Abstract: A composition for use on synthetic textile substrates in order to inhibit autoxidation, the composition containing: (a) an antioxidant component; (b) a dibasic ester solvent; and (c) a surfactant component.

Abstract: A process for bleaching and scouring unfinished textile materials by adding to an aqueous alkaline peroxide bath an effective amount of a surfactant composition containing(a) from about 94.0 to about 6.0% by weight of an alkyl polyglycoside having the general formula IRO(Z).sub.a (I)wherein R is a monovalent organic radical having from about 8 to about 16 carbon atoms; Z is a saccharide residue having 5 or 6 carbon atoms; and a is a number having a value from about 1 to about 6,(b) from about 6 to about 94% by weight of a blend of alkoxylated branched C.sub.8 -C.sub.15 alcohols, and(c) the remainder water, all weights being based on the weight of the composition;and then contacting the textile materials with the bath.

Abstract: An aqueous dye composition containing a solvent-free dye carrier selected from the group consisting of mono-styrenated phenols, di-styrenated phenols, tri-styrenated phenols, para-cumenyl phenols, and mixtures thereof.

Abstract: A process for fixing dyes impregnated in fine-dimensional synthetic textile substrates in an environmentally safe manner. The process comprises contacting the dyed synthetic substrates with an aqueous solution of a phenol- and formaldehyde-free dye-fixative composition containing a copolymer ofa) 1.0 to about 20 percent by weight of vinyl sulfonic acid residues;b) 5 to 20 percent by weight of nonpolar or hydrophobic monomer residues; andc) 60 to about 94 percent by weight of hydrophilic ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid residues, the copolymers having a weight average molecular weight of from about 1,500 to about 15,000. The contacting step is for a time sufficient so that the dye-fixative composition is absorbed by the fabric.

Abstract: A process for fixing dyes impregnated in fine-dimensional synthetic textile substrates in an environmentally safe manner. The process comprises contacting the dyed synthetic substrates with a phenol- and formaldehyde-free dye-fixative composition comprising: (a) polymethacrylic acid, (b) copolymers of methacrylic acid consisting essentially of methacrylic acid and an ethylenically unsaturated comonomer selected from the group consisting of 2-acrylamido-2-methyl-propanesulfonic acid, sodium vinyl sulfonate, sodium styrene sulfonate, alkyl acrylate, and combinations thereof, (c) combinations of (a) and (b), and (d) water.