DE102017223456A1 - Viscoelastic, high solids surfactant composition - Google Patents

Abstract

A viscoelastic, solid surfactant composition for textile treatment, containing, based on the total weight thereof, (i) a total of from 10 to 70% by weight of at least one surfactant and (ii) a total amount greater than 1% by weight of at least one benzylidenalditol compound Embedded image in which * represents a covalent single bond between an oxygen atom of the alditol skeleton and the envisaged radical, n is 0 or 1, preferably 1, m is 0 or 1, preferably 1, R, Round Run dependent on each other is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a CC-alkyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, a carboxyl group, a hydroxy group, a group-C (= O) -NH-NH, a group -NH-C (= O) - (CC-alkyl), a CC-alkoxy group, a CC-alkoxy-CC-alkyl group, two of the radicals together with the remainder of the molecule form a 5- or 6-membered ring, R, Run is Run depending on one another Hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a CC-alkyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, a carboxyl group, a hydroxy group, a group-C (= O) -NH-NH, a group -NH-C (= O) - (CC-alkyl), a CC-alkoxy group, a CC-alkoxy-CC-alkyl group, two of the moieties together with the remainder molecule form a 5- or 6-membered ring, and (iii) water provides a well soluble, aesthetically pleasing and storage stable form of a solid composition surfactant-containing liquors.

Description

The present invention relates to the technical field of solid surfactant compositions for providing surfactant-containing liquors for textile treatment, in particular for cleaning textiles.

Textile treatment agents are usually in solid form (for example as a powder or tablets) or in liquid form (or else as a flowing gel). In particular, liquid detergents or cleaners are becoming increasingly popular with consumers.

Solid textile treatment agents have the advantage that, in contrast to liquid textile treatment agents, they require no preservatives and the ingredients contained therein (such as bleaches or enzymes) can be incorporated more stable. Liquid supply forms are increasingly gaining acceptance on the market, in particular due to their rapid solubility and the associated rapid availability of the active ingredients contained.

Consumers have become accustomed to conveniently metering pre-portioned engineered fabric treatment agents, such as detergent pouches, and use these products in the form of tablets (solid textile treatment agents) or in the form of pouches (also: pillows or pouches), which are typically filled with at least one liquid fabric treatment agent are. However, in addition to the aforementioned advantages, the use of liquids has the disadvantage, for example, that leakages in the bag of the portion cause the liquid textile treatment agent to run out.

Disposable portions in water-soluble bags enjoy popularity with the consumer also because of the attractive appearance of the disposable portion. The appearance of the dosage form is becoming increasingly important. In addition to a good cleaning performance and a sufficient storage stability, a good appearance is one of the reasons for choosing a product. In particular, transparent products are perceived by the consumer as visually appealing. Solid surfactant compositions used for textile cleaning are usually opaque. It is therefore also an object to provide translucent to transparent solid surfactant compositions.

From the consumer's point of view, it is also desirable to combine the advantages of the solid and liquid dosage forms and to provide a form of administration that is improved over the prior art, in particular for conventionally liquid detergents or cleaners. For this purpose, a one-time portioning of the components contained must be possible and at the same time a visually pleasing appearance for the consumer, in particular transparency or translucency, can be achieved.

In particular, when using solid moldings which have to be dissolved or dispersed for application to a substrate in an aqueous medium, it is particularly important that the solid dissolves well in water. When dosing disposable portions together with the laundry in the drum of the washing machine, the disposable portion must be incorporated quickly into the aqueous liquid liquor, so that in the drum with the molding in contact standing laundry (eg textile) not by permanent over-concentration of the ingredients Tenside composition suffers damage. It is therefore the object of the invention to provide solid-form surfactant compositions, in particular as a single-use portion in the form of a particulate shaped body, which dissolve readily in water or can be dispersed therein upon contact with water.

From the publication WO 02/086074 A1 For example, viscoelastic, solid surfactant compositions having a storage modulus of 40,000 to 800,000 Pa are known. The viscoelastic surfactant compositions disclosed therein are liquid crystalline surfactant phases. The preparation of the viscoelastic surfactant compositions of the prior art is dependent on the phase behavior of the respective surfactants present, which limits the formulation freedom with regard to the selection of the surfactants and their amounts used.

Another object was thus to provide solid-form surfactant compositions which have a viscoelastic behavior independently of the phase behavior of the surfactants used.

Surprisingly, it has been found that by formulation of a composition containing at least one surfactant and at least one Benzylidenalditol compound in a specific amount, this goal can be achieved.

1. (i) eine Gesamtmenge von 10 bis 70 Gew.-% mindestens eines Tensids und
2. (ii) eine Gesamtmenge von mehr als 1 Gew.-% mindestens einer Benzylidenalditol-Verbindung der Formel (I)
   
   worin

   *-

   für eine kovalente Einfachbindung zwischen einem Sauerstoffatom des Alditol-Grundgerüsts und dem vorgesehenen Rest steht,

   n

   für 0 oder 1, bevorzugt für 1, steht,

   m

   für 0 oder 1, bevorzugt für 1, steht,

   R¹, R² und R³

   unabhängig voneinander steht für ein Wasserstoffatom, ein Halogenatom, eine C₁-C₄-Alkylgruppe, eine Cyanogruppe, eine Nitrogruppe, eine Aminogruppe, eine Carboxylgruppe, eine Hydroxygruppe, eine Gruppe -C(=O)-NH-NH₂, eine Gruppe -NH-C(=O)-(C₂-C₄-Alkyl), eine C₁-C₄-Alkoxygruppe, eine C₁-C₄-Alkoxy-C₂-C₄-alkylgruppe, zwei der Reste gemeinsam mit dem Restmolekül einen 5- oder 6-gliedrigen Ring bilden,

   R⁴, R⁵ und R⁶

   unabhängig voneinander steht für ein Wasserstoffatom, ein Halogenatom, eine C₁-C₄-Alkylgruppe, eine Cyanogruppe, eine Nitrogruppe, eine Aminogruppe, eine Carboxylgruppe, eine Hydroxygruppe, eine Gruppe-C(=O)-NH-NH₂, eine Gruppe -NH-C(=O)-(C₂-C₄-Alkyl), eine C₁-C₄-Alkoxygruppe, eine C₁-C₄-Alkoxy-C₂-C₄-alkylgruppe, zwei der Reste gemeinsam mit dem Restmolekül einen 5- oder 6-gliedrigen Ring bilden,

   und
3. (iii) Wasser.

An object of the invention is therefore as a first embodiment a viscoelastic, solid surfactant composition for textile treatment, containing based on their total weight

1. (i) a total amount of from 10 to 70% by weight of at least one surfactant and
2. (ii) a total amount of more than 1% by weight of at least one benzylidenalditol compound of the formula (I)
   
   wherein

   * -

   represents a single covalent bond between an oxygen atom of the alditol skeleton and the envisaged radical,

   n

   is 0 or 1, preferably 1,

   m

   is 0 or 1, preferably 1,

   R ¹ , R ² and R ³

   each independently represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a C ₁ -C ₄ alkyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, a carboxyl group, a hydroxy group, a group -C (= O) -NH-NH ₂ , a group -NH-C (= O) - (C ₂ -C ₄ -alkyl), a C ₁ -C ₄ -alkoxy group, a C ₁ -C ₄ -alkoxy-C ₂ -C ₄ -alkyl group, two of the radicals together with form a 5- or 6-membered ring in the remainder of the molecule,

   R ⁴ , R ⁵ and R ⁶

   each independently represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a C ₁ -C ₄ alkyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, a carboxyl group, a hydroxy group, a group-C (= O) -NH-NH ₂ , a group -NH-C (= O) - (C ₂ -C ₄ -alkyl), a C ₁ -C ₄ -alkoxy group, a C ₁ -C ₄ -alkoxy-C ₂ -C ₄ -alkyl group, two of the radicals together with form a 5- or 6-membered ring in the remainder of the molecule,

   and
3. (iii) water.

1. (i) eine Gesamtmenge von 10 bis 70 Gew.-% mindestens eines Tensids und
2. (ii) eine Gesamtmenge von mehr als 1 Gew.-% mindestens einer Benzylidenalditol-Verbindung der Formel (I)
   
   worin

   *-

   für eine kovalente Einfachbindung zwischen einem Sauerstoffatom des Alditol-Grundgerüsts und dem vorgesehenen Rest steht,

   n

   für 0 oder 1, bevorzugt für 1, steht,

   m

   für 0 oder 1, bevorzugt für 1, steht,

   R¹, R² und R³

   unabhängig voneinander steht für ein Wasserstoffatom, ein Halogenatom, eine C₁-C₄-Alkylgruppe, eine Cyanogruppe, eine Nitrogruppe, eine Aminogruppe, eine Carboxylgruppe, eine Hydroxygruppe, eine Gruppe -C(=O)-NH-NH₂, eine Gruppe -NH-C(=O)-(C₂-C₄-Alkyl), eine C₁-C₄-Alkoxygruppe, eine C₁-C₄-Alkoxy-C₂-C₄-alkylgruppe, zwei der Reste gemeinsam mit dem Restmolekül einen 5- oder 6-gliedrigen Ring bilden,

   R⁴, R⁵ und R⁶

   unabhängig voneinander steht für ein Wasserstoffatom, ein Halogenatom, eine C₁-C₄-Alkylgruppe, eine Cyanogruppe, eine Nitrogruppe, eine Aminogruppe, eine Carboxylgruppe, eine Hydroxygruppe, eine Gruppe-C(=O)-NH-NH₂, eine Gruppe -NH-C(=O)-(C₂-C₄-Alkyl), eine C₁-C₄-Alkoxygruppe, eine C₁-C₄-Alkoxy-C₂-C₄-alkylgruppe, zwei der Reste gemeinsam mit dem Restmolekül einen 5- oder 6-gliedrigen Ring bilden,

   und
3. (iii) Wasser,

mit der Maßgabe, dass die Zusammensetzung ein Speichermodul zwischen 10³ Pa und 10⁸ Pa, bevorzugt zwischen 10⁴ Pa und 10⁸ Pa und ein Verlustmodul aufweist (jeweils bei 20°C, einer Deformation von 0.1 % und einer Frequenz von 1 Hz) und der Speichermodul im Frequenzbereich zwischen 10^-2 Hz und 10 Hz um mindestens das Zweifache größer ist als der Verlustmodul. Weiter bevorzugt weist die Zusammensetzung ein Speichermodul in einem Bereich von 10⁵ Pa bis 10⁷ Pa auf.Particularly preferred as a second embodiment of the first subject of the invention is a viscoelastic, solid surfactant composition for textile treatment, containing based on their total weight

1. (i) a total amount of from 10 to 70% by weight of at least one surfactant and
2. (ii) a total amount of more than 1% by weight of at least one benzylidenalditol compound of the formula (I)
   
   wherein

   * -

   represents a single covalent bond between an oxygen atom of the alditol skeleton and the envisaged radical,

   n

   is 0 or 1, preferably 1,

   m

   is 0 or 1, preferably 1,

   R ¹ , R ² and R ³

   each independently represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a C ₁ -C ₄ alkyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, a carboxyl group, a hydroxy group, a group -C (= O) -NH-NH ₂ , a group -NH-C (= O) - (C ₂ -C ₄ -alkyl), a C ₁ -C ₄ -alkoxy group, a C ₁ -C ₄ -alkoxy-C ₂ -C ₄ -alkyl group, two of the radicals together with form a 5- or 6-membered ring in the remainder of the molecule,

   R ⁴ , R ⁵ and R ⁶

   each independently represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a C ₁ -C ₄ alkyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, a carboxyl group, a hydroxy group, a group-C (= O) -NH-NH ₂ , a group -NH-C (= O) - (C ₂ -C ₄ -alkyl), a C ₁ -C ₄ -alkoxy group, a C ₁ -C ₄ -alkoxy-C ₂ -C ₄ -alkyl group, two of the radicals together with form a 5- or 6-membered ring in the remainder of the molecule,

   and
3. (iii) water,

with the proviso that the composition has a storage modulus between 10 ³ Pa and 10 ⁸ Pa, preferably between 10 ⁴ Pa and 10 ⁸ Pa and a loss modulus (each at 20 ° C, a deformation of 0.1% and a frequency of 1 Hz) and the memory module in the frequency range between 10 ^-2 Hz and 10 Hz is at least two times larger than the loss modulus. More preferably, the composition has a storage modulus in a range of 10 ⁵ Pa to 10 ⁷ Pa.

To further optimize the stability properties of the said composition, it is preferred if the storage modulus is at least five times greater than the loss modulus, more preferably at least ten times greater than the loss modulus (in each case at 20 ° C., a deformation of 0.1%). and a frequency of 1 Hz).

All definitions and preferred embodiments below, unless otherwise defined, apply equally to the first embodiment and the second embodiment.

The viscoelastic, solid surfactant composition incorporates all the advantages of a liquid composition, provides an aesthetic product form with a good dissolution profile in the context of textile treatment with excellent performance profile on the substrate. From the WO 2010/108002 are structured liquid surfactant compositions which contain not more than 1% by weight of a benzylidenalditol Compound as structurant included. Viscoelastic, solid surfactant compositions containing benzylidenalditol compounds are not described therein.

The viscoelastic, solid surfactant composition of the present invention is storage and dimensionally stable. The said viscoelastic, solid surfactant composition exhibits almost no syneresis even after prolonged storage.

A substance (e.g., a composition) is solid according to the definition of the invention when in the solid state at 20 ° C and 1013 mbar.

As is known and therefore according to the invention, a substance (eg a composition) is viscoelastic and firm when at 20 ° C. the storage modulus of the substance is greater than the loss modulus present. When subjected to a mechanical force on the substance, it exhibits both the properties of an elastic solid and exhibits a viscosity similar to that of a liquid. The terms of the storage modulus and the loss modulus, as well as the determination of the values of these modules, are notoriously familiar to the person skilled in the art (see Christopher W. Macosco, "Rheology Principles, Measurements and Applications", VCH, 1994, pp. 121 ff or Gebhard Schramm , "Introduction to Rheology and Rheometry", Karlsruhe, 1995, S 156 ff. Or WO 02/086074 A1 , P. 2, third paragraph to p. 4, end of 1st paragraph).

The rheological characterization is in the context of this invention with a Rotationsrheometer, for example, TA-Instruments, type AR G2, Malvem "Kinexus", using a cone-plate measuring system with 40 mm diameter and 2 ° opening angle at a temperature of 20 ° C performed. These are shear stress controlled rheometers. However, the determination can also be carried out with other instruments or measurement geometries of comparable specifications.

The measurement of the storage modulus (abbreviation: G ') and of the loss modulus (abbreviation: G ") (each unit: Pa) was carried out with the instrumentation described above in an experiment with oscillating deformation.For this purpose, in a stress sweep experiment, the In this case, the shear stress amplitude is increased at a constant frequency of, for example, 1 Hz, and the modules G 'and G "are plotted in a log logarithmic plot. On the x-axis, either the shear stress amplitude or the (resulting) deformation amplitude can be plotted. The memory module G 'is constant below a certain shear stress amplitude or deformation amplitude, above which it collapses. The break point is suitably determined by applying tangents to the two curve sections. The corresponding deformation amplitude or shear stress amplitude is usually referred to as "critical deformation" or "critical shear stress".

To determine the frequency dependence of the modules, a frequency ramp, e.g. between 0.01 Hz and 10 Hz at a constant deformation amplitude. The deformation amplitude must be chosen so that it is in the linear range, i. below the o.g. critical deformation lies. In the case of the compositions according to the invention, a deformation amplitude of 0.1% has proven suitable. The modules G 'and G "are plotted against the frequency in a log-log plot.

A substance (e.g., a composition) is liquid according to the definition of the invention when in the liquid state at 20 ° C and 1013 mbar.

A chemical compound is an organic compound when the molecule of the chemical compound contains at least one covalent bond between carbon and hydrogen. This definition applies inter alia to "organic bleach activators" as a chemical compound mutatis mutandis.

A chemical compound is, inversely to the definition of the organic compound, an inorganic compound when the molecule of the chemical compound does not contain a covalent bond between carbon and hydrogen.

The average molar masses indicated in the context of this application for polymeric ingredients are-unless explicitly stated otherwise-always weight-average molar masses M _w , which can in principle be determined by means of gel permeation chromatography with the aid of an RI detector, the measurement being expedient against an external standard he follows.

For the purposes of the invention, a surfactant-containing liquor is a liquid preparation obtainable by use of a surfactant-containing dilution with at least one solvent (preferably water) the treatment of a substrate. As a substrate tissue or textiles (such as clothing) come into question. The portions according to the invention are preferably used to provide a surfactant-containing liquor in the course of mechanical cleaning processes, as are carried out, for example, by a washing machine for textiles.

"At least one" as used herein refers to 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or more. In the context of ingredients of the compositions described herein, this indication does not refer to the absolute amount of molecules but to the nature of the ingredient. Thus, "at least one inorganic base" means, for example, one or more different inorganic bases, i. one or more different types of inorganic bases. The amounts given, together with quantities, refer to the total amount of the corresponding type of ingredient.

If, in the context of the application, numerical ranges are defined from one number to another number, then the limit values are included in the range.

If, in the context of the application, numerical ranges are defined between a number and another number, the limits do not include the range.

The viscoelastic, solid surfactant composition according to the invention is preferably transparent or translucent. If a mixture according to the invention has a residual light output (transmission) of at least 20% in the spectral range between 380 nm and 780 nm, it is considered to be transparent in the sense of the invention.

The transparency of the surfactant composition according to the invention can be determined by various methods. The Nephelometric Turbidity Unit (NTU) is often used as a measure of transparency. It is a e.g. unit used in water treatment for turbidity measurements, e.g. in liquids. It is the unit of turbidity measured with a calibrated nephelometer. High NTU values are measured for cloudy surfactant compositions, while low values are determined for clear, transparent surfactant compositions.

The HACH Turbidimeter 2100Q turbidimimeter from Hach Company, Loveland, Colorado (USA) is used with the calibration gauges StablCal Solution HACH (20 NTU), StabICal Solution HACH (100 NTU) and StablCal Solution HACH (800 NTU). , all can also be ordered from Hach Company. The measurement is filled in a 10 ml measuring cuvette with cap with the composition to be examined and the measurement is carried out at 20 ° C.

At an NTU value (at 20 ° C.) of 60 or more, surfactant compositions which can be recognized by the naked eye in the sense of the invention have a perceptible haze. Therefore, it is preferred that the surfactant compositions of the invention have an NTU (at 20 ° C) of at most 120, more preferably at most 110, more preferably at most 100, most preferably at most 80.

In the context of the present invention, the transparency of the solid-state agents according to the invention was determined by a transmission measurement in the visual light spectrum over a wavelength range from 380 nm to 780 nm at 20 ° C. For this purpose, a reference sample (water, deionized) is first measured in a photometer (Messrs. Specord S 600 from Analytik Jena) with a cuvette which is transparent in the spectrum to be examined (layer thickness 10 mm). Subsequently, the cuvette is filled with a sample of the surfactant composition according to the invention and measured again. The sample is filled in the liquid state and solidified in the cuvette and then measured.

It is preferred if the transparent surfactant composition of the invention has a transmission (20 ° C) of more preferably at least 25%, more preferably at least 30%, more preferably at least 40%, especially at least 50%, most preferably at least 60%.

It is very particularly preferred if the transparent surfactant composition according to the invention has a transmission (at 20 ° C.) of at least 30% (in particular of at least 40% more preferably of at least 50%, particularly preferably of at least 60%) and an NTU value (at 20 ° C) of at most 120 (more preferably at most 110, more preferably at most 100, particularly preferably at most 80).

The viscoelastic, solid-form surfactant composition according to the invention contains, based on its total weight, a total amount of from 10 to 70% by weight of surfactant. As surfactants according to the invention preferably anionic surfactants, nonionic surfactants, zwitterionic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants or cationic surfactants in question.

Preferred surfactant compositions contain, based on their total weight, a total amount of from 10 to 65% by weight, more preferably from 10 to 60% by weight, more preferably from 15 to 70% by weight, more preferably from 15 to 65% by weight, more preferably From 15 to 60% by weight, more preferably from 20 to 70% by weight, more preferably from 20 to 65% by weight, more preferably from 20 to 60% by weight, most preferably from 25 to 70% by weight , more preferably from 25 to 65% by weight, more preferably from 25 to 60% by weight, even more preferably from 30 to 70% by weight, more preferably from 30 to 65% by weight, more preferably from 30 to 60% by weight. % of at least one surfactant. These surfactant compositions are also suitable for textile treatment, but especially for use in a washing machine for textile washing. In this case, it is again particularly preferred if the surfactant composition contains at least one anionic surfactant and optionally additionally at least one nonionic surfactant.

An inventively preferred viscoelastic, solid-form surfactant composition is characterized in that it contains at least one anionic surfactant. Surfactant compositions according to the invention with anionic surfactant are suitable for the washing of textiles, particularly preferably for use in a washing machine for textile washing.

When the surfactant composition of the present invention contains anionic surfactant, it is again preferable that, based on the total weight of the composition, anionic surfactant is contained in a total amount of 5 to 70% by weight, more preferably 5 to 60% by weight, more preferably 10 to 70% by weight. %, in particular 10 to 60 wt .-%, particularly preferably from 10 to 40 wt .-%, more preferably from 25 to 40 wt .-%, is contained.

The anionic surfactant used may preferably be sulfonates and / or sulfates.

The surfactants of the sulfonate type are preferably C _9-13 -alkylbenzenesulfonates, olefinsulfonates, ie mixtures of alkene and hydroxyalkanesulfonates and disulfonates, as are obtained, for example, from C _12-18 -monoolefins having terminal or internal double bonds by sulfonation with gaseous sulfur trioxide and subsequent alkaline or acid hydrolysis of the sulfonation products into consideration. Also suitable are C _12-18 alkanesulfonates and the esters of α-sulfo fatty acids (ester sulfonates), for example the α-sulfonated methyl esters of hydrogenated coconut, palm kernel or tallow fatty acids.

in der
R' und R" unabhängig H oder Alkyl sind und zusammen 9 bis 19, vorzugsweise 9 bis 15 und insbesondere 9 bis 13 C-Atome enthalten, und Y⁺ ein einwertiges Kation oder den n-ten Teil eines n-wertigen Kations (insbesondere Na⁺) bedeuten.Particularly preferred surfactant compositions according to the invention comprise as anionic surfactant at least one compound of the formula (T1)

in the
R 'and R "are independently H or alkyl and together contain 9 to 19, preferably 9 to 15 and especially 9 to 13 C atoms, and Y ^{+ is} a monovalent cation or the nth part of an N-valent cation (especially Na ⁺ ).

Alk (en) ylsulfates are the alkali metal salts and in particular the sodium salts of the sulfuric monoesters of C ₁₂ -C ₁₈ fatty alcohols, for example coconut fatty alcohol, tallow fatty alcohol, lauryl, myristyl, cetyl or stearyl alcohol or the C ₁₀ -C ₂₀ oxo alcohols and those half-esters of secondary alcohols of these chain lengths are preferred. Of washing technology interest, the C ₁₂ -C ₁₆ alkyl sulfates and C ₁₂ -C ₁₅ alkyl sulfates and C ₁₄ -C ₁₅ alkyl sulfates are preferred. 2,3-alkyl sulfates are also suitable anionic surfactants.

Also, fatty alcohol ether sulfates, such as the sulfuric acid monoesters of straight-chain or branched C _7-21 -alcohols ethoxylated with from 1 to 6 mol of ethylene oxide, such as 2-methyl-branched C _9-11- alcohols having on average 3.5 mol of ethylene oxide (EO) or C _{12 -18} fatty alcohols with 1 to 4 EO are suitable.

Other suitable anionic surfactants are soaps. Suitable are saturated and unsaturated fatty acid soaps, such as the salts of lauric acid, myristic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid, (hydrogenated) erucic acid and behenic acid and, in particular, natural fatty acids, for example coconut, palm kernel, olive oil or tallow fatty acids, derived soap mixtures.

The anionic surfactants and the soaps may be in the form of their sodium, potassium or magnesium or ammonium salts. Preferably, the anionic surfactants are in the form of their ammonium salts. Preferred counterions for the anionic surfactants are the protonated forms of choline, triethylamine, monoethanolamine or methylethylamine.

In a most preferred embodiment, the surfactant composition comprises a monoethanolamine-neutralized alkylbenzene sulfonic acid, especially C _9-13 alkyl benzene sulfonic acid, and / or a monoethanolamine neutralized fatty acid.

A preferred surfactant composition contains at least one anionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of C _8-18 alkyl benzene sulfonates, olefin sulfonates, C _12-18 alkanesulfonates, ester sulfonates, alkyl sulfates, alkenyl sulfates, fatty alcohol ether sulfates, and mixtures thereof.

In a preferred embodiment, the surfactant composition contains at least one nonionic surfactant.

The at least one nonionic surfactant may be any known nonionic surfactant suitable for the purpose of this invention.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the surfactant compositions described herein contain as nonionic surfactant at least one fatty alcohol alkoxylate of formula (T2) below, R'-O- (XO) _m -H (T2) wherein R 'is a linear or branched C ₈ -C ₁₈ alkyl radical, an aryl radical or alkylaryl radical, XO is independently an ethylene oxide (EO) or propylene oxide (PO) grouping and m is an integer from 1 to 50. In the above formula, R represents a linear or branched, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl radical. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, R ^{I is} a linear or branched alkyl radical having from 5 to 30 carbon atoms, preferably from 7 to 25 carbon atoms and especially from 10 to 19 carbon atoms. Preferred radicals R are selected from decyl, undecyl, dodecyl, tridecyl, tetradecyl, pentadecyl, hexadecyl, heptadecyl, octadecyl, nonadecyl and mixtures thereof, with the even number of carbon atoms being preferred. Particularly preferred radicals R 'are derived from fatty alcohols having 12 to 19 carbon atoms, for example coconut fatty alcohol, tallow fatty alcohol, lauryl, myristyl, cetyl or stearyl alcohol or oxo alcohols having 10 to 19 carbon atoms.

XO of formula (T2) is an ethylene oxide (EO) or propylene oxide (PO) moiety, preferably an ethylene oxide moiety.

The index m of the formula (T2) is an integer from 1 to 50, preferably 2 to 20 and preferably 2 to 10. In particular, m is 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7. The surfactant composition according to the invention may comprise mixtures of nonionic surfactants, which have different degrees of ethoxylation.

mit k = 9 bis 17, m = 3, 4, 5, 6, oder 7. Ganz besonders bevorzugte Vertreter sind Fettalkohole mit 10 bis 18 Kohlenstoffatomen und mit 7 EO (k = 11 bis 17, m = 7).In summary, particularly preferred fatty alcohol alkoxylates are those of the formula (T-3)

with k = 9 to 17, m = 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7. Very particularly preferred representatives are fatty alcohols having 10 to 18 carbon atoms and 7 EO (k = 11 to 17, m = 7).

Such fatty alcohol ethoxylates are available under the brand names 45-7 Dehydol LT7 ^® (BASF) Lutensol ^® A07 (BASF) Lutensol ^® M7 (BASF), and Neodol ^® (Shell Chemicals).

With particular preference, the surfactant compositions according to the invention contain nonionic surfactants from the group of the alkoxylated alcohols. The nonionic surfactants used are preferably alkoxylated, advantageously ethoxylated, in particular primary, alcohols having preferably 8 to 18 carbon atoms and on average 1 to 12 moles of ethylene oxide (EO) per mole of alcohol, in which the alcohol radical can be linear or preferably methyl-branched in the 2-position or may contain linear and methyl-branched radicals in the mixture, as they are usually present in Oxoalkoholresten. In particular, however, preferred are alcohol ethoxylates having linear radicals of alcohols of native origin having 12 to 18 carbon atoms, for example coconut, palm, tallow or oleyl alcohol, and on average 2 to 8 moles of EO per mole of alcohol. Preferred ethoxylated alcohols include, for example, C _12-14 alcohols with 3 EO or 4 EO, C _8-11 alcohol with 7 EO, C _13-15 alcohols containing 3 EO, 5 EO, 7 EO or 8 EO, C _12-18 alcohols with 3 EO, 5 EO or 7 EO and mixtures of these, such as mixtures of C _12-14 -alcohol with 3 EO and C _12-18 -alcohol with 5 EO.

Preferred alcohol ethoxylates have a narrow homolog distribution (narrow range ethoxylates, NRE). In addition to these nonionic surfactants, fatty alcohols with more than 12 EO can also be used. Examples include tallow fatty alcohol with 14 EO, 25 EO, 30 EO or 40 EO.

Of particular preference are ethoxylated nonionic surfactants selected from C _6-20 monohydroxyalkanols or C _6-20 alkylphenols or C _16-20 fatty alcohols and more than 12 moles, preferably more than 15 moles and especially more than 20 moles of ethylene oxide per mole of alcohol were used. A particularly preferred nonionic surfactant is obtained from a straight-chain fatty alcohol having 16 to 20 carbon atoms (C _16-20 alcohol), preferably a C ₁₈ -alcohol and at least 12 mol, preferably at least 15 mol and especially at least 20 mol of ethylene oxide. Of these, the so-called "narrow range ethoxylates" are particularly preferred.

Preferably used surfactants come from the groups of alkoxylated nonionic surfactants, in particular the ethoxylated primary alcohols and mixtures of these surfactants with structurally complicated surfactants such as polyoxypropylene / polyoxyethylene / polyoxypropylene ((PO / EO / PO) surfactants). Such (PO / EO / PO) nonionic surfactants are also characterized by good foam control.

Further, the surfactant composition of the present invention may contain, as a nonionic surfactant, amine oxide. As amine oxide are in principle all established in the art for this purpose amine oxides thus compounds having the formula R ¹ R ² R ³ NO, wherein each R ¹ , R ² and R ³ independently of the other an optionally substituted hydrocarbon chain with 1 to 30 carbon atoms, can be used. Particularly preferred amine oxides are those in which R ^{1 is} alkyl of 12 to 18 carbon atoms and R ² and R ^{3 are} each independently alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, especially alkyl dimethylamine oxides of 12 to 18 carbon atoms. Exemplary representatives of suitable amine oxides are N-cocoalkyl-N, N-dimethylamine oxide, N-tallowalkyl-N, N-dihydroxyethylamine oxide, myristyl / cetyldimethylamine oxide or lauryldimethylamine oxide.

Suitable nonionic surfactants are, for example, alkyl glycosides of the general formula RO (G) _x in which R is a primary straight-chain or methyl-branched, in particular 2-methyl-branched aliphatic radical having 8 to 22, preferably 12 to 18 carbon atoms and G is the symbol which represents a glycose unit having 5 or 6 C atoms, preferably glucose. The degree of oligomerization x, which indicates the distribution of monoglycosides and oligoglycosides, is any number between 1 and 10; preferably x is 1.2 to 1.4.

Another class of preferred nonionic surfactants used either as the sole nonionic surfactant or in combination with other nonionic surfactants are alkoxylated, preferably ethoxylated or ethoxylated and propoxylated fatty acid alkyl esters, preferably having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms in the alkyl chain.

Further suitable surfactants are the polyhydroxy fatty acid amides known as PHFA.

• - Polyolfettsäureester,
• - alkoxylierte Triglyceride,
• - alkoxylierte Fettsäurealkylester der Formel R³CO-(OCH₂CHR⁴)_wOR⁵, in der R³CO für einen linearen oder verzweigten, gesättigten und/oder ungesättigten Acylrest mit 6 bis 22 Kohlenstoffatomen, R⁴ für Wasserstoff oder Methyl und R⁵ für lineare oder verzweigte Alkylreste mit 1 bis 4 Kohlenstoffatomen steht und w 1 bis 20 ist,
• - Hydroxymischether,
• - Sorbitanfettsäureester und Anlagerungeprodukte von Ethylenoxid an Sorbitanfettsäureester wie beispielsweise die Polysorbate,
• - Zuckerfettsäureester und Anlagerungsprodukte von Ethylenoxid an Zuckerfettsäureester,
• - Anlagerungsprodukte von Ethylenoxid an Fettsäurealkanolamide und Fettamine,
• - Fettsäure-N-alkylglucamide.

Other usable nonionic surfactants may be, for example

• - polyol fatty acid ester,
• - alkoxylated triglycerides,
• - alkoxylated fatty acid alkyl esters of the formula R ³ CO- (OCH ₂ CHR ⁴ ) _w OR ⁵ , in the R ³ CO for a linear or branched, saturated and / or unsaturated acyl radical having 6 to 22 carbon atoms, R ^{4 is} hydrogen or methyl and R ^{5 represents} linear or branched alkyl radicals having 1 to 4 carbon atoms and w is 1 to 20,
• - hydroxy mixed,
• Sorbitan fatty acid esters and adducts of ethylene oxide with sorbitan fatty acid esters such as the polysorbates,
• Sugar fatty acid esters and addition products of ethylene oxide with sugar fatty acid esters,
• Adducts of ethylene oxide with fatty acid alkanolamides and fatty amines,
• - fatty acid N-alkylglucamides.

The surfactant compositions of the invention described herein may also contain several of the nonionic surfactants described above.

• - 10 bis 60 Gew.-%, insbesondere 25 bis 40 Gew.-%, mindestens eines anionischen Tensids und
• - 2 bis 35 Gew.-%, insbesondere 18 bis 28 Gew.-%, mindestens eines nichtionischen Tensids.

According to the invention, particularly preferred viscoelastic, solid-form surfactant compositions contain, based in each case on the total weight, a total amount of

• From 10 to 60% by weight, in particular from 25 to 40% by weight, of at least one anionic surfactant and
• - 2 to 35 wt .-%, in particular 18 to 28 wt .-%, of at least one nonionic surfactant.

1. (A) Viskoelastische, festförmige Tensidzusammensetzung, enthaltend als Tensid jeweils bezogen auf das Gesamtgewicht der Zusammensetzung mindestens jeweils eine Gesamtmenge von - 10 bis 60 Gew.-% mindestens eines anionischen Tensids, wobei als anionisches Tensid mindestens ein C_9-13-Alkylbenzolsulfonat enthalten ist, und - 2 bis 35 Gew.-% mindestens eines nichtionischen Tensids, wobei als nichtionisches Tensid mindestens ein alkoxylierter Alkohol mit 8 bis 18 Kohlenstoffatomen und durchschnittlich 4 bis 12 Mol Ethylenoxid (EO) pro Mol Alkohol enthalten ist.
2. (B) Viskoelastische, festförmige Tensidzusammensetzung, enthaltend als Tensid jeweils bezogen auf das Gesamtgewicht der Zusammensetzung mindestens jeweils eine Gesamtmenge von - 10 bis 60 Gew.-% mindestens eines anionischen Tensids, wobei als anionisches Tensid mindestens 5 bis 60 Gew.-% mindestens eines C_9-13-Alkylbenzolsulfonats enthalten ist, und - 2 bis 35 Gew.-% mindestens eines nichtionischen Tensids, wobei als nichtionisches Tensid mindestens 2 bis 35 Gew.-% mindestens eines alkoxylierten Alkohols mit 8 bis 18 Kohlenstoffatomen und durchschnittlich 4 bis 12 Mol Ethylenoxid (EO) pro Mol Alkohol enthalten ist.
3. (C) Viskoelastische, festförmige Tensidzusammensetzung, enthaltend als Tensid jeweils bezogen auf das Gesamtgewicht der Zusammensetzung mindestens jeweils eine Gesamtmenge von - 25 bis 40 Gew.-% mindestens eines anionischen Tensids, wobei als anionisches Tensid mindestens ein C_9-13-Alkylbenzolsulfonat enthalten ist, und - 18 bis 28 Gew.-% mindestens eines nichtionischen Tensids, wobei als nichtionisches Tensid mindestens ein alkoxylierter Alkohol mit 8 bis 18 Kohlenstoffatomen und durchschnittlich 4 bis 12 Mol Ethylenoxid (EO) pro Mol Alkohol enthalten ist.
4. (D) Viskoelastische, festförmige Tensidzusammensetzung, enthaltend als Tensid jeweils bezogen auf das Gesamtgewicht der Zusammensetzung mindestens jeweils eine Gesamtmenge von - 25 bis 40 Gew.-% mindestens eines anionischen Tensids, wobei als anionisches Tensid mindestens 25 bis 40 Gew.-% mindestens eines C_9-13-Alkylbenzolsulfonats enthalten ist, und - 18 bis 28 Gew.-% mindestens eines nichtionischen Tensids, wobei als nichtionisches Tensid mindestens 18 bis 28 Gew.-% mindestens eines alkoxylierten Alkohols mit 8 bis 18 Kohlenstoffatomen und durchschnittlich 4 bis 12 Mol Ethylenoxid (EO) pro Mol Alkohol enthalten ist.

Very particular preferred viscoelastic, solid-form surfactant compositions according to the invention comprise, in addition to water and said benzylidene-alditol compound, at least one surfactant combination as described below for the compositions (A) to (D):

1. (A) Viscoelastic, solid-form surfactant composition containing, as surfactant, in each case based on the total weight of the composition at least a total amount of from -10 to 60% by weight of at least one anionic surfactant, wherein the anionic surfactant is at least one C _9-13 -alkylbenzenesulfonate , and 2 to 35% by weight of at least one nonionic surfactant, containing as nonionic surfactant at least one alkoxylated alcohol having 8 to 18 carbon atoms and on average 4 to 12 moles of ethylene oxide (EO) per mole of alcohol.
2. (B) Viscoelastic, solid-form surfactant composition containing as surfactant in each case based on the total weight of the composition at least a total amount of from -10 to 60 wt .-% of at least one anionic surfactant, wherein as anionic surfactant at least 5 to 60 wt .-% of at least one C _9-13 -alkylbenzenesulfonate, and - 2 to 35 wt .-% of at least one nonionic surfactant, wherein as nonionic surfactant at least 2 to 35 wt .-% of at least one alkoxylated alcohol having 8 to 18 carbon atoms and an average of 4 to 12 mol Ethylene oxide (EO) per mole of alcohol is included.
3. (C) Viscoelastic, solid-form surfactant composition, containing as surfactant in each case based on the total weight of the composition at least a total amount of from -25 to 40 wt .-% of at least one anionic surfactant, wherein as anionic surfactant at least one C _9-13 alkylbenzenesulfonate is included and 18 to 28% by weight of at least one nonionic surfactant, containing as nonionic surfactant at least one alkoxylated alcohol having 8 to 18 carbon atoms and on average 4 to 12 moles of ethylene oxide (EO) per mole of alcohol.
4. (D) Viscoelastic, solid surfactant composition containing as surfactant in each case based on the total weight of the composition at least a total amount of from -25 to 40 wt .-% of at least one anionic surfactant, wherein as anionic surfactant at least 25 to 40 wt .-% of at least one C _9-13 -alkylbenzenesulfonate, and - 18 to 28 wt .-% of at least one nonionic surfactant, wherein as nonionic surfactant at least 18 to 28 wt .-% of at least one alkoxylated alcohol having 8 to 18 carbon atoms and an average of 4 to 12 mol Ethylene oxide (EO) per mole of alcohol is included.

When all of the aforementioned surfactant compositions with a specific amount of selected surfactant are provided, the amounts of the individual surfactant components are, of course, to be selected within the given quantitative ranges of the individual surfactant components such that the predetermined total amount of surfactant is maintained.

It is preferred according to the invention if the viscoelastic, solid-form surfactant composition according to the invention contains, in addition to the anionic and nonionic surfactant, at least one polyalkoxylated polyamine.

In the context of the present invention and its individual aspects, the polyalkoxylated polyamine is a polymer having an N-atom-containing backbone which carries polyalkoxy groups on the N atoms. The polyamine has at the ends (terminus and / or side chains) primary amino functions and internally preferably both secondary and tertiary amino functions; if appropriate, it may also have only secondary amino functions on the inside, so that the result is not a branched-chain but a linear polyamine. The ratio of primary to secondary amino groups in the polyamine is preferably in the range from 1: 0.5 to 1: 1.5, in particular in the range from 1: 0.7 to 1: 1. The ratio of primary to tertiary amino groups in the polyamine is preferably in the range from 1: 0.2 to 1: 1, in particular in the range from 1: 0.5 to 1: 0.8. Preferably, the polyamine has an average molecular weight in the range of 500 g / mol to 50,000 g / mol, in particular from 550 g / mol to 5000 g / mol. The N atoms in the polyamine are separated from one another by alkylene groups, preferably by alkylene groups having 2 to 12 C atoms, in particular 2 to 6 C atoms, wherein not all alkylene groups must have the same C atom number. Particularly preferred are ethylene groups, 1,2-propylene groups, 1,3-propylene groups, and mixtures thereof. Polyamines bearing ethylene groups as said alkylene group are also referred to as polyethyleneimine or PEI. PEI is an inventively particularly preferred polymer with N-atom-containing backbone.

The primary amino functions in the polyamine can carry 1 or 2 polyalkoxy groups and the secondary amino functions 1 polyalkoxy group, although not every amino function must be alkoxy group-substituted. The average number of alkoxy groups per primary and secondary amino function in the polyalkoxylated polyamine is preferably from 1 to 100, in particular from 5 to 50. The alkoxy groups in the polyalkoxylated polyamine are preferably polypropoxy groups which are bonded directly to N atoms, and / or Polyethoxy groups which are attached to any existing propoxy and N atoms which do not carry propoxy groups.

Polyethoxylated polyamines are obtained by reacting polyamines with ethylene oxide (EO for short). The polyalkoxylated polyamines containing ethoxy and propoxy groups are preferably accessible by reaction of polyamines with propylene oxide (abbreviated to PO) and subsequent reaction with ethylene oxide.

The average number of propoxy groups per primary and secondary amino function in the polyalkoxylated polyamine is preferably 1 to 40, in particular 5 to 20,

The average number of ethoxy groups per primary and secondary amino function in the polyalkoxylated polyamine is preferably 10 to 60, in particular 15 to 30. If desired, the terminal OH function can polyalkoxy substituents in polyalkoxylated polyamine partially or completely with a C ₁ - C ₁₀ , in particular C ₁ - C ₃ - alkyl group be etherified.

Polyalkoxylated polyamines which are particularly preferred according to the invention can be selected from polyamine reacted with 45EO per primary and secondary amino function, PEI's reacted with 43EO per primary and secondary amino function, PEI's reacted with 15EO + 5PO per primary and secondary amino function, PEI's reacted with 15PO + 30EO per primary and secondary amino function secondary amino function, PEI's reacted with 5PO + 39.5EO per primary and secondary amino function, PEI's reacted with 5PO + 15EO per primary and secondary amino function, PEI's reacted with 10PO + 35EO per primary and secondary amino function, PEI's reacted with 15PO + 30EO per primary and secondary amino function secondary amino function and PEI's reacted with 15PO + 5EO per primary and secondary amino function. A most preferred alkoxylated polyamine is PEI containing 10 to 20 nitrogen atoms reacted with 20 units of EO per primary or secondary amino function of the polyamine.

A further preferred subject of the invention is the use of polyalkoxylated polyamines which are obtainable by reacting polyamines with ethylene oxide and optionally additionally propylene oxide. If polyalkyoxylated polyamines are used with ethylene oxide and propylene oxide, the proportion of propylene oxide in the total amount of the alkylene oxide is preferably 2 mol% to 18 mol%, in particular 8 mol% to 15 mol%.

The viscoelastic, solid-form surfactant composition according to the invention preferably additionally contains, based on its weight, polyalkoxylated polyamines in a total amount of from 0.5 to 12% by weight, in particular from 5.0 to 9.0% by weight.

In a further preferred embodiment, the viscoelastic, solid-form surfactant composition according to the invention additionally contains at least one soil-release active ingredient. Soil release agents are often referred to as "soil release" agents or because of their ability to provide the treated surface, preferably textiles, with soil repellency, as "soil repellents". Because of their chemical similarity to polyester fibers particularly effective soil release agents, but can also show the desired effect in fabrics of other materials are copolyesters containing dicarboxylic acid units, alkylene glycol units and polyalkylene glycol units. Dirt-releasing polyesters of the type mentioned as well as their use in laundry detergents for textiles have been known for a long time.

For example, polymers of ethylene terephthalate and polyethylene terephthalate in which the polyethylene glycol units have molecular weights of 750 to 5,000 and the molar ratio of ethylene terephthalate to polyethylene oxide terephthalate is 50:50 to 90:10, and their use in detergents in the German Patent DE 28 57 292 described. Polymers having a molecular weight of 15,000 to 50,000 of ethylene terephthalate and polyethylene oxide terephthalate, wherein the polyethylene glycol units have molecular weights of 1000 to 10,000 and the molar ratio of ethylene terephthalate to polyethylene oxide terephthalate is 2: 1 to 6: 1, can according to the German Offenlegungsschrift DE 33 24 258 be used in detergents. The European patent EP 066 944 relates to textile treatment compositions containing a copolyester of ethylene glycol, polyethylene glycol, aromatic dicarboxylic acid and sulfonated aromatic dicarboxylic acid in certain molar ratios. From the European patent EP 185 427 For example, methyl or ethyl group-end capped polyesters having ethylene and / or propylene terephthalate and polyethylene oxide terephthalate units and detergents containing such soil release polymer are known. The European patent EP 241 984 relates to a polyester which in addition to oxyethylene groups and terephthalic acid units also contains substituted ethylene units and glycerol units. From the European patent EP 241 985 are known polyester containing in addition to oxyethylene groups and terephthalic acid units 1,2-propylene, 1,2-butylene and / or 3-methoxy-1,2-propylene and glycerol units and endgruppenverschlossen with C ₁ - to C ₄ alkyl groups are. The European patent EP 253 567 relates to soil release polymers having a molecular weight of 900 to 9000 of ethylene terephthalate and polyethylene oxide terephthalate, wherein the polyethylene glycol units have molecular weights of 300 to 3000 and the molar ratio of ethylene terephthalate to polyethylene oxide terephthalate is 0.6 to 0.95. From the European patent application EP 272 033 are at least partially by C _1-4 alkyl or acyl radicals end-capped polyester with poly-propylene terephthalate and polyoxyethylene terephthalate units known. The European patent EP 274 907 describes sulfoethyl end-capped terephthalate-containing soil release polyesters. In the European patent application EP 357,280 are prepared by sulfonation of unsaturated end groups soil release polyester with terephthalate, alkylene glycol and poly-C _2-4 glycol units.

-[(O-CHR⁵-CHR⁶)_c-OR⁷]_f (E-III) -[Polyfunktionelle Einheit-]_g (E-IV) in denen
a, b und c unabhängig voneinander jeweils für eine Zahl von 1 bis 200 steht,
d, e und f unabhängig voneinander jeweils für eine Zahl von 1 bis 50 steht,
g für eine Zahl von 0 bis 5 steht,
Ph für einen 1,4-Phenylenrest steht,
sPh für einen in Position 5 mit einer Gruppe -SO₃M substituierten 1,3-Phenylenrest steht,
M für Li, Na, K, Mg/2, Ca/2, AI/3, Ammonium, Mono-, Di-, Tri- oder Tetraalkylammonium steht, wobei es sich bei den Alkylresten der Ammoniumionen um C₁-C₂₂-Alkyl- oder C₂-C₁₀-Hydroxyalkylreste oder deren beliebige Mischungen handelt,
R¹,R²,R³,R⁴,R⁵ und R⁶ unabhängig voneinander jeweils für Wasserstoff oder eine C₁-C₁₈- n- oder iso-Alkylgruppe steht,
R⁷ für eine lineare oder verzweigte C₁-C₃₀-Alkylgruppe oder für eine lineare oder verzweigte C₂-C₃₀-Alkenylgruppe, für eine Cycloalkylgruppe mit 5 bis 9 Kohlenstoffatomen, für eine C₆-C₃₀-Arylgruppe oder für eine C₆-C₃₀-Arylalkygruppe steht, und
Polyfunktionelle Einheit für eine Einheit mit 3 bis 6 zur Veresterungsreaktion befähigten funktionellen Gruppen steht.In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the surfactant composition according to the invention contains at least one soil release-capable polyester comprising the structural units EI to E-III or EI to E-IV,

- [(O-CHR ⁵ -CHR ⁶ ) _c -OR ⁷ ] _f (E-III) - [polyfunctional unit] _g (E-IV) in which
a, b and c independently of one another each represent a number from 1 to 200,
d, e and f independently of one another each represent a number from 1 to 50,
g is a number from 0 to 5,
Ph is a 1,4-phenylene radical,
sPh is a 1,3-phenylene radical substituted in position 5 by a group -SO ₃ M,
M is Li, Na, K, Mg / 2, Ca / 2, Al / 3, ammonium, mono-, di-, tri- or tetraalkylammonium, wherein the alkyl radicals of the ammonium ions are C ₁ -C ₂₂ -alkyl or C ₂ -C ₁₀ -hydroxyalkyl radicals or any mixtures thereof,
R ¹ , R ² , R ³ , R ⁴ , R ⁵ and R ⁶ independently of one another each represent hydrogen or a C ₁ -C ₁₈ -n- or iso-alkyl group,
R ^{7 is} a linear or branched C ₁ -C ₃₀ -alkyl group or a linear or branched C ₂ -C ₃₀ -alkenyl group, a cycloalkyl group having 5 to 9 carbon atoms, a C ₆ -C ₃₀ -aryl group or a C ₆ -C ₃₀ arylalkyl group, and
Polyfunctional unit for a unit having 3 to 6 functional groups capable of esterification reaction.

Preference is given to polyesters in which R ¹ , R ² , R ³ , R ⁴ , R ⁵ and R ⁶ are each independently hydrogen or methyl, R ^{7 is} methyl, a, b and c are each independently a number from 1 to 200, in particular 1 to 20, particularly preferably 1 to 5, very preferably a and b = 1 and c can be a number from 2 to 10, d is a number between 1 and 25, in particular between 1 and 10, particularly preferably between 1 and 5, e is a number between 1 and 30, in particular between 2 and 15, particularly preferred between 3 and 10 and f a number between 0.05 and 15, in particular between 0.1 and 10 and particularly prefers between 0.25 and 3 means. Such polyesters can be obtained, for example, by polycondensation of terephthalic acid dialkyl ester, 5-sulfoisophthalic acid dialkyl ester, alkylene glycols, optionally polyalkylene glycols (at a, b and / or c> 1) and polyalkylene glycols end capped on one side (corresponding to unit E-III). It should be pointed out that for numbers a, b, c> 1 there is a polymeric skeleton and thus the coefficients as an average can assume any value in the given interval. This value reflects the number average molecular weight. As the unit (EI) is an ester of terephthalic acid with one or more difunctional, aliphatic alcohols in question, are preferably used in this case ethylene glycol (R ¹ and R ^{2 are} each H) and / or 1,2-propylene glycol (R ¹ = H and R ² = - CH ₃ or vice versa) and / or shorter-chain polyethylene glycols and / or poly [ethylene glycol copropylene glycol] having number-average molecular weights of 100 to 2000 g / mol. In the structures, for example, from 1 to 50 units (EI) can be contained per polymer chain. As the unit (E-II) is an ester of 5-sulfoisophthalic acid with one or more difunctional aliphatic alcohols in question, preferably used are the aforementioned. In the structures, for example, 1 to 50 units (E-II) may be present. As nonionic polyalkylene glycol monoalkyl ethers closed on one side according unit (E-III) are preferably used poly [ethylene glycol-co-propylene glycol] monomethyl ether with average molecular weights of 100 to 2000 g / mol and polyethylene glycol monomethyl ether of the general formula CH ₃ -O- (C ₂ H ₄ O) _n -H with n = 1 to 99, in particular 1 to 20 and more preferably 2 to 10. Since the theoretical quantitative quantitative conversion to be achieved maximum average molecular weight of a polyester structure is specified by using such unilaterally closed ether, is considered as the preferred amount of Structural unit (E-III) that necessary to achieve the mean molecular weights described below. Apart from linear polyesters which result from the structural units (EI), (E-II) and (E-III), the use of crosslinked or branched polyester structures is also according to the invention. This is expressed by the presence of a crosslinking polyfunctional structural unit (E-IV) having at least three to a maximum of 6 functional groups capable of esterification reaction. For example, acid, alcohol, ester, anhydride or epoxy groups can be named as functional groups. Different functionalities in one molecule are also possible. As examples, citric acid, malic acid, tartaric acid and gallic acid, particularly preferably 2,2-dihydroxymethylpropionic acid, can be used for this purpose. Furthermore, polyhydric alcohols such as pentaerythrol, glycerol, sorbitol and / or trimethylolpropane can be used. These may also be polybasic aliphatic or aromatic carboxylic acids, such as benzene-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid (hemimellitic acid), benzene-1,2,4-tricarboxylic acid (trimellitic acid), or benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylic acid ( Trimesithsäure) act. The proportion by weight of crosslinking monomers, based on the total weight of the polyester, can be, for example, up to 10% by weight, in particular up to 5% by weight and more preferably up to 3% by weight. The polyesters containing the structural units (EI), (E-II) and (E-III) and optionally (E-IV) generally have number average molecular weights in the range of 700 to 50,000 g / mol, the number average molecular weight being determined can be determined by size exclusion chromatography in aqueous solution using calibration using narrowly distributed polyacrylic acid Na salt standards. The number-average molecular weights are preferably in the range from 800 to 25,000 g / mol, in particular from 1,000 to 15,000 g / mol, particularly preferably from 1,200 to 12,000 g / mol. According to the invention, solid polyesters which have softening points above 40 ° C. are preferably used as part of the particle of the second type; they preferably have a softening point between 50 and 200 ° C, more preferably between 80 ° C and 150 ° C, and most preferably between 100 ° C and 120 ° C. The synthesis of the polyesters can be carried out by known processes, for example by first heating the abovementioned components with the addition of a catalyst at atmospheric pressure and then the required Building molecular weights in vacuum by distilling off superstoichiometric amounts of the glycols used. Suitable for the reaction are the known transesterification and condensation catalysts, such as, for example, titanium tetraisopropylate, dibutyltin oxide, alkali metal or alkaline earth metal alcoholates or antimony trioxide / calcium acetate. For more details be on EP 442 101 directed.

The viscoelastic solid surfactant composition of the present invention may additionally contain at least one enzyme. In principle, all enzymes established in the state of the art for textile treatment can be used in this regard. Preferably, it is one or more enzymes which can develop a catalytic activity in a surfactant-containing liquor, in particular a protease, amylase, lipase, cellulase, hemicellulase, mannanase, pectin-splitting enzyme, tannase, xylanase, xanthanase, β-glucosidase, carrageenase, Perhydrolase, oxidase, oxidoreductase and their mixtures. Preferred hydrolytic enzymes include, in particular, proteases, amylases, in particular α-amylases, cellulases, lipases, hemicellulases, in particular pectinases, mannanases, β-glucanases, and mixtures thereof. Proteases, amylases and / or lipases and mixtures thereof are particularly preferred, and proteases are particularly preferred. These enzymes are basically of natural origin; Starting from the natural molecules, improved variants are available for use in detergents or cleaning agents, which are preferably used accordingly.

Among the proteases, those of the subtilisin type are preferable. Examples of these are the subtilisins BPN 'and Carlsberg, the protease PB92, the subtilisins 147 and 309, the alkaline protease from Bacillus lentus, subtilisin DY and the enzymes thermitase, proteinase K and the subtilases, but not the subtilisins in the narrower sense Proteases TW3 and TW7. Subtilisin Carlsberg is available in a further developed form under the trade name Alcalase® from Novozymes A / S, Bagsvaerd, Denmark. The subtilisins 147 and 309 are sold under the trade names Esperase®, and Savinase® by the company Novozymes. From the protease from Bacillus lentus DSM 5483 derived under the name BLAP® protease variants derived. Further useful proteases are, for example, those under the trade names Durazym®, Relase®, Everlase®, Nafizym®, Natalase®, Kannase® and Ovozyme® from Novozymes, which are available under the trade names, Purafect®, Purafect® OxP, Purafect® Prime, Excellase® and Properase® from Genencor, sold under the trade name Protosol® by Advanced Biochemicals Ltd., Thane, India, under the trade name Wuxi® by Wuxi Snyder Bioproducts Ltd., China, under the trade names Proleather ® and Protease P® from Amano Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Nagoya, Japan, and the enzyme available under the name Proteinase K-16 from Kao Corp., Tokyo, Japan. Particular preference is also given to using the proteases from Bacillus gibsonii and Bacillus pumilus.

Examples of amylases which can be used according to the invention are the α-amylases from Bacillus licheniformis, B. amyloliquefaciens or B. stearothermophilus and their further developments improved for use in detergents or cleaners. The B. licheniformis enzyme is available from Novozymes under the name Termamyl® and from Genencor under the name Purastar®ST. Further development products of this α-amylase are available from Novozymes under the trade names Duramyl® and Termamyl®ultra, from Genencor under the name Purastar®OxAm, and from Daiwa Seiko Inc., Tokyo, Japan, as Keistase®. B. amyloliquefaciens α-amylase is sold by Novozymes under the name BAN®, and variants derived from the B. stearothermophilus α-amylase under the names BSG® and Novamyl®, also from Novozymes. Furthermore, for this purpose, the α-amylase from Bacillus sp. A 7-7 (DSM 12368) and the cyclodextrin glucanotransferase (CGTase) from B. agaradherens (DSM 9948). Likewise, fusion products of all the molecules mentioned can be used. In addition, the further developments of the α-amylase from Aspergillus niger and A. oryzae available under the trade name Fungamyl® from the company Novozymes are suitable. Further advantageously usable commercial products are, for example, the Amylase-LT®, as well as Stainzyme® or Stainzyme ultra® or Stainzyme plus®, the latter also from the company Novozymes. Also variants of these enzymes obtainable by point mutations can be used according to the invention.

Examples of lipases or cutinases which can be used according to the invention, which are contained in particular because of their triglyceride-cleaving activities, but also in order to generate in situ peracids from suitable precursors, are the lipases which are originally obtainable from Humicola lanuginosa (Thermomyces lanuginosus) or further developed, in particular those with the amino acid exchange D96L. They are sold for example by the company Novozymes under the trade names Lipolase®, Lipolase®Ultra, LipoPrime®, Lipozyme® and Lipex®. Furthermore, for example, the cutinases can be used, which were originally isolated from Fusarium solani pisi and Humicola insolens. Likewise useful lipases are from the company Amano under the names Lipase CE®, Lipase P®, Lipase B®, respectively Lipase CES®, lipase AKG®, Bacillus sp. Lipase®, Lipase AP®, Lipase M-AP® and Lipase AML®. By Genencor, for example, the lipases or cutinases can be used, the initial enzymes were originally isolated from Pseudomonas mendocina and Fusarium solanii. Other important commercial products are the preparations M1 Lipase.RTM. And Lipomax.RTM. Originally sold by Gist-Brocades and the enzymes marketed by Meito Sangyo KK, Japan, under the name Lipase MY-30®, Lipase OF® and Lipase PL® to mention also the product Lumafast® from the company Genencor.

Depending on the purpose, cellulases may be present as pure enzymes, as enzyme preparations or in the form of mixtures in which the individual components advantageously supplement each other in terms of their various performance aspects, in particular in portions for textile washing. These performance aspects include in particular the contributions of the cellulase to the primary washing performance of the composition (cleaning performance), to the secondary washing performance of the composition (anti-redeposition effect or graying inhibition), to softening (fabric effect) or to the exercise of a "stone washed" effect. A useful fungal endoglucanase (EG) -rich cellulase preparation or its further developments is offered by Novozymes under the trade name Celluzyme®. The products Endolase® and Carezyme®, which are also available from Novozymes, are based on the 50 kD EG or the 43 kD EG from H. insolens DSM 1800. Further commercial products of this company are Cellusoft®, Renozyme® and Celluclean®. Also usable are, for example, the 20 kD-EG from Melanocarpus available from AB Enzymes, Finland, under the trade names Ecostone® and Biotouch®. Further commercial products of AB Enzymes are Econase® and Ecopulp®. Other suitable cellulases are from Bacillus sp. CBS 670.93 and CBS 669.93, those derived from Bacillus sp. CBS 670.93 from the company Genencor under the trade name Puradax® is available. Other commercial products of Genencor are "Genencor detergent cellulase L" and IndiAge®Neutra. Also variants of these enzymes obtainable by point mutations can be used according to the invention. Particularly preferred cellulases are Thielavia terrestris cellulase variants, cellulases from melanocarpus, in particular melanocarpus albomyces, cellulases of the EGIII type from Trichoderma reesei or variants obtainable therefrom.

Furthermore, in particular for the removal of certain problematic soilings on the substrate, it is possible to use further enzymes which are combined under the term hemicellulases. These include, for example, mannanases, xanthan lyases, xanthanases, xyloglucanases, xylanases, pullulanases, pectin-splitting enzymes and β-glucanases. The β-glucanase obtained from Bacillus subtilis is available under the name Cereflo® from Novozymes. Hemicellulases which are particularly preferred according to the invention are mannanases which are sold, for example, under the trade names Mannaway® by the company Novozymes or Purabrite® by the company Genencor. The pectin-destroying enzymes in the context of the present invention are also counted enzymes with the designations pectinase, pectate lyase, pectin esterase, pectin methoxylase, pectin methoxylase, pectin methyl esterase, pectase, pectin methyl esterase, pectin esterase, pectin-pectin hydrolase, pectin-polymerase, endopolygalacturonase, pectolase, pectin hydrolase, pectin-polygalacturonase, Endo-polygalacturonase, poly-α-1,4-galacturonide glycanohydrolase, endogalacturonase, endo-D-galacturonase, galacturan 1,4-α-galacturonidase, exopolygalacturonase, poly (galacturonate) hydrolase, exo-D-galacturonase, exo-D Galacturonanase, exopoly-D-galacturonase, exo-poly-α-galacturonosidase, exopolygalacturonosidase or exopolygalacturanosidase. Examples of enzymes suitable for this purpose are, for example, under the name Gamanase®, Pektinex AR®, X-Pect® or Pectaway® from Novozymes, under the name Rohapect UF®, Rohapect TPL®, Rohapect PTE100®, Rohapect MPE®, Rohapect MA plus HC, Rohapect DA12L®, Rohapect 10L®, Rohapect B1L® from AB Enzymes and available under the name Pyrolase® from Diversa Corp., San Diego, CA, USA.

Of all these enzymes, particular preference is given to those which have been stabilized per se with respect to oxidation in a comparatively stable manner or, for example, via point mutagenesis. These include, in particular, the already mentioned commercial products Everlase® and Purafect®OxP as examples of such proteases and Duramyl® as an example of such an α-amylase.

The viscoelastic solid surfactant composition of the present invention preferably contains enzymes in total amounts of 1 × 10 ^-8 to 5 weight percent based on active protein. Preferably, the enzymes are present in a total amount of from 0.001 to 2 wt.%, More preferably from 0.01 to 1.5 wt.%, Even more preferably from 0.05 to 1.25 wt.%, And most preferably from 0.01 to 0.5 wt .-% in this portion.

In addition, builders, complexing agents, optical brighteners (preferably in portions for textile washing), pH adjusters, perfume, dye, dye transfer inhibitor or mixtures thereof may also be present as additional ingredients in the surfactant composition according to the invention.

The use of builders (builders) such as silicates, aluminum silicates (especially zeolites), salts of organic di- and polycarboxylic acids and mixtures of these substances, preferably water-soluble builders, may be advantageous.

In a preferred embodiment according to the invention, the use of phosphates (also polyphosphates) is largely or completely omitted. The viscoelastic, solid-form surfactant composition according to the invention in this embodiment preferably contains less than 5% by weight, more preferably less than 3% by weight, in particular less than 1% by weight, of phosphate (s). Most preferably, the surfactant composition of this invention is completely phosphate-free in this embodiment. the compositions contain less than 0.1% by weight of phosphate (s).

The builders include in particular carbonates, citrates, phosphonates, organic builders and silicates. The proportion by weight of the total builders in the total weight of the viscoelastic, solid composition according to the invention is preferably from 15 to 80% by weight and in particular from 20 to 70% by weight.

Organic builders suitable according to the invention are, for example, the polycarboxylic acids (polycarboxylates) which can be used in the form of their sodium salts, polycarboxylic acids being understood to mean those carboxylic acids which have more than one, especially two to eight, acid functions, preferably two to six, in particular two, three, four or five acid functions carry throughout the molecule. Preferred polycarboxylic acids are thus dicarboxylic acids, tricarboxylic acids, tetracarboxylic acids and pentacarboxylic acids, in particular di-, tri- and tetracarboxylic acids. The polycarboxylic acids may carry further functional groups, such as hydroxyl or amino groups. These are, for example, citric acid, adipic acid, succinic acid, glutaric acid, malic acid, tartaric acid, maleic acid, fumaric acid, sugar acids (preferably aldaric acids, for example galactaric acid and glucaric acid), aminocarboxylic acids, in particular aminodicarboxylic acids, aminotricarboxylic acids, aminotetracarboxylic acids, for example nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA), glutamine-N, N -diacetic acid (also referred to as N, N-bis (carboxymethyl) -L-glutamic acid or GLDA), methylglycinediacetic acid (MGDA) and derivatives thereof and mixtures thereof. Preferred salts are the salts of polycarboxylic acids such as citric acid, adipic acid, succinic acid, glutaric acid, tartaric acid, GLDA, MGDA and mixtures thereof.

Also suitable as organic builders are polymeric polycarboxylates (organic polymers having a multiplicity of (in particular greater than 10) carboxylate functions in the macromolecule), polyaspartates, polyacetals and dextrins.

In addition to their builder effect, the free acids typically also have the property of an acidifying component. In particular, citric acid, succinic acid, glutaric acid, adipic acid, gluconic acid and any desired mixtures of these can be mentioned here.

Particularly preferred surfactant compositions according to the invention contain as one of their essential builders one or more salts of citric acid, ie citrates. These are preferably in a proportion of 0.3 to 10 wt .-%, in particular from 0.5 to 8 wt .-%, particularly from 0.7 to 6.0 wt .-%, particularly preferably 0.8 to 5 , 0 wt .-%, each based on the total weight of the composition.

Also particularly preferred is the use of carbonate (s) and / or bicarbonate (s), preferably alkali metal carbonate (s), more preferably sodium carbonate (soda), in amounts of 2 to 50 wt .-%, preferably from 4 to 40 wt. -% and in particular from 10 to 30 wt .-%, most preferably 10 to 24 wt .-%, each based on the weight of the viscoelastic, solid-form surfactant composition.

The viscoelastic, solid-form surfactant compositions according to the invention may contain in particular phosphonates as further builder. The phosphonate compound used is preferably a hydroxyalkane and / or aminoalkane phosphonate. Among the hydroxyalkane phosphonates, the 1-hydroxyethane-1,1-diphosphonate (HEDP) is of particular importance. Ethylenediamine tetramethylene phosphonate (EDTMP), diethylene triamine pentamethylene phosphonate are preferably used as aminoalkane phosphonates (DTPMP) and their higher homologues in question. Phosphonates are present in viscoelastic, solid-colored surfactant compositions according to the invention preferably in amounts of from 0.1 to 10% by weight, in particular in amounts of from 0.3 to 8% by weight, very particularly preferably from 0.5 to 4.0% by weight. %, in each case based on the total weight of the composition.

As organic builders, polymeric polycarboxylates are furthermore suitable; these are, for example, the alkali metal salts of polyacrylic acid or polymethacrylic acid, for example those having a relative molecular mass of from 500 to 70,000 g / mol. Suitable polymers are in particular polyacrylates, which preferably have a molecular weight of from 1000 to 20 000 g / mol. Because of their superior solubility, the short-chain polyacrylates, which have molecular weights of from 1100 to 10 000 g / mol, and more preferably from 1200 to 5000 g / mol, may again be preferred from this group.

The viscoelastic, solid-form surfactant compositions according to the invention can furthermore comprise, as builder, crystalline layered silicates of the general formula NaMSi _x O _{2x + 1} .yH ₂ O, where M is sodium or hydrogen, x is a number from 1.9 to 22, preferably 1.9 to 4, with particularly preferred values for x being 2, 3 or 4, and y being a number from 0 to 33, preferably from 0 to 20. It is also possible to use amorphous sodium silicates with a Na ₂ O: SiO ₂ modulus of from 1: 2 to 1: 3.3, preferably from 1: 2 to 1: 2.8 and in particular from 1: 2 to 1: 2.6, which preferably delayed release and have secondary washing properties.

An optical brightener is preferably selected from the substance classes of distyrylbiphenyls, stilbenes, 4,4'-diamino-2,2'-stilbenedisulfonic acids, coumarins, dihydroquinolinones, 1,3-diarylpyrazolines, naphthalimides, benzoxazole systems, benzisoxazole systems, benzimidazole systems, heterocyclic substituted pyrene derivatives, and mixtures thereof.

Particularly preferred optical brighteners include disodium 4,4'-bis (2-morpholino-4-anilino-s-triazin-6-ylamino) stilbene disulfonate (available, for example, as Tinopal® DMS from BASF SE), disodium 2,2 '. bis (phenyl-styryl) disulfonate (available, for example, as Tinopal® CBS from BASF SE), 4,4'-bis [(4-anilino-6- [bis (2-hydroxyethyl) amino] -1,3,5 -triazin-2-yl) -amino] stilbene-2,2'-disulphonic acid (available, for example, as Tinopal® UNPA from BASF SE), hexasodium 2,2 '- [vinylenebis [(3-sulphonato-4,1-phenylene) imino [6- (diethylamino) -1,3,5-triazine-4,2-diyl] imino]] bis (benzene-1,4-disulfonate) (obtainable, for example, as Tinopal® SFP from BASF SE), 2, 2 '- (2,5-thiophenediyl) bis [5-1,1-dimethylethyl) benzoxazole (available, for example, as Tinopal® SFP from BASF SE) and / or 2,5-bis (benzoxazol-2-yl) thiophene.

It is preferred that the dye transfer inhibitor is a polymer or copolymer of cyclic amines such as vinylpyrrolidone and / or vinylimidazole. Suitable color transfer inhibiting polymers include polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), polyvinylimidazole (PVI), copolymers of vinylpyrrolidone and vinylimidazole (PVP / PVI), polyvinylpyridine-N-oxide, poly-N-carboxymethyl-4-vinylpyridium chloride, polyethylene glycol-modified copolymers of vinylpyrrolidone and vinylimidazole and mixtures thereof. Particular preference is given to using polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), polyvinylimidazole (PVI) or copolymers of vinylpyrrolidone and vinylimidazole (PVP / PVI) as color transfer inhibitor. The polyvinylpyrrolidones (PVP) used preferably have an average molecular weight of 2,500 to 400,000 and are commercially available from ISP Chemicals as PVP K 15, PVP K 30, PVP K 60 or PVP K 90 or from BASF as Sokalan® HP 50 or Sokalan® HP 53 available. The copolymers of vinylpyrrolidone and vinylimidazole (PVP / PVI) used preferably have a molecular weight in the range from 5,000 to 100,000. Commercially available is a PVP / PVI copolymer, for example, from BASF under the name Sokalan® HP 56. Another extremely preferred color transfer inhibitor are polyethylene glycol-modified copolymers of vinylpyrrolidone and vinylimidazole, which are available, for example, under the name Sokalan® HP 66 from BASF are.

Within the scope of a preferred embodiment according to the invention, the viscoelastic, solid-form surfactant composition according to the invention contains incorporated solid particles (also referred to below as particles). As such dispersed solid particles are solid substances which do not dissolve in the liquefied phase of the surfactant composition according to the invention at temperatures of up to 5 ° C units above the sol-gel temperature of the solid-form surfactant composition according to the invention and are present as a separate phase. These particles are suspended above the sol-gel temperature in the preparation of the viscoelastic surfactant compositions of the present invention, and then the liquid phase is cooled below the sol-gel temperature to obtain the viscoelastic surfactant composition of the present invention.

The solid particles are preferably selected from polymers, pearlescent pigments, microcapsules, speckles or mixtures thereof.

For the purposes of the present invention, microcapsules include any type of capsule known to those skilled in the art, but in particular core-shell capsules and matrix capsules. Matrix capsules are porous shaped bodies that have a structure similar to a sponge. Core-shell capsules are shaped bodies having a core and a shell. Suitable microcapsules are those capsules which have an average diameter X _50.3 (volume average) of 0.1 to 200 μm, preferably from 1 to 100 μm, more preferably from 5 to 80 μm, particularly preferably from 10 to 50 μm and in particular from 15 to 40 microns have. The mean particle size diameter X _50.3 is determined by sieving or by means of a particle size analyzer Camsizer from Retsch.

The microcapsules of the invention preferably contain at least one active ingredient, preferably at least one perfume. These preferred microcapsules are perfume microcapsules.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the microcapsules have a semipermeable capsule wall (shell).
A semipermeable capsule wall in the context of the present invention is a capsule wall which is semipermeable, ie continuously releases small amounts of the capsule core over time, without the capsule having been damaged or opened by friction, for example. Capsules of this type continuously release small amounts of the active ingredient contained in the capsule, eg perfume, over a relatively long period of time.

In a further preferred embodiment of the invention, the microcapsules have an impermeable shell. An impermeable shell in the sense of the present invention is a capsule wall which is substantially impermeable, that is to say releases the capsular core only by damaging or opening the capsule. Such capsules contain significant amounts of the at least one perfume in the capsule core, so that a very intense fragrance is provided when damaged or when the capsule is opened. The resulting scent intensities are usually so high that lower amounts of the microcapsules can be used to achieve the same scent intensity as conventional microcapsules.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the surfactant composition according to the invention contains both microcapsules with a semipermeable shell, and thus also microcapsules with an impermeable shell. Through the use of both capsule types, a significantly improved fragrance intensity can be provided over the entire laundry cycle.

In a further preferred embodiment of the invention, the composition according to the invention may also contain two or more different microcapsule types with semipermeable or impermeable shell.

Suitable materials for the shell of the microcapsules are usually high molecular weight compounds such as protein compounds such as gelatin, albumin, casein and others, cellulose derivatives such as methylcellulose, ethylcellulose, cellulose acetate, cellulose nitrate, carboxymethylcellulose and others and especially also synthetic polymers such as polyamides, polyethylene glycols, polyurethanes, epoxy resins and others. Preferably serves as a wall material, ie as shell, melamine-formaldehyde polymer, melamine-urea polymer, melamine-urea-formaldehyde polymer, polyacrylate polymer or polyacrylate copolymer. Capsules according to the invention are used, for example, but not exclusively US 2003/0125222 A1 . DE 10 2008 051 799 A1 or WO 01/49817 described.

Preferred melamine-formaldehyde microcapsules are prepared in which melamine-formaldehyde precondensates and / or their C ₁ -C ₄ -alkyl ethers in water, in which the at least one odor modulator compound and optionally other ingredients, such as at least one fragrance, in Presence of a protective colloid condensed. Suitable protective colloids are, for example, cellulose derivatives, such as hydroxyethylcellulose, carboxymethylcellulose and methylcellulose, polyvinylpyrrolidone, copolymers of N-vinylpyrrolidone, polyvinyl alcohols, partially hydrolyzed polyvinyl acetates, gelatin, gum arabic, xanthan gum, alginates, pectins, degraded starches, casein, polyacrylic acid, polymethacrylic acid, copolymers of acrylic acid and methacrylic acid, sulfonic acid-containing water-soluble polymers containing sulfoethyl acrylate, sulfoethyl methacrylate or sulfopropyl methacrylate, and polymers of N- (sulfoethyl) -maleimide, 2-acrylamido-2-alkylsulfonic acids, styrenesulfonic acids and formaldehyde and condensates of phenolsulfonic acids and formaldehyde.

It is preferred to coat the microcapsules used according to the invention wholly or partly on their surface with at least one cationic polymer. Accordingly, at least one cationic polymer of polyquaternium-1, polyquaternium-2, polyquaternium-4, polyquaternium-5, polyquaternium-6, polyquaternium-7, polyquaternium-8, polyquaternium-9, polyquaternium-10 is suitable as cationic polymer for coating the microcapsules , Polyquaternium-11, Polyquaternium-12, Polyquaternium-13, Polyquaternium-14, Polyquaternium-15, Polyquaternium-16, Polyquaternium-17, Polyquaternium-18, Polyquaternium-19, Polyquaternium-20, Polyquaternium-22, Polyquaternium-24, Polyquaternium -27, Polyquaternium-28, Polyquaternium-29, Polyquaternium-30, Polyquaternium-31, Polyquaternium-32, Polyquaternium-33, Polyquaternium-34, Polyquaternium-35, Polyquaternium-36, Polyquaternium-37, Polyquaternium-39, Polyquaternium-43 , Polyquaternium-44, Polyquaternium-45, Polyquaternium-46, Polyquaternium-47, Polyquaternium-48, Polyquaternium-49, Polyquaternium-50, Polyquaternium-51, Polyquaternium-56, Polyquaternium-57, Polyquaternium-61, Polyquaternium-69, Polyquaterni um-86th Very particular preference is given to polyquaternium-7. The polyquaternium nomenclature of cationic polymers used in the context of this application is taken from the declaration of cationic polymers according to the International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients (INCI Declaration) of cosmetic raw materials.

Preference for use microcapsules have average diameter X _50.3 in the range of 1 to 100 .mu.m, preferably from 5 to 95 .mu.m, in particular from 10 to 90 .mu.m, for example from 10 to 80 microns.

The shell of the microcapsules surrounding the core or (filled) cavity preferably has an average thickness in the range from about 5 to 500 nm, preferably from about 50 nm to 200 nm, in particular from about 70 nm to about 180 nm.

Pearlescent pigments are pigments that have a pearlescent shine. Pearlescent pigments consist of thin leaflets that have a high refractive index and partially reflect the light and are partially transparent to the light. The nacreous gloss is produced by interference of the light striking the pigment (interference pigment). Pearlescent pigments are usually thin flakes of the above material, or contain the o.g. Material as thin multilayer films or as parallel arranged components in a suitable carrier material.

The pearlescent pigments which can be used according to the invention are either natural pearlescent pigments, e.g. Fish silver (guanine / hypoxanthine mixed crystals from fish scales) or mother-of-pearl (from ground mussel shells), monocrystalline platelet-shaped pearlescent pigments, e.g. Bismuth oxychloride and perglaze pigments based on mica and mica / metal oxide. The latter pearlescent pigments are mica, which have been provided with a metal oxide coating.

By using the pearlescent pigments in the suspension according to the invention, gloss and, if appropriate, additional color effects are achieved.

Mica-based and mica / metal oxide-based pearlescent pigments are preferred according to the invention. Mica belongs to the layer silicates. The most important representatives of these silicates are muscovite, phlogopite, paragonite, biotite, lepidolite and margarite. To produce the pearlescent pigments in conjunction with metal oxides, the mica, predominantly muscovite or phlogopite, is coated with a metal oxide. Suitable metal oxides include TiO ₂ , Cr ₂ O ₃ and Fe ₂ O ₃ . By appropriate coating, interference pigments and color luster pigments are obtained as pearlescent pigments according to the invention. In addition to a glittering optical effect, these pearlescent pigment types also have color effects. Furthermore, the pearlescent pigments which can be used according to the invention can furthermore contain a color pigment which does not derive from a metal oxide.

The particle size of the pearlescent pigments preferably used is preferably at an average diameter X _50.3 (volume average) between 1.0 and 100 μm, more preferably between 10.0 and 60.0 μm.

For the purposes of the invention, speckles are macroparticles, in particular macrocapsules, which have an average diameter X _50.3 (volume average) of more than 300 μm, in particular from 300 to 1500 μm, preferably from 400 to 1000 μm.

Speckles are preferably matrix capsules. The matrix is preferably colored. The matrix formation takes place for example via gelation, polyanion-polycation interactions or polyelectrolyte-metal ion interactions and is in the prior art as well as the production of particles with well known to these matrix-forming materials. An exemplary matrix-forming material is alginate. For producing alginate-based speckles an aqueous alginate solution, which optionally additionally contains the entrapped active ingredient or active ingredients to be entrapped, and then dripped in a Ca ²⁺ or Al ³⁺ ions is cured containing precipitation bath. Alternatively, other, matrix-forming materials can be used instead of alginate.

The viscoelastic, solid surfactant composition necessarily contains, based on the total amount of the composition, a total amount of more than 1% by weight of said benzylidene alditol. Because of the stereochemistry of the alditols, it should be mentioned that both the benzylidene alditols according to the invention are suitable in the L configuration or in the D configuration or a mixture of both. Due to the natural availability, the benzylidenalditol compounds according to the invention are preferably used in the D configuration. It has been found preferable when the alditol skeleton of the benzylidenalditol compound of the formula (I) according to formula (I) of D-glucitol, D-mannitol, D-arabinitol, D-ribitol, D-xylitol, L-glucitol , L-mannitol, L-arabinitol, L-ribitol or L-xylitol.

Particular preference is given to those surfactant compositions which are characterized in that R ¹ , R ² , R ³ , R ⁴ , R ⁵ and R ⁶ according to benzylidenalditol compound of the formula (I) independently of one another are hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, chlorine, fluorine or methoxy, preferably a hydrogen atom.

n according to Benzylidenalditol compound of the formula (I) is preferably 1.

m according to Benzylidenalditol Compound Formula (I) is preferably 1.

worin R¹, R², R³, R⁴, R⁵ und R⁶ wie in Anspruch 1 definiert sind. Am bevorzugtesten stehen gemäß Formel (1-1) R¹, R², R³, R⁴, R⁵ und R⁶ unabhängig voneinander für ein Wasserstoffatom, Methyl, Ethyl, Chlor, Fluor oder Methoxy, bevorzugt für ein Wasserstoffatom.With very particular preference the benzylidenalditol compound of the formula (I) according to the invention contains at least one compound of the formula (I-1)

wherein R ¹ , R ² , R ³ , R ⁴ , R ⁵ and R ^{6 are} as defined in claim 1. Most preferably, according to formula (1-1), R ¹ , R ² , R ³ , R ⁴ , R ⁵ and R ⁶ independently of one another represent a hydrogen atom, methyl, ethyl, chlorine, fluorine or methoxy, preferably a hydrogen atom.

Most preferably, the benzylidenalditol compound of formula (I) is selected from 1,3: 2,4-di-O-benzylidene-D-sorbitol; 1,3: 2,4-Di-O- (p-methylbenzylidene) -D-sorbitol; 1,3: 2,4-Di-O- (p-chlorobenzylidene) -D-sorbitol; 1,3: 2,4-Di-O- (2,4-dimethylbenzylidene) -D-sorbitol; 1,3: 2,4-Di-O- (p-ethylbenzylidene) -D-sorbitol; 1,3: 2,4-di-O- (3,4-dimethylbenzylidene) -D-sorbitol or mixtures thereof.

The benzylidenalditol compound of the formula (I) present in the viscoelastic, solid-form surfactant composition is preferably in a total amount of more than 1.5% by weight, in particular more than 2.0% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition. contain. More preferably, the benzylidenalditol compound contained in the surfactant composition is related to the formula (I) on the total weight of the composition in a total amount of more than 1.6% by weight or more than 1.7% by weight, or more than 1.8% by weight, or more than 1.9% by weight , or more than 2.0 wt%, or more than 2.1 wt%, or more than 2.2 wt%, or more than 2.3 wt%, or more than 2.4 Wt .-%, or more than 2.5 wt .-%, included.

The benzylidenalditol compound of the formula (I-1) contained in the viscoelastic, solid surfactant composition is preferably in a total amount of more than 1.5% by weight, especially more than 2.0% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition. %, contain. More preferably, the benzylidene-alditol compound of the formula (I-1) contained in the Tendis composition is in a total amount of more than 1.6% by weight or more than 1.7% by weight or more based on the total weight of the composition than 1.8% by weight, or more than 1.9% by weight, or more than 2.0% by weight, or more than 2.1% by weight, or more than 2.2% by weight. %, or more than 2.3 wt .-%, or more than 2.4 wt .-%, or more than 2.5 wt .-%, included.

In addition to the lower limit (or lower preferred amounts) of said benzylidene-alditol compound, it is preferable that the benzylidenealditol compound of the formula (I) contained in the surfactant composition is preferably in a total amount of at most 15% by weight based on the total weight of the composition. , in particular of at most 10 wt .-%, use.

In addition to the lower limit of the present invention (or lower preferred amounts thereof) of said benzylidene-alditol compound, it is preferable that the benzylidenalditol compound of the formula (I-1) contained in the surfactant composition is preferably in a total amount of at most 15% by weight based on the total weight of the composition. -%, in particular of at most 10 wt .-%, use.

The viscoelastic solid surfactant composition of the present invention contains water. It is preferred if in the surfactant composition water, based on the total weight of the composition, preferably in a total amount between 0 and 70 wt .-%, in particular between 0 and 60 wt .-%, more preferably between 0 to 40 wt .-%, particularly preferred between 0 to 25 wt .-% is included. The proportion of water in the surfactant composition is most preferably 20% by weight or less, again more preferably 15% by weight or less, still more preferably 12% by weight or less, especially between 20 and 4% by weight. The percentages by weight are based on the total weight of the composition.

The solubility of said surfactant composition, as well as its stability, is improved if, preferably, the surfactant composition additionally contains at least one organic solvent having at least one hydroxyl group, no amino group and having a molecular weight of at most 500 g / mol.

Said organic solvent is again preferably selected from (C ₂ -C ₈ ) -alkanols having at least one hydroxyl group (particularly preferably selected from the group consisting of: ethanol, ethylene glycol, 1,2-propanediol, glycerol, 1,3-propanediol, Propanol, isopropanol, 1,1,1-trimethylolpropane, 2-methyl-1,3-propanediol, 2-hydroxymethyl-1,3-propanediol, or mixtures thereof), triethylene glycol, butyl diglycol, polyethylene glycols having a weight average molecular weight M _w of at most 500 g / mol, glycerol carbonate, propylene carbonate, 1-methoxy-2-propanol, 3-methoxy-3-methyl-1-butanol, butyl lactate, 2-isobutyl-2-methyl-4-hydroxymethyl-1,3-dioxolane, 2 , 2-dimethyl-4-hydroxymethyl-1,3-dioxolane, dipropylene glycol, or mixtures thereof.

It is again particularly preferred if said organic solvent in a total amount of 5 to 40 wt .-%, in particular from 10 to 35 wt .-%, is included.

The solution of the technical problem could be further optimized in that in the surfactant composition preferably additionally at least one polyalkylene oxide compound having a weight-average molecular weight M _w of at least 4000 g / mol, in particular of at least 6000 g / mol, more preferably of at least 8000 g / mol, is included. It has proved to be preferred when said polyalkylene oxide compound is selected from polyethylene oxide, ethylene oxide-propylene oxide copolymer and mixtures thereof. Very particular preference is given to using as the polyalkylene oxide compound polyethylene oxide having a weight average molecular weight M _w of at least 4000 g / mol, in particular of at least 6000 g / mol, more preferably of at least 8000 g / mol.

In particular, the stability of said surfactant composition is further improved if the surfactant composition additionally contains at least one polymeric polyol, in particular polyvinyl alcohol. Polymeric polyols have more than 3 hydroxy groups according to the present invention. suitable polymeric polyols preferably have an average molecular weight of 4000 to 100000 g / mol.

The surfactant composition according to the invention preferably contains, based on the total weight thereof, a total amount of from 1 to 30% by weight, in particular from 2 to 20% by weight, of the polymeric polyol.

Polyvinyl alcohols are thermoplastics which are produced as a white to yellowish powder mostly by hydrolysis of polyvinyl acetate. Polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH) is resistant to almost all anhydrous organic solvents. Preference is given to polyvinyl alcohols having an average molar mass of 30,000 to 60,000 g / mol.

Preference is given to polyvinyl alcohols which have as white-yellowish powder or granules with degrees of polymerization in the range of about 100 to 2500 (molecular weights of about 4000 to 100,000 g / mol) and degrees of hydrolysis of 87-99 mol%, which accordingly still have a residual content Contain acetyl groups.

In the context of the present invention, it is preferred that the surfactant composition comprises a polyvinyl alcohol whose degree of hydrolysis is preferably 70 to 100 mol%, in particular 80 to 90 mol%, particularly preferably 81 to 89 mol% and especially 82 to 88 mol%. % is. In a preferred embodiment, the water-soluble packaging consists of at least 20 wt .-%, more preferably at least 40 wt .-%, most preferably at least 60 wt .-% and in particular at least 80 wt .-% of a polyvinyl alcohol, the Hydrolysis degree 70 to 100 mol%, preferably 80 to 90 mol%, particularly preferably 81 to 89 mol% and in particular 82 to 88 mol%, is.

PVOH powders having the aforementioned properties which are suitable for use in the at least one second phase are sold, for example, under the name Mowiol® or Poval® by Kuraray. Particularly suitable are the Poval® qualities, in particular the grades 3-83, 3-88 and 3-98 and Mowiol® 4-88 from Kuraray.

The water solubility of polyvinyl alcohol can be altered by post-treatment with aldehydes (acetalization) or ketones (ketalization). As particularly preferred and particularly advantageous due to their pronounced cold water solubility, polyvinyl alcohols have been found to be acetalated or ketalized with the aldehyde or keto groups of saccharides or polysaccharides or mixtures thereof. To use extremely advantageous are the reaction products of polyvinyl alcohol and starch. Furthermore, the water solubility can be changed by complexing with Ni or Cu salts or by treatment with dichromates, boric acid, borax and thus set specifically to desired values.

Surprisingly, it has been found that PVOH and / or gelatin are particularly suitable for producing surfactant compositions which meet the requirements shown above. Therefore, a surfactant composition according to the invention which comprises PVOH and at least one organic solvent as described above is particularly preferred.

To stabilize the viscoelastic solid composition of the present invention, it is preferable that the composition additionally contains at least one stabilizer selected from magnesium oxide, inorganic salt of Mg, Ca, Zn, Na or K (especially sulfate, carbonate or acetate, more preferably magnesium sulfate, zinc acetate or calcium acetate), acetamido monoethanolamine, hexamethylenetetramine, guanidine, polypropylene glycol ether, salt of amino acids or mixtures thereof.

It is preferred according to the invention if at least one bittering agent is present in the viscoelastic, solid-form surfactant composition in order to increase product safety.

Preferred bittering agents have a bitter value of at least 1,000, preferably at least 10,000, more preferably at least 200,000. The standardized method described in the European Pharmacopoeia (5th Edition, Grundwerk, Stuttgart 2005, Volume 1 General Part Monograph Groups, 2.8.15 Bitter Value, p. 278) is used to determine the bitterness value. As a comparison serves an aqueous solution of quinine hydrochloride whose bitterness value is set at 200,000. This means that 1 gram of quinine hydrochloride makes 200 liters of water bitter. The interindividual taste differences in the organoleptic test of bitterness are compensated by a correction factor in this method.

Very particularly preferred bittering agents are selected from denatonium benzoate, glycosides, isoprenoids, alkaloids, amino acids and mixtures thereof, more preferably denatonium benzoate.

Glycosides are organic compounds of the general structure R-O-Z, in which an alcohol (R-OH) is connected via a glycosidic bond with a sugar moiety (Z).

Suitable glycosides are, for example, flavonoids, such as quercetin or naringin, or iridoid glycosides, such as aucubin, and, in particular, secoiridoid glycosides, such as amarogentin, dihydrofoliamentin, and gentiopycroside. Gentiopikrin, Swertiamarin, Sweroside, Gentioflavosid, Centauroside, Methiafolin, Harpagoside and Centapikrin, Sailicin or Kondurangin.

Isoprenoids are compounds that formally derive from isoprene. Examples are in particular terpenes and terpenoids.

Suitable isoprenoids include, for example, sequiterpene lactones such as absinthine, artabsine, cnicine, lactucin, lactucopirrin or salzolidideolide, monoterpene ketones (thujones) such as α-thujone or β-thujone, tetranortriterpenes (limonoids) such as desoxylimones, deoxylmonic acid, limonin, ichangine, iso-obacunonic acid , Obacunone, obacunonic acid, nomiline or nomilinic acid, terpenes such as marrubin, premarubin, carnosol, carnosic acid or quassin.

Alkaloids refer to naturally occurring, chemically heterogeneous, mostly alkaline, nitrogen-containing organic compounds of secondary metabolism which act on the animal or human organism.

Suitable alkaloids are, for example, quinine hydrochloride, quinine hydrogen sulfate, quinine dihydrochloride, quinine sulfate, columbine and caffeine.

Suitable amino acids include, for example, threonine, methionine, phenylalanine, tryptophan, arginine, histidine, valine and aspartic acid.

Particularly preferred bitters are quinine sulfate (Epsom value = 10,000), naringin (bitterness value = 10,000), sucrose octaacetate (bitterness value = 100,000), quinine, denatonium benzoate (bitterness value> 100 million), and mixtures thereof, most preferably denatonium benzoate (eg available as Bitrex ^®) ,

The viscoelastic, solid surfactant composition preferably contains, based on its total weight, bittering agents in a total amount of at most 1 part by weight of bitterness to 250 parts by weight of viscoelastic solid surfactant composition (1: 250), more preferably at most 1: 500, most preferably at most 1: 1000.

worin *-, n, m, R¹, R², R³, R⁴, R⁵ und R⁶ wie in Anspruch 1 definiert sind,
auf eine Temperatur über der Sol-Gel-Übergangstemperatur der flüssigen Zusammensetzung gebracht wird, und anschließend die erwärmte flüssige Zusammensetzung in eine Form, bevorzugt in eine Kavität einer Muldenform, gegeben und in besagter Form unter die Sol-Gel-Übergangstemperatur unter Bildung eines viskoelastischen, festförmigen Formkörpers abgekühlt wird.The viscoelastic solid surfactant composition can be prepared by first comprising a liquid composition containing, based on the total weight thereof, a total of more than 1% by weight of at least one benzylidenalditol compound of formula (I) in the presence of water and 10 to 70 Wt .-% surfactant and optionally optional additives

wherein * -, n, m, R ¹ , R ² , R ³ , R ⁴ , R ⁵ and R ^{6 are} as defined in claim 1,
is brought to a temperature above the sol-gel transition temperature of the liquid composition, and then the heated liquid composition in a mold, preferably in a cavity of a mold and given in said form below the sol-gel transition temperature to form a viscoelastic, solid shaped body is cooled.

It is also possible first to bring a first liquid composition containing at least one said benzylidene-alditol compound to a temperature above the sol-gel transition temperature of the first liquid composition and to apply this first liquid composition to a second liquid composition having a temperature below that A sol-gel transition temperature of the first composition containing water and at least one surfactant to give a liquid composition containing greater than 1% by weight of at least one benzylidenealditol compound, from 10 to 70% by weight of at least one surfactant and water. to mix and shape.

The particular liquid composition is brought into the mold to cure the liquid composition below the sol-gel transition temperature of the liquid composition. It is inventively preferred when the liquid composition for forming said shaped body to not less than 20 ° C, in particular not less than 25 ° C, more preferably not less than 30 ° C, cooled.

A corresponding shaped article can also be produced by extrusion of the viscoelastic, solid-form surfactant composition, with optional subsequent rounding. This can produce a free-flowing product or pellets.

It is preferred according to the invention if the viscoelastic, solid-form surfactant composition of the first subject of the invention is present as a shaped article.

A molded body is a single body that stabilizes itself in its embossed form. This dimensionally stable body is formed from a molding compound (e.g., a composition) by deliberately placing this molding material in a predetermined shape, e.g. by pouring a liquid composition into a mold and then curing the liquid composition, e.g. as part of a sol-gel process. All possible shapes are possible, such as sphere, cube, cuboid, round disc, tub, shell, prism, octahedron, tetrahedron, egg shape, dog, cat, mouse, horse, torso, bust, cushion, automobile, oval disc with imprinted trademark, and much more.

It is preferred according to the invention if the shaped body of the viscoelastic, solid-form surfactant composition of the first subject of the invention has a weight of at least 1 g, preferably of at least 5 g, particularly preferably of at least 10 g.

It is preferred according to the invention if the shaped body of the viscoelastic, solid-form surfactant composition of the first subject of the invention has a weight of at most 80 g, in particular of at most 70 g, more preferably of at most 50 g, very particularly preferably of at most 40 g, most preferably of at most 30 g, owns. In this context, the aforementioned minimum weights of the molding are particularly preferred.

Most preferably, the shaped body of the viscoelastic, solid surfactant composition of the first subject of the invention has a weight of 10 to 80 g, more preferably 10 to 70 g, more preferably 10 to 50 g, most preferably 10 to 30 g, for example 15 g or 25 g , on. In this case, it is again preferred if said shaped body contains surfactant in the total amounts characterized as being preferred (vide supra).

The shaped body of said viscoelastic, solid composition may also contain at least two different viscoelastic, solid surfactant compositions of the first subject of the invention to form at least two phases, preferably at least two differently colored phases. For example, from a first viscoelastic, solid-form surfactant compositions of the first subject of the invention, a mold body can be prepared as a first phase, in the well a second viscoelastic, solid-form surfactant composition of the first subject of the invention is introduced as the second phase. Likewise, the shaped body may be formed of various, viscoelastic, solid compositions arranged as stacked phases.

A corresponding trough molding of the surfactant composition according to the invention may preferably be designed as a container with at least one trough, for example in the form of a trough or shell, such that the volume of the walls is less than the total volume of all troughs. The walls of a molded body of this embodiment preferably have an average thickness of not more than 5 mm, in particular not more than 2 mm, more preferably not more than 1 mm. The total volume of the wells this embodiment preferably has a volume of at least 5 ml, in particular of at least 10 ml, more preferably of at least 15 ml.

A phase in the sense of the present invention is a spatial area in which physical parameters and the chemical composition are homogeneous. A phase differs from another phase by various features, for example, ingredients, external appearance, etc. Preferably, different phases can be visually distinguished. For the consumer, a first phase is clearly differentiated from a second phase. If the agent of the portion according to the invention has more than one first phase, then these can preferably likewise be differentiated from one another by the naked eye, because they differ, for example, from one another in color. The same applies if two or more second phases are present. Also in this case, a visual differentiation of the phases, for example, due to a color or transparency difference is preferably possible. Phases in the sense of the present invention are thus self-contained areas that can be optically distinguished from the consumer by the naked eye. The individual phases may have different properties when used.

It is inventively preferred if, in order to increase product safety, at least one bittering agent has been incorporated homogeneously into the shaped body and / or the surface of the shaped body has been provided by coating with at least one bittering agent. It is preferred to incorporate the at least one bittering agent homogeneously into the shaped body as an ingredient of the viscoelastic, solid surfactant composition. Preferred bittering agents and amounts are the aforementioned (vide supra).

In order to prevent sticking together of individual moldings which are located together in one packaging, it may be preferable to scrape off the moldings with a pulverulent solid. Preferred powdering agents are selected from talc, sodium sulfate, starch, pectin, amylopectin, dextrin, lactic acid, lactose or mixtures thereof.

The surfaces of the molded article may be printed for further aesthetic enrichment and / or for attachment of clues or manufacturer names. The use of inkjet printing is preferred.

All of the aforementioned preferred embodiments of the surfactant composition according to the invention are likewise preferred for the provision of a shaped article according to the invention.

A second object of the invention is a portion containing at least one viscoelastic solid surfactant composition of the first subject of the invention. In this case, it is preferred according to the invention if the portion contains the viscoelastic, solid-form surfactant composition according to the invention of the first subject of the invention as a shaped body. It is again preferred if the portion, based on its total weight, the molding to at least 5 wt .-%, in particular at least 15 wt .-%, in particular at least 50 wt .-%, in particular at least 80 wt .-% , in particular at least 90 wt .-%, particularly preferably at least 95 wt .-%, contains.

One serving is a standalone dosing unit that provides a quantity of fabric treatment agent for one application, preferably for use in a washing machine. The viscoelastic, solid surfactant composition of the present invention may either be the sole textile treatment agent of the portion, or may be formulated in portion with at least one additional composition other than the viscoelastic solid surfactant composition of the first subject of the invention, and form in its entirety the portion textile treatment agent.

It is preferred according to the invention if the portion according to the invention contains at least one shaped body of the viscoelastic, solid-form surfactant composition of the first subject of the invention which has a weight of at least 1 g, preferably of at least 5 g, more preferably of at least 10 g.

It is preferred according to the invention if the portion according to the invention contains at least one shaped body of the viscoelastic, solid-form surfactant composition of the first subject of the invention, having a weight of at most 80 g, in particular of at most 70 g, more preferably of at most 50 g, very particularly preferably of at most 40 g has. In this context, the aforementioned minimum weights of the molding are particularly preferred.

The portion according to the invention very particularly preferably has a shaped body of the viscoelastic, solid-form surfactant composition of the first subject of the invention with a weight of from 1 to 80 g, in particular from 1 to 70 g, more preferably from 1 to 50 g, more preferably from 1 to 30 g, in particular from 10 to 80 g, especially from 10 to 70 g, more preferably from 10 to 50 g, most preferably from 10 to 30 g, for example 15 g or 25 g. In this case, it is again preferred if said shaped body contains surfactant in the total amounts characterized as being preferred (vide supra).

Very particularly preferred portions are those of the embodiments (P1) to (P4):

(P1): Portion containing, based on the weight of the portion, at least 80% by weight, preferably at least 90% by weight, of a shaped body of at least one viscoelastic, solid-form surfactant composition of the first subject of the invention, the shaped body having a weight of at least 1 g, preferably of at least 5 g, more preferably at least 10 g, most preferably from 10 to 30 g.

(P2): Portion containing, based on the weight of the portion, at least 80% by weight, preferably at least 90% by weight, of a shaped body of at least one viscoelastic, solid-form surfactant composition of the first subject of the invention, the shaped body being transparent and having a weight of at least 1 g, preferably of at least 5 g, more preferably at least 10 g, most preferably from 10 to 30 g.

1. (i) 10 bis 60 Gew.-% mindestens eines anionischen Tensids, wobei als anionisches Tensid bevorzugt mindestens ein C_9-13-Alkylbenzolsulfonat enthalten ist, und 2 bis 35 Gew.-% mindestens eines nichtionischen Tensids, wobei als nichtionisches Tensid bevorzugt mindestens ein alkoxylierter Alkohol mit 8 bis 18 Kohlenstoffatomen und durchschnittlich 4 bis 12 Mol Ethylenoxid (EO) pro Mol Alkohol enthalten ist, mit der Maßgabe, dass Tensid in einer Gesamtmenge von 10 bis 70 Gew.-%, insbesondere von 15 bis 70 Gew.-%, enthalten ist, und
2. (ii) eine Gesamtmenge von mehr als 1 Gew.-% mindestens einer Benzylidenalditol-Verbindung der Formel (I)
   
   worin

   *-

   für eine kovalente Einfachbindung zwischen einem Sauerstoffatom des Alditol-Grundgerüsts und dem vorgesehenen Rest steht,

   n

   für 0 oder 1, bevorzugt für 1, steht,

   m

   für 0 oder 1, bevorzugt für 1, steht,

   R¹, R² und R³

   unabhängig voneinander steht für ein Wasserstoffatom, ein Halogenatom, eine C₁-C₄-Alkylgruppe, eine Cyanogruppe, eine Nitrogruppe, eine Aminogruppe, eine Carboxylgruppe, eine Hydroxygruppe, eine Gruppe-C(=O)-NH-NH₂, eine Gruppe -NH-C(=O)-(C₂-C₄-Alkyl), eine C₁-C₄-Alkoxygruppe, eine C₁-C₄-Alkoxy-C₂-C₄-alkylgruppe, zwei der Reste gemeinsam mit dem Restmolekül einen 5- oder 6-gliedrigen Ring bilden,

   R⁴, R⁵ und R⁶

   unabhängig voneinander steht für ein Wasserstoffatom, ein Halogenatom, eine C₁-C₄-Alkylgruppe, eine Cyanogruppe, eine Nitrogruppe, eine Aminogruppe, eine Carboxylgruppe, eine Hydroxygruppe, eine Gruppe-C(=O)-NH-NH₂, eine Gruppe -NH-C(=O)-(C₂-C₄-Alkyl), eine C₁-C₄-Alkoxygruppe, eine C₁-C₄-Alkoxy-C₂-C₄-alkylgruppe, zwei der Reste gemeinsam mit dem Restmolekül einen 5- oder 6-gliedrigen Ring bilden,

   und
3. (iii) zwischen 0 bis 40 Gew.-%, besonders bevorzugt zwischen 0 bis 25 Gew.-%, Wasser,

wobei der Formkörper ein Gewicht von mindestens 1 g, bevorzugt von mindestens 5 g, besonders bevorzugt mindestens 10 g, ganz besonders bevorzugt von 10 bis 30 g, aufweist.(P3): Portion containing, based on the weight of the portion, at least 80% by weight, preferably at least 90% by weight, of a shaped article of at least one viscoelastic, solid-form surfactant composition, based on the total weight of the surfactant composition

1. (I) 10 to 60 wt .-% of at least one anionic surfactant, wherein as anionic surfactant preferably at least one C _9-13 alkylbenzenesulfonate is contained, and 2 to 35 wt .-% of at least one nonionic surfactant, wherein as nonionic surfactant preferably at least an alkoxylated alcohol having 8 to 18 carbon atoms and containing on average 4 to 12 moles of ethylene oxide (EO) per mole of alcohol, with the proviso that surfactant in a total amount of 10 to 70 wt .-%, in particular from 15 to 70 wt. %, is included, and
2. (ii) a total amount of more than 1% by weight of at least one benzylidenalditol compound of the formula (I)
   
   wherein

   * -

   represents a single covalent bond between an oxygen atom of the alditol skeleton and the envisaged radical,

   n

   is 0 or 1, preferably 1,

   m

   is 0 or 1, preferably 1,

   R ¹ , R ² and R ³

   each independently represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a C ₁ -C ₄ alkyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, a carboxyl group, a hydroxy group, a group-C (= O) -NH-NH ₂ , a group -NH-C (= O) - (C ₂ -C ₄ -alkyl), a C ₁ -C ₄ -alkoxy group, a C ₁ -C ₄ -alkoxy-C ₂ -C ₄ - alkyl group, two of the radicals together with the remainder of the molecule form a 5- or 6-membered ring,

   R ⁴ , R ⁵ and R ⁶

   each independently represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a C ₁ -C ₄ alkyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, a carboxyl group, a hydroxy group, a group-C (= O) -NH-NH ₂ , a group -NH-C (= O) - (C ₂ -C ₄ -alkyl), a C ₁ -C ₄ -alkoxy group, a C ₁ -C ₄ -alkoxy-C ₂ -C ₄ -alkyl group, two of the radicals together with form a 5- or 6-membered ring in the remainder of the molecule,

   and
3. (iii) between 0 to 40% by weight, more preferably between 0 to 25% by weight, of water,

wherein the shaped body has a weight of at least 1 g, preferably of at least 5 g, more preferably at least 10 g, most preferably from 10 to 30 g.

1. (i) 10 bis 60 Gew.-% mindestens eines anionischen Tensids, wobei als anionisches Tensid bevorzugt mindestens ein C_9-13-Alkylbenzolsulfonat enthalten ist, und 2 bis 35 Gew.-% mindestens eines nichtionischen Tensids, wobei als nichtionisches Tensid bevorzugt mindestens ein alkoxylierter Alkohol mit 8 bis 18 Kohlenstoffatomen und durchschnittlich 4 bis 12 Mol Ethylenoxid (EO) pro Mol Alkohol enthalten ist, mit der Maßgabe, dass Tensid in einer Gesamtmenge von 10 bis 70 Gew.-% enthalten ist, und
2. (ii) eine Gesamtmenge von mehr als 1 Gew.-% mindestens einer Benzylidenalditol-Verbindung der Formel (I)
   
   worin

   *-

   für eine kovalente Einfachbindung zwischen einem Sauerstoffatom des Alditol-Grundgerüsts und dem vorgesehenen Rest steht,

   n

   für 0 oder 1, bevorzugt für 1, steht,

   m

   für 0 oder 1, bevorzugt für 1, steht,

   R¹, R² und R³

   unabhängig voneinander steht für ein Wasserstoffatom, ein Halogenatom, eine C₁-C₄-Alkylgruppe, eine Cyanogruppe, eine Nitrogruppe, eine Aminogruppe, eine Carboxylgruppe, eine Hydroxygruppe, eine Gruppe-C(=O)-NH-NH₂, eine Gruppe -NH-C(=O)-(C₂-C₄-Alkyl), eine C₁-C₄-Alkoxygruppe, eine C₁-C₄-Alkoxy-C₂-C₄-alkylgruppe, zwei der Reste gemeinsam mit dem Restmolekül einen 5- oder 6-gliedrigen Ring bilden,

   R⁴, R⁵ und R⁶

   unabhängig voneinander steht für ein Wasserstoffatom, ein Halogenatom, eine C₁-C₄-Alkylgruppe, eine Cyanogruppe, eine Nitrogruppe, eine Aminogruppe, eine Carboxylgruppe, eine Hydroxygruppe, eine Gruppe-C(=O)-NH-NH₂, eine Gruppe -NH-C(=O)-(C₂-C₄-Alkyl), eine C₁-C₄-Alkoxygruppe, eine C₁-C₄-Alkoxy-C₂-C₄-alkylgruppe, zwei der Reste gemeinsam mit dem Restmolekül einen 5- oder 6-gliedrigen Ring bilden,

   und
3. (iii) zwischen 0 bis 40 Gew.-%, besonders bevorzugt zwischen 0 bis 25 Gew.-%, Wasser,

wobei der Formkörper transparent ist und ein Gewicht von mindestens 1 g, bevorzugt von mindestens 5 g, besonders bevorzugt mindestens 10 g, ganz besonders bevorzugt von 10 bis 30 g, aufweist.(P4): Portion containing, based on the weight of the portion, at least 80% by weight, preferably at least 90% by weight, of a shaped article of at least one viscoelastic, solid-form surfactant composition, based on the total weight of the surfactant composition

1. (I) 10 to 60 wt .-% of at least one anionic surfactant, wherein as anionic surfactant preferably at least one C _9-13 alkylbenzenesulfonate is contained, and 2 to 35 wt .-% of at least one nonionic surfactant, wherein as nonionic surfactant preferably at least an alkoxylated alcohol having 8 to 18 carbon atoms and containing on average 4 to 12 moles of ethylene oxide (EO) per mole of alcohol, with the proviso that surfactant is contained in a total amount of 10 to 70 wt .-%, and
2. (ii) a total amount of more than 1% by weight of at least one benzylidenalditol compound of the formula (I)
   
   wherein

   * -

   represents a single covalent bond between an oxygen atom of the alditol skeleton and the envisaged radical,

   n

   is 0 or 1, preferably 1,

   m

   is 0 or 1, preferably 1,

   R ¹ , R ² and R ³

   each independently represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a C ₁ -C ₄ alkyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, a carboxyl group, a hydroxy group, a group-C (= O) -NH-NH ₂ , a group -NH-C (= O) - (C ₂ -C ₄ -alkyl), a C ₁ -C ₄ -alkoxy group, a C ₁ -C ₄ -alkoxy-C ₂ -C ₄ -alkyl group, two of the radicals together with form a 5- or 6-membered ring in the remainder of the molecule,

   R ⁴ , R ⁵ and R ⁶

   each independently represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a C ₁ -C ₄ alkyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, a carboxyl group, a hydroxy group, a group-C (= O) -NH-NH ₂ , a group -NH-C (= O) - (C ₂ -C ₄ -alkyl), a C ₁ -C ₄ -alkoxy group, a C ₁ -C ₄ -alkoxy-C ₂ -C ₄ -alkyl group, two of the radicals together with form a 5- or 6-membered ring in the remainder of the molecule,

   and
3. (iii) between 0 to 40% by weight, more preferably between 0 to 25% by weight, of water,

wherein the shaped body is transparent and has a weight of at least 1 g, preferably of at least 5 g, more preferably at least 10 g, most preferably from 10 to 30 g.

All of the abovementioned preferred embodiments of the surfactant composition according to the invention and of the shaped article according to the invention are likewise preferred for the provision of a portion according to the invention.

In order to prevent the application of the portion of the direct skin contact of the user with the viscoelastic, solid, surfactant composition, the molded body is preferably coated with water-soluble material. Such a coating has also proved to be favorable with regard to the storage stability of the shaped bodies according to the invention used in the portions.

Within the scope of a preferred embodiment, said shaped body of the portion is coated on the surface with at least one water-soluble material, preferably with at least one water-soluble polymer. The coating can be effected for example by spraying a solution or by immersion in a melt, wherein in the latter method, the melting temperature is preferably below the sol-gel temperature. It may again be preferred to spray the shaped bodies coated with at least one water-soluble material with at least one pulverulent solid. Preferred means for Abpuderung are the aforementioned (vide supra).

According to another embodiment as a pouch, a portion according to the invention may comprise at least one chamber with walls of water-soluble material into which at least one shaped body of a viscoelastic, solid-form surfactant composition of the first subject of the invention is introduced. Summed up over all chambers of the portion, the compositions made up in total yield the portion of the portion to be dosed (here a textile treatment agent). Corresponding portions of this embodiment are well known to those skilled in the art as pouch products.

A chamber is a space bounded by walls (e.g., by a foil), which may exist even without the material to be dosed (possibly changing its shape). A layer of a surface coating thus does not explicitly fall under the definition of a wall. The water-soluble material in a pouch forms the walls of the chamber and thereby envelops the compositions of the fabric treatment agent.

Soluble in water is a material, if at 20 ° C 0.1 g of the material with stirring (stirring speed magnetic stirrer 300 rpm, stirring bar: 6.8 cm long, diameter 10 mm, beaker 1000mL low form the company. Schott, Mainz) within Dissolve 600 seconds in 800 mL of water so that no single solid particles of the material are visible to the naked eye.

The water-solubility of the film-forming material used for the production of pouches for wrapping can be determined by means of a square film of said material (film: 22 × 22 mm having a thickness of 20 μm) fixed in a square frame (inside edge length: 20 mm) 76 μm) according to the following measurement protocol. Said framed film is immersed in 800 mL of distilled water heated to 20 ° C in a 1 liter beaker with a circular bottom surface (Schott, Mainz, 1000 mL beaker, low mold) so that the surface of the clamped film is at right angles to the Bottom surface of the beaker is arranged, the upper edge of the frame is 1 cm below the water surface and the lower edge of the frame is aligned parallel to the bottom surface of the beaker such that the lower edge of the frame along the radius of the bottom surface of the beaker and the center the lower edge of the frame is located above the center of the radius of the beaker bottom. The material should dissolve with stirring (stirring speed magnetic stirrer 300 rpm, stirring bar: 6.8 cm long, diameter 10 mm) within 600 seconds in such a way that with the naked eye, no single solid-shaped film particles are more visible.

The water-soluble material generally used for coating the shaped body preferably contains at least one water-soluble polymer. It is particularly preferable that the water-soluble material contains polyvinyl alcohol or a polyvinyl alcohol copolymer.

Suitable water-soluble material and water-soluble films as the water-soluble material are preferably based on a polyvinyl alcohol or a polyvinyl alcohol copolymer whose molecular weight is in each case in the range from 10,000 to 1,000,000 gmol ^-1 , preferably from 20,000 to 500,000 gmol ^-1 , particularly preferably from 30,000 to 100,000 gmol ^{. 1} and in particular from 40,000 to 80,000 gmol ^-1 .

The production of polyvinyl alcohol is usually carried out by hydrolysis of polyvinyl acetate, since the direct synthesis route is not possible. The same applies to polyvinyl alcohol copolymers which are prepared from correspondingly polyvinyl acetate copolymers. It is preferred if the water-soluble material comprises at least one polyvinyl alcohol whose degree of hydrolysis makes up 70 to 100 mol%, preferably 80 to 90 mol%, particularly preferably 81 to 89 mol% and in particular 82 to 88 mol%.

In addition, polymers selected from the group comprising acrylic acid-containing polymers, polyacrylamides, oxazoline polymers, polystyrenesulfonates, polyurethanes, polyesters, polyether polylactic acid, and / or mixtures of the above polymers may be added to the water-soluble material.

Preferred polyvinyl alcohol copolymers include, in addition to vinyl alcohol, dicarboxylic acids as further monomers. Suitable dicarboxylic acids are itaconic acid, malonic acid, succinic acid and mixtures thereof, with itaconic acid being preferred.

Likewise preferred polyvinyl alcohol copolymers include, in addition to vinyl alcohol, an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid, its salt or its esters. Such polyvinyl alcohol copolymers particularly preferably contain, in addition to vinyl alcohol, acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, acrylates, methacrylates or mixtures thereof.

The water-soluble material of the sheet material used for providing the pouch walls has a preferred thickness in a range of 65 to 180 μm, especially 70 to 150 μm, more preferably 75 to 120 μm.

In the said water-soluble material of the coating of the shaped body of the portion or the walls of the pouch of the portion is preferably incorporated to increase the product safety a bittering agent. Corresponding embodiments of the water-soluble material with bittering agent are in the documents EP-B1-2 885 220 and EP-B1-2 885 221 described. A preferred bittering agent is selected from the aforementioned bittering agents (vide supra), in particular denatonium benzoate.

Portions of the present invention in the form of a pouch can be made by either vertical fill seal (VFFS) or thermoforming techniques. Particularly preferably, walls of at least one chamber are created by sealing at least one film of water-soluble material, in particular by sealing in the context of a form-fill-seal method. The thermoforming process generally includes forming a first layer of water-soluble film material to form at least one protrusion for receiving at least one composition therein, filling the composition into the respective protrusion, covering the composition-filled protrusions with a second layer of water-soluble one Film material and sealing the first and second layers together at least around the protrusions.

1. (a) Bereitstellen einer tensidhaltigen Flotte durch Mischen von 0,5 L bis 40,0 L Wasser mit einer viskoelsatischen, festförmigen Tensidzusammensetzung des ersten Erfindungsgegenstandes, und
2. (b) In Kontakt bringen von mindestens einem Textil mit der gemäß (a) hergestellten tensidhaltigen Flotte.

Another object of the invention is a method for substrate treatment comprising the method steps

1. (a) providing a surfactant-containing liquor by mixing 0.5 L to 40.0 L of water with a viscoelastic, solid surfactant composition of the first subject of the invention, and
2. (b) bringing into contact at least one textile with the surfactant-containing liquor prepared according to (a).

1. 1. Viskoelastische, festförmige Tensidzusammensetzung, enthaltend bezogen auf deren Gesamtgewicht
   1. (i) eine Gesamtmenge von 10 bis 70 Gew.-% mindestens eines Tensids und
   2. (ii) eine Gesamtmenge von mehr als 1 Gew.-% mindestens einer Benzylidenalditol-Verbindung der Formel (I)
      
      worin

      *-

      für eine kovalente Einfachbindung zwischen einem Sauerstoffatom des Alditol-Grundgerüsts und dem vorgesehenen Rest steht,

      n

      für 0 oder 1, bevorzugt für 1, steht,

      m

      für 0 oder 1, bevorzugt für 1, steht,

      R¹, R² und R³

      unabhängig voneinander steht für ein Wasserstoffatom, ein Halogenatom, eine C₁-C₄-Alkylgruppe, eine Cyanogruppe, eine Nitrogruppe, eine Aminogruppe, eine Carboxylgruppe, eine Hydroxygruppe, eine Gruppe-C(=O)-NH-NH₂, eine Gruppe -NH-C(=O)-(C₂-C₄-Alkyl), eine C₁-C₄-Alkoxygruppe, eine C₁-C₄-Alkoxy-C₂-C₄-alkylgruppe, zwei der Reste gemeinsam mit dem Restmolekül einen 5- oder 6-gliedrigen Ring bilden,

      R⁴, R⁵ und R⁶

      unabhängig voneinander steht für ein Wasserstoffatom, ein Halogenatom, eine C₁-C₄-Alkylgruppe, eine Cyanogruppe, eine Nitrogruppe, eine Aminogruppe, eine Carboxylgruppe, eine Hydroxygruppe, eine Gruppe-C(=O)-NH-NH₂, eine Gruppe -NH-C(=O)-(C₂-C₄-Alkyl), eine C₁-C₄-Alkoxygruppe, eine C₁-C₄-Alkoxy-C₂-C₄-alkylgruppe, zwei der Reste gemeinsam mit dem Restmolekül einen 5- oder 6-gliedrigen Ring bilden,

      und
   3. (iii) Wasser.
2. 2. Zusammensetzung nach Punkt 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Tensidzusammensetzung ein Speichermodul zwischen 10³ Pa und 10⁸ Pa, bevorzugt zwischen 10⁴ Pa und 10⁸ Pa und ein Verlustmodul aufweist (bei 20°C, einer Deformation von 0.1 % und einer Frequenz von 1 Hz) und der Speichermodul im Frequenzbereich zwischen 10^-2 Hz und 10 Hz um mindestens das Zweifache größer ist als der Verlustmodul, bevorzugt um mindestens das Fünffache größer ist als der Verlustmodul, besonders bevorzugt um mindestens das Zehnfache größer ist als der Verlustmodul.
3. 3. Zusammensetzung nach Punkt 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie mindestens ein anionisches Tensid enthält.
4. 4. Zusammensetzung nach Punkt 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass mindestens ein anionisches Tensid, ausgewählt aus der Gruppe bestehend aus C_8-18-Alkylbenzolsulfonaten, Olefinsulfonaten, C_12-18-Alkansulfonaten, Estersulfonaten, Alkylsulfaten, Alkenylsulfaten, Fettalkoholethersulfaten und Mischungen daraus, enthalten ist.
5. 5. Zusammensetzung gemäß Punkt 1 bis 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass als Tensid mindestens eine Verbindung der Formel (T1) enthalten ist,
   
   in der R' und R" unabhängig H oder Alkyl sind und zusammen 9 bis 19, vorzugsweise 9 bis 15 und insbesondere 9 bis 13 C-Atome enthalten, und Y⁺ ein einwertiges Kation oder den n-ten Teil eines n-wertigen Kations (insbesondere Na⁺) bedeuten.
6. 6. Zusammensetzung nach einem der Punkte 1 bis 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie mindestens ein nichtionisches Tensid enthalten.
7. 7. Zusammensetzung nach einem der Punkte 1 bis 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie als Tensid mindestens ein nichtionisches Tensid der Formel (T2) enthält R²-O-(XO)m-H, (T2) in der R² für einen linearen oder verzweigten C₈-C₁₈-Alkylrest, einen Arylrest oder Alkylarylrest, XO unabhängig voneinander für eine Ethylenoxid- (EO) oder Propylenoxid- (PO) Gruppierung, m für ganze Zahlen von 1 bis 50 stehen.
8. 8. Zusammensetzung nach einem der Punkte 1 bis 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie bezogen auf ihr Gesamtgewicht einen Gesamttensidgehalt von 10 bis 60 Gew.-%, insbesondere von 15 bis 65 Gew.-%, bevorzugt von 20 bis 60 Gew.-%, aufweist.
9. 9. Zusammensetzung nach einem der Punkte 1 bis 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sich das Alditol-Grundgerüst gemäß Formel (I) von D-Glucitol, D-Mannitol, D-Arabinitol, D-Ribitol, D-Xylitol, L-Glucitol, L-Mannitol, L-Arabinitol, L-Ribitol oder L-Xylitol ableitet.
10. 10. Zusammensetzung nach einem der Punkte 1 bis 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass R¹, R², R³, R⁴, R⁵ und R⁶ unabhängig voneinander ein Wasserstoffatom, Methyl, Ethyl, Chlor, Fluor oder Methoxy, bevorzugt ein Wasserstoffatom, bedeuten.
11. 11. Zusammensetzung nach einem der Punkte 1 bis 10, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie als Benzylidenalditol-Verbindung der Formel (I) mindestens eine Verbindung der Formel (I-1) enthält
    
    worin R¹, R², R³, R⁴, R⁵ und R⁶ wie in Punkt 1 definiert sind.
12. 12. Zusammensetzung nach einem der Punkte 1 bis 11, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Benzylidenalditol-Verbindung der Formel (I) ausgewählt wird aus 1,3:2,4-Di-O-benzyliden-D-sorbitol; 1,3:2,4-Di-O-(p-methylbenzyliden)-D-sorbitol; 1,3:2,4-Di-O-(p-chlorobenzyliden)-D-sorbitol; 1,3:2,4-Di-O-(2,4-dimethylbenzyliden)-D-sorbitol; 1,3:2,4-Di-O-(p-ethylbenzyliden)-D-sorbitol; 1,3:2,4-Di-O-(3,4-dimethylbenzyliden)-D-sorbitol oder Mischungen daraus.
13. 13. Zusammensetzung nach einem der Punkte 1 bis 12, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Benzylidenalditol-Verbindung der Formel (I) in einer Gesamtmenge von mehr als 1,5 Gew.-%, insbesondere von mehr als 2,0 Gew.-%, enthalten ist.
14. 14. Zusammensetzung nach einem der Punkte 1 bis 13, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass Wasser in einer Gesamtmenge zwischen 0 und 45 Gew.-%, insbesondere zwischen 0 und 25 Gew.-%, enthalten ist.
15. 15. Zusammensetzung nach einem der vorangehenden Punkte, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie zusätzlich mindestens ein organisches Lösemittel mit mindestens einer Hydroxylgruppe, ohne Aminogruppe und mit einem Molekulargewicht von höchstens 500 g/mol enthält (bevorzugt ausgewählt aus (C₂-C₈)-Alkanolen mit mindestens einer Hydroxylgruppe (besonders bevorzugt Ethanol, Ethylenglycol,1,2-Propandiol, Glycerin, 1,3-Propandiol, n-Propanol, Isopropanol, 1,1,1-Trimethylolpropan, 2-Methyl-1,3-propandiol, 2-Hydroxymethyl-1,3-propandiol), Triethylenglycol, Butyldiglycol, Polyethylenglycolen mit einer gewichtsmittleren Molmasse M_w von höchstens 500 g/mol, Glycerincarbonat, Propylencarbonat, 1-Methoxy-2-propanol, 3-Methoxy-3-methyl-1-butanol, Butyllactat, 2-Isobutyl-2-methyl-4-hydroxymethyl-1,3-dioxolan, 2,2-Dimethyl-4-hydroxymethyl-1,3-dioxolan, Dipropylenglycol, oder Mischungen daraus).
16. 16. Zusammensetzung nach Punkt 15, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass besagtes organisches Lösemittel in einer Gesamtmenge von von 5 bis 40 Gew.-%, insbesondere von 10 bis 35 Gew.-%, enthalten ist.
17. 17. Zusammensetzung nach einem der vorangehenden Punkte, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass zusätzlich mindestens eine Polyalkylenoxid-Verbindung mit einer gewichtsmittleren Molmasse M_w von mindestens 4000 g/mol enthalten ist.
18. 18. Zusammensetzung nach Punkt 17, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass besagte Polyalkylenoxidverbindung ausgewählt wird aus Polyethylenoxid, Ethylenoxid-Propylenoxid-Copolymer und Mischungen daraus.
19. 19. Zusammensetzung nach einem der vorangehenden Punkte, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass zusätzlich mindestens ein polymeres Polyol, insbesondere Polyvinylalkohol, enthalten ist.
20. 20. Zusammensetzung nach einem der vorangehenden Punkte, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Speichermodul in einem Bereich von 10⁵ Pa bis 10⁷ Pa liegt.
21. 21. Zusammensetzung nach einem der vorangehenden Punkte, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass zusätzlich mindestens ein Stabilisator enthalten ist, ausgewählt aus Magnesiumsulfat, Zinkacetat, Calciumacetat, Magnesiumoxid, anorganisches Salz (insbesondere Sulfat, Acetat oder Carbonat) von Mg, Ca, Zn, Na oder K, Acetamidmonoethanolamin, Hexamethylentetramin, Guanidin, Polypropylenglycolether, Salz von Aminosäuren oder Mischungen daraus.
22. 22. Zusammensetzung nach einem der vorangehenden Punkte, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie als Formkörper, insbesondere mit einem Gewicht von mindestens 1 g, bevorzugt von mindestens 5 g, besonders bevorzugt von 10 bis 30 g, vorliegt.
23. 23. Zusammensetzung nach einem der vorangehenden Punkte, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Zusammensetzung transparent ist.
24. 24. Portion, enthaltend mindestens eine Tensidzusammensetzung nach einem der Punkte 1 bis 23.
25. 25. Portion nach Punkt 24, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie zusätzlich mindestens eine weitere Zusammensetzung umfasst.
26. 26. Portion nach einem der Punkte 24 oder 25, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie als Formkörper mindestens einer Tensidzusammensetzung der Punkte 1 bis 23 ausgestaltet ist, wobei der Formkörper bevorzugt ein Gewicht von mindestens 1 g, besonders bevorzugt von mindestens 5 g, ganz besonders bevorzugt von 10 bis 30 g, besitzt.
27. 27. Portion nach Punkt 24 oder 25, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie mindestens eine Kammer mit Wandung aus wasserlöslichem Material umfasst, wobei die Portion mindestens einen viskoelastischen, festförmigen Formkörper gemäß Punkt 22 enthält.
28. 28. Verfahren zur Substratbehandlung umfassend die Verfahrensschritte
    1. (a) Bereitstellen einer wässrigen Flotte durch Mischen von 0,5 L bis 40,0 L Wasser mit 0,5 bis 100 g einer Zusammensetzung gemäß einem der Punkte 1 bis 23, und
    2. (b) In Kontakt bringen von mindestens einem Textil mit der gemäß (a) hergestellten wässrigen Flotte.
29. 29. Verfahren zu Herstellung einer festförmigen Tensidzusammensetzung gemäß einem der Punkte 1 bis 23, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass zunächst eine flüssige Zusammensetzung, enthaltend bezogen auf deren Gesamtgewicht eine Gesamtmenge von mehr als 1 Gew.-% mindestens einer Benzylidenalditol-Verbindung der Formel (I),
    
    worin *-, n, m, R¹, R², R³, R⁴, R⁵ und R⁶ wie in Punkt 1 definiert sind, in Gegenwart von Wasser und 10 bis 70 Gew.-% Tensid sowie gegebenenfalls optionalen Zusätzen auf eine Temperatur über der Sol-Gel-Übergangstemperatur der flüssigen Zusammensetzung gebracht wird, und anschließend die erwärmte flüssige Zusammensetzung in eine Form, bevorzugt in eine Kavität einer Muldenform, gegeben und in besagter Form unter die Sol-Gel-Übergangstemperatur unter Bildung eines viskoelastischen, festförmigen Formkörpers abgekühlt wird.

The following points represent particular embodiments of the invention:

1. 1. Viscoelastic, solid surfactant composition containing, based on their total weight
   1. (i) a total amount of from 10 to 70% by weight of at least one surfactant and
   2. (ii) a total amount of more than 1% by weight of at least one benzylidenalditol compound of the formula (I)
      
      wherein

      * -

      represents a single covalent bond between an oxygen atom of the alditol skeleton and the envisaged radical,

      n

      is 0 or 1, preferably 1,

      m

      is 0 or 1, preferably 1,

      R ¹ , R ² and R ³

      each independently represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a C ₁ -C ₄ alkyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, a carboxyl group, a hydroxy group, a group-C (= O) -NH-NH ₂ , a group -NH-C (= O) - (C ₂ -C ₄ -alkyl), a C ₁ -C ₄ -alkoxy group, a C ₁ -C ₄ -alkoxy-C ₂ -C ₄ -alkyl group, two of the radicals together with form a 5- or 6-membered ring in the remainder of the molecule,

      R ⁴ , R ⁵ and R ⁶

      each independently represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a C ₁ -C ₄ alkyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, a carboxyl group, a hydroxy group, a group-C (= O) -NH-NH ₂ , a group -NH-C (= O) - (C ₂ -C ₄ -alkyl), a C ₁ -C ₄ -alkoxy group, a C ₁ -C ₄ -alkoxy-C ₂ -C ₄ -alkyl group, two of the radicals together with form a 5- or 6-membered ring in the remainder of the molecule,

      and
   3. (iii) water.
2. 2. Composition according to item 1, characterized in that the surfactant composition has a storage modulus between 10 ³ Pa and 10 ⁸ Pa, preferably between 10 ⁴ Pa and 10 ⁸ Pa and a loss modulus (at 20 ° C, a deformation of 0.1% and a Frequency of 1 Hz) and the memory module in the frequency range between 10 ^-2 Hz and 10 Hz is at least two times greater than the loss modulus, preferably at least five times greater than the loss modulus, more preferably at least ten times greater than the loss modulus ,
3. 3. Composition according to item 1 or 2, characterized in that it contains at least one anionic surfactant.
4. 4. The composition according to item 3, characterized in that at least one anionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of C _8-18 alkylbenzenesulfonates, olefinsulfonates, C _12-18 alkanesulfonates, ester sulfonates, alkyl sulfates, alkenyl sulfates, fatty alcohol ether sulfates and mixtures thereof is.
5. 5. Composition according to item 1 to 4, characterized in that as surfactant at least one compound of formula (T1) is contained,
   
   in which R 'and R "are independently H or alkyl and together contain 9 to 19, preferably 9 to 15 and in particular 9 to 13 C atoms, and Y ⁺ a monovalent cation or the n-th part of an n-valent cation ( especially Na ⁺ ).
6. 6. A composition according to any one of items 1 to 5, characterized in that they contain at least one nonionic surfactant.
7. 7. Composition according to one of the items 1 to 6, characterized in that it contains as surfactant at least one nonionic surfactant of the formula (T2) R ² -O- (XO) m H, (T2) in which R ^{2 is} a linear or branched C ₈ -C ₁₈ -alkyl radical, an aryl radical or alkylaryl radical, XO independently of one another are an ethylene oxide (EO) or propylene oxide (PO) grouping, m is an integer from 1 to 50.
8. 8. Composition according to one of the items 1 to 7, characterized in that, based on its total weight, a total surfactant content of 10 to 60 wt .-%, in particular from 15 to 65 wt .-%, preferably from 20 to 60 wt .-% , having.
9. 9. Composition according to one of the items 1 to 8, characterized in that the alditol skeleton according to formula (I) of D-glucitol, D-mannitol, D-arabinitol, D-ribitol, D-xylitol, L-glucitol, L-mannitol, L-arabinitol, L-ribitol or L-xylitol.
10. 10. The composition according to any one of items 1 to 9, characterized in that R ¹ , R ² , R ³ , R ⁴ , R ⁵ and R ^{6 are} independently a hydrogen atom, methyl, ethyl, chlorine, fluorine or methoxy, preferably a hydrogen atom mean.
11. 11. A composition according to any one of items 1 to 10, characterized in that it contains as Benzylidenalditol compound of formula (I) at least one compound of formula (I-1)
    
    wherein R ¹ , R ² , R ³ , R ⁴ , R ⁵ and R ^{6 are} as defined in item 1.
12. 12. The composition according to any one of items 1 to 11, characterized in that the Benzylidenalditol compound of formula (I) is selected from 1,3: 2,4-di-O-benzylidene-D-sorbitol; 1,3: 2,4-Di-O- (p-methylbenzylidene) -D-sorbitol; 1,3: 2,4-Di-O- (p-chlorobenzylidene) -D-sorbitol; 1,3: 2,4-Di-O- (2,4-dimethylbenzylidene) -D-sorbitol; 1,3: 2,4-Di-O- (p-ethylbenzylidene) -D-sorbitol; 1,3: 2,4-di-O- (3,4-dimethylbenzylidene) -D-sorbitol or mixtures thereof.
13. 13. The composition according to any one of items 1 to 12, characterized in that the benzylidenalditol compound of the formula (I) in a total amount of more than 1.5 wt .-%, in particular of more than 2.0 wt .-%, is included.
14. 14. The composition according to any one of items 1 to 13, characterized in that water in a total amount between 0 and 45 wt .-%, in particular between 0 and 25 wt .-%, is included.
15. 15. Composition according to one of the preceding points, characterized in that it additionally contains at least one organic solvent having at least one hydroxyl group, without amino group and having a molecular weight of at most 500 g / mol (preferably selected from (C ₂ -C ₈ ) -alkanols with at least one hydroxyl group (particularly preferably ethanol, ethylene glycol, 1,2-propanediol, glycerol, 1,3-propanediol, n-propanol, isopropanol, 1,1,1-trimethylolpropane, 2-methyl-1,3-propanediol, 2 Hydroxymethyl-1,3-propanediol), triethylene glycol, butyl diglycol, polyethylene glycols having a weight-average molecular weight M _w of at most 500 g / mol, glycerol carbonate, propylene carbonate, 1-methoxy-2-propanol, 3-methoxy-3-methyl-1 butanol, butyl lactate, 2-isobutyl-2-methyl-4-hydroxymethyl-1,3-dioxolane, 2,2-dimethyl-4-hydroxymethyl-1,3-dioxolane, dipropylene glycol, or mixtures thereof).
16. 16. The composition according to item 15, characterized in that said organic solvent in a total amount of from 5 to 40 wt .-%, in particular from 10 to 35 wt .-%, is included.
17. 17. The composition according to any one of the preceding points, characterized in that in addition at least one polyalkylene oxide compound having a weight-average molecular weight M _w of at least 4000 g / mol is included.
18. 18. A composition according to item 17, characterized in that said polyalkylene oxide compound is selected from polyethylene oxide, ethylene oxide-propylene oxide copolymer and mixtures thereof.
19. 19. Composition according to one of the preceding points, characterized in that in addition at least one polymeric polyol, in particular polyvinyl alcohol, is contained.
20. 20. Composition according to one of the preceding points, characterized in that the storage modulus is in a range of 10 ⁵ Pa to 10 ⁷ Pa.
21. 21. The composition according to any one of the preceding points, characterized in that additionally at least one stabilizer is selected, selected from magnesium sulfate, zinc acetate, calcium acetate, magnesium oxide, inorganic salt (in particular sulfate, acetate or carbonate) of Mg, Ca, Zn, Na or K. , Acetamido monoethanolamine, hexamethylenetetramine, guanidine, polypropylene glycol ether, salt of amino acids or mixtures thereof.
22. 22. The composition according to any one of the preceding points, characterized in that it is present as a shaped body, in particular with a weight of at least 1 g, preferably of at least 5 g, particularly preferably from 10 to 30 g.
23. 23. Composition according to one of the preceding points, characterized in that the composition is transparent.
24. 24. Portion containing at least one surfactant composition according to one of items 1 to 23.
25. 25. Portion according to item 24, characterized in that it additionally comprises at least one further composition.
26. 26. Portion according to one of the items 24 or 25, characterized in that it is designed as a shaped body of at least one surfactant composition of points 1 to 23, wherein the shaped body preferably a weight of at least 1 g, more preferably of at least 5 g, most preferably from 10 to 30 g.
27. 27 portion according to item 24 or 25, characterized in that it comprises at least one chamber with wall of water-soluble material, wherein the portion contains at least one viscoelastic, solid shaped body according to item 22.
28. 28. Method for substrate treatment comprising the method steps
    1. (A) providing an aqueous liquor by mixing 0.5 L to 40.0 L of water with 0.5 to 100 g of a composition according to any one of items 1 to 23, and
    2. (b) bringing into contact at least one textile with the aqueous liquor prepared according to (a).
29. 29. A process for the preparation of a solid surfactant composition according to any one of items 1 to 23, characterized in that initially a liquid composition containing based on the total weight of which comprises a total amount of more than 1% by weight of at least one benzylidenalditol compound of the formula (I),
    
    wherein * -, n, m, R ¹ , R ² , R ³ , R ⁴ , R ⁵ and R ^{6 are} as defined in point 1, in the presence of water and 10 to 70 wt .-% of surfactant and optionally optional additives a temperature above the sol-gel transition temperature of the liquid composition is placed, and then the heated liquid composition in a mold, preferably in a cavity of a mold and placed in said mold below the sol-gel transition temperature to form a viscoelastic, solid Molded body is cooled.

Examples

To provide the moldings, the clear, liquid detergents F1 to F6 according to Table 1 were prepared. Table 1: Liquid detergent F1 [% by weight] F2 [% by weight] F3 [% by weight] F4 [% by weight] F5 [% by weight] F6 [% by weight] C _11-13 alkyl benzene sulfonic acid 23.0 26.0 23.0 9.0 3.0 6.0 (C _12-14 ) fatty alcohol ether sulfate with 2 units of ethylene oxide - - - 9.0 4.6 6.0 at 2-position branched C _{13- 15} alkyl alcohol ethoxylated with 8 moles of ethylene oxide 24.0 27.0 24.0 6.0 - 3.0 Fatty alcohol ether ethoxylated with 7 moles of ethylene oxide - - - - 3.7 - glycerin 9.0 9.0 9.0 - - - 2-aminoethanol 6.8 6.8 6.8 - - - sodium hydroxide - - - 4.0 0.6 2.0 ethoxylated polyethyleneimine 5.0 5.0 5.0 - - - C _12-18 fatty acid 7.5 7.5 7.5 1.0 1.3 3.0 Diethylenetriamine-N, N, N ', N', N "-penta (methylene phosphonic acid), heptasodium salt (sodium DTPMP) 0.6 0.6 0.6 3.0 0.2 1.0 citric acid - - - ad pH 8.5 ad pH 8.5 2.0 boric acid - - - 1.0 0.5 1.0 1,2-propylene glycol 4.5 4.5 4.5 2.0 0.5 1.0 ethanol 4.0 4.0 4.0 1.0 0.2 1.0 sodium bisulfite 0.1 0.1 0.1 - - - denatonium benzoate 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 Soil-release polymer of ethylene terephthalate and polyethylene terephthalate 1.0 1.0 0.6 0.5 - 0.5 Sokalan HP 56 - - 0.15 0.2 - - Perfume, dye, protease, amylase, lipase, cellulase, optical brightener 1.7 1.7 (without dye) 1.5 (without optical brightener) 2.6 1.0 2.6 water ad 100 ad 100 ad 100 ad 100 ad 100 ad 100

To prepare a shaped article from one of the liquid detergents of Table 1, a premix was first prepared as a solution of 8 g of 1,3: 2,4-di-O-benzylidene-D-sorbitol and 92 g of the selected liquid detergent of Table 1 under heating. 15 g of the still hot and clear premix were incorporated in 85 g of the room temperature liquid detergent of Table 1 with vigorous stirring. 19 g of the resulting solution was quickly added to a cube-well mold. The temperature of the solution was gradually lowered to room temperature in the well. After solidification, the molded body was removed from the trough. The molded articles prepared in this way each had a storage modulus of the order of 10 ⁶ Pa, which was at least ten times larger than the loss modulus.

All moldings were transparent. Shaped body F2 was transparent with a transmission of 61.3%.

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Claims (19)

Viscoelastic solid surfactant composition for textile treatment, containing, based on the total weight thereof, (i) a total amount of 10 to 70% by weight of at least one surfactant and (ii) a total amount of more than 1% by weight of at least one benzylidenalditol compound of the formula (I)

wherein * - represents a single covalent bond between an oxygen atom of the alditol skeleton and the envisaged radical, n is 0 or 1, preferably 1, m is 0 or 1, preferably 1, R ¹ , R ² and R ^{3 is} independently a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a C ₁ -C ₄ -alkyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, a carboxyl group, a hydroxy group, a group-C (= O) -NH-NH ₂ , a group -NH-C (= O) - (C ₂ -C ₄ -alkyl), a C ₁ -C ₄ -alkoxy group, a C ₁ -C ₄ -alkoxy-C ₂ -C ₄ -alkyl group, two of the radicals together form a 5- or 6-membered ring, R ⁴ , R ⁵ and R ⁶ independently of one another represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a C ₁ -C ₄ -alkyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, a carboxyl group, a hydroxy group, a group -C (= O) -NH-NH ₂ , a group -NH-C (= O) - (C ₂ -C ₄ -alkyl), a C ₁ -C ₄ -alkoxy group, a C ₁ -C ₄ -alkoxy-C ₂ - C ₄ alkyl group, two of the radicals together with the remainder of the molecule form a 5- or 6-membered ring, and (iii) water. Composition after Claim 1 , characterized in that the surfactant composition has a storage modulus between 10 ³ Pa and 10 ⁸ Pa, preferably between 10 ⁴ Pa and 10 ⁸ Pa and a loss modulus (at 20 ° C, a deformation of 0.1% and a frequency of 1 Hz) and the memory module in the frequency range between 10 ^-2 Hz and 10 Hz is at least two times greater than the loss modulus, preferably at least five times greater than the loss modulus, more preferably at least ten times greater than the loss modulus. Composition after Claim 1 or 2 , characterized in that it contains at least one anionic surfactant. Composition after Claim 3 , characterized in that at least one anionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of C _8-18 alkyl benzene sulfonates, olefin sulfonates, C _12-18 alkane sulfonates, ester sulfonates, alkyl sulfates, alkenyl sulfates, fatty alcohol ether sulfates and mixtures thereof, is included. Composition according to one of Claims 1 to 4 , characterized in that as surfactant at least one compound of the formula (T1) is contained,

in which R 'and R "are independently H or alkyl and together contain 9 to 19, preferably 9 to 15 and in particular 9 to 13 C atoms, and Y ⁺ a monovalent cation or the n-th part of an n-valent cation ( especially Na ⁺ ). Composition according to one of Claims 1 to 5 , characterized in that they contain at least one nonionic surfactant. Composition according to one of Claims 1 to 6 , characterized in that it contains as surfactant at least one nonionic surfactant of the formula (T2) R ^{2 is} -O- (XO) _m -H, (T2) in which R ^{2 is} a linear or branched C ₈ -C ₁₈ -alkyl radical, an aryl radical or alkylaryl radical, XO independently of one another are an ethylene oxide (EO) or propylene oxide (PO) grouping, m is an integer from 1 to 50. Composition according to one of Claims 1 to 7 , characterized in that the alditol skeleton according to formula (I) of D-glucitol, D-mannitol, D-arabinitol, D-ribitol, D-xylitol, L-glucitol, L-mannitol, L-arabinitol, L- Ribitol or L-xylitol derived. Composition according to one of Claims 1 to 8th , characterized in that R ¹ , R ² , R ³ , R ⁴ , R ⁵ and R ^{6 are} independently a hydrogen atom, methyl, ethyl, chlorine, fluorine or methoxy, preferably a hydrogen atom. Composition according to one of Claims 1 to 9 , characterized in that it contains as Benzylidenalditol compound of formula (I) at least one compound of formula (I-1)

wherein R ¹ , R ² , R ³ , R ⁴ , R ⁵ and R ^{6 are} as in Claim 1 are defined. Composition according to one of Claims 1 to 10 characterized in that the benzylidenalditol compound of formula (I) is selected from 1,3: 2,4-di-O-benzylidene-D-sorbitol; 1,3: 2,4-Di-O- (p-methylbenzylidene) -D-sorbitol; 1,3: 2,4-Di-O- (p-chlorobenzylidene) -D-sorbitol; 1,3: 2,4-Di-O- (2,4-dimethylbenzylidene) -D-sorbitol; 1,3: 2,4-Di-O- (p-ethylbenzylidene) -D-sorbitol; 1,3: 2,4-di-O- (3,4-dimethylbenzylidene) -D-sorbitol or mixtures thereof. Composition according to one of Claims 1 to 11 , characterized in that the Benzylidenalditol compound of the formula (I) in a total amount of more than 1.5 wt .-%, in particular more than 2.0 wt .-%, is included. Composition according to one of Claims 1 to 12 , characterized in that water is contained in a total amount between 0 and 45 wt .-%, in particular between 0 and 25 wt .-%. Composition according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it additionally contains at least one organic solvent having at least one hydroxyl group, no amino group and having a molecular weight of at most 500 g / mol (preferably selected from (C ₂ -C ₈ ) -alkanols with at least a hydroxyl group (particularly preferably ethanol, ethylene glycol, 1,2-propanediol, glycerol, 1,3-propanediol, n-propanol, isopropanol, 1,1,1-trimethylolpropane, 2-methyl-1,3-propanediol, 2-hydroxymethyl -1,3-propanediol), triethylene glycol, butyl diglycol, polyethylene glycols having a weight-average molecular weight M _w of at most 500 g / mol, glycerol carbonate, propylene carbonate, 1-methoxy-2-propanol, 3-methoxy-3-methyl-1-butanol, Butyl lactate, 2-isobutyl-2-methyl-4-hydroxymethyl-1,3-dioxolane, 2,2-dimethyl-4-hydroxymethyl-1,3-dioxolane, dipropylene glycol, or mixtures thereof). Composition after Claim 14 , characterized in that said organic solvent in a total amount of 5 to 40 wt .-%, in particular from 10 to 35 wt .-%, is included. Composition according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the storage modulus is in the range from 10 ⁵ Pa to 10 ⁷ Pa. Composition according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it is present as a shaped body, in particular with a weight of at least 1 g, more preferably at least 5 g, most preferably from 10 to 30 g. Process for textile treatment comprising the process steps (a) providing an aqueous liquor by mixing 0.5 L to 40.0 L of water with 0.5 to 100 g of a composition according to one of Claims 1 to 17 , and (b) contacting at least one textile with the aqueous liquor prepared according to (a). A process for producing a solid surfactant composition according to any one of Claims 1 to 17 Characterized in that initially a liquid composition, comprising, based on the total weight of a total amount of more than 1 wt .-% of at least one Benzylidenalditol compound of the formula (I),

wherein * -, n, m, R ¹ , R ² , R ³ , R ⁴ , R ⁵ and R ⁶ as in Claim 1 in the presence of water and 10 to 70 wt .-% of surfactant and optionally optional additives is brought to a temperature above the sol-gel transition temperature of the liquid composition, and then the heated liquid composition in a mold, preferably in a cavity a trough mold, and cooled in said form below the sol-gel transition temperature to form a viscoelastic solid shaped body.