Shin-Etsu Silicones : Textile treatments

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Silicones are chemically inactive, have very low surface tension and provide good water repellency, releasability, and lubrication. Thus, silicones are also commonly used as fiber and fabric processing agents. They are used to treat natural and synthetic fibers or fabrics to make them water repellent or waterproof, to impart flexibility, and are commonly used to improve the texture and sewability of textile goods, resulting in higher grade and more functional products.

Features

	Water repellency
	Forms a coating (oil film or hard coating) on textiles to provide excellent water repellency.
	Flexibility
	Silicone greatly reduces the friction coefficient between fibers to achieve distinctive softness.
	Durability
	The flexible film which forms on the fiber surface improves the durability of the fabric with respect to washing and dry cleaning.
	Rebound resiliency (gstretch-backh)
	Fabrics have excellent rebound resiliency due to the flexible elastic coating which forms on the fiber surface.

	Transparency
	Silicone processing agents improve the hyperchromic effect and colorfastness due to the transparent coating which forms on the fiber surface.
	Weather and heat resistance
	The chemical bonds which form the backbone are siloxane bonds (Si-O-Si), so the interatomic bonding energy of these processing agents is high and they have excellent weather and heat resistance.

Products

Applications	Grade	Features
Texture improving agents	Polon MF-14	Amino-modified silicone emulsion. Improved softness and sewability.
	Polon MF-14D	Amino-modified silicone emulsion. Slimy to the touch, fluffy feel.
	Polon MF-14EC	Amino-modified silicone emulsion. The slimiest to the touch.
	Polon MF-29	Amino-modified silicone emulsion. Improves smoothness and softness.
	Polon MF-44	Amino-modified silicone emulsion. Yields a smooth, soft texture.
	Polon MF-52	Amino-modified silicone emulsion. Yields a resilient, soft texture.
	Polon MF-18T	Epoxy-modified silicone emulsion. Improves smoothness and softness.
	Softenerseal 10	Low-viscosity silicone emulsion. Improves cutting properties and sewability.
	Polon MF-17	High-viscosity reactive silicone emulsion. Improves softness.
	Polon MF-32	High-viscosity reactive silicone emulsion. Imparts a fluffy feel.
	KM-2002L-1	Reactive softener. Yields a fluffy texture with good resiliency.
	KM-2002T	Reactive softener. Coating and anti-melt processing possible.
	Polon MF-56	Reactive softener. Excellent anti-shrink effect and rebound resiliency.
Water repellents	Polon MK-206	Emulsion type. Excellent durability to repeated washings.
	KS-7002	Solvent type. Can be used on leathers.
	Poloncoat E	Solvent type. Long-lasting waterproofing is possible.
	Polon MF-33A	For inorganic fibers. Good compatibility with phenol resins.
Textile treatment agents	Polon MNST	Imparts smoothness to nonwoven cloth.
Textile treatment agents	Polon MF-9C	Concentrated type.
Soil-release agents, water-absorption processing agents	Polon SR-Conc	Hydrophilic polyester-modified silicone. Suitable for antistatic processing and water-absorption processing.
	Polon SR-Conc-2	Hydrophilic polyester-modified silicone. Good dispersion in warm water.
	Polon MF-13	Hydrophilic polyester-modified silicone. Suitable for SR processing and antistatic processing.
	Polon MF-53	Long-lasting water-absorption effect.
Special processing agents	SILFIX	Slip prevention agent. Silica powder dispersion liquid.
	Polon MF-28	Slip prevention agent. Organic colloidal silica dispersion liquid.
	KS-731	Tack prevention agent.
	Polon MF-50	Antibacterial agent.

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