Patent ID: 6277152
Filing Date: 2001-08-21
Classification: D06M

Abstract:
In a process for finishing a cellulose-based textile, characterized in that the textile is treated using an aqueous finishing bath containing a cross-linking composition as a cross-linking agent for cellulose, the improvement wherein said cross-linking agent comprises(a) 15-95 molar % of at least one malaic acid and hypophosphorous acid telomer of formula (I) ##STR5##with ##STR6##and (m+n).gtoreq.3or A=H or OH and n.gtoreq.2, with the remainder to 100% being(b) 0-50 molar % phosphinosuccinic acid(c) 0-40 molar t phosphinobissuccinic acid(d) 0-50 molar % phosphonosuccinic acid(a) 0-15 molar % hypophosphorus acid(f) 0-10 molar % phosphorus acid(g) 0-15 % phosphoric acideach of the acids (a) to (g) of the composition being able to be present either in free form or partially or totally neutralized in the form of an alkali metal or alkaline-earth metal, ammonium or amine salt.