BENQUEST C-80F

Sequestering Agent

I. Introduction
BENQUEST C-80F is a special polymeric surfactant which shows excellent effect for
scale controlling and for sequestering the metal ionic (ex Fe2+, Fe3+, Mg2+, Ca2+, Cu2+ etc)
in water, Fiber or dyestuff. Especially for Indigo dyeing, it has good Fe3+, Fe2+ sequestering
ability, so it increases the bright shade of denim.

II. Properties:
1. Scale controlling for scouring or soaping process, BENQUEST C-80F has good
dispersibility for size stain and sodium silicate during de-sizing, scouring and
bleaching.
2. Stabilization of use for reactive dyes and Indigo dyes on cotton or rayon and the
improvement of purity.
3. Sequestering effect without bad influence on dyeing.
4. Low foaming property.
5. Removes calcium, magnesium and iron from the cotton.
6. Prevents catalytic damage and pinholes. Increases the final whiteness after the
peroxide bleach.
7. Prevents insoluble mineral salts scaling on the cylinders in steamer, washing box or
in the bleaching bath.
8. BENQUEST C-80F can be used at each step of the pretreatment of cotton, de-sizing,
scouring and bleaching.

III. Characteristics
Appearance : Colorless to Light Yellow Liquid
Ionicity : Anionic
pH : 6.0 ± 1.0
solid content : 38.0 ± 1.0%
IV. Application
Pad Batch De-sizing
BENMORLE FS-30 : 3.0 – 5.0 ml / kg
BENZYME C-388 : 1.0 – 2.0 ml / kg
BENQUEST C-80F : 2.0 – 4.0 ml / kg
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Implementation 20 – 80 C. batch 6 – 12 hours at room temperature.

Pad Steam De-sizing

BENMORLE FS-30 : 3.0 – 4.0 ml / kg
BENZYME C-388 : 1.0 – 2.0 ml / kg
BENQUEST C-80F : 2.0 – 4.0 ml / kg
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Treat 1 – 3 minutes at 100 C

Bleaching
Pad Steam Peroxide Bleaching
BENMORLE CBP : 2.0 – 4.0 ml / kg
BENRISE PB : 6.0 ml / kg
NaOH 480 Be : 10.0 – 30.0 ml / kg
H2O2, 50% : 10.0 – 30.0 ml / kg
BENQUEST C-80F : 1.0 – 2.0 ml / kg
Steam 10 – 20 minutes

Pad Batch Peroxide Bleaching

BENMORLE CBP : 4.0 – 6.0 ml / kg
BENRISE PB : 4.0 – 6.0 ml / kg
Silicate : 0.0 – 15.0 ml / kg
NaOH 480 Be : 20.0 – 40.0 ml / kg
H2O2, 50% : 30.0 – 60.0 ml / kg
BENQUEST C-80F : 1.0 – 4.0 ml / kg
Storage: 12 – 24 hr at room temperatures
 Scouring Pad Steam
NaOH 480 Be : 20 – 80 ml / kg
BENMORLE CBP : 2.0 – 4.0 ml / kg
BENQUEST C-80F : 1.0 – 2.0 ml / kg

For exhaust pretreatment of cotton (de-sizing, scouring, bleaching) on package, jigger, jet winch
etc machines:

1. De-sizing
BENMORLE FS-30 : 0.5 – 1.0 g / l
BENZYME C-388 : 1.0 – 2.0 g / l
BENQUEST C-80F : 1.0 – 2.0 g / l
800 C x 20 ~ 30 min

2. Scouring and bleaching

BENMORLE FS-30 : 1.0 – 2.0 g / l
BENQUEST C-80F : 1.0 – 2.0 g / l
BENRISE PB : 0.5 – 1.0 g / l
NaOH 50% : 3.0 – 5.0 g / l
H2O2, 50% : 3.0 – 5.0%
100 - 1100 C x 20 ~ 60 min

For indigo dyeing mix:

Indigo powder : 75.0 – 80.0 g / l (depend on shade0
50% caustic soda : 80.0 – 90.0 g / l (check pH: 11.0 – 11.5)
Sodium hydrosulphite : about 130 g / l (check ORP: 750 ± 30)
BENTRON DS-P : 0.5 – 1.0 g / l (Dispersing agent)
BENQUEST C-80F : 2.0 – 5.0 g / l (Sequestering agent)
BENWET TD-W : 2.5 – 5.0 g / l (Wetting agent)
at 600 C
 V. Test results
Chelating with Iron Ion
Chelating with Calcium Ion
Item
R.T. Dispersibility
R.T. R.T. 80～85oC 80～85oC 98 C ×30’
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pH=
Sample pH=11～12
pH=8.5 pH=12 pH=8.5 pH=12
11～12

BENQUEST C-80F 2.27 6.81 5.68 11.35 800 300 232.5

1097 20.43 38.59 34.05 48.81 300 50 237.5

Chelating with Calcium Ion

Condition：（1）Room temperature, pH＝8.5 and 12

（2）80～85oC, pH＝8.5 and 12

（Per gram sample can chelate X mg Calcium ion）

Chelating with Iron Ion

Condition：（1）Room temperature, pH＝11～12

（2）98oC x 30 min, pH＝11～12

The results were CV value of Fe3+ (Per gram sample can chelate X mg Iron ion)

Dispersibility Testing Step

1. Precise weighing 25 g sample, add distilled water to 250 ml. Then, use pipette taking 100 ml solution
to color comparison tube.
2. Weight 2.00 g Calcium carbonate powder (dried in oven first) fill into step 1 tube. Then, shake 100
times and rest 30 mins.
3. Use pipette to take solution 20 ml (from tube top to bottom calculate 30 ml) to erlenmeyer flask. Then,
add with 1 mol/L HCL 30 ml and wait for Calcium carbonate dissolve (be clarification liquid). Add 50
ml distilled water and 2 ml bromocresol green-methyl red mixed indicator.
4. Use 0.5 mol/L NaOH titration solution color to be brown, it be titration end-point (V1).
5. Use 100 ml distilled water repeat step 2-4, it be blank titration end-point (V0).
Calculation formula：Dispersibility (mg/g，CaCO3) = C (NaOH)×(V0－V1)×100.09/2=(V0-V1)*25

• C(NaOH) Sodium hydroxide solution 0.5 mol/L

• Calcium carbonate molecular weight is 100.09, and 2.00 is the mass of calcium carbonate contained in
the 20 ml test solution.
• V1：Using amount of 0.5 mol/L NaOH titrate to light brown
• V0：The number of milliliters at the end of the blank titration

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