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US4439201A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Process for retanning leather with acrylic-based oligomers

Assignee: BASF Corp
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Filing: 1982-03-01
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Granted: 1984-03-27
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Expires: 2002-03-01
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Abstract

Abstract The invention relates to oligomers containing structural units of the formulae ##STR1## wherein X 1 is --CN, --COOR 1 , --OOCR 2 or --CONHR 3 , Y 1 is --COOH or --COOM 2 , Y 2 is --CONH 2 , --CH 2 OH, --OCH 3 or --OC 2 H 5 , each of Z 1 , Z 2 and Z 3 is hydrogen, methyl or ethyl, each of M 1 and M 2 is an amine cation, an ammonium cation or an alkali metal cation, and each of R 1 , R 2 and R 3 is C 1 -C 8 alkyl, C 1 -C 8 -hydroxyalkyl or alkoxyalkyl containing altogether at most 8 carbon atoms, fatliquoring the treated leather and drying it, and, if appropriate, additionally dyeing said treated leather before or after it has been fatliquored. These oligomers are suitable for use as tanning agents in a process for retanning chrome-tanned leather. The oligomers are prepared by copolymerizing comonomers of the acrylic acid series corresponding to the structural units of the indicated formulae, in the presence of sulfite or hydrogen sulfites of the formulae SO 3 (M) 2 or HSO 3 M, and have an average molecular weight of at most 14,000.

Inventors

  • 👤 Alain Lauton
  • 👤 Albert Wurmli

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 08:53
CPC Classifications
C; C14; C14C; C14C3/00; C14C3/02; C14C3/28; C14C3/08; C14C3/22

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim 106 words
A process for retanning chrome-tanned leather, which process comprises treating the leather with an aqueous solution containing, as tanning agent, an oligomer which has an average molecular weight no greater than 14,000 and which contains structural units of the formulae ##STR9## wherein X 1 is --CN, Y 1 is --COOH or --COOM 2 , Y 2 is --CONH 2 , --CH 2 OH, --OCH 3 or --OC 2 H 5 , each of Z 1 , Z 2 and Z 3 is hydrogen, methyl or ethyl, and each of M 1 and M 2 is an amine cation, an ammonium cation or an alkali metal cation.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 106 words
A process for retanning chrome-tanned leather, which process comprises treating the leather with an aqueous solution containing, as tanning agent, an oligomer which has an average molecular weight no greater than 14,000 and which contains structural units of the formulae ##STR9## wherein X 1 is --CN, Y 1 is --COOH or --COOM 2 , Y 2 is --CONH 2 , --CH 2 OH, --OCH 3 or --OC 2 H 5 , each of Z 1 , Z 2 and Z 3 is hydrogen, methyl or ethyl, and each of M 1 and M 2 is an amine cation, an ammonium cation or an alkali metal cation.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 36 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein the tanning agent is an oligomer which contains 2 to 75 structural units of each of the formulae ##STR10## and 0 to 25 structural units of the formula ##STR11##
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 51 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein Y 2 is --CONH 2 , --CH 2 OH or --OCH 3 , each of M 1 and M 2 is a sodium cation, potassium cation or ammonium cation, and each of Z 1 , Z 2 and Z 3 is hydrogen or methyl.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 31 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein 2 to 50 parts by weight, based on solids content, of oligomer as tanning agent are used per 100 parts by weight of leather.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 31 words
A process according to claim 1, which comprises treating the leather for 1 to 4 hours at 10° to 50° C. with the aqueous solution containing the oligomer as tanning agent.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 33 words
A process according to claim 1, which comprises treating dyed or undyed leather with the aqueous solution containing the oligomer as tanning agent, rinsing the so treated leather, and fatliquoring and drying it.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 31 words
A process according to claim 1, which comprises treating undyed leather with the aqueous liquor containing the oligomer as tanning agent, dyeing the so treated leather, and fatliquoring and drying it.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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