US1449240A - Textile-scouring oil - Google Patents

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UNHTEJD TATES PATENT @FFHQEO LOULEt E. MURPHY, 01E PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNUE T E. It. HOUGHTON & COMPANY, 013 PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORA- TION OF PENNSYLVAKFIA.

TEXTILE-SGOURING OIL.

I'J'o Drawing. Application filed August 14, 191%. Serial No. 249,899.

To all whom it may concern: Whenthis operation is complete ll take Be it known that '1, Lotus E. MURPHY, a approximately 12% of the sulfonated 70% citizen of the United States, residing in castor oil (23% acid); addapproximately Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented 8.16% of the sulfonated corn oil; approxi- 5 certain Improvements in Textile-Scouring mately 6.48% of the neutral saponaceous Oils, of which the following is a specificadetergent, and approximately 1.81% of what to tion. is known as a bloomless neutral hydrocar- My invention relates to the art of scourbon le1non-colored oil.

ing, cleansing and finishing textile fabrics; After this approximately 1 1.76% of water to and the object of my invention is to provide is stirred in and the whole mass agitated an improved oleaginous, liquid detergent, thoroughly for about thirty minutes. as particularly available for use in the scour- I then add approximately 1.81% of a ing, fulling and finishing of woolen and caustic sodasolution of Twaddle, and worsted raw stock, yarns, woolen or worsted agitate the mass for a short time.

15 piece goods, as well as similar material hav- 1 then add approximately 29% of what is ing an admixture of cotton. commercially known as 98% oleic acid, with I The improved product constituting my ina further addition of approximately 1 1% vention is designed to take the place of the water and agitate. soap and alkali heretofore employed for After this mass has been agitated for fif- 32 the operations noted above, and in addition teen (15) or twenty (20) minutes, 1 add apto effecting the desired result in a better proximately 9% ofa caustic soda solution of manner than the various products heretofore 60 Twaddle and approximately 3 ounces of employed for the same or similar purposes, formaldehyde to prevent fermentation. it is materially cheaper on the one hand and The temperature at which the desired mix- 25 requires less material for a given amount of ture is effected may be approximately 150 work on the other hand. F. and the resulting product is alkaline.

When used with alkali in proper propor- The sulfonated oil used could be comtions, it replaces the soap for the purposes posed wholly of the castor oil, but maize mentioned above and with better results in (or corn) oil has been used in orderto reso the finished product; that is to say, its use duce the cost of the finished material.

produces cleaner stock and goods, with ma- I In this combination the use of the sulfoterial economy in cost. nated oil furnishes softening properties; the In preparing my improved product, I first neutral saponaceous detergent cleansing sulfonate what is known as.ordinary comproperties; the neutral hydrocarbon oil 85 mercial castor oi1;the finished productshowpenetrating and emollient properties; and

ing approximately 23% acid, and being what the alkali used furnishes part of the scourto is known as a 70% strength oil; that is to ing properties. say, 70% oil, and 30% aqueous moisture. he finished oil when used in combina- 1 then sulfonate ordinary maize or corn tion with alkali like caustic soda or soda so oil; the finished product showing a strength ash produces a scouring, fulling and finishof approximately 80% oil and 20% water. ing oil superior in every way tothe soaps I then prepare a neat al saponaceous deheretofore in general use. tergent of the cons%& of soft soap; the As an example of its efficiency and materials employed eing as follows, in subadaptability over the usual soap in the stantially the proportions named: scouring bath for use 11 on such goods as tricotines, gabardines panama cloth, Olive oil foots 136 gals. ottoman cloth, serges, fancy goods. Extra prime lard oil 216 gals. etc., where 50 gallons of Water, 40 lbs. of Corn, (or maize) oil 36.5 gals. soap and 12 lbs. of soda ash were formerly 50 v Cocoanut oil 15.5 gals. necessary to obtain the desired results, 1

Neats foot oil 15.5 gals. have secured the same effect with 50 gal- Water 1,124 gals. lons of water, 18 lbs. of my improved tex- Caustic potash 314 lbs. tile scouring oil, and 14: lbs. of soda ash.

(austirsoda 183 lbs. ".ln the scouring of domestic wool, llhat'e replaced a 400-gallon bath formerly used, which included 200 lbs. of soap, 20 lbs. of caustic soda and 85 lbs. of soda ash, with 100 lbs. of my improved textile scouring oil, 25' lbs. caustic soda and 62 lbs. of soda as Where the soap heretofore employed was desired for some particular purposes, for in stance in the scouring and fulling of 16-02. khaki cloth, where 110 gallons of water, 110 lbs. of soap and 30 lbs. of soda ash were used, I have replaced the same with 110 gallons of Water, 25 lbs. of soap, 25 lbs. of my improved textile scouring oil and 30 lbs. of soda.

While I have described with some particularity certain proportions of materials employed, I do not wish to be limited to the exact proportions named.

I claim:

1. As a new article of manufacture, a textile scouring oil comprising an oleaginous liquid body containing sulfonated castor oil, and sulfonated maize (or corn) oil, homogeneously combined with a neutral saponaceous detergent resulting from the combination of olive oil -foots, lard oil, corn oil, cocoanut oil, neats foot oil, an alk iali hydrate, and water. I

2. A textile scouring oil comprising a body of sulfonated vegetable oil homogeneously combined with a neutral sponaceous detergent resulting from the combination of olive oil foots, lard oil, corn or maize oil, cocoanut oil, neats foot oil, Water, and an. alkaline hydrate.

3. As a new article of manufacture, a textile scouring oil comprising an oleaginous liquid body containing sulfonated castor oil with an acid reaction, sulfonated maize (or corn) oil, and a saponaceous detergent 'resulting from the combination of olive oil foots, lard oil, corn oil, cocoanut oil, neats foot oil, alkaline hydrate, and Water; the hydrate being present in suflicient quantity to render the finished product alkaline.

4. As a new article of manufacture, a textile scouring oil comprising an oleaginous liquid body containing approximately 12% of a 70% sulfonated castor oil; approximately 8.16% of a sulfonated corn oil; approximately 6.48% of a neutral saponaceous detergent; approximately 4.81% of a bloomless neutral hydrocarbon lemon-colored oil; approximately 14.76% of water; approximately 1.81% of caustic soda solution of Twaddle, and approximately 29% of oleic acid, and approximately 14% additional water, and approximately 9% caustic soda solution of 60 Twaddle.

5. As a new article of manufacture, a textile scouring oil comprising an oleaginous liquid body containing approximately 12% Twaddle.

LOUIS E. MURPHY.