Abstract: The invention relates to improvements in the spraying of water-based treatment liquors onto textile materials, more particularly in the continuous treatment of web-form textile materials, the treatment liquors being sprayed in particular under the conditions of aerosol/superheated steam application. The invention is characterized in that the water-based treatment liquors used contain deaerating components free or at least substantially free from foam under the spraying conditions in dissolved, homogeneously emulsified and/or homogeneously dispersed form in such high concentrations that the textile material is thoroughly wetted almost immediately. The invention also relates to processes for simultaneously carrying out a plurality of treatment stages in a single step and to preparations suitable for these processes, for example preparations and a process for simultaneously desizing, scouring and bleaching cellulose-containing textile materials.

Abstract: The use of alkali, ammonium, and/or amine salts of monocarboxylic acid polyoxyalkylester sulfonic acids as low foam surface active agents in aqueous alkaline conditioners for textile fabrics or yarns is described.