Abstract: The removal of organo-toxins from aqueous sources can be achieved efficiently by contacting the water source with hydrotalcite-like materials. The toxins include organo-chlorines, insect resist agents, and wool treatment byproducts.

Abstract: It is necessary to remove unbound reactive dyes from the surfaces of textile substrates treated with dyes of this class; this is to ensure the dyed substrate is fast. In the invention dye is removed from a wash medium by contracting the medium with an absorbent, preferably a hydrotalcite-like material, which removes suspended dye. This removal allows re-use of the wash medium or its disposal.

Abstract: A detergent composition comprising a detergent active system, and a hydrotalcite-like material as defined in formula I,M.sub.k+m N.sub.n+p (OH).sub.2 A.sub.2.sup.Y- x. H.sub.2 O IM is any 1+ or 2+ cation or combination thereof;N is any 3+ or 4+ cation or combination thereof;K is the sum of the individual mole fractions of the 1+ cations;m is the sum of the individual mole fractions of the 2+ cations;n is the sum of the individual mole fractions of the 3+ cations;p is the sum of the individual mole fractions of the 4+ cations where either but not both of k and m or n and p can be zero and k+m+n+p=1.such compositons can be effective in removing unwanted colorants from detergent wash liquors thereby reducing colorant transfer in the wash.

Abstract: A process for the treatment of textiles, especially to impart shrink resistance thereto, in which there is applied to the textile a water-soluble curable polymeric material in the presence of alkali in an aqueous medium and simultaneously with or subsequently to such application there is applied a compatible exhaustion agent and the polymeric material is exhusted onto the textile and cured thereon.