Patent ID: 7008457
Filing Date: 2006-03-07
Classification: D06M

Abstract:
1. A textile finishing composition comprising an aqueous composition having a) at least one cross-linking agent and b) a catalytic amount of an esterification catalyst, the cross-linking agent comprising at least one cross-linking adjunct selected from the group having formula wherein R is independently H, OH, OM, or a unit having the formula and mixtures thereof; X is H, OH, or OSO wherein the finish further comprises an additional cross-linking adjunct selected from the group consisting of butane tetracarboxylic acid, oxy-disuccinate, imino-disuccinate, thiodisuccinate, tricarbalic acid, citric acid, 1,2,3,4,5,6-cyclohexanehexacarboxylic acid, 1,2,3,4-cyclobutanetetracarboxylic acid and mellitic acid.