Abstract:
A PROCESS FOR INCREASING THE WHITENESS OF A FILAMENT EXTRUDED FROM A POLYMER BLEND COMPRISED OF POLYESTER AND POLYAMIDE WHICH COMPRISES INCORPORATING IN THE POLYMER BLEND PRIOR TO EXTRUSION THEREOF A SMALL AMOUNT OF AN ORGANIC PHOSPHORUS COMPOUND WHICH CAN BE AN ORGANIC PHOSPHITE, PHOSPHINATE, PHOSPHATE, POLYMERIC PHOSPHITE, POLYMERIC PHOSPHATE, THE CORRESPONDING ACID, OR MIXTURES THEREOF.
Abstract:
The rate of fading of dyed textiles due to ozone action is substantially reduced through the incorporation therein of: A. A COMPOUND CHOSEN FROM THE CLASS OF AMINES WITH ETHYLENEOXY SUBSTITUENTS HAVING THE STRUCTURAL FORMULAS:
WHEREIN R is an alkyl or aralkyl radical with four to 25 carbon atoms, and x, y and z are integers such that x + y is equal to or less than 10 in A compounds and x + y + z is equal to or less than 10 in B compounds; and B. A PHENOLIC COMPOUND CHOSEN FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF 4,4''BUTYLIDENE BIS(6-TERT-BUTYL-M-CRESOL), P-NONYLPHENOL, 1,3,5 TRIMETHYL-2,4,6-TRIS (3,5 DI-TERT-BUTYL-4-HYDROXY BENZYL) BENZENE, AND 6-TERT-BUTYL-M-CRESOL.