Durable non-fluorine water repellent agent and process for preparing same
View Patent ↗The present invention provides a crosslinkable polysiloxane-containing composition and a process for treating a textile with the composition whereby desirable properties, such as water repellency and durability, are enhanced.
1. A crosslinkable polysiloxane-containing composition comprising:
(a) a polysiloxane of formula (1):
M A a D B b D C c T D d T E e M A a (1)
wherein
M A =(OR 1 ) y (R 2 ) 3-y SiO 1/2 ;
D B =R 3 2 SiO 2/2 ;
D C =R 4 R 5 SiO 2/2 ;
T D =R 6 SiO 3/2 ; and,
T E =R 7 SiO 3/2 ;
wherein
R 1 is hydrogen or a monovalent hydrocarbon group of 1-20 carbon atoms;
R 2 , R 3 , R 4 and R 6 each independently is a monovalent hydrocarbon or alkoxy group of 1-60 carbon atoms;
R 5 and R 7 each independently is a monovalent hydrocarbon group of 1-60 carbon atoms and substituted with at least one amino and/or oxirane group; and,
a, b, c, d and e each independently is 0 or a positive integer, provided that 2≦a≦19, 1≦b≦9999, 1≦c≦19, 0≦d≦9, 0≦e≦9, wherein d+e is greater than or equal to 1, and 0≦y≦3; and,
(b) at least one crosslinker.
2. The composition of claim 1 wherein crosslinker (b) is a blocked polyisocyanate, organofunctional silane or an epoxy resin.
3. The composition of claim 2 wherein the blocked polyisocyanate is at least one member selected from the group consisting of blocked toluene diisocyanate (TDI), blocked methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI), blocked isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI), blocked hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI), and biurets, trimers or polymers thereof.
4. The composition of claim 1 further comprising (c) at least one catalyst for the crosslinking reaction.
5. The composition of claim 1 wherein in polysiloxane of formula (1), R 1 is hydrogen or a monovalent hydrocarbon group of 1-6 carbon atoms; R 2 , R 3 , R 4 and R 6 each independently is a monovalent hydrocarbon or alkoxy group of 1-6 carbon atoms; R 5 and R 7 each independently is a monovalent hydrocarbon group of 2-20 carbon atoms and substituted with at least one amino and/or oxirane group; 2≦a≦9; 25≦b≦999; 1≦c≦9; 0≦d≦5; 1≦e≦5 and 0<y≦2.
6. The composition of claim 1 wherein in polysiloxane of formula (1), R 1 is hydrogen or a monovalent hydrocarbon group of 1-4 carbon atoms; R 2 , R 3 , R 4 and R 6 each independently is a monovalent hydrocarbon or alkoxy group of 1-4 carbon atoms; R 5 and R 7 each independently is a monovalent hydrocarbon group of 2-10 carbon atoms and substituted with at least one amino and/or oxirane group; 2≦a≦5; 100≦b≦999; 1≦c≦7; 0≦d≦3; 1≦e≦3 and 0<y≦1.
7. The composition of claim 5 wherein crosslinker (b) is a blocked polyisocyanate organofunctional silane or an epoxy resin.
8. The composition of claim 6 wherein crosslinker (b) is at least one blocked polyisocyanate selected from the group consisting of blocked toluene diisocyanate (TDI), blocked methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI), blocked isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI), blocked hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI), and biurets, trimers or polymers thereof.
9. A process of treating a textile comprising:
(a) applying at least one crosslinkable polysiloxane-containing composition of claim 1 to a textile; and,
(b) subjecting the at least one crosslinkable polysiloxane-containing composition to crosslinking conditions.
10. A process of treating a textile comprising:
(a) applying at least one crosslinkable polysiloxane-containing composition of claim 2 to a textile; and,
(b) subjecting the at least one crosslinkable polysiloxane-containing composition to crosslinking conditions.
11. A process of treating a textile comprising:
(a) applying at least one crosslinkable polysiloxane-containing composition of claim 3 to a textile; and,
(b) subjecting the at least one crosslinkable polysiloxane-containing composition to crosslinking conditions.
12. A process of treating a textile comprising:
(a) applying at least one crosslinkable polysiloxane-containing composition of claim 4 to a textile; and,
(b) subjecting the at least one crosslinkable polysiloxane-containing composition to crosslinking conditions.
13. A process of treating a textile comprising:
(a) applying at least one crosslinkable polysiloxane-containing composition of claim 5 to a textile; and,
(b) subjecting the at least one crosslinkable polysiloxane-containing composition to crosslinking conditions.
14. A process of treating a textile comprising:
(a) applying at least one crosslinkable polysiloxane-containing composition of claim 6 to a textile; and,
(b) subjecting the at least one crosslinkable polysiloxane-containing composition to crosslinking conditions.
15. A process of treating a textile comprising:
(a) applying at least one crosslinkable polysiloxane-containing composition of claim 7 to a textile; and,
(b) subjecting the at least one crosslinkable polysiloxane-containing composition to crosslinking conditions.
16. A process of treating a textile comprising:
(a) applying at least one crosslinkable polysiloxane-containing composition of claim 8 to a textile; and,
(b) subjecting the at least one crosslinkable polysiloxane-containing composition to crosslinking conditions.
17. A textile possessing the crosslinked polysiloxane-containing composition of claim 1 .
18. A textile possessing the crosslinked polysiloxane-containing composition of claim 2 .
19. A textile possessing the crosslinked polysiloxane-containing composition of claim 3 .
20. A textile possessing the crosslinked polysiloxane-containing composition of claim 4 .
21. A textile possessing the crosslinked polysiloxane-containing composition of claim 5 .
22. A textile possessing the crosslinked polysiloxane-containing composition of claim 6 .
23. A textile possessing the crosslinked polysiloxane-containing composition of claim 7 .
24. A textile possessing the crosslinked polysiloxane-containing composition of claim 8 .