EP0019734A1 - Washing agent for textiles - Google Patents

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EP0019734A1
EP0019734A1 EP80102334A EP80102334A EP0019734A1 EP 0019734 A1 EP0019734 A1 EP 0019734A1 EP 80102334 A EP80102334 A EP 80102334A EP 80102334 A EP80102334 A EP 80102334A EP 0019734 A1 EP0019734 A1 EP 0019734A1
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    • C11ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
    • C11DDETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
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    • C11ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
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    • C11DDETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
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  • the invention relates to a powdery or granular detergent with a fabric softening effect for the simultaneous washing and care of delicates in the washing machine or by hand.
  • the washing effect of such combinations is particularly good if the ratio of the nonionic surfactant to the quaternary ammonium compound is in the ratio 4: 1 to 1: 1 .
  • Powdered detergents for machine washing based on nonionic addition products of ethylene oxide with certain alkylphenols, fatty alcohols, mercaptans, fatty acid monoethanolamides or fatty amines as nonionic surfactant components, which contain cationic ammonium compounds for foam control, are described in DE-AS 12 20 956.
  • DE-OS 28 28 619 discloses a detergent with nonionic polyoxyalkylene surfactants, a small proportion of zwitterionic or semipolar surfactants and small amounts (up to approximately 1.5% by weight) of a cationic surfactant. According to the teaching of this patent application, the small proportions of zwitterionic or semipolar surfactants and cationic surface-active substances bring about a reduction in color transfer while washing colored and white textiles at the same time.
  • 3,351,557 describes emulsions which contain about 1-15% by weight of polyoxyalkylene surfactants, 2-10% by weight of a sulfobetaine or amine oxide and 0.1-0.5% by weight of quaternary ammonium salt may contain as a germicide.
  • the invention was therefore based on the object loading a powdery or granular detergent for mild detergents. to sit, which has an optimal washing capacity, textile softening properties and also foaming behavior, and which can be used both in the washing machine and for washing by hand.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a detergent formulation which, when produced by spray drying, provides a detergent with a reduced bulk density.
  • the polyglycol ethers of the formula I which are suitable according to the invention as constituent a) are derived from natural or synthetic primary fatty alcohols or oxo alcohols.
  • Oxo alcohols are produced by reacting linear olefins with carbon monoxide and hydrogen according to the known oxo process by hydroformylation and subsequent hydrogenation.
  • Heüblicne oxo alcohol mixtures which are suitable for the preparation of the surfactant component a) are, for example, the oxo alcohols available from Deutsche Shell Chemie Deutschen under the trade name "Dobanol", which contain about 25% by weight of 2-alkyl branched alcohols exhibit; other suitable oxo alcohols are available under the name "Synprol” from Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd.
  • Suitable products based on oxo alcohols are, for example, various "Lutensol” types from BASF with approx. 30-35% by weight of branched alcohols and some "Lial” types from Liquichimica SpA with approx. 60% by weight. on branched alcohols.
  • Typical preferred products are, for example, "Dobanol 45-7”, which consists of at least 95% C 14 / C 15 oxo alcohol with an average of 7 moles of ethylene oxide; also “Lutensol AO-8”, which is a C 13 / C 15 oxo alcohol ethoxylate with an average of 8 moles of ethylene oxide and “Lutensol ON-70”, which is a C 9 / C 11 oxo alcohol ethoxylate with an average of 7 Mole represents ethylene oxide.
  • Typical surfactants derived from fatty alcohols are based, for example, on tallow fatty alcohol or the commercial products "Lorol” with 8-18 carbon atoms from Henkel.
  • Typical preferred products are, for example, “Dehydol TA 5" and “Dehydol TA 14" (Henkel), which are tallow fatty alcohol polyglycol ethers with 5 and 14 moles of ethylene oxide per mole of alcohol.
  • Another preferred product is, for example, the commercial product "Marlipal KF” (Chemische Werke Huls), a C 10 / C 12 fatty alcohol ethoxylate with an average of 6 moles
  • Further suitable and preferred polyglycol ethers are the addition products derived from oleyl alcohol or cetyl alcohol with 5-10 moles of ethylene oxide or technical mixtures of predominantly oleyl and cetyl alcohol with 5-10 moles of ethylene oxide, the iodine number of which is between approximately 40 and approximately 60.
  • polyglycol ethers individually or in a mixture, form component a) of the agents according to the invention. They are contained in the finished agent in an amount of 5-20% by weight, preferably 7-15% by weight, and can be wholly or partly by the C 8 -C 15 alkylaryl polyglycol ether known as nonionic surfactants, such as Nonylphenol be replaced with about 5 to about 15 moles of ethylene oxide.
  • nonionic surfactants such as Nonylphenol be replaced with about 5 to about 15 moles of ethylene oxide.
  • Fatty acid mono- or diethanolamides with a fatty acid residue having 12-18 carbon atoms are suitable as component b) of the agents according to the invention. Both the compounds with a uniform number of carbons in the fatty acid residue and mixtures of fatty acid ethanolamides with differently long fatty acid residues can be used here.
  • a preferred product is derived from coconut fatty acid with a proportion of more than 50% by weight of C 12 fatty acid, approx. 20% by weight of C 14 fatty acid, approx. 10% by weight of C 16 fatty acid and another Share of saturated and unsaturated C 18 fatty acid. Such a product is commercially available under the name "Comperlan 100" (Henkel).
  • Another suitable product is the coconut fatty acid diethanolamide commercially available as "Comperlan KD" (Henkel).
  • the fatty acid ethanolamides are contained in the agents according to the invention to 1-10% by weight, preferably to 2-5% by weight.
  • component c) of the agents according to the invention are N-alkyl-N, N-dimethylammonium acetate, N-alkyl-N-methyl-N-benzylammonium acetate, N-alkyl-N-bis (2-hydroxyethyl) ammonium acetate, N-alkyl-N-diethylammonium propionate, 2-alkyl-1- (2-hydroxyethyl) imidazolinium-1-acetate, 3- (N-alkyl-N-dimcthylammonium) -2-hydroxypropyl sulfate, 3- (N-alkyl -N-dimethylammonium) propane sulfonate and 1- (3-trimethylammonium) alkane sulfonate, in which the alkyl or alkane groups are preferably straight-chain hydrocarbon residues with 10-22, preferably 12-18, carbon atoms and are, for example, natural fat residues, such as coconut - or tallow
  • tertiary amines of the formula R 3 R 4 R 5 N can be obtained by reacting tertiary amines of the formula R 3 R 4 R 5 N with halocarboxylic acids, for example chloro- or bromoacetic acid or ⁇ -chloropropionic acid or by quaternizing aminocarboxylic acids or reaction products of secondary amines with acrylic acid in a suitable manner.
  • Sulfate betaines can be obtained in an analogous manner by reacting the tertiary amines with haloalkylsulfuric acid esters or their salts.
  • Sulfobetaines are obtained by reacting the tertiary amines with haloalkylsulfonic acids or sultones, in particular with propane sultone.
  • the betaines are contained in the agents according to the invention in an amount of 1-10% by weight, preferably 2-6% by weight.
  • the quaternary ammonium compounds with preferably two long-chain, preferably saturated aliphatic radicals each having 14-26, preferably 16-20, carbon atoms and at least one quaternary nitrogen atom in the molecule are suitable as textile-softening active ingredients (constituent).
  • the long-chain aliphatic radicals can be straight-chain or branched and can accordingly be derived from fatty acids or from fatty amines, Guerbetamines, or from the alkylamines obtainable by reduction of nitroparaffins.
  • quaternary ammonium compounds are, in particular, derivatives of Ammonia, that is to say the quaternary salts obtainable by alkylation of long-chain secondary amines, such as, for example, the compounds distearyldimethylammonium chloride or ditallgallcyldimethylammonium chloride, or by reacting 1 mol of an aminoalkylethylenediamine or hydroxyalkylethylenediamine with 2 mol of a long-chain, C 14 -C 26 fatty acid or their esters obtainable imidazoline compounds, which are subsequently converted into the quaternary imidazolinium compounds by alkylation.
  • long-chain secondary amines such as, for example, the compounds distearyldimethylammonium chloride or ditallgallcyldimethylammonium chloride, or by reacting 1 mol of an aminoalkylethylenediamine or hydroxyalkylethylenediamine with 2 mol of a long-chain, C 14 -
  • the anion generally consists of the acid residue which has arisen from the alkylating agent used in the quaternization.
  • the alkylating agent used in the quaternization for example, chloride, bromide, methyl sulfate, ethyl sulfate, methane, ethane or toluenesulfonate, preferably chloride and / or methyl sulfate, are therefore suitable as anions.
  • Typical preferred textile plasticizers are, for example, ditallow alkyldimethylammonium chloride (for example the commercial products “Präpagen WK” and “Präpagen MKT", Hoechst, "Adogen 442", Ashland) or distearyldimethylammonium chloride (for example "Arosurf TA 100", Ashland) and 2-heptadecyl-1-methyl 1-oleoylamid-ethyl-imidazolinium methosulfate.
  • ditallow alkyldimethylammonium chloride for example the commercial products "Präpagen WK” and “Präpagen MKT", Hoechst, "Adogen 442", Ashland
  • distearyldimethylammonium chloride for example "Arosurf TA 100", Ashland
  • 2-heptadecyl-1-methyl 1-oleoylamid-ethyl-imidazolinium methosulfate for example, dit
  • the textile-softening active ingredients are present in the agents according to the invention in an amount of 2-10% by weight, preferably 3-7% by weight; wherein the fabric softening agent d) is preferably present in an amount of more than 25, in particular more than 30,% by weight, based on the total weight of the component consisting of the polyglycol ether a), the fatty acid ethanol amide b) and the fabric softening agent d).
  • the agents according to the invention contain 50-91% by weight of additives usually present in detergents as further constituents.
  • additives usually present in detergents as further constituents.
  • detergents for example, builders, fragrances, dyes, as well as dirt carriers, enzymes, optical brighteners or small amounts of water.
  • the builders include calcium-precipitating or complexing inorganic or organic compounds.
  • Inorganic precipitating or complexing substances are, for example, pyrophosphate, triphosphate, higher polyphosphates and metaphosphates and the cation-exchanging alkali alumosilicates, as described, for example, in DE-AS 24 12 837, in particular zeolites A and X.
  • Suitable organic compounds are, for example, polycarboxylic acids, hydroxycarboxylic acids , Amino carboxylic acids, carboxyalkyl ethers, polyanionic polymeric carboxylic acids, phosphonic acids.
  • builders are weakly acidic, neutral or alkaline inorganic salts, such as bicarbonates, carbonates, borates or silicates of alkalis, alkali sulfates, and the alkali salts of organic, non-capillary-active, 1-8 C-atoms containing sulfonic acids, carboxylic acids and sulfocarboxylic acids.
  • the agents according to the invention preferably contain approx. 10-50% by weight sodium tripolyphosphate, 2-10% by weight water glass with a Na 2 0: SiO 2 ratio of, for example, 1: 3.4, and sodium sulfate as builders.
  • the agents according to the invention are in powder form. These are fine-grained to granular or spherical products that are easy to pour. They can be produced by all methods known in the art. So you can, for example, the powdered components together mix and spray oily or pasty components, such as non-ionic surfactants, onto the product. Another possibility for production consists in pasting the constituents of the agents with water to a paste which is converted into a powder by evaporation of the water, for example on rollers or in atomizing towers. After hot drying, you can still heat sensitive. or incorporate volatile substances such as fragrances. Products according to the invention produced by spray drying have a bulk density of approx. 150 g / l to approx. 300 g / 1.
  • the detergents according to the invention can be used for washing and simultaneously softening fine laundry articles made of wool, synthetic fibers such as polyester, polyacrylonitrile, polyamide and mixtures of wool and synthetic fibers.
  • the washing and softening process can take place either in the washing machine or by hand at washing temperatures up to about 60 ° C, preferably up to about 30 ° C.
  • the application concentration of the agents is generally from 1 to 10 g / l of wash liquor, preferably from 2 to 5 g / l.
  • the detergents are characterized by the fact that they clean the textiles perfectly and at the same time give them a pleasant feel and anti-electrostatic properties. When washing by hand in the washbasin, they form a dense, pleasant foam, and no foaming is observed when washing in the washing machine. The foam can also be easily rinsed out.
  • An agent of the above composition is a detergent according to the invention containing conventional additives in conventional amounts. It was produced by spray drying and has a bulk density of approximately 250 g / l.
  • the detergents according to the invention listed in Examples 1-5 were found to be suitable for washing fine textiles made of wool, polyacrylonitrile or wool / polyacrylonitrile mixtures, and also polyamide / cotton mixtures in the washing machine up to 60 ° C, preferably up to approx. 30 ° C , and by hand as products with a balanced combination of properties with regard to their washing power, their softening effect and their foaming behavior.

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1. A powder-form softening detergent for light-wash textiles based on nonionic polyoxyalkylene surfactants, amphoteric-ion surfactants, cationic substances, alkanolamides and at least 50% by weight of other standard ingredients of a light-wash detergent, characterized in that it contains a) from 5 to 20% by weight of an aliphatic polyglycol ether or of a mixture of several polyglycol ethers corresponding to the following formula see diagramm : EP0019734,P6,F2 in which R**1 represents a straight-chain C8 -C20 alkyl or alkenyl group, R**2 represents hydrogen or a C1 -C4 alkyl group, and n has a value of from 2 to 20 and/or of a C8 -C15 alkylarylpolyglycol ether containing from 3 to 15 ethoxy units, b) from 1 to 10% by weight of a C12 -C18 fatty acid ethanolamide, c) from 1 to 10% by weight of an amphoteric-ion compound corresponding to the following formula see diagramm : EP0019734,P6,F3 in which R**3 represents a C10 -C22 aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or alkylaromatic radical and preferably a C12 -C22 straight-chain alkyl radical, R**4 represents a C1 -C4 alkyl radical or a C2 -C4 hydroxyalkyl radical or a polyether radical corresponding to the following formula (CH2 -CH2 -O)m -H with m=2-5, R**5 has the same meaning as R**4 or represents a phenyl, benzyl or tolyl radical, R**6 represents an alkylene or hydroxyalkylene radical containing from 1 to 4 C-atoms, X represents the groups -COO**- , -O-SO3 **-- or -SO3 **-- , d) from 2 to 10% by weight of a textile-softening quaternary ammonium salt selected from derivatives of ammonia and/or imidazoline containing two aliphatic radicals each with 16-20 carbon atoms and at least one quaternary nitrogen atom in the molecule, e) from 50 to 91% by weight of standard ingredients of a light-wash detergent except for anionic surfactants.

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Die Erfindung betrifft ein pulverförmiges oder körniges Waschmittel mit textllweichmachender Wirkung zum gleichzeitigen Waschen und Pflegen von Feinwaschartikeln in der Waschmaschine oder von Hand.The invention relates to a powdery or granular detergent with a fabric softening effect for the simultaneous washing and care of delicates in the washing machine or by hand.

Es bestand seit langem ein Bedarf an einem pulverförmigen oder körnigen, textilweichmacherhaltigen Feinwaschmittel, das den Textilien während des Waschprozesses die erwünschten weichmachenden und antistatischen Eigenschaften verleiht. Wegen der bekannten Unverträglichkeit der üblichen Textilweichmacher vom Typ der quartären Ammonium- bzw. Imidazoliniumverbindungen mit anionischen Tensiden war die Verwendung von anionischen Tensiden in derartigen Präparten ausgeschlossen. Es lag deshalb nahe, Kombinationen aus nichtionischen Tensiden und quartären Ammoniumverbindungen einzusetzen. So sind aus der GB-PS 830 864 Flüssigwaschmittel bekannt, die nichtionische Tenside und quartäre Ammoniumverbindungen, die einen langkettigen Alkylrest und drei kurzkettige Alkylreste aufteisen, bekannt. Nach den Angaben in der Zeitschrift Seifen-Öle-Fette-Wachse (1963), 4, S. 78, ist der Wascheffekt derartiger Kombinationen besonders gut, wenn das Verhältnis des nichtionischen Tensids zur quartären Ammoniumverbindung im Mengenverhältnis 4 : 1 bis 1 : 1 liegt.There has long been a need for a powdery or granular detergent containing fabric softener that gives the fabrics the desired softening and antistatic properties during the washing process. Because of the known incompatibility of the usual fabric softeners of the quaternary ammonium or imidazolinium type with anionic surfactants, the use of anionic surfactants in such preparations was excluded. It therefore made sense to use combinations of nonionic surfactants and quaternary ammonium compounds. From GB-PS 830 864 liquid detergents are known, the nonionic surfactants and quaternary ammonium compounds, which iron out a long-chain alkyl radical and three short-chain alkyl radicals. According to the information in the magazine Seifen-Öle-Fette-Wwachs (1963), 4, p. 78, the washing effect of such combinations is particularly good if the ratio of the nonionic surfactant to the quaternary ammonium compound is in the ratio 4: 1 to 1: 1 .

Pulverförmige Waschmittel für die Maschinenwäsche auf Basis nichtionischer Anlagerungsprodukte von Ethylenoxid an bestimmte Alkylphenole, Fettalkohole, Mercaptane, Fettsäuremonoethanolamide oder Fettamine als nichtionische Tensidkomponente, die zur Schaumdämpfung kationische Ammoniumverbindungen enthalten, sind in der DE-AS 12 20 956 beschrieben.Powdered detergents for machine washing based on nonionic addition products of ethylene oxide with certain alkylphenols, fatty alcohols, mercaptans, fatty acid monoethanolamides or fatty amines as nonionic surfactant components, which contain cationic ammonium compounds for foam control, are described in DE-AS 12 20 956.

Aus der DE-OS 28 28 619 ist ein Waschmittel mit nichtionischen Polyoxyalkylen-Tensiden, einem geringen Anteil an zwitterionischen oder semipolaren Tensiden sowie geringen Mengen (bis ca. 1,5 Gew.-%) einer kationischen grenzflächenaktiven Substanz bekannt. Die geringen Anteile an zwitterionischen bzw. semipolaren Tensiden sowie kationischen grenzflächenaktiven Substanzen bewirken nach der Lehre dieser Patentanmeldung eine Verringerung der Farbübertragung bei der gleichzeitigen Wäsche von farbigen und weißen Textilien. In der US-PS 3 351 557 sind Emulsionen beschrieben, die etwa 1 - 15 Gew.-% Polyoxyalkylen-Tenside, 2 - 10 Gew.-% eines Sulfobetains oder Aminoxids und 0,1 - 0,5 Gew.-% quartäres Ammoniumsalz als keimtötendes Mittel enthalten können.DE-OS 28 28 619 discloses a detergent with nonionic polyoxyalkylene surfactants, a small proportion of zwitterionic or semipolar surfactants and small amounts (up to approximately 1.5% by weight) of a cationic surfactant. According to the teaching of this patent application, the small proportions of zwitterionic or semipolar surfactants and cationic surface-active substances bring about a reduction in color transfer while washing colored and white textiles at the same time. US Pat. No. 3,351,557 describes emulsions which contain about 1-15% by weight of polyoxyalkylene surfactants, 2-10% by weight of a sulfobetaine or amine oxide and 0.1-0.5% by weight of quaternary ammonium salt may contain as a germicide.

Diese Lösungsvorschläge können jedoch nicht befriedigen, weil mit diesen Waschmitteln keine Ausgewogenheit hinsichtlich Waschkraft, Weichmachungsleistung und Schäumverhalten in der Waschmaschine und bei der Wäsche von Hand erreicht werden kann. Der Fachmann konnte diesem Stand der Technik keine Anregung entnehmen, wie ein pulverförmiges Waschmittel mit einer optimalen Kombination der erwünschten Eigenschaften zusammengesetzt sein müßte. Der Fachmann mußte vielmehr annehmen, daß ein waschwirksames Tensid den in der Waschlauge vorhandenen Textilweichmacher zusammen mit dem Schmutz von den Textilfasern ablösen bzw. fernhalten würde und deshalb der angestrebte textilweichmachende Effekt nicht eintreten könnte. Umgekehrt wäre eine gute weichmachende Wirkung aber mit einem nur ungenügend reinigenden Tensid zu erzielen.However, these proposed solutions cannot be satisfactory because these detergents cannot achieve a balance in terms of washing power, softening performance and foaming behavior in the washing machine and during washing by hand. The person skilled in the art could not take any suggestion from this prior art as to how a powder detergent should be composed with an optimal combination of the desired properties. Rather, the specialist had to assume that a washing-effective Surfactant would detach the textile softener present in the wash liquor together with the dirt or keep it away from the textile fibers and therefore the desired textile softening effect could not occur. Conversely, a good softening effect would be achieved with an insufficiently cleaning surfactant.

Der Erfindung lag daher die Aufgabe zugrunde, ein pulverförmiges oder körniges Waschmittel für Feinwaschmittel be- . reitzustellen, das ein Optimum an Waschvermögen, an textilweichmachenden Eigenschaften und auch an Schäumverhalten aufweist, und das sowohl in der Waschmaschine als auch für die Wäsche von Hand verwendet werden kann. Eine weitere Aufgabe der Erfindung ist die Bereitstellung einer Waschmittelformulierung, die bei der Herstellung durch Sprühtrocknung ein Waschmittel mit einem verringerten Schüttgewicht liefert.The invention was therefore based on the object loading a powdery or granular detergent for mild detergents. to sit, which has an optimal washing capacity, textile softening properties and also foaming behavior, and which can be used both in the washing machine and for washing by hand. Another object of the invention is to provide a detergent formulation which, when produced by spray drying, provides a detergent with a reduced bulk density.

Die Aufgabe wurde erfindungsgemäß gelöst durch ein pulverförmiges Waschmittel, das

  • a) 5 - 20 Gew.-% eines aliphatischen Polyglykolethers oder eines Gemisches von mehreren Polyglykolethern der Formel
    Figure imgb0001
    in der R1 eine geradkettige Alkyl- oder Alkenylgruppe mit 8 - 20 Kohlenstoffatomen, R2 Wasserstoff oder eine C1-C4-Alkylgruppe und n einen Wert von 2 - 20 bedeuten, und/ oder eines C8-C15-Alkylarylpolyglykolethers mit 3 - 15 Ethoxyeinheiten,
  • b) 1 - 10 Gew.-% eines C12-C18-Fettsäureethanolamids,
  • c) 1 - 10 Gew.-% einer zwitterionischen Verbindung der Formel
    Figure imgb0002
    in der R3 einen aliphatischen, cyclcaliphatischen oder alkylaromatischen Rest mit 10-22 C-Atomen, vorzugsweise einen geradkettigen Alkylrest mit 12 - 22 C-Atomen, R4 einen Alkylrest mit 1 - 4 C-Atomen oder einen Hydroxyalkylrest mit 2- 4 C-Atomen oder einen Polyetherrest der Formel (CH2-CH2-O)m-H mit m = 2-5,
    R5 den Rest R oder einen Phenyl-, Benzyl-R5 den Rest R4 oder einen Phenyl-, Benzyl-oder Tolylrest,
    R6 einen Alkylen- oder Hydroxyalkylenrest mit 2 - 4 C-Atomen,
    X die Gruppen -COO-, -O-SO3- oder -SO3- bedeuten,
  • d) 2 - 10 Gew.-% eines textilweichmachenden quartären Ammoniumsalzes, ausgewählt aus den Derivaten des Ammoniaks und/oder des Imidazolins mit vorzugsweise 2 langkettigen aliphatischen Resten im Moleküle,
  • e) 50-91 Gew.-% übliche Bestandteile eines Feinwaschmittels
The object was achieved according to the invention by a powdered detergent which
  • a) 5 - 20 wt .-% of an aliphatic polyglycol ether or a mixture of several polyglycol ethers of the formula
    Figure imgb0001
    in which R 1 is a straight-chain alkyl or alkenyl group with 8-20 carbon atoms, R 2 is hydrogen or a C 1 -C 4 -alkyl group and n is a value of 2 - 20, and / or a C 8 -C 15 -alkylarylpolyglycol ether with 3 - 15 ethoxy units,
  • b) 1-10% by weight of a C 12 -C 18 fatty acid ethanol amide,
  • c) 1-10% by weight of a zwitterionic compound of the formula
    Figure imgb0002
    in which R 3 is an aliphatic, cyclcaliphatic or alkylaromatic radical having 10-22 carbon atoms, preferably a straight-chain alkyl radical having 12-22 carbon atoms, R 4 is an alkyl radical having 1-4 carbon atoms or a hydroxyalkyl radical having 2-4C Atoms or a polyether radical of the formula (CH 2 -CH 2 -O) m -H with m = 2-5,
    R 5 is the radical R or a phenyl, benzyl R 5 is the radical R 4 or a phenyl, benzyl or tolyl radical,
    R 6 is an alkylene or hydroxyalkylene radical having 2 to 4 carbon atoms,
    X represents the groups -COO-, -O-SO 3 - or -SO 3 -,
  • d ) 2-10% by weight of a textile-softening quaternary ammonium salt, selected from the derivatives of ammonia and / or imidazoline with preferably 2 long-chain aliphatic radicals in the molecule,
  • e) 50-91% by weight of conventional components of a mild detergent

Die erfindungsgemäß als Bestandteil a) geeigneten Polyglykolether der Formel I leiten sich von natürlichen oder synthetischen primären Fettalkoholen oder Oxoalköholen ab. Oxoalkohole werden durch Umsetzung linearer Olefine mit Kohlenstoffmonoxid und Wasserstoff nach dem bekannten Oxo-Verfahren durch Hydroformylierung und anschließende Hydrierung hergestellt. Handelsüblicne Oxoalkohol-Gemische, die sich für die Herstellung der Tensid-Komponente a) eignen, sind beispielsweise die unter der Handelsbezeichnung "Dobanol" erhältlichen Oxo-Alkohole der Deutschen Shell Chemie Gesellschaft, die ca. 25 Gew.-% an 2-alkylverzweigten Alkoholen aufweisen; andere geeignete Oxo- Alkohole sind unter der Bezeichnung "Synprol" der Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd. erhältliche mit ca. 50 - 70 Gew.-% an 2-alkylverzweigten Alkoholen; weitere geeignete Produkte auf Basis von Oxo-Alkoholen sind z.B. verschiedene "Lutensol"-Typen der BASF mit ca. 30 - 35 Gew.-% an verzweigten Alkoholen und einige "Lial"-Typen der Liquichimica S.p.A. mit ca. 60 Gew.-% an verzweigten Alkoholen. Typische bevorzugte Produkte sind beispielsweise "Dobanol 45-7", das zu mindestens 95 % aus C14/C15-OxoAlkohol mit durchschnittlich 7 Mol Ethylenoxid besteht; ferner "Lutensol AO-8", das ein C13/C15-Oxo-Alkohol-Ethoxylat mit durchschnittlich 8 Mol Ethylenoxid und "Lutensol ON-70", das ein C9/C11-Oxo-Alkohol-Ethoxylat mit durchschnittlich 7 Mol Ethylenoxid darstellt.The polyglycol ethers of the formula I which are suitable according to the invention as constituent a) are derived from natural or synthetic primary fatty alcohols or oxo alcohols. Oxo alcohols are produced by reacting linear olefins with carbon monoxide and hydrogen according to the known oxo process by hydroformylation and subsequent hydrogenation. Handelsüblicne oxo alcohol mixtures which are suitable for the preparation of the surfactant component a) are, for example, the oxo alcohols available from Deutsche Shell Chemie Gesellschaft under the trade name "Dobanol", which contain about 25% by weight of 2-alkyl branched alcohols exhibit; other suitable oxo alcohols are available under the name "Synprol" from Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd. available with about 50 - 70 wt .-% of 2-alkyl branched alcohols; Other suitable products based on oxo alcohols are, for example, various "Lutensol" types from BASF with approx. 30-35% by weight of branched alcohols and some "Lial" types from Liquichimica SpA with approx. 60% by weight. on branched alcohols. Typical preferred products are, for example, "Dobanol 45-7", which consists of at least 95% C 14 / C 15 oxo alcohol with an average of 7 moles of ethylene oxide; also "Lutensol AO-8", which is a C 13 / C 15 oxo alcohol ethoxylate with an average of 8 moles of ethylene oxide and "Lutensol ON-70", which is a C 9 / C 11 oxo alcohol ethoxylate with an average of 7 Mole represents ethylene oxide.

Typische von Fettalkoholen abgeleitete Tenside basieren .z.B. auf Talgfettalkohol oder den Handelsprodukten "Lorol" mit 8 - 18 Kohlenstoffatomen der Firma Henkel. Typische bevorzugte Produkte sind z.B. "Dehydol TA 5" und "Dehydol TA 14" (Henkel), die Talgfettalkoholpolyglykolether mit 5 bzw. 14 Mol Ethylenoxid pro Mol Alkohol darstellen. Ebenfalls ein bevorzugtes Produkt ist z.B. das Handelsprodukt "Marlipal KF" (Chemische Werke Hüls), ein C10/C12-Fettalkohol-Ethoxylat mit durchschnittlich 6 Mol Weiterhin geeignete und bevorzugte Polyglykolether sind die von Oleylalkohol oder Cetylalkohol abgeleiteten Anlagerungsprodukte mit 5 - 10 Mol Ethylenoxid bzw. technische Gemische aus überwiegend Oleyl- und Cetylalkohol mit 5 - 10 Mol Ethylenoxid, deren Jodzahl zwischen ca. 40 und ca. 60 liegt. Ebenfalls bevorzugtist das Handelsprodukt "Dehydol LS 4" (Henkel), ein C12/C14-Fettalkohol-Ethoxylat mit ca. 4 Mol Ethylenoxid. Diese Polyglykolether bilden einzeln oder im Gemisch den Bestandteil a) der erfindungsgemäßen Mittel. Sie sind im fertigen Mittel zu 5 - 20 Gew.-%, vorzugsweise zu 7 - 15 Gew.-% enthalten und können ganz oder teilweise durch die als nichtionische Tenside bekannten C8-C15-Alkylaryl-Polyglykol-' ether, wie z.B. Nonylphenol mit ca. 5 bis ca. 15 Mol Ethylenoxid ersetzt werden.Typical surfactants derived from fatty alcohols are based, for example, on tallow fatty alcohol or the commercial products "Lorol" with 8-18 carbon atoms from Henkel. Typical preferred products are, for example, "Dehydol TA 5" and "Dehydol TA 14" (Henkel), which are tallow fatty alcohol polyglycol ethers with 5 and 14 moles of ethylene oxide per mole of alcohol. Another preferred product is, for example, the commercial product "Marlipal KF" (Chemische Werke Huls), a C 10 / C 12 fatty alcohol ethoxylate with an average of 6 moles Further suitable and preferred polyglycol ethers are the addition products derived from oleyl alcohol or cetyl alcohol with 5-10 moles of ethylene oxide or technical mixtures of predominantly oleyl and cetyl alcohol with 5-10 moles of ethylene oxide, the iodine number of which is between approximately 40 and approximately 60. Also preferred is the commercial product "Dehydol LS 4" (Henkel), a C 12 / C 14 fatty alcohol ethoxylate with about 4 moles of ethylene oxide. These polyglycol ethers, individually or in a mixture, form component a) of the agents according to the invention. They are contained in the finished agent in an amount of 5-20% by weight, preferably 7-15% by weight, and can be wholly or partly by the C 8 -C 15 alkylaryl polyglycol ether known as nonionic surfactants, such as Nonylphenol be replaced with about 5 to about 15 moles of ethylene oxide.

Als Bestandteil b) der erfindungsgemäßen Mittel sind Fettsäuremono- oder-diethanolamide mit einem Fettsäurerest mit 12 - 18 Kohlenstoffatomen geeignet. Hierbei können sowohl die Verbindungen mit einer einheitlichen Köhlenstoffanzahl im Fettsäurerest als auch Gemische von Fettsäureethanolamiden mit unterschiedlich langen Fettsäureresten verwendet werden. Ein bevorzugtes Produkt leitet sich von Kokosfettsäure mit einem Anteil von mehr als 50 Gew.-% an C12-Fettsäura, ca. 20 Gew.-% C14-Fettsäure, ca. 10 Gew.-% C16-Fettsäure und einem weiteren Anteil gesättigter und ungesättigter C18-Fettsäure ab. Ein derartiges Produkt ist unter der Bezeichnung "Comperlan 100" (Henkel) im Handel. Ein ebenfalls geeignetes Produkt ist das als "Comperlan KD" (Henkel) im Handel erhältliche Kokosfettsäurediethanolamid. Die Fettsäureethanolamide sind zu 1 - 10 Gew.-%, vorzugsweise zu 2 - 5 Gew.-% in den erfindungsgemäßen Mitteln enthalten.Fatty acid mono- or diethanolamides with a fatty acid residue having 12-18 carbon atoms are suitable as component b) of the agents according to the invention. Both the compounds with a uniform number of carbons in the fatty acid residue and mixtures of fatty acid ethanolamides with differently long fatty acid residues can be used here. A preferred product is derived from coconut fatty acid with a proportion of more than 50% by weight of C 12 fatty acid, approx. 20% by weight of C 14 fatty acid, approx. 10% by weight of C 16 fatty acid and another Share of saturated and unsaturated C 18 fatty acid. Such a product is commercially available under the name "Comperlan 100" (Henkel). Another suitable product is the coconut fatty acid diethanolamide commercially available as "Comperlan KD" (Henkel). The fatty acid ethanolamides are contained in the agents according to the invention to 1-10% by weight, preferably to 2-5% by weight.

Beispiele für Bestandteil c) der erfindungsgemäßen Mittel sind N-Alkyl-N,N-dimethyl-ammoniumaeetat,N-Alkyl-N-methyl-N-benzyl-ammoniumacetat, N-Alkyl-N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)-ammoniumacetat, N-Alkyl-N-diethyl-ammoniumpropionat, 2-Alkyl-1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-imidazolinium-1-acetat, 3-(N-Alkyl-N-dimcthylammonium)-2-hydroxypropylsulfat, 3-(N-Alkyl-N-dimethylammonium)-propansulfonat und 1-(3-Trimethylammonium)-alkansulfonat, worin die Alkyl- bzw. Alkangruppen vorzugsweise geradkettige Kohlenwasserstoffreste mit 10 - 22, vorzugsweise 12 - 18 C-Atomen darstellen und sich beispielsweise von natürlichen Fettresten, wie Kokos- oder Talgfett, ableiten können. Diese Verbindungen sind erhältlich, indem man tertiäre Amine der Formel R3R4R5N mit Halogencarbonsäuren, z.B. Chlor- oder Bromessigsäure oder α-Chlorpropionsäure umsetzt bzw. indem man Aminocarbonsäuren bzw. Umsetzungsprodukte von sekundären Aminen mit Acrylsäure in geeigneter Weise quaterniert. Sulfatbetaine sind in analoger Weise durch Umsetzung der tertiären Amine mit Halogenalkylschwefelsäureestern bzw. deren Salzen erhältlich. Sulfobetaine werden durch Umsetzung der tertiären Amine mit Halogenalkylsulfonsäuren oder Sultonen, insbesondere mit Propansulton, erhalten. Die Betaine sind zu 1 - 10 G3W.-%, vorzugsweise 2 - 6 Gew.-% in den erfindungsgemäßen Mitteln enthalten.Examples of component c) of the agents according to the invention are N-alkyl-N, N-dimethylammonium acetate, N-alkyl-N-methyl-N-benzylammonium acetate, N-alkyl-N-bis (2-hydroxyethyl) ammonium acetate, N-alkyl-N-diethylammonium propionate, 2-alkyl-1- (2-hydroxyethyl) imidazolinium-1-acetate, 3- (N-alkyl-N-dimcthylammonium) -2-hydroxypropyl sulfate, 3- (N-alkyl -N-dimethylammonium) propane sulfonate and 1- (3-trimethylammonium) alkane sulfonate, in which the alkyl or alkane groups are preferably straight-chain hydrocarbon residues with 10-22, preferably 12-18, carbon atoms and are, for example, natural fat residues, such as coconut - or tallow fat. These compounds can be obtained by reacting tertiary amines of the formula R 3 R 4 R 5 N with halocarboxylic acids, for example chloro- or bromoacetic acid or α-chloropropionic acid or by quaternizing aminocarboxylic acids or reaction products of secondary amines with acrylic acid in a suitable manner. Sulfate betaines can be obtained in an analogous manner by reacting the tertiary amines with haloalkylsulfuric acid esters or their salts. Sulfobetaines are obtained by reacting the tertiary amines with haloalkylsulfonic acids or sultones, in particular with propane sultone. The betaines are contained in the agents according to the invention in an amount of 1-10% by weight, preferably 2-6% by weight.

Als textilweichmachende Wirkstoffe (Bestandteild)) eignen sich die quartären Ammoniumverbindungen mit vorzugsweise zwei langkettigen, vorzugsweise gesättigten aliphatischen Resten mit je 14 - 26, vorzugsweise 16 - 20 Kohlenstoffatomen und wenigstens einem quartären Stickstoffatom im Molekül. Die langkettigen aliphatischen Reste können geradkettig oder verzweigt sein und dementsprechend von Fettsäuren bzw. von Fettaminen, Guerbetaminen, oder aus den durch Reduktion von Nitroparaffinen erhältlichen Alkylaminen abstammen. Bei diesen quartären Ammoniumverbindungen handelt es sich insbesondere um Derivate des Ammoniaks, d.h. um die durch Alkylierung von langkettigen sekundären Aminen erhältlichen quartären Salze, wie z.B. die Verbindungen Distearyldimethylammoniumchlorid bzw. Ditalgallcyldimethylammoniumchlorid, oder um die durch Umsetzung von 1 Mol eines Aminoalkylethylendiamins oder Hydroxyalkylethylendiamins mit 2 Mol einer langkettigen, C14-C26-Fettsäure oder deren Ester erhältlichen Imidazolinverbindungen, die anschließend durch Alkylierung in die quartären Imidazoliniumverbindungen, übergeführt werden. In diesen quartären Ammoniumverbindungen besteht das Anion im allgemeinen aus dem Säurerest, der aus dem bei der Quaternierung verwendeten Alkylierungsmittel entstanden ist. Beispielsweise kommt als Anion daher Chlorid, Bromid, Methylsulfat, Ethylsulfat, Methan-, Ethan- oder Toluolsulfonat, vorzugsweise Chlorid und/oder Methylsulfat in Betracht. Typische bevorzugte Textilweichmacher sind beispielsweise Ditalgalkyldimethylammoniurnchlorid (beispielsweise die Handelsprodukte "Präpagen WK" und "Präpagen MKT", Hoechst, "Adogen 442", Ashland) oder Distearyldimethylammoniumchlorid (beispielsweise "Arosurf TA 100", Ashland) und 2-Heptadecyl-1-methyl-1-oleoylamid- ethyl-imidazoliniummethosulfat.The quaternary ammonium compounds with preferably two long-chain, preferably saturated aliphatic radicals each having 14-26, preferably 16-20, carbon atoms and at least one quaternary nitrogen atom in the molecule are suitable as textile-softening active ingredients (constituent). The long-chain aliphatic radicals can be straight-chain or branched and can accordingly be derived from fatty acids or from fatty amines, Guerbetamines, or from the alkylamines obtainable by reduction of nitroparaffins. These quaternary ammonium compounds are, in particular, derivatives of Ammonia, that is to say the quaternary salts obtainable by alkylation of long-chain secondary amines, such as, for example, the compounds distearyldimethylammonium chloride or ditallgallcyldimethylammonium chloride, or by reacting 1 mol of an aminoalkylethylenediamine or hydroxyalkylethylenediamine with 2 mol of a long-chain, C 14 -C 26 fatty acid or their esters obtainable imidazoline compounds, which are subsequently converted into the quaternary imidazolinium compounds by alkylation. In these quaternary ammonium compounds, the anion generally consists of the acid residue which has arisen from the alkylating agent used in the quaternization. For example, chloride, bromide, methyl sulfate, ethyl sulfate, methane, ethane or toluenesulfonate, preferably chloride and / or methyl sulfate, are therefore suitable as anions. Typical preferred textile plasticizers are, for example, ditallow alkyldimethylammonium chloride (for example the commercial products "Präpagen WK" and "Präpagen MKT", Hoechst, "Adogen 442", Ashland) or distearyldimethylammonium chloride (for example "Arosurf TA 100", Ashland) and 2-heptadecyl-1-methyl 1-oleoylamid-ethyl-imidazolinium methosulfate.

Die textilweichmachenden Wirkstoffe sind zu 2 - 10 Gew.-%, vorzugsweise 3 - 7 Gew.-% in den erfindungsgemäßen Mitteln enthalten; wobei der textilweichmachende Wirkstoff d) vorzugsweise zu mehr als 25, insbesondere mehr als 30 Gew.-%, bezogen auf das Gesamtgewicht der aus dem Polyglykolether a), dem Fettsäureethanolamid b) und dem textilweichmachenden Wirkstoff d) bestehenden Komponente enthalten ist.The textile-softening active ingredients are present in the agents according to the invention in an amount of 2-10% by weight, preferably 3-7% by weight; wherein the fabric softening agent d) is preferably present in an amount of more than 25, in particular more than 30,% by weight, based on the total weight of the component consisting of the polyglycol ether a), the fatty acid ethanol amide b) and the fabric softening agent d).

Außer den Polyglykolethern, dem Fettsäureethanolamid, der zwitterionischen Verbindung und den quartären, Ammoniumverbindungen enthalten die erfindungsgemäßen Mittel 50 - 91 Gew.-% üblicherweise in Waschmitteln vorhandene Zusatzstoffe als weitere Bestandteile. Dies sind beispielsweise Gerüststoffe, Duftstoffe, Farbstoffe, sowie Schmutzträger, Enzyme, optische Aufheller oder geringe Mengen Wasser. Zu den Gerüststoffen zählen Calcium fällende oder komplexierende anorganische oder organische Verbindungen. Anorganische fällende bzw. komplexierende Stoffe sind z.B. Pyrophosphat, Triphosphat, höhere Polyphosphate und Metaphosphate und die kationenaustauschenden Alkalialumosilikate, wie sie beispielsweise in der DE-AS 24 12 837 beschrieben sind, insbesondere die Zeolithe A und X. Geeignete organische Verbindungen sind z.B. Polycarbonsäuren, Hydroxycarbonsäuren, Aminocarbonsäuren, Carbcxyalkylether, polyanionische polymere Carbonsäuren, Phosphonsäuren. Weitere Gerüstsubstanzen sind schwach sauer, neutral oder alkalisch reagierende anorganische Salze, wie z.B. Bicarbonate, Carbonate, Borate oder Silikate der Alkalien, Alkalisulfate, sowie die Alkalisalze von organischen, nicht kapillaraktiven, 1 - 8 C-Atome enthaltenden Sulfonsäuren, Carbonsäuren und Sulfocarbonsäuren. Vorzugsweise enthalten die erfindungsgemäßen Mittel ca. 10 - 50 Gew.-% Natriumtripolyphosphat, 2 - 10 Gew.-% Wasserglas mit einem Na20 : SiO2-Verhältnis von beispielsweise 1 : 3,4 sowie Natriumsulfat als Gerüststoffe.In addition to the polyglycol ethers, the fatty acid ethanolamide, the zwitterionic compound and the quaternary ammonium compounds, the agents according to the invention contain 50-91% by weight of additives usually present in detergents as further constituents. These are, for example, builders, fragrances, dyes, as well as dirt carriers, enzymes, optical brighteners or small amounts of water. The builders include calcium-precipitating or complexing inorganic or organic compounds. Inorganic precipitating or complexing substances are, for example, pyrophosphate, triphosphate, higher polyphosphates and metaphosphates and the cation-exchanging alkali alumosilicates, as described, for example, in DE-AS 24 12 837, in particular zeolites A and X. Suitable organic compounds are, for example, polycarboxylic acids, hydroxycarboxylic acids , Amino carboxylic acids, carboxyalkyl ethers, polyanionic polymeric carboxylic acids, phosphonic acids. Other builders are weakly acidic, neutral or alkaline inorganic salts, such as bicarbonates, carbonates, borates or silicates of alkalis, alkali sulfates, and the alkali salts of organic, non-capillary-active, 1-8 C-atoms containing sulfonic acids, carboxylic acids and sulfocarboxylic acids. The agents according to the invention preferably contain approx. 10-50% by weight sodium tripolyphosphate, 2-10% by weight water glass with a Na 2 0: SiO 2 ratio of, for example, 1: 3.4, and sodium sulfate as builders.

Die erfindungsgemäßen Mittel liegen als Pulver vor. Darunter versteht man feinteilige bis körnige oder kugelige Produkte, die gut schüttfähig sind. Sie lassen sich nach allen in der Technik bekannten Verfahren herstelleh. So kann man z.B. die pulverförmigen Bestandteile miteinander vermischen und ölige oder pastenförmige Bestandteile, wie z.B. nichtionische Tenside auf das Produkt aufsprühen. Eine andere Herstellungsmöglichkeit besteht darin, daß man die Bestandteile der Mittel mit Wasser zu einem Brei anteigt, den man durch Verdampfen des Wassers, z.B. auf Walzen oder in Zerstäubungstürmen in ein Pulver überführt. Nach dem Heißtrocknen lassen sich dann noch wärmeempfindliche. oder flüchtige Substanzen, wie beispielsweise Duftstoffe einarbeiten. Durch Sprühtrocknung hergestellte erfindungsgemäße Produkte weisen ein Schüttgewicht von ca. 150 g/l bis ca. 300 g/1 auf.The agents according to the invention are in powder form. These are fine-grained to granular or spherical products that are easy to pour. They can be produced by all methods known in the art. So you can, for example, the powdered components together mix and spray oily or pasty components, such as non-ionic surfactants, onto the product. Another possibility for production consists in pasting the constituents of the agents with water to a paste which is converted into a powder by evaporation of the water, for example on rollers or in atomizing towers. After hot drying, you can still heat sensitive. or incorporate volatile substances such as fragrances. Products according to the invention produced by spray drying have a bulk density of approx. 150 g / l to approx. 300 g / 1.

Die erfindungsgemäßen Waschmittel können zum Waschen und gleichzeitigen Weichmachen von Feinwaschartikeln aus Wolle, synthetischen Fasern wie Polyester, Polyacrylnitril, Polyamid und Mischungen aus Wolle und synthetischen Fasern benutzt werden. Der Wasch- und Weichmachungsvorgang kann entweder in der Waschmaschine oder auch von Hand bei Waschtemperaturen bis zu etwa 60 °C, vorzugsweise bis ca. 30 °C, erfolgen. Die Anwendungskonzentration der Mittel liegt im allgemeinen bei 1 bis 10 g/l Waschlauge, vorzugsweise bei 2 bis 5 g/l. Die Waschmittel zeichnen sich dadurch aus, daß sie die Textilien einwandfrei reinigen und ihnen gleichzeitig einen angenehmen Griff und antielektrostatische Eigenschaften verleihen. Bei der Wäsche von Hand im Waschbecken bilden sie einen dichten angenehmen Schaum aus, beim Waschen in der Waschmaschine wird kein Überschäumen beobachtet. Außerdem läßt sich der Schaum problemlos ausspülen.The detergents according to the invention can be used for washing and simultaneously softening fine laundry articles made of wool, synthetic fibers such as polyester, polyacrylonitrile, polyamide and mixtures of wool and synthetic fibers. The washing and softening process can take place either in the washing machine or by hand at washing temperatures up to about 60 ° C, preferably up to about 30 ° C. The application concentration of the agents is generally from 1 to 10 g / l of wash liquor, preferably from 2 to 5 g / l. The detergents are characterized by the fact that they clean the textiles perfectly and at the same time give them a pleasant feel and anti-electrostatic properties. When washing by hand in the washbasin, they form a dense, pleasant foam, and no foaming is observed when washing in the washing machine. The foam can also be easily rinsed out.

Die folgenden Beispiele beschreiben erfindungsgemäße Waschmittel.The following examples describe detergents according to the invention.

Beispiel 1 .Example 1 .

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Beispiel 3Example 3

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Ein Mittel der vorstehenden Zusammensetzung stellt ein übliche Zusatzstoffe in üblichen Mengen enthaltendes erfindungsgemäßes Waschmittel dar. Es wurde durch Zerstäubungstrocknung hergestellt und weist ein Schüttgewicht von ca. 250 g/l auf.
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An agent of the above composition is a detergent according to the invention containing conventional additives in conventional amounts. It was produced by spray drying and has a bulk density of approximately 250 g / l.

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Die in den Beispielen 1 - 5 aufgeführten erfindungsgemäßen Waschmittel erwiesen sich bei der Wäsche.von Feintextilion aus Wolle, Polyacrylnitril oder Wolle/ Polyacrylnitril-Gemischen, sowie Polyamid/Baumwolle-Gemischen in der Waschmaschine bis 60 °C, vorzugsweise bis ca. 30 °C, und von Hand als Produkte mit einer ausgewogenen Eigenschaftskombination hinsichtlich ihrer Wasehkraft, ihrer weichmachenden Wirkung und ihres Schäumverhaltens.The detergents according to the invention listed in Examples 1-5 were found to be suitable for washing fine textiles made of wool, polyacrylonitrile or wool / polyacrylonitrile mixtures, and also polyamide / cotton mixtures in the washing machine up to 60 ° C, preferably up to approx. 30 ° C , and by hand as products with a balanced combination of properties with regard to their washing power, their softening effect and their foaming behavior.

Claims (5)

1. Pulverförmiges, weichmachendes Waschmittel für Feinwasch-Textilien auf der Basis von nichtionischen Tensiden mit einem Gehalt an quartären Ammoniumverbindungen, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß es a) 5 - 20 Gew.-% eines aliphatischen Polyglykolethers oder eines Gemisches von mehreren Polyglykolethern der Formel
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in der R1 eine geradkettige Alkyl- oder Alkenylgruppe mit 8 - 20 Kohlenstoffatomen, R2 Wasserstoff oder eine C1-C4-Alkylgruppe und n einen Wert von 2 - 20 bedeuten, und/ oder eines C8-C15-Alkylarylpolyglykolethers mit 3 - 15 Ethoxyeinheiten,
b) 1 - 10 Gew.-% eines C12-C18-Fettsäureethsanolamids, c) 1 - 10 Gew.-% einer zwitterionischen Verbindung der Formel
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in der R3 einen aliphatischen, cycloaliphatischen oder alkylaromatischen Rest mit 10 -:22 C-Atomen, vorzugsweise einen geradkettigen Alkylrest mit 12 - 22 C-Atomen, R4 einen Alkylrest mit 1 - 4 C-Atomen oder einen Hydroxyalkylrest mit 2 - 4 C-Atomen oder einen Polyetherrest der Formel (CH2-CH2-O)m-H mit m = 2 - 5,
R5 den Rest R4 oder einen Phenyl-, Benzyl-oder Tolylrest,
R6 einen Alkylen- oder Hydroxyalkylenrest mit 2 - 4 C-Atomen,
X die Gruppen -C00-, -O-SO3- oder -SO-3 -- bedeüten,
d) 2 - 10 Gew.-% eines textilweichrnaehenden quartären Ammoniumsalzes, ausgewählt aus den Derivaten des Ammoniaks umd/oder des Imidazolins mit vorzugsweise 2 langkettigen aliphatischen Resten im Molekül, e) 50 -91 Gew.-% übliche Bestandteile eines Feinwaschmittels
enthält.
1. Powdery, softening detergent for delicates based on nonionic surfactants containing quaternary ammonium compounds, characterized in that it a) 5 - 20 wt .-% of an aliphatic polyglycol ether or a mixture of several polyglycol ethers of the formula
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in which R 1 is a straight-chain alkyl or alkenyl group with 8-20 carbon atoms, R 2 is hydrogen or a C 1 -C 4 -alkyl group and n is a value of 2 - 20, and / or a C 8 -C 15 -alkylarylpolyglycol ether with 3 - 15 ethoxy units,
b) 1-10% by weight of a C 12 -C 18 fatty acid ethanol amide, c) 1-10% by weight of a zwitterionic compound of the formula
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in which R 3 is an aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or alkylaromatic radical with 10-22 C atoms, preferably a straight-chain alkyl radical with 12-22 C atoms, R 4 is an alkyl radical with 1-4 C atoms or a hydroxyalkyl radical with 2-4 C atoms or a polyether radical of the formula (CH 2 -CH 2 -O) m -H with m = 2-5,
R 5 is the radical R 4 or a phenyl, benzyl or tolyl radical,
R 6 is an alkylene or hydroxyalkylene radical having 2 to 4 carbon atoms,
X denotes the groups -C00 - , -O-SO 3 - or -SO- 3 - ,
d) 2-10% by weight of a quaternary ammonium salt which is soft to the textile, selected from the derivatives of ammonia and / or imidazoline with preferably 2 long-chain aliphatic radicals in the molecule, e) 50-91% by weight of conventional components of a mild detergent
contains.
2. Mittel nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß es a) 7 - 15 Gew.-% Polyglykolether der Formel I, b) 2 - 5 Gew.-% Fettsäureethanolamid, c) 2 - 6 Gew.-% zwitterionische Verbindungen der Formel II, d) 3 - 7 Gew.-% textilweichmachendes quartäres Ammoniumsalz
enthält.
2. Composition according to claim 1, characterized in that it a) 7-15% by weight of polyglycol ether of the formula I, b) 2-5% by weight of fatty acid ethanolamide, c) 2-6% by weight of zwitterionic compounds of the formula II, d) 3-7% by weight quaternary ammonium salt, which softens the textile
contains.
3. Mittel nach Anspruch 1 und 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß es Bestandteil d) zu mehr als 25 Gew.-%, insbesondere mehr als 30 Gew.-%, bezogen auf die Summe der Bestandteile a), b) und d), enthält.3. Composition according to claim 1 and 2, characterized in that it contains component d) to more than 25 wt .-%, in particular more than 30 wt .-%, based on the sum of components a), b) and d), contains. 4. Mittel nach Anspruch 1 bis 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß es a) 3 - 6 Gew.-% eines Anlagerungsproduktes eines aus Oleyl- und Cetylalkohol bestehenden Fettalkoholgemisches mit ca. 10 Mol Ethylenoxid und
1 - 4 Gew.-% eines Anlagerungsproduktes eines C12/ C14-Fettalkoholgemisches mit ca. 4 Mol Ethylenoxid
b) 2 - 4 Gew.-% eines Kokosfettsäuremono- oder -diethanolamids c) 2 - 6 Gew.-% Kokosalkyl-dimethylammoniumacetat d) 3 - 6 Gew.-% eines quartären Ammoniumsalzes mit 2 langkettigen aliphatischen Resten im Molekül, das sich von Ammoniak ableitet und dessen Anion aus der Chlorid, Bromid, Methylsulfat, Ethylsulfat, Methan-, Ethan- oder Toluolsulfonat umfassenden Gruppe ausgewählt ist e) 74 - 89 Gew.-% übliche Bestandteile eines Feinwaschmittels
enthält.
4. Composition according to claim 1 to 3, characterized in that it a) 3 - 6 wt .-% of an adduct of a fatty alcohol mixture consisting of oleyl and cetyl alcohol with about 10 moles of ethylene oxide and
1 - 4 wt .-% of an adduct of a C 12 / C 14 fatty alcohol mixture with about 4 moles of ethylene oxide
b) 2-4% by weight of a coconut fatty acid mono- or diethanolamide c) 2-6% by weight of coconut alkyl dimethyl ammonium acetate d) 3 - 6 wt .-% of a quaternary ammonium salt with 2 long-chain aliphatic residues in the molecule, which is derived from ammonia and whose anion is selected from the group consisting of chloride, bromide, methyl sulfate, ethyl sulfate, methane, ethane or toluenesulfonate e) 74-89% by weight of conventional components of a mild detergent
contains.
5. Mittel nach Anspruch 1 bis 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß es aus a) 4,0 Gew.-% eines Anlagerungsproduktes eines aus Oleyl- und Cetylalkohol bestehenden Fettalkoholgemisches der Jodzahl 50 mit ca. 10 Mol Ethylenoxid und
2,0 Gew.-% eines Anlagerungsproduktes eines C12/ C14-Fettalkoholgemisches mit ca. 4 Mol Ethylenoxid,
b) 2,0 Gew.-% Kokosfettsäuremonoethanolamid, c) 4,0 Gew.-% Kokosalkyl-dimethylammoniumacetat, d) 4,0 Gew.-% Ditalgalkyldimethylammoniumchlorid, e) 4,5 Gew.-% Natriumsilikat (Na20 : SiO2 = 1 : 3,4), 30,0 Gew.-% Natriumtripolyphosphat, 39,5 Gew.-% Natriumsulrat, 10,0 Gew.-% Wasser
besteht.
5. Composition according to claim 1 to 4, characterized in that it consists of a) 4.0 wt .-% of an adduct of a fatty alcohol mixture consisting of oleyl and cetyl alcohol and having an iodine number of 50 with about 10 moles of ethylene oxide and
2.0% by weight of an adduct of a C 12 / C 14 fatty alcohol mixture with about 4 moles of ethylene oxide,
b) 2.0% by weight of coconut fatty acid monoethanolamide, c) 4.0% by weight of coconut alkyl dimethyl ammonium acetate, d) 4.0% by weight of ditallow alkyldimethylammonium chloride, e) 4, 5 wt .-% of sodium silicate (Na 2 0: SiO 2 = 1: 3.4), 30.0 wt .-% of sodium tripolyphosphate, 39.5 wt .-% Natriumsulrat, 10.0 wt .-% water
consists.
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