| abstract |
A process for the preparation of cationic resin aqueous emulsions useful for treating fiber-containing articles, comprising reacting an isocyanate-terminated urethane prepolymer with an excess of a polyalkylene-polyamine to form a polyurethane-urea-polyamine, reacting a part of the amino groups in the thus-formed polyurethane-urea-polyamine with a compound selected from the group consisting of alkyl isocyanates having an alkyl group of 12 to 22 carbon atoms, acyl chlorides having an alkyl group of 12 to 22 carbon atoms and alpha -olefin epoxides having 12 to 22 carbon atoms, thereby to introduce a long-chain alkyl group into the molecule of the polyurethane-urea-polyamine, and mixing the alkyl-containing polyurethane-urea-polyamine with an aqueous solution of an acid thereby to convert the remaining amino groups to cations. |