Acetone-Formaldehyde Resins Used For Improvements In Crease Resistance of Cellulose

Abstract

In this paper it is shown that a new and innovative composition of AF-resins improves drastically on the mechanical properties of cellulose. By using this new type of resin a much smaller strength decrease was observed in combination with a large improvement in crease resistance. In addition, it is shown that the fabrics treated with this resin show a much higher resistance against dissolution in Cadoxen and do not swell so intensively as is the case for the same fabric treated with established crease resistance resins (such as Carbamol SEM). Finally, also a solution is proposed for the problem that fabrics treated with AF-resins show a yellowish colour.