Textile treatment composition

Claim 2

A composition comprising a liquid vehicle containing from about 1% to about 25% by weight of a detergent-compatible organic fluorochemical compound containing about 10 to 60 weight percent carbon-bonded fluorine and having the formula (R f Q) e (XCO) m A(COOM) p where R f is fluorinated aliphatic radical of at least three carbon atoms, "Q" is a divalent linking group, "M" is a cation selected from NH 4 + , Na + , K + , Li + , H + or is a protonated alkyl amine having from 1-6 carbon atoms in the alkyl group "A" is a polyvalent organic radical having a valency of m+p and is the residue of a polybasic organic acid or an organic anhydride, "X" is NR (wherein R is hydrogen or an alkyl group of from 1 to 14 carbon atoms), .Iadd.or .Iaddend.N .[.or O.]. and e, p and m are integers of 1 or 2.

Claim 3

The composition of claim 1 wherein said liquid vehicle is a mixture of water and sufficient compatible water-soluble organic solvent to dissolve and/or disperse said fluorochemical compound.

Claim 4

The composition of claim 2 wherein said organic solvent is selected from the group consisting of 2-butoxy ethanol, isopropyl alcohol and ethyl alcohol.

Claim 5

The composition of claim 1 wherein "A" is the residue of chlorendic anhydride.

Claim 6

The composition of claim 1 wherein said fluorochemical compound is ##STR22##

Claim 7

The composition of claim 1 wherein R f is C 8 F 17 and M is K + , Na + or NH 4 + .

Claim 8

A composition comprised of a liquid vehicle containing (1) from about 1% to about 25% of a detergent-compatible fluorochemical compound containing from about 10 to about 60 percent carbon-bonded fluorine and having the formula (R f Q) e (XCO) m A(COOM) p where R f is fluorinated aliphatic radical of at least three carbon atoms, "Q" is a divalent linking group, "M" is a cation selected from NH 4 + , Na + , K + , Li + , H + or is a protonated alkyl amine having from 1-6 carbon atoms in the alkyl group, "A" is a polyvalent organic radical having a valency of M+p and is the residue of a polybasic organic acid or an organic anhydride, "X" is NR (wherein R is hydrogen or an alkyl group of from 1 to 14 carbon atoms), .Iadd.or .Iaddend.N .[.or O.]. and e, p and m are integers of 1 or 2, and (2) compatible non-ionic or anionic detergent, said detergent being water dispersible at concentrations of at least 1% by weight and being capable of drying to a non-oily, non-tacky residue, the weight ratio of said detergent to said fluorochemical compound being on the order of 1:1 to 2:1.

Claim 9

A composition comprised of a liquid vehicle containing (1) from about 1% to about 25% of a detergent-compatible fluorochemical compound containing from about 10 to about 60 percent carbon-bonded fluorine and having the formula (R f Q) e (XCO) m A(COOM) p where R f is fluorinated aliphatic radical of at least three carbon atoms, "Q" is a divalent linking group, "M" is a cation selected from NH 4 + , Na + , K + , Li + , H + or is a protonated alkyl amine having from 1-6 carbon atoms in the alkyl group, "A" is a polyvalent organic radical having a valency of M+p and is the residue of a polybasic organic acid or an organic anhydride, "X" is NR (wherein R is hydrogen or an alkyl group of from 1 to 14 carbon atoms), .Iadd.or .Iaddend.N .[.or O.]. and e, p and m are integers of 1 or 2, and (2) compatible non-ionic or anionic detergent, said detergent being water dispersible at concentrations of at least 1% by weight and being capable of drying to a non-oily, non-tacky residue, the weight ratio of said detergent to said fluorochemical compound being on the order of 1:1 to 2:1.

Claim 10

The composition of claim 7 wherein said liquid vehicle comprises water and sufficient compatible water-soluble organic solvent to dissolve and/or disperse said fluorochemical compound.

Claim 11

The composition of claim 8 wherein said liquid vehicle is a mixture of water and an alcohol selected from the group consisting of 2-butoxy ethanol, isopropyl alcohol and ethanol.

Claim 12

The composition of claim 7 wherein said fluorochemical compound is ##STR23##

Claim 13

The composition of claim 10 wherein R f is C 8 f 17 and M is K + , Na + or NH 4 + .

Claim 14

The composition of claim 7 wherein said detergent is a salt of lauryl sulfate or lauryl ether sulfate.

Claim 15

The composition of claim 7 wherein the weight ratio of said detergent to said organic fluorochemical compound is on the order of 2:1.

Claim 16

The composition of claim 1 wherein "Q" is selected from the group consisting of alkylene [--(CH 2 ) n --], sulfonamido alkylene [--SO 2 NR(CH 2 ) n --], alkylene carboxyloxy alkylene [--(CH 2 ) n COOCH 2 CH 2 --], and sulfonamido alkyleneoxy alkylene [--SO 2 NR(CH 2 CH 2 O) n CH 2 CH 2 --] wherein "R" is hydrogen or a lower alkyl group having from about 1 to 14 carbon atoms and n is an integer from about 1 to 15.