JP2000129578A - Fiber product treatment composition - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a fiber product treatment composition that can restore the morphology and fabric hand intrinsic to the clothing by mixing a specific water-soluble high molecular weight compound, a softening agent and a nonionic surfactant. SOLUTION: The objective fiber-product treatment composition is obtained by combining 0.1-20 wt.% of a water-soluble polymeric compound selected from the group consisting of poly(vinyl acetate) (derivatives) with a weight-average molecular weight of 5,000-500,000, styrenesulfonic acid salt (co)polymer with a weight-average molecular weight of 1,000-6,000,000, and N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone (co)polymer with a weight-average molecular weight of 1,000-6,000,000, 0.1-20 wt.% of a softening agent selected from quaternary ammonium salts, tertiary amine inorganic or organic acid salts, and silicone compounds and 0.1-5 wt.% of a nonionic surfactant that is represented by the formula: R-(OC2H4)n-OH (R is a 10-20C alkyl or alkenyl; n is 5-30) and has an HLB value of 12-18.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a textile product treating composition.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art
Generally, a weak alkaline heavy detergent is used for washing clothes worn at home, and a light detergent is used for washing clothes and the like. In addition, a softener that softens the garment and a paste that hardens the garment are used depending on preference.

[0003] However, repeated washing of clothing causes shrinkage of the collar and cuffs due to damage to the fibers, and also causes loss of tension and poor appearance and comfort. In addition, when such clothing is treated with a softener or glue, the shape of the clothing may be lost,
There were problems such as impairing the original texture.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a treatment agent for restoring the original shape and texture of clothing.

[0005]

According to the present invention, there is provided (A) at least one water-soluble polymer compound selected from the following i) to iii): 0.1 to 20% by weight; i) a weight-average molecular weight of 5,000 to 500,000. Saponified polyvinyl acetate and its derivative (hereinafter sometimes referred to as polymer i) ii) Polystyrene sulfonate having a weight average molecular weight of 1,000 to 6,000,000, styrene sulfonate, and at least one vinyl monomer copolymerizable therewith Iii) a polymer of N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone having a weight-average molecular weight of 1,000 to 6,000,000 and N-vinyl-2-
Copolymers of pyrrolidone and one or more vinyl monomers copolymerizable therewith (hereinafter sometimes referred to as polymer iii) (B) From quaternary ammonium compounds, inorganic or organic acid salts of tertiary amines and silicone compounds softening agent 0.1 to 20 wt% selected (C) a nonionic surfactant 0.1-5% by weight represented by the following general formula _{(I) R- (OC 2 H} 4) n -OH ( I) wherein R is an alkyl or alkenyl group having 10 to 20 carbon atoms, n is a number of 5 to 30, and R and n are HLB of 1
It is adjusted to be in the range of 2 to 18. ], A textile product treating agent composition.

[0006]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The saponified product of polyvinyl acetate as the component (A) is a completely saponified product is polyvinyl alcohol, and a partially saponified product is a copolymer of vinyl alcohol and vinyl acetate. Among these, the degree of saponification (mol% of the portion saponified in polyvinyl acetate) is 70 to 100 mol%, and preferably 85 to 100 mol%. Substituents can be further introduced into the polymer having such a degree of saponification. As the substituent, a carboxylic acid group and a cationic group are preferable. The weight average molecular weight of these polymers i is 50
00 to 500,000, preferably 10,000 to 1000
00 is good.

The vinyl monomers copolymerizable with the styrene sulfonate used for the polymer ii of the component (A) include acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, maleic acid, hydroxyethylacrylic acid, hydroxyethylmethacrylic acid,
Ethylene, propylene, n-butene, isobutene, pentene, isoprene, 2-methyl-1-butene, n-hexene, 2-methyl-1-pentene, 2-ethyl-1-butene, styrene, α-methylstyrene, vinyltoluene, vinyl Examples thereof include naphthalene, indene, butadiene, cyclopentadiene, and dicyclopentadiene. Among them, acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, maleic acid, maleic anhydride, a salt thereof, and styrene are preferable. Further, such a copolymerizable compound is contained in the copolymer as a monomer unit in an amount of 30 mol% or more,
In particular, it is preferably contained at 50 mol% or more. The salt of the polymer ii is preferably an alkali metal salt such as a sodium salt and a potassium salt. Polystyrene sulfonate and copolymers of styrene sulfonate and one or more vinyl monomers copolymerizable therewith have a neutralization degree of 1 if water-soluble.
It may not be 00%. The polystyrene sulfonic acid may be one obtained by sulfonating styrene. In this case, there is no problem even if some styrene remains as long as it is water-soluble.

These polymers ii have a weight average molecular weight of 1,000 to 6,000,000,
Preferably, 5,000 to 1,000,000, particularly preferably 10,000 to 500,000 are used.

[0009] N used in the polymer iii of the component (A)
Examples of the vinyl monomer copolymerizable with -vinyl-2-pyrrolidone include those exemplified for polymer ii, and further include acrylamide, methacrylamide, N, N dialkyl (1 to 4 carbon atoms) acrylamide, Amide compounds such as N, N-dialkyl (C1-4) methacrylamide can also be used. Further, a compound of the following general formula (II) or an acid salt or quaternary compound thereof is also suitable. CH ₂ ＣC (R ′) CONH (CH ₂ ) _m —N (R ″) ₂ (II) wherein R ′ is hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms,
R ″ represents hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or a hydroxyalkylene group, and m represents a number of 2 to 5. Compounds of the general formula (II) include inorganic acids such as hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid and phosphoric acid, p-toluenesulfonic acid, glycolic acid, citric acid,
It can be used as an acid salt of an organic acid such as succinic acid, or may be used after being quaternized with an alkylating agent such as methyl chloride, dimethyl sulfate or diethyl sulfate by a known method.

In the polymer iii, such a copolymerizable compound contains 30 m as a monomer unit in the copolymer.
ol% or more, preferably 50 mol% or more.

These polymers iii have a weight average molecular weight of 1,000 to 600,000 in view of the effect of the present invention and the viscosity.
0, preferably 2000-1,000,000.

The weight-average molecular weight of these water-soluble polymer compounds (A) is measured by gel permeation chromatography using polyethylene glycol as a standard substance.

In the present invention, the term "water-soluble polymer compound" means a compound which becomes clear without turbidity when 1 g of the water-soluble polymer compound is added to 100 g of water at 80 ° C.

As the inorganic or organic acid salt of the quaternary ammonium compound or tertiary amine as the component (B), an inorganic or organic acid of a quaternary ammonium compound or tertiary amine compound having at least one ester group in the molecule is preferred. Salts are preferred. Such compounds include compounds of the general formula (II
I) and the compounds of the general formula (IV).

[0015]

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[0016] [In the formula, R ^1, R ³ represents an alkyl or alkenyl group of identical or different and have good having 10 to 20 carbon atoms, X, Y ^{are, -COO -, - CONR 7 -} ,
—OCO— and —NR ⁷ CO—, which may be the same or different, and at least one of X and Y is —COO
— Or —OCO—. Here, R ⁷ represents H, an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms or a hydroxyalkyl group.
R ² and R ⁴ are an alkylene group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms;
R ⁵ and R ⁶ are an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, a hydroxyalkylene group, or R ¹ —X—R ² —. Specific examples include the following compounds (V) to (VIII).

[0017]

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In addition to the compounds of the general formulas (III) and (IV), the following compound (IX) is preferred.

[0019]

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The silicone compound (B) includes dimethylpolysiloxane, methylphenylpolysiloxane, methylhydrogenpolysiloxane, amino-modified silicone, amide-modified silicone, epoxy-modified silicone, carboxy-modified silicone, and polyether-modified silicone. And the like. In particular, dimethylpolysiloxane, amino-modified silicone, and polyether-modified silicone are preferable. The weight average molecular weight of the silicone compound is from 1,000 to 1,000,000, preferably from 2,000 to 100,000. The weight average molecular weight of the silicone compound can be determined by gel permeation chromatography based on dimethylpolysiloxane having a known molecular weight. The silicone compound is preferably incorporated in the form of an aqueous emulsion in which particles are dispersed, and the dispersed particles have an average particle size of 0.01 to 10 μm.
m, particularly 0.01 to 0.5 μm, and even more preferably 0.05 to 0.5 μm.
1 μm is good.

The nonionic surfactant of the component (C) is a polyoxyethylene alkyl or alkenyl ether type nonionic surfactant represented by the following general formula (I). This has an HLB of 12-18 according to the Griffin method. _{R- (OC 2 H 4) n} -OH (I) [wherein, R is the number of alkyl or alkenyl group having 10 to 20 carbon atoms, n represents 5 to 30, R and n HLB 1
It is adjusted to be in the range of 2 to 18. ].

The textile product treating composition of the present invention contains component (A) in an amount of from 0.1 to 20% by weight, preferably from 1 to 20%, since a good effect of recovering the form of clothing and an effect of imparting a good texture can be obtained.
It contains 15% by weight. Further, in view of good storage stability and shape recovery effect, the component (B) is 0.5 to 20% by weight,
Preferably, the content of component (C) is 0.5 to 15% by weight.
The content is 1 to 5% by weight, preferably 0.3 to 3% by weight.

In the present invention, the stability can be further improved by blending at least one selected from ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, glycerin, ethanol and propanol. Among these, ethylene glycol and propylene glycol are particularly preferred. These are present in the composition in an amount of 0.1 to 10% by weight, in particular 0.5 to 5% by weight.
It is preferred to be blended by weight%.

The fiber product treating composition of the present invention may contain components used in ordinary softeners and sizing agents. Such ingredients include flavors, pigments, salt,
And inorganic salts such as ammonium chloride and calcium chloride.

The fiber product treating composition of the present invention has a pH of 2
-8, preferably 2.2-7. The pH is adjusted by selecting from inorganic acids such as sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid, phosphoric acid, and nitric acid, and organic acids such as succinic acid, lactic acid, citric acid, maleic acid, benzoic acid, toluenesulfonic acid, xylenesulfonic acid, and phosphonic acid. Alkaline substances selected from acidic substances, inorganic bases such as sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, magnesium hydroxide, calcium hydroxide, sodium carbonate, and potassium carbonate; amine compounds other than the component (B); and organic bases such as fatty acid soaps. Can be used.

The fiber product treating composition of the present invention contains the above components (A) to (C) and optional components, and the balance is usually water. Further, the composition of the present invention is used after being diluted to an appropriate concentration. For example, clothes are usually washed,
In the rinsing stage, the composition of the present invention is dissolved in rinsing water to perform the treatment, or the composition of the present invention is dissolved in water using a container such as a tub, and further, clothing is put and immersed. A method is conceivable. The treatment of the fiber product may be performed by any method, but the concentration of the component (A) in the treatment bath is 10
ppm to 1000 ppm, especially 20 ppm to 500 pp
m, and the bath ratio (the ratio of the processing solution to the clothing) is 1/3 to 1/100, particularly 1/5 to 1
/ 50 is preferred.

[0027]

EXAMPLES Example 1 <Preparation of Textile Product Treatment Agent Composition> The compositions shown in Table 1 were prepared. In addition, about each component, it is as follows.
The pH of the composition is 1 / 10N hydrochloric acid aqueous solution or 1 / N.
All were adjusted to 6 with a 10N aqueous sodium hydroxide solution.・ Polyvinyl alcohol A-1 [manufactured by Kuraray Co., Ltd., PVA105, degree of saponification 98.5 ± 0.5, weight average molecular weight 25,000] ・ Sodium polystyrene sulfonate A-2 [manufactured by Lion Corporation, Polyty PS, weight average molecular weight 20000] Homopolymer of N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone A-3 (weight average molecular weight 35,000) Aqueous dispersion emulsion of vinyl acetate-methacrylic acid copolymer A-4 (effective component 40%, water-insoluble polymer) Silicone B-1 [manufactured by Toray Dow Corning Silicone Co., Ltd., SM8705; 03-0.04 μm, weight average molecular weight 80000] Compound B-2 of the general formula (V) [R is C ₁₈ : C ₁₆ = 60/40 (saturated alkyl chain derived from hardened tallow)] Non-ionic surface activity Agent C-1 [Polyoxyethylene (average addition mole number 30) alkyl (C12) ether, HLB 17.75] Nonionic surfactant C-2 [Polyoxyethylene (average addition mole number 13) alkyl (C12) ether, HLB 15.54]-Nonionic surfactant C-3 [Polyoxyethylene (average added mole number 5) alkyl (C12) ether, HLB 13.2]-Nonionic interface Activator C-4 [Polyoxyethylene (average number of moles added: 51) alkyl (C12) ether, HLB 18.6] ・ Propylene glycol D-1 ・ Ethylene glycol Call D-2 Note that solubility of A-1 to A-3 of water, 1 g / 100
g (80 ° C.) or more, indicating clarity. A-
The solubility of 4 in water is 0.01 g / 100 g (80 ° C.)
And was an emulsion.

<Preparation of fiber product to be treated> Blue cotton 10
Five 0% polo shirts are prepared, and four are prepared using a National washing machine NA-F60E and a commercially available heavy-duty detergent.
The washing process was repeated 0 times. These four clothing collars,
The cuffs have no tension, and the shape of the fiber is elongated,
It is considerably deteriorated when seen from a new one.

<Treatment method> 5 L of water was placed in a 5 L tub, and 20 g of the composition shown in Table 1 was dissolved (A-1 or A-).
(2 concentration 400 ppm, bath ratio = 1/30). One of the above-mentioned washed polo shirts was immersed for 10 minutes, then dehydrated with a washing machine and shade-dried.

<Evaluation Criteria> The trained evaluator compared the new polo shirt used above with the form of the polo shirt subjected to the above processing, and made a judgment based on the following criteria. The results are shown in Table 1. Recovered to form equivalent to new; +2 did not recover to new, but recovered to a satisfactory level; +1 equivalent to untreated; 0

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[Table 1]

Example 2 In the composition of the product 4 of the present invention in Example 1, a quaternary ammonium compound or a tertiary compound of the general formula (VI), (VII), (VIII) or (IX) is used instead of B-2. Amine salt [R in each formula is C ₁₈ :
C ₁₆ = 60/40 (saturated alkyl chain derived from hardened tallow)
The composition using compounds (VI) and (IX) was adjusted to pH 4.0, and the composition using compounds (VII) and (VIII) was adjusted to pH 4.0.
Was adjusted to 2.5, and the effect of the fiber product treating agent composition obtained in each case was examined in the same manner as in Example 1. As a result, all showed favorable shape recovery properties.

[0033]

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a textile product treating agent composition for recovering the form of deteriorated clothing.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. (A) 0.1 to 20% by weight of at least one water-soluble polymer compound selected from the following i) to iii) i) Saponified polyvinyl acetate having a weight average molecular weight of 5,000 to 500,000, and a saponified product thereof Derivative ii) Polystyrene sulfonate having a weight average molecular weight of 1,000 to 6,000,000, and a copolymer of styrene sulfonate and one or more vinyl monomers copolymerizable therewith iii) N-vinyl having a weight average molecular weight of 1,000 to 6,000,000 2-pyrrolidone polymer and N-vinyl-2-
Copolymer of pyrrolidone and one or more vinyl monomers copolymerizable therewith (B) Softener selected from quaternary ammonium compounds, inorganic or organic acid salts of tertiary amines and silicone compounds 0.1 to 20 wt% (C) following general formula nonionic surfactant represented by (I) 0.1 to 5 wt% R- (OC ₂ H ₄₎ in _n -OH (I) [wherein, R is carbon An alkyl or alkenyl group of several 10 to 20, n is a number of 5 to 30, and R and n are HLB of 1
It is adjusted to be in the range of 2 to 18. ] A textile product treating agent composition comprising: