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US 5,858,281 AGranted
Textile treatment processes and compositions therefor
AssigneeClariant Finance (BVI) Limited
InventorsSamuel G. Dellinger, Jr., Robert V. Casciani
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Abstract
New compositions are provided which comprise a substituted phenoxypoly(ethyleneoxy)ethanol, particularly an ethoxylated alkylphenol, and a sulfosuccinate, particularly a dialkyl sulfosuccinate, and new processes are provided wherein said compositions are used to improve the ability of an aqueous liquid to wet a textile material.
Claims13
A composition comprising a mixture of a compound of formula (I) ##STR3## or mixture thereof, wherein R.sub.1 is an aliphatic or alicyclic hydrocarbon group containing 6 to 12 carbon atoms,
- R.sub.2 is hydrogen or an aliphatic or alicyclic hydrocarbon group containing up to 12 carbon atoms and
- n is a number such that the group (--C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O--).sub.n comprises 35 to 90% of the molecular weight of the compound of formula (I)
- and a compound of formula (II) ##STR4## or mixture thereof, wherein each R is, independently, an aliphatic or alicyclic hydrocarbon group containing 5 to 13 carbon atoms and
- X is hydrogen, ammonium or an alkali metal cation,
- and wherein the compounds of formula (I) and formula (II), respectively, are present in a weight ratio in the range 3:1 to 12:1.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.