Unit 5

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Flame retardant finish

Topics covered
Wrinkle resistant finish

RESIN FINISHING
Cotton is mainly selected for apparel purpose because of
its durability, ability to withstand the rough laundering
treatments especially under alkaline conditions, good
perspiration absorption characteristics, and comfort during
wear and ability to take up a wide range of dyestuffs.
However, proneness to creasing under slight crushing and
retention of the crease for along time give cotton garments
a poor rating during actual wear.
The ability of a fabric to resist the formation of crease or
wrinkle when slightly squeezed is termed as crease
resistance.
The ability of a fabric to recover to a definite degree is
called crease recovery of the fabric.

 Obviously Resin Finishing is the process of bringing out a special

property of crease recovery to Cotton.
Resin finishing often known by various fancy terminology is an
important process of textile processing.

Resin finishing quite often called

Wash & wear finish
Anti crease finish
Crease resistant finish
Durable press finish
And
wrinkle free finish
is gaining importance today

 Contd
Resins are cross linking agents,
which form covalent bond on
reaction with OH groups of cellulosic
materials in acidic medium at a pH of
3-4.

RESINS MAINLY FALL INTO TWO GROUPS

Deposition type of resins Cross linking type of resins

Deposition type of resins
This type of resins is deposited on the fabric as
surface coating. No reaction will take place between
the fiber and resin.
They include
Phenol-Formaldehyde resins
Urea formaldehyde resin
Alkyd resins
Ketone resins
Vinyl resins

Cross Linking Type Of Resins

These types of resins chemically react with the fiber and crosslink the fiber
molecules.
The type of finish obtained is durable and much better than deposition
type.
They are also known as NMethylol compounds as the Methylol groups (CH2OH) are attached to the nitrogen. The cross linking compounds are
commonly called resins, but the term pre condensate is correct. The pre
condensates further polymerize to form resins.
Thefollowingaresomeofthecrosslikingagentsmostlyusedforcreaseresistantfi
nishing.
DMU (Di methylol Urea)
DMEU(Di methylol Ethylene Urea)
DMDHEU(Di methylol Di hydroxy Ethylene Urea)
DMPU(Di methylol Propylene Urea)
TMM(Tri methylol melamine/Melamine formaldehyde

Objective

ThemainobjectiveofresinfinishKeepthefabricflatandsmoothandFreefromun
desirablecreases

Advantages

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improves the Crease Resistance and Crease Recovery property

reduces the shrinkage of the fabric during laundering
imparts a smooth and quick drying property
improves Resilience, Handle and Draping quality
improves the weight and Dimensional stability
increases the strength of RAYON Sin both wet and dry state
gives resistance to degradation by light and laundering
improves the fastness to Light and Washing of many dyestuffs
prevents the Inter molecular slippage in the fiber core
becomes partially water proof and Rot proof

Disadvantages
It decreases the Tensile strength and
Tear strength
It decreases the Abrasion resistance
It gives an unpleasant odor
It gives unwanted Harsh and Stiff feel
It turns the fabric yellow after
chlorine bleaching

RECIPES
Resin Finish

DMDHEU -70 Gpl

Catalyst -7 Gpl
Silicone
Emulsion -10
Gpl
P. E -10 Gpl
Acetic acid-1
Gpl
Anti Stat* -1 Gp