Abstract:
The invention concerns the use of modified polyaspartic acids as additives to washing agents and washing agents containing the modified polyaspartic acids in amounts of between 0.1 and 20 wt.%. The modified polyaspartic acids are obtained by the polycondensation of aspartic acid in the presence of: (a) 2.5 to 25 mol % amines with at least 6 carbon atoms; and (b) at least 2 wt.% phosphoric acid, phosphorous acid, hypophosphorous acid, polyphosphoric acids, phosphorus pentoxide, phosphonic acids or mixtures of said acids, in each case relative to the amount of aspartic acid used, at temperatures of at least 120 DEG C and subsequent hydrolysis with bases to give modified polyaspartic acids with a phosphorus content of between 0.5 and 10 wt.%.
Abstract:
The invention concerns biologically degradable polyether ester amides P1 obtainable through reaction of a mixture consisting essentially of the following: (a1) a mixture consisting essentially of: 20-95 mol % adipic acid or ester-forming derivatives thereof or mixtures thereof, 5-80 mol % terephthalic acid or ester-forming derivatives thereof or mixtures thereof; 0.5 mol % of a compound containing sulphonate groups, the sum of the molar percentages being 100; (a2) a mixture of dihydroxy compounds consisting essentially of: (a21) 15-99,3 mol % of a dihydroxy compound chosen from the group comprising C2-C6 alkane diols and C5-C10 cycloalkane diols; (a22) 0.2-85 mol % of a dihydroxy compound containing ether functions, determined by formula I HO-[(CH2)n-O]m-H, wherein n is 2, 3 or 4 and m is an integer between 2 and 250, or mixtures thereof; (a23) 0.5-80 mol % of an amino-C2-C12 alkanol or an amino C5-C10 cycloalkanol; and (a24) 0-50 mol % of a diamino C1-C8 alkane; (a25) 0-50 mol % of a 2,2'-bisoxazoline. The invention also concerns other biologically degradable polymers and thermoplastic moulding materials, processes for manufacturing the same, the use thereof for producing biologically degradable moulded articles and adhesives, and biologically degradable moulded articles made from the polymers or moulding materials according to the invention.
Abstract:
A process is disclosed for preparing polyaspartic acid salts by treating polycondensates in an aqueous medium with bases. At least 0.7 equivalents of an alkaline metal and/or alkaline earth metal base per mole of the aspartic acid, aspartic acid imide and/or amide units contained in the polycondensates are used. The bases are added during 30 minutes to 20 hours to an aqueous suspension of the polycondensates of aspartic acid heated up to 40 to 140 DEG C, and the reaction mixture is optionally allowed to continue to react. These alkaline metal and/or alkaline earth metal salts of polyaspartic acids obtained by treating aspartic acid polycondensates in an aqueous medium with more than 1 equivalent of an alkaline metal and/or alkaline earth metal base for reducing the molar mass of polycondensates are used as additives for washing and cleaning agents.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a method for producing condensation polymers of aspartic acid by means of condensation polymerization of aspartic acid at temperatures above 140 DEG C in the presence of catalyst mixtures of potassium and sodium hydrogen sulfate, the melting points of which are at most 200 DEG C, and the use of resulting products, neutralized with alkali metal bases, as additives in low-phosphate and phosphate-free detergents and cleaners.
Abstract:
Described is the use, as an additive to phosphate-reduced and phosphate-free washing and cleaning agents, of carboxyl-group-containing reaction products of (a) maleic acid anhydride, maleic acid and/or fumaric acid and (b) proteins or hydrolysed proteins, the reaction products having an acid number of at least 1.5 mmol of NaOH per gram of reaction product.
Abstract:
Polyasparaginic acid and condensates of asparaginic acid containing up to 40 % by moles of other condensed aminoacids, as well as the alkali and ammonium salts of these condensates and of polyasparaginic acid, are used in cleaning product formulations for cleaning machines in food and beverage industry installations. Also disclosed are aqueous cleaning product formulations which contain (1) 0.05 to 30 % by weight polyasparaginic acid, condensates of asparaginic acid containing up to 40 % by moles of other condensed aminoacids, the alkali and ammonium salts of said condensates and/or of polyasparaginic acid; (b) 2 to 50 % by weight alkali metal hydroxide, carbonate or silicate or their mixtures and (c) 1 to 30 % by weight surfactants.
Abstract:
The invention concerns polyacetal-block-containing polymers obtained by polymerizing, in the presence of initiators, carboxylic acid esters containing aldehyde groups and by reacting the polymers with at least bifunctional cross-linking agents, in the presence of acids or Lewis acids and optionally hydrolysing the ester groups thus incorporated in the polymer. The invention also concerns a method of producing polymers containing polyacetal blocks by polymerizing carboxylic acid esters containing aldehyde groups in the presence of initiators and reacting the polyacetals containing terminal hydroxy groups thus obtained with at least bifunctional cross-linking agents, in the presence of acids or Lewis acids, plus the use of the polymers thus obtained as additives in phosphate-free and phosphate-reduced washing and cleaning agents, as scale inhibitors and as dispersants for pigments.
Abstract:
The invention concerns condensation products containing aminalamide structures and which are obtained by condensing (a) carboxylic acid amides, carboxylic acid imides, urea and/or urea derivatives containing NH groups, (b) aldehydes, aldehyde carboxylic acids, esters of aldehyde carboxylic acids, ketones and/or ketocarboxylic acids or esters of ketocarboxylic acids and (c) primary aminocarboxylic acids, secondary aminocarboxylic acids, polyamines, polymers containing vinylamine units and/or polyamidoamines. The invention also concerns a method of preparing condensation products containing aminalamide structures by condensing the compounds given in (a), (b) and (c) in an aqueous medium at a pH of at least 7.0 and a temperature of at least 50 DEG C, as well as the use of the condensation products thus obtained as additives in phosphate-free or phosphate-reduced washing and cleaning agents.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a mewthod for controlling the thickening of aqueous systems containing silicates, characterized in that at least one copolymer having an average molecular weight Mw of more than 60000 g/mol is added to said aqueous system and that the copolymer consists, essentially statistically, of monoethylenically unsaturated monocarboxylic acids, monoethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic acids and, optionally, other ethylenically unsaturated comonomers, the indicated amounts referring to the total amount of all used monomers, respectively.
Abstract:
Verfahren zur Kontrolle der Eindickung wässriger Systeme, enthaltend Silikate, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass dem wässrigen System mindestens ein Copolymer eines mittleren Molekulargewichts Mw von mindestens 3000 g/mol bis höchstens 60000 g/mol zugegeben wird und das Copolymer im wesentlichen statistisch aus monoethylenisch ungesättigten Monocarbonsäuren, monoethylenisch ungesättigten Dicarbonsäuren, sowie weiteren ethylenisch ungesättigten Comonomeren aufgebaut ist und dass man die Polymerisation zur Herstellung des Copolymeren in Gegenwart von 0,01 bis 100 mol % mindestens einer Base, bezogen auf die Gesamtmenge aller COOH-Gruppen der Mono- und Dicarbonsäuren, vornimmt, wobei die Mengenangaben in Gew.-% jeweils auf die Gesamtmenge aller eingesetzten Monomere bezogen sind.