Magnasoft 588 TX

Magnasoft 588TX textile softener, a specialty silicone emulsion concentrate, is an excellent candidate to consider for high- to mid/low-end fabric finishing. It offers multiple benefits such as quick water absorbency, moisture management, fabric whiteness, non-discoloration and - most importantly - shear stability at broad pH and temperature conditions in a finishing bath without compromising softness.

These benefits are chiefly attributed to the silicone copolymer that promotes quick and uniform adsorption to fibers, in addition to reorganization of the silicone molecules on cellulosic fabric. Using Magnasoft 588TX textile softener can result in a luxuriously voluminous touch with a comfort- ably soft feel on cotton and cotton blends while maintaining the hydrophilic nature of cellulosic fabrics. It can provide a cotton-like feel with hydrophilicity when applied to synthetic fabrics such as polyester and polyester blends. Its hydrophilic performance is virtually unaffected by the aging.

Key Features and Typical Benefits:

• Luxuriously voluminous touch with an ultra-soft feel, particularly for cotton knits.
• Quick water/perspiration absorbency on fabrics; the limited impact of fabric aging time and high temperature curing conditions on hydrophilicity.
• Water dispersible, ready to use.
• Maintains fabric whiteness (non-discoloring).
• Superior stability at broad pH and temperature ranges (e.g., up to boiling at pH 4~10 range) in typical textile finishing.
• Excellent shear stability in both padding and exhaustion processes, including jet finishing and over-flow finishing.

Typical Physical Properties
Property	Unit	Value
Appearance	-	Yellowish transparent to translucent liquid
Viscosity at 25 °C 3/12	cps	2000
Specific Gravity, 25 °C	gr/cm3	1.0
Solid Content	%	64
pH, 25 °C	–	5.5
Ionic Characteristics	–	Slightly cationic
Suitable Diluent	–	Water

 

Potential Applications:

Magnasoft 588TX textile softener may be considered for use with all types of fabrics in the textile finishing process but can be most beneficial for cellulose fabrics such as:

• Cotton and cotton-blended knits & woven.
• Viscose fabric and its blends.
• Linen fabric and its blends.
• Quick-drying cotton knits.
• Polyester and polyamide woven require cotton-like feel.

Magnasoft 588TX textile softener is easily water dispersible; hence, it is ready to use in a textile finishing bath. It possesses good compatibility with most typical textile finishing chemicals, including organic softeners, durable press resins, anti-static agents.

General Considerations for Use:

Magnasoft 588TX textile softener is a ready-to-use emulsion concentrate; hence, it can be readily diluted with water and directly applicable to the textile finishing bath with no emulsification.

It can be applied by both padding and exhaustion, including jet-finishing and over-flow finishing. The optimum use level is subject to the type of fabric and softness required, but 10~20 g/L of Magnasoft 588TX textile softener is typically recommended.

It is best to use soft water if pre-dilution is required. If soft water is unavailable, it is prudent to test the complete bath for stability before applying it in the production of textile finishing.

Performance Test Data:

• Whiteness on cotton woven: Magnasoft 588TX textile.
• Hydrophilicity: Limited impact of Magnasoft 588TX textile softener hydrophilicity against high temperature curing.

Test Conditions:

• Fabric: White cotton woven.
• Finished by pad bath.
• Dried at 130 °C x 3 min. and cured at 170 °C x 2 min.