Utilization Of Methyl Ester Sulfonate As a Surfactant Raw Material in the Scouring, Bleaching and Dyeing Process of Rayon Fabric

The use of surfactants from palm oil as a wetting agent can be applied in the textile wet processes. Used cooking that has been through esterification and transesterification processes used raw material for surfactants. During this process, methyl ester sulfonate formed surfactant material. MES an active ingredient detergents detergency ability water with high hardness level, tolerance property to Ca 2+ ions, low foaming rate, good stability pH. purpose research is utilize processed esterification, transesterification, sulfonation manufacturing process which will later determine optimum concentration produced dyeing rayon compared commercial (teepol). experiments carried out were making esters into esters, sulfonation, purification neutralization. Then, testing time, absorbency fabric resistance acid, base, hardness. Then product bleaching simultaneously, then continued cloth process. tested age evenness dyed color. results showed almost same properties teepol, holds it hard not resistant acids bases. It reduce surface tension so absorb 23,36 seconds. conditions achieved concentrations using 2 ml / L scouring (simultaneous) color saturation 25.6148 standard deviation 0.395.