Troubleshooting for antistatic finishes and particularities

The performance of most antistatic finishes depends on the kind of fibre and sometimes also on the kind of fabric (anisotropic behaviour, for example, different 

Permanent antistatic fmishes, based on crosshnked polyamines and polyglycols, need an alkaline catalyst. Therefore the one-bath combination with finishes, which need acid catalysis, is difficult but not impossible. Examples of acid-catalysed fmishes are the easy-care and durable press fmishes, durable hydrophylic silicone softeners and elastomeric finishes, also fluorocarbon-based repellency and some flame-retardant finishes. High finish effects result from a two-bath application with of the easy-care finish first followed by the surface-related antistatic finish. 

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2 Sello S B and Stevens C V, Handbook of Fiber Science andTechnology, Vol. II, Chemical Processing of Fibers and Fabrics. Functional Finishes, PartB, M Levin and S B Sello (eds), Marcel Dekker, New York, 1984, 291-315. 

3 Pailthorpe M and David S K, Antistatic and soil release finishes, in Textile Finishing, D Heywood (ed.), Bradford, Society of Dyers and Colourists, 2003, 308-336. 

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