Test results based on the modified sintered glass test for TEGO® Antifoam MR 1015 and TEGO® Antifoam PS 10
Test media:
Surfactant 1: Alkylbenzene sulfonate
Surfactant 2: Nonylphenol ethoxylate (9 EO) : secondary alkane sulfonate (1: 2) blend
Surfactant 3: Iso-octylphenol ethoxylate (6.5 EO)
Surfactant 4: Iso-octylphenol ethoxylate (20 EO)
Surfactant 5: Iso-tridecyl alcohol ethoxylate (7 EO)
Jet Dyeing Results
Laboratory Jet Dyeing Machine, Mathis JFL, medium nozzle speed (stage 5), reel speed 7 m/min
| Fabric: | textured PES, 155 g/m² |
| Liquor ratio: | 1 : 30 |
| Temperature Program: | start 60 °C, dyeing 130 °C, 1 h, cooling 80 °C, heating/cooling speed 3 °C/min |
| Dyeing Recipe: | 1.0 % disperse dye, 1.5 g/l dispersing agent, 1.5 g/l leveling agent, 1.5 g/l lubricant, 2.0 g/l sodium acetate, pH 4.5 - 5.0 (set with acetic acid), 70 ppm antifoam (solids) |
| Product | Chemical Basis | Foam Structure | Fabric Spotting / Jet Deposit |
| Competitor 1 | PDMS | coarse | Evident silicone spotting |
| Competitor 2 | organic | fine | No spotting / no deposit |
| TEGO® Antifoam MR 1015 | OMS | coarse | No spotting / no deposit |