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Welcome

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What are Surfactants?

These are compounds that lower the surface tension of aliquid. Surfactants are organic compounds that have

amphiphilic molecules this implies that hey have both a

hydrophobic and a hydrophilic group or vice versa. They

lower surface tension between two liquids or a liquid anda solid. Surfactant may be used as detergents, wetting

agents, forming agents, emulsifiers and so on. There are

different types of surfactants such as the ethoxylates,

fatty alcohol ethoxylate, fatty acid ethoxylate and fattyamines ethoxylate.


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What is the Importance of Surfactants in The Textile Industry?

In the textile industry surfactants are used for three mainprocesses as discussed below.

Scouring

Lubrication

Dying and finishing


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Scouring

Scouring- in the textile industry,

scouring for natural and

synthetic fibers is very

paramount. Scouring is aimed at

ensuring the fabric is well

prepared and impurities, either

man made or natural are

removed.


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Lubrication

Lubrication - after the scouring operation, the fats in the

initial fabric are eliminated. This implies that materials

have to be added which will serve as lubricants. This is

because lubrication is very important in the spinning,cording, and weaving operation. Surfactants act as

lubricants and softeners.


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Dying and finishing

Dying and finishing - these process uses most of the

surfactants in the textile industry. Surfactants act as

wetting agents, dying agents and as penetrates.

These are the major uses of surfactants in the textile

industry amongst many more uses. This shows that

surfactants play a very important role in the textile

industry.


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Various Surfactants used in the Textile Industry

There are many types of surfactants, below are some ofthe surfactants that are used in the textile industry.

Ethoxylates

Fatty Alcohol Ethoxylate

Fatty Acid Ethoxylate

Fatty Amines Ethoxylate


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Ethoxylates

Ethoxylates - These are

produced from the ethoxylation

processes. In the textile

industries, the ethoxylates are

used for scouring, lubricating,

finishing and dying of the

fabrics.


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Fatty Alcohol Ethoxylate

Fatty Alcohol Ethoxylate - These range

from clear yellowish liquids to wax

solids, depending on their length of

the alkyl chain. Fatty alcohol

ethoxylates are used for scouring andemulsifying in the textile industry.

They are also used in dye leveling and

as wetting agents. The major function

of fatty alcohol ethoxylates is

emulsification.


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Fatty Acid Ethoxylate

Fatty Acid Ethoxylate - They are

used as non ionic surfactants in

a number of processes in the

textile industry. Fatty acid

ethoxylates are used as

emulsifiers, water softeners,

wetting agents and as spin

dying agents.


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Fatty Amines Ethoxylate

Fatty Amines Ethoxylate - They

are good oil emulsifiers, and

dye dispersants. They are also

good as wetting agents. Fatty

amine ethoxylates are

important in the textile

industry in for they act as fiber

lubricants and also as dying

agents.


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