CHEMICAL FINISHING OF TEXTILES
CONTENTS INTRODUCTION TO CHEMICAL FINISHING WET AND DRY OR CHEMICAL AND MECHANICAL FINISHING THE CHALLENGE AND CHARM OF CHEMICAL FINISHING IMPORTANCE OF CHEMICAL FINISHING REFERENCES CHEMICAL FINISHING PROCESSES INTRODUCTION APPLICATION OF CHEMICAL FINISHES DRYING WET TEXTILES CURING CHEMICAL FINISHES COATING AND LAMINATING APPENDIX SOFTENING FINISHES MECHANISMS OF THE SOFTENING EFFECT TYPICAL SOFTENED TEXTILES ARTICLES PRODUCT TYPES AND THEIR CHEMISTRY SCHEMATIC COMPARISON OF IMPORTANT PROPERTIES OF SOFTENERS COMPATIBILITY AND COMBINABILITY EVALUATION AND TESTING METHODS PARTICULARS OF AND TROUBLESHOOTING FOR SOFTENING FINISHES HAND BUILDING FINISHES DEFINITIONS AND TERMS THE HAND BUILDING EFFECT EXAMPLES OF TEXTILES WITH HAND BUILDING FINISHES TYPICAL HAND BUILDER CHEMISTRY EVALUATION METHODS TROUBLESHOOTING FOR HAND BUILDING FINISHES EASY-CARE AND DURABLE PRESS FINISHES OF CELLULOSICS MECHANISMS OF EASY-CARE AND DURABLE PRESS FINISHING EXAMPLES OF TEXTILES WITH EASY-CARE AND DURABLE PRESS FINISHES CHEMISTRY OF EASY-CARE AND DURABLE PRESS FINISHES APPLICATION METHODS COMPATIBILITY WITH OTHER FINISHES TROUBLESHOOTING AND PRACTICAL PROBLEMS REPELLENT FINISHES MECHANISMS OF REPELLENCY REPELLENT CHEMISTRY EVALUATION OF TEXTILES TREATED WITH REPELLENT FINISHES TROUBLESHOOTING FOR REPELLENT FINISHES AND PARTICULARITIES SOIL-RELEASE FINISHES MECHANISMS OF SOIL RELEASE SOIL-RELEASE CHEMISTRY EVALUATION OF SOIL RELEASE TROUBLESHOOTING FOR SOIL-RELEASE FINISHES FLAME-RETARDANT FINISHES MECHANISMS OF FLAME RETARDANCY FLAME-RETARDANT CHEMISTRY FLAME RETARDANTS FOR CELLULOSE FLAME RETARDANTS FOR WOOL FLAME RETARDANTS FOR POLYESTER FLAME RETARDANTS FOR NYLON FLAME RETARDANTS FOR OTHER FIBRES FLAME-RETARDING FIBRE BLENDS NOVEL APPROACH TO FLAME RETARDANCY: INTUMESCENTS EVALUATION OF FLAME RETARDANTS TROUBLESHOOTING FOR FLAME-RETARDANT FINISHES AND PARTICULARITIES NON-SLIP FINISHES MECHANISMS OF NON-SLIP FINISHES CHEMISTRY OF NON-SLIP FINISHES APPLICATION METHODS AND COMBINABILITY EVALUATION OF NON-SLIP FINISHES TROUBLESHOOTING FOR NON-SLIP FINISHES ANTISTATIC FINISHES MECHANISMS OF ANTISTATIC FINISHES CHEMISTRY OF ANTISTATIC FINISHES CONDUCTIVE FIBRES EVALUATION OF ANTISTATIC FINISHES TROUBLESHOOTING FOR ANTISTATIC FINISHES AND PARTICULARITIES ANTI-PILLING FINISHES PILLING MECHANISM MECHANISMS AND CHEMISTRY OF ANTI-PILLING FINISHES EVALUATION OF ANTI-PILLING FINISHES TROUBLESHOOTING FOR ANTI-PILLING FINISHES AND COMPATIBILITY ELASTOMERIC FINISHES ELASTOMERIC MECHANISM CHEMISTRY OF ELASTOMERIC FINISHES EVALUATION OF ELASTOMERIC FINISHES TROUBLESHOOTING FOR ELASTOMERIC FINISHES AND PARTICULARITIES FINISHES TO IMPROVE COLOUR FASTNESS IMPROVED WET FASTNESS IMPROVED LIGHT FASTNESS IMPROVED CROCKING AND RUBBING FASTNESS ULTRAVIOLET PROTECTION FINISHES MECHANISM OF UV PROTECTION CHEMISTRY OF UV PROTECTION FINISHES EVALUATION OF UV PROTECTION FINISHES TROUBLESHOOTING FOR UV PROTECTION FINISHES AND COMBINABILITY ANTIMICROBIAL FINISHES PROPERTIES OF AN EFFECTIVE ANTIMICROBIAL FINISH MECHANISMS OF ANTIMICROBIAL FINISHES CHEMISTRY OF ANTIMICROBIAL FINISHES EVALUATION OF ANTIMICROBIAL FINISHES TROUBLESHOOTING FOR ANTIMICROBIAL FINISHES INSECT RESIST AND MITE PROTECTION FINISHES MECHANISMS OF INSECT RESIST FINISHES CHEMISTRY OF INSECT RESIST FINISHES APPLICATION OF INSECT RESIST FINISHES EVALUATION OF INSECT RESIST FINISHES TROUBLESHOOTING FOR INSECT RESIST FINISHES FINISHES FOR PROTECTION FROM DUST MITES FINISHING WITH ENZYMES: BIO-FINISHES FOR CELLULOSE ACTION OF CELLULASE ENZYMES ON CELLULOSE CHEMISTRY OF ENZYME FINISHING EVALUATION OF BIO-FINISHING TROUBLESHOOTING FOR BIO-FINISHING NOVEL FINISHES ANTI-ODOUR AND FRAGRANCE FINISHES FIBRE SURFACE MODIFYING FINISHES USING PLASMA AND RADIATION TECHNOLOGIES FIBRE SURFACE MODIFICATION BY SOL–GEL FINISHES WITH INORGANIC OXIDE FILMS ACTUAL AND FUTURE TRENDS IN CHEMICAL FINISHING COST REDUCTION AND GREATER EFFICIENCY NEW KINDS OF EFFECTS FEWER UNDESIRABLE SIDE EFFECTS EASIER APPLICATION MICROENCAPSULATION, A NEW TREND FOR STORAGE AND RELEASE OF ACTIVE FINISHING PRODUCTS GREATER PERMANENCE IN WASHING AND CHEMICAL CLEANING EASIER CARE OF THE FINISHED TEXTILES BETTER ECOLOGY USING FEWER CHEMICALS SMART TEXTILES BY CHEMICAL FINISHING SUMMARY AND OUTLOOK