Solution Approach
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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 (6)
Polyvinyl Alcohol
CAS 9002-89-5
Polymers & Resins
Film Formation
Water-soluble film-former that coats warp yarns to raise abrasion resistance and cut breakage during weaving, and is readily desized afterward; already in catalog
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Carboxymethyl Cellulose (CMC)
CAS 9004-32-4
Specialty Additives
Surfactancy
Cellulose-based film-forming size with good adhesion to cotton and built-in viscosity control; already in catalog
Solubility: Yields a viscous colloidal solution with water.… PH: Not < 5,0 and not more than 8,5 (1 % colloidal …
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Guar Gum
CAS 9000-30-0
Specialty Additives
Viscosity Modification
Natural galactomannan thickener used as a co-sizing agent to set size-paste viscosity; already in catalog
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Acrylic Warp-Size Emulsion
Synthetic acrylic film-former for sizing filament and blend yarns, giving strong adhesion and flexibility
Vegetable Glycerin
CAS 56-81-5
Glycols & Polyols
Humectant and co-solvent
Canonical polyol softener/plasticizer/humectant for warp size recipes; keeps starch and PVA size films flexible so the sized warp resists cracking and yarn breakage under loom abrasion. Textbook, long-established size-box additive for exactly this use-case.
Melting Point: 18 °C Boiling Point: 290 °C at 760 mmHg (decomposes) Density: 1.261 at 20 °C
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Propylene Glycol
CAS 57-55-6
Glycols & Polyols
Humectant to prevent premature drying
Standard polyol humectant/plasticizer of the same family as glycerol, used in aqueous size baths to retain moisture and keep the dried starch/PVA size film pliable, reducing brittleness and dusting. Same mechanism and same warp-sizing sub-role; genuine fit.
Melting Point: -60 °C Boiling Point: 188 °C at 760 mmHg Density: 1.04 at 20 °C
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