Textile softeners concentrates based on pentaerythritol or esters thereof containing quaternary and nonionic emulsifiers

US5854201A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien · DE

Inventors

• Ansgar Behler · Bottrop, DE
• Guenther Uphues · Monheim, DE
• Bernd Wahle · Kaarst, DE
• Peter Waltenberger · Hollig, DE
• Almud Folge · Langenfeld, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 10, 1997
• Grant date: Dec 29, 1998
• Expiry date: Jul 10, 2017

Classification

• Technology area (CPC D): Textiles; Paper
• CPC primary: D06M2200/50
• WIPO field: Basic materials chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to textile softener concentrates based on pentaerythritol and/or dipentaerythritol fatty acid partial esters. The dispersibility of such softener concentrates in cold water can be significantly improved by addition of a special emulsifier combination of quaternary ammonium compounds and nonionic compounds. The quaternary ammonium compounds are quaternized alkoxylated alkylamines and/or esterquats. Ethoxylated and/or propoxylated fatty acids or fatty acid esters and end-capped fatty alcohol polyglycol ethers are suitable nonionic emulsifiers.