Textile Chemicals
During the process of manufacturing, textile has to go through a long process of chemical and non chemical treatments. The textile finishing procedure includes preparation and pretreatment, dyeing, printing and refinement of fabrics. Certain Textile Chemical Products are highly specialized chemicals such as biocides, flame retardants, water repellents and warp sizes. Others are relatively simple chemicals or mixtures such as emulsified oils and greases, starch, sulfonated oils, waxes and some surfactants. Over sixty distinct textile chemical product classes are used in yarn formlation, fabric pretreatment and finishing, textile laminating and coating, and other miscellaneous applications.
From pretreatment of textile to its finishing, there are various categories and subcategories of textile chemicals:
