Abstract:
This application relates to biodegradable graft polymers for use as dye transfer inhibitors especially in laundry applications. The graft polymers of the invention comprise a polyalkylene oxide polymer as polymer backbone of the graft polymer and grafted side chains obtained from radically polymerizing at least one vinyl ester, at least one vinylimidazole-monomer or derivative thereof in amounts of more than 10 weight percent being based on the total weight of the graft polymer, and optionally at least one vinyl lactame in the presence of the polymer backbone. The inventive graft polymers exhibit dye transfer inhibition properties; as they also are bio-degradable, they are useful polymers for laundry cleaning applications to prevent dye transfer. The invention further relates to the production of such graft polymers. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of such a graft polymer within fabric and home care products, and the use of such graft polymers for inhibiting the dye transfer in laundry applications. This invention also relates to fabric and home care products as such containing such a graft polymer.
Abstract:
Process for cleaning dishware soiled with fatty residue, characterized in that said process is carried out at a temperature in the range of from 45 to 65° C. and using at least one formulation, comprising (A) in the range of from 1 to 50% by weight of at least one complexing agent, selected from the alkali metal salts of citric acid, aminocarboxylic acids and from sodium tripolyphosphate, (B) in the range of from 2 to 8% by weight of at least one non-ionic surfactant of general formula (I) R1—CH(OH)—CH2—O-(AO)x—R2 (I) (C) in the range of from 0.25 to less than 4% by weight of a copolymer, being obtained from copolymerizing the following comonomers (a) at least one comonomer selected from ethylenically unsaturated C3-C4-carboxylic acids and ethylenically unsaturated C4-C8-dicarboxylic acids or their respective anhydrides, (b) at least one comonomer selected from isobutene, diisobutene, C2-C28-a-olefins, and C12-C24-alkyl esters of (meth)acrylic acid, (c) optionally, at least one further comonomer selected from non-ionic comonomers, the integers being defined as follows: R1 being selected from C4-C30-alkyl, straight-chain or branched, and from C4-C30-alkenyl, straight-chain or branched, with at least one C—C double bond, R2 being selected from C1-C30-alkyl, straight-chain or branched, and from C2-C30-alkenyl, straight-chain or branched, with at least one C—C double bond, x being selected from one to 100, AO being identical or different alkylene oxides, selected from CH2—CH2—O, (CH2)3—O, (CH2)4—O, CH2CH(CH3)—O, CH(CH3)—CH2—O— and CH2CH(n-C3H7)—O.
Abstract:
Process for manufacturing granules or powders comprising the steps of (a) providing an aqueous solution or slurry of (A) at least one chelating agent according to general formula (I a) [CH3—CH(COO)—N(CH2—COO)2]M3-XHX (I a) wherein M is selected from alkali metal cations and ammonium, same or different, and x is in the range of from 0.01 to 1.0 or (I b) [OOC—CH2CH2—CH(COO)—N(CH2—COO)2]M4-XHX (I b) wherein M is as defined above, and x in formula (I b) is in the range of from 0.01 to 2.0, and (B) at least one polymer selected from (B1) polyaspartates with an average molecular weight Mw in the range of from 1,000 to 20,000 g/mole, and (B2) copolymers comprising, in copolymerized form, (α) at least one ester of an ethylenically unsaturated mono- or dicarboxylic acid, and (β) at least one ethylenically unsaturated N-containing monomer, and (b) spray drying or granulating said solution or slurry.
Abstract:
Described herein is a liquid composition including at least component (a) a polymer which is
(a1) an ethoxylated hexamethylene diamine polymer, quaternized and optionally sulfated including on average 20 to 30 ethoxylate groups (EO) with an average molecular weight Mw in a range from 2,000 to 10,000 g/mol and mixtures thereof, and/or (a2) an ethoxylated polyethylenimine including on average 15 to 25 ethoxylate groups (EO) per NH-group with an average molecular weight MW in a range from 5,000 to 20,000 g/mol;
Abstract:
Disclosed herein are carboxymethylated polylysines as dispersing agents and/or chelating agents. Additionally disclosed are detergent compositions and peroxy bleaching compositions including carboxymethylated polylysines. Further disclosed is a method for formulating a detergent composition or a peroxy bleaching composition with the carboxymethylated polylysines.
Abstract:
The invention relates to an aqueous solution of acrylic acid polymers, obtainable by polymerization of acrylic acid in feed mode with peroxodisulfate as initiator in the presence of hypophosphite in water as solvent, wherein (i) water and optionally one or more ethylenically unsaturated comonomers are initially charged, and (ii) acrylic acid in acidic, unneutralized form, optionally one or more ethylenically unsaturated comonomers, aqueous peroxodisulfate solution and aqueous hypophosphite solution are added continuously, and (iii) a base is added on completion of the acrylic acid feed to the aqueous solution, wherein the comonomer content does not exceed 30% by weight, based on total monomer content.