Patent ID: 7008457

Claim:
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 3 M, M is H, or a salt forming cation, and mixtures thereof; the indices x, y, and z are each independently from 0 to about 7; x+y+z is less than or equal to 7, x+z is greater than or equal to 1, Q is H, OH, OM but not H when both x and z are greater than or equal to 1, and wherein the molecular weight of the cross-linking agent is from about 110 to about 700; 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.