PIDICRYL BINDER 5555
Pidicryl Binder 5555 is an aqueous acrylic co-polymer textile pigment printing binder suitable for cotton woven, hosiery, viscose, polyester and its blended fabrics. Pidicryl Binder 5555 produces prints with better crocking and washing fastness properties with a bright appearance and soft handle.
Product Features
- Pidicryl Binder 5555 gives better crocking & washing fastness on cotton woven, cotton hosiery, and its blended fabrics
- Pidilite textile binder 5555 gives very less penetration, leading to prints with higher colour value & excellent soft handle
- Most suitable for fabrics which undergo frequent wash cycles, as washing fastnesses is exceptionally good
- This binder is used in textile printing for cotton bed sheets, shirting, and dress materials printing, although can also be used for other types of fabrics
- Pidicryl Binder 5555 pigment printing binder is suitable for pigment discharge printing packages
- Pidicryl Binder 5555 print paste can be used for baby wear applications with the addition of urea in the paste
Technical Specification
- Appearance: Milky white to translucent emulsion
- pH (when packed): 7.5 – 9.0
- Chemical Character: Aqueous-based acrylic copolymer resin
- Ionic Character: Anionic
- Solubility in water: Dispersible with water
- Solid content: 39 ± 1 %
- Viscosity [On BF-RVT, SPL-4, RPM-20 at 30°C]: 0.1 – 10.0 Ps
Application of Product
- Pidicryl binder 5555 is suitable for a binder used in textile printing systems
- To get the best fastness results, recommended that the binder to colour ratio should be 3: 1. This is especially applicable for shades of 4 % & above
- Recommended to use Pidifinish/Pidifix fixer (crosslinking agent) for improved wet rub fastness properties
- For baby wear application, suggested using urea and curing at 150 – 160⁰C for 5 – 6 minutes