Wetting agents
Pretreatment
RUCOWET FIN CONC
Wetting agent
Field of application
Universal, highly effective wetting agent for textile finishing
Especially suitable for acid finishing liquors
Properties
Accelerates the penetration of finishing liquors
Deaerating effects, prevents fabric floating
Resistant to hard water and electrolytes
Reduces the tendency of migration with finishing agents, especially in resin finishing
Application
Pad process
Chemical basis
Fatty alcohol ethoxylate
Ionic character
Non-ionic
Form
Liquid
RUCOWET FN
Wetting agent
Field of application
Penetration-promoting wetting agent for application in the water and oil-repellent finishing
Reduces the risk of build-up on rollers in finishes with paraffin emulsions
Properties
Non-flammable
Resistant to frost and heat
Counteracts shear forces in application
No impairment of the water, oil and soil-repellent effects
Application
Water and oil-repellent finishes
pad process
Chemical basis
Preparation of alkyl phosphate and fatty alcohol ethoxylate
Ionic character
Non-ionic
Form
Liquid
RUCOWET FRW
Wetting agent
Field of application
Highly stable, penetration-promoting wetting agent for flame-retardant finishes with salt-based RUCO-FLAM products
Properties
Excellent wetting effects, even in the acid range
No impairment of flame-retarding effects
Reduces the afterglowing of cellulosic fibres due to a better penetration of flame retardants
Reduces the tendency of surface crystallisation of salt-containing flame retardants
Application
Universally applicable
Chemical basis
Fatty alcohol ethoxylate
Ionic character
Non-ionic
Form
Liquid
RUCOWET RDA
Wetting agent
Field of application
Universally applicable wetting agent with high resistance to alkalis
Properties
Silicone-containing
Nearly foam-free
Free of enzyme poison
High wetting and scouring capacity
Very high dispersing capacity
High acid resistance
High alkali resistance
Application
Universally applicable
Chemical basis
Preparation of alkane sulphonate and fatty alcohol ethoxylate
Ionic character
Anionic
Form
Paste
RUCOWET RFF
Wetting agent
Field of application
Non-foaming wetting agent for continuous or discontinuous dyeing processes
Properties
Non-foaming
Deaerating
Free of enzyme poison
Resistant to alkalis
Resistant to acids
Application
Universally applicable
Chemical basis
Preparation of alkyl phosphate and alkyl sulphate
Ionic character
Anionic
Form
Liquid
RUCOWET RKB
Wetting agent
Field of application
For the pretreatment and dyeing, especially of absorbent gauze
Properties
Silicone-free
Low-foaming
High electrolyte resistance
No affinity for the fibre, thus easily rinsed off
Application
Discontinuous processes
Chemical basis
Preparation of alkane sulphonate and fatty alcohol ethoxylate
Ionic character
Anionic
Form
Liquid
RUCOWET RMC
Wetting agent
With a good price-performance ratio for hot or cold mercerisation obtaining a high and uniform degree of mercerisation
Field of application
For causticising or mercerising processes
Properties
Silicone-free
Low-foaming
Levels out mercerising and causticising effects
Alkali-resistant in lyes up to 30 °Bé
High surface activity
Application
Hank or piece mercerising
Chemical basis
Preparation of alkyl sulphate and alkyl phosphate
Ionic character
Anionic
Form
Liquid
RUCOWET RN
Wetting agent
First-class wetting and deaerating agent
RUCOWET RN is a new, low-foaming and highly effective wetting and deaerating agent.
Field of application
For textile finishing processes, especially suitable for alkaline liquors
Properties
Free of enzyme poison
Low-foaming
Resistant to water hardness and electrolytes, to oxidative and reductive bleaching agents
Has a deaerating effect and prevents floating of the fabric
Application
Universally applicable
Chemical basis
Fatty alcohol ethoxylate
Ionic character
Non-ionic
Form
Liquid
RUCOWET VH
Wetting agent
Field of application
And deaerating agent for textile finishing processes with defoaming effect
Properties
Free of enzyme poison
Foam-foaming
Has a deaerating effect
Prevents floating of the fabric
Application
Universally applicable
Chemical basis
Preparation of fatty alcohol ethoxylate and organic phosphorous compound
Ionic character
Non-ionic
Form
Liquid
RUCOWET WS
Wetting agent
Field of application
Universal wetting and scouring agent for pretreatment and dyeing of all types of cellulosic and synthetic fibres as well as WO
Properties
Free of enzyme poison
Low-foaming
Good scouring capacity
Very high dispersing capacity
High alkali resistance
Application
Universally applicable
Chemical basis
Preparation of alkane sulphonate and fatty alcohol ethoxylate
Ionic character
Anionic
Form
Liquid
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