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Liquid detergent compositions having washing and softening properties

Assignee: Blendax GmbH
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Filing: 1977-09-16
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Granted: 1981-05-19
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Expires: 1997-09-16
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Abstract

Abstract Disclosed is a liquid fine washing agent, which, in addition to good washing properties, has an excellent fiber-caring effect and, in particular, bestows a soft feel to textiles treated therewith. The washing agent achieving these objectives contains about 7 to 40% by weight of at least one nonionic surface-active agent, especially at least one C 10 -C 20 -alkylpolyglycol ether and/or C 6 -C 20 -alkylphenolpolyglycol ether; about 3 to 15% by weight of at least one C 8 -C 20 fatty acid polyglycol diester; and about 1 to 7% by weight of a quaternary ammonium compound with textile-softening properties, especially a di-C 10 -C 22 -alkyldimethyl or - ethylammonium halide.

Inventors

  • 👤 Ursula Meschkat
  • 👤 Rudolf Bimczok

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 16:38
CPC Classifications
C; C11; C11D; C11D1/00; C11D1/38; C11D1/62; C11D1/52; C11D1/526; C11D1/66; C11D1/72; C11D1/74; C11D1/835; C11D3/00; C11D3/0005; C11D3/001; C11D3/0015

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim 71 words
An aqueous-based liquid washing agent having good washing and fabric softening action, comprising (a) from about 7 to about 40% by weight of at least one nonionic surface active agent, (b) from about 3 to about 15% by weight of at least one C 8 -C 20 -fatty acid polyglycol diester and (c) from about 1 to about 7.5% by weight of at least one quaternary ammonium compound with textile-softening properties.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 71 words
An aqueous-based liquid washing agent having good washing and fabric softening action, comprising (a) from about 7 to about 40% by weight of at least one nonionic surface active agent, (b) from about 3 to about 15% by weight of at least one C 8 -C 20 -fatty acid polyglycol diester and (c) from about 1 to about 7.5% by weight of at least one quaternary ammonium compound with textile-softening properties.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 42 words
The liquid washing agent according to claim 1 wherein the nonionic surface active agent is at least one member selected from the group consisting of a C 10 -C 20 -alkylpolyglycol ether, a C 6 -C 20 -alkylphenolpolyglycol ether, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 36 words
The liquid washing agent according to claim 2, wherein the C 10 -C 20 -alkylpolyglycol ether is a C 10 -C 16 -alkylpolyglycol ether with 3 to 10 ethylene oxide or propylene oxide groups per mole.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 33 words
The liquid washing agent according to claim 3, wherein the C 10 -C 20 -alkylpolyglycol ether is a C 10 -C 12 -alkylpolyglycol ether with 5 to 7 ethylene oxide groups per mole.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 90 words
The liquid washing agent according to claim 1, wherein the nonionic surface active agent is at least one polyether glycol selected from the group consisting of those having the formula: HO--(C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O).sub.x --(C.sub.3 H.sub.6 O).sub.y --(C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O).sub.z H, and HO--(C.sub.3 H.sub.6 O).sub.n --(C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O).sub.m --(C.sub.3 H.sub.6 O).sub.n H, wherein x is a whole number from 10 to 40, y and z are whole numbers from 10 to 60, m is a whole number from 10 to 50, and n is a whole number from 10 to 40.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 57 words
The liquid washing agent according to claim 1, wherein the nonionic surface active agent is at least one fatty acid amide polyglycol ether selected from the group consisting of those having the formula: ##STR4## wherein m and n are whole numbers from 1 to 20, and R is an alkyl group with 8 to 20 carbon atoms.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 21 words
The liquid washing agent according to claim 1, wherein the fatty acid polyglycol diester is an unsaturated fatty acid polyglycol diester.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 17 words
The liquid washing agent according to claim 7, wherein the unsaturated fatty acid polyglycol diester is polyethyleneglycol-600-dioleate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 23 words
The liquid washing agent according to claim 1, wherein the quaternary ammonium compound is a di-C 10 -C 22 -alkyldimethyl- or -ethylammonium halide.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 26 words
The liquid washing agent according to claim 9, wherein the di-C 10 -C 22 -alkyldimethyl- or -ethylammonium halide is a di-C 12 -C 20 -alkyldimethylammonium chloride.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 59 words
The liquid washing agent according to claim 1, wherein the quaternary ammonium compound is an imidazoline derivative of the formula: ##STR5## wherein R is H or an alkyl group with 1 to 18 carbon atoms, R' is an alkyl group with 8 to 22 carbon atoms, R" is a lower alkyl group, and X is a monovalent anionic group.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 61 words
The liquid washing agent according to claim 1, containing from about 13 to about 20% by weight of a C 10 -C 20 -alkylpolyglycol ether, from about 5 to about 10% by weight of an unsaturated C 10 -C 20 -fatty acid polyglycol diester and from about 2 to about 4% by weight of a di-C 10 -C 22 -alkyldimethylammonium chloride.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 48 words
The liquid washing agent according to claim 1, wherein component (a) is a mixture of a C 10 -C 16 -alkylpolyglycol ether with 5 to 7 ethylene oxide groups per mole and a C 6 -C 20 -alkylphenolpolyglycol ether having 5 to 10 ethylene oxide groups per molecule.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 64 words
The liquid washing agent according to claim 1, containing: (a) 7 to 40% by weight of a C 10 -C 16 -alkylpolyglycol ether with 3 to 10 ethylene oxide groups per mole, (b) 3 to 15% by weight of a C 8 -C 20 unsaturated fatty acid polyethyleneglycol diester, and (c) 1 to 7.5% by weight of a di-C 12 -C 20 -alkyldimethylammonium chloride.

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