Global Patent Index - EP 1051549 A1

EP 1051549 A1 20001115 - TREATMENT OF FABRICS

Title (en)

TREATMENT OF FABRICS

Title (de)

BEHANDLUNG VON GEWEBEN

Title (fr)

TRAITEMENT DE TISSUS

Publication

EP 1051549 A1 20001115 (EN)

Application

EP 98935154 A 19980717

Priority

  • GB 9802142 W 19980717
  • GB 9802032 A 19980131
  • GB 9802031 A 19980131

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9939039A1] Fibrous cellulosic material is treated by applying an aqueous solution including a polycarboxylic acid cross-linking agent and a hydroxycarboxylic acid, particularly an aromatic ortho-hydroxy carboxylic acid, especially salicylic acid or salt particularly alkali metal ammonium or alkaline earth metal salts, as an esterification catalyst, drying the fabric and heating it to promote cross-linking esterification of the polycarboxylic acid and the cellulose of the fibrous cellulosic material to give fabric with improved wrinkle and/or crease and/or shrink resistance and/or smooth drying properties. The method has the advantage that it does not use formaldehyde derivatives and thus the operation of the method and treated materials do not release formaldehyde during manufacture or use and the catalysts do not contain or use phosphorus containing compounds.

IPC 1-7

D06M 13/192; D06M 15/263

IPC 8 full level

D06M 13/184 (2006.01); D06M 13/192 (2006.01); D06M 13/203 (2006.01); D06M 13/207 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR)

D06M 13/1845 (2013.01 - EP); D06M 13/192 (2013.01 - EP KR); D06M 13/203 (2013.01 - EP); D06M 13/207 (2013.01 - EP); D06M 2101/06 (2013.01 - EP); D06M 2200/20 (2013.01 - EP); D06M 2200/45 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9939039A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9939039 A1 19990805; AU 8451198 A 19990816; AU 8451298 A 19990816; CN 1284142 A 20010214; CN 1284143 A 20010214; EP 1051549 A1 20001115; EP 1051550 A1 20001115; KR 20010034474 A 20010425; KR 20010034475 A 20010425; WO 9939040 A1 19990805

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 9802142 W 19980717; AU 8451198 A 19980717; AU 8451298 A 19980717; CN 98813401 A 19980717; CN 98813402 A 19980717; EP 98935154 A 19980717; EP 98935155 A 19980717; GB 9802145 W 19980717; KR 20007008298 A 20000729; KR 20007008299 A 20000729