Patent GB-1047037-A (GB)
Title: Treatment of textile fibres and polymeric sheet materials
IPC: D06M15/37
Filed: 1964-05-11
Abstract: Compounds suitable for use in the treatment of textile materials and polymeric sheet materials are produced by condensing an aromatic compound containing an aromatic moiety and an aromatic phenolic moiety having at least one phenolic hydroxy group, of which a -methyl benzyl para phenol a -methyl benzyl ortho phenol, ortho phenyl phenol, para phenyl phenol and 4-methyl-41-hydroxy diphenyl sulphone are specified, with 5-20 moles of ethylene oxide per phenolic hydroxy group contained within the compound.  In Example I a -methyl benzyl para phenol is prepared by the reaction of phenol with styrene in the presence of a catalyst consisting of boron trifluoride and an aqueous solution of hypophosphorous acid, and is then condensed with 9 moles of ethylene oxide.ALSO:Compounds suitable for use in the treatment of textile materials and polymeric sheet materials are produced by condensing an aromatic compound containing an aromatic moiety and an aromatic phenolic moiety having at least one phenolic hydroxy group, of which a -methyl benzyl para phenol, a -methyl benzyl ortho phenol, ortho phenyl phenol, para phenyl phenol and 4-methyl-41-hydroxy diphenyl sulphone are specified, with 5-20 moles of ethylene oxide per phenolic hydroxy group contained within the compound.  In Example XI, a resin mixture is prepared from polyvinyl chloride, di-2-ethyl hexyl phthalate, epoxidized soya bean oil, stearic acid, a barium octoate-zinc octoate stabilizer and a condensate of 1 mole of a -methyl benzyl ortho phenol with 9.1 moles of ethylene oxide and made into sheet material.ALSO:A catalytic composition comprises boron trifluoride and an aqueous solution of hypophosphorous acid.ALSO:Natural and synthetic textile materials in the form of fibre, continuous or spun yarns, filaments, rovings, slivers or tops are lubricated and rendered antistatic by treating them with a water-soluble compound produced by condensing an aromatic compound containing an aromatic moiety and an aromatic phenolic moiety having at least one phenolic hydroxy group with 5-20 moles of ethylene oxide per phenolic hydroxy group contained in the compound.  The aromatic compound which is condensed with the ethylene oxide may be <FORM:1047037/D1-D2/1> in which R is an aryl or substituted aryl radical containing 6-24 carbon atoms, e.g. phenyl. chlorophenyl, octyl phenyl, diphenyl, hydroxy benzyl, dioctyl-o-hydroxy benzyl or 2-hydroxy-3-(ortho hydroxy benzyl) phenyl, X is hydrogen, chlorine, bromine or a straight or branched chain alkyl radical containing 1-15 carbon atoms and R1 and R2 which may be the same or different are hydrogen or alkyl radicals containing 1-5 carbon atoms.  The compounds may be applied to the textile materials from an aqueous solution or solution in an organic solvent, e.g. ether, methyl alcohol, ethyl alcohol or acetone, in an amount of from 0.01-1.3% by weight.  Textile materials made from cellulose acetate, nylon, polyethylene terephthalate, acrylic, viscose rayon, polyvinylidene chloride, copolymers of acrylonitrile and polyvinyl alcohol, polyethylene, polypropylene, cotton, wool, linen, silk, casein or vicara fibres may be treated.