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Stable composition for treating textile substrates
Assignee: BASF Corp
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Filing: 1983-08-03
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Granted: 1985-12-17
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Expires: 2003-08-03
Abstract
Abstract A stable composition for treating textile substrates, which composition comprises at least (a) an organic solvent which is sparingly soluble or insoluble in water and in which component (b) is dissolved and components (c) and (d) are dissolved or dispersed, (b) a vehicle for component (c) which is sparingly soluble or insoluble in water, (c) a finishing agent which is sparingly soluble or insoluble in water and which is soluble or dispersible in the vehicle (b), and (d) a water-soluble acid having a pK value greater than 1 and optionally in addition (e) a solid carboxylic acid which is sparingly soluble in water, (f) a polar solvent and/or further additives or assistants, e.g. surfactants or chelating agents. The novel composition, which preferably contains fluorescent whitening agents as finishing agents, is used in particular for whitening synthetic fibre materials, especially finished goods such as curtains or underwear, in acid medium.
Inventors
- 👤 Carl Becker
- 👤 Fritz Heizler
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 22:45
CPC Classifications
D; D06; D06L; D06L4/00; D06L4/60; D06L4/664
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 40
Claim 1
Independent Claim
89 words
A stable composition for treating textile substrates, which composition comprises at least (a) an organic solvent which is sparingly soluble or insoluble in water and in which component (b) is dissolved and components (c) and (d) are dissolved or dispersed, (b) a vehicle for component (c) which is sparingly soluble or insoluble in water, (c) a fluorescent whitening agent which is sparingly soluble or insoluble in water and which is soluble or dispersible in the vehicle (b), and (d) a water-soluble acid having a pK value greater than 1.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
89 words
A stable composition for treating textile substrates, which composition comprises at least (a) an organic solvent which is sparingly soluble or insoluble in water and in which component (b) is dissolved and components (c) and (d) are dissolved or dispersed, (b) a vehicle for component (c) which is sparingly soluble or insoluble in water, (c) a fluorescent whitening agent which is sparingly soluble or insoluble in water and which is soluble or dispersible in the vehicle (b), and (d) a water-soluble acid having a pK value greater than 1.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
A composition according to claim 1, additionally comprising a solid carboxylic acid which is sparingly soluble in water as component (e).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
A composition according to claim 1, additionally comprising a polar solvent as component (f).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
53 words
A composition according to claim 1, wherein component (a) is selected from aliphatic hydrocarbons with a flash point above 50° C., alkylbenzenes, hexanol, 2-ethylhexanol, oleyl alcohol, benzyl alcohol, phenoxyethanol, ethylene glycol dibutyl ether, dialkyl ketones containing a total of 6 to 12 carbon atoms, acetates, dimalonates, disuccinates, benzoates, perchloroethylene, or a mixture thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
42 words
A composition according to claim 1, wherein component (a) is selected from aliphatic hydrocarbons with a flash point above 50° C. and a boiling range from 175°-260° C., perchloroethylene, diethyl malonates, diethyl succinates, butyl benzoates, benzyl alcohol, phenoxyethanol, or a mixture thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
A composition according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle (b) is solid and lipophilic.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
A composition according to claim 1, wherein component (c) is dissolved in the vehicle (b), which in turn is dissolved in the solvent (a).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
A composition according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle (b) is an organosoluble synthetic resin or a polymer.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
A composition according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle (b) is a phthalic acid monoester of a fatty alcohol containing 10 to 22 carbon atoms.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
30 words
A composition according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle (b) is a phthalic acid diester, the ester moieties of which are derived from alkanols containing 1 to 9 carbon atoms.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
45 words
A composition according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle (b) is a mixed phthalic acid diester, one ester moiety of which is derived from a fatty alcohol containing 6 to 22 carbon atoms and the other from an alkylene glycol or alkylene glycol monoalkyl ether.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
15 words
A composition according to claim 1, wherein the fluorescent whitening agent (c) is sparingly water-soluble.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
18 words
A composition according to claim 12, which contains the fluorescent whitening agent in combination with a shading dye.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
21 words
A composition according to claim 1, wherein component (d) is a water-soluble acid having a pK value from 1 to 6.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
29 words
A composition according to claim 14, wherein component (d) is an aliphatic mono- or dicarboxylic acid containing not more than 6 carbon atoms or a mixture of such acids.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
28 words
A composition according to claim 15, wherein the component (d) is acetic acid or a mixture of dicarboxylic acids selected from succinic acid, glutaric acid and adipic acid.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
79 words
A composition according to claim 1, which comprises at least (Aa) an organic solvent which is sparingly soluble or insoluble in water and has a flash point above 50° C., (Bb) an organosoluble synthetic resin, a phthalic acid monoester or a phthalic acid diester or a mixture thereof, (Cc) a fluorescent whitening agent which is sparingly soluble in water, (Dd) an aliphatic mono- or dicarboxylic acid containing not more than 6 carbon atoms or a mixture of such acids.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
19 words
A composition according to claim 2, wherein component (e) is a fatty acid containing 8 to 24 carbon atoms.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
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A composition according to claim 17, wherein the fatty acid contains 12 to 22 carbon atoms.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
12 words
A composition according to claim 1, which additionally contains a chelating agent.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
34 words
A composition according to claim 20, wherein the chelating agent is a water-soluble polyphosphate, polymetaphosphate or pyrophosphate, or a basic nitrogen compound which contains at least two phosphonatemethyl or carboxymethyl groups bonded to nitrogen.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
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A composition according to claim 20, wherein the chelating agent is an alkali metal salt of nitrilotriacetic acid, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid or gluconic acid.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
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A composition according to claim 20, wherein the chelating agent is sodium hexametaphosphate.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
16 words
A composition according to claim 1, which additionally contains an anionic, cationic, amphoteric or non-ionic surfactant.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
11 words
A composition according to claim 24, which contains a cationic surfactant.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
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A composition according to claim 25, wherein the cationic surfactant is a quaternary ammonium compound of the formula ##STR6## wherein X is an aliphtic hydrocarbon radical of 6 to 22 carbon atoms, or a cycloaliphatic radical of 5 to 12 carbon atoms, each of Y 1 and Y 2 is lower alkyl, or both together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, form a 5- or 6-membered saturated heterocyclic radical, Y 3 is lower alkyl, hydroxy-lower alkyl, cyano-lower alkyl, carbamoyl-lower alkyl or aralkyl, or Y 1 , Y 2 and Y 3 , together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, form a pyridine ring which is unsubstituted or substituted by lower alkyl, Q is the direct bond or oxygen, and An .sup.⊖ is the anion of an organic or inorganic acid.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
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A composition according to claim 24, wherein the non-ionic surfactant is an adduct of 2 to 15 moles of ethyleneoxide and 1 mole of a C 8 -C 18 fatty alcohol, a C 8 -C 18 fatty acid or an alkylphenol containing 4 to 12 carbon atoms in the alkyl moiety.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
88 words
A composition according to claim 1, which contains, based on the entire composition, 20 to 80% by weight of component (a), 2 to 40% by weight of component (b), 0.1 to 20% by weight of component (c), 2 to 20% by weight of component (d) 0 to 15% by weight of component (e), 0 to 90% by weight of component (f), 0 to 3% by weight of an anionic, cationic, amphoteric or non-ionic surfactant or a mixture thereof, and 0 to 10% by weight of a chelating agent.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
20 words
A process for treating a textile substrate, which comprises applying to said substrate a composition as claimed in claim 1.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
27 words
A process according to claim 29, which comprises the use of a composition containing a fluorescent whitening agent for whitening synthetic, regenerated or natural organic fibre materials.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
11 words
A process according to claim 30 for whitening synthetic fibre material.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
11 words
A process according to claim 31 for whitening polyester fibre material.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
13 words
A process according to claim 32 for whitening curtains made of polyester material.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
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A process according to claim 29, wherein the composition is applied to the textile substrate in aqueous medium.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
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A process according to claim 34, wherein the aqueous medium has a pH of 2 to 6.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
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A process according to claim 34, wherein the aqueous medium has a pH of 3 to 5.5.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
35 words
A process according to claim 29, wherein the composition is used in an amount of 1 to 40% by weight, based on the substrate, or of 0.1 to 100 g per liter of treatment liquor.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
24 words
A process according to claim 29, wherein the treatment of the substrate is carried out in the temperature range from 10° to 96° C.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
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A process according to claim 38, wherein the temperature range is from 15° to 40° C.
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