Low-foaming detergents or cleaning formulations

US5753606A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien · DE

Inventors

• Udo Hees · Mayen, DE
• Eva Kiewert · Goldkronach, DE
• Ansgar Behler · Bottrop, DE
• Astrid Haferkamp · Monheim, DE
• Kerstin Link · Viersen, DE
• Amerigo PASTURA · Witten, DE
• Nada Volf · Goldkronach, DE
• Guenther Vogt · Tönisvorst, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 4, 1996
• Grant date: May 19, 1998
• Expiry date: Mar 4, 2016

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C11D1/74
• WIPO field: Basic materials chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A water-containing detergent or cleaning composition comprising PA1 A) at least one alkyl polyglycosides corresponding to the formula R.sup.1 --O--(Z).sub.x (I), where R.sup.1 is a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated alkyl group containing 8 to 18 carbon atoms, Z is a sugar unit, and x is an integer of 1 to 10; and PA1 B) at least one fatty acid alkyl ester alkoxylate of the formula R.sup.2 CO.sub.2 --(AO).sub.y --R.sup.3 (II), where R.sup.2 is a branched or linear, saturated or unsaturated alkyl group containing 5 to 21 carbon atoms, AO is a C.sub.2-4 alkylene oxide unit, y is a number of 1 to 30 and R.sup.3 is a linear or branched alkyl group containing 1 to 6 carbon atoms; and methods for using the above composition.