Textile Enterprises Develop "APEO Remover" To Tackle "APEO Great Harm"

　 "We remind textile foreign trade enterprises that there should be APEO provisions in signing contracts with foreign businessmen, especially EU importers, in order to avoid economic disputes caused by APEO residues." The head of the relevant government department recently reminded.

It is understood that many industries Textile and garment enterprises In order to maintain a good handle, alkyl phenol polyoxyethylene ether compounds are commonly used. APEO ) However, the European Union has strengthened control over the use of APEO in textiles. The "2003/53/EC directive" clearly stipulates that the APEO content of textile and clothing products exported to Europe must not exceed 0.1%, otherwise it will face the risk of being recalled.

Enterprises lack knowledge of APEO

"The customer requests that the APEO of the product should not exceed 100ppm, but we now have a large amount of APEO in the fabric. Please help us, how to solve this problem? "The reporter saw the help information of the internet name" jesswhy "in a foreign trade forum.

Insiders told China's "fiber inspection" that domestic textile exporters generally lack knowledge of APEO, and do not understand the relevant APEO prohibitions abroad, nor have they taken any measures to prevent and avoid them. "This is very problematic."

In stark contrast, most of the enterprises concerned with the prohibition of azo dye exceeding the standard are paying more attention. The EU will announce the recall of azo dyestuffs over the month every month, and the domestic textile enterprises are less listed. While some countries exported to the European Union baby clothing products are often recalled for violation of azo dye regulations in the REACH regulations.

The reporter noted that the problem of APEO in textile industry is a long-standing problem, and it has also had a greater impact on a single event. In 2008, the printing knitted fabric exported to France and Holland by a Jiangsu company was rejected because the APEO exceeded the standard and became a typical case of APEO technical barriers in non-tariff barriers. At that time, this incident triggered great concern for APEO, but in recent years, enterprises have gradually weakened the attention in this area.

"Many enterprises are small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises, lack of quality control ability, in order to reduce costs, often purchase cheap or even poor quality surface accessories, and do not want to send regular inspection institutions to detect." The source said.

APEO is a great hazard.

APEO is the abbreviation of alkylphenol polyoxyethylene ether compounds, and is the main component of textile auxiliaries such as emulsifier, penetrant and detergent. It has been widely used in textile printing and dyeing industry. In addition to the textile industry, APEO is also used in detergent, personal care, daily chemical industry, paper making, petroleum, metallurgy, pesticide, pharmaceutical, printing, synthetic rubber, synthetic resin, plastics and other industries. It is mainly used as detergent.

APEO is a typical representative of non-ionic surfactants. Its biodegradability is very poor and its toxicity is relatively large. As far as I know, at present, many enterprises do not know much about APEO, so there is no way to formulate any measures to deal with the challenges of European and American regulations. Yang Ping, deputy director of the China Textile Industry Association's testing center, told China's "fiber inspection" reporter.

In the paint industry, APEO Has been included in the cause of infertility. The reporter has learned that if people live in an environment containing APEO paint for a long time, the male sex hormones will increase, thus affecting the normal hormone secretion of the human body, leading to infertility and even reproductive system diseases.

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"We say that APEO does not meet the requirements of product quality, mainly means that its safety is poor and its biodegradability is weak. The emulsion, dispersant and wetting agent in the coating materials may contain large amounts of APEO, APEO can cause irritation to the eyes and skin, and the environmental hormones produced can directly affect the reproductive health of human beings.

Experts worry that formaldehyde, benzene, xylene, ammonia, TVOC and other harmful substances have been widely recognized in society, but APOE is still "hidden in the boudoir people do not know".

How to escape "APEO claw"?

For the root cause of APEO pollution, Yang Ping analyzed, "APEO usually enters the textile itself through printing and finishing process. Because APEO has many functions, such as emulsification, permeation, solubilization, wetting, decontamination, dispersing and so on, the printing and dyeing factory generally achieves its presupposed functions by means of APEO's interface adsorption or micellar physical processes, but in this process, the chemical structure and properties of APEO have not changed, thus becoming the source of "APEO pollution".

According to the situation of journalists, APEO has been widely used in China's textile and dyeing industry. The products of APEO series are TX-10, OP-10 and NP-7, and 9,10 has become the main body of many textile auxiliaries. In addition, APEO's other commodities, such as TX-18 and TX-30,40, are also important components of some auxiliaries.

As for how to escape the clutches of APEO, experts point out that in the context of increasing demand for Textile Ecology in the EU countries, we must start with the printing and dyeing links, attach great importance to EU's regulations and technical standard information on Eco textiles, and formulate corresponding countermeasures. "Printing and dyeing enterprises should maintain good communication and cooperation with suppliers of auxiliaries, and the environmental protection and health promotion of auxiliary products is an irreversible trend. Therefore, printing and dyeing manufacturers should choose suppliers who can provide environmental protection aids. "

"The testing of auxiliaries is very important." People in the industry emphasized "China fiber inspection" emphasized that this is because only the manufacturers of additives know the most likely components of the products and know whether the auxiliaries contain banned chemicals. However, once entering the fabric part, the test becomes very complicated. "Even a very small quantity often requires high-precision, expensive equipment and equipment to detect it."

He appealed. Textile auxiliaries Manufacturers must talk about honesty, environmental protection, and consider the downstream customers. In addition, printing and dyeing enterprises should have some ability to test additives, or they can be tested by cooperative inspection organizations. In the whole process of printing and dyeing, including pre processing and finishing, the printing and dyeing enterprises must be strictly monitored.

For auxiliaries, there is indeed a potential cost increase for the research, application and manufacture of APEO free textile chemicals, but it does not always imply an increase in costs. Selecting and developing new environmental friendly auxiliaries that meet the ecological requirements can enhance the competitiveness of the auxiliary products. In addition, the auxiliaries should not only supply the domestic textile market, but also should fully meet the requirements of textile exports. Only the printing and dyeing industry and the auxiliaries cooperate effectively, the APEO limit on textiles will not become a problem, and the two industries will go to a higher level.

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Sprouting new product: "APEO remover"

Some textile companies that have already been attacked by APEO and are hard to get out have even set up a new project to deal with APEO, import and develop APEO remover to serve textile export enterprises.

Zhangjiagang BST import and Export Co., Ltd. is a professional exporter of textiles and fabrics. In February 2008, the company suffered "APEO robbery" - APEO exceeded the standard in H&M's semi worsted yarn order. In order to check the problems in the production process, Blackstone conducted a comprehensive inspection of all processes, including softeners, hair oil, dyestuffs and auxiliaries. It was found that a batch of softener APEO used in dyeing factories exceeded the standard.

In the face of tremendous pressure to remanufacture and sweater air transportation, Blackstone consulted experts and scholars of dyeing and finishing branch of China Textile Engineering Society and Beijing Chemical Research Institute, and went down to Shanghai and Guangdong to explore solutions to foreign enterprises such as BASF, Merck and clay. After nearly a month of continuous testing, after synthesizing thousands of washing agents, the APEO test results were successfully passed in the ITS test report at the end of March, avoiding the huge losses of the enterprises. At present, the company has applied for APEO professional removal technology and formula patents.

　 "APEO remover is a professional detergent material imported by our company. It has many kinds of surfactants. It has excellent washing and dispersing, emulsifying and chelating ability. At the same time, wash the APEO adsorbed on the surface of fiber and clothing. Reporters saw it in their product introductions.