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Stable aqueous formulations of stilbene fluorescent whitening agents
Assignee: Novartis Corp
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Filing: 1981-01-07
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Granted: 1982-07-13
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Expires: 2001-01-07
Abstract
Abstract The invention relates to formulations which are stable to metal ions and contain a stilbene fluorescent whitening agent which is substituted by sulfo groups, and an acid phosphoric acid ester of an oxyalkylated fatty amine of the formula ##STR1## wherein R is an aliphatic hydrocarbon radical of 8 to 22 carbon atoms, Y 1 and Y 2 are preferably hydrogen, X is the acid radical of phosphoric acid and the sum of n+m is 2 to 30, preferably 4 to 20. The formulations can additionally contain various assistants such as non-ionic or anionic surfactants and/or organic solvents or polar compounds. The formulations are used for whitening natural and synthetic fabrics, e.g. made from polyamide, cellulose and blended fabrics, as well as paper.
Inventors
- 👤 Werner Fringeli
- 👤 Alain Lauton
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
US
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CPC Classifications
D; D21; D21H; D21H21/00; D21H21/14; D21H21/30; D06; D06L; D06L4/00; D06L4/60; D06L4/664
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
127 words
A storable aqueous formulation which is stable to metal ions, said formulation containing a fluorescent whitening agent which is substituted by sulfo groups, and an acid phosphoric acid ester of an oxyalkylated fatty amine of the formula ##STR29## or an alkali metal salt, ammonium salt or amine salt thereof, wherein R is an aliphatic hydrocarbon radical of 8 to 22 carbon atoms, Y 1 and Y 2 are both hydrogen, or one of Y 1 and Y 2 is hydrogen and the other is methyl, X is the acid radical of phosphoric acid, the acid hydrogen atoms of which radical can be replaced by alkali metal ions, ammonium ions or amine salt ions, and m and n are integers, the sum of which is 2 to 30.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
127 words
A storable aqueous formulation which is stable to metal ions, said formulation containing a fluorescent whitening agent which is substituted by sulfo groups, and an acid phosphoric acid ester of an oxyalkylated fatty amine of the formula ##STR29## or an alkali metal salt, ammonium salt or amine salt thereof, wherein R is an aliphatic hydrocarbon radical of 8 to 22 carbon atoms, Y 1 and Y 2 are both hydrogen, or one of Y 1 and Y 2 is hydrogen and the other is methyl, X is the acid radical of phosphoric acid, the acid hydrogen atoms of which radical can be replaced by alkali metal ions, ammonium ions or amine salt ions, and m and n are integers, the sum of which is 2 to 30.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
76 words
A formulation according to claim 1 which contains an acid phosphoric acid ester of an oxyalkylated fatty amine of the formula ##STR30## wherein R' is an alkyl or alkenyl radical of 10 to 18 carbon atoms, X' is the acid radical of phosphoric acid, the acid hydrogen atoms of which radical can also be replaced by alkali metal ions or ammonium ions, and n' and m' are integers, the sum of which is 4 to 20.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
45 words
A formulation according to claim 2, which comprises the use of an acid phosphoric acid ester of an oxyalkylated fatty amine, wherein R' is the lauryl radical, the sum of n'+m' is 6 to 8, and the phosphoric acid radical is not in salt form.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
The formulation according to claim 1 which contains a fluorescent whitening agent of the bis-triazinylaminostilbene-disulfonic acid type, of the bis-styrylbiphenyl type, or of the bis-triazolylstilbene-disulfonic acid type.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
233 words
A formulation according to claim 4 which contains a stilbene fluorescent whitening agent of the formula ##STR31## wherein R 1 and R 2 are NH 2 , NH--CH 3 , NH--C 2 H 5 , N(CH 3 ) 2 , N(C 2 H 5 ) 2 , NH--CH 2 CH 2 OH, NH--CH 2 --CH 2 CH 2 --OH, N(CH 2 --CH 2 --OH) 2 , N(CH 2 --CH 2 --CH 2 --OH) 2 , N(CH 3 )(CH 2 --CH 2 OH), NH--CH 2 CH 2 --O--CH 2 --CH 2 --OH, NH--CH 2 --CH 2 --SO 3 M, OH, OCH 3 , OCH(CH 3 ) 2 , O--CH 2 --CH 2 --O--CH 3 , ##STR32## and M is hydrogen, an alkali metal ion, an ammonium ion or an amine salt ion; or of the formula ##STR33## wherein R 3 is hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, alkoxy of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, halogen or SO 3 M, R 4 is hydrogen or alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and M is hydrogen or an alkali metal ion, ammonium ion or amine salt ion; or of the formula ##STR34## wherein M is hydrogen, an alkali metal ion, ammonium ion or amine salt ion, and each of R 5 and R 6 independently is hydrogen, CH 3 , ##STR35## , or R 5 and R 6 together complete a benzene ring.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
39 words
A formulation according to claim 5 which contains a stilbene fluorescent whitening agent of the formula ##STR36## wherein R 7 is hydrogen or --SO 3 M', and M' is hydrogen, or a sodium, potassium, ammonium or amine salt ion.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
A formulation according to claim 5 which contains a stilbene fluorescent whitening agent of the formula ##STR37## wherein M' is hydrogen or a sodium, potassium, ammonium or amine salt ion.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
35 words
A formulation according to claim 1 which additionally contains one or more assistants, for example selected from the class of compounds comprising non-ionic or anionic surfactants, organic solubilisers and polar organic compounds or mixtures thereof.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
66 words
A formulation according to claim 8, wherein the assistant is one or more of a hydrophilic organic solvent such as a lower monohydric alcohol, a polyhydric alcohol, an ether alcohol, a glycol, polyglycol, glycol ether or polyglycol ether, an amide or amine, or a polar organic compound such as dimethyl sulfoxide, dimethyl methanephosphonate, dimethyl sulfone, sulfolane, ethylene carbonate or propylene carbonate, urea or a substituted area.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
119 words
A formulation according to claim 8, wherein the assistant is one or more of a non-ionic surfactant such as an adduct of an alkylene oxide with a higher fatty acid, fatty acid amide, aliphatic alcohol, mercaptan or amine, with an alkylphenol, alkylthiophenol or phenylphenol, a copolymer of ethylene oxide and a higher alkylene oxide, a non-ionic ester of an adduct of an alkylene oxide, an ester of a polyalcohol, a N-acylated alkanolamine or an adduct thereof with ethylene oxide, and a reaction product of a higher fatty acid with an alkanolamine or an anionic surfactant such as an alkylene oxide adduct containing sulfate or other acid radicals, a sulfate of a N-acylated alkanolamine, or a sulfated esterified polyoxy compound.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method of whitening natural and synthetic fabrics, which comprises treating, for example by the exhaust process, said fabrics with a liquor which contains a formulation as claimed in claim 1.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method according to claim 11, wherein the fabrics to be whitened are polyamide, cellulose, and blends of polyester and cellulose or wool.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method of whitening paper, which comprises adding to the pulp a formulation as claimed in claim 1.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
22 words
An aqueous bath for whitening natural and synthetic fabrics, which contains an effective amount of a formulation as claimed in claim 1.
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