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Optical bleaches on wash‐and‐wear cotton
Author(s) -
Villaume F. G.
Publication year - 1960
Publication title -
journal of the american oil chemists' society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1558-9331
pISSN - 0003-021X
DOI - 10.1007/bf02631224
Subject(s) - pulp and paper industry , textile , materials science , polymer science , composite material , engineering
Summary More than 50% of certain classes of wearing apparel, such as men's shirts, currently being sold are made of wash‐and‐wear fabric. This. percentage is expected to increase even more in the future. The reaction products used in preparing wash‐and‐wear cotton and the proposed mechanism whereby these products modify cotton have been deseribed. Data have been presented to show the reduced whitening effect and fastness properties obtained with the current optical bleaches on wash‐and‐wear cotton as compared with untreated cotton.