Polvitex® Z is applied in the textile industry for roller, screen and rotary-screen printing as alkaline and neutral printing pastes. It is successfully applied for printing cotton, linen, artificial and synthetic fibre and rayon fabrics.

Polvitex® Z can be used with:

• vat dyes
• vat colour leuco-esters
• pologen-dyes
• disperse dyes
• some reactive dyes.

Polvitex® Z can be used separately or mixed with some thickening agents, such as tragacanth, arabic gum, cellulose derivatives, wheat and maize starches.

Polvitex® Z can be used also in finish bath as protective colloid.

Special recommendation.

• Polvitex® Z dissolves easily in cold water (18÷22ºC)
• Temperature of water below 12°C makes difficult swelling Polvitex® Z, however in temperature above 50°C might be formed thick gel.
• Its solubility process is rapid easy when intensively mixed (about 1000 turns /min).
• Solution Polvitex® Z are resistant to hard water.
• Solution Polvitex® Z are resistant to the action of the majority of chemicals. However, it does not resist to the action of salts of trivalent metals such as aluminium and chromium.

Different use Polvitex® Z:

• to drillings’ fluids
• to production of seersucker (embossing process)
• sizing agent for warp
• component of moulding sand