Formaldehyde-free easy care finishing of cellulose-containing textile material

摘要

The present invention relates to a process for the formaldehyde-free easy care finishing of cellulose-containing textile material by treating the cellulose-containing textile material with an aqueous liquor containing a polycarboxylic acid crosslinker and a crosslinking catalyst, then drying and heat treating, which comprises using boric acid or a derivative thereof as the crosslinking catalyst.