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Names of Chemicals and Their Functions That is Used in Textile Washing

NAMES OF CHEMICALS & THEIR FUNCTIONS THAT


IS USED IN TEXTILES DURING WASHING
NAME OF CHEMICALS:
1. Enzyme
2. Acetic Acid
3. Detergent
4. Anti static agent
5. Bleaching powder
6. Sodium hyposulfite
7. Caustic Soda
8. Soda Ash
9. Sodium Bicarbonate
10. Potassium permanganate
11. Cationic / nonionic Flax softener
12. Micro Emulsion Silicon
13. Salt (sodium chloride)
14. Buffer
15. Hydrogen peroxide
16. Stabilizer
17. Fixing agent

18. Catanizer
19. Optical Brightner
20. Resin
21. Sodium Metabisulphite
22. Desizing agent

FUNCTION

OF

CHEMICALS

ENZYME:

The action of enzyme during enzyme wash it hydrolysis the cellulose. At first it attacks the
having projecting fibers and hydrolyzed them. Then it attacks the yarn portion inside fabric and
party hydrolyzed the yarn portion. As a result colour comes out from the yarn portion and fadded
affect
is
produced.

DETERGENT:
Chemical character is fatty alcohol polyglycol ether in an aqueous, glycolic solution. Detergent is
widely applicable in the continuous and discontinuous pretreatment of all types of fiber and their
blends. To remove impurities, mineral oil contamination and sizes from the garments. Scouring
of goods for dyeing and printing fully white and coloured articles.

ACETIC

ACID

(CH3COOH)

Acetic Acid is used to neutralize the garments from alkaline condition and to control the pH
value
in
wash
bath.

ANTISTAIN:
Antistain is used to prevent the staining on weft yarn of the denim (white yarn), white pockets of
garment, levels, contacted fabrics of garment and increased the brightness of fabrics, It is also
acts
as
anticreasing
agent.

BLEACHING

POWDER:

Bleaching powder is an oxidizing agent. It is used in washing plant for colour out from the denim
garments. We can achieve deferent shade of colour on garment i.e. Dark, Medium, Light shade.

SODIUM

HYPOSULPHITE:

Sodium hyposulphite is used to neutralize the garments from chlorine bleach.

CAUSTIC

SODA:

Caustic created the role in bleach technique with out colour change the garment and has a good
cleaning power. It is work as fadding affect/old looking affect come rapidly on garments.

SODA

ASH:

Soda ash creates alkaline medium for the breakdown of pigment dye. Soda ash help to uniform
bleaching action on bleach bath. It has a cleaning power and help colour fadding affect of
garment.
It
is
used
also
for
colour
fixing
in
dye
bath.

SODIUM

BICARBONATE:

Sodium bicarbonate is used in washing plant in the bleach bath with bleaching powder for
Denim Light shade because easily colour out with in shot time. As a result production increase
and
costing
is
low.

POTASSIUM

PERMANGANATE

Potassium permanganate is used in Acid wash with Punic stone for colour out from the garments.
It is used also spray chamber by nozzle for colour out (whitish affect) from the garments.

FLAX

SOFTENER

(Cationic,

non

ionic)

Softener is used to make the garments treated textiles a surface feel that is both sickly and soft
and
also
provides
excellent
lubricating
properties.

MICRO

EMULSION

SILICON

Amino Silicon is a textile finishing agent consisting mainly of an amino modified silicon. When
applied on fabrics, it gives durable softness, lubricity, elastic handle, antipilling, dimensional
stability, tear resistance and fabric to be cut and sewn more easily allows and improving wear
and
easy
care
properties.

SODIUM
It

helps

CHLORIDE
to

BUFFER

exhaust

dye

(SALT)
in

to

:
the

fibre.

Buffer is used in washing plant for pH control of enzyme bath, softener bath, desizing bath.

HYDROGEN

PEROXIDE

Hydrogen peroxide create the prime role in bleach wash technique. In alkaline medium,
hydrogen peroxide breaks up and give some perhydroxhyl ion, which discolour the colouring
materials and as a result fadding affect is developed. Hydrogen peroxide is used in scouring,
bleaching bath for white/ready for dyeing of gray fabric garments. It is used also neutralized the
garment
from
alkaline
condition.

STABILIZER

Hydrogen peroxide is work a good condition at temperature above 90c, when temperature raise
to 90c then break the Hydrogen peroxide. Stabilizer is used to protect break the hydrogen
peroxide
and
peroxide
works
in
bath
smoothly.

FIXING

AGENT

Fixing agent is used for unfixed dye to fixed on fabrics, when fabric colour will be proper fixing
then
colour
fastness
&
rubbing
fastness
will
be
increased.

CATANIZER:
Catanizer is used in pigment exhaust method processing. Pigment is colour not dyestuff. Pigment
colour have no affinity to fabric when catanizer is used in fabric then increase the affinity
between
pigment
colour
&
fabrics.

OPTICAL

BRIGHTNESS

Two types of optical brightener are used in the washing plant a) Red brightener. b) Blue
brightener. Mainly optical brightener is used for improve the brightness of garments.

RESIN:
Resin is high efficiency textile resin based on etherified dimethylol glyoxal monoureine urea.
Resin is used for the creation of semi-permanent creases in denim and other cellulose fabrics. It
is used also cotton and polyester fabric. Fabric retains soft handle after washing.

SODIUM

METABISULPHITE:

Sodium metabisulphite is used in the washing plant to neutralized the garment from potassium
permanganate.

DESIZING

AGENT:

Desizing agent is used to remove mainly starches, cmc, waxes, fats pectins, minerals & unfixed
indigo dye from denim, twills, poplin & canvas fabrics etc.