Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.
2~9~ 7
Hul~ Ak$iengesellschaft ~ O.Z. 4656
Patent ~epartment
Nitroqen-free active ingredient com~onent in fabric
softener formulation~
The invention relates to alkoxylated natural oils and fat~
as ni~rogen-free active ingredient component in ~abric
softener formulations and to their us9 therefor. The
alkoxylated natural oils and fat~ may be u~ad both on
their own and in mixtura with conventional nitrogen-
containing cationic active ingredient components with and
without the addition of disper~ants, emulsifiers and/or
- solubiliser~.
It is known to use nitrogen-containing cationic compou~d~
a~ the sole active ingredient components ln fabric
softener formulation~. The active ingredient N,N-
distearyl-N~N-dimethylammonium chloride (VSDMAC~ u~ed over
many years in fabxic softener~ is, however, increa~ingly
being replaced, on account of its unfavourable aqua-
toxicity, by ~ubstitutes e.g., imidazoline derivative~
(see inter alia, ~uch a~, for example, US-A 4 762 685,
EP-A 0 199 383), quaternised fatty acid ester~ of
triethanolamine ~known as esterquats, see inter alia
US-A 4 830 771) or 2,3-dihydroxypropyl-1-trimethyl-
ammonium ~alt deri~atives (DE-A 27 28 841).
In the medium and long term, it is likely that nitrogen-
contaLning fabric softener active ingredient component~
will have to be replaced partially or completely by
largely nitrogen-free alternatives, inter alia, in YieW of
the possibility of nitrosamine formation. Said alter-
natives should be characterised by a high softening
potential, anti~tatic and rewetting properties and
advantageous ecotoxicological behaviour. DE-A 34 16 669
describes the use of crystalline layer silicates and
alkaline salts thereof as softening active ingredients in
detergents. A sLmLlar situation is described in
DE-A 23 34 899 and DE-A 33 12 774, which claim the u~e
of saponites, hectorites and montmorillonites as softenLng
.: .... . .
., -
,, . :
,. . , :, .
", :, .
,:. ., ~
... .
,, , :: ~,, , '
. . .
2a9~r~
2 O.Z. 4656
active ingredients in detergents. Tha ~oft~ning ~ffact of
said substances is evidently based on their function as
cation exchangers and thu~ as water softeners. In ~oft
water, therefore, ~aid ~ubstance~ are ineffective.
The ob~ect of the invention i~ therefore to find nitrogen-
free active ingredient component~ which may be used a~ an
al~ernative to the ~ole use of nitrogen-containing fabric
~oftener active ingredient component~ or in combination
with ~aid components, if necessary after appropriate
emulsiflcation or di~persion and/or the addition of
solubili~ers. They should not only be miscible and
compatible with said suh~tances but al~o h~ve a
synergi~tlc effect, if po~sible, or alternatively exhibit
~often~ng propertie~ on their own.
The ob~ect 1~ achieved according to the invention by the
u~e of alkoxylated natural o~l~ and fats a~ nitrogen-frea
active ingredient component~ In principle, the oils and
fats which can be u~ed according to the invention as
starting material include all tri~lyceride~ and mixture~
thereof with free fatty acids/ mono- and/or diglycerides.
Alkoxylation may taXe plsce in accordance wlth
DE-A 36 17 657 and DE-~ 38 26 179.
The invention therefore relate~ to a nitrogen-free active
ingredient component for fabric ~oftener formulation~,
comprising alkoxylated natural fat~, oils and mix~urss
thereof with frea fatty acids, mono- and~or diglycerides.
The invention furthermoxe relates to the use of
alkoxylated natural fats, oils and mixtures thereof with
free fatty acids, mono- and/or diglycerides on their own
as nitrogen-free fabric softener active ingredient
component or in mixture~ with nitrogen-containing cationic
fabric softener active ingredient components and, if
nece~sary, dl~persants, emulsifiers and/or solubilisers.
The proportion of alkoxylated natural fats, oil8 and
, ,.~. , ,
,,
' ':, ' '' ~. ' '
. .
; :
2~0~ o.z. 4~56
mixture~ thereof with free fatty acids, mono- and/or
diglycerides as fabric ~oftener active ingredisnt
component i~ 1 to 100%, preferably 20 to 80~, of the total
quantity of fabric softener active ingredient.
Mixtures of variou~ alkoxylated natur~l ats t oils and
mixture~ thereof with free fatty acids and/or mono- snd/or
diglycerides may al~o be used.
Moreover, the mixing of various natural fats, oil~ and
mix~ure~ thereof with free fatty acids, mono- and/or
diglycerld2~ may al80 take place prior to alkoxylation.
The following epoxides that can be used for alkoxylation
are mentio~ed by way of examples
Ethylene o~ide, propylene oxide, butylene oxideJ 2 methyl-
but-2-ene oxide, 3,3-dimethylbut-1-ene oxide, C6-C2,-
epoxides, styrene oxide, 1,2-epoxybutadiene~ 1,2-epoxy-
cyclohexene and glycidic ester3 and ether~. If more than
one epoxide i~ used, said epoxide~ may be reacted with the
fatty substances either successively or simultaneou~ly.
The proportion of cationic ni.trogen-containing fabric
softener active ingredients and mixtures thereof as fabric
2S softener actiYs ingredient component is 0 to 99~, prefer-
ably 20 to 80%, ba~ed on the total quantity of fabric
softener activs ingredien~.
~he following are mentioned by way of example a~ cationic
nitrogen-containing fabric ~oftener active ingredient
component~: NIN-distearyl-N,N-dimethylammonium 8alt8
imidazoline derivative~ (quatarnised or protonatsd),
quaternised fatty acid esters of triethanolamina and 2,3-
dihydroxypropyl-l-trimethylammonium salt derivatives.
Both the alkoxylated natural oils and fats on their own
and mlxtures thereof with the cationic nitrogen-containing
fabric softener active ingredient component~ may be used
for a further lncrea~e in effect, if nece~ary with
di~persant~, emul~ifiers and/or solubiliflera.
,, ~ -. .. ; ,.
:,
- .. . :: ,
~ , '' ,, ; ~
.: ,.
2Q~ 7 o.z. 4656
The ratio of di~persant6, emul~ifiers and~or solub11iser~
or mixtures thereof to the fabric ~oftener active
ingredien~ component~ mentioned iB O to 10:1.
Apart from the fabric softener active ingredient
component~ and, if nece~ary, dispersant~, emul~ffier~
and/or solublll~ers or mLxture~ thereof, other additives,
such as, for example, fragrance~, dyes, visco~ity
regulator~ and water, may be added.
~s ha3 been found, even only 0.3 to 0.4 g of the
alkoxylated oil5 and fat~ per litre of rinsing liguor used
cau3e~ 8ignificant ~oftening in compari~on with terry
towel~ not treated with 90ftener. If the recommended
added quantitie~ of softener~ are adhered to and converted
: to the amount of water required in one washing machine
rinsing cycle, the re~ult i~ ~u5t such a quantity of
approx. 0.3 g of active substancQ per litra of rin~ing
l~quor, if the active content of the softener i~ known.
If customary nitrogen-containing fabric softener active
ingredient components or softener formulations ~re mixed
with the alkoxylated oils and fats, it become~ apparent
that, in ~ome ca~e8 up to a mixing ratio of ~ s 1 with an
unchanged total concentration of 0.35 g~l, the softenlng
effect remains the same or even Lmproves in compari~on
with the pure nltrogen-containing fabric softener activa
ingredient components or ~oftener formulations. Said
mixture~ have the advantage of havin~ a substantially
lowar nitrogen content with the same performance profile.
Even smaller proportion6 of the cu~tomary fabric ~oftener
active ingredient components or softener formulations may
be u~ed if conventional emulsifiers, disper~ants and/or
~olubili~er~ are added. The proportion of the customary
nitrogen-containing fabric softener active ingredient
component~ or fabric softener formulations needed to
obtain the softening effact may thu~ be reduced to as low
a~ 0%.
... .. .. ..
- -, ,. ~ . :.:. ... : ..
.. . . . . . .
:. .
,, , . ,, . ,; , ~: ~ ,
.
.
2~9~ 7
5 O.Z. 46S6
Conventional emulsifiers, dispersants and solubili~ers
that may be used according to the invention are, ~or
example, those mentioned in "Encyclopedia of Emulsion
~echnology' Vol. 1 - 3, 1983, New York, and all mixtures
thereof. The following may be mentioned by way of
examples
(13 from the group of anionic ~urfactan~s:
sulphate~, sulphonatesl alkoxylated sulphates,
alkoxylated sulphonates, carboxylate~, alkoxylated
carboxylates, pho~phates and alkoxylated pho~phatea;
(2) from the group of nonionlc ~urfactantR:
fatty alcohol alkoxylate~, arylalkoxylate~,
alkoxylated oils and fats, amines, amides,
alkoxylated amine~, alkoxylated amides and am~na
oxide~;
(3) from the group of cationic surfactantss
cetylpyridinium chloride and bromide and the
nitrogen-containing fabric softener actlve ingredient
components already mentioned;
(4~ fr~m the group of ~olubil~sers:
l~opropanol, ethanol, ethylene glycol~, p~opylene
glycols, butyl glycol~;
(5) ampholytes and betaine~
(6) metal ~oap~
and additionally alkyl polyglyco~ides and the alkoxylated
oils and fat~ them~elves.
"': ' ': , ,: ' : ':
,. .. :
,: :, : . .
:
: : :.
2 ~ 9 ~ ~ r~ ~
6 O.Z. 4656
Descript~ion of the softenin~g efect test m_thod [triangle
The softening effect of the alkoxylated fat~, oils or
mixtures thereof with free fatty acid~ and/or mono- and/or
diglyceride~ or mixture~ thereof with cu~tomary fa~ric
~oftener active ingredient components was determined as
follows. a load of 72 terry towel~ (44 cm x 30 cm,
approx. 60 g, from WFX Te~tgewebe GmbH) wers washed once
by machine at 95 C with 100 g of a commercial heavy duty
d~tergent (PERSIL, Henkel), even if not all 72 towel~ ware
u~ed (for rea~on~ of uniform wear and tear), rinsed and
spun. ~here followed a wash cycle at 95 ~C without
deter~ent lncluding a rin~e and ~hort epin, ~o that clean,
damp towel~ containing about 2.5 time~ the~r dry weight of
water could be removed for manual ~oftening.
For a test plan as in Table A, in each ca~e 9 towel~ were
xin6ed in 9 rinsing liguor~ with the standard ~= S) and 9
towels were rineed in 9 rin3ing liquor~ with the test
substance (= T). To thi~ end, in each case 2 litre~ of
tap water and 0.00 or 0.35 g/l tandard (calc~lated a~
active substance) or a freely chosen amount of te~t
substance were predisper~ed in plastic bowl# and the damp
towels were left therein for 10 min. After 5 minutes the
towel~ were turned once. The rinsed towels were each spun
individually for 30 seconds and dried on the laundry
: stand~ in still air.
'~
- ~able A~ Te~t plan for the sensory ~oft feel test with 6
testers.
--~=. = ~
Tester Towel combination with keyed marking
~ SST
STT
6 STT
, = comparat: .ve subst~nce (st ~ test
substance)
, : ,, :.
" '.', : . . ', ~:
. ,
,' , '' '
o ~ ~
7 O.Z. 4656
In each case, 3 towal~ in keyed form were placed before
the tes~ pPr~ons in accordance with the tes~ plan
according to Ta~le A ( triangle test). The tester~ ta~k
was to pick out the differently treated towel by ~en~ory
apprai~al.
If this was pos~.Lble, the tester noted down whether the
different towel felt ~ofter or hsrder. If at least 5 of
the 6 testers picked out the differently treated towel (T
in the case of testers 1 to 3, S in the case of te ter~ 4
to 6), there i~ a significant difference between the test
subs~ance and the standard according to DIN 10 951 with a
probability of mors than 95%. The result $8 expre~sed
: with the a~d of 3 figure~: the fir6t figure gives the
number of te~ter~ who found the towels treated with the
standard ~ofter or found those treated with tha te~t
substance hardex. The second f.igure give~ the nu~ber of
testers who found the towels treated with the ~t~ndard
harder or found ~hose treated with the test ~ubs~ance
softer. Finally, the third f.igure gives the number of
testers who, in view of the ~mall sensory differences
between the towels treated with the test substance or the
standard, were unable to determi.ne the differently treated
towel or did not give the correct an~wer.
Example 1: .
: Towel~ treated with 0.2 - O.S g of the product of the
- 30 reaction of sk~n grease with 10% by wt. of othylene oxlde
and lOS by wt. oi propylene o~ida per litre of rinsing
liquor were te~ted in comparison with towels that had not
been treatad with a softener. The result i~ summari~ed
in Table 1.
~.
,. . .. .
..... , ~.... ~,
., :: ; . . ,:. ~ . .. . :
. ' : . . :'.',~.; ' ~ :
.. ,, .~.
2~9~Q~!7 o.z. ~65~
Table 1:
, ~ ~ _
Concentration [g/l] Triangle te~t Sample no.
__ . ~
0.2 1 : ~ s 5
0.3 0 s 4 s 2 2
0.4 0 s 5 s 1 3
0.5 0 ~ 5 s 1 4
, . ,, , _-- _. "~ . ~
Upward~ of a concentration of 0.4 g of the tes~ ~ubstanca
per litre of rinsing liquor, a signiicant difference in
the softne~ in favour of the towels treated with tha te~t
substance can thus be established in comparison with
untrea~ed towel~.
Exampl~ 2i
Towels treated with 0.2 - 0.5 g of the product of the
reaction of skin grea~e wlth 15~ by wt. of propylene o~ids
per litre of rinsing liquor were tested in comparison with
towels that had not been treated with a softener, The
result i~ summarised in Table 2.
Table 2
~,
Concen~ration [g~l] Triangle test Sample noO
_
0 ~ 3 0 3 3 6
O~q~ 0 2 5 ~ 1 7
- ~ ~ 6 ~ O _=_
Upwards of a concentration of 0.4 g of the te~t sub~tance
per litre of rinsing liquor, a siqnificant difference in
the softnes3 in favour of the towel~ treated wi~h the test
substance can thu4 be e~tabli~hed in compari~on with
untreated towels.
Example 3
Towels treated with 0.2 - 0.5 g of the product of the
reaction of palm oil with 15~ by wt. of propylene o~lde
per litre of rinsing liquor were tested in comparison with
:, '. , ~
,:
:, ' . :'
2~9~7 o.z. ~656
towels that had not been treated with a ~oftener. The
result i~ summarised in Table 3.
Table 3~
_ ~
¦Concentration [g/l] Triangle te~t Sample no.
0.2 1 : 0 a 5 9
0.3 ~ : 5 : ~ 10
0.4 0 : 6 : 0 1l
0.5 0 . 6 : 0 12
Upward~ of a concentration of 0.~ g/l of the te~t
substance, a ~ignificant di~ference in the softness in
favour of the towels treated with the test substance can
thus be e~tablished in comparison with untreated towels.
Example 4
Towel~ treated with ~i~ture~ of the product of the
reaction of lard oil with 15~ by wt~ of propylene oxide
with a customary qua~e~nised fatty acid e~ter oi
~ri~thanolamine (e~terquat, STEPANTEX VR 85, Stepan) of
varying ~omposition ~constant total concentratlon: 0.35 g
per litre of rinsing liquor) were tested in comparison
with towelR that had been txeated only with th2 customary
esterquat (constant concentration: likewise 0.35 g per
: 25 litre of rinsing li~uor), The re~ult i~ summarised in
Table 4.
Table 4 t
~ - -- . , .. .,, ~ l
Mixing ratio (~ by wt.)
30 Test Triangle Sample
~ub~ taDce Esterquat test no.
0 100 0 : 0 : 6 13
0 : 0 : 6 14
0 : 0 : 6 1
0 : 1 : 5 16
0 : 1 : 5 17
. . . ~ , - - -. _
:- . ,
." ~. ,, ' " :: . , .:
, , ,:, . ;: . ,
,,
, . . ..
2 0 Q~ 0 7 7
O.Z. 4656
It i~, ther~fore, pos~ible to limit the amount of
esterquat to 30% by wt. without los~ of soft feel, and to
make up the deficient amount with the test sub0tance (see
sample no. 17).
Example Ss
Towels treated with mi~tures of the product of the
reaction of ~kin fat with 15 % by wt. of propylene o~lde
with a customary esterquat o~ ~arying compo~ition
(con3tant total concentration. 0.35 g per litre of rinsing
liquor) were tested in comparison with towel~ that had
been treated only with the customary e~terquat (con~tant
concentration; likewise 0.35 g per litre of rin~lng
liquor). The result i8 summarised in Table 5.
Table 5
_ . z~. ~ .
Mixing ratLo (~ by wt.)
Test Triangle 5ample
: substance Esterquat test no.
2 0 _ . 10 0 0 1) a 6 18
0 2 4 19
41D 60 0 1 s 5 2~
4() 1 0 5 21
~ . -- 2 0 4 22
The result i~ ~imilar to that o~ Ex~mple 4 (~ee sample no.
; 21).
Example 6:
Towela treated with mi~tures of the product of the
reac~ion of ~kin fat with 15% by wt. o~ propylene oxide
with a customa~y softener 1 containing the ditallo~ fatt~
acid ester of 2,3-dihydro~ypropyl-1-trimethylammon~um
chloride (ROBIJN softener, Unilever), of varying
composition (con~tant total concentration: 0.35 g per
litre of rlnsing liquor) were te~ted in compari~on wi~h
towels that had been treated only with 1 (constant
concentration: likewise 0.35 g per litr~ o~ rinsing
. ., . . : ;: ~
- .~" . '' ,' ' ' ~'':
. ,. ;
' ' ~ , , : : . ~ :
. , .
. .
2 ~ 7 7
11 O. Z . 4656
liquor). The re~ult i8 sununarised in Table 6.
Tahle 6-
~ .,.. = ~
Mixing ratio (% by ~t. )
Test ~riangle Sample
sub4tance 1 test no .
_ _ .
0 100 0 : 0 s 6 23
1 : 0 s 5 24
~ 0 : 5 : 1 25
0 : 5 s 1 26
0 : 0 s 6 27
.~ . - __ ~ .
With the aid of the tast ~ubstance it i~ even po sible to
significantly improve the ~oftening properties i~ 40 to
60~ by wt. of the test substance are added to 1 (~ee
sample nos. 25 and 26). If a test ~ub~tance~l (4:1)
mixture is used, the softening propertie~ are the same as
those of pure 1 ~see ~ample no. 27~.
Example 7:
Towels treated with mi2ture~ of the product of the
reaction of palm oil with 15% by wt. of propylene o~ide
with a cu~tomary ~oftener 1 containing the ditall~w fa~ty
acid e8ter of 2,3~dihydro~ypropyl-1-trLme~hylammoni~
chloride, of varying composition (const~nt total
concentration: 0.35 g per litre of rinsing liquor) were
te~ted in comparl~on with towels that had been treated
only with 1 tconstant concentration: likewi6e 0.~5 g per
litre of rin~ing liquor). The result i~ ~ummarised in
Table 7.
: . , ",
:: . ::
., '
.
2 ~ 0 '7 ~
12 O.Z. 4656
Table 7~
. ~ -~ ~
Mixing ratio (% by wt.~
Te~t Triangle Sample
substance 1 test no.
_ . ...
O 100 O s O s 6 28
2 : 1 : 3 29
1 : O s 5 30
~0 1 : 1 : 4 31
_ . . _ _ ~ 4 32
The result is similar to that of Example 4 (see ~ample no.
32).
: Example ~s
Towel~ treated with mi~ure~ of the product of the
reaction of skin fat with 15~ by ~t. of propylene o~ide
with l-met~yl-2-~lkyl-3-alkylamido-ethylLmida~olin~um
methosulphate 2 (MARLOSOFT IQ 90, H~l~) of varying
composition (con~tant total concentration: 0,35 g per
litre of rin~ing liquor) were testPd in compari~on wlth
tow918 that had been treated only with 2 (con~tant
concentration: 0.35 g per litre of rin~ing liquor). The
: result i8 summar$sed in Table 8.
~able 8s
, . .~ . ._ ~
Mlxing ratio (% by wt.~
Test Triangle Sample
substance 2 te~t . no.
. .. . __ _ _ _ _ _ .,
O 100 O : O : 6 33
30 20 80 O : 1 : 5 34
O : 4 : 2 35
O s 2 : 4 36
~0 1 : 1 : 4 37
-- -- ~ . ~K=~ ___
The test substance can be mixed with 2 ln all the mixtures
examined, the soft feal of the treated towels not being
impaired, and even improving in some caseR (Ree sample
- "
. . : .
, . . . . ...
,
~0~3~n77
13 O.Z. 4656
nos. 34 - 36).
Example 9:
Towel~ treated with mixtures of the product of the
reaction of skin fat with 15~ by wt. o~ propylene o~ide
with a cu~tomary ~oftener 3 containing the protonated 2-
alkyl-3-o~oacylalkyl-ethylimidazoline salt of acstic acid
or lactic acid (LENOR, Procter & Gamble), of varying
compo~ition (constant total concentrationt 0.35 g per
litre of rin3ing liquor) were tested in compari~on with
towel~ that had been treated only with 3 ( constant
concentration: likewi~e 0.35 g per litre of rinsing
liquor~. ~he re~ult 1~ summarised in Table 9.
: 15 Table ~. -
.... ~ .. _ _ . . ~
: Mixing ratio (% by wt.)
Te~t Triangle Sample
: substance ~ te~t no.
: 0 100 0 : 0 ~ 6 38
0 . 1 : 5 39
~0 60 0 : 1 s 5 40
1 ~ 0 ~ 5 41
: 80 20 1 : 0 : 5 42
~ ~ - ~ ~
The test ~ubstance can be mixed with 3 in all tha ratio~
~xamined, the ~oft feel of the treated towels remaining
the sa~e.
Example 10:
Towels treated with ~istures of the product of the
reaction of palm oil with 15~ by wt. of propyl~e o~ide
with the came fioftener 3 as in Example 9 of varying
composition ~constant total concentrations 0.35 g per
litre of rinsing liquor) were tested in compari~on with
towels that had been treated only with 3 (constant
: conaentrations likewise 0.35 g per litre of rinsing
liquor)~ ~he result i8 ~ummarised in Table 10~
:' ' ' ' ~ 'I , ',., ,, ' , ~
, , ,~ ,: : ,:
:: ,,
:: ,: ,, : ,
.:: . ;:
,, ,
: ` ~ .. ......
21~49 ~ O.Z. 4656
Table lOs
I ~ ~ __ ~
Mixing ratio (~ by wt.~
Test ~rriangle Sample
~ubstance 3 test no.
__ _ .. . _ _ . , _ _
0 100 0 s 0 : 6 43
1 s 1 ~ 4 44
1 ~ 1 : 4 45
~0 ~0 1 : 1 ~ 4 46
_ . _ _ _ _ 0 ~ 1 : 5 47
1~
It i8, therefore, pos~ible to limit the amount of 3 to
30 % by wt. withou~ 108~ of the soft feel, and to make up
:~: the deficient amount with the test ~ubstance ~see sample
no. 47).
Examination of the rew*tt n~ prop~rty
In accordance with DIN 53 924 (ri~e in height method),
rewetting te~ts were carri~d out in a simplified form on
; terry fabricO To this end, terry towels were treated with
the test substances in accordance with the method
described in the section "Description of the softening
ef fec~ test method" . After drying, strips 30 cm long and
8 cm wide were cut (in a crosswise direction) and
suspended vertically ~n a beaker filled with 500 ml of
25 deionised water. The depth of immer~ion of tha fabric wa~
1 cm.
In order to make the rise in height more discernible,
0.5 g of K2CrO~ was added to the water. The immer~ion time
was 5 minutes in each case. The water wa~ then removed
and the ris2 in height reached was m~a~ured. The rise in
height that followed without further addition of water wa~
mea~ured after 65 minutes.
The rise~ in height ascertained in respect of the terry
fabric treated with samples 1 - 47 from Example~ 1 - 10
are listed in Table 11. They are means of double
determinations.
.
- . .
, . : ;
~ , . , , , ~.
77 o.z. 4656
Table_11 s Rise~ in height found for terry fabric treated
with ~ample~ 1 - 47 from Examples 1 - 10.
I . .. . _
Example no. Sample no. ri~e in height [Cml
_ _ after 5 min. after 65 min.
1 O ample 10 . 2 18 . 5
. __
1 1 10.4 18.9
. . .. . _ .. . __ _____
1 2 10 . 0 18 .5
1_ _ . _ 17.2---
1 4 9.S 17.8
~ - ! --. _ ___ _ = __ _ __ _
2 5 10 . 4 19 .5
, .. . ~ , ~ ~ .
2 6 8 . 8 16 . 5
- . . _ _ ~I
2 7 9.5 16.3
~ _ . ..... ~ . . _ _ _
2 ~ îQ.5 17.8
~ ~ _~ _ . . _.- - . .
3 9 10.3 18.4
_ . . . -----~i
3 10 8.9 1~.0
3 11 9.0 15.9
: ~ ~ _ __ I_____~
3 12 8.9 15.1
. --,- --.-----,,. ~_ ~ _,, _
~: 4 13* 6.9 1~.2
_ _
4 - 14 6 . 2 _ 11 1
~ 15 6.4 12.1
.. __ _ - . .__ .
4 16 6 . 8 12 . 2
.... _ . __ . _
4 17 8.0 14.0
~ . ~ ~ - . ~, --~ ~.-.--=--_
* Comparatlve example
~5
,
~ ' . i ' . .
.i . ., :,
~al~6~77 -Z- 4656
~ .. _, _.
Example no . Sample no . rise in heigh~ [ cm ]
after 5 min. after 65 min.
. ..-- _
5. 18* 6.9 12.2
19 5 . 7 10 . ~
S 20 6.4 11.3
I _ .. .__ .. ___ .. __
1 5 21 6.612.3
._ ___ _ ~ . .__ _
22 7.5 14.0
- --_
6 23* d~.8 8.6
I . ,. _ . . ...... . .__. . _ _
6 24 6.3 11.3
I . _ . . .__ . ._ _._
1 6 ~5 5.3 10.3
. . . _ ~__
1 6 ~6 ~.5 10,7 l
~ .. _ _ ... . _
6 277.0 12.2
~ =~= _= =_~
7 28* 4.8 8 6
7 _ ~ 29__ _5 09 ~ 5 __
7 305.1 9.1
. _ . _ ~--
7 314.2 lO.S
I _ . ... ~
7 325.5 ll.q
=~ __ _~ ~_
8 33~ 6.0 10.0
I _. ... _ .. _ -- ___ . _ _~. _
8 34 6.0 11.1
_ .. _ _ --~
B 35 7 .1 13 . 3
.. . . _ _ _
8 36 i.4 13.5
.. .. _ - ... i.. __ . 11
8 37 ~.7 15.5
- _ __ ~_ .. ~ ~_.-------:~:=5C
~ Comparative example
. ~ , "
,: ,. - , , : ,:,, ~ , , , , :
:.;: : ,
: , ,,~', ., ': ., " :
:, . .
.. . ..
2 ~ ~ ~ 0 7 ~
17 O.Z. 4656
_ _ _ _ . ._ . . _.
Example no. Sample no. ri~e in height [cm]
after 5 min. after 65 min.
. _ _ . _ ,. .__ I
9_ __ 38* 3.9 _5 3
9 39 4.2 5.5
. . _. _____ T _r . . ________ ~
: g 40 4.~ 8.0
_ . - . _ _, ___ _
9 _ 41 ~ _ 6.3 _ _ _ 11.5
9 42 6.8 11.9
__ _ _ -- -=--=
43* 3.g 5.3
: 10 44 4.7 _
. _ _ . . . .. ___ . I
:~ _ ~ _ 45 ~_ 6.4
1~ 46 4.9 9.3
47 5.2 8.8
_ ; . . _ . ,_ , . . . .
*Compara~lve example
Explanation of the ri e in height re~ults:
In order to be able to clas~ify the test re~ults better,
the ri~es in height found for the 0 ~ample (terry fabric,
treated only with the commercial heavy duty deterqent
(PERSIL, Henkel) after 5 min.: 10.2 cm, after 65 min.:
: 18.5 cm) should be compared flr~t with those of ~ample
no~. 13 and 18 (treated wlth pure e~terquat, after 5 min.:
-~ 6.9 cm, after 65 min.s 12.2 cm), 23 and 28 ~treated with
pure 1, after 5 min.: 4.8 cm, af~er 65 min. 8.6 cm), 33
~treated with pure 2, after 5 min.: 6.0 cm, after S5 min.:
lO.0 cm) and 38 and 43 (treated with pure 3, after 5 min.:
3.9 cm, after 65 min.: 5.3 cm~. It can clearly be seen
that all the cationic nitrogen-containing fabric softener
active ingredient component~ or their ready-for-use
formulations examined cau~e ~ignificantly lower rises in
heiyh~ compaxed with the 0 ahmple, which i~ equivalent to
a greatly reduced rewetting capacity. ~he alkoxylated
natural fat~, oils and mixtures thereof with free fatty
acids, mo~o- and/or diglycerides do thi~ to a vary small
:
. ' ' , , .,'',,, ~ .~,:
- .. .
" ,.~ '"' ' :.
18 O.Z. 4656
extent, or not at all, at a similar u~e concentration of
0.3 or 0.4 g per litre of rinslng liquor, a~ ~mple no~.
2, 3, 6, 7, 10 and 11 show by way of example. Terry
fabric traated with alko~ylated natural fats, oils and
mixtures thereof with free fatty acids, mono- and/or
diglycerides thus exhibit~ an excellent rewetting
capacity. If the alkoxylated natural fat-~, oil~ and
mixtures thereof with Pree fatty acid3, mono- and/or
diglycer1des are used in mixture with the abovementioned
cationic nitrogen-containing fabric softener active
ingredien~ components or the ready-for-u~e formulati~ns
thereof, the following i~ found, taking the rises in
height after 5 and 65 minutes into account: none of the
mixtures rerommended in ~xample~ 1 - 10 causes a reductlon
in the rises in height in comparison with ~he corre~-
ponding cationic ~ubstance6. There i~ frequently even a
substantial increase.
.
;- , - , ,. ~
.: : .. ~, : .
