EP0394133B1 - Compositions d'adoucissants pour tissus - Google Patents
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C11—ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
- C11D—DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
- C11D3/00—Other compounding ingredients of detergent compositions covered in group C11D1/00
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- C11D3/20—Organic compounds containing oxygen
- C11D3/2003—Alcohols; Phenols
- C11D3/2006—Monohydric alcohols
- C11D3/201—Monohydric alcohols linear
- C11D3/2013—Monohydric alcohols linear fatty or with at least 8 carbon atoms in the alkyl chain
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- C11—ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
- C11D—DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
- C11D3/00—Other compounding ingredients of detergent compositions covered in group C11D1/00
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- C11—ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
- C11D—DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
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- C11D3/3746—Macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds
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- the present invention relates to fabric softener compositions, especially adapted for use in the rinse cycle of a laundering process and, in particular, to both the concentrated and ready-for-use aqueous fabric softener compositions which are stable at both low and high ambient temperature, i.e. the compositions do not form a gel, and which are easily dispersible in water when used.
- compositions containing quaternary ammonium salts having at least one long chain hydrocarbyl group are commonly used to provide fabric softening benefits when employed in a laundry rinse operation; for example, see U.S. Patents 3,349,033; 3,644,203; 3,946,115; 3,997,453; 4,073,735; 4,119,545; etc.
- concentrations of such cationics has, in general, been limited to the range of about 3 to 6 or 7% by weight (see, e.g., U.S. Patent 3,904,533 and U.S. Patent 3,920,565). Such a low concentration is generally necessitated by the fact that cationics form gels in water systems at concentrations at above about 8%. While the use of electrolytes to lower the viscosity of such compositions is known (see, e.g. U.S. Patent 4,199,545), such electrolytes are far from satisfactory.
- the electrolytes often do not perform as required, particularly at concentration of the cationics in the neighborhood of about 12-15%. Further, while the performance of the electrolytes may mitigate some of the gelling problem, their use is far from satisfactory in providing a highly concentrated aqueous system of cationics which does not gel or severly change in viscosity within the usual range of temperatures encountered in the handling thereof, for example 0° F(about - 18°C) up to about 140°F (about 60°C).
- quaternary ammonium-containing softening composition of conventional cationic concentrations, i.e. about 3% to about 8%. These compositions are characterized by the very small particle size of the substantially water-insoluble quaternary ammonium softening compound, i.e. 90% by weight of the quaternary ammonium compound exists as particles which pass through a 1.2 micron filter.
- the components of the composition are present in the proportions of from about 2 parts to about 10 parts (preferably from about 3 to about 8 parts) by weight of the water dispersible quaternary ammonium compound; from about 0.1 to 2 parts by weight of the C 8 to C 20 fatty alcohol, with the weight ratio of quaternary compound to alcohol being in the range of from about 100:1 to about 5:1; from about 0.1% to about 2.0% by weight of a nonionic surfactant, the balance being a water-soluble liquid carrier.
- compositions generally contain between about 50 to 80% of quaternary ammonium compound, diluent (C 1 to C 4 alkanol plus water) constituting between about 15 to 35% of the base mix and a third component in an amount of from about 5 to 25% which is a C 18 to C 28 fatty alcohol or a phosphoric acid ester thereof or mixtures thereof.
- the base mix is diluted with water to form an aqueous emulsion of 2-10% concentration based on the combined active ingredients, i.e. quaternary ammonium compound and fatty alcohol or phosphate ester.
- U.S. Patent 4,386,000 to Turner, et al. describes a concentrated fabric softening composition containing a cationic softener and a viscosity control agent which is a combination of a first component, which is a noncyclic hydrocarbon, fatty acid, fatty acid ester, or fatty alcohol, with a water-soluble cationic polymer having an average molecular weight in the range of from about 2,000 to about 250,000.
- the water-insoluble cationic fabric softener is present in the composition in an amount of from 8% to 22% and the viscosity regulator system includes from 0.5 to 6% of the first regulator component and from about 0.05 to about 1% of the water-soluble cationic polymer as the second regulator component.
- the Turner, et al. patent is stated to be an improvement over the Verbruggen European Patent Application 79200801.3 corresponding to Verbruggen U.S. Patent 4,426,299.
- the Verbruggen patent discloses concentrated fabric softening compositions comprising water-insoluble cationic fabric softener and a viscosity control agent which may be a noncyclic hydrocarbon, a fatty acid, or ester thereof, or a fatty alcohol at a ratio of fabric softener to viscosity control agent of from 5:1 to 20:1. According to Turner, et al. these compositions are less effective as viscosity reducing agents and concentrated compositions at temperatures close to or above the Krafft point of the cationic softener.
- European Patent Application 0086105 describes fabric softening compositions containing a cationic softener, lanolin and a viscosity control agent which may be an electrolyte, a polymer such a polyethylene glycol, a C 12 - C 40 hydrocarbon and halogen derivatives thereof, C 9 - C 24 fatty acids, fatty acid esters thereof, C 10 - C 18 fatty alcohols or water miscible solvents.
- the cationic softener's present in amounts of 0.5 to 30% by weight, the lanolin in amounts of from 0.25 to 40% by weight and, when the viscosity control agent is the fatty alcohol, it is present in amounts of 0.25 to 15% by weight.
- the aqueous medium comprises at least 25% of the composition and preferably at least 40% of the composition.
- none of the actual examples shown in this patent include fatty alcohol viscosity adjusting agent.
- United Kingdom Patent Application GB 2,007,734A describes a fabric softener concentrate for subsequent dilution to the final concentration of active ingredients.
- the concentrate contains a fatty quaternary ammonium salt which contains at least one long chain alkyl group of 8 to 30 carbon atoms, and an oil or substantially water-insoluble compound having oily/fatty properties.
- the latter includes, among others, long chain fatty alcohols.
- Proportions of quaternary fabric softener to fatty alcohol compound of 1:9, 1:5, 4:6, 9:10 or 9:1 by weight are shown, generally with a lower alkanol alone or with an additional nonionic surfactant to provide liquid concentrate or diluted composition.
- the fabric softening compositions i.e. the concentrates diluted with water, are described as including from 3 to 20% by weight of active ingredients. However, the actual examples only show amounts of active ingredients ranging from about 2.33 to 10% by weight.
- French Patent 2,298,600 and corresponding German Patent 2,503,026 to Hoechst A.G. describe liquid aqueous preparations for landry sof tening-rinsing agents, which include a germicidal agent.
- These preparations include a mixture of a quaternary ammonium salt cationic fabric softener and an alkyl imidazolinium compound fabric softener compound at a weight ratio of 2:1 to 1:2; about 1 to 6% by weight of a cationic disinfecting agent; about 0.5 to 5% by weight of a long chain fatty alcohol; about 0.1 to 5% by weight of a lower alkanol having about 1 to 3 carbon atoms; 0 to about 5% by weight of a nonionic emulsifier and the balance water, perfume, coloring matter and optical brighteners.
- German De 3,150,179-A1 to Hoechst A.G. relates to concentrated liquid premixtures of cationic fabric softeners with alkoxylated amines and an additional ingredient which may be a fatty alcohol.
- Example 3 of this patent shows a concentrate containing 40% of the cationic fabric softener, 45% oleyl alcohol and 15% alkoxylated amine.
- Example 5 shows a concentrate including 70% by weight of the cationic quaternary ammonium salt fabric softener, 20% isostearly alcohol and 10% alkoxylated amine.
- U.S. Patent 3,644,203 to Lamberti, et al. discloses a fabric softening composition which is a mixture of a (a) cationic fabric softener and (b) a complex of (i) C 12 to C 22 fatty alkanol or alkane diol and (ii) alkali metal alkyl (C 12 to C 18 ) sulfate at a ratio of (a):(b) between 1.4:1 and 10:1 and a molar ratio (i):(ii) between 1:1 and 1:2.
- the present invention provides low and high temperature stable, medium viscosity, pourable, aqueous fabric softening composition comprising, by weight
- compositions of the present invention are stable aqueous compositions which contain mixtures of a cationic fabric softener which is a water-dispersible quaternary ammonium compound salt or a water dispersible alkyl imidazolinium compound salt as hereinafter described in more detail, a fatty alcohol; and a cationic water-soluble polymer, also as hereinafter described.
- a cationic fabric softener which is a water-dispersible quaternary ammonium compound salt or a water dispersible alkyl imidazolinium compound salt as hereinafter described in more detail
- a fatty alcohol and a cationic water-soluble polymer, also as hereinafter described.
- Softening agents are used to render fabrics or textile soft, and the terms "softening” and “softener” refer to the handle, hand, touch, or feel; this is the tactile impression given by fabrics or textiles to the hand or body and is of aesthetic and commercial importance.
- the cationic fabric softeners used in the present invention are of the water-insoluble, albeit water-dispersible, quaternary ammonium compound salt or alkyl imidazolinium compound salt type including at least one, and preferably two hydrophobic groups containing at least 12 and preferably at least 14 carbon atoms.
- One class of the cationic softeners is the quaternary ammonium salts of the formula I : wherein R represents a hydrocarbyl group of from about 12 to 24 and preferably about 14 to 22 carbon atoms; R 1 represents lower alkyl of 1 to 4, preferably 1 to 3, carbon atoms, or a hydrocarbyl group of from 12 to 24, preferably 14 to 22, carbons atoms; R 2 and R 3 represent lower alkyl of 1 to 4, preferably 1 to 3, carbon atoms, and X represents an anion capable of imparting water solubility or dispersibility, such as halide, e.g.
- the hydrocarbyl groups are preferably alkyl but may be alkenyl aryl, or aralkyl and may include various substituents or interrupting groups such as halo, amide, hydroxyl, and carboxyl substituents or interrupting functional groups and ethoxy or polyethoxy interrupting groups.
- substituents or interrupting groups such as halo, amide, hydroxyl, and carboxyl substituents or interrupting functional groups and ethoxy or polyethoxy interrupting groups.
- one or more of the lower alkyl groups may also be substituted, for example, by a hydroxy group.
- Typical cationic fabric softener compounds of formula I include the following:
- a highly preferred class of the cationic fabric softeners of formula I are the water-insoluble compounds wherein the groups R and R 1 are C 14 to C 18 , R 2 is methyl or ethyl and R 3 is methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, n-propyl, hydroxyethyl or hydroxypropyl.
- a second class of the cationic fabric softener active ingredient is the imidazolinium compounds of the formula II: wherein R 4 is hydrogen or lower alkyl of 1 to 4 and preferably 1 to 3 and especially preferably 1 or 2 carbon atoms, R 5 is an alkyl containing from 9 to 25 carbon atoms, preferably linear higher alkyl of from about 13 to 23 and especially preferably 13 to 19 carbon atoms, R 6 is an alkyl containing from 8 to 25 carbons and preferably a substantially linear higher alkyl group of about 13 to 23, and preferably 13 to 19 carbon atoms; R 7 is hydrogen or an alkyl containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, preferably 1 or 2 carbon atoms, and X is as defined above.
- alkyl imidazolinium compounds of formula II include:
- mixtures of the above mentioned cationic fabric softeners can also be used.
- the amount of softener is at least 2% and generally up to 6, 8 or 10% for the so-called “1:1 use formulation” and from about 10, 12 or 15 % up to 20, 25, 30 and 35% for the so-called "3:1 concentrates".
- the second ingredient of the compositions is the fatty alcohol wherein the hydrophobic group may be a straight or branched chain alkyl or alkenyl group having from 10 to 24, preferably from 10 to 20, especially preferably from 12 to 20 carbon atoms.
- the fatty alcohol include decanol, dodecanol, tetradecanol, pentadecanol, hexadecanol, octadecanol, lauryl alcohol, palmityl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, oleyl alcohol, and mixtures thereof.
- the fatty alcohol may be of natural or synthetic origin and may include, for example, mixed alcohol, such as C 16 to C 18 alcohols prepared by Ziegler polymerization of ethylene.
- the fatty alcohol is present in the composition in a lesser amount relative to the cationic fabric softener such that the ratio, by weight, of the cationic fabric softener to fatty alcohol is in the range of 6:1 to 3:1.
- the fatty alcohol may be present in the formulation, based on the total weight of the aqueous composition, in the range of from 0.2% to 10% by weight, preferably 2.0 to 5% by weight, for the concentrated formulation, and in the range of from about 0.2 to 2%, preferably from about 0.75 to 1.5% by weight for the ready-to-use formulation.
- the amount of the water-soluble cationic polymer relative to the cationic softener, on a weight basis, is such that the ratio of softener to polymer ranges from 50:1 to 2:1, more preferably 30:1 to 5:1.
- the total amount of the active fabric softening components should be at least 11% by weight, preferably at least 12% by weight, more preferably 12 to 20% by weight, especially preferably 12 to 16% by weight, for the concentrated formulation.
- highly stable and pourable compositions can be obtained which do not gel upon addition to cold or warm water.
- the consumer is provided with a wide choice in suitable dosages which can still provide effective softening over wide ranges of fabric loads.
- compositions of this invention in amounts which provide a concentration in the range of from 10 ppm to 10,000 ppm, preferably from 50 ppm to 500 ppm, of total active ingredients when added to the rinse liquor of a washing cycle.
- the formulations should be diluted prior to use in an amount depending on the starting concentration and desired level of performance, from 1 to 4 times, preferably 2 to 3 times with water. Tap water is sufficient for this purpose.
- the total amount of active softening ingredients will be from 3 to 8%, preferably from 3.5 to 6% by weight, based on the total composition.
- a preferred ready to use composition contains by weight, 3 to 5% quaternary ammonium softener, 0.75 to 1.5% fatty alcohol and 0.1 to 0.5% water-soluble cationic acrylic polymer.
- compositions of just cationic softener and fatty alcohol tend to be of too low viscosity and the addition of the polymer not only overcomes this deficiency but also does not detract from softening performance.
- each of these components may comprise up to 0.5%, preferably up to 0.2%, for example from 0.001% to 0.1% by weight of the aqueous composition.
- perfumes, dyes and optical brighteners are especially preferred additives in terms of consumer appeal.
- the balance of the compositions of the present invention is provided by water which may be distilled, deionized or tap water.
- the composition is prepared directly using a high pressure homogenizer.
- DSDMAC distearyl dimethyl ammonium chloride
- the fatty alcohol is a C 16 to C 18 alkyl alcohol
- the composition is prepared directly using a high pressure homogenizer.
- a mixture of DSDMAC and the C 16 - C 18 alcohol when dispersed in hot water forms a gel which can be broken in high pressure homogenizer resulting, after cooling, in a stable liquid product.
- a composition is prepared containing Weight % Di-hydrogenated tallow dimethyl ammonium chloride 3.6 C 16 - C 18 alcohol 0.9 Hompolymeric N,N-dimethyl ammonium ethyl methacrylate chloride 0.2
- This composition gives better softeness than one without the polymer. Futhermore, the viscosity without the polymer is very low (20 - 40 cps) whereas with it, the viscosity ranges from 100 to 400 cps.
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- Composition assouplissante pour tissus, aqueuse stable à moyenne viscosité, pouvant être versée, comprenant, en poids,(a) au moins 2 % d'un agent assouplissant pour tissus cationique, dispersable, insoluble dans l'eau, choisi dans le groupe formé par les sels d'ammonium quaternaire ayant la formule(b) 0,2 % à 10 % d'un alcool gras ayant un groupe alkyle ou alcényle à chaîne droite ou ramifiée de 10 à 24 atomes de carbone, le rapport en poids dudit agent assouplissant cationique audit alcool gras étant de 6:1 à 3:1 ;(c) un polymère cationique hydrosoluble augmentant la viscosité, qui est un homopolymère du motif de monomère suivantle rapport en poids dudit agent assouplissant cationique audit polymère étant de 50:1 à 2:1 ;le poids total de (a) plus (b) plus (c) étant de 3 % à 35 % de la composition ; et(d) le reste étant de l'eau.
- Une composition assouplissante pour tissus selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle le poids total de (a) plus (b) est d'environ 3 % à 8 % de la composition.
- Une composition assouplissante pour tissus selon la revendication 2, dans laquelle le poids de (a) plus (b) est de 3,5 % à 6 % de la composition.
- Une composition assouplissante pour tissus selon la revendication 3, qui contient, en poids, 3 % à 5 % dudit agent assouplissant cationique, 0,75 % à 1,5 % dudit alcool gras et 0,1 % à 0,5 % en poids dudit polymère hydrosoluble augmentant la viscosité.
- Une composition assouplissante pour tissus selon la revendication 4, dans laquelle ledit agent assouplissant est le chlorure de diméthyl-di(suif hydrogéné)ammonium et qui contient un alcanol en C12-C20.
- Utilisation d'une composition assouplissante pour tissus selon l'une quelconque des revendications 2 à 5, dans laquelle ladite composition est ajoutée directement aux tissus dans le cycle de rinçage d'une machine à laver automatique.
- Une composition assouplissante pour tissus selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle le poids total de (a) plus (b) est d'au moins environ 11 % en poids.
- Une composition assouplissante pour tissus selon la revendication 7, dans laquelle le poids total de (a) plus (b) est de 12 % à 20 % de la composition.
- Une composition assouplissante pour tissus selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle ledit agent assouplissant cationique est un chlorure de diméthyl-di(alkyl en C14-C22)-ammonium et qui contient un alcanol en C12-C20, le rapport en poids dudit agent assouplissant cationique audit polymère étant de 30:1 à 5:1.
- Utilisation d'une composition assouplissante pour tissus selon l'une quelconque des revendications 7 à 9, dans laquelle ladite composition est diluée de 1 à 4 fois avec de l'eau et la composition diluée est ajoutée aux tissus dans le cycle de rinçage d'une machine à laver automatique.
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