NIU® White SFG

NIU® White SFG (newly developed) is Fluorescence Brightening Agent for polyester fibers. It gives brilliant Whitening effect, which has high fastness to sublimation, light and wet processing. It can be applied by low or high temperature exhaust or pad-thermosol method and suitable for whitening on texturised polyester and polyester / cotton, polyester/viscose. It is available as nonionic fluid dispersion Greenish yellow in colour. The dispersion is miscible with water and can be diluted to any desired concentration by adding soft water to it. All characteristics are similar to those applicable for low temperature fixation. In exhaust process even at 100ºC it gives excellent whiteness on Texturised yarn and Fabric. It is stable to acids and alkalies, gives excellent fluorescent whitening effect at a wide range of pH value. It gives slightly neutral tint on fabric

Method of Application

Preparation of dispersion

The required amount of NIU® White SFG is weighed out and stirred with 20 times of its weight of soft water at room temperature. The required volumes are made up adding more soft water.

  • High-Temperature Method
  • The bath is prepared with
  • 0.1-0.5% NIU® White SFG
  • 1.0 g/l Suitable dispersing agent
  • PH 4.5-5.5 with acetic acid
  • Material to liquor ratio 1:10

The material is entered at about 50° C and the temperature is slowly raised to 115°c-130°c within 30 minutes. The treatment is continued at this temperature for about 30 minutes. The material is then washed in cold water and soaped at 60°-70° C for 10-15 minutes in 2-g/l. neutral detergents

Padding

The fabric is padded through a pad-liquor containing 2-7.5 g/l NIU® White SFG at room temperature keeping 60-80% expression. The padded fabric is dried at approximately 120° C.

Fixation

The fixation condition depends on fabric construction. Heavy or densely woven fabric requires higher fixation temperature or longer fixation time than lighter fabric with open weave. However, following fixation condition may be taken as general recommendation

  • For normal polyester & polyester / cotton: 180° - 195° C. for 30 seconds.
  • For Texturised Polyester: 170° - 180°C.for 30 seconds
  • The thermo fixed material may be given rinsing and light soaping treatment with 2g/l neutral detergent at 60° - 70° C. for 10 -15 minutes.
Note: The recommendations are based on laboratory experiments and to be considered as guidelines only. For bulk production. It is necessary to carry out small-scale trails to conform to local conditions.