Why It Matters
High-shear jet, pad and finishing equipment generates foam that disrupts liquor circulation and levelness
Solution Approach
High-shear jet, pad and finishing equipment generates foam that disrupts liquor circulation and levelness RawSource supplies the base chemicals that go into these programs. We can help with product selection, grade matching, and sourcing from multiple origins for supply security.
Typical Processing Workflow
1
Substrate & Process Assessment
Identify the fiber and process stage (pretreatment, dyeing, finishing) and the performance, hand, and compliance targets.
2
Auxiliary Selection
Match surfactants, wetting and dispersing agents, softeners, fixatives, or pH and sequestering agents to the substrate and bath chemistry.
3
Lab Dip & Dosing
Confirm dose and sequence on a lab dip or pad trial, checking levelness, fastness, hand, and bath stability.
4
Production Validation
Verify reproducibility, fastness, and effluent compliance at scale, and set the recipe and packaging for production.
Recommended Chemistries (4)
Dimethicone
CAS 9006-65-9
Silicone Fluids & Oils
Conditioning
silicone antifoam: low-surface-tension PDMS spreads into and ruptures foam lamellae in high-shear machines
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Polypropylene Glycol (PPG-26) Flotation Frother
CAS 25322-69-4
Glycols & Polyols
Low-foam processing aid
low-foam polypropylene-glycol processing aid, the non-silicone antifoam for silicone-sensitive shades
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Isopropyl Alcohol (IPA)
CAS 67-63-0
Solvents
Defoamer and cleaning solvent
1219 (ISOPROPANOL) · Class fast foam-knockdown solvent for transient foam control
Melting Point: -88 °C Boiling Point: 82 °C at 760 mmHg Density: 0.785 at 20 °C
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Ethylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether
CAS 111-76-2
Glycols & Polyols
Non-silicone defoamer / solvent
1993 (ETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOBUTYL ETHER) · Class coupling solvent that assists foam knockdown; supporting role behind dimethicone/PPG-26
Melting Point: -70 °C Boiling Point: 171 °C at 743 mmHg Density: 0.902 at 20 °C
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