Elastic Impregnating Agents

For some years now crosslinkable silicone emulsions have also been used to an increasing extent in textile finishing. 

In addition to their high permanence after repeated washing and cleaning, these products are characterized by their resilient properties and a very pleasant, soft handle. 

The silicone elastomers , as they are called, also occupy a special place in improving the sewabillty of textiles. 

Three-component silicone formulations (crosslinkable silicone + crosslinking agent + catalyst) are used to obtain pronounced elastic effects, but single-component products have also been introduced in the meanwhile for various areas of application. 

WACKER SILICONES WACKER Silicones for Textile Applications (Continued)  

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Clariant offers a maleated PP imder the Hostamont name. Around the end of 2003 Clariant also introduced a maleated polypropylene wax called Licomont AR 504 as a coupling agent and compatibihser, also for wood and natural fibre composites. The viscosity was deliberately low to facilitate fibre impregnation. Benefits claimed were improvements in the toughness and elasticity of the products. 

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