Abstract: A process for preparing cloth for bookbinding with gloss or matte finish, in cotton or viscose, suitable for digital printing, includes: A) preparing an unfinished cloth for bookbinding by desizing, washing, treating with optical white, sizing and drying; B) pretreating the cloth by applying, on at least one of the two sides, at least one composition closing pores of the cloth to make the surface planar; C) on the side intended for printing, applying by coating a layer of a paste having a viscosity of at least 7500 cps, and drying this layer; the paste being the mixture of at least one aqueous composition containing a 35% (dry) acrylic resin and components that at temperatures of around 200° C. for less than one minute initiate the state of polymerization, and of at least one nonionic thickener; and D) calendering at ambient temperature the cloth obtained from step C).

Abstract: Woven, unfinished textiles or yarns may be made softer and more brightly-colored by a method which comprises treating a yarn to weave fabric by sizing the yarn to weave fabric; desizing the sized fabric; bleaching the desized fabric; reducing the number of electrolytes on the bleached fabric; pre-softening the fabric having fewer electrolytes; fabric printing the pre-softened fabric; and finishing the fabric printed fabric. A fabric printed textile comprising a self cross-linked low glass transition temperature acrylic binder film on fibers of a fabric printed textile, where the fibers are impregnated with a polysiloxane polymer.

Abstract: A ships' ballast water treatment agent is obtained by blending phosphate and sodium hydroxide into a hypochlorite solution and has pH of 10 to 13. A blending amount of phosphate is preferably such that a weight ratio of effective chlorine to phosphate acid (PO4) (effective chlorine:phosphate acid) is 30:1 to 2:1. A ships' ballast water treatment agent as such has excellent performance in killing bacteria and microorganisms, such as plankton, included in ships' ballast water and has stability and an anticorrosion property.

Abstract: A bi-regional fiber with a cellulosic core and a wax outer sheath is disclosed. The sheath can comprise high melting temperature wax. The fiber may be produced by processing the natural fiber at temperatures less than 70° C. The fiber can be processed in a standard manner, e.g., Keir process which may include bleach at approximately 100° C.. and the wax subsequently added at a temperature sufficient to disperse the wax over the fibers. The fibers are ignition resistant as measured by industry standard tests, e.g., FAR 25.853(b) or 14 CFR 25.853(b). The wax may comprise less than 1 percent to 25 percent of the fiber by weight. The wax may be natural wax, synthetic or emulsified wax or blends thereof. The bi-regional fibers can be blended with other fibers including BRCF fibers subject of U.S. Pat. No. 5,700,573.

Abstract: The present invention provides an aqueous bleaching composition comprising from about 1.0% to 10.0% by weight of alkali metal hypochlorite, from about 0.05% to 5.0% by weight of alkali metal hydroxide to provide the composition with a pH in the range of from about 9 to 14; from about 0.02% to 5.0% by weight of a metal silicate or mixtures of metal silicates; from about 0.0001% to 0.2% by weight of a metal periodate; and water. The compositions reliably protect the fabric against yellowing and weakening while providing protection to stainless steel metal parts of the washing machine and metal garment decors such as buckles, buttons, etc.

Abstract: Water-soluble pouches containing a bleaching agent are provided. Also provided are methods for using such pouches for bleaching or disinfecting laundry or surfaces.

Abstract: Provided are biocide compositions and bleach compositions comprising organic acyl polyoxychlorine and related methods. The reduction of the acyl polyoxychlorine group releases a reactive intermediate that undergoes a series of cascading reduction steps, resulting in termination products Generally Recognized As Safe.

Abstract: The invention provides an aqueous bleaching solution for substrate treatment comprising a source of oxidant and a suspended polymer matrix having a plurality of optically functional particles associated with one or more copolymers present in the polymer matrix. The plurality of optically functional particles are associated with the copolymer during polymerization of at least one hydrophobic and at least one hydrophilic monomer so as to form a polymer matrix useful to impart an aqueous bleaching solution with optically functional properties providing a benefit to the solutions during storage, use and application to substrates for treatment.

Abstract: The present invention provides an aqueous bleaching composition comprising from about 1.0% to 10.0% by weight of alkali metal hypochlorite, from about 0.05% to 5.0% by weight of alkali metal hydroxide to provide the composition with a pH in the range of from about 9 to 14; from about 0.02% to 5.0% by weight of a metal silicate or mixtures of metal silicates; from about 0.0001% to 0.2% by weight of a metal periodate; and water. The compositions reliably protect the fabric against yellowing and weakening while providing protection to stainless steel metal parts of the washing machine and metal garment decors such as buckles, buttons, etc.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition suitable for treating soiled fabrics comprising a hypohalite bleach and a soil suspending agent selected from the group consisting of an ethoxylated diamine, an ethoxylated polyamine, an ethoxylated amine polymer and mixtures thereof.

Abstract: Liquid bleaching composition comprising a hypohalite bleach, a trimethoxy benzoic acid or a salt thereof, a pigment and/or a dye and an alkali metal salt of silicate, an alkali metal periodate or mixture thereof and the process for treating a surface using said composition.

Abstract: Disclosed are processes whereby stains on a variety of substrates may be removed by treating a stained area of a substrate with a solution of a sulfonamide compound. The sulfonamide-containing solutions are particularly useful as stain removal agents for stains which originate with body fluids such as blood, urine, vomit, feces etc. The stain removal solutions may be buffered to a predetermined pH. The stain removal solutions may further incorporate small percentages of low molecular weight alcohols and wetting agents.

Abstract: The present invention provides an aqueous bleaching composition comprising from about 1.0% to 10.0% by weight of alkali metal hypochlorite, from about 0.05% to 5.0% by weight of alkali metal hydroxide to provide the composition with a pH in the range of from about 9 to 14; from about 0.02% to 5.0% by weight of a metal silicate or mixtures of metal silicates; from about 0.0001% to 0.2% by weight of a metal periodate; and water. The compositions reliably protect the fabric against yellowing and weakening while providing protection to stainless steel metal parts of the washing machine and metal garment decors such as buckles, buttons, etc.

Abstract: Durable stretch fabrics are made and processed from one or more crosslinked, heat-resistant olefin elastic fibers, e.g., a substantially linear, homogeneously branched ethylene polymer. The fabrics can be made by any process, e.g., weaving, knitting, etc., and from any combination of crosslinked, heat-resistant olefin elastic and inelastic (“hard”) fibers, e.g., cotton and wool. These fabrics exhibit excellent chemical, e.g., chlorine, resistance and durability, e.g., they retain their shape and feel (“hand”) over repeated exposure to processing conditions, e.g., stone-washing, dye-stripping, PET-dyeing and the like, and service conditions, e.g., washing, drying, etc.

Abstract: Disclosed are processes whereby stains on a variety of substrates may be removed by treating a stained area of a substrate with a solution of a sulfonamide compound. The sulfonamide-containing solutions are particularly useful as stain removal agents for stains which originate with body fluids such as blood, urine, vomit, feces etc. The stain removal solutions may be buffered to a predetermined pH. The stain removal solutions may further incorporate small percentages of low molecular weight alcohols and wetting agents.

Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a process for the extraction and preparation of bast fibers with high quality and high counts. The process is suitable for ramie, hemp and flax. The present invention also relates to bast fibers with high counts produced according to the process, as well as pure yarns and mixed, blended yarns made from said bast fibers.

Abstract: The invention pertains to a nonaqueous bleaching detergent composition comprising: a) a solid bleaching agent in an amount from 20% to 85% by weight, said solid bleaching agent being a hypochlorite-liberating agent, b) a thickening agent in an amount from 0.1 to 10% by weight, wherein the thickening agent is a mixture of clay and polymer in a ratio of clay:polymer of 1:10 to 10:1, c) a thickening agent activator in an amount of up to 0.3% by weight, d) an auxiliary compound in an amount from 0 to 23% by weight, and e) a nonaqueous liquid in an amount of at least 14.9% by weight which is chemically inert to the bleaching agent and wherein the solubility of the bleaching agent is less than 10 mg/l, said nonaqueous liquid being selected from vegetable oils, mineral oils, synthetic oils, or animal oils including fish oils, and admixtures thereof.

Abstract: The invention provides methods, compositions and kits for increasing the brightness retention of a fabric laundered using a hypohalite-generating bleach by employing an amount of bromide-releasing compound sufficient to provide between 0.1 to about 1.5 moles of bromine ion to mole of available chlorine in a wash liquor to mitigate the negative effects of said hypohalite bleach on the optical brightener present in either the wash liquor or on said fabric. The invention also applies to fabrics washed using commercial laundry detergents which typically deliver an optical brightener into said wash liquor, said optical brightener generally exhibiting instability in the presence of said hypohalite bleaches.

Abstract: A catalyzer for clean pulping includes sodium salicylate, anion silicate softener, cooking aids, liquid(gaseous) chlorine and water. A process for using the catalyzer for clean pulping includes the following steps: 1, cutting and impurities removing for the raw material, 2, feed preparation and impurities removing, 3, dividing into fibers by refining, 4, catalysis copolymerization, 5, refining, 6, concentration and separation, 7, pulp bleaching, 8, pulp washing and 9, finished pulp. The present invention realizes the clean production; it does not need to digest and does not produce black liquor; the process is simple and is performed at normal temperature; the resource of crops is fully used; the effect of water conservation is remarkable; it is very easy to control each stage separately and/or simultaneously.

Abstract: Processes for cleaning and bleaching using bleaching solutions comprising water disodium phosphate dodecahydrate and/or phosphoric acid at 75% of food grade. The solutions can be used for both household and industrial purposes.

Abstract: One or more 1-substituted-2,2,4-trimethylpentane-3-one derivatives represented by the following general formula (1): wherein X represents a benzene ring or a cyclohexane ring; and R represents an arbitrary hydrogen atom on the benzene ring or cyclohexane ring or a methyl group which substitutes the hydrogen atom are incorporated in a bleaching agent composition containing a chlorine-based bleaching agent component such as sodium hypochlorite or oxygen-based bleaching agent component such as sodium perborate.

Abstract: Paper comprising aldehyde modified cellulose pulp having selected aldehyde content. Another embodiment involves a method of preparing celullose aldehydes using selective oxidation with a limited amount of oxidant and a nitroxyl radical mediator and defined reaction conditions to provide oxidized cellulose material with effective aldehyde content making it particularly suitable for use in making paper with desirable wet strength, temporary wet strength and dry strength properties.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for increasing the brightness retention of a laundered fabric after numerous washing cycles by adding to an aqueous wash liquor a quantity of a commercial laundry detergent which delivers at least 0.1 g of an optical brightener into said wash liquor, said optical brightener exhibiting instability in the presence of hypochlorite; and prior to, concurrent with, or after the commercial laundry detergent, adding a bleaching composition in an amount of at least about 0.5 g/L. The bleaching composition contains about 2.5-10% alkali metal hypochlorite; about 0.05-5% of a bleach stable surfactant bearing at least one nitrogen atom; a bleach stable anionic surfactant or a hydrotrope, wherein the ratio of (ii) to (iii) is between about 10:1 to about 1:10; and an effective amount of a source of alkalinity.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the bleaching of chemical pulp, wherein the pulp is delignified and/or bleached with chlorine dioxide or with a combination of chlorine dioxide and a per-compound, and additionally the pulp is chelated in order to bind heavy metals, such as Fe, Mn and/or Cu, to a chelate complex. The chelate complex is selected from the group made up of N-bis-[(1,2-dicarboxylethoxy)-ethyl]-amine, N-bis[(1,2-dicarboxylethoxy)-ethyl]-aspartic acid and N-tris-[(1,2-dicarboxylethoxy)-ethyl]-amine, and the alkali metal and earth-alkali metal salts of these, and the chelating treatments are carried out simultaneously by combining the chelating chemical with the pulp in the same bleaching stage as chlorine dioxide.

Abstract: The invention provides a novel composition and method for removing or reducing levels of recalcitrant constituents from an effluent, such as lignin chromophores, AOX species, such as chlorinated phenols, dioxins, dibenzofurans, biphenyls, and high molecular weight material produced in the pulp and paper bleaching operations which includes using a composition comprised of (a) an amount of a source of an oxidant effective for oxidizing and thereby reducing the levels of such constituents and (b) an oxidatively stable oxidant activator having the structure wherein Y1, Y3 and Y4 each represent a bridging group having zero, one, two or three carbon containing nodes for substitution, and Y2 is a bridging group having at least one carbon containing node for substitution, each said node containing a C(R), C(R1)(R2), or a C(R)2 unit and each R substituent is the same or different from the remaining R substituents; M is a transition metal with oxidation states of I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII or VIII or

Abstract: Paper comprising aldehyde modified cellulose pulp having selected aldehyde content. Another embodiment involves a method of preparing celullose aldehydes using selective oxidation with a limited amount of oxidant and a nitroxyl radical mediator and defined reaction conditions to provide oxidized cellulose material with effective aldehyde content making it particularly suitable for use in making paper with desirable wet strength, temporary wet strength and dry strength properties.

Abstract: Sequestering agents for use as a whitening and fabric strength enhancer for aqueous hypochlorite bleach compositions are provided. It was found that the sequesterants when used with hypochlorite in the presence of soluble heavy metal ions, particularly iron and manganese ions, provide significantly improved whitening and fabric protection. Most preferably, the sequesterants are selected from polyacrylic acid, a polyacrylic acid derivative, a copolymer of acrylic acid or methacrylic acid and a comonomer which is maleic acid or maleic anhydride and mixtures thereof.