontaining polyurethane or polythiourethane as aforesaid, in the cured or still curable state.
  • the process of this invention whether used to achieve shrink-resist or durable press effects, provides fibres or garments which, on being washed in machines, retain their original dimensions and shape.
  • the treated material also has good recovery from wrinkling, which is an important attribute in fabrics employed in trousers, where there is a strong tendency to wrinkles in the ,tation in warm or hot water containing detergents, and
  • keratinous material includes all forms of keratinous fibres or fabrics and garments made therefrom. e.g., fleeces, tops, card sliver, noils. yarns, threads, pile fabrics, non-woven fabrics. woven fabrics, and knitted goods. In most cases fabrics or made-up garments will be treated though it is quite feasible, and may be desirable in some circumstances, to shrink-resist the fibres in the form of tops, for example.
  • the material to be treated can consist either wholly of keratinous fibres or of blends of these with synthetic fibrous and filamen tary material, such as polyamides, polyesters, and poly(acrylonitrile), and with cellulosic and regenerated cellulosic material. ln general, however, the material should contain at least 30 percent by weight of keratinous fibres and better results are usually obtained with substantially percent keratinous fibre-containing material.
  • the keratinous material may be virgin or reclaimed.
  • it is sheep"s wool; it may also be, for example, alpaca, cashmere, mohair, vicuna, guanaco, camel, and llama hair, or blends of these with sheeps W00]. 4
  • Mercaptan-containing polyurethanes are, in general, a known class of substances and are adducts of a mercaptan alcohol with a polyisocyanate. Usually. sufficient of the mercaptan alcohol is taken such that all the isocyanate groups are consumed. The preparation of such adducts by preferential reaction of hydroxyl groups in mercaptan alcohols with isocyanates is described in British Patent specification No. l,l33,365.
  • Mercaptan-containing polyurethanes may also be obtained by esterification of hydroxyl-containing isocyanate prepolymers with a mercaptancarboxylic acid such as thioglycollic acid.
  • Mercaptan-containing polythiourethanes are also, in general, known, being adducts ofa polymercaptan with a polyisocyanate, and the preparation of such adducts is described in U.S. Pat. No. 3,114,734. Usually, again, the reaction conditions are chosen so that all the isocyanate groups undergo reaction with the mercaptan.
  • Polyurethanes and polythiourethanes used in the pro cess of this invention may be represented by the formula where X represents an oxygen or sulphur atom in each of the a chains,
  • a is a positive number of at least 2 but not more than b is a positive integer of at least i but not exceeding 41
  • R denotes an organic residue linked through carbon atoms thereof to the indicated (Sl-l) group or groups and to the indicated X atom,
  • Preferred polymercaptans for use in the process are those polyurethanes and polythiourethanes where at least one of the adduct-forming components is a polymer, particularly those having an average molecular weight of between 500 and 50,000, and especially between 1,000 and 12,500.
  • mercaptan-terminated polyurethanes are obtainable by reaction of a mercaptan alcohol, which may be monomeric or polymeric, with a polyisocyanate, which may also be monomeric or polymeric; generally at least one of the reactants is polymeric and contains a chain of at least twelve consecutive carbon, or carbon and oxygen and/or sulphur, atoms.
  • the mercaptan alcohols may contain, per molecule, up to six alcoholic hydroxyl groups and up to four mercaptan groups, those preferred having not more than one free alcoholic hydroxyl group per molecule.
  • Suitable monomeric mercaptan alcohols are 2-mercaptoethanol, 1,2-dimercaptopropan-3- ol, l-mercaptopropan-2-ol, l-mercapto-3-chloropropan-2-ol.
  • partial esters of monomercaptan carboxylic acids especially of such monocarboxylic acids, with polyhydric alcohols, e.g., those of formula Ho R ooo-ouniusti d B where R represents an aliphatic radical of valency (d-H containing at least 2, but preferably not more than 6, carbon atoms,
  • ' denotes an integer of at least 1 and at most 5,
  • u denotes l or 2.
  • partial esters of thioglycollic acid and 2- or 3-mercaptopropionic acid with alkanepolyols such as ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, propanel ,3-diol, glycerol, 1,1,l-trimethylolethane, l,l,l-trimethylolpropane, hexane-1,2,5- and -1,2,6- triols, 3-hydroxymethylpentane-2,4-diol, pentaerythritol, dipentaerythritol, mannito'l, and sorbitol.
  • alkanepolyols such as ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, propanel ,3-diol, glycerol, 1,1,l-trimethylolethane, l,l,l-trimethylolpropane, hexane-1,2,5- and -1,2,6- triols, 3-hydroxymethylpentane-2
  • Polymeric mercaptan alcohols include partial esters of polymeric polyhydric alcohols with monomercaptan carboxylic acids, such as monomercaptan dicarboxylic acids (e.g. thiomalic acids) but especially with monomercaptan monocarboxylic acids, such as those of formula particular, those polymeric mercaptan alcohols which contain, per molecule, at least one group of formula COO RO.COC,,H ,,SH
  • polymeric mercaptan alcohols are those obtainable by reaction of epichlorohydrin with a hydroxyl-terminated poly(alkylene oxide), followed by replacement of the chlorine atoms by mercaptan groups using sodium hydrosulphide.
  • Such polymeric mercaptan alcohols may be represented by the formula Sli CH Cl Ill
  • the polyisocyanate which reacts with the mercaptan alcohol to form the adduct may be a monomeric polyisocyanate such as an aromatic, cycloaliphatic, or aliphatic di-isocyanate.
  • aromatic di-isocyanates are toluylene-2,4-diisocyanate and -2,6-di-isocyanate and their mixtures, mor p-phenylene-di-isocyanate, bis(4- isocyanatophenyl)methane, naphthalene-1,5-diisocyanate, bis(4-isocyanato-3-chlorophenyl)methane; also uretdione-di-isocyanates obtained by dimerisation of the aforesaid di-isocyanates, e.g., l,3-bis(3- isocyanato-4-methylphenyl)uretdione, obtained from toluylene-Z,4-di-isocyanate.
  • Cycloaliphatic diisocyanates include 3-(isocyanatomethyl)-3,5,5trimethylcyclohexyl isocyanate and bis(4- isocyanatocyclohexyl) methane.
  • suitable aliphatic di-isocyanates are hexane-l,6-di-isocyanate, 2,2,4-trimethylor 2,4,4-trimethyl-hexane-l,6-diisocyanates, and those of the formula OCN-Y-NCO, where Y denotes the hydrocarbon residue of an optionally hydrogenated dimerised unsaturated fatty alcohol.
  • W is often more convenient to use as the polyisocyanate a urethane or polyurea prepolymer, especially [O HlkYlOHO-O CllgCHCllgSlI I one having a molecular weight of 400 to 10,000 and containing repeating poly(oxyalkylene) or polyester units.
  • prepolymers are those prepared in a known manner from an aromatic, cycloaliphatic, or aliphatic di-isocyanate, such as one of those listed under Ill above, and a stoichiometric deficit, calculated on the isocyanate content of the di-isocyanate III, of a hydroxyl-terminated polymer such as a poly(oxyalkylene) polyol or a polyester.
  • R denotes the residue, after removal of 2 to 6 -NCO groups, of an isocyanate group-containing prepolymer having a molecular weight of from 400 to 10,000, and especially the residue of an aromatic, cycloaliphatic, or aliphatic di-isocyanate with a hydroxyl-terminated poly(oxyalkylene) polyol or polyester.
  • Poly(oxyalkylene) polyols which may be used to make the prepolymer include poly(oxyethylene) glycols, poly(oxypropylene) glycols, poly(oxybutylene) glycols, poly(oxy-l l -dimethylethylene) glycols, poly(epichlorohydrins), and poly(tetrahydrofurans): also adducts of ethylene oxide or propylene oxide with trihydric and higher alcohols (such as glycerol, l,l,1- trimethylolethane, l,l,-trimethylolpropane, hexane- 1,2,5-triol, hexane-l,2,6-triol, 3-hydroxymethylpentane-2,4-diol, pentaerythritol, dipentaerythritol, mannitol, and sorbitol), including mixed polyhydric ethers obtained by treating, say, glycerol, with propy
  • Vl Hydroxyl-terminated polyesters from which the polyisocyanate prepolymer may be derived include poly(lactones) such as poly(caprolactones): also, those made by reaction of an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid containing from 4 to 12 carbon atoms or an aromatic dicarboxylic acid containing from 8 to 10 carbon atoms (such as succinic, adipic, sebacic, thiomalic, or phthalic acids) with a stoichiometric excess of a polyhydric alcohol.
  • This alcohol may be one of those nonpolymeric alcohols listed under I as suitable for partial esterification with monomercaptocarboxylic acids, or a polymeric alcohol such as one of those listed under V.
  • Polymercaptans used to prepare the polythiourethanes may likewise be monomeric or polymeric.
  • monomeric polymercaptans may be cited alkanedithiols and alkanetrithiols containing from 2 to 8 carbon atoms, such as ethane-1,2-dithiol and propane-l,2,3-trithiol; also, polyhydric alcohols which have been fully esterified with a monomercaptan carboxylic acid, especially a monomercaptan monocarboxylic acid, such as the esters of formula n -tooo-oumusm E where i u has the meaning previously assigned,
  • R represents an h-valent aliphatic radical containing at least 2 but not more than 6 carbon atoms
  • h is an integer of at least 2 and at most 6.
  • Vlll Suitable polymeric polymercaptans include the esters of formula R [(O-alkylene) O O 0 C H S H11, F
  • v denotes a positive integer, which may have different values in each of the h chains
  • u, and 11 have the meanings previously assigned, v usually being such that the molecular weight of the polymercaptan F" is at least 200 and at most 10,000;
  • R denotes hydrogen, methyl, or ethyl
  • r is a positive integer such that the polysulphide: *G" has an average molecular weight of at least 400 and at most 4,000,
  • polyesters containing, per molecule, at least 2 and at most 6 groups of formula (O) CO (0),, R (0),, CO (0),, R SH directly attached to carbon atoms, where p and q are each zero or 1 but are not the same,
  • R denotes an alkylene radical which is directly linked through a carbon atom or carbon atoms thereof to the indicated -SH groups'and to the indicated -O or -CO groups.
  • the preferred polymercaptans used to prepare the polythiourethanes are ethane-1,2-dithiol and propanel,2,3-trithiol and the esters of formulae E and F, in which case, in formula A, (HS),, R X represents a group of formula where u, h, R, alkylene, and v have the meanings previously assigned.
  • the polymercaptans may be used alone or in association with other resins or with resin-forming substances, such as aminoplasts, other polymercaptans, epoxy resins (i.e., substances containing on average more than one l,2-epoxide group per molecule), and acrylic resins (including polymers and copolymers of acrylate esters, e.g. ethyl, n-butyl and 2-hydroxyethyl acrylates, and acrylamide).
  • resin-forming substances such as aminoplasts, other polymercaptans, epoxy resins (i.e., substances containing on average more than one l,2-epoxide group per molecule), and acrylic resins (including polymers and copolymers of acrylate esters, e.g. ethyl, n-butyl and 2-hydroxyethyl acrylates, and acrylamide).
  • epoxy resins i.e., substances containing on average more than one l,2-epoxide group per molecule
  • mercaptan-containing polyurethanes or polythiourethanes are insoluble in water but can be applied as aqueous dispersions or emulsions. They may also be applied from organic solvents, for example alcohols, lower ketones (such as ethyl methyl ketone), benzene, and halogenated hydrocarbon solvents. especially chlorinated and/or fluorinated hydrocarbons containing not more than three carbon atoms such as the dry cleaning solvents, carbon tetrachloride, trichlo roethylene, and perchloroethylene.
  • organic solvents for example alcohols, lower ketones (such as ethyl methyl ketone), benzene, and halogenated hydrocarbon solvents. especially chlorinated and/or fluorinated hydrocarbons containing not more than three carbon atoms such as the dry cleaning solvents, carbon tetrachloride, trichlo roethylene, and perchloroethylene.
  • a protective colloid such as sodium carboxymethyl-cellulose, or methyl vinyl ether homopolymers or copolymers with, e.g. maleic anhydride.
  • the amount of polyurethane or polythiourethane used depends on the effect desired. For most purposes from 0.5 to l percent by weight based on the material treated is preferred. Stabilization of knitted fabrics usually requires from i to 10 percent by weight of the poly urethane or polythiourethane: a high level of shrinkresistance, crease-setting and substantial resistance to wrinkling can be achieved on woven fabrics with rather smaller quantities, say, from 0.5 to 5 percent by weight.
  • the hand or handle of the treated material will, of course, depend on the amount of polyurethane or polythiourethane employed and by'simple experiment the optimum amount may readily be determined.
  • the desired effects are not fully obtainable until the polyurethane or polythiourethane on the material has substantially cured. At ordinary temperatures this may take from 5 to 10 days or even longer.
  • the curing reac' tion can, however, be accelerated greatly by the use of a catalyst, and generally it is preferred to add the catalyst to the material to be treated at the same time as the polyurethane or polythiourethane is applied although it may be added before or afterwards if desired.
  • the curing time can be controlled by selecting an appropriate catalyst; the choice of curing time will depend on the-particular application of the process according to the invention.
  • Substances found to be useful as catalysts include organic or inorganic bases, siccatives, oxidative curing agents, and free-radical catalysts such as azodiisobutyronitrile, peroxides and hydroperoxides, and combinations of these.
  • organic bases there may be used primary or secondary amines, especially the lower alkanolamines, e.g. monoand diethanolamine, and lower polyamines, e.g. ethylenediamine, diethylenetriamine, triethylenetetramine, tetraethylenepentamine, propane-1,2,-diamine, propane-1,3-diamine, and hexamethylenediamine.
  • inorganic bases there may be used the water-soluble oxides and hydroxides, e.g., sodium hydroxide, and also ammonia.
  • suitable siccatives are calcium, copper, iron, lead, cerium, and cobalt naphthenates.
  • peroxides and hydroperoxides which may be used are cumene hydroperoxide, tert.-butyl hydroperoxide, dicumy] peroxide, dioctanoyl peroxide, dilauryl peroxide, ethyl methyl ketone peroxide, di-isopropyl peroxydicarbonate, hydrogen peroxide, and chlorobenzoyl peroxide.
  • catalysts include sulphur, and sulphurcontaining organic compounds in which the sulphur is not exclusively present in mercaptan groups, namely, mercaptobenzothiazoles or derivatives thereof, dithiocarbamates, thiuram sulphides, thioureas, dialkyl, dicycloalkyl or diaralkyl disulphides, alkyl xanthogen disulphides, and alkyl xanthates.
  • Further types are salts of a heavy metal with an acid having an acid strength (-log pl() below 5, or chelates of a heavy metal, including chelates which are also salts.
  • heavy metal is meant one classified as heavy in Langes Handbook of Chemistry, revised 10th Edition, McGraw-l-lill Book Co., at pp. -61, that is, a metal of group I8, 118, IE, IVB, VB, VIB, VllB, or Vlll, a metal of group "1A having an atomic number of at least 13, a metal of group lVA having an atomic number of at least 32, or a metal of group VA having an atomic number of at least 51.
  • the metal is a member of group 18, "5, W8, VB, VlB, VlIB, or Vlll, particularly the first series of such metals.
  • Suitable saltforming acids are mineral acids, especially hydrochloric, hydrobromic, nitric, sulphuric, phosphorous, and phosphoric acids, and organicacids such as chloroacetic, fumaric, maleic, oxalic, salicylic, and, more especially, citric acid.
  • Suitable chelating agents include those in which the chelating atoms are oxygen and/or nitrogen, for example, l,2-and 1,3-diketones such as acetylacetone, alkylenediamines such as ethylenediamine, and, more particularly, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid.
  • an aliphatic polyamineepichlorohydrin resin may also be used, as the catalyst, an aliphatic polyamineepichlorohydrin resin.
  • aliphatic polyamineepichlorohydrin resin are known materials. They are cationic, polymeric, and cross-linkable. usually water-soluble, and made by reaction of a polyalkylene polyamine containing from 2 to 8 alkylene groups with epichlorohydrin, often in the presence of a base, followed by acidification. Sometimes more complex amines are used, e.g., those made by heating such a polyalkylene polyamine with dicyandiamide, or aminoamides made from the polyalkylene polyamine and an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid or an amideforming derivative thereof, e.g.. its dimethyl ester.
  • Curing of the polyurethane or polythiourethane is also assisted by using elevated temperatures and if especially rapid results are required then temperatures in the range 30 to C may be used. High humidities also tend to accelerate curing in the presence of catalysts.
  • the polyurethane or polythiourethane, and the catalyst if used, can be applied to the keratinous material in conventional ways.
  • wool tops or fabric may be impregnated by padding or by immersing in a bath.
  • lf garments or garment pieces are to be treated then it is convenient to spray them with a solution or dispersion of the polyurethane or polythiourethane, and more convenient still to tumble the garments in such a solution or dispersion.
  • a dry-cleaning machine is a particularly useful apparatus.
  • the fabric may be flat-set before or after treatment with the polyurethane or polythiourethane andby this means the fabric will, in addition to retaining substantially its original dimensions, also retain its flat smooth appearance during wear and after washingOf course, however, flat-setting may not be necessary, or even desirable, with certain types of cloth.
  • Flat-setting is normally carried out by treating the cloth with steam either at superatmospheric pressure or at atmospheric pressure in the presence of a setting agent and moisture, maintaining the cloth in a flat state.
  • Flatsetting may also be achieved by applying high concentrations of a reducing agent and a swelling agent, and maintaining the cloth in a flat state during washing off the excess of the reagents.
  • the material is impreg nated with a swelling agent and an alkanolamine carbonate (e.g., urea and diethanolamine carbonate), dried, and then semi-decatised.
  • a swelling agent e.g., urea and diethanolamine carbonate
  • the fabric may be set in the presence of the polyurethane or polythiourethane, thus effecting setting and shrinkproofing treatment simultaneously.
  • a further method for flat-setting and shrinkproofing keratinous fabrics comprises treating the fabric with a setting agent and setting it in a flat configuration by heating the fabric while wet, impregnating it with an aqueous emulsion or dispersion of the polyurethane or polythiourethane, and catalyst if required, drying the fabric, and curing the polyurethane or polythiourethane. Finally, the fabric is made into garments, and creases or pleats set therein, if desired, by steaming in the presence of a setting agent such as monoethanolamine sesquisulphite.
  • a setting agent such as monoethanolamine sesquisulphite.
  • One method is to treat the material with the polyurethane or polythiourethane, make the material up into garments or garment pieces and insert therein pleats or creases, using reducing agents, bases or superheated steam as setting agents. If desired, agents which block thiol groups of the wool, e.g., formaldehyde or higher aldehydes, may be applied to the creased or pleated garments after cur ing the polyurethane or polythiourethane.
  • agents which block thiol groups of the wool e.g., formaldehyde or higher aldehydes
  • a preferred method of obtaining a durable press effect comprises treating the make-up garment piece, which is already in the desired configuration, i.e., has the creases or pleats imparted thereto, with the polyurethane or polythiourethane dissolved in an organic solvent: in this method it is essential to apply from an organic solvent because treatment with aqueous systems would only serve to remove creases or pleats already set in the fabric.
  • polyurethanes and polythiourethanes used in the process of this invention may be employed in conjunction with antisoiling, antistatic, bacteriostatic, rotproofing, flameproofing and wetting agents, water-repellents (such as paraffin wax), and fluorescent brightening agents.
  • the treated samples of cloth were washed at 40C in an English Electric Reversomatic washing machine set on programme 5 with the timing control set on No. l, the wash liquor being an aqueous solution containing, per litre, 2 g of soap flakes and 0.8 g of anhydrous so dium carbonate, using a liquor/sample ratio of about 30:1.
  • the samples were rinsed in cold water, spun in the machine, and then dried for 30 minutes in a Parnall Tumble Drier on full heat. Shrinkage was measured as the difference in dimensions of the fabric before and after washing, and the area shrinkage was calculated from linear shrinkage measurements.
  • the polyurethanes and polythiourethanes used were prepared as follows.
  • Polymercaptan A This denotes a methanolic solution of a polurethane having approximately 3 mercaptan groups per average molecule.
  • a poly(oxypropylene)triol of average molecular weight 3,000 (300 g) was heated with trichloroethylene (200 ml) to reflux, and any water present was removed as its azeotrope with trichloroethylene.
  • trichloroethylene no longer contained water
  • 52.5 g of toluylene di-isocyanate (a commercial mixture containing 4:1 parts of the 2,4- and 2,6-isomers) was added, and the whole was heated under reflux for 2 hours.
  • 2'mercaptoethanol (which had previously been dried by refluxing with trichloroethylene) was added and heating under reflux was continued for a further 8 hours.
  • a prepolymer based on a poly(tetrahydrofuran) and toluylene di-isocyanate was used: it had an isocyanate content of 9.45 i 0.2 percent and was obtained from Elastomer Chemicals Department, E.l. du Pont de Nemours and Co. lnc., Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A., under the designation Adiprene L-3 l 5.
  • This prepolymer (43.9 g) was heated with dry l,2dimercaptopro' pan-3-ol (12.5 g) for 2 /2 at 120C, the viscous mercaptan-terminated polyurethane so formed having a thiol content of 3.02 equiv./kg.
  • Polymercaptan C This is a polyurethane having approximately 2 mercaptan groups. Adiprene L-3l5" g) was heated with 17.8 g of dry 2-mercaptoethanol at 60C for l hour and then at 110C for a further hour. The product had a thiol content of 1.82 equiv./kg (theory, 1.94).
  • Polymercaptan D This polythiourethane containing mercaptan groups was prepared as follows.
  • Ethylene glycol bis(thioglycollate) (47.5 g) and 100 g of Adiprene L-213 (a prepolymer similar to Adiprene L-315 but having a different viscosity) were heated together for 2 hours at 75 in the presence of 0.1 g of N benzyldimethylamine as catalyst.
  • the product was extremely viscous, and was dissolved in 100 ml of trichloroethylene to form a solution (Polymercaptan D) having a thiol content of 0.80 equiv./kg (calculated value approx. 0.77 equiv./kg).
  • the infra-red spectrum of the solution demonstrated the absence of isocyanate groups.
  • Polymercaptan E This polyurethane, having approximately 3 mercaptan groups per average molecule, was prepared as fol lows.
  • a polyoxypropylenetriol (100 g), of average molecular weight 4000 was heated with trimethylhexane-1,6- di-isocyanate (2.62 g) (a commercial mixture of the 2,2,4- and 2,4,4-trimethyl isomers) under nitrogen at 120C for 6 hours, followed by 4 hours at 150C.
  • the product was found to be free from isocyanate groups by examination of its infra-red spectrum.
  • Thioglycollic acid (4.6 g), toluene-p-sulphonic acid (1.2 g), and perchloroethylene (200 ml) were then added and the mixmoles) and finally diluted with water to give Polyamide resin 1 as a 20 percent solution.
  • EXAMPLE 1 The cloth used was a wool flannel weighing approximately 170 g per square metre: the pH of its aqueous extract was 7.1. Samples of the flannel were padded with a 3 percent solution (calculated on the solids content) of the polymercaptan in trichloroethylene containing 5. percent of ethanol and either 0.3 percent of monoethanolamine, or 0.06 percent of diethylenetriamine, such that the uptake of the polymercaptan was 8 percent and those of monoethanolamine and diethylenetriamine were correspondingly 0.8 percent and 0.16 percent.
  • the solutions contained 1.1 percent of the polymercaptan and 0.1 1 percent of di-isopropyl xanthogen disulphide or dipentamethylene thiuram tetrasulphide, or 0.0055 percent of copper naphthenate containing 8 percent of copper. as catalyst: no ethanol was added. The pick-up of the polymercaptan was 3 percent. Then the samples were dried at 50C in a fanned oven and stored at room temperature and humidity.
  • the EXAMPLE 11 product was washed with water and evaporated to leave a yellow resin having a thiol content of 0.28 equiv./kg.
  • Polymercaptan F This polyurethane, having approximately 3 mercaptan groups per average molecule, was prepared in the same manner as Polymercaptan E, but replacing the trimethylhexane di-isocyanate by isophorone diisocyanate (2.78 g). The product had a thiol content of 0.25 equiv./kg.
  • Epoxide Resin 1 This denotes a liquid epoxide resin prepared from 2,- 2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane and epichlorohydrin, having an epoxide content of 5.0 5.2 equiv./kg.
  • An emulsion was prepared by dissolving sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (0.5 g) in water (44.5 g) heated at to C, allowing the solution to cool, adding 50 g of Polymercaptan A and a nonionic emulsifying agent (5 g), and stirring with a high-speed stirrer for 5 minutes.
  • the nonionic emulsifying agent was an adduct of 1 mol. of a mixture of C C n-alkyl primary amines and 70 mol. of ethylene oxide).
  • Portions (6 g) of this emulsion were diluted with 144 g water and used as such or first mixed with 0.3 g of monoethanolamine, 0.3 g of sodium dibutyldithiocarbamate, 0.3 g of piperidinium pentamethylenedithiocarbamate, 0.015 g of anhydrous copper sulphate. or 2.8 g of monoethanolamine with 4.0 g of a 70 percent aqueous solution of monoethanolamine sesquisulphite.
  • the diluted emulsions were then padded onto samples of wool flannel so that the take-up of the polymercaptan was 3 percent, and the samples were dried at 70C for 15 minutes and steamed with a steam iron for 2% minutes.
  • the area shrinkage of the wool flannel was obtained as described above and the results are given in Table 11.
  • EXAMPLE lII Wool flannel was simultaneously set and shrinkproofed by padding with an aqueous mixture containing, per litre, 85 g of an emulsion of Polymercaptan A, prepared as described in Example I], 20 g of monoethanolamine, and 29 g of 70 percent aqueous monoethanolamine sesquisulphite, to an uptake of 70 percent and steaming wet for 2% minutes, either flat or with a crease inserted. On being washed, the treated flannel retained its crease and its smooth neat appearance while untreated flannel did not.
  • EXAMPLE IV A. Wool flannel was treated with an aqueous solution containing 29 g per litre of 70 percent monoethanolamine sesquisulphite and 20 g per litre of monoethanolamine such that the uptake was 70 percent. Samples were then steamed wet in the flat state for 2 /2 minutes, then they were impregnated to 300 percent uptake with trichloroethylene containing 0.02 percent diethylenetriamine and 1 percent of Polymercaptan A, and dried in an oven for 10 minutes at 70C. B.
  • Example VI The procedure of Example V was repeated, omitting place of Polymercaptan A. The samples were cured at room temperature. Table V shows the results obtained.
  • a process for modifying keratinous material which comprises 1. treating the material with a polyurethane or polythiourethane containing at least two mercaptan (-SH) groups per molecule, and I 2. curing the polyurethane or polythiourethane on the material.
  • the polyurethane or polythiourethane is of the formula where X represents oxygen or sulphur,
  • a is a positive number from 2 to 6
  • b is a positive integer from No 4,
  • R denotes an organic radical linked through carbon atoms thereof to the indicated (-SH) group or groups and to the indicated X atom,
  • R denotes an organic radical linked through carbon atoms thereof to the indicated .3.
  • polyurethane or polythiourethane has an average molecular weight of between 1,000 and 12,500.
  • R denotes the radical, after removal of 2 to 6 -NCO groups, of a isocyanate group-containing prepolymer having a molecular weight of from 400 to 10,000.
  • h denotes an integer of 2 to 6
  • R represents an aliphatic radical containing from 2 to 6 carbon atoms
  • each alkylene" group contains a chain of 2 to 6 carbon atoms between the indicated consecutive oxygen atoms
  • v denotes a positive integer of l to 100, which may have different values in each of the h chains.
  • the catalyst is a base, a siccative, an oxidative curing agent, a free-radical catalyst, sulphur, mercaptobenzothiazole or a derivative thereof, a dithiocarbamate, a thiuram sulphide, a thiourea, a dialkyl disulphide, a dicycloalkyl disulphide, a diaralkyl disulphide, an alkyl xanthogen disulphide, an alkyl xanthate, a salt of a heavy metal with an acid having an acid strength below 5, or a chelate of a heavy metal.
  • a durable press treatment which comprises 1. treating the fabric with a polyurethane or polythiourethane containing at least 2 mercaptan groups per molecule,
  • a durable press treatment which comprises applying apolyurethane or polythiourethane containing at least 2 mercaptan groups per molecule to a garment or garment piece already set in the desired configuration.
  • Keratinous material bearing thereon a polyurethane or polythiourethane containing at least 2 mercaptan groups per molecule, in the cured or still curable state.

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