Method for the Treatment of Flexible Substrates

Abstract

A process for treating substrates comprises contacting (A) at least one substrate selected from substrates composed of (A1) polyacrylic, polyester, silicone, polyamide or (A2) one or more polymers based on a monomer of the general formula I in each of which R 1 is selected from —Cl, C 1 -C 10 -alkyl, —CH═CH 2 , —C(Cl)═CH 2 , —C(CH 3 )═CH 2 and —COOC 1 -C 10 -alkyl, with at least one aqueous formulation comprising (B) at least one ethylene copolymer wax comprising from 60% to 95% by weight of ethylene and from 5% to 40% by weight of at least one ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid in interpolymerized form, further at least one colorant selected from (C) at least one pigment and (D) at least one dye.

1 . A process for treating flexible substrates, which comprises contacting 
 (A) at least one flexible substrate selected from substrates composed of    (A1) polyacrylic, polyester, silicone, polyamide or    (A2) one or more polymers based on a monomer of the general formula I                          in each of which R 1  is selected from —Cl, C 1 -C 10 -alkyl, —CH═CH 2 , —C(Cl)═CH 2 , —C(CH 3 )═CH 2  and —COOC 1 -C 10 -alkyl, with at least one aqueous formulation comprising 
 (B) at least one ethylene copolymer wax comprising from 60% to 95% by weight of ethylene and from 5% to 40% by weight of at least one ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid in interpolymerized form,  
 further at least one colorant selected from  
 (C) at least one pigment and  
 (D) at least one dye.  
   
   
   
       2 . The process according to  claim 1  wherein at least one ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid is a carboxylic acid of the general formula II  
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     where 
 R 2  is selected from hydrogen, branched or unbranched C 1 -C 10 -alkyl or COOH, COOCH 3 , COOC 2 H 5 ,  
 R 3  is selected from hydrogen, branched or unbranched C 1 -C 10 -alkyl.  
 
   
   
       3 . The process according to  claim 1  wherein flexible substrates are selected from foils and textile substrates.  
   
   
       4 . The process according to  claim 1  wherein flexible substrates are selected from (A2) polypropylene.  
   
   
       5 . The process according to  claim 1  wherein flexible substrates are selected from wovens, formed-loop knits and nonwovens.  
   
   
       6 . The process according to  claim 1  wherein at least one aqueous formulation comprises 
 (A) at least one further material selected from thickeners, crosslinkers, film inhibitors, fastness improvers, plasticizers, defoamers, wetting agents and leveling agents.    
   
   
       7 . The process according to  claim 1  wherein treated flexible substrate is dried after said contacting.  
   
   
       8 . Textile three-dimensional structures treated by a process according to  claim 1 .  
   
   
       9 . Print pastes comprising 
 (B) at least one aqueous formulation which comprises at least one ethylene copolymer wax comprising from 60 to 95% by weight of ethylene and from 5 to 40% by weight of at least one ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid, in interpolymerized form, and    (C) at least one pigment.    
   
   
       10 . Dyeing liquors comprising 
 (B) at least one one aqueous formulation which comprises at least one ethylene copolymer wax comprising from 60 to 95% by weight of ethylene and from 5 to 40% by weight of at least one ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid, in interpolymerized form, and    (C) at least one pigment or    (D) at least one dye.