Detergent composition having a sizing effect comprising nonionic and/or zwitterionic tensides and polysaccharide amino esters

Claim 2

A detergent composition with a sizing effect, which is liquid and which comprises: (a) from about 0.5 to 5 percent by weight of polysaccharide amino ether containing quaternary ammonium groups; (b) from about 3 to 30 percent by weight of nonionic tenside; (c) from about 0 to 20 percent by weight of water-soluble builder salt; (d) from about 0 to 2 percent by weight of sequestering agent; (e) from about 2 to 20 percent by weight of an organic solvent selected from the group consisting of alkanols, diols, ether alcohols, glycol ethers having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms per alcohol moiety, and mixtures thereof; (f) from about 0 to 1 percent of dyes, fragrances, and preservatives; and (g) the remainder water, based on the weight of the total detergent composition.

Claim 3

The detergent composition of claim 1 wherein component (a) comprises polygalactomannan amino ethers containing quaternary ammonium groups with a degree of substitution of from about 0.05 to 0.2 ether groups per anhydrogalactomannan unit.

Claim 4

The detergent composition of claim 1 wherein component (a) comprises starch amino ethers containing quaternary ammonium groups with a degree of substitution of from about 0.05 to 0.12 ether groups per anhydroglucose unit.

Claim 5

The detergent composition of claim 1 wherein component (a) comprises ethers obtained by reacting polygalactomannan and/or starch with 2,3-epoxypropyltrimethylammonium salts.

Claim 6

The detergent composition of claim 1 which comprises from about 1 to 5 percent by weight of component (a).

Claim 7

The detergent composition of claim 1 wherein the builder salt is sodium or potassium pyrophosphate or triphosphate.

Claim 8

A detergent compositon with a sizing effect, which is a powder and which comprises: (a) from about 0.5 to 10 percent by weight of polysaccharide amino ether containing quaternary ammonium groups; (b) from about 1 to 30 percent by weight of nonionic tenside; (c) from about 0 to 10 percent by weight of zwitterionic tenside; (d) from about 10 to 60 percent by weight of builder salt; (e) from about 0 to 25 percent by weight of wash alkali; (f) from about 0 to 4 percent by weight of soil suspension agent; (g) from about 0 to 30 percent by weight of bleaching agent, as well as a combination thereof with bleach activator and stabilizer; and (h) from about 0 to 30 percent by weight of other conventional washing agent components; based on the weight of the total detergent composition.

Claim 9

A detergent compositon with a sizing effect, which is a powder and which comprises: (a) from about 0.5 to 10 percent by weight of polysaccharide amino ether containing quaternary ammonium groups; (b) from about 1 to 30 percent by weight of nonionic tenside; (c) from about 0 to 10 percent by weight of zwitterionic tenside; (d) from about 10 to 60 percent by weight of builder salt; (e) from about 0 to 25 percent by weight of wash alkali; (f) from about 0 to 4 percent by weight of soil suspension agent; (g) from about 0 to 30 percent by weight of bleaching agent, as well as a combination thereof with bleach activator and stabilizer; and (h) from about 0 to 30 percent by weight of other conventional washing agent components; based on the weight of the total detergent composition.

Claim 10

The detergent composition of claim 7 wherein component (a) comprises polygalactomannan amino ethers containing quaternary ammonium groups with a degree of substitution of from about 0.05 to 0.2 ether groups per anhydrogalactomannan unit.

Claim 11

The detergent composition of claim 7 wherein component (a) comprises starch amino ethers containing quaternary ammonium groups with a degree of substitution of from about 0.05 to 0.12 ether groups per anhydroglucose unit.

Claim 12

The detergent composition of claim 7 wherein component (a) comprises ethers obtained by reacting polygalactomannan and/or starch with 2,3-epoxypropyltrimethylammonium salts.

Claim 13

The detergent composition of claim 7 which comprises from about 1 to 5 percent by weight of component (a).

Claim 14

The detergent composition of claim 7 which comprises a total of from about 1 to 30 percent by weight of components (b) and (c).

Claim 15

The detergent composition of claim 7 wherein the builder salt is sodium or potassium pyrophosphate or triphosphate.

Claim 16

The detergent composition of claim 7 which comprises from about 10 to 25 percent by weight of perboate as bleaching agent and from about 0.1 to 2.5 percent by weight of magnesium silicate and/or ethylenediamine tetraacetate as perborate stabilizer.

Claim 17

A detergent composition with a sizing effect which consists essentially of: (a) from about 1 to 30 percent by weight of nonionic and/or zwitterionic tenside; (b) from about 0.5 to 10 percent by weight of polysaccharide amino ether containing quaternary ammonium groups; (c) from about 0 to 60 percent by weight of builder salt; and (d) the ramainder customary additives.

Claim 18

A detergent composition with a sizing effect which consists essentially of: (a) from about 1 to 30 percent by weight of nonionic and/or zwitterionic tenside; (b) from about 0.5 to 10 percent by weight of polysaccharide amino ether containing quaternary ammonium groups; (c) from about 0 to 60 percent by weight of builder salt; and (d) the ramainder customary additives.