EP0056695A2
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Textile treatment compositions
Assignee: Procter and Gamble European Technical Center
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Filing: 1982-01-11
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2002-01-11
Abstract
Abstract Concentrated textile treatment compositions suitable for use in the rinse cycle of a textile laundering operation containing from 12.3% to 25% of water-insoluble cationic fabric softener or of a mixture thereof with a water-insoluble nonionic fabric softener in a weight ratio of cationic:nonionic softener of at least 2.5:1, and 0.1% to 3% of an alkoxylated amine, or ammonium derivative thereof, having the general formula I wherein R, is C 8 -C 22 alkyl or alkenyl, R 2 is C 1 -C 4 alkyl or (C n H 2n O) y H, where n is 2 or 3 and x, y are from 0 to 14 with (x+y) from 2 to 14. The compositions provide fabric softening/static control benefits combined with excellent storage stability and viscosity characteristics.
Inventors
- 👤 Julius Ooms
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 13:49
CPC Classifications
D; D06; D06M; D06M13/00; D06M13/322; D06M13/46; D06M13/463; C; C11; C11D; C11D1/00; C11D1/38; C11D1/645; C11D3/00; C11D3/0005; C11D3/001; C11D3/0015; D06M13/372; D06M2200/00; D06M2200/50
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
122 words
An aqueous textile treatment composition characterized by: (a) from 12.3% to 25% by weight of a substantially water-insoluble cationic fabric softener or of a mixture thereof with a substantially water-insoluble nonionic fabric softener in a weight ratio of cationic:nonionic softener of at least 2.5:1, and (b) from 0.1% to 3% by weight of an alkoxylated amine, or ammonium derivative thereof, having the general formula I wherein R 1 is a C 8 -C 22 alkyl or alkenyl group, R 2 is a C 1 -C 4 alkyl group or (CnH2n0)yH, n is 2 or 3, and x, y are each a number average in the range from 0 to 14, the sum total of x and y being from 2 to 14.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
122 words
An aqueous textile treatment composition characterized by: (a) from 12.3% to 25% by weight of a substantially water-insoluble cationic fabric softener or of a mixture thereof with a substantially water-insoluble nonionic fabric softener in a weight ratio of cationic:nonionic softener of at least 2.5:1, and (b) from 0.1% to 3% by weight of an alkoxylated amine, or ammonium derivative thereof, having the general formula I wherein R 1 is a C 8 -C 22 alkyl or alkenyl group, R 2 is a C 1 -C 4 alkyl group or (CnH2n0)yH, n is 2 or 3, and x, y are each a number average in the range from 0 to 14, the sum total of x and y being from 2 to 14.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
58 words
A composition according to Claim 1 characterized in that the cationic fabric softener is selected from (a) di- C 12 -C 24 alkyl or alkenyl mono- or polyammonium salts, (b) di- C 12 -C 24 alkyl or alkenyl imidazolinium salts, ( c ) tri- C 12 -C 24 alkyl or alkenyl quaternary ammonium salts, and (d) mixtures thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
52 words
A composition according to Claim 1 or 2 characterized by from 13% to 22%, preferably from 13.5% to 20% of the cationic fabric softener or of the mixture of cationic and nonionic fabric softeners, the mixture comprising from 11% to 18% cationic fabric softener and from 0.2% to 5% nonionic fabric softener.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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A composition according to any of Claims 1 to 3 characterized by from 0.3 to 2.5% of the alkoxylated amine or ammonium derivative thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
64 words
A composition according to any of Claims 1 to 4 characterized in that the alkoxylated amine has the general formula II: wherein R 1 is a C 16 -C 22 alkyl or alkenyl group, n is 2 and x, y are each a number average in the range from 1 to 11, the sum total of x and y being from 2 to 12:
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
A composition according to any preceding claim characterized in that the weight ratio of cationic fabric softener to alkoxylated amine or ammonium derivative thereof is in the range from 100:1 to 12:1.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
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A composition according to any preceding claim characterized by from 50 to 1500 parts per million, preferably from 600 to 1000 parts per million of electrolyte.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
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A composition according to Claim 1 characterized by (a) from 13.5% to 20% of a substantially water-insoluble cationic fabric softener selected from di-C 12 -C 24 alkyl or alkenyl quaternary ammonium salts, di-C12-C24 alkyl or alkenyl imidazolinium salts and mixtures thereof, or of a mixture of the cationic fabric softener and nonionic fabric softener in a weight ratio of at least 2.5:1, (b) from 0.3% to 2.5% of an alkoxylated amine, or ammonium derivative thereof, of formula II, and (c) from 600 to 1000 parts per million of electrolyte, wherein the composition has a pH in the range from 3.5 to 7.0 and is in the form of a particulate dispersion of cationic fabric softener in an aqueous solution of alkoxylated amine or ammonium derivative thereof.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
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A composition according to any / of Claims 1 to 8 characterized in that the water-insoluble nonionic softener is selected from C 10 -C 24 non-cyclic hydrocarbons, esters of C 10 -C 24 fatty acids with mono- or polyhydric alcohols containing 1 to 8 carbon atoms, C 10 -C 24 fatty alcohols and mixtures thereof.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
90 words
A composition according to any of Claims 1 to 9 characterized in that it additionally comprises: (a) from about 0.1% to about 5%, preferably from about 1% to about 4% of a polyethyleneglycol having an average molecular weight in the range from about 1000 to about 40,000, and/or (b) from about 0.2% to about 4%, preferably from about 0.5% to about 2% of isopropanol, the weight ratio of cationic fabric softener to isopropanol lying in the range from about 50:1 to about 6:1, preferably from about 25:1 to about 12:1.
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