TEK 456E - Textile Finishing Auxiliaries

Course Objectives

1. To introduce the functions and interaction mechanisms of textile finishing auxiliaries used in pre-treatment, coloration, and finishing processes.
2. To determine the textile finishing auxiliary considering the desired fabric properties.

Course Description

Surfactants and their activity theory, surface tension. The properties of textile auxiliaries such as softeners, defoamers, wetting agents, anti-crease agents, stabilizators, electrolytes, fixators, etc. and explain their interaction mechanism.