Textile Product List

Effective cationic agent to prevent static electricity on synthetic fibers. Recommended for use in the dyebath or finish bath. 

A special compatibilzer for anionic/cationic dyeing systems. Dispersing and leveling agent for disperse dyes. Excellent after scour prevents cross staining of dyestuffs in multifiber dyeing. 

Compatibilizer for anionic/cationic dyeing systems. Leveling agent for disperse and cationic dyes. 

Non-silicone defoamer for use in textile dyeing and printing. Non-silicone 

Specially compounded to act as dispersing, leveling, scouring and wetting agent. 

---

The most common friction enhancing agents are based on dispersions of silicic acid called sols (Fig. 9.1). About two-thirds of the commercial non-sUp finishing products, listed in the International Textile Auxiliary Buyers Guide, are based on silicic acid sols only a few are aluminium oxide dispersions. These products can be formed in a variety of particle sizes from 5 to 150 pm and yield dispersions that range from clear to milky white. When the sols are deposited on the fibre surface, the surface becomes much rougher and frictional forces between fibres become much larger. 

WRAP (Final Report, 2012 Dynamics) research group has also focused on the consumer intervention phase of textile products where the highest environmental influences are added to the energy footprint and carbon footprint chains. In the study, a series of consumer interventions were tested for their influence on carbon footprint results. Reducing measures to change consumer behavior during the use phase of clothing are listed as follows ... 

Most of the time, the textiles are discarded after they lose their functional value, and of course a slight intervention comes in terms of fashion too. Therefore, when deciding the reusability, one has to be careful in testing all the relevant parameters that decide the fate of the particular textile product in terms of its functional value. Some of the basic parameters to be tested to decide the functional life of the textiles and clothing products are listed below (of course, it is not limited to the following ones) ... 

A chemical finish is a chemical material other than colorants and residual processing chemicals added to textiles to impart desired functional or aesthetic properties to the textile product (American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists, 1997a). Lists of compounds used to finish fabrics are provided by Flick (1990) and in two buyers guides (Intertec, Inc. 1997 American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists 1997b). Another excellent reference is Textile Processing and Properties (Vigo 1997). 

DyStar joined the bluesign platform as a system partner in 2008 and now has more than 600 textile dyes and pigment preparations and more than 200 textile auxiliaries listed in the bluefinder database so that manufacturers have the widest possible choice of quality products to choose from when they are seeking to produce bluesign approved fabric. 

The RSL is not intended to address product safety regulations outside the chemical management area -such as Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) regulations related to small parts. Moreover, it is not structured to cover toys, automotive textiles, or other industrial textiles. This list does not include restrictions related to use of substances in packaging or related materials. 

Excellent reviews of electronic textiles are provided by Cherenack and van Pieterson (2012) and Stoppa and Chiolerio (2014). The Conductive Fiber Manufacturers Council (2014) lists current manufacturers of conductive fibres. Products listed include nickel-, copper- and silver-coated Kevlar , stainless steel wires and copper-coated polyamide and polyester fibres. 

In contrast to specifying to suppliers what chemicals or materials are restricted, it is useful to specify exactly what chemicals and materials are desired. Once a material or chemical is well characterized, and it is considered benign with respect to human and environmental health, it can be added to a preferred or positive list (i.e., P-list). For example, a textile manufacturer may source certified organic cotton, or polyester made with antimony-free catalysts, to develop a product line based on these fibres. Or a cleaning product formulator may seek bio-based solvents or rapidly biodegradable surfactants consistent with their product development objectives. 

In order to accomplish with the aforementioned aim, during the first year of project, an extensive research on the different chemical additives used in six industrial sectors was conducted plastics, textiles, electronics, lubricants, leather, and paper. A list of selected chemical additives was identified for each sector and used as a study basis for the rest of the project. This is the case of the decabromo-diphenyl ether (BDE) used in electronics as a flame retardant or the triclosan used in the textile as a biocide. The results of this investigation were presented in the first volume of this book (Global Risk-Based Management of Chemical Additives I Production, Usage and Environmental Occurrence). This volume also included a section of case studies related to the selected additives in different countries (i.e., Denmark, Vietnam, Brazil, India). The main outcomes of the first part of the project are summarized below ... 

CEFIC has estimated that more than 60% of the 2,000 biocidal active ingredients and of the 20,000 formulated biocidal products containing them currently marketed in the EU may eventually be withdrawn as a result of the implementation of the Biocidal Products Directive. Avecia believes the BPD is likely to restrict new product development and increase the costs of notifying and listing active substances, meaning that research on new actives will be difficult to justify. Avecia Protection Hygiene develops and produces antimicrobials for more than 25 applications in industrial preservation, disinfection, plastics, textiles and personal care, and it continues to develop new products. 

In Estonia the monitoring of effluents is based on chemical analysis. The list of controlled water quahty parameters depends on the type of industry. Bioassays are not used as a monitoring tool. However, according to HELCOM Recommendations No. 16/5, Requirement for discharging of waste water from the chemical industry, and No. 16/10, Reduction of discharges and emission from production of textiles, the toxicity effect of discharges into water bodies should be determined by (at least) two toxicity tests, which could be chosen out of the following four toxicity tests [203] ... 

---