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Fabric conditioning compositions containing phthalocyanine substituted with quaternary ammonium group-containing sulphonamide photoactivator

US4368053A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 20, 1981
Grant dateJan 11, 1983
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Expiry dateFeb 20, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD06L4/686
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention discloses fabric conditioning compositions which contain, as bleach photoactivator, an aluminium or zinc phthalocyanine which is substituted by cationic water-solubilizing groups, and also cationic fabric conditioners such as cationic surfactants, softeners, antistatic agents, fluorescent whitening agents and/or microbicides. The invention also provides a method of washing, rinsing and bleaching fabrics utilizing the compositions of the invention, as well as novel aluminium and zinc phthalocyanines which contain quaternary ammonium groups and ternary sulfonium groups as substituents.

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