Hydrophilic Silicone Softener

Introduction

POWSIL™-99229 is soft and fast hydrophilic textile softener concentrate. It provides softness and a silky hand feel to various fabrics.

POWSIL™-99229 is hydrophilic and stable during textile finishing processes, no oil spots on fabrics. It can impart consistent hydrophilicity to most types of textile fiber or fabric.

Benefits

• Very soft hydrophilic softener;

• High concentrate, and ready to use

• Very stable in regular textile finishing processes;

• Compatible with wrinkle-free systems and adhesives in the same bath;

• Penetrates deeply into fibers to provide internal softness;

• Silky softness, without a greasy feel;

• Excellent affinity for various textiles;

• Outstanding fiber elasticity and shape recovery;

• Durable softness after washing;

• Minimal fabric yellowing;

• Suitable for re-dyeable and over dyeable.

Typical Physical Properties

Application

POWSIL™-99229 can be readily diluted with water into any grades. No additional emulsifying process is required.

• 1. Formulation:

• 2. Dilution Procedures:

1) Charge water-1 (initial water, usually amount of initial water is same as

POWSIL™-99229 calculated) into a tank;

2) Add POWSIL™-99229 ;

3) After addition, start to stir for 10-20 min until the content become homogenous;

4) Then add water-2 (rest water) at moderate speed under stirring;

5) After all additions, continue to stir for 10-15 min;

6) A clear to translucent micro-emulsion will be obtained.

POWSIL™-99229 can be used as received or pre-diluted with water before applying.

Optimum treatments are dependent on the required softness of the fabric and yarn.

• 1. Pad-dry-cure process

• 2. Exhaustion process

• 3. Garment washing process

• 4. Cheese dyeing process

Guides of Striping:

POWSIL™-99229 can be stripped off fabric. The stripping formulation is as following:

Add water and NaOH onto fabric tank and then heat to 100°C for 60 min. Then rinse fabric with acidic water and water.