Publisher's Synopsis
Textile products are used in almost every aspect of industry including apparel, household products (wallpaper, carpet, upholstery), tire reinforcements, insulation, filter media, and packaging. Chemicals are an integral part of textile manufacture, including bleaching, dying and printing, conditioning, and finishing. This reference integrates more than 8,000 of these trade name and generic chemicals used in the overall manufacture and delivery of textile end products.;Some of the functional chemicals treated are: Adhesives, anticreasing agents, antifoaming agents, antioxidants, antishrinking agents, antislip agents, antistats, binders, biocides, bleaching agents, carriers, chelating agents, coning oils, corrosion inhibitors, delustrants, desizing agents, dye assistants, dye fixing agents, dispersing agents, emulsifiers, finishing agents, flame retardants, foaming acids, fulling agents, levelling agents, lubricants, mercerizing assistants, oil repellents, oxidizing agents, penetrants, preservatives, reducing agents, resins, retarding agents, scrouping agents, scouring agents, sequestrants, sizing agents, softeners, soil repellents, solvents, stripping agents, thickener UV absorbers, water repellents, wetting agents, whitening agents. (Also available in Print) (UK orders add VAT)
