The present invention relates to a hydrophobic additive for use with fabric, fiber, and film. One aspect of the present invention comprises a master batch composition for use in preparing a non-woven fabric in order to increase the hydrophobicity of the non-woven fabric. In one embodiment, the master batch composition includes a polymer and a lipid ester. The lipid ester comprises 10 wt. % to 40 wt. % of the master batch. The fabric, when including the master batch composition, has a contact angle ranging from 100 to 125 when measured according to test method ASTM D2578.

A ventilation insert for textiles, with at least one layer, covered at least partially by an absorption material and having ventilation openings, the openings being at least partially closeable via a liquid by swelling of the absorption material, obtainable by: a) treating a layer having ventilation openings with a mixture, containing a wetting agent, initiator, polymerizable monomer or oligomers, and a cross-linking agent, as a preliminary stage for the absorption material; and b) polymerizing the monomer or oligomer to form the absorption material while forming a bonded connection between the absorption material and the layer. The ventilation insert has a relatively low thickness, a low weight per unit area, and high flexibility permanently and independently of moisture after economical production, via one layer, self-sealingly closing ventilation openings, and containing the absorption material. The absorption material is connected to the layer by bonding, at least in some regions.

A phase change material (PCM) is useful for thermal management in various applications such as automotive, building, packaging, garments, and footwear, and in devices such as wires and cables. The cable described herein comprises a core and a PCM layer surrounding the core. The PCM layer comprises a PCM composition, which in turn comprises a 1,3-propanediol fatty acid ester. The core consists of a yarn, strand or wire made of a natural or synthetic polymeric material or a metal.

The present disclosure is directed to an oil-infused bacterial nanocellulose (BNC) material including a porous body comprising a three-dimensional network of bacterial nanocellulose fibers defining a plurality of interconnected pores; and, an oil infused within the plurality of pores. The present disclosure additionally describes a method of preparing an oil-infused BNC material that incudes fermenting bacteria to form a porous body of bacterial nanocellulose fibers having a three-dimensional network defining a plurality of interconnected pores; mechanically pressing the porous body; dehydrating the porous body; and infusing the porous body with an oil infusion fluid including an oil so as to entrap the oil in the pores of the porous body forming an oil-infused BNC material.

Provided is a method for producing a laminate, the method comprising: sewing a sheet using thread; impregnating at least part of the thread with liquid before, after, or during said sewing; and laminating a polyurethane foam layer to at least one surface of a sheet-type molded body that is obtained by said sewing and said impregnating, the method for producing a laminate being able to easily prevent leakage of polyurethane from sewed portions at low cost, in the step of laminating the sewed sheet-type molded body and the polyurethane foam layer.

A method, apparatus and system is provided for both (1) decreasing electrostatic discharges to reduce the potential for incendiary discharges caused by electrostatic charges in flexible containers such as flexible intermediate bulk containers (FIBCs) and (2) decreasing the induction on isolated conductors nearby the container to reduce the potential for incendiary discharges from the isolated conductors.

A surfactant composition for use for applying a permanent hydrophilic finish to textile fibers and textile products manufactured therefrom contains 40 to 90% by weight of a mixture of at least one non-ionic surfactant and optionally at least one anionic surfactant and/or one cationic surfactant, and up to 60% by weight of a hydrophobic additive. The hydrophobic additive comprises at least one compound of the group of fatty acid esters, vegetable oils and fats, and mixtures thereof.

A composition to be used for providing a permanent hydrophilic finishing of textile fibers and textile products made thereof consists of a hydrophilically modified or amphoteric polydimethylsiloxane in a proportion of 3 to 30 weight percent, a quaternary ammonium compound in a proportion of 25 to 85 weight percent, the quaternary ammonium compound having a melting point of at least 55 C.; a fatty alcohol having a melting point of at least 60 C. in a proportion of 0 to 25 weight percent; a non-ionic consistency enhancer in a proportion of 0 to 40 weight percent and at least one dispersion additive in a proportion of 0 to 10 weight percent. The composition is preferably present as granulate and has a melting point of at least 45 C.

The present invention relates to a fabric associated with at least one ceramic material comprising a mixture of castor oil and linseed oil. Furthermore, the invention relates to a patch and to a textile product comprising said fabric.

An antibacterial polyacrylonitrile-based synthetic fiber suitable for synthetic hair that is superior in an antibacterial property and texture, a method for producing the fiber, and a headdress product containing the fiber are provided. The antibacterial polyacrylonitrile-based synthetic fiber contains a quaternary ammonium salt (B) represented by formula (1):

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and a non-ionic surfactant (C), that are attached to a polyacrylonitrile-based synthetic fiber (A). The non-ionic surfactant (C) contains a sorbitan fatty acid ester (C1) and polyoxyethylene triglyceride (C2). The amount of the quaternary ammonium salt (B) attached is between 0.05 mass % and 0.3 mass % both inclusive with respect to a total mass of the antibacterial polyacrylonitrile-based synthetic fiber. The amount of the non-ionic surfactant (C) attached is between 0.15 mass % and 0.9 mass % both inclusive with respect to the total mass of the antibacterial polyacrylonitrile-based synthetic fiber.