One or more aspects of the present disclosure are directed to aqueous solutions that can be used to make substrates such as an article that can inhibit or limit one or more sources of odor. In an aspect, the aqueous solution can include one or more components, where one of the components is an inhibiting agent that can function to inhibit or limit the sources of odor in an article such as a textile.

One or more aspects of the present disclosure are directed to aqueous solutions that can be used to make substrates such as an article that can inhibit or limit one or more sources of odor. In an aspect, the aqueous solution can include one or more components, where one of the components is an inhibiting agent that can function to inhibit or limit the sources of odor in an article such as a textile.

A functional resin material is manufactured by the following reagents including a polyol, a polyamine, a first cross-linking agent, a second cross-linking agent, and a nanocellulose. Each of the first cross-linking agent and the second cross-linking agent includes an isocyanate block. The nanocellulose includes a repeating unit represented by formula (1),

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A fiber for artificial hair, having a base fiber, a cationic polymer, a cationic surfactant, and a nonionic surfactant, in which the cationic polymer, the cationic surfactant, and the nonionic surfactant are present in at least a part of a surface of the base fiber, the cationic polymer has, as a monomer unit, a monomer having at least one selected from the group consisting of a primary amino group, a secondary amino group, a tertiary amino group, acid-neutralized groups of these groups, and a quaternary ammonium group, the cationic surfactant has a carbon chain having 12 to 22 carbon atoms, the nonionic surfactant has a carbon chain having 10 to 20 carbon atoms, an HLB value of the nonionic surfactant is 13.0 or more, and a content of the cationic polymer is 0.005% by mass or more based on a total amount of the fiber for artificial hair.

A fiber for artificial hair, having a base fiber, a cationic polymer, a cationic surfactant, and a nonionic surfactant, in which the cationic polymer, the cationic surfactant, and the nonionic surfactant are present in at least a part of a surface of the base fiber, the cationic polymer has, as a monomer unit, a monomer having at least one selected from the group consisting of a primary amino group, a secondary amino group, a tertiary amino group, acid-neutralized groups of these groups, and a quaternary ammonium group, the cationic surfactant has a carbon chain having 12 to 22 carbon atoms, the nonionic surfactant has a carbon chain having 10 to 20 carbon atoms, an HLB value of the nonionic surfactant is 13.0 or more, and a content of the cationic polymer is 0.005% by mass or more based on a total amount of the fiber for artificial hair.

A water- and oil-repellent agent that is an aqueous dispersion containing (A) a fluorine-free polymer having repeating units derived from a fluorine-free (meth)acrylic acid ester monomer, (B) a wax, (C) an aqueous medium, and (D) an emulsifier. The fluorine-free (meth)acrylic acid ester monomer is a compound represented by the formula CH.sub.2═CA.sup.11-C(═O)—O-A.sup.12 where A.sup.11 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group and A.sup.12 is a linear or branched C.sub.18-30 hydrocarbon group. The emulsifier includes a sorbitan ester and another emulsifier, and the emulsifier has a hydrophilic-lipophilic balance (HLB) of 7.5 to 13.5. Also disclosed is a method of producing the water- and oil-repellent agent and a method of producing a treated substrate by applying the water- and oil-repellent agent to a substrate.

The present invention addresses the problem of providing a synthetic fiber first processing agent which improves storage stability. This synthetic fiber first processing agent contains a phosphate compound (A), a solvent (S) and an optional non-ionic surfactant (C), said agent being characterized in that the content ratio of the phosphate compound (A) to the non-ionic surfactant (C) is within a prescribed range, and by being used in conjunction with a synthetic fiber second processing agent which contains a non-ionic surfactant (E). The phosphate compound (A) contains a prescribed organic phosphate ester compound, and the proton NMR integration ratio attributable to an inorganic phosphate compound during proton NMR measurement when performing an alkali over-neutralization preprocessing is set to a prescribed range. The solvent (S) has a boiling point no higher than 105° C. at atmospheric pressure. The non-ionic surfactant (C) has a (poly)oxyalkylene structure in the molecule thereof.

An aqueous liquid of a carbon fiber precursor treatment agent contains a carbon fiber precursor treatment agent and water, the carbon fiber precursor treatment agent containing an amino-modified silicone and a particular nonionic surfactant having a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) of from 1.05 to 1.50. The amino-modified silicone may have a kinematic viscosity at 25° C. of 50 to 4,000 mm.sup.2/s. The carbon fiber precursor treatment agent is adhered to a carbon fiber precursor.

The present invention relates to a coated article comprising a partial or complete durable non-fluorinated coating on the surface of an article, wherein the coating comprises 5 to 95% by weight of a hydrophobic compound, and 5 to 95% by weight of a 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 alcohol.

The present invention relates to a coated article comprising a partial or complete durable non-fluorinated coating on the surface of an article, wherein the coating comprises 5 to 95% by weight of a hydrophobic compound, and 5 to 95% by weight of a 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 alcohol.