Solution Approach
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 (3)
Fluorescent Brightener BA-L
CAS 12768-92-2
Surfactants
Cleaning / Degreasing
Stilbene-type OBA that absorbs UV and re-emits blue fluorescence, masking residual yellowness to raise apparent whiteness on cotton; already in catalog
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Disodium Distyryl Biphenyl Disulfonate (CBS-X type)
CAS 27344-41-8
Specialty Additives
Color / Pigmentation
Distyryl-biphenyl brightener with substantivity for cellulosics and good wash stability for durable whiteness; already in catalog
Physical Description: Yellow odorless powder; 29-31% Aqueous solution…
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Disperse-type Fluorescent Brightener (for polyester)
Hydrophobic OBA that exhausts onto polyester at high temperature, providing whiteness on synthetic and blend goods that water-soluble OBAs cannot brighten
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