The Role of Silicone Softener in Textile Processing
The textile industry is primarily driven by the look and feel of the fabric. Textile manufacturers constantly try to amplify the fabric’s quality, increasing its smooth texture and performance. Textile manufacturing is a pervasive process that involves many other functions. Textile processing includes several techniques, including dyeing and finishing in a sequence. The fabric is treated with different chemicals, dyes, and auxiliaries to enhance its performance and physical properties. Softener forms an integral part of the textile processing phase. The fabric softener can be categorized primarily into six types: cationic softener, nonionic softener, anionic softener, micro amino silicone softener, macro amino silicone softener, hydrophilic softener, and hydrophobic softener. These softeners are used to improve the softness properties of the fabric. In addition, these softeners are also used to improve abrasion resistance, tear strength, static protection, and soil resistance. Silicone...