Product Information Printing Auxiliaries

Sera® Print M-STR

Higher electrolyte stable concentrated synthetic thickener for reactive printing on
cotton and viscose rayon

Function Synthetic thickener for printing with reactive dyes

- High colour value, better coverage and more level print

Properties
- Higher electrolyte stability and less affected by bacterial attack

- Softer handle, sharp prints and easy wash off

- Compatible with all classes of reactive dyes and natural thickeners

except cationic dyes and thickeners

Chemical Characteristics water-soluble acrylic polymer in solution

Appearance milky viscous liquid

Technical Data
pH approx. 7 (5 gpl solution)

Specific gravity approx. 1.2 gm/cm3

Ionicity anionic

Shelf life approx. 12 months after delivery, if stored in

original unopened drums under the stated
conditions, recommended storage temperature +3
to +35 0C. The drum has to be tightly close
immediately after sampling or use.

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 Application-

(A) Stock Thickening

Water x g/kg
Sera® Sperse C-SN 5 g/kg
Sera® Foam M-DMO 3-10 g/kg
Urea 50 - 250 g/kg
Sera® Con M-LU 50 g/kg
Sodium bicarbonate 40-45 g/kg
Soda Ash 0 - 2 g/kg
Sera® Print M-BTR 30 - 35 g/kg
Total 1000 g/kg

Preparation of paste with high speed stirrer

- add sequestering agent Sera® Sperse C-SN & defoamer into water
- under stirring add urea and mild oxidising agent Sera® Con M-LU
- add Soda Ash & Sodium bicarbonate and homogenize the mixture
- add Sera® Print M-STR by constant stirring for desired viscosity

(B) Printing Paste

Stock Paste (A) 800 g/kg

Procion PX Dyes x g/kg
Balance (water or thickening) y g/kg

(C) Alginate Thickening (for mixture with alginate)

Water x g/kg
Sera® Sperse C-SN 5 g/kg
Sodium Alginate 30 - 120 g/kg
Total 1000 g/kg

Above paste is kept over night or immediately prepared depending

on the alginate specification.

(D) Mixture paste ( 50 : 50 & 60 : 40)

Alginate Thickening 500 - 600 g/kg

Sera® Sperse C-SN 5 g/kg
Sera® Foam M-HTS/NSD 03 -10 g/kg
Urea 50 - 100 g/kg
Sera® Con M-LU 50 g/kg
Sodium bicarbonate 40 - 40 g/kg
Soda Ash 02 - 02 g/kg
Sera® Print M-STR 20 - 15 g/kg
Total 1000 g/kg

Print, dry and steam at 102 C for 8 – 12 minutes.

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 Because of its rheology Sera® Print M-STR can be printed over a wide
viscosity range whilst still maintaining excellent definition, colour yield and
coverage compared to sodium alginate.

Hard water may influence the soft handle, the additional use of Sera
Sperse C-SN as a complexing agent and addition of Natural Thickener
like Sodium Alginate is recommended, for extreme cases, to improve the
wash ability and electrolyte stability.

Washing mainly depends on the washer efficiency, time of contact and

temperature. We suggest the first warm rinse at 500C , followed by hot
wash at 95-1000C with 2-3 gpl Sera® Sperse C-SN and 2-3 gpl Sera® Fast
C-RD.

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