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Washing agents containing a textile softener and process of washing and softening textiles
Assignee: Henkel AG and Co KGaA
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Filing: 1972-11-02
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Granted: 1975-07-29
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Expires: 1992-11-02
Abstract
Abstract The invention relates to a process for washing and softening of textiles with the use of washing liquors with a definite content of (1) anionic and, optionally, nonionic tensides, (2) the adduct of 1 to 3 mols of a lower alkylene oxide, particularly ethylene oxide and/or propylene oxide, to an N-alkylated-alkanediamine with 2 to 6 carbon atoms in the alkane and an aliphatic hydrocarbon with 8 to 24 carbon atoms in the N-alkylated moiety, as a textile softener, and (3) builders, and agents for the performance of the process.
Inventors
- 👤 Hans-Werner Eckert
- 👤 Hans-Jurgen Lehmann
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 17:21
CPC Classifications
D; D06; D06M; D06M13/00; D06M13/322; D06M13/372; C; C11; C11D; C11D1/00; C11D1/38; C11D1/42; C11D1/44; C11D3/00; C11D3/0005; C11D3/001; D06M13/368
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 49
Claim 1
Independent Claim
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A ONE-STEP PROCESS FOR THE WASHINAND SOFTENING OF TEXTILES WHICH CONSISTS ESSENTIALLY OF IMMERSING SOILED TEXTILES IN AN AQUEOUS SOFTENING WASHING LIQUOR BATH AT TEMPERATURES OF FROM 20* TO 100*C FOR TIME SUFFICIENT TO CLEAN AND SOFTEN SAID TEXTILES AND RECOVERING SAID CLEANED AND SOFTENED TEXTILES, SAID AQUEOUS SOFTENING WASHING LIQUOR BATH CONTAINING
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
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A ONE-STEP PROCESS FOR THE WASHINAND SOFTENING OF TEXTILES WHICH CONSISTS ESSENTIALLY OF IMMERSING SOILED TEXTILES IN AN AQUEOUS SOFTENING WASHING LIQUOR BATH AT TEMPERATURES OF FROM 20* TO 100*C FOR TIME SUFFICIENT TO CLEAN AND SOFTEN SAID TEXTILES AND RECOVERING SAID CLEANED AND SOFTENED TEXTILES, SAID AQUEOUS SOFTENING WASHING LIQUOR BATH CONTAINING
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
79 words
FROM 50 TO 80% BY WEIGHT OF A TENSIDE COPOENNT CONSISTING OF FROM 20 TO 100% BY WEIGHF SAID TENSIDE COMPONENT OF ANIONIC SURFACE ACTIVE SULFONATES AND SULFATES WITH FROM 8 TO 18 CARBON ATOMS IN THE HYDROPHOBIC MOIETY FROM 0 TO 80% BY WEIGHT OF SAID TENSIDE COMPONENTS OF SOAPS AT LEAST SOME OF SAID SOAPS HAVING FROM 20 TO 26 CARBON ATOMS AND FROM 0 TO 45% BY WEIGHT OF SAID TENSIDE COMPONENT OF NON-IONIC SURFACEACTIVE COMPOUNDS,
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
79 words
FROM 50 TO 80% BY WEIGHT OF A TENSIDE COPOENNT CONSISTING OF FROM 20 TO 100% BY WEIGHF SAID TENSIDE COMPONENT OF ANIONIC SURFACE ACTIVE SULFONATES AND SULFATES WITH FROM 8 TO 18 CARBON ATOMS IN THE HYDROPHOBIC MOIETY FROM 0 TO 80% BY WEIGHT OF SAID TENSIDE COMPONENTS OF SOAPS AT LEAST SOME OF SAID SOAPS HAVING FROM 20 TO 26 CARBON ATOMS AND FROM 0 TO 45% BY WEIGHT OF SAID TENSIDE COMPONENT OF NON-IONIC SURFACEACTIVE COMPOUNDS,
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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FROM 0.2 TO 1.5 GM/LITER OF A TENSIDE COMPONENT CONSISTING OF FROM 20 TO 100% BY WEIGHT OF SAID TENSIDE COMPONENT OF ANIONIC SURFACE ACTIVE SULFONATES AND SULFATES WITH FROM 8 TO 18 CARBON ATOMS IN THE HYDROPHOBIC MOIETY FROM 0 TO 80% BY WWEIGHT OF SAID TENSIDE COMPONENT OF SOAPS AND FROM 0 TO 45% BY WEIGHT OF SAID TENSIDE COMPONENT OF NON-IONIC SURFACE-ACTIVE COMPOUNDS
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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FROM 0.2 TO 1.5 GM/LITER OF A TENSIDE COMPONENT CONSISTING OF FROM 20 TO 100% BY WEIGHT OF SAID TENSIDE COMPONENT OF ANIONIC SURFACE ACTIVE SULFONATES AND SULFATES WITH FROM 8 TO 18 CARBON ATOMS IN THE HYDROPHOBIC MOIETY FROM 0 TO 80% BY WWEIGHT OF SAID TENSIDE COMPONENT OF SOAPS AND FROM 0 TO 45% BY WEIGHT OF SAID TENSIDE COMPONENT OF NON-IONIC SURFACE-ACTIVE COMPOUNDS
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
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from 20 to 50% by weight of a softener component alkylenediamine of the formula R - NH - R'' - NH2 wherein R is a member selected from the group consisting of alkyl having 8 to 24 carbon atoms, alkenyl having 8 to 24 carbon atoms, alkadienyl having 8 to 24 carbon atoms and mixtures thereof, and R'' is alkylene having 2 to 6 carbon atoms, adducted with from 1 to 3 mols of a vicinal lower alkyleneoxide;
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
78 words
from 20 to 50% by weight of a softener component alkylenediamine of the formula R - NH - R'' - NH2 wherein R is a member selected from the group consisting of alkyl having 8 to 24 carbon atoms, alkenyl having 8 to 24 carbon atoms, alkadienyl having 8 to 24 carbon atoms and mixtures thereof, and R'' is alkylene having 2 to 6 carbon atoms, adducted with from 1 to 3 mols of a vicinal lower alkyleneoxide;
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
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FROM 20 TO 50% BY WEIGHT OF A SOFTENER COMPONENT ALKYLENEDIAMINE OF THE FORMULA
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
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FROM 20 TO 50% BY WEIGHT OF A SOFTENER COMPONENT ALKYLENEDIAMINE OF THE FORMULA
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
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from 0.05 to 1.2 gm/liter of a softener component alkylenediamine of the formula R - NH - R'' - NH2 wherein R is a member selected from the group consisting of alkyl having 8 to 24 carbon atoms, alkenyl having 8 to 24 carbon atoms, alkadienyl having 8 to 24 carbon atoms and R'' is alkylene having 2 to 6 carbon atoms, adducted with from 1 to 3 mols of a vicinal lower alkyleneoxide;
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
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from 0.05 to 1.2 gm/liter of a softener component alkylenediamine of the formula R - NH - R'' - NH2 wherein R is a member selected from the group consisting of alkyl having 8 to 24 carbon atoms, alkenyl having 8 to 24 carbon atoms, alkadienyl having 8 to 24 carbon atoms and R'' is alkylene having 2 to 6 carbon atoms, adducted with from 1 to 3 mols of a vicinal lower alkyleneoxide;
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
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The process of claim 1 wherein R has from 12 to 18 carbon atoms.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
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FROM 0.05 TO 1.8 GM/LITER OF A SOFTENER COMPONENT ALKYLENEDIAMINE OF THE FORMULA
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
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FROM 0.05 TO 1.8 GM/LITER OF A SOFTENER COMPONENT ALKYLENEDIAMINE OF THE FORMULA
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
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The process of claim 1 wherein R is derived from fatty acid mixtures of natural fats and oils and their hydrogenation products.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
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from 0.2 to 6.0 gm/liter of at least one conventional builder salt wherein sufficient alkaline-reacting builder salts are present whereby the pH of said washing liquor bath is 7 or over, with the proviso that the amount of said tenside component is at least as large as the amount of said softener component alkylenediamine adduct.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
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from 0.2 to 6.0 gm/liter of at least one conventional builder salt wherein sufficient alkaline-reacting builder salts are present whereby the pH of said washing liquor bath is 7 or over, with the proviso that the amount of said tenside component is at least as large as the amount of said softener component alkylenediamine adduct.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
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FROM 0 TO 10% BY WEIGHTOF NON-SURFACE ACTIVE FOAM INHIBITORS AND
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
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FROM 0 TO 10% BY WEIGHTOF NON-SURFACE ACTIVE FOAM INHIBITORS AND
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
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FROM 0.2 TO 6.0 GM/LITER OF AT LEAST ONE CONVENTIONAL BUILDER SALT WHEREIN SUFFICIENT ALKALINE-REACTING BUILDER SALTS ARE PRESENT WHEREBY THE PH OF SAID WASHING LIQUOR BATH IS 7 OR OVER, WITH THE PROVISO THAT THE AMOUNT OF SAID TENSIDE COMPONENT IS AT LEAST AS LARGE AS THE AMOUNT OF SAID SOFTENER COMPONENT ALKYLENEDIAMINE ADDUCT,
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
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FROM 0.2 TO 6.0 GM/LITER OF AT LEAST ONE CONVENTIONAL BUILDER SALT WHEREIN SUFFICIENT ALKALINE-REACTING BUILDER SALTS ARE PRESENT WHEREBY THE PH OF SAID WASHING LIQUOR BATH IS 7 OR OVER, WITH THE PROVISO THAT THE AMOUNT OF SAID TENSIDE COMPONENT IS AT LEAST AS LARGE AS THE AMOUNT OF SAID SOFTENER COMPONENT ALKYLENEDIAMINE ADDUCT,
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
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from 0 to 10% by weight of non-surface-active foam inhibitors; and
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
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from 0 to 10% by weight of non-surface-active foam inhibitors; and
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
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from 0 to 10% by weight of foam stabilizers; B. from 20 to 95% by weight of at least one conventional builder salt wherein sufficient alkaline-reacting builder salts are present whereby the pH of a 1% solution of said detergent composition is 7 or over and wherein the amount of alkaline to neutral-reacting builder salts Is from 0.5 to 7 times the amount of said tenside component; and C. from 0 to 40% by weight of any one of the following customary components of detergent compositions: a. bleaches and their stabilizers and activators, b. soil suspension agents, (c) optical brighteners, d. enzymes, (e) antimicrobial agents, and (f) water; with the proviso that the amount of said alkoxylated alkylenediamine in said detergent compositions is from 2 to 20% by weight.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
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from 0 to 10% by weight of foam stabilizers; B. from 20 to 95% by weight of at least one conventional builder salt wherein sufficient alkaline-reacting builder salts are present whereby the pH of a 1% solution of said detergent composition is 7 or over and wherein the amount of alkaline to neutral-reacting builder salts Is from 0.5 to 7 times the amount of said tenside component; and C. from 0 to 40% by weight of any one of the following customary components of detergent compositions: a. bleaches and their stabilizers and activators, b. soil suspension agents, (c) optical brighteners, d. enzymes, (e) antimicrobial agents, and (f) water; with the proviso that the amount of said alkoxylated alkylenediamine in said detergent compositions is from 2 to 20% by weight.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
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FROM 0 TO 10% BY WEIGHT OF FOAM STABILIZERS B. FROM 20 TO 9K% BY WEIGHT OF AT LEAST ONE CONVENTIONAL BUILDER SALT WHEREIN SUFFICIENT ALKALINE-REACTING BUILDER SALTS ARE PRESENT WHEREBY THE PH OF A 1% SOLUTION OF SAID DETERGENT COMPOSITION IS 7 OR OVER AND WHEREIN THE AMOUNT OF ALKALINE OT NEUTRAL BUILDER SALTS IS FROM 0.5 TO 7 TIMES THE AMOUNT OF SAID TENSIDE COMPONENT AND C. FROM 0 TO 40% BY WEIGHT OF ANY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CUSTOMARY COMPONENT OF DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS: A. BLEACHES AND THEIR STABILIZERS AND ACTIVATORS, B. SOIL SUSPENSION AGENT (C) OPTICAL BRIGHTENERS, D. ENZYMES (E) ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT AND (F) WATERS WITH THE PROVISO THAT THE AMOUNT OF SAID ALKOXYLATED ALKYLENEDIAMINE IN SAID DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS IS FROM 2 TO 20% BY WEIGHT.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
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FROM 0 TO 10% BY WEIGHT OF FOAM STABILIZERS B. FROM 20 TO 9K% BY WEIGHT OF AT LEAST ONE CONVENTIONAL BUILDER SALT WHEREIN SUFFICIENT ALKALINE-REACTING BUILDER SALTS ARE PRESENT WHEREBY THE PH OF A 1% SOLUTION OF SAID DETERGENT COMPOSITION IS 7 OR OVER AND WHEREIN THE AMOUNT OF ALKALINE OT NEUTRAL BUILDER SALTS IS FROM 0.5 TO 7 TIMES THE AMOUNT OF SAID TENSIDE COMPONENT AND C. FROM 0 TO 40% BY WEIGHT OF ANY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CUSTOMARY COMPONENT OF DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS: A. BLEACHES AND THEIR STABILIZERS AND ACTIVATORS, B. SOIL SUSPENSION AGENT (C) OPTICAL BRIGHTENERS, D. ENZYMES (E) ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT AND (F) WATERS WITH THE PROVISO THAT THE AMOUNT OF SAID ALKOXYLATED ALKYLENEDIAMINE IN SAID DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS IS FROM 2 TO 20% BY WEIGHT.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
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The process of claim 1 wherein said alkylenediamine softener component has the formula
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
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The process of claim 1 wherein said tenside component (1) contains said non-ionic surface-active compounds.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
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The process of claim 1 for use in drum washing machines wherein said aqueous, softening washing liquor bath contains from 0.4 to 1.2 gm/liter of said tenside component (1) and from 0.3 to 1.0 gm/liter of said softener component (2) with the proviso that the amount of said tenside component is at least as large as the amount of said softener component.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
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The process of claim 1 for use in tank washing machines wherein said aqueous softening washing liquor bath contains from 0.2 to 0.5 gm/liter of said tenside component (1) and from 0.1 to 0.4 gm/liter of said softener component (2) with the proviso that the amount of said tenside component is at least as large as the amount of said softener component.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
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The process of claim 1 wherein said softener component (2) is the reaction product from 1 mol of N-coconut-alkyl-1,3-propanediamine and 1 mol of propylene oxide.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
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The process of claim 1 wherein said softener component (2) is the reaction product from 1 mol of N-tallow-alkyl-1,3-propanediamine and 1.5 mols of ethylene oxide.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
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The process of claim 1 wherein said softener component (2) is the reaction product from 1 mol of N-hydrogenated tallow-alkyl-1,3-propanediamine and 2 mols of ethylene oxide.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
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The process of claim 1 wherein said temperature is substantially from 30* to 70*C.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
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The process of claim 1 wherein said temperature is substantially from 75* to 98*C and said aqueous, softening washing liquor bath has a further content of from 0.05 to 0.2 gm/liter of active oxygen in the form of a percompound.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
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The process of claim 1 wherein said component (3) includes from 0.04 to 6.0 gm/liter of a sequestering builder salt.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
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A DETERGENCOMPOSITION CONTAINING TEXTILE SOFTENERS CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF: A. FROM 5 TO 80% BY WEIGHT OF A MIXTURE OF A SURFACE-ACTIVE COMPONENT CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF:
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
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A DETERGENCOMPOSITION CONTAINING TEXTILE SOFTENERS CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF: A. FROM 5 TO 80% BY WEIGHT OF A MIXTURE OF A SURFACE-ACTIVE COMPONENT CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF:
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
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The detergent composition of claim 14 wherein said component (A) is present in an amount of from 12 to 40% by weight, said component (B) is present in an amount of from 35 to 85% by weight and said component (C) is present in an amount of from 3 to 25% by weight, and the amount of said alkoxylated alkylenediamine in said detergent composition is from 5 to 15% by weight.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
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The detergent composition of claim 14 wherein said component (C) includes from 2 to 35% by weight of said detergent composition of bleaches and their stabilizers and activators.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
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The detergent composition of claim 14 wherein R has from 12 to 18 carbon atoms.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
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The detergent composition of claim 14 wherein R is derived from fatty acid mixtures of natural fats.
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
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The detergent composition of claim 14 wherein said alkylenediamine softener component has the formula
Claim 46
Dependent Claim
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The detergent composition of claim 14 wherein said tenside component (1) contains said non-ionic surface-active compounds.
Claim 47
Dependent Claim
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The detergent composition of claim 14 wherein said softener component (2) is the reaction product from 1 mol of N-coconut-alkyl-1,2-propanediamine and 1 mol of propylene oxide.
Claim 48
Dependent Claim
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The detergent composition of claim 14 wherein said softener component (2) is the reaction product from 1 mol of N-tallow-alkyl-1,3-propanediamine and 1.5 mols of ethylene oxide.
Claim 49
Dependent Claim
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The detergent composition of claim 14 wherein said softener component (2) is the reaction product from 1 mol of N-hydrogenated tallow-alkyl-1,3-propanediamine and 2 mols of ethylene oxide.
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