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ALTRANOL-EPLF
Description:
Is a low foaming, high performance detergent designed for the preparation of cotton,
synthetic and blended fabrics in machines of high liquor turbulence such as jet, soft flow and
package dyeing machines as well as in continuous processing systems.
Properties:
Appearance : Transparent liquid
Ionic Nature : Non-ionic
pH : 2.5 ± 0.5
Composition : Blend of ethoxylated alcohols
Solubility : Miscible in all proportions in water.
Compatibility : Compatible with anionic, cationic & nonionic
products & preparation / bleaching chemicals.
Benefits:
Smoother running of ropes, less floatation leading to fewer tangles and more efficient
pump performance.
Uniform extraction of oil and waxes providing consistently clean foundation for level
dyeing and whiter whites.
Improved reproducibility
Cost savings by improved overall dye processing
Trouble free liquid dispersing
Low dosages required. Minimised organic pollutant load on dye house effluent.
Features:
Has excellent emulsifying and soil suspending properties with sustained low foam
character throughout heating, cooling and rinsing cycles.
Excellent emulsifying properties for knitting and weaving lubricants, oils and
waxes.Very good soil suspension and anti-re-deposition properties.
Very high detergent action, which ensures rapid removal of synthetic sizing agents
and spinning oils from polyester and polyamide based fabrics.
Eliminates the need for defoamers /anti foaming agents.
Free flowing liquid form.
High active content. Low odour – no unpleasant smell.
Extremely high primary biodegradability and is readily bio-eliminable.
Stable to hard water, acids and oxidizing agents and in caustic alkali upto 50 g/l
concentration.
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Application :
Due to its powerful detergent activity and low foam property Altranol-EPLF advantageously
replaces conventional scouring surfactants employed in batchwise and continuous
preparation processes Altranol-EPLF allows significant improvement in productivity. It is
particularly useful in single-stage combined desize/scour/bleach operations for woven and
knitted fabrics, terry-towelling and yarn packages.
On polyester-based fabrics, removal of synthetic sizing agents (especially acrylates which are
used to facilitate the weaving operation on water-jet looms) poses a major problem.
Altranol-EPLF expeditiously cleans out such polymers in short treatment times.
A. Batchwise Processing-
(i) Scouring of cotton hosiery-
Set the bath at liquor ratio 10:1 with
ALTRANOL-EPLF 0.5 – 1.0 g/l
Caustic Soda solid 3.0 g/l
Start at 50ºC, raise gradually to 95ºC and run for 30 mins. Cool to 70ºC.
drain and neutralise with
Acetic acid (80%s) 0.5 g/l
at 70ºC for 10 to 20 mins.
B. Continuous Processing-
(i) Single-stage desize-scour-bleach for cotton hosiery and low-sized terry-toweiling
in J-Box-
Impregnate in saturator at 100-120% pick-up with
ALTRANOL-EPLF 1-2 g/l
ECOSOFT-400 2-3 g/l
Caustic Soda solid 4-6 g/l
MODSTAB-MS 5-6 g/l
Hydrogen Peroxide 50% 20-35g/l
and steam at 100ºC for 90 mins followed by wash-off at boil.
In Continuous Kier-
The process is carried out at 90-95ºC employing a liquor ratio of 10:1-8:1 with
fabric treatment for 1 hour followed by a squeeze, and washing-off/souring in
a separate washer. A continual gravity feed maintains the effective
concentrations in the kier-liquor. A full white can be obtained with the
following recipe (percentage on weight of material):
ALTRANOL-EPLF 0.5 - 1.0%
ECOSOFT-400 0.5 – 1.0%
MODSTAB-MS 1.0 - 2.0%
Caustic Soda solid 1.0 - 1.5%
Hydrogen Peroxide 50% 3.0 - 5.0%
alongwith a compatible optical whitener. For fabric to be subsequently dyed,
NEUTROX-ALN may be added in the washer at 60ºC to quench residual
peroxide, followed by acidification to maintain pH at 6-6.5.
Storage: Good shelf life under normal storage conditions. Containers must be tightly closed
when not in use.
The information in the datasheet is based on our present state of knowledge & is published without any obligation on our part.
5
50
45
40
Foam Height in mm
35
30 At Room Temp.
25 At 75ºC
At 95ºC
20
15
10
5
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Lenatol-HPLF Altranol-EPLF Expt. A-386 Expt. A-387
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Conclusion:
1. Altranol-EPLF & Lenetol-HPLF shows similar foam height at Room temperature &
75ºC.
2. Lenetol-HPLF shows maximum increase in foam height at 95ºC in comparison to
Altranol-EPLF
6
14
Foam collaspe time in secs.
12
10
8 At Room Temp.
At 75ºC
6 At 95ºC
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Scouring efficiency
4
Series1
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Note: Scoured fabric with above products shows spontaneous water absorbency & similar
dyeing (equal dye uptake) when dyed with reactive dye.
Conclusion:
ALTRANOL-EPLF & LENETOL-HPLF shows similar scouring efficiency & dyeing
property.
Remark:
The above results prove that both ALTRANOL-EPLF & LENETOL-HPLF are comparably
similar.