Abstract: A zwitterionic polyetherpolyamine comprising a linear or branched polyetherpolyamine backbone having 2 to 10 tertiary amino nitrogen atoms and a molecular weight of from 100 to 800, at least one tertiary amine end group of the polyetherpolyamine backbone contains two groups having the formula wherein A means an ethylene oxide unit, a propylene oxide unit, a unit of butylene oxides and a tetrahydrofuran unit, n is a number of from 1 to 50, X is an anionic group, with the proviso that in formula II one X may also be hydrogen and M is hydrogen, alkali metal or ammonium, or contains one group of formula I or II and one group selected from radicals consisting of C1- to C22-alkyl and C7- to c22-aralkyl, the meaning of A and n is the same as in formula I or II, said zwitterionic polyetherpolyamine having a molecular weight up to 9,000 and optionally containing up to 100% of the nitrogen atoms quaternized, and a process for the production of zwitterionic polyetherpolyamines by

Abstract: A zwitterionic polyamine comprising a linear or branched hydrophobic polyamine backbone having 2 to 10 tertiary amino nitrogen atoms and a spacer between two tertiary nitrogen atoms wherein the spacer is, for example selected from C8-C16-alkylene, C5-C15-cyloalkylene, wherein in formula (IV) R═C1- to C22-alkyl or C7-C22-aralkyl and n=3 to 6, at least one tertiary amine end group of the polyamine backbone contains two groups having formula (V) or (VI), wherein A means an ethylene oxide unit, a propylene oxide unit, a unit of butylene oxides and a tetrahydrofuran unit, n is a number of from 1 to 50, X is an anionic group such as —SO3M, with the proviso that in formula (VI) one X may also be hydrogen and M is hydrogen, alkai metal or ammonium, or contains one group of formula (V) or (VI) and one group selected from radicals consisting of formula (VII), C1- to C22-alkyl and C7-C22-aralkyl the meaning of A and n is the same as in formula (V) or (VI), said zwitterionic polyetherpolyamine having a

Abstract: The present invention relates to hydrophobically modified polyamines and laundry detergent compositions which comprise said polyamines, said compositions comprising:

Abstract: Improved cleaning and/or bleaching compositions including fabric laundry and bleaching compositions, automatic dishwashing compositions, hard surface cleaners, bleach additives and the like, suitable for domestic use, comprising improved bleach activators having particular alpha-modified lactam leaving groups leading to improved in-use performance of bleaching agents such as perborate even under wash conditions less alkaline than those typically encountered or when hydrogen peroxide source is at low levels in a cleaning operation. A preferred class of activators are N-acyl-3-morpholinone compounds with benzoyl being a preferred acyl group and N-Benzoyl-3-oxomorpholine being a highly preferred activator.

Abstract: Improved soil release agents for granular laundry detergents, typically used at levels as low as about 1% of a fully-formulated anionic surfactant-containing granular detergent, are reaction products of transesterifying and oligomerizing mixtures of monomers having the functions MO.sub.3 SC.sub.6 H.sub.4 C(O)--, M'O.sub.3 SC.sub.6 H.sub.3 {C(O)O--}.sub.2, --(O)CC.sub.6 H.sub.4 C(O)-- and --OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O-- wherein M and M' are independently selected from lithium, potassium and sodium, more preferably sodium; said mixtures having mole ratio of MO.sub.3 SC.sub.6 H.sub.4 C(O)-- to --(O)CC.sub.6 H.sub.4 C(O)-- of from about 0.2:1 to about 1.4:1, mole ratio of MO.sub.3 SC.sub.6 H.sub.4 C(O)-- to M'O.sub.3 SC.sub.6 H.sub.3 {C(O)O--}.sub.2 of from about 0.67:1 to about 20:1 and mole ratio of MO.sub.3 SC.sub.6 H.sub.4 C(O)-- to --OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O-- of from about 0.007:1 to about 0.51:1 and being substantially free from monomers of formula HOROH wherein R is propylene or higher alkyl.

Abstract: Cleaning and soil dispersing compositions comprising ethoxylated/propoxylated polyalkyleneamine polymers are provided. Thus, detergent compositions which comprise ethoxylated/propoxylated polyalkyleneamine polymers, such as poly(ethyleneimine) with a degree of ethoxylation of 1.0, provide soil dispersing performance in the wash liquor and whitening and/or cleaning benefits to fabrics, hard-surfaces, or dishware.

Abstract: Bleaching compositions, laundry and automatic dishwashing detergent compositions comprising multiple-substituted bleach activators which have at least one quaternary nitrogen atom,, are provided. More specifically, the invention relates to compositions which provide enhanced cleaning/bleaching benefits though the selection of multiple-substituted quaternary bleach activators having specific leaving groups with a conjugate acid aqueous pK.sub.a above 13 and with advantageous ratios of rate of perhydrolysis to rate of hydrolysis and of rate of perhydrolysis to rate of diacylperoxide production. Included are preferred activator compounds and methods for washing fabrics, hard surfaces, and tableware using the activators.

Abstract: Bleaching compositions, laundry and automatic dishwashing detergent compositions comprising multiple-substituted bleach activators which have at least one quaternary nitrogen atom, are provided. More specifically, the invention relates to compositions which provide enhanced cleaning/bleaching benefits though the selection of multiple-substituted quaternary bleach activators having specific leaving groups with a conjugate acid aqueous pK.sub.a above 13 and with advantageous ratios of rate of perhydrolysis to rate of hydrolysis and of rate of perhydrolysis to rate of diacylperoxide production. Included are preferred activator compounds and methods for washing fabrics, hard surfaces, and tableware using the activators.

Abstract: Bleaching compositions, laundry and automatic dishwashing detergent compositions comprising multiple-substituted bleach activators which have at least one quaternary nitrogen atom, are provided. More specifically, the invention relates to compositions which provide enhanced cleaning/bleaching benefits though the selection of multiple-substituted quaternary bleach activators having specific leaving groups with a conjugate acid aqueous pK.sub.a above 13 and with advantageous ratios of rate of perhydrolysis to rate of hydrolysis and of rate of perhydrolysis to rate of diacylperoxide production. Included are preferred activator compounds and methods for washing fabrics, hard surfaces, and tableware using the activators.

Abstract: Anionic sulfonated poly-ethoxy/propoxy, especially modified isethionate, end-capped esters useful as soil release agents in detergent compositions are presented. The terephthalate esters are homogeneously integrated with one or more crystallization-reducing stabilizers.

Abstract: Rinse-added fabric conditioning compositions containing cationic soil release polymers are much more effective than similar compositions containing nonionic soil release polymers for soil release. Most of the cationic soil release polymers are new compounds comprising a hydrophobic alkylene oxide/terephthalate portion which has a low molecular weight and at least a single cationic charge under use conditions.

Abstract: Disclosed is a detergent composition containing one or more anionic surfactants and one or more soil release agents characterized by the presence of an anionic surfactant-interactive nonionic hydrophile and/or an anionic surfactant-interactive hydrophobic moiety, or both, and a soil release agent-enhancing amount of a polyhydroxy fatty acid amide surfactant of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is H, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 hydrocarbyl, 2-hydroxy ethyl, 2-hydroxy propyl, or a mixture thereof, R.sub.2 is C.sub.5 -C.sub.31 hydrocarbyl, and Z is a polyhydroxylhydrocarbyl having a linear hydrocarbyl chain with at least 3 hydroxyls directly connected to the chain, or an alkoxylated derivative thereof.

Abstract: Anionic, sulfobenzoyl end-capped esters useful as soil release agents in granular detergent compositions. The terephthalate esters contain oxyethyleneoxy and oxy-1,2-propyleneoxy units, and are substantially amorphous in form.

Abstract: The synthesis of polyhydroxy fatty acid amide surfactants exemplified by the compound C.sub.11 H.sub.23 C(O)N(CH.sub.3)CH.sub.2 [CHOH].sub.4 CH.sub.2 OH by reacting a fatty acid ester with an N-alkyl sugar amine can result in contamination of the product surfactant by residual sources of fatty acids. These residual fatty acids may be unacceptable in high sudsing detergent compositions, such as dishwashing liquids, especially with Ca or Mg cations. The process of this invention reacts such contaminants with alkyl amines or, especially, ethanolamine, to convert them into fatty alkyl- or alkanolamides, which are quite acceptable in fully-formulated detergent compositions for home or industrial use.

Abstract: Anionic, sulfobenzoyl end-capped esters useful as soil release agents in granular detergent compositions. The terephthalate esters contain oxyethyleneoxy and oxy-1,2-propyleneoxy units, and are substantially amorphous in form.

Abstract: Anionic, especially sulfoaroyl, NaO.sub.3 S(C.sub.6 H.sub.4) C(O)--preferred, end-capped esters useful as soil release agents in detergent compositions and fabric-conditioner articles. The terephthalate esters contain unsymmetrically substituted oxy-1,2-alkyleneoxy units (oxy-1,2-propyleneoxy units preferred).

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel soil release agents, which are particular sulfonated linear terephthalate ester oligomers (S.T.E. oligomers). The S.T.E. oligomers are especially suitable for formulation into laundry products such as laundry detergents or fabric conditioners. Thus formulated, they provide effective soil release treatments for fabrics laundered in the home. The S.T.E. oligomers can be made by radical-initiated sulfonation of an allyl end-capped oligomeric ester precursor, and in the preferred embodiments, comprise a high proportion of disulfonate or sulfinate-sulfonate end-capping groups.

Abstract: Rinse-added fabric conditioning compositions containing cationic soil release polymers are much more effective than similar compositions containing nonionic soil release polymers for soil release. Most of the cationic soil release polymers are new compounds comprising a hydrophobic alkylene oxide/terephthalate portion which has a low molecular weight and at least a single cationic charge under use conditions.

Abstract: Anionic, especially sulfoaroyl, NaO.sub.3 S(C.sub.6 H.sub.4)C(O)- preferred, end-capped esters useful as soil release agents in detergent compositions and fabric-conditioner articles. The terephthalate esters contain unsymmetrically substituted oxy-1,2-alkyleneoxy units (oxy-1,2-propyleneoxy units preferred).

Abstract: Novel peroxyacids of the formula: ##STR1## wherein X is an alkylene group selected from propylene and butylene, R is alkyl containing from 4 to 12 carbon atoms, benzyl or phenyl and m is 1 or 2. The compounds are useful as disinfectants and fabric bleaches.