Wrinkle-resistant finishing of cotton fabric with BTCA - the effect of co-catalyst

Textile Research Journal

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 482-493

  Lam, Yl ^a   Kan, Cw ^a   Yuen, Cwm ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

BTCA; co catalyst; crosslinking; formaldehyde free; titanium dioxide; wrinkle resistant finishing

Indexed keywords

COTTON; CROSSLINKING; FORMALDEHYDE; MORPHOLOGY; OXIDE MINERALS; SURFACE MORPHOLOGY; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

BTCA; CO CATALYSTS; FORMALDEHYDE CROSS-LINKING; FORMALDEHYDE FREE; FORMALDEHYDE RELEASE; POLYCARBOXYLIC ACIDS; SODIUM HYPOPHOSPHITE; WRINKLE-RESISTANT;

CATALYSTS;

EID: 79953668883     PISSN: 00405175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0040517510380777     Document Type: Article

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