The present invention relates to a composition capable of improving properties of cleaning a dirt during cleaning.

The composition of the present invention is a composition containing a modified hydroxyalkyl cellulose (A) and a cationic surfactant (B), wherein the modified hydroxyalkyl cellulose (A) has a cationic group and a hydrophobic group represented by a formula (1), each of which is bound to a group resulting from eliminating a hydrogen atom from a hydroxy group of the hydroxyalkyl cellulose; a degree of substitution of the hydroxyalkyl group in the hydroxyalkyl cellulose is 0.1 or more and 3 or less; and a content of the cationic surfactant (B) is more than 1 part by mass and 1,500 parts by mass or less relative to 1 part by mass of the modified hydroxyalkyl cellulose (A).

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The present invention relates to a composition capable of improving properties of cleaning a dirt during cleaning.

The composition of the present invention is a composition containing a modified hydroxyalkyl cellulose (A) and a cationic surfactant (B), wherein the modified hydroxyalkyl cellulose (A) has a cationic group and a hydrophobic group represented by a formula (1), each of which is bound to a group resulting from eliminating a hydrogen atom from a hydroxy group of the hydroxyalkyl cellulose; a degree of substitution of the hydroxyalkyl group in the hydroxyalkyl cellulose is 0.1 or more and 3 or less; and a content of the cationic surfactant (B) is more than 1 part by mass and 1,500 parts by mass or less relative to 1 part by mass of the modified hydroxyalkyl cellulose (A).

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Esters of polylactic acid, including polyethylene glycol esters of polylactic acid are disclosed. Exemplary esters of polylactic acid can be used as textile finishes. Methods of making the esters of polylactic acid via direct and transesterification reactions are also disclosed.

Treatment compositions that include relatively low levels of an oligoamine. Related methods of use and preparation.

Treatment compositions that include a surfactant system and an oligoamine, the surfactant system including linear alkyl benzene sulfonate. Related methods of use and preparation of such compositions.

A clothing processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include a cabinet having a receiving space formed therein, in which clothing is received, a holder configured to be located in the receiving space to hold a clothing supporter configured to support the clothing, a steamer configured to spray steam toward the clothing while locating inside the receiving space, a rotation motor configured to rotate the steamer so that the steamer is in contact with the clothing, and an elevating motor configured to elevate the steamer in a state where the steamer is in contact with the clothing.

The steamer may include a front steam body formed long in the left and right direction and in contact with the front surface of the clothing, and a rear steam body spaced apart from the front steam body, formed long in the left and right direction, and in contact with the rear surface of the clothing.

A clothing processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include a cabinet having a receiving space formed therein, in which clothing is received, a holder configured to be located in the receiving space to hold a clothing supporter configured to support the clothing, a steamer configured to spray steam toward the clothing while locating inside the receiving space, a rotation motor configured to rotate the steamer so that the steamer is in contact with the clothing, and an elevating motor configured to elevate the steamer in a state where the steamer is in contact with the clothing.

The steamer may include a front steam body formed long in the left and right direction and in contact with the front surface of the clothing, and a rear steam body spaced apart from the front steam body, formed long in the left and right direction, and in contact with the rear surface of the clothing.

A textile structure including one or more layers of warp yarns interwoven with one or more layers of weft yarns, a durable thermoregulating coating, and a binder that chemically bonds the durable thermoregulating coating to the textile structure. The warp yarns and/or weft yarns include polyester yarns. A method for manufacturing a textile structure includes weaving one or more layers of warp yarns with one or more layers or weft yarns to form a woven textile structure, brushing the textile structure at least two times, applying a binder to the textile structure, and applying a durable thermoregulating coating to the textile structure such that the binder chemically bonds the durable thermoregulating coating to the textile structure. The method may also include heat setting and curing the textile structure to fix the durable thermoregulating coating permanently onto the textile structure.

The present invention relates to yarn dyeing, such as denim dyeing. A process provides a dyed yarn having reduced dye penetration and a white core at lower cost. The improved process for yarn dyeing is referred to herein as the CleanKore technology. The CleanKore technology improves one or more steps in dye ranges to achieve dyeing of the yarn while retaining a white core at the center of the yarn. When viewing a cross-section of a yarn, the peripheral portion is dyed while the center remains white (not dyed). The CleanKore technology modifies the scouring stage (or phase), the scour rinsing stage, the dyeing stage, and/or the dye rinsing phase of existing dye ranges. The modifications may be applied individually or any combinations thereof to the existing dye range.

A method of quantifying the removal of hydrocarbon component from a soiled fabric by a washing process, wherein the soiled fabric includes at least about 0.5 wt % hydrocarbon component wherein the method uses near infra-red (NIR) analysis, wherein the method includes the steps of: (a) performing non-contact NIR analysis of the soiled fabric to determine the concentration of hydrocarbon component present on the soiled fabric at multiple points; (b) washing the soiled fabric to obtain a washed fabric; (c) performing non-contact NIR analysis of the washed fabric to determine the concentration of hydrocarbon component present on the washed fabric at the same multiple points that were used in step (a); and (d) quantifying the removal of hydrocarbon component from the soiled fabric by the washing process.