Silicone Textile treatments

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.

Softness

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 ("stretch-back")

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.

Typical Products

Applications	Grade	Features
Texture improving agents	POLON-MF-14	Amino-modified silicone emulsion, Improved softness and sewability
	POLON-MF-14EC	Amino-modified silicone emulsion, The slimiest to the touch
	X-51-1178	Amino-modified silicone emulsion, Improves fullness, For dark colored fabrics
	POLON-MF-29	Amino-modified silicone emulsion, Improves smoothness and softness
	POLON-MF-52	Amino-modified silicone emulsion, Yields a resilient, soft hand
	POLON-MF-18T	Epoxy-modified silicone emulsion, Improves smoothness and softness
	POLON-MF-32	High-viscosity reactive silicone emulsion, Imparts a fluffy feel
	POLON-MF-23	Reactive softener, Imparts a soft feel with stretch back properties
	X-51-1264	Epoxy-modified silicone emulsion, Improves smoothness and softness
	KM-2002L-1	Reactive softener, Yields a fluffy hand with good resiliency
	KM-2002-T	Reactive softener, Coating and anti-melt processing possible
	POLON-MF-56	Reactive softener, Excellent anti-shrink effect and rebound resiliency
	X-51-1318	Reactive softener, Does not contain organometallic compounds, Forms a silicone rubber film
Water repellents	POLON-MR	Emulsion type, General purpose, Somewhat hard finish
	POLON-MK-206	Emulsion type, Excellent durability to repeated washings
	KS-7001	Can be used on leathers
	POLONCOAT-E	Solvent type, Long-lasting waterproofing is possible.
	POLON-MF-49	For inorganic fibers, Can be used in low-temperature treatment applications if used with a catalyst
	POLON-MF-33A	For inorganic fibers, Good compatibility with phenol resins
Textile oleums	POLON-MN-55T	Imparts lubricity to nonwoven cloth
Textile oleums	POLON-MN-ST	Imparts smoothness to nonwoven cloth
SR processing agents,water-absorptionprocessing agents	POLON-SR CONC	Hydrophilic polyester-modified silicone, Suitable for antistatic processing and water-absorption processing
SR processing agents,water-absorptionprocessing agents	POLON-MF-13	Hydrophilic polyester-modified silicone, Suitable for SR processing and antistatic processing
Special processing agents	SILFIX	Soft hand, 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	Improves life span of textile