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Textile and Leather
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The textile and leather industries consume acrylic products as binder agents and acrylic fibers.
Fibers used in the textile industry can be natural (wool, cotton, etc.), artificial (viscous rayon, acetate rayon, etc.) or synthetic fibers (Acrylics, Polyesters and Polyamides).
Acrylic Fibers are copolymers of acrylonitrile (85 to 95%) with mainly methyl acrylate (MA) or vinyl acetate monomers and possess important properties such as mechanical resistance, toughness, suppleness; resistance to water, light and ageing; thermal stability; and receptivity to dye and ease of spinning.
Acrylic binders are used during the dyeing and dressings steps in the textile and leather industry. During these phases they demonstrate modification, embellishment and improvement of fabrics. Due to their excellent resistance to light, oxidizing agents, water and solvents, acrylic resins are appropriate.
Dyeing is the process to color a textile or leather and requires good adhesion between pigments and textile. Ureido monomers (Norsocryl® 102 and 104), Norsocryl® acrylic acid and acrylate monomers as MA, EA, BA can be emulsion co-polymerised to produce aqueous dispersions that can be used as adhesion promoters.
Dressings includes treatments to prevent fabrics and leather from being stained, wet or to promote better cleaning . Norsocryl® MATRIFE with its trifluoromethyl group is reinforcing hydrophobic character of textile when co-polymerised with other methacrylates in order to produce solvent borne coatings. Norsocryl® SMA, long chain aliphatic monomers, are copolymerised in emulsion to manufacture textile binders with improved water resistance and soft touch.
Acrylic binders are also used with non-woven textiles.
Acrylic Fibers | Textile Binders | Leather Binders |
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