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Mixtures of fluorescent whitening agents

US7497971B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 1, 2003
Grant dateMar 3, 2009
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Expiry dateJan 3, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD06L4/65
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mixture of fluorescent whitening agents comprising 11 to 20% by weight of a compound of formula (1), and 80 to 89% by weight of a compound of formula (2), wherein R1 denotes hydrogen, C1-C6alkyl, C5-C14aryl or C6-C24aralkyl and X is a bivalent radical of formula (3), (4) or (5) compositions containing the mixture and the use of the compositions for whitening synthetic fibers, in particular, polyester.

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