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US 12,600,924 B2Granted
Non-cationic softeners and methods of use
AssigneeEcolab USA Inc.
InventorsAshish Dhawan, Yiqing Chen, Carter M. Silvernail, Lee Monsrud, Gary Samuel Furman, Jr., Marisa Alves Da Rocha
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Abstract
A composition comprising a non-cationic amine epoxide adduct is disclosed, along with methods of making the same. Use of a composition comprising a non-cationic amine epoxide adduct on textiles and paper, particularly woven textiles, tissues, and nonwoven textiles to soften the textiles and paper, along with methods of using a non-cationic amine epoxide adduct to treat a target, are also disclosed.
Claims21
A softened product comprising:
- an amine epoxide adduct compound according to the formula:
- wherein R is an alkyl group or a —(CH2)k O-alkyl, and wherein k is an integer between 1-10 and n is an integer of between 1-1000;
- a processing aid comprising a non-deliquescent material;
- and
- a textile;
- and
- wherein the softened product is free of quaternary ammonium compounds, and
- wherein the amine epoxide adduct compound adheres to the textile.
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A method of softening a product comprising:
- contacting a first reagent comprising an amine and a second reagent comprising an epoxide to generate an amine epoxide adduct compound according to the formula:
- wherein R is an alkyl group or a —(CH2)k O-alkyl, and wherein k is an integer between 1-10 and wherein n is an integer of between 1-1000;
- forming a mixture comprising the amine epoxide adduct compound and a processing aid comprising a non-deliquescent material;
- and
- wherein the mixture is free of quaternary ammonium compounds;
- and
- contacting the mixture with a product comprising a textile, wherein the amine epoxide adduct compound adheres to the textile.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.