Sapamine: SEW Textile Softener
Sapamine: SEW Textile Softener
Sapamine: SEW Textile Softener
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
PROPERTIES
pH 4.0–5.0
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.
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Technical Data Sheet SAPAMINE® SEW textile softener
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.
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
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