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EP 0280652 B1 19920916 - PROCESS FOR INCREASING THE DEGREE OF WHITENESS OF TEXTILE MATERIAL CONTAINING A POLYESTER

Title (en)

PROCESS FOR INCREASING THE DEGREE OF WHITENESS OF TEXTILE MATERIAL CONTAINING A POLYESTER

Publication

EP 0280652 B1 19920916 (DE)

Application

EP 88810104 A 19880222

Priority

CH 74087 A 19870226

Abstract (en)

[origin: US4830763A] A process for increasing the degree of whitness of polyester-containing textile material by the combined application of a fluorescent whitening agent and, as booster, a compound which fluoresces in the absorption range of said fluorescent whitening agent, and a composition for whitening polyester-containing textile material.

IPC 1-7

D06L 3/12

IPC 8 full level

D06P 1/00 (2006.01); D06L 3/12 (2006.01); D06L 4/65 (2017.01); D06P 3/54 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

D06L 4/65 (2016.12 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

CH DE FR GB LI

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0280652 A1 19880831; EP 0280652 B1 19920916; DE 3874566 D1 19921022; JP 2634422 B2 19970723; JP S63227862 A 19880922; US 4830763 A 19890516

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 88810104 A 19880222; DE 3874566 T 19880222; JP 4244688 A 19880226; US 15611488 A 19880216