Abstract: The cleaning power of detergents when washing textiles was to be improved. This was accomplished mainly by using polyesters that are accessible from the dicarboxylic acid terephthalic acid and possibly isophthalic acid as well as ethylene glycol and polyethylene glycol having an average molar weights ranging from 2,000 g/mol to 8,000 g/mol.

Abstract: A surfactant composition comprising alkylarylsulfonate molecules wherein more than 30 wt. % of the alkylarylsulfonate molecules of the surfactant composition are species of the formula: [R—X—Ar(SO3)?]a[Mn+]b wherein: X is a linear acyclic aliphatic hydrocarbyl chain; R is bound to a non-terminal carbon atom of X and is selected from H and C1 to C3 alkyl groups; X and R together have 10 or less carbon atoms, preferably 9 or 10 carbon atoms, most preferably 10 carbon atoms; Ar is an aromatic group; M is a cation or cation mixture, n is selected from 1, 2 and 3; and a and b are selected such that the alkylarylsulfonate molecule is electroneutral.

Abstract: A surfactant composition comprising alkylarylsulfonate molecules wherein more than 30 wt. % of the alkylarylsulfonate molecules of the surfactant composition are species of the formula: [R—X—Ar(SO3)?]a[Mn+]b wherein: X is a linear acyclic aliphatic hydrocarbyl chain; R is bound to a non-terminal carbon atom of X and is selected from H and C1 to C3 alkyl groups; X and R together have 10 or less carbon atoms, preferably 9 or 10 carbon atoms, most preferably 10 carbon atoms; Ar is an aromatic group; M is a cation or cation mixture, n is selected from 1, 2 and 3; and a and b are selected such that the alkylarylsulfonate molecule is electroneutral.

Abstract: The present invention relates to low foaming non-ionic surfactants being alcohol alkoxylates comprising at least two different oxyalkylene-groups derivable from a mixture of linear an branched alcohols and their use

Abstract: The invention relates to amphiphilic, non-ionic oligoesters that are free-flowing at an ambient temperature. Said oligoesters are produced by reacting dicarboxylic acid compounds, polyol compounds of water-soluble alkylene oxide addition products and optionally diol compounds. The invention also relates to detergent formulations and concentrates containing the aforementioned oligoesters and the use of oligoesters as additives in detergents, in particular for cleaning hard surfaces.

Abstract: The invention relates to amphiphilic, non-ionic oligoesters that are free-flowing at an ambient temperature. Said oligoesters are produced by reacting dicarboxylic acid compounds, polyol compounds of water-soluble alkylene oxide addition products and optionally diol compounds. The invention also relates to detergent formulations and concentrates containing the aforementioned oligoesters and the use of oligoesters as additives in detergents, in particular for cleaning hard surfaces.

Abstract: Water-softening formulations which comprise:(a) a biodegradable copolymer;(b) an inorganic water-softening silicate; and, optionally,(c) another inorganic salt;(d) a dispersing and complexing agent; and(e) a surfactant and also additional customary additives have improved biodegradability.

Abstract: The present invention relates to detergent formulations which contain(a) 3 to 70% by weight of one or more surfactants;(b) 1 to 60% by weight of a readily biodegradable copolymer which comprises monomer units obtained from(A) monoethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic acids, anhydrides, salts thereof or mixtures thereof,(B) monoethylenically unsaturated monocarboxylic acids, salts thereof or mixtures thereof,(C) monounsaturated monomers which aqueous polymerization, after hydrolysis or saponification, give monomer units which have one or more free hydroxyl groups on a carbon chain of the copolymer, and(D) 0 to 15% by weight of one or more further monomers capable of free radical copolymerization;(c) 0 to 60% by weight of washing alkalis; and(d) 0 to 70% by weight of standardizing agents,and their use in inhibiting incrustation of textiles and in removing alkaline earth metals from textiles during laundering.