Water softener, developing agents

Sequestrene . [Ciba-Geigy/Dyestuffs] EDTA or salts chelating agent for water softening, chemical cleaning, processing of textfie, paper, and leather, in metal treatment, and fex syn. rubber, photogrq)hic developer baths, personal care prods., animal feeds. 

In addition to water, auxiliary blowing agents may be included in the foam formulation to further reduce the foam density (16) (17). These agents can be used in addition to, or as part replacement for the water in developing special foam properties. An example is the use of methylene chloride or CFC-11 in either polyether- or polyester-based systems for softening the resulting foam. A number of other volatile solvents are known to have been used also. 

All surfactants develop an antistatic activity. Their efficacy relies both on their ionic character and their capacity to bind water [23], However, the most efficient antistatic agents are cationic softeners, because of their high affinity for fabrics [20], Moreover they also reduce the generation of static electricity by lubricating fibers and reducing interfiber friction [10]. 

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