Soil resistant properties imparted to polyethylene terephthalate fabric by silicone and fluorochemical resin treatment have been investigated.
The percent soiling and the stiffness of PET fabric were measured by color and color difference meter and h...
Soil resistant properties imparted to polyethylene terephthalate fabric by silicone and fluorochemical resin treatment have been investigated.
The percent soiling and the stiffness of PET fabric were measured by color and color difference meter and handle-o-meter in different concentration of resin emulsions.
The resin thicknesses on the PET fabric were calculated in the different resin concentrations.
Optimum concentrations of silicone resin emulsion and fluorochemical resin emulsion were 3% o. w. f. and 1% o. w. f. respectively.
The fluorochemical resin emulsion was more effective than the silicone resin emulsion for wet and oil stain resistant.
Thickness of coated resin wee favorable at above 3% silicone resin emulsions, however the thickness treated with 0.5% resin emulsion was not significantly different from those of the 2% treating in case of fluorochemical resin emulsions.
Surfactants such as dispersing agent, softner and antistatic agent added to the emulsions proved to be ineffective but antistatic agent did have some effect at concentrations below 0.5% in case of dry soiling.