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Hydrophilic polyurethanes and textiles treated therewith

Assignee: Rhone Poulenc Industries SA
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Filing: 1976-04-20
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Granted: 1978-01-10
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Expires: 1996-04-20
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Abstract

Abstract A hydrophilic polyurethane composition comprising a reaction product of: 1. 10 to 45 weight percent of an organic diisocyanate and, 2. 35 to 89 weight percent of a compound containing one or two active hydrogen atoms selected from: A. 75 to 100 weight percent of a compound of the general formula: R--(O--C.sub.x H.sub.x).sub.n -OH wherein R is hydrogen or a hydrocarbon radical containing from 1 to 20 carbon atoms; X is a number from 2 to 4; n is a number to indicate that the molecular weight is between 300 and 10,000; and, B. 0 to 25 weight percent of a diol and, 3. 1 to 25 weight percent of a nitrogen-containing compound of the general formula: ##STR1## wherein R' is an alkyl radical containing from 1 to 5 carbon atoms; X 1 and X 2 are hydroxyalkyl or amino alkyl radicals with the proviso that the overall ratio of NCO/active H is from about 0.7 to about 1. The composition when applied to textiles provides outstanding soil-release and anti-soil redeposition properties particularly with fibers and fabrics made of polyester and polyester blends.

Inventors

  • 👤 Robert Violland
  • 👤 Alain Lagasse
  • 👤 Bernard Papillon
  • 👤 Jean Neel
  • 👤 Maurice Coudurier

Bibliographic Details

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CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08G; C08G18/00; C08G18/06; C08G18/28; C08G18/65; C08G18/66; C08G18/6666; C08G18/667; C08G18/6681; C08G18/08; C08G18/0804; C08G18/0809; C08G18/0814; C08G18/2805; C08G18/2815; C08G18/283; C08G18/40; C08G18/48; C08G18/4833; C11; C11D; C11D3/00; C11D3/0005; C11D3/0036; C11D3/16; C11D3/37; C11D3/3703; C11D3/3726; D; D06; D06M; D06M15/00; D06M15/19; D06M15/37; D06M15/564; D06M2101/00; D06M2101/16; D06M2101/30; D06M2101/32; D06M2200/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S528/00; Y10S528/904; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/27; Y10T428/273; Y10T442/00; Y10T442/20; Y10T442/2279

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 26
Claim 1
Independent Claim 31 words
A hydrophilic polyurethane selected from the group consisting of a polyurethane reaction product resulting from the simultaneous reaction among: 1. 10 to 45% by weight of an organic diisocyanate (A), 2.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 31 words
A hydrophilic polyurethane selected from the group consisting of a polyurethane reaction product resulting from the simultaneous reaction among: 1. 10 to 45% by weight of an organic diisocyanate (A), 2.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 128 words
35 to 89% by weight of a mixture (B) containing: 75 to 100% by weight of a compound (B 1 ) having the formula R -- C.sub.2 H.sub.4).sub.n -- OH (I) wherein R is hydrogen or a hydrocarbon radical containing 1 to 20 carbon atoms and n is a number to indicate that the molecular weight is between 300 and 10,000, and 0 to 25% by weight of a diol (B 2 ), and 3. 1 to 20% by weight of a nitrogen-containing compound (C) having the formula ##STR5##wherein R 1 is an alkyl radical containing 1 to 5 carbon atoms, X 1 and X 2 are hydroxyalkyl or aminoalkyl radicals, with the proviso that the overall ratio of NCO/active hydrogen is from about 0.7 to about 1;
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 128 words
35 to 89% by weight of a mixture (B) containing: 75 to 100% by weight of a compound (B 1 ) having the formula R -- C.sub.2 H.sub.4).sub.n -- OH (I) wherein R is hydrogen or a hydrocarbon radical containing 1 to 20 carbon atoms and n is a number to indicate that the molecular weight is between 300 and 10,000, and 0 to 25% by weight of a diol (B 2 ), and 3. 1 to 20% by weight of a nitrogen-containing compound (C) having the formula ##STR5##wherein R 1 is an alkyl radical containing 1 to 5 carbon atoms, X 1 and X 2 are hydroxyalkyl or aminoalkyl radicals, with the proviso that the overall ratio of NCO/active hydrogen is from about 0.7 to about 1;
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 28 words
and quaternary ammonium salts thereof. 2. The quaternary salt of a polyurethane reaction product as defined in claim 1, which is obtained by quaternizing said polyurethane reaction product.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 32 words
The quaternary salt of a polyurethane reaction product as defined in claim 1, which is obtained by quaternizing the tertiary nitrogen atom within the compound of formula (II) prior to the polymerization.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 21 words
The polyurethane as defined in claim 1, wherein n is a number indicating a molecular between about 300 and about 4,000.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 28 words
The polyurethane as defined in claim 1, in which the organic diisocyanate (A) is selected from the group consisting of a toluylene diisocyanate, a di(isocyanatophenyl)methane or a di(isocyanatocyclohexyl)methane.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 25 words
The polyurethane as defined in claim 1, in which the compound (B 2 ) is a diol of a molecular weight of less than 300.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 36 words
The polyurethane as defined in claim 1, in which the compound (B 1 ) is selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol, a propylene glycol, a butylene glycol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol and tetraethylene glycol.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 28 words
The polyurethane as defined in claim 1, in which the radicals X 1 and X 2 of the nitrogen containing compound (C) contains less than 5 carbon atoms.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 35 words
The polyurethane as defined in claim 1, in which the compound (C) is a N-alkyldiethanolamine, a N-alkyldipropanolamine, a N-alkylamino-bis-propylamine, a N-alkylaminopropylethanolamine or a N-alkylaminopropylpropanolamine, in which the alkyl radical contains 1 to 5 carbon atoms.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 101 words
The polyurethane as defined in claim 1, wherein the diisocyanate (A) is selected from the group consisting of a toluylene diisocyanate, a di(isocyanatophenyl)methane and a di(isocyanatocyclohexyl)methane, the compound (B 1 ) is a polyethylene glycol having a molecular weight between 300 and 4,000, the diol (B 2 ) is selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol, a propylene glycol, a butylene glycol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol and tetraethylene glycol, and, the compound (C) is selected from the group consisting of a N-alkyldiethanolamine, a N-alkyldipropanolamine, a N-alkylaminopropylethanolamine and a N-alkylaminopropyl-propanoamine, in which the alkyl radical contains less than 5 carbon atoms.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 35 words
A process for treating textile material which comprises applying thereto a liquid composition containing a polyurethane as defined in claim 1, in amounts sufficient to impart soil-release and anti-soil redeposition characteristics to said textile material.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 37 words
The process as defined in claim 11, wherein the amount of the polyurethane applied to the textile material is equivalent to 1 to 3% by weight of polyurethane relative to the dry weight of the textile material.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 26 words
The process as defined in claim 11, wherein the polyurethane-containing composition is applied in admixture with a detergent composition during the washing of said textile material.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim 32 words
The process as defined in claim 11, wherein said polyurethane composition is applied during the course of the rinse carried out at the end of the washing operations of said textile material.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim 35 words
A liquid composition for treating textile materials comprising water and a polyurethane as defined in claim 1, in an amount sufficient to impart anti-soil redeposition and soil-releasing characteristics when applied to the treated textile material.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim 35 words
A liquid composition for treating textile materials comprising water and a polyurethane as defined in claim 10, in an amount sufficient to impart anti-soil redeposition and soil-releasing characteristics when applied to the treated textile material.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim 17 words
The liquid composition as defined in claim 15, comprising 0.25 to 5% by weight of the polyurethane.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim 37 words
A detergent composition comprising a surface active agent and a polyurethane as defined in claim 1, in an amount sufficient to impart anti-soil redeposition and soil-release characteristics when applied to a textile material during a washing process.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim 37 words
A detergent composition comprising a surface active agent and a polyurethane as defined in claim 10, in an amount sufficient to impart anti-soil redeposition and soil-release characteristics when applied to a textile material during a washing process.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim 16 words
The detergent composition as defined in claim 18, containing about 3% by weight of the polyurethane.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim 21 words
The detergent composition as defined in claim 18, containing about 9.4 to about 23.5% by weight of a surface active agent.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim 47 words
An article of manufacture which comprises a textile material having deposited thereon an amount of a polyurethane as defined in claim 1, which is at least about 0.25% by weight of the dry material and is sufficient to impart anti-soil redeposition and soil-release characteristics to said material.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim 23 words
The article as defined in claim 22, wherein the amount of polyurethane is from about 1 to about 3% of the dry material.

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