| CPC D06N 3/02 (2013.01) [C11D 3/0036 (2013.01); C11D 3/225 (2013.01); D06N 3/0056 (2013.01); C11D 2111/12 (2024.01); D06N 2209/146 (2013.01)] | 7 Claims |

|
1. A method for providing a textile material which is resistant to the deposition of oil-and grease-based air pollutants, the method comprising the steps of:
i. treating the textile material with an oil and grease resistant composition comprising blocky carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) and optionally at least one adjunct material; and
ii. drying the resultant textile material of step (i) wherein the blocky carboxymethyl cellulose has a degree of substitution (DS) of at least 0.4, and a degree of blockiness (DB) of at least 0.5,
wherein the blocky carboxymethyl cellulose has a molecular weight in the range of from 100,000 Daltons to 1.5 million Daltons.
|