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).

*—Z—R.sup.1  (1)

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.

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

The present invention relates to a coated article comprising a partial or complete fluorinated coating on the surface of an article, wherein the coating comprises 5 to 99% by weight of a hydrophobic compound, and 1 to 95% by weight of a fluorinated surface effect agent, both based on the total solids weight of the coating, where the hydrophobic compound is selected from a hydrophobic cyclic or acyclic ester alcohol.

The present invention relates to a fabric treatment composition capable of enhancing cleaning properties of a soil during cleaning through treatment of a fabric to be treated and a method for treating a fabric with the fabric treatment composition. The fabric treatment composition is a fabric treatment composition containing a hydroxyalkyl cellulose (A) in which a hydroxyalkyl cellulose is bound to at least one selected from a cationic group and a hydrophobic group including a hydrocarbon group having 4 or more carbon atoms, the content of a surfactant (B) being 3.5 parts by mass or less relative to 1 part by mass of the hydroxyalkyl cellulose (A).

A composition for the treatment of fiber, yarn and fabrics, said composition comprising at least one highly dispersible clay nanoparticle component, at least one silicone polymer component; and water. Also provided is fiber surface treated with these compositions as well as articles including yarns, fabrics and carpets of the surface treated fiber.

Laminate precursor rolls are prepared by applying an aqueous foamed opacifying composition to a non-woven fabric, drying to form a dry foamed opacifying layer, applying an anti-blocking composition to the dry foamed opacifying layer. Each laminate precursor is rolled up for immediate or later use to make laminate decorative articles when the unrolled laminate precursor is laminated to the back side of a decorative fabric with or without an adhesive. The dry foamed opacifying layer is present at a dry coverage of less than or equal to 1000 g/m.sup.2. It is composed of (a) porous particles, (b′) a matrix material that is derived from a (b) binder material, (c) two or more additives comprising at least one foaming surfactant and at least one foam stabilizer, a very low amount of (d) an aqueous medium, and (e) an opacifying colorant that absorbs electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength of 380-800 nm.

An anti-staining fabric includes a base cloth and an anti-staining resin. The anti-staining resin is disposed on the base cloth, in which a method of fabricating the anti-staining resin includes the following steps. A first thermal process is performed to mix a polyol, a cross-linking agent, and a choline to form a first mixture, in which a reaction temperature of the first thermal process is between 90° C. and 120° C. A second thermal process is performed to mix the first mixture and a chain extender to form the anti-staining resin, in which the chain extender includes a first reagent and a second reagent, and a reaction temperature of the second thermal process is between 120° C. and 150° C.

Described is a fibrous substrate treatment composition having a) 20-99.5% by weight of a silicone polyether polymer and b) 0.5-4% by weight of a cationic surfactant or a mixture of cationic and nonionic surfactant; wherein the silicone polyether polymer has 6-100% by weight of formula (I) or (II) and 0-94% by weight of repeat units from ethylenically unsaturated comonomers;

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wherein a and b are integers of 1 to 40 where a+b is an integer of at least 2; c and d are integers of 0 to 20; e is an integer of 1 to 40; X is a linear or branched C.sub.1-C.sub.4 alkylene group; R.sup.1 is a C.sub.1-C.sub.4 alkyl group; and R.sup.2 is —C(R.sup.1)═CH.sub.2 or polymer backbone unit —[C(R.sup.1)—CH.sub.2]— bonded at C(R.sup.1). Treatments exhibit improved balance of water repellency and oily stain release performance.

A water-repellent fabric includes a base cloth and a water-repellent resin. The water-repellent resin is disposed on the base cloth, in which a method of fabricating the water-repellent resin includes the following steps. A first thermal process is performed to mix a polyol, a cross-linking agent, and a choline to form a first mixture, in which a reaction temperature of the first thermal process is between 90° C. and 120° C. A second thermal process is performed to mix the first mixture and a water repellent to form the water-repellent resin, in which the water repellent includes a hydroxyl group, an amino group, or combinations thereof, and a reaction temperature of the second thermal process is between 120° C. and 150° C.