EP0462059A3 - Low-foaming, silicone-free, aqueous textile auxiliaries, their preparation and their use - Google Patents

Low-foaming, silicone-free, aqueous textile auxiliaries, their preparation and their use Download PDF

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Publication number: EP0462059A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: foaming; silicone; preparation; free; low
Prior art date: 1990-06-11
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP19910810421

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German (de)

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EP0462059A2 (en

EP0462059B1 (en

Inventor

Christian Guth

Albert Stehlin

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BASF Schweiz AG

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Ciba Geigy AG

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1990-06-11

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1991-06-04

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1992-03-11

1991-06-04 Application filed by Ciba Geigy AG filed Critical Ciba Geigy AG

1991-12-18 Publication of EP0462059A2 publication Critical patent/EP0462059A2/en

1992-03-11 Publication of EP0462059A3 publication Critical patent/EP0462059A3/en

1997-07-02 Application granted granted Critical

1997-07-02 Publication of EP0462059B1 publication Critical patent/EP0462059B1/en

2011-06-04 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C11—ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
- C11D—DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
- C11D3/00—Other compounding ingredients of detergent compositions covered in group C11D1/00
- C11D3/0005—Other compounding ingredients characterised by their effect
- C11D3/0026—Low foaming or foam regulating compositions
- D—TEXTILES; PAPER
- D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- D06M—TREATMENT, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE IN CLASS D06, OF FIBRES, THREADS, YARNS, FABRICS, FEATHERS OR FIBROUS GOODS MADE FROM SUCH MATERIALS
- D06M15/00—Treating fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics, or fibrous goods made from such materials, with macromolecular compounds; Such treatment combined with mechanical treatment
- D06M15/19—Treating fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics, or fibrous goods made from such materials, with macromolecular compounds; Such treatment combined with mechanical treatment with synthetic macromolecular compounds
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C11—ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
- C11D—DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
- C11D1/00—Detergent compositions based essentially on surface-active compounds; Use of these compounds as a detergent
- C11D1/66—Non-ionic compounds
- C11D1/83—Mixtures of non-ionic with anionic compounds
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C11—ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
- C11D—DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
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- C11D3/37—Polymers
- C11D3/3788—Graft polymers
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C11—ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
- C11D—DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
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- C11D3/3902—Organic or inorganic per-compounds combined with specific additives
- C11D3/3937—Stabilising agents
- C11D3/394—Organic compounds
- D—TEXTILES; PAPER
- D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- D06L—DRY-CLEANING, WASHING OR BLEACHING FIBRES, FILAMENTS, THREADS, YARNS, FABRICS, FEATHERS OR MADE-UP FIBROUS GOODS; BLEACHING LEATHER OR FURS
- D06L1/00—Dry-cleaning or washing fibres, filaments, threads, yarns, fabrics, feathers or made-up fibrous goods
- D06L1/12—Dry-cleaning or washing fibres, filaments, threads, yarns, fabrics, feathers or made-up fibrous goods using aqueous solvents
- D06L1/14—De-sizing
- D—TEXTILES; PAPER
- D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- D06L—DRY-CLEANING, WASHING OR BLEACHING FIBRES, FILAMENTS, THREADS, YARNS, FABRICS, FEATHERS OR MADE-UP FIBROUS GOODS; BLEACHING LEATHER OR FURS
- D06L4/00—Bleaching fibres, filaments, threads, yarns, fabrics, feathers or made-up fibrous goods; Bleaching leather or furs
- D06L4/10—Bleaching fibres, filaments, threads, yarns, fabrics, feathers or made-up fibrous goods; Bleaching leather or furs using agents which develop oxygen
- D06L4/12—Bleaching fibres, filaments, threads, yarns, fabrics, feathers or made-up fibrous goods; Bleaching leather or furs using agents which develop oxygen combined with specific additives
- D—TEXTILES; PAPER
- D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- D06M—TREATMENT, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE IN CLASS D06, OF FIBRES, THREADS, YARNS, FABRICS, FEATHERS OR FIBROUS GOODS MADE FROM SUCH MATERIALS
- D06M15/00—Treating fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics, or fibrous goods made from such materials, with macromolecular compounds; Such treatment combined with mechanical treatment
- D06M15/19—Treating fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics, or fibrous goods made from such materials, with macromolecular compounds; Such treatment combined with mechanical treatment with synthetic macromolecular compounds
- D06M15/37—Macromolecular compounds obtained otherwise than by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds
- D06M15/53—Polyethers
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C11—ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
- C11D—DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
- C11D1/00—Detergent compositions based essentially on surface-active compounds; Use of these compounds as a detergent
- C11D1/02—Anionic compounds
- C11D1/04—Carboxylic acids or salts thereof
- C11D1/06—Ether- or thioether carboxylic acids
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C11—ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
- C11D—DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
- C11D1/00—Detergent compositions based essentially on surface-active compounds; Use of these compounds as a detergent
- C11D1/02—Anionic compounds
- C11D1/12—Sulfonic acids or sulfuric acid esters; Salts thereof
- C11D1/29—Sulfates of polyoxyalkylene ethers
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C11—ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
- C11D—DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
- C11D1/00—Detergent compositions based essentially on surface-active compounds; Use of these compounds as a detergent
- C11D1/66—Non-ionic compounds
- C11D1/72—Ethers of polyoxyalkylene glycols
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C11—ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
- C11D—DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
- C11D1/00—Detergent compositions based essentially on surface-active compounds; Use of these compounds as a detergent
- C11D1/66—Non-ionic compounds
- C11D1/72—Ethers of polyoxyalkylene glycols
- C11D1/721—End blocked ethers
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C11—ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
- C11D—DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
- C11D1/00—Detergent compositions based essentially on surface-active compounds; Use of these compounds as a detergent
- C11D1/66—Non-ionic compounds
- C11D1/722—Ethers of polyoxyalkylene glycols having mixed oxyalkylene groups; Polyalkoxylated fatty alcohols or polyalkoxylated alkylaryl alcohols with mixed oxyalkylele groups
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Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
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Oil, Petroleum & Natural Gas (AREA)
Wood Science & Technology (AREA)
Organic Chemistry (AREA)
Textile Engineering (AREA)
Inorganic Chemistry (AREA)
Detergent Compositions (AREA)
Treatments For Attaching Organic Compounds To Fibrous Goods (AREA)
Emulsifying, Dispersing, Foam-Producing Or Wetting Agents (AREA)

EP19910810421 1990-06-11 1991-06-04 Low-foaming, silicone-free, aqueous textile auxiliaries, their preparation and their use Expired - Lifetime EP0462059B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
CH1945/90		1990-06-11
CH194590		1990-06-11
CH70991		1991-03-08
CH709/91		1991-03-08

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0462059A2 EP0462059A2 (en)	1991-12-18
EP0462059A3 true EP0462059A3 (en)	1992-03-11
EP0462059B1 EP0462059B1 (en)	1997-07-02

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EP19910810421 Expired - Lifetime EP0462059B1 (en)	1990-06-11	1991-06-04	Low-foaming, silicone-free, aqueous textile auxiliaries, their preparation and their use

Country Status (6)

Country	Link
US (1)	US5456847A (en)
EP (1)	EP0462059B1 (en)
JP (1)	JP2872447B2 (en)
KR (1)	KR100221114B1 (en)
DE (1)	DE59108759D1 (en)
ES (1)	ES2106068T3 (en)

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DE4327327A1 (en) *	1993-08-13	1995-02-16	Henkel Kgaa	Detergent mixtures
EP0744459B1 (en) *	1995-05-19	2001-10-10	Ciba SC Holding AG	Multifunctional detergent raw material
DE19719855A1 (en) *	1997-05-12	1998-11-19	Henkel Kgaa	Wetting agent for textile pretreatment
ATE301737T1 (en)	1999-10-16	2005-08-15	Ciba Sc Pfersee Gmbh	COMPOSITION FOR THE PRETREATMENT OF FIBER MATERIALS
EP1149945A1 (en) *	2000-04-29	2001-10-31	Ciba Spezialitätenchemie Pfersee GmbH	Composition for the pretreatment of fibrous materials
DE10118236A1 (en) *	2001-04-11	2002-10-17	Ciba Sc Pfersee Gmbh	Composition useful for pretreating textiles before dyeing comprises sulfonate or polyol, ethoxylated alcohol, alkoxylated alcohol, poly(meth)acrylic or polymaleic acid and water
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Publication number	Publication date
EP0462059A2 (en)	1991-12-18
DE59108759D1 (en)	1997-08-07
US5456847A (en)	1995-10-10
JPH0544161A (en)	1993-02-23
JP2872447B2 (en)	1999-03-17
KR100221114B1 (en)	1999-09-15
ES2106068T3 (en)	1997-11-01
EP0462059B1 (en)	1997-07-02
KR920001026A (en)	1992-01-29

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