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Textile Effects

Technical Data Sheet

SAPAMINE® SEW textile softener


COMFORT & EASY CARE

Softener for exhaust and pad application with excellent sewability improvement properties,
especially on knitted fabrics

USES
Softening and sewability improvement on all fiber types
Applicable by exhaustion and padding

Characteristics Benefits

• Full, soft handle with high surface • Gives fabrics a rich silky touch
smoothness

• Excellent improvement of sewability • Reduced risk of needle damage to fabric and hole
formation during garment construction and use
• Reduced risk of needle and fabric damage due to
fused synthetic fiber

• Very high degree of whiteness • Allows production of fabrics and garments with a
high degree of whiteness and minimal shade
change on colored fabrics

• Very high degree of exhaustion • Excellent product efficiency


• Low waste water contamination
• Product can be used even from long liquor ratios

• Increases fiber lubrication • Reduction of fiber/metal-friction during rewinding in


case of yarns
• Improved tear strength, bursting strength and
abrasion resistance of finished fabrics
• Excellent napping properties
Technical Data Sheet SAPAMINE® SEW textile softener

PROPERTIES

Chemical constitution Emulsion of polyalkylenes and fatty acid amide

Ionic character Cationic/nonionic

pH 4.0–5.0

Specific gravity at 20 °C 0.980–1.00 g/cm3

Physical form White to yellowish, low viscosity emulsion

Storage stability SAPAMINE® SEW stable for 1 year when properly stored in
closed containers at 20 °C.
The product is sensitive to temperatures below 0 °C and
above 40 °C

Ecology/toxicology The usual hygiene and safety rules for handling chemicals
should be observed in storage, handling and use. The
product must not be swallowed.

For further information on SAPAMINE® SEW - especially


particulars regarding safety when handling, toxicological
and ecological data - please consult our product specific
safety data sheet.

Compatibility SAPAMINE® SEW can be used in combination with most


nonionic and cationic textile chemicals commonly used in
finishing.
Preliminary trials are advisable before using the product with
other products, especially when they are not of Huntsman
Corporation or when anionic products are co-applied, e. g.
optical brightening agents for cellulose fibers.

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APPLICATION
Dissolving/diluting
SAPAMINE® SEW textile softener can be diluted with cold water.

Required amount
1–3 % o. w. f. SAPAMINE® SEW by exhaust application
20–40 g/l SAPAMINE® SEW by pad application

Application
pH 5.0–5.5 (adjusted with acetic acid 60 %)
Liquor ratio 5:1–20:1
20–30 min at 30–40 °C
Drop bath, hydro-extract and dry at 110–130 °C without rinsing
If combined with cellulose crosslinking agents the details described in the respective technical data
sheets are valid.

Suggested recipes

I. Exhaust application
Cotton or PES knitted goods
1–3 % SAPAMINE® SEW

II. Padding
Cotton knitwear
20–30 g/l KNITTEX® FEL
6–9 g/l KNITTEX® CATALYST MO
20–60 g/l SAPAMINE® SEW

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NOTES
SAPAMINE® SEW textile softener has negligible influence on thermomigration and is therefore very
suitable for application on polyester fabrics. Nevertheless preliminary trials are recommended in
case of disperse dyed fabrics with regard to the great variety of dyestuffs in the market.

Spray application (not product specific)


Aerosols are generated through the spraying technique that potentially may be hazardous to health.
For this reason spray application can only be safely conducted if sufficient ventilation equipment is
installed at the product application site which will prevent spreading of the aerosols into the
workplace. An alternative would be to carry out the spraying application in a closed system.

ATTENTION
Our technical data sheets provide directions for the application possibilities of our products. Any
influence on dyes, prints and their fastness properties, degree of whiteness, fabric properties,
handle, non-slip, seam resistance and material strength, ageing resistance, odor of finished fabric
etc. are under the user’s own responsibility. Due to the many different textile variations we are not
able to submit a general recommendation. Our recommendations are in line with our present state
of knowledge and do not provide any guarantee. Therefore initial internal bulk trials are absolutely
necessary. The manufacturer is not liable for damages due to improper application or application
against our explicit recommendations.
Statutory provisions and standard regulations must be observed when handling processing agents.
For additional detailed information please refer to the product specific safety data sheet.

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Region Europe
Huntsman Textile Effects (Germany) GmbH
Rehlinger Str. 1
86462 Langweid a. Lech, Germany
[email protected]
Tel: +49 8230 41-0
Fax: +49 8230 41-370

Region Americas
Huntsman International LLC
Textile Effects
4050 Premier Drive
USA-High Point, North Carolina 27265
[email protected]
Tel: +1 800 822 1736
Fax: +1 336 801 2808

Region Asia
Huntsman (Guangdong) Ltd.
Textile Effects
Flying Geese Mountain Industrial Park
Shilou Town, Panyu District, Guangzhou
511447, PR China
[email protected]
Tel: +86 20 8484 5100
Fax: +86 20 8484 5222

Copyright © 2007 Huntsman. All rights reserved.


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6200197E—May-2007, Printed in Germany.

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