Classifications

• • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
  • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • D06P—DYEING OR PRINTING TEXTILES; DYEING LEATHER, FURS OR SOLID MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES IN ANY FORM
  • D06P1/00—General processes of dyeing or printing textiles, or general processes of dyeing leather, furs, or solid macromolecular substances in any form, classified according to the dyes, pigments, or auxiliary substances employed
  • D06P1/44—General processes of dyeing or printing textiles, or general processes of dyeing leather, furs, or solid macromolecular substances in any form, classified according to the dyes, pigments, or auxiliary substances employed using insoluble pigments or auxiliary substances, e.g. binders
  • D06P1/52—General processes of dyeing or printing textiles, or general processes of dyeing leather, furs, or solid macromolecular substances in any form, classified according to the dyes, pigments, or auxiliary substances employed using insoluble pigments or auxiliary substances, e.g. binders using compositions containing synthetic macromolecular substances
  • D06P1/5207—Macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions involving only carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds
  • D06P1/525—Polymers of unsaturated carboxylic acids or functional derivatives thereof
• • 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
  • C11D1/00—Detergent compositions based essentially on surface-active compounds; Use of these compounds as a detergent
  • C11D1/66—Non-ionic compounds
  • C11D1/825—Mixtures of compounds all of which are non-ionic
  • C11D1/8255—Mixtures of compounds all of which are non-ionic containing a combination of compounds differently alcoxylised or with differently alkylated chains
• • 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
  • C11D3/16—Organic compounds
  • C11D3/37—Polymers
  • C11D3/3746—Macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds
  • C11D3/3757—(Co)polymerised carboxylic acids, -anhydrides, -esters in solid and liquid compositions
  • C11D3/3765—(Co)polymerised carboxylic acids, -anhydrides, -esters in solid and liquid compositions in liquid compositions
• • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
  • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • D06L—DRY-CLEANING, WASHING OR BLEACHING FIBRES, FILAMENTS, THREADS, YARNS, FABRICS, FEATHERS OR MADE-UP FIBROUS GOODS; BLEACHING LEATHER OR FURS
  • D06L1/00—Dry-cleaning or washing fibres, filaments, threads, yarns, fabrics, feathers or made-up fibrous goods
  • D06L1/12—Dry-cleaning or washing fibres, filaments, threads, yarns, fabrics, feathers or made-up fibrous goods using aqueous solvents
• • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
  • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • D06L—DRY-CLEANING, WASHING OR BLEACHING FIBRES, FILAMENTS, THREADS, YARNS, FABRICS, FEATHERS OR MADE-UP FIBROUS GOODS; BLEACHING LEATHER OR FURS
  • D06L4/00—Bleaching fibres, filaments, threads, yarns, fabrics, feathers or made-up fibrous goods; Bleaching leather or furs
  • D06L4/40—Bleaching fibres, filaments, threads, yarns, fabrics, feathers or made-up fibrous goods; Bleaching leather or furs using enzymes
• • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
  • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • D06M—TREATMENT, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE IN CLASS D06, OF FIBRES, THREADS, YARNS, FABRICS, FEATHERS OR FIBROUS GOODS MADE FROM SUCH MATERIALS
  • D06M13/00—Treating fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics or fibrous goods made from such materials, with non-macromolecular organic compounds; Such treatment combined with mechanical treatment
  • D06M13/10—Treating fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics or fibrous goods made from such materials, with non-macromolecular organic compounds; Such treatment combined with mechanical treatment with compounds containing oxygen
  • D06M13/144—Alcohols; Metal alcoholates
  • D06M13/148—Polyalcohols, e.g. glycerol or glucose
• • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
  • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • D06M—TREATMENT, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE IN CLASS D06, OF FIBRES, THREADS, YARNS, FABRICS, FEATHERS OR FIBROUS GOODS MADE FROM SUCH MATERIALS
  • D06M13/00—Treating fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics or fibrous goods made from such materials, with non-macromolecular organic compounds; Such treatment combined with mechanical treatment
  • D06M13/10—Treating fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics or fibrous goods made from such materials, with non-macromolecular organic compounds; Such treatment combined with mechanical treatment with compounds containing oxygen
  • D06M13/165—Ethers
  • D06M13/17—Polyoxyalkyleneglycol ethers
• • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
  • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • D06M—TREATMENT, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE IN CLASS D06, OF FIBRES, THREADS, YARNS, FABRICS, FEATHERS OR FIBROUS GOODS MADE FROM SUCH MATERIALS
  • D06M13/00—Treating fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics or fibrous goods made from such materials, with non-macromolecular organic compounds; Such treatment combined with mechanical treatment
  • D06M13/10—Treating fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics or fibrous goods made from such materials, with non-macromolecular organic compounds; Such treatment combined with mechanical treatment with compounds containing oxygen
  • D06M13/184—Carboxylic acids; Anhydrides, halides or salts thereof
  • D06M13/207—Substituted carboxylic acids, e.g. by hydroxy or keto groups; Anhydrides, halides or salts thereof
• • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
  • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • D06M—TREATMENT, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE IN CLASS D06, OF FIBRES, THREADS, YARNS, FABRICS, FEATHERS OR FIBROUS GOODS MADE FROM SUCH MATERIALS
  • D06M15/00—Treating fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics, or fibrous goods made from such materials, with macromolecular compounds; Such treatment combined with mechanical treatment
  • D06M15/01—Treating fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics, or fibrous goods made from such materials, with macromolecular compounds; Such treatment combined with mechanical treatment with natural macromolecular compounds or derivatives thereof
  • D06M15/03—Polysaccharides or derivatives thereof
• • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
  • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • D06M—TREATMENT, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE IN CLASS D06, OF FIBRES, THREADS, YARNS, FABRICS, FEATHERS OR FIBROUS GOODS MADE FROM SUCH MATERIALS
  • D06M15/00—Treating fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics, or fibrous goods made from such materials, with macromolecular compounds; Such treatment combined with mechanical treatment
  • D06M15/19—Treating fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics, or fibrous goods made from such materials, with macromolecular compounds; Such treatment combined with mechanical treatment with synthetic macromolecular compounds
  • D06M15/21—Macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds
  • D06M15/263—Macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds of unsaturated carboxylic acids; Salts or esters thereof
• • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
  • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • D06P—DYEING OR PRINTING TEXTILES; DYEING LEATHER, FURS OR SOLID MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES IN ANY FORM
  • D06P1/00—General processes of dyeing or printing textiles, or general processes of dyeing leather, furs, or solid macromolecular substances in any form, classified according to the dyes, pigments, or auxiliary substances employed
  • D06P1/44—General processes of dyeing or printing textiles, or general processes of dyeing leather, furs, or solid macromolecular substances in any form, classified according to the dyes, pigments, or auxiliary substances employed using insoluble pigments or auxiliary substances, e.g. binders
  • D06P1/46—General processes of dyeing or printing textiles, or general processes of dyeing leather, furs, or solid macromolecular substances in any form, classified according to the dyes, pigments, or auxiliary substances employed using insoluble pigments or auxiliary substances, e.g. binders using compositions containing natural macromolecular substances or derivatives thereof
  • D06P1/48—Derivatives of carbohydrates
• • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
  • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • D06P—DYEING OR PRINTING TEXTILES; DYEING LEATHER, FURS OR SOLID MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES IN ANY FORM
  • D06P1/00—General processes of dyeing or printing textiles, or general processes of dyeing leather, furs, or solid macromolecular substances in any form, classified according to the dyes, pigments, or auxiliary substances employed
  • D06P1/44—General processes of dyeing or printing textiles, or general processes of dyeing leather, furs, or solid macromolecular substances in any form, classified according to the dyes, pigments, or auxiliary substances employed using insoluble pigments or auxiliary substances, e.g. binders
  • D06P1/60—General processes of dyeing or printing textiles, or general processes of dyeing leather, furs, or solid macromolecular substances in any form, classified according to the dyes, pigments, or auxiliary substances employed using insoluble pigments or auxiliary substances, e.g. binders using compositions containing polyethers
  • D06P1/613—Polyethers without nitrogen
  • D06P1/6131—Addition products of hydroxyl groups-containing compounds with oxiranes
  • D06P1/6133—Addition products of hydroxyl groups-containing compounds with oxiranes from araliphatic or aliphatic alcohols
• • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
  • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • D06P—DYEING OR PRINTING TEXTILES; DYEING LEATHER, FURS OR SOLID MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES IN ANY FORM
  • D06P1/00—General processes of dyeing or printing textiles, or general processes of dyeing leather, furs, or solid macromolecular substances in any form, classified according to the dyes, pigments, or auxiliary substances employed
  • D06P1/44—General processes of dyeing or printing textiles, or general processes of dyeing leather, furs, or solid macromolecular substances in any form, classified according to the dyes, pigments, or auxiliary substances employed using insoluble pigments or auxiliary substances, e.g. binders
  • D06P1/64—General processes of dyeing or printing textiles, or general processes of dyeing leather, furs, or solid macromolecular substances in any form, classified according to the dyes, pigments, or auxiliary substances employed using insoluble pigments or auxiliary substances, e.g. binders using compositions containing low-molecular-weight organic compounds without sulfate or sulfonate groups
  • D06P1/651—Compounds without nitrogen
  • D06P1/65106—Oxygen-containing compounds
  • D06P1/65118—Compounds containing hydroxyl groups
• • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
  • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • D06P—DYEING OR PRINTING TEXTILES; DYEING LEATHER, FURS OR SOLID MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES IN ANY FORM
  • D06P1/00—General processes of dyeing or printing textiles, or general processes of dyeing leather, furs, or solid macromolecular substances in any form, classified according to the dyes, pigments, or auxiliary substances employed
  • D06P1/44—General processes of dyeing or printing textiles, or general processes of dyeing leather, furs, or solid macromolecular substances in any form, classified according to the dyes, pigments, or auxiliary substances employed using insoluble pigments or auxiliary substances, e.g. binders
  • D06P1/64—General processes of dyeing or printing textiles, or general processes of dyeing leather, furs, or solid macromolecular substances in any form, classified according to the dyes, pigments, or auxiliary substances employed using insoluble pigments or auxiliary substances, e.g. binders using compositions containing low-molecular-weight organic compounds without sulfate or sulfonate groups
  • D06P1/651—Compounds without nitrogen
  • D06P1/65106—Oxygen-containing compounds
  • D06P1/65131—Compounds containing ether or acetal groups
• • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
  • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • D06P—DYEING OR PRINTING TEXTILES; DYEING LEATHER, FURS OR SOLID MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES IN ANY FORM
  • D06P1/00—General processes of dyeing or printing textiles, or general processes of dyeing leather, furs, or solid macromolecular substances in any form, classified according to the dyes, pigments, or auxiliary substances employed
  • D06P1/44—General processes of dyeing or printing textiles, or general processes of dyeing leather, furs, or solid macromolecular substances in any form, classified according to the dyes, pigments, or auxiliary substances employed using insoluble pigments or auxiliary substances, e.g. binders
  • D06P1/653—Nitrogen-free carboxylic acids or their salts
  • D06P1/6533—Aliphatic, araliphatic or cycloaliphatic
• • 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
  • C11D1/00—Detergent compositions based essentially on surface-active compounds; Use of these compounds as a detergent
  • C11D1/66—Non-ionic compounds
  • C11D1/662—Carbohydrates or derivatives
• • 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
  • C11D1/00—Detergent compositions based essentially on surface-active compounds; Use of these compounds as a detergent
  • C11D1/66—Non-ionic compounds
  • C11D1/72—Ethers of polyoxyalkylene glycols
• • 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
  • C11D3/16—Organic compounds
  • C11D3/20—Organic compounds containing oxygen
  • C11D3/2003—Alcohols; Phenols
  • C11D3/2041—Dihydric alcohols
  • C11D3/2044—Dihydric alcohols linear
• • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
  • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • D06M—TREATMENT, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE IN CLASS D06, OF FIBRES, THREADS, YARNS, FABRICS, FEATHERS OR FIBROUS GOODS MADE FROM SUCH MATERIALS
  • D06M2101/00—Chemical constitution of the fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics or fibrous goods made from such materials, to be treated
  • D06M2101/02—Natural fibres, other than mineral fibres
  • D06M2101/04—Vegetal fibres
  • D06M2101/06—Vegetal fibres cellulosic

Definitions

• compositions that include at least three different ethoxylated alcohols for pretreating fiber materials.
• Fiber materials in the form of textile fabrics normally have to be subjected to a pretreatment before they are dyed.
• One purpose of the pretreatment is to ensure trouble-free uniform dyeing.
• the pretreatment may include the measures of desizing, degreasing/scouring and bleaching the textiles. These measures may be carried out separately, but in the individual case it is also possible to integrate a plurality of these measures in a single process to save costs.
• compositions which can be used for such combined pretreatment processes.
• the compositions are normally aqueous systems that impart good wettability to the textile material at the start of the pretreatment, but also good hydrophilicity at the end of the pretreatment. This good hydrophilicity leads to the good rewettability needed for the dyeing process.
• Products that are useful for pretreating fiber materials in the form of textile fabrics and that include ethoxylated alcohols or end-capped derivatives thereof as surfactants are known, for example from EP-A 274 350, EP-A 360 736, EP-A 462 059, EP-A 114 788.
• Compositions that include mixtures of alkoxylated alcohols or derivatives thereof have also been described, for example in EP-A 696 661 and WO 92/15664.
• compositions described in the above-cited documents although in principle suitable for textile pretreatment, do not have optimum properties in every regard. More particularly, the tendency to form foam, the excessive viscosity, the compatibility with enzymes and a strongly acidic pH present problems in a number of cases of known compositions for the pretreatment of textiles.
• the tendency to form foam becomes noticeable in both continuous and batch pretreatment processes, for example in the course of a batchwise pretreatment in jet machines. True, the foam can be controlled by means of silicones, but this is frequently undesirable.
• composition that includes the following components A), B) and C):
• R 1 is a linear or branched alkyl radical of 6 to 14 carbon atoms
• R 2 and R 3 are each a linear or branched alkyl radical of 10 to 18 carbon atoms
• m is from 3 to 12, preferably from 4 to 10,
• n is from 3 to 18,
• x is from 5 to 20
• R 2 and R 3 each contain at least 2 carbon atoms more than R 1 and x-n is not less than 2, for pretreating fiber materials.
• compositions used according to the invention are preferably in the form of aqueous solutions or dispersions, i.e. include water as component D). It can be of advantage in this case for the compositions to further include as component E) an aliphatic diol of 2 to 10 carbon atoms, preferably a diol having a branched hydrocarbon chain of 4 to 8 carbon atoms in which the two OH groups are not attached to adjacent carbon atoms.
• compositions used according to the invention are very useful for the pretreatment of fiber materials, especially textile fabrics such as wovens or knits. They are particularly useful for pretreating fiber materials that are 50 to 100% by weight cellulose, especially cotton.
• compositions used according to the invention without the inclusion of water, in a form which does not have excessive viscosity and therefore is efficiently handleable.
• compositions used according to the invention in the form of aqueous dispersions or solutions have a pH in the range from 3 to 5 even when they include ingredients in addition to the three ethoxylated alcohols mentioned above. This makes them superior to known products having a more strongly acidic pH, since there is a risk of enzyme incompatibility at strongly acidic pH.
• the inventive pretreatment of textile fabrics confers excellent post-treatment rewettability on the fabrics. This has a positive effect on a subsequent dyeing process.
• compositions used according to the invention can be used for pretreatment without addition of phosphorus compounds. This is an advantage with regard to the environment, especially with regard to wastewaters.
• compositions used according to the invention in the form of aqueous solutions have little if any tendency to form unwanted foam, so that the pretreatment process is not upset by foaming.
• compositions used according to the invention are highly compatible with enzymes, provided no further components are included that have poor compatibility with enzymes. This good enzyme compatibility is an advantage when the pretreatment operation is to be carried out in the presence of enzymes, for example a-amylase, that cause the enzymatic degradation of size products.
• compositions used according to the invention provide rapid and easy wetting of textiles, especially cotton articles. Accordingly, the pretreatment process will work efficiently right from the beginning.
• compositions used according to the invention must include at least the components A), B) and C) mentioned above. All three components are commercially available. They are preparable by reacting the corresponding alcohols with ethylene oxide according to generally known methods.
• Component A) is an ethoxylated alcohol of the general formula (I)
• R 1 is a linear or branched alkyl radical of 6 to 14 carbon atoms.
• R 1 is a branched alkyl radical of 8 to 12, especially 9 to 11, carbon atoms.
• the value of m, which indicates the degree of ethoxylation, is in the range from 3 to 12, preferably from 4 to 10.
• Component B) is an ethoxylated alcohol of the general formula (II)
• R 2 is a linear or branched alkyl radical of 10 to 18 carbon atoms, preferably a branched alkyl radical of 10 to 16 carbon atoms.
• the degree of ethoxylation n is in the range from 3 to 18, preferably from 4 to 10.
• Component C) is an ethoxylated alcohol of the general formula (III)
• R 3 is a linear or branched alkyl radical of 10 to 18 carbon atoms, preferably a branched alkyl radical of 10 to 16 carbon atoms.
• the degree of ethoxylation x is from 5 to 20, preferably from6to 16.
• each of the three components A), B) and C) may be a mixture of ethoxylated alcohols. Accordingly, each of these three components may be prepared using technical grade or naturally occurring alcohol mixtures whose individual molecules differ in the chain length of the radical R 1 or R 2 or R 3 . The ethoxylation of these alcohols leads to mixtures whose constituents differ not only in the chain length of R 1 or R 2 or R 3 but also in the degree of ethoxylation, i.e. in the values of m or n or x. But what is important is that in a mixture of ethoxylated alcohols that is to be used as component A) the majority of the molecules, i.e.
• compositions used according to the invention are to be obtained that not only R 2 but also R 3 contain at least 2 carbon atoms more than R 1 .
• the degree of ethoxylation x of component C) shall be larger by not less than 2 than the degree of ethoxylation n of component B), i.e. x-n shall not be less than 2.
• each of the three components A), B) and C) will be a mixture of ethoxylated alcohols, it will be the case that the R 2 and R 3 radicals occurring in the individual molecules will not all have at least 2 carbon atoms more than all the R 1 radicals present. But this abovementioned condition must be met for the average number of carbon atoms in the respective radicals R 1 , R 2 and R 3 .
• not every individual molecule of component C) need have a degree of ethoxylation that is not less than 2 higher than any molecule of component B). But the average degree of ethoxylation of C) must be not less than 2 higher than that of B).
• component A) in a certain composition used according to the invention is to be a mixture of ethoxylated alcohols which on average has an alkyl radical (R 1 ) of 12 carbon atoms, for example, then the average length of the alkyl radicals (R 2 and R 3 ) in the components B) and C) must be not less than 14 carbon atoms in each case. Similarly, the average degree of ethoxylation x of component C) must be not less than 16 when the component B) used has an average degree of ethoxylation of 14.
• All three components A), B) and C) contain no propoxylated units —CH(CH 3 )—CH 2 —O— and have an alkyl group at one end of the chain and an OH group at the other. This distinguishes them from a number of products which are known in the prior art for the pretreatment of textiles.
• compositions used according to the invention preferably include the components A), B) and C) in the following amounts relative to each other:
• compositions used according to the invention, as well as the components A), B) and C), further include one or more of the following components D), E), F), G) and H);
• Component G) is a hydrolyzed polymaleic anhydride. It may be a product in which all the anhydride groups of a polymaleic anhydride have been hydrolyzed to acid groups, i.e. poly(maleic acid). But component G) may also be a partial hydrolysate in which only some of the anhydride groups have been hydrolyzed. Component G) may also be a copolymer containing hydrolyzed maleic anhydride groups. For instance, a copolymer of maleic anhydride and some other monomer, which may also contain aromatic units, may be used as component G) following partial or complete hydrolysis. The molecular weight of polymers useful as component G) is preferably in the range from 400 to 1 000.
• Component G may serve as complexing agent for metal ions.
• Products useful as component G) are commercially available, for example “BELCLENE 200” from Great Lakes, GB, an aqueous solution of poly(maleic acid).
• Component F) is an aliphatic mono- or polybasic carboxylic acid of 3 to 8 carbon atoms or an alkali metal salt thereof, especially a sodium or potassium salt. Instead of a single compound, component F) may also be a mixture of such compounds, for example a mixture of an acid and an alkali metal salt of another acid. Component F), like component G), may serve as complexing agent for metal ions in the realm of the pretreatment of textiles. Particularly useful as component G) are citric acid or gluconic acid or alkali metal salts of these acids or a mixture of such compounds.
• Component H) is an alkylpolyglycoside. It may help to make compositions used according to the invention more stable to the action of alkaline substances. Alkylpolyglycosides are known, commercially available products, which are preparable by acid-catalyzed reaction of the corresponding sugars with alcohols.
• An example of a useful component H) is Glucopon 600 CS UP from Cognis, Germany, an aqueous solution of an oligomeric alkylglucopyranoside.
• compositions used according to the invention includes the components A) to H) in the following relative amounts:
• compositions used according to the invention are normally preparable without problems by mixing the components A) to C) and any further desired components in any order by stirring at room temperature. In individual cases, a certain order of mixing and/or a temperature increase may afford benefits with regard to stability in storage. These statements also apply when compositions used according to the invention are to include further components, for example the components D) to H) more particularly described hereinabove.
• compositions used according to the invention may include further ingredients, especially with regard to specific pretreatment processes and requirements.
• Such ingredients may be for example enzymes, complexing agents or further surfactants; they can be used in the amounts customary for pretreatment processes.
• compositions used according to the invention are very useful for pretreating fiber materials, especially textile fiber materials in the form of wovens or knits.
• the fiber materials in question may be textile fabrics comprising cellulose, regenerated cellulose or synthetic polymers or blends of such fibers.
• Compositions used according to the invention are particularly useful for pretreating textile fabrics which are 50 to 100 percent by weight cotton.
• the rest of the fibers may be synthetics, for example.
• Compositions used according to the invention are very useful for continuous processes, but also for batch pretreatment processes, for example in jet machines.
• compositions used according to the invention may be applied to the textile material according to methods customary in pretreatment processes, for example by dipping, pad-mangling, etc.
• the aqueous liquors used for pretreatment advantageously have customary concentrations, for example from 0.03 to 2 percent by weight of the sum total of the components A), B) and C), based on total liquor.
• the textile material is further treated in a conventional, known manner, for example by dyeing with or without intermediate drying.
• compositions were prepared in accordance with Table I below, in which the numbers under the respective examples each denote the fraction of the constituent in question, in % by weight
• Composition a) is a noninventive, comparative example.
• Compositions, b), c) and d) each include surfactant 1, surfactant 2 and surfactant 3 and are therefore inventive examples.
• TABLE I Citric acid + Compo- Surfactant Surfactant D-gluconic Aliphatic Alkylpoly- Polymeric Phosphonic sition Surfactant 1 Surfactant 2 Surfactant 3 4 5 acid diol glycoside acid acid acid Water a) — — 2.9 37.2 1.8 6 + 3 6 — 4.8 4.5 33.8 b) 27 12 2 — — 5 + 3 8 5 1.5 — 36.5 c) 22 17 2 — — 5 + 3 8 5 1.5 — 36.5 d) 22 17 2 — — — 8 5 — — 46 # Composition a) has to include an organic phosphonic acid to be suitable for the pretreatment of textiles and is therefore strongly acidic.
• Surfactant 1 is a branched aliphatic alcohol having on average 11 carbon atoms and an average degree of ethoxylation of 5.
• Surfactants 2 to 5 are ethoxylated isotridecyl alcohols having the following average degrees of ethoxylation: Surfactant 2: 5 Surfactant 3: 9 Surfactant 4: 7 Surfactant 5: 10
• Citric acid and D-gluconic acid were partly present in the form of their sodium salts. They constitute complexing agents for metal ions.
• the aliphatic diol used was a diol having 6 carbon atoms and a branched carbon chain. The two hydroxyl groups are not attached to adjacent carbon atoms.
• compositions b), c) and d) were hydrolyzed polymaleic anhydride (Belclene 200 from Great Lakes).
• the alkylpolyglycoside used was a D-glucopyranoside having an attached alkyl radical of 10 to 16 carbon atoms (Glucopon 600 CS UP from Cognis, Germany).
• the compositions were prepared by simply mixing at room temperature with stirring.
• compositions a) to d) were tested for viscosity (neat), pH (neat), wettability, foaming and enzyme compatibility, and compositions a), c) and d) were additionally tested with regard to rewettability.
• Aqueous liquors were prepared to include in each case 0.5 g of the compositions a), c) or d) per I of water. They further included an alkaline customary bleaching formula.
• Pretreatment processes frequently utilize enzymes in the pretreatment liquor to enable size products to be removed enzymatically from the fabrics. Ideally the activity of these enzymes should not be impaired by other constituents of the pretreatment liquor. This is the case in particular in the presence of strongly acidic products.
• compositions a) to d The enzyme compatibility of compositions a) to d), i.e. a possible reduction in the enzymatic activity, was determined indirectly.
• the basis for the method is that in the event of a composition having poor enzyme compatibility the enzymatic effect is much reduced and size products are incompletely removed from the fabric. What the method used measured was the level of residual size on fabrics after appropriate treatment with liquors each containing 10 g/l of one of the compositions a) to d).
• the liquors each also contained 5 ml/I of an aqueous preparation of ⁇ -amylase.

Landscapes

• Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
• Textile Engineering (AREA)
• Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
• Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
• Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
• Organic Chemistry (AREA)
• Wood Science & Technology (AREA)
• Oil, Petroleum & Natural Gas (AREA)
• Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
• Emergency Medicine (AREA)
• Molecular Biology (AREA)
• Treatments For Attaching Organic Compounds To Fibrous Goods (AREA)
• Chemical Or Physical Treatment Of Fibers (AREA)

Priority Applications (1)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Related Child Applications (1)

Publications (1)

Family

ID=8168598

Family Applications (2)

Family Applications After (1)

Country Status (8)

Cited By (1)

Families Citing this family (16)

Citations (10)

Family Cites Families (4)

• 2000
  • 2000-04-29 EP EP00109303A patent/EP1149945A1/de not_active Withdrawn
• 2001
  • 2001-04-27 KR KR1020027014480A patent/KR20020092456A/ko not_active Application Discontinuation
  • 2001-04-27 US US10/258,688 patent/US20030122101A1/en not_active Abandoned
  • 2001-04-27 CN CN01808775A patent/CN1426500A/zh active Pending
  • 2001-04-27 BR BR0110264-8A patent/BR0110264A/pt not_active Application Discontinuation
  • 2001-04-27 WO PCT/EP2001/004762 patent/WO2001083879A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation
  • 2001-04-27 MX MXPA02010528A patent/MXPA02010528A/es not_active Application Discontinuation
  • 2001-04-27 EP EP01938133A patent/EP1278908A1/de not_active Withdrawn
  • 2001-04-27 AU AU2001263870A patent/AU2001263870A1/en not_active Abandoned
• 2005
  • 2005-06-29 US US11/172,063 patent/US20060053566A1/en not_active Abandoned

Patent Citations (10)

Also Published As

Similar Documents

Legal Events