Low-foaming, stain-removing agents for textiles

Claim 2

The spot-removing agents of claim 1 wherein R2 is an alkyl.

Claim 3

Liquid, low-foaming, spot-removing agents consisting of A. from 25 percent to 45 percent by weight of a water-soluble compound of the formula wherein alkyl represents a straight-chained alkyl having from 18 TO 22 carbon atoms and x and y represent integers of from 25 to 35, B. from 25 percent to 45 percent by weight of a substantially water-insoluble compound of the formula alkyl-(O-CH2-CH2)z-OH wherein alkyl represents a straight-chained alkyl having from 16 to 18 carbon atoms and z represents an integer of from one to 4.5, C. from 4 percent to 7 percent by weight of a hydrotropic alkali metal salt of an alkylated benzenesulfonate, the alkyl groups in said alkylated benzenesulfonate having from one to three carbon atoms, D. from 1 percent to 10 percent by weight of water, and E. from 5 percent to 30 percent by weight of a mixture of organic solvents having boiling points between temperatures of 50* C. and 350* C., selected from the group consisting of alkanols, phenylalkanols, diethyleneglycol, monomethyl and monoethyl ethers of ethylene and propylene glycol, glycerine diethyl ether, mono-, di- and triethanolamines, acetone, methylethylketone, cyclohexanone, dipropylether, diisopropylether, diisobutylether, ethyl acetate, propyl acetate, ethyleneglycol diacetate, aliphatic hydrocarbons, aromatic hydrocarbons, methylcyclohexane, tetraline, decaline, chlorinated hydrocarbons and mixtures thereof, the amount of said mixture of organic solvents being selected whereby said liquid, low-foaming, spot-removing agent has a viscosity not exceeding 500 cP at a temperature of 20* C.

Claim 4

The spot-removing agents of claim 1 wherein said organic solvent is a mixture of organic solvents having boiling points between the temperatures of 50* C. and 350* C.