Patent Grant
7309685
This application is filed under 35 U.S.C. § 371 claiming priority from application PCT/EP2003/014593 filed Dec. 19, 2003, which claims priority from German application DE 103 05 552.5 filed Feb. 10, 2003, the entire contents of each application are incorporated herein by reference.
This invention relates generally to the finishing of textiles and, more particularly, to new treatment preparations which impart a sensory effect to fibers, yarns or the textiles made from them during wear, to a process for the temporary finishing of these materials and to the use of special mixtures of waxes, emulsifiers and crystallization regulators for the production of such preparations.
One of the most interesting trends in recent years in the textiles field has been the imparting of sensory capabilities to fibers or yarns or the end products made from them. By this is meant that the materials are finished with predominantly cosmetic active components which are released during wear and then develop effects on the skin. For example, ladies' stockings are finished with encapsulated menthol in order to impart a feeling of freshness, even after prolonged standing, or diapers are coated with aloe vera to prevent irritation of the skin. Now, however, there is a basic interest in finishing textiles with active components which modify the immediate sensory impression of the skin, i.e. for example impart a pleasant smoothness or moisture. A sufficient number of suitable substances, namely typical oil components, are known for this purpose from the cosmetics field and, by intelligent mixing, for example on the lines of a so-called spreading cascade, are capable of satisfying these requirements, even over a prolonged period. However, the problem lies not so much in the choice of suitable active components, where the expert can be guided by his/her experiences in the cosmetics field, as in the permanent application of these compounds from aqueous emulsions or dispersions which is not an easy task. Although the compounds in question can also be used in encapsulated form and the microcapsules can be anchored between the fibers, this method is still comparatively expensive.
Accordingly, the problem addressed by the present invention was to provide new textile finishing preparations with which active components with sensory effects activated by the heat of the skin or by application of heat, for example during ironing or in the dryer, could be applied to fibers, yarns or textile materials made from them in a technically simple and durable manner.
The present invention relates to water-based textile finishing preparations containing
It has surprisingly been found that the ternary mixtures according to the invention satisfy the problem stated above with a high degree of reliability. The preparations may readily be applied from the aqueous phase, the melting point of the sensorially active waxes being selected so that it is preferably just above the surface temperature of the skin. In this way, the sensory capabilities of these active components are developed immediately on contact with the skin through the co-operation between the skin temperature and the mechanical friction between textile and skin. The emulsifiers ensure that the waxes insoluble in the aqueous phase are sufficiently emulsified or dispersed in the aqueous phase for a homogeneous preparation to be formed. However, the major contribution to the invention is made by the crystallization regulators, of which the function is to ensure that the wax crystals do not become too large during the production of the preparations, for example by the PIT process or by simple mixing of the components above the melting point of the waxes and subsequent cooling. The present invention includes the observation that waxes with a mean particle diameter of more than 6 μm cannot be durably applied to fibers, with the result that the desired sensory effect is not experienced by the consumer.
Lipophilic Waxes
As mentioned above, the choice of the lipophilic waxes in regard to type is not critical. It is determined by the particular sensory effects to be produced on the skin, for which purpose the expert can rely largely on his/her experiences in the cosmetics field. It is appropriate to use waxes with a melting point just above the temperature of the skin surface because this ensures that the sensory effect is initiated immediately on contact with the skin. Waxes with distinctly lower melting points are more difficult to incorporate in the formulations and are susceptible to temperature influences in storage; waxes with distinctly higher melting points are virtually ineffectual on contact with the skin. An exception would be preparations where the sensory effect (for example easy ironing) is initiated otherwise, as in the case of ironing for example. In this connection, it is appropriate not to use a single wax on its own, but to resort to spreading cascades, i.e. to use waxes which produce different sensory impressions and/or need different times to be activated. In this way, the intended effect can be made to last a long time (controlled release effect). It is also possible to combine waxes which only have the required melting range in the mixture. As already mentioned, however, the expert can call on his/her specialist knowledge for this purpose or can create formulations in the course of routine optimization without having to become involved in any inventive activity. Further assistance is provided by the Formulation Examples which are part of this specification.
Fatty Acid Polyol Esters
Other Suitable Lipophilic Waxes
Typically, the preparations according to the invention contain component (a) in quantities of 15 to 30 and, more particularly, 20 to 25% by weight.
Emulsifiers
The function of the emulsifiers is, self-evidently, to emulsify or disperse the fine wax crystals and hence to ensure that a homogeneous preparation is present and that the solids do not sediment for example. Basically, both nonionic and anionic surfactants may be used for this purpose. Thus regarded, the choice of suitable emulsifiers may also appear uncritical. However, it has been found that the correct combination of emulsifier and crystallization regulator together contributes to the formation of particularly fine particles which considerably facilitates the absorption of the wax crystals onto the fibers.
Nonionic Surfactants
Anionic surfactants
The emulsifiers of component (b) are present in the preparations in quantities of normally 10 to 20% by weight and preferably 12 to 18% by weight.
Crystallization Regulators
As explained at the beginning, the presence of crystallization regulators is crucially important to the application of the technical teaching. This is because, in their absence, wax crystals with mean diameters (d50 value) of 10 μm and more are formed during the production of emulsions or dispersions and generally cause the preparations to assume a pearlescent appearance. Although such preparations are not without effect, they do not adequately solve the problem addressed by the invention because they do not remain on the fibers long enough or reliably enough to initiate sensory effects thereon. This is only achieved with crystals which have a mean particle size of or below 6 μm, preferably 4 to 5 μm, the diameter being determined by light scattering or preferably by microscopy. Crystallization regulators which reliably guarantee this property of the preparations according to the invention are nonionic surfactants that are distinguished by an HLB value of or below 9 and preferably in the range from 4 to 6. Typical examples of crystallization regulators which satisfy this requirement are partial esters of C12-22 fatty acids with glycerol, polyglycerol and/or sorbitan.
Partial Glycerides
Sorbitan Esters
Polyglycerol Esters
The preparations contain the crystallization regulators in quantities of typically 1 to 10 and more particularly 2 to 5% by weight.
Textile Finishing Preparations
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the textile finishing preparations contain
The present invention also relates to a process for finishing fibers, yarns and textile materials in which the fibers, yarns and textile materials are treated with an aqueous preparation containing
Finally, the present invention relates to the use of aqueous, aqueous/alcoholic or water-free preparations containing components (a), (b) and (c) for finishing fibers and textile surfaces. In the most simple case, the preparations may be directly used for this purpose. Normally, however, they form part of more complex formulations which may be, for example, heavy-duty or light-duty detergents, conditioners or softener concentrates, ironing aids, spray starches and the like. The percentage content of the mixtures according to the invention in these end products may vary considerably and is generally between 1 and 25, preferably between 5 and 20 and more particularly.
The preparations produced in this way may contain other typical auxiliaries and additives, for example anionic, nonionic, cationic, amphoteric or zwitterionic surfactants, builders, co-builders, oil- and fat-dissolving components, bleaching agents, bleach activators, redeposition inhibitors, enzymes, enzyme stabilizers, optical brighteners, polymers, defoamers, disintegrators, perfumes, inorganic salts, pigments and the like, as explained in more detail hereinafter.
Surfactants
So far as the choice of other anionic or nonionic surfactants, which be additionally present in the formulation, is concerned, reference is made to the foregoing observations. However, the combination of the preparations with cationic and amphoteric or zwitterionic surfactants is important, particularly when the fibers and textiles are to be finished by conditioning, i.e. by addition of a fabric softener.
Typical examples of cationic surfactants are, in particular, tetraalkylammonium compounds such as, for example, dimethyl distearyl ammonium chloride or Hydroxyethyl Hydroxycetyl Dimmonium Chloride (Dehyquart E) and esterquats. Estersquats are, for example, quaternized fatty acid triethanolamine ester salts corresponding to formula (III):
in which R3CO is an acyl group containing 6 to 22 carbon atoms, R4 and R5 independently of one another represent hydrogen or have the same meaning as R3CO, R4 is an alkyl group containing 1 to 4 carbon atoms or a (CH2CH2O)m4H group, m1, m2 and m3 together stand for 0 or numbers of 1 to 12, m4 is a number of 1 to 12 and Y is halide, alkyl sulfate or alkyl phosphate. Typical examples of esterquats which may be used in accordance with the invention are products based on caproic acid, caprylic acid, capric acid, lauric acid, myristic acid, palmitic acid, isostearic acid, stearic acid, oleic acid, elaidic acid, arachic acid, behenic acid and erucic acid and the technical mixtures thereof obtained for example in the pressure hydrolysis of natural fats and oils. Technical C12/18 cocofatty acids and, in particular, partly hydrogenated C16/18 tallow or palm oil fatty acids and high-elaidic C16/18 fatty acid cuts are preferably used. To produce the quaternized esters, the fatty acids and the triethanolamine may be used in a molar ratio of 1.1:1 to 3:1. With the performance properties of the esterquats in mind, a ratio of 1.2:1 to 2.2:1 and preferably 1.5:1 to 1.9:1 has proved to be particularly advantageous. The preferred esterquats are technical mixtures of mono-, di- and triesters with an average degree of esterification of 1.5 to 1.9 and are derived from technical C16/18 tallow or palm oil fatty acid (iodine value 0 to 40). In performance terms, quaternized fatty acid triethanolamine ester salts corresponding to formula (III), in which R3CO is an acyl group containing 16 to 18 carbon atoms, R4 has the same meaning as R3CO, R4 is hydrogen, R5 is a methyl group, m1, m2 and m3 stand for 0 and Y stands for methyl sulfate, have proved to be particularly advantageous.
Other suitable esterquats besides the quaternized fatty acid triethanolamine ester salts are quaternized ester salts of fatty acids with diethanolalkyamines corresponding to formula (IV):
in which R7CO is an acyl group containing 6 to 22 carbon atoms, R8 is hydrogen or has the same meaning as R7CO, R9 and R10 independently of one another are alkyl groups containing 1 to 4 carbon atoms, m5 and m6 together stand for 0 or numbers of 1 to 12 and Y stands for halide, alkyl sulfate or alkyl phosphate.
Finally, another group of suitable esterquats are the quaternized ester salts of fatty acids with 1,2-dihydroxypropyl dialkylamines corresponding to formula (V):
in which R1CO is an acyl group containing 6 to 22 carbon atoms, R12 is hydrogen or has the same meaning as R11CO, R13, R14 and R15 independently of one another are alkyl groups containing 1 to 4 carbon atoms, m7 and m8 together stand for 0 or numbers of 1 to 12 and X stands for halide, alkyl sulfate or alkyl phosphate. Finally, other suitable esterquats are substances in which the ester bond is replaced by an amide bond and which—preferably based on diethylenetriamine—correspond to formula (VI):
in which R16CO is an acyl group containing 6 to 22 carbon atoms, R17 is hydrogen or has the same meaning as R16CO, R17 and R18 independently of one another are alkyl groups containing 1 to 4 carbon atoms and Y is halide, alkyl sulfate or alkyl phosphate. Amide esterquats such as these are commercially obtainable, for example, under the name of Incroquat® (Croda).
Examples of suitable amphoteric or zwitterionic surfactants are alkyl betaines, alkyl amidobetaines, aminopropionates, aminoglycinates, imidazolinium betaines and sulfobetaines. Examples of suitable alkyl betaines are the carboxyalkylation products of secondary and, in particular, tertiary amines such as, for example, carboxymethylation products of hexylmethyl amine, hexyldimethyl amine, octyidimethyl amine, decyldimethyl amine, dodecylmethyl amine, dodecyldimethyl amine, dodecylethylmethyl amine, C12/14 cocoalkyldimethyl amine, myristyldimethyl amine, cetyldimethyl amine, stearyidimethyl amine, stearylethylmethyl amine, oleyldimethyl amine, C16/18 tallow alkyldimethyl amine and technical mixtures thereof.
Also suitable are carboxyalkylation products of amidoamines, for example reaction products of fatty acids containing 6 to 22 carbon atoms, namely caproic acid, caprylic acid, capric acid, lauric acid, myristic acid, palmitic acid, palmitoleic acid, stearic acid, isostearic acid, oleic acid, elaidic acid, petroselic acid, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, elaeostearic acid, arachic acid, gadoleic acid, behenic acid and erucic acid and technical mixtures thereof, with N,N-dimethylaminoethyl amine, N,N-dimethyl-aminopropyl amine, N,N-diethylaminoethyl amine and N,N-diethylaminopropyl amine which are condensed with sodium chloroacetate. A condensation product of C8/18-cocofatty acid-N,N-dimethylaminopropyl amide with sodium chloroacetate is preferably used. Imidazolinium betaines may also be used. These compounds are also known compounds which may be obtained, for example, by cyclizing condensation of 1 or 2 mol fatty acid with polyfunctional amines such as, for example, aminoethyl ethanolamine, (AEEA) or diethylenetriamine. The corresponding carboxyalkylation products are mixtures of different open-chain betaines. Typical examples are condensation products of the fatty acids mentioned above with AEEA, preferably imidazolines based on lauric acid or—again—C12/14 cocofatty acid which are subsequently betainized with sodium chloroacetate.
Builders
The laundry detergents, dishwashing detergents, cleaning compositions and conditioners according to the invention may also contain additional inorganic and organic builders, for example in quantities of 10 to 50 and preferably 15 to 35% by weight, based on the particular product, suitable inorganic builders mainly being zeolites, crystalline layer silicates, amorphous silicates and—where permitted—also phosphates such as, for example, tripolyphosphate. The quantity of co-builder should be included in the preferred quantities of phosphates.
Zeolites
Layer Silicates
Phosphates
Useful organic builders suitable as co-builders are, for example, the polycarboxylic acids usable in the form of their sodium salts, such as citric acid, adipic acid, succinic acid, glutaric acid, tartaric acid, sugar acids, aminocarboxylic acids, nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA), providing its use is not ecologically unsafe, and mixtures thereof. Preferred salts are the salts of the polycarboxylic acids, such as citric acid, adipic acid, succinic acid, glutaric acid, tartaric acid, sugar acids and mixtures thereof. The acids per se may also be used. Besides their building effect, the acids also typically have the property of an acidifying component and, hence, also serve to establish a relatively low and mild pH value in detergents or cleaners. Citric acid, succinic acid, glutaric acid, adipic acid, gluconic acid and mixtures thereof are particularly mentioned in this regard.
Dextrins
Succinates
Polycarboxylates
Polyacetals
In addition, the compositions may contain components with a positive effect on the removability of oil and fats from textiles by washing. Preferred oil- and fat-dissolving components include, for example, nonionic cellulose ethers, such as methyl cellulose and methyl hydroxypropyl cellulose containing 15 to 30% by weight of methoxyl groups and 1 to 15% by weight of hydroxypropoxyl groups, based on the nonionic cellulose ether, and the polymers of phthalic acid and/or terephthalic acid known from the prior art or derivatives thereof, more particularly polymers of ethylene terephthalates and/or polyethylene glycol terephthalates or anionically and/or nonionically modified derivatives thereof. Of these, the sulfonated derivatives of phthalic acid and terephthalic acid polymers are particularly preferred.
Bleaching Agents and Bleach Activators
Among the compounds yielding H2O2 in water which serve as bleaching agents, sodium perborate tetrahydrate and sodium perborate monohydrate are particularly important. Other useful bleaching agents are, for example, sodium percarbonate, peroxypyrophosphates, citrate perhydrates and H2O2-yielding peracidic salts or peracids, such as perbenzoates, peroxophthalates, diperazelaic acid, phthaloiminoper acid or diperdodecanedioic acid. The content of peroxy bleaching agents in the preparations is preferably 5 to 35% by weight and more preferably up to 30% by weight, perborate monohydrate or percarbonate advantageously being used.
Suitable bleach activators are compounds which form aliphatic peroxocarboxylic acids containing preferably 1 to 10 carbon atoms and more preferably 2 to 4 carbon atoms and/or optionally substituted perbenzoic acid under perhydrolysis conditions. Substances bearing O— and/or N-acyl groups with the number of carbon atoms mentioned and/or optionally substituted benzoyl groups are suitable. Preferred bleach activators are polyacylated alkylenediamines, more particularly tetraacetyl ethylenediamine (TAED), acylated triazine derivatives, more particularly 1,5-diacetyl-2,4-dioxohexahydro-1,3,5-triazine (DADHT), acylated glycolurils, more particularly tetraacetyl glycoluril (TAGU), N-acylimides, more particularly N-nonanoyl succinimide (NOSI), acylated phenol sulfonates, more particularly n-nonanoyl or isononanoyloxybenzenesulfonate (n- or iso-NOBS), carboxylic anhydrides, more particularly phthalic anhydride, acylated polyhydric alcohols, more particularly triacetin, ethylene glycol diacetate, 2,5-diacetoxy-2,5-dihydrofuran, enol esters and acetylated sorbitol and mannitol and acylated sugar derivatives thereof, more particularly pentaacetyl glucose (PAG), pentaacetyl fructose, tetraacetyl xylose and octaacetyl lactose, and acetylated, optionally N-alkylated glucamine and gluconolactone, and/or N-acylated lactams, for example N-benzoyl caprolactam. Bleach activators such as these are present in the usual quantities, preferably in quantities of 1% by weight to 10% by weight and more preferably in quantities of 2% by weight to 8% by weight, based on the preparation as a whole. In addition to or instead of the conventional bleach activators mentioned above, sulfonimines and/or bleach-boosting transition metal salts or transition metal complexes may also be present as so-called bleach catalysts. Suitable transition metal compounds include, in particular, manganese-, iron-, cobalt-, ruthenium- or molybdenum-salen complexes and N-analog compounds thereof, manganese-, iron-, cobalt-, ruthenium- or molybdenum-carbonyl complexes, manganese, iron, cobalt, ruthenium, molybdenum, titanium, vanadium and copper complexes with nitrogen-containing tripod ligands and cobalt-, iron-, copper- and ruthenium-ammine complexes. Bleach-boosting transition metal complexes, more particularly with the central atoms Mn, Fe, Co. Cu, Mo, V, Ti and/or Ru, are used in typical quantities, preferably in a quantity of up to 1% by weight, more preferably in a quantity of 0.0025% by weight to 0.25% by weight and most preferably in a quantity of 0.01% by weight to 0.1% by weight, based on the detergent/cleaning composition as a whole.
Enzymes and Enzyme Stabilizers
Suitable enzymes are, in particular, enzymes from the class of hydrolases, such as proteases, esterases, lipases or lipolytic enzymes, amylases, cellulases or other glycosyl hydrolases and mixtures thereof. All these hydrolases contribute to the removal of stains, such as protein-containing, fat-containing or starch-containing stains, and discolouration in the washing process. Cellulases and other glycosyl hydrolases can contribute towards colour retention and towards increasing fabric softness by removing pilling and microfibrils. Oxidoreductases may also be used for bleaching and for inhibiting dye transfer. Enzymes obtained from bacterial strains or fungi, such as Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus licheniformis, Streptomyces griseus and Humicola insolens are particularly suitable. Proteases of the subtilisin type are preferably used, proteases obtained from Bacillus lentus being particularly preferred. Of particular interest in this regard are enzyme mixtures, for example of protease and amylase or protease and lipase or lipolytic enzymes or protease and cellulase or of cellulase and lipase or lipolytic enzymes or of protease, amylase and lipase or lipolytic enzymes or protease, lipase or lipolytic enzymes and cellulase, but especially protease- and/or lipase-containing mixtures or mixtures with lipolytic enzymes. Examples of such lipolytic enzymes are the known cutinases. Peroxidases or oxidases have also been successfully used in some cases. Suitable amylases include in particular α-amylases, isoamylases, pullanases and pectinases. Preferred cellulases are cellobio-hydrolases, endoglucanases and β-glucosidases, which are also known as cellobiases, and mixtures thereof. Since the various cellulase types differ in their CMCase and avicelase activities, the desired activities can be established by mixing the cellulases in the appropriate ratios.
The enzymes may be adsorbed to supports and/or encapsulated in membrane materials to protect them against premature decomposition. The percentage content of enzymes, enzyme mixtures or enzyme granules may be, for example, about 0.1 to 5% by weight and is preferably from 0.1 to about 2% by weight.
In addition to the monohydric and polyhydric alcohols, the compositions may contain other enzyme stabilizers. For example, 0.5 to 1% by weight of sodium formate may be used. Proteases stabilized with soluble calcium salts and having a calcium content of preferably about 1.2% by weight, based on the enzyme, may also be used. Apart from calcium salts, magnesium salts also serve as stabilizers. However, it is of particular advantage to use boron compounds, for example boric acid, boron oxide, borax and other alkali metal borates, such as the salts of orthoboric acid (H3BO3), metaboric acid (HBO2) and pyroboric acid (tetraboric acid H2B4O7).
Redeposition Inhibitors
The function of redeposition inhibitors is to keep the soil detached from the fibers suspended in the wash liquor and thus to prevent the soil from being re-absorbed by the washing. Suitable redeposition inhibitors are water-soluble, generally organic colloids, for example the water-soluble salts of polymeric carboxylic acids, glue, gelatine, salts of ether carboxylic acids or ether sulfonic acids of starch or cellulose or salts of acidic sulfuric acid esters of cellulose or starch. Water-soluble polyamides containing acidic groups are also suitable for this purpose. Soluble starch preparations and other starch products than those mentioned above, for example degraded starch, aldehyde starches, etc., may also be used. Polyvinyl pyrrolidone is also suitable. However, cellulose ethers, such as carboxymethyl cellulose (sodium salt), methyl cellulose, hydroxyalkyl cellulose, and mixed ethers, such as methyl hydroxyethyl cellulose, methyl hydroxypropyl cellulose, methyl carboxymethyl cellulose and mixtures thereof, and polyvinyl pyrrolidone are also preferably used, for example in quantities of 0.1 to 5% by weight, based on the preparation.
Optical Brighteners
The preparations may contain derivatives of diaminostilbene disulfonic acid or alkali metal salts thereof as optical brighteners. Suitable optical brighteners are, for example, salts of 4,4′-bis-(2-anilino4-morpholino-1,3,5-triazinyl-6-amino)-stilbene-2,2′-disulfonic acid or compounds of similar structure which contain a diethanolamino group, a methylamino group and anilino group or a 2-methoxyethylamino group instead of the morpholino group. Brighteners of the substituted diphenyl styryl type, for example alkali metal salts of 4,4′-bis-(2-sulfostyryl)-diphenyl, 4,4′-bis-(4-chloro-3-sulfostyryl)-diphenyl or 4-(4-chlorostyryl)4′-(2-sulfostyryl)-diphenyl, may also be present. Mixtures of the brighteners mentioned may also be used. Uniformly white granules are obtained if, in addition to the usual brighteners in the usual quantities, for example between 0.1 and 0.5% by weight and preferably between 0.1 and 0.3% by weight, the preparations also contain small quantities, for example 10−6 to 10−3% by weight and preferably around 10−5% by weight, of a blue dye. A particularly preferred dye is Tinolux® (a product of Ciba-Geigy).
Polymers
Suitable soil repellents are substances which preferably contain ethylene terephthalate and/or polyethylene glycol terephthalate groups, the molar ratio of ethylene terephthalate to polyethylene glycol terephthalate being in the range from 50:50 to 90:10. The molecular weight of the linking polyethylene glycol units is more particularly in the range from 750 to 5,000, i.e. the degree of ethoxylation of the polymers containing poly-ethylene glycol groups may be about 15 to 100. The polymers are distinguished by an average molecular weight of about 5,000 to 200,000 and may have a block structure, but preferably have a random structure. Preferred polymers are those with molar ethylene terephthalate: polyethylene glycol terephthalate ratios of about 65:35 to about 90:10 and preferably in the range from about 70:30 to 80:20. Other preferred polymers are those which contain linking polyethylene glycol units with a molecular weight of 750 to 5,000 and preferably in the range from 1,000 to about 3,000 and which have a molecular weight of the polymer of about 10,000 to about 50,000. Examples of commercially available polymers are the products Milease® T (ICI) or Repelotex® SRP 3 (Rhône-Poulenc).
Defoamers
Wax-like compounds may be used as defoamers in accordance with the present invention. “Wax-like” compounds are understood to be compounds which have a melting point at atmospheric pressure above 25° C. (room temperature), preferably above 50° C. and more preferably above 70° C. The wax-like defoamers are substantially insoluble in water, i.e. their solubility in 100 g of water at 20° C. is less than 0.1% by weight. In principle, any wax-like defoamers known from the prior art may additionally be present. Suitable wax-like compounds are, for example, bisamides, fatty alcohols, fatty acids, carboxylic acid esters of monohydric and polyhydric alcohols and paraffin waxes or mixtures thereof. Alternatively, the silicone compounds known for this purpose may of course also be used.
Paraffin Waxes
Bisamides
Carboxylic Acid Esters
Carboxylic Acids
Dialkyl Ethers and Ketones
Fatty Acid Polyethylene Glycol Esters
Silicones
The solid preparations may additionally contain disintegrators. Disintegrators are substances which are added to the shaped bodies to accelerate their disintegration on contact with water. These substances are capable of undergoing an increase in volume on contact with water so that, on the one hand, their own volume is increased (swelling) and, on the other hand, a pressure can be generated through the release of gases which causes the tablet to disintegrate into relatively small particles. Well-known disintegrators are, for example, carbonate/citric acid systems, although other organic acids may also be used. Swelling disintegration aids are, for example, synthetic polymers, such as polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP), or natural polymers and modified natural substances, such as cellulose and starch and derivatives thereof, alginates or casein derivatives. According to the invention, preferred disintegrators are cellulose-based disintegrators. Pure cellulose has the formal empirical composition (C6H10O5)n and, formally, is a β-1,4-polyacetal of cellobiose which, in turn, is made up of two molecules of glucose. Suitable celluloses consist of ca. 500 to 5,000 glucose units and, accordingly, have average molecular weights of 50,000 to 500,000. According to the invention, cellulose derivatives obtainable from cellulose by polymer-analog reactions may also be used as cellulose-based disintegrators. These chemically modified celluloses include, for example, products of esterification or etherification reactions in which hydroxy hydrogen atoms have been substituted. However, celluloses in which the hydroxy groups have been replaced by functional groups that are not attached by an oxygen atom may also be used as cellulose derivatives. The group of cellulose derivatives includes, for example, alkali metal celluloses, carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC), cellulose esters and ethers and aminocelluloses. The cellulose derivatives mentioned are preferably not used on their own, but rather in the form of a mixture with cellulose as cellulose-based disintegrators. The content of cellulose derivatives in mixtures such as these is preferably below 50% by weight and more preferably below 20% by weight, based on the cellulose-based disintegrator. In one particularly preferred embodiment, pure cellulose free from cellulose derivatives is used as the cellulose-based disintegrator. Microcrystalline cellulose may be used as another cellulose-based disintegration aid or as part of such a component. This microcrystalline cellulose is obtained by partial hydrolysis of celluloses under conditions which only attack and completely dissolve the amorphous regions (ca. 30% of the total cellulose mass) of the celluloses, but leave the crystalline regions (ca. 70%) undamaged. Subsequent de-aggregation of the microfine celluloses formed by hydrolysis provides the microcrystalline celluloses which have primary particle sizes of ca. 5 μm and which can be compacted, for example, to granules with a mean particle size of 200 μm. Viewed macroscopically, the disintegrators may be homogeneously distributed in the granules although, when observed under a microscope, they form zones of increased concentration due to their production. Disintegrators which may be present in accordance with the invention such as, for example, Kollidon, alginic acid and alkali metal salts thereof, amorphous or even partly crystalline layer silicates (bentonites), polyacrylates, polyethylene glycols. The preparations may contain the disintegrators in quantities of 0.1 to 25% by weight, preferably 1 to 20% by weight and more particularly 5 to 15% by weight, based on the shaped bodies.
Perfumes
Suitable perfume oils or perfumes include individual perfume compounds, for example synthetic products of the ester, ether, aldehyde, ketone, alcohol and hydrocarbon type. Perfume compounds of the ester type are, for example, benzyl acetate, phenoxyethyl isobutyrate, p-tert.butyl cyclohexyl acetate, linalyl acetate, dimethyl benzyl carbinyl acetate, phenyl ethyl acetate, linalyl benzoate, benzyl formate, ethyl methyl phenyl glycinate, allyl cyclohexyl propionate, styrallyl propionate and benzyl salicylate. The ethers include, for example, benzyl ethyl ether; the aldehydes include, for example, the linear alkanals containing 8 to 18 carbon atoms, citral, citronellal, citronellyloxyacetaldehyde, cyclamen aldehyde, hydroxycitronellal, lilial and bourgeonal; the ketones include, for example, the ionones, α-isomethyl ionone and methyl cedryl ketone; the alcohols include anethol, citronellol, eugenol, geraniol, linalool, phenyl ethyl alcohol and terpineol and the hydrocarbons include, above all, the terpenes, such as limonene and pinene. However, mixtures of various perfumes which together produce an attractive perfume note are preferably used. Perfume oils such as these may also contain natural perfume mixtures obtainable from vegetable sources, for example pine, citrus, jasmine, patchouli, rose or ylang-ylang oil. Also suitable are clary oil, camomile oil, clove oil, melissa oil, mint oil, cinnamon leaf oil, lime blossom oil, juniper berry oil, vetiver oil, olibanum oil, galbanum oil and ladanum oil and orange blossom oil, neroli oil, orange peel oil and sandalwood oil. The perfumes may be directly incorporated in the preparations according to the invention, although it can also be of advantage to apply the perfumes to supports which strengthen the adherence of the perfume to the washing and which provide the textiles with a long-lasting fragrance through a slower release of the perfume. Suitable support materials are, for example, cyclodextrins, the cyclodextrin/perfume complexes optionally being coated with other auxiliaries
Inorganic Salts
Other suitable ingredients of the preparations are water-soluble inorganic salts, such as bicarbonates, carbonates, amorphous silicates, normal water glasses with no pronounced builder properties or mixtures thereof. One particular embodiment is characterized by the use of alkali metal carbonate and/or amorphous alkali metal silicate, above all sodium silicate with a molar Na2O:SiO2 ratio of 1:1 to 1:4.5 and preferably 1:2 to 1:3.5. The sodium carbonate content of the final preparations is preferably up to 40% by weight and advantageously from 2 to 35% by weight. The content of sodium silicate (without particular building properties) in the preparations is generally up to 10% by weight and preferably between 1 and 8% by weight.
The preparations may also contain sodium sulfate, for example, in quantities of 0 to 10% by weight and more particularly 1 to 5% by weight, based on the preparation, as a filler.
A number of formulations are presented by way of example in Table 1 below.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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| 103 05 552 | Feb 2003 | DE | national |
| Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind | 371c Date |
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| PCT/EP03/14593 | 12/19/2003 | WO | 00 | 5/11/2006 |
| Publishing Document | Publishing Date | Country | Kind |
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| WO2004/069980 | 8/19/2004 | WO | A |
| Number | Name | Date | Kind |
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