RU2610439C2 - Self-emulsifiable polyolefin compositions - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: technological processes.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to self-emulsifiable polyolefin compositions, in particular, to self-emulsifiable polyisobutene compositions and use thereof. Emulsion contains from 5 to 90 wt% polyolefin, from 5 to 90 wt% polymeric emulsifier P_x and from 5 to 40 wt% surfactant S_x, wherein weight ratio of polyolefin to P_x and S_x ranges from 4:1 to 1:3 and weight ratio P_x to S_x is greater than 1.25. Furthermore, composition can additionally contain in amount of up to 40 wt% oil O_x, additive A_x – up to 10 wt% and water up to 8 wt%. Obtained composition can be emulsified in aqueous compositions and/or water without need for emulsification with high shear force or any other standard emulsification methods.

EFFECT: disclosed are self-emulsifiable polyolefin compositions.

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Description

The present invention relates to self-emulsifiable polyolefin compositions, in particular to self-emulsifiable polyisobutene compositions, and the use of these emulsions.

Polyolefins, and in particular polyisobutene (s), are useful ingredients for many industrial applications and contribute to improved touch properties when applied to surfaces such as hair or textiles. The polyisobutene composition mainly consists of first emulsified polyisobutene in an oil-in-water emulsion and then includes the emulsion in an aqueous composition, such as a hair or washing composition, in order to obtain benefits such as softening, hydrophobization, lubrication or adhesion . Polyisobutene emulsions are shown in PCT / EP2011 / 057586, which has not yet been published and which discloses an emulsion containing (a) polyolefins, such as polyisobutene, in an amount of from 2 to 75 wt. %, (b) Px polymers, which are copolymers of nonionic, anionic or pseudocationic monomers in an amount of from 0.05 to 40 wt. % and (c) water in an amount of from 10 to 97.95 wt. %

WO 2007/042454 A1 discloses the use of terpolymers of (a) maleic anhydride, (b) isobutylene and (c) polyisobutylene for the preparation of aqueous emulsions or dispersions of hydrophobic substances such as silicones.

WO 2007/014915 discloses aqueous dispersions containing (A) a polymer, such as polyisobutene and (B) an emulsifier obtained by polymerization of isobutylene, maleic anhydride and polyethylene glycol. This dispersion is used to treat leather or as an additive to building chemicals.

WO 2004/154216 discloses a copolymer comprising polyisobutene, maleic anhydride and polyalkylene glycols. These copolymers are used as emulsifiers for the preparation of oil-in-water emulsions and find their application, for example, in washing and cleaning compositions, in cosmetic or pharmaceutical fields.

However, the preparation of an emulsion as an ingredient in a composition has several disadvantages. First of all, emulsions must be obtained with stirring at high shear rates, which can be a complex process on an industrial scale and involves high energy costs. Secondly, unlike microemulsions, emulsions are not thermodynamically stable, and can undergo segregation during peeling / sedimentation, aggregation and coalescence (phase separation). Peeling is observed when the droplets of the emulsion have a density lower than the continuous phase. Such drops tend to accumulate at the upper level of the liquid with the formation of a layer enriched in drops of liquid. In contrast, droplets having a density higher than the density of the continuous phase tend to slide to the bottom of the liquid, forming a layer enriched in droplets of the emulsion. This effect is called sedimentation. While flaking and sedimentation are reversible processes, coalescence is an irreversible process where individual droplets of an emulsion migrate until finally two continuous phrases form. Peeling, sedimentation and coalescence must be avoided, at least during the period between the preparation of the emulsion and the incorporation of the emulsion into the intended composition. To ensure the stability of the emulsion before it is received, measures are necessary, such as temperature control, to avoid too high as well as too low temperatures, or delivery in mixed containers, which makes the chain of processes that ensure production output more complicated and also increases the cost.

By incorporating an emulsion, which already contains a large amount of water, into an aqueous composition, such as a hair or washing composition, the choice of ingredients and the overall concentration of the final composition are reduced by the originator.

The problem to be solved is to identify a polyolefin composition that has a water content that is as low as possible, or even better — absolutely without water, and which can be emulsified in aqueous compositions and / or water without the need for emulsification with high shear or any other standard emulsification methods. Ideally, the composition should be capable of self-emulsification only when mixed in water or an aqueous composition.

This goal is unexpectedly achieved using the composition according to any one of paragraphs 1-12. The use of such a composition according to paragraph 13 is an additional object of the present invention.

For the purposes of the present invention, the prefix (meth) before the compound means respectively an unsubstituted compound and / or a compound substituted with a methyl group. For example, “(meth) acrylic acid” means acrylic acid and / or methacrylic acid, (meth) acrylate means acrylate and / or methacrylate, (meth) acrylamide means acrylamide and / or methacrylamide.

Thus, the present invention relates to a self-emulsifiable composition comprising

a) polyolefin (s) in an amount of from 5 to 90 wt. %

b) a polymer emulsifier (s) P _x in an amount of from 5 to 90 wt. %

c) oil (a) O _x in an amount of from 0 to 40 wt. %

d) surfactant (a) S _x in an amount of from 0 to 40 wt. %

e) additive (s) A _x in an amount of from 0 to 10 wt. %

f) water in an amount of from 0 to 8 wt. %

based on the total weight of the composition,

where water is not a continuous phase of the composition,

where the mass ratio of polyolefin (s) to P _x and S _x is in the range from 4: 1 to 1: 3, and the mass ratio of P _X to S _{x is} above 1.25.

Self-emulsifiable composition may consist of components a) and b), in which case quantities are added up to 100 wt. % - such a composition relates to preferred embodiments of the present invention. The composition may also contain components a) and b), as well as additional components. Compositions in which, in addition to components a) and b) also contain components c) and / or d) and / or e), are one preferred embodiment of the present invention. The composition according to the present invention may also contain other components.

With respect to the amounts in which the corresponding compounds are present in the self-emulsifying composition, preferred ranges exist. Thus, the composition according to the present invention, where the components of the self-emulsifiable composition are independently present in amounts of:

a) polyolefin (s) in an amount of from 20 to 70 wt. %

b) a polymer emulsifier (s) P _x in an amount of from 10 to 50 wt. %

c) oil (a) O _x in an amount of from 0 to 40 wt. %

d) surfactant (a) S _x in an amount of from 0.1 to 30 wt. %

e) additive (s) A _x in an amount of from 0 to 10 wt. %

f) water in an amount of from 0 to 8 wt. %

based on the total weight of the composition,

where water is not a continuous phase of the composition,

where the mass ratio of polyolefin (s) to P _x and S _x is in the range from 4: 1 to 1: 3 and the mass ratio of P _X to S _{x is} above 1.25.

Even more preferred is a composition where the components of the self-emulsifying composition are independently present in amounts of:

a) polyolefin (s) in an amount of from 30 to 60 wt. %

b) a polymer emulsifier (s) P _x in an amount of from 20 to 45 wt. %

c) oil (a) O _x in an amount of from 0.1 to 30 wt. %

d) surfactant (a) S _x in an amount of from 0.5 to 25 wt. %

e) additive (s) A _x in an amount of from 0.1 to 10 wt. %

f) water in an amount of from 0 to 8 wt. %

based on the total weight of the composition,

where water is not a continuous phase of the composition,

where the mass ratio of polyolefin (s) to P _x and S _x is in the range from 4: 1 to 1: 3 and the mass ratio of P _X to S _{x is} above 1.25.

And most preferred is a composition where the components of the self-emulsifying composition are independently present in amounts of:

a) polyolefin (s) in an amount of from 40 to 50 wt. %

b) a polymer emulsifier (s) P _x in an amount of from 25 to 40 wt. %

c) oil (a) O _x in an amount of from 5 to 15 wt. %

d) surfactant (a) S _x in an amount of from 5 to 15 wt. %

e) additive (s) A _x in an amount of from 2 to 8 wt. %

f) water in an amount of from 0 to 8 wt. %

based on the total weight of the composition,

where water is not a continuous phase of the composition,

where the mass ratio of polyolefin (s) to P _x and S _x is in the range from 4: 1 to 1: 3 and the mass ratio of P _X to S _{x is} above 1.25.

In order to maximize the content of polyolefin (s), it is preferable to reduce the amount of other components in the emulsion. Therefore, other preferred emulsions are those that contain:

a) polyolefin (s) in an amount of from 35 to 55 wt. %

b) a polymer emulsifier (s) P _x in an amount of from 30 to 45 wt. %

c) oil (a) O _x in an amount of from 0.1 to 20 wt. %

d) surfactant (a) S _x in an amount of from 5 to 12 wt. %

e) additive (s) A _x in an amount of from 0 to 10 wt. %

based on the total weight of the composition,

where water is not a continuous phase of the composition,

where the mass ratio of polyolefin (s) to P _x and S _x is in the range from 4: 1 to 1: 3 and the mass ratio of P _X to S _{x is} above 1.25.

a) polyolefin (s) in an amount of from 50 to 65 wt. %

b) polymer (s) P _x in an amount of from 25 to 65 wt. %

c) oil (a) O _x in an amount of 0 wt. %

d) surfactant (a) S _x in an amount of from 5 to 12 wt. %

e) additive (s) A _x in an amount of 0 wt. %

based on the total weight of the composition,

where water is not a continuous phase of the composition,

where the mass ratio of polyolefin (s) to P _x and S _x is in the range from 4: 1 to 1: 3 and the mass ratio of P _X to S _{x is} above 1.25.

a) polyolefin (s) in an amount of from 5 to 20 wt. %

b) polymer (s) P _x in an amount of from 70 to 90 wt. %

c) oil (a) O _x in an amount of from 0 to 15 wt. %

d) surfactant (a) S _x in an amount of 0 wt. %

e) additive (s) A _x in an amount of 0.5 wt. %

based on the total weight of the composition,

where water is not a continuous phase of the composition,

where the mass ratio of polyolefin (s) to P _x and S _x is in the range from 4: 1 to 1: 3 and the mass ratio of P _X to S _{x is} above 1.25.

or

a) polyolefin (s) in an amount of from 40 to 60 wt. %

b) polymer (s) P _x in an amount of from 40 to 60 wt. %

c) oil (a) O _x in an amount of from 0 to 5 wt. %

d) surfactant (a) S _x in an amount of 0 wt. %

e) additive (s) A _x in an amount of from 0 to 8 wt. %

based on the total weight of the composition,

where water is not a continuous phase of the composition,

where the mass ratio of polyolefin (s) to P _x and S _x is in the range from 4: 1 to 1: 3 and the mass ratio of P _X to S _{x is} above 1.25.

In order to test whether water is or is not a continuous phase of the composition, a conductivity measurement is used, showing that the composition has a low conductivity in the range of pure polyolefin (s), oil (s) or surfactant (s), and not high conductivity like water .

The composition according to the present invention is self-emulsifiable, that is, when mixed with the aqueous phase, just mixing is required so that the composition forms an emulsion.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the self-emulsifying composition is a water-free composition. Water-free compositions are prepared without adding water. However, there may be residual amounts of water resulting from the water content in the feed. Self-emulsifying water-free compositions contain less than 2 wt. % water, preferably less than 1 wt. % water, even more preferably less than 0.5 wt. % water.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the self-emulsifying composition is a composition with a reduced water content. Compositions with a reduced water content are obtained by adding a reduced amount of water, in order to reduce the viscosity of the self-emulsifying composition, so that the total amount of water in the composition is in the range from 2 to 8 wt. %, preferably from 2 to 6 wt. %, even more preferably from 2 to 5 wt. %

Not only the quantity, but also the nature of the components of the composition according to the present invention can be selected in a preferred way.

In general, the polyolefin (s) as used in the present invention is / are a chemical compound (s) consisting of carbon and hydrogen atoms. The polyolefin (s) may be linear, such as polyethylene, or may have side chains, for example polypropylene having metal side chains, the side chains of which can be so long that comb-like structures are detected, or can be co- or terpolymers, for example, ethylene / propylene copolymer or ethane / propene / hexane terpolymer. Particularly preferably, when the polyolefin (s) is / are essentially homopolymers, that is, the degree of co- or thermonomer is below 10 wt. %, preferably below 5 wt. % based on the weight of the polymer. It is particularly preferred that the polymer (s) is / are homopolymers, i.e. they consist of only one type of monomer.

In particular, a composition where the polyolefin (s) a) is selected / selected from the group consisting of: polyethylene, polypropylene, polybutylene and polyisobutylene, is preferred. The composition may contain one or more polyolefins. An emulsion that contains only one polyolefin a) is preferred. A composition that contains only polyisobutylene as the polyolefin a) is particularly preferred. Polyolefins a) can be obtained by conventional techniques (Ullmannʹs Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, Polyolefins, Whiteley, Heggs, Koch, Mawer, Immel, Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim 2005). The preparation of polyisobutylene is described, for example, in WO 02/06359 and in WO 96/40808 even in more detail. The polyolefin (s) a) preferably has / have a molar mass (Mn) of at least 250 g / mol, preferably at least 350 g / mol, and more preferably at least 500 g / mol. The polyolefin (s) a) have a maximum molar mass Mn of 10,000 g / mol, preferably 5,000 g / mol and more preferably 2,500 g / mol. The most preferred molar mass range Mn of the polyolefins a) is from 550 to 2000 g / mol.

Also, the self-emulsifiable composition according to the present invention contains a polymer emulsifier (s) P _x , where P _X is selected / selected from the group consisting of

P ₁ ) polyisobutene derivatives, where P ₁ is polyisobutylene amine, polyisobutene succinic anhydride, a copolymer of polyisobutene succinic anhydride with a polyalkylene glycol, a copolymer of polyisobutene succinic anhydride with oligoamine or oligoamine alkoxylate.

Polyisobutene succinic acid is obtained by the internal reaction of succinic anhydride and polyisobutene, as described in DE-A 19519042, DE-A 4319671, DE-A 4319672 or H. Mach and P. Rath in "Lubrication Science II (1999), S. 175- 185. The preparation of polyisobutene and polyisobutene amine is described in EP 244616 and the references cited in this application Copolymers of polyisobutene succinic anhydride with polyalkylene glycol are described in WO 2007/014915. derivatives, polyisobutene The new portion has a molar mass (M _n ) of at least 250 g / mol, preferably at least 350 g / mol and more preferably at least 500 g / mol, and a maximum molar mass M _{n of} 10,000 g / mol, preferably 5000 g / mol and more preferably 2500 g / mol The most preferred range of M _{n of the} polyisobutene moiety is from 550 to 2000 g / mol.

Polymer P1 is preferably selected from the group consisting of polyisobutene derivatives, where P ₁ is polyisobutenamine, polyisobutene succinic anhydride, a copolymer of polyisobutene succinic anhydride and polyethylene glycol.

P ₂ ) polymer cationic emulsifiers, where P ₂ is the result of polymerization

A ₂ ) one or more cationic ethylenically unsaturated monomers (monomer A2)

B ₂ ) one or more linear or branched alkyl (meth) acrylates (monomer B2),

C ₂ ) from 0 to 30 wt. % of one or more C ₃ -C ₈ monoethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acids (C2 monomer),

Monomer A2 is a cationic monoethylenically unsaturated monomer that is at least partially soluble in the water of the reaction solvent, or in other monomers if water or solvent is not used. Suitable examples of monomer A are (3-acrylamidopropyl) -trimethylammonium chloride (APTAC), (3-methacrylamidopropyl) -trimethylammonium chloride (MAPTAC), dimethylaminopropyl acrylate methochloride, dimethylaminopropyl methacrylate methochloride, dialylamide diamide. Monomer A is preferably DADMAC.

Monomer B2 is a linear or branched alkyl (meth) acrylate, preferably C10-C30 alkyl (meth) acrylate, even more preferably C12-C20 alkyl (meth) acrylate. Suitable monomers B include linear and branched alkyl esters of (meth) acrylic acid such as octyl acrylate, dodecyl acrylate, lauryl acrylate, cetyl acrylate, octadecyl acrylate, isodecyl acrylate, 2-ethylhexyl acrylate. Monomer B is preferably lauryl acrylate (LA).

Monomer C2 is a C ₃ -C ₈ monoethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid. Suitable examples of monomer C include acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, crotonic acid, maleic acid, maleic anhydride, fumaric acid, itaconic acid and their alkali and metal salts. Monomer C is preferably acrylic acid (AA).

With respect to the amounts in which the corresponding monomers are present in the P ₂ polymer, preferred ranges exist. Thus, the polymer P _{x is} preferably a polymerization product

A2) from 60 to 95 wt. % monomer A2,

B2) from 5 to 45 wt. % monomer B2,

C2) from 0 to 30 wt. % monomer C2.

Even more preferred is the polymer P ₂ , which is a polymerization product:

A2) from 70 to 90 wt. % monomer A2,

B2) from 10 to 35 wt. % monomer B2,

C2) from 5 to 20 wt. % monomer C2.

Another preferred embodiment of the present invention is a polymer P ₂ , which is a polymerization product:

A2) from 70 to 90 wt. % monomer A2,

B2) from 10 to 35 wt. % monomer B2,

C2) 0 wt. % monomer C2.

Most preferably, the polymer P ₂ ) is a polymeric cationic emulsifier, where P ₂ is the result of polymerization

A2) diallyldimethyl ammonium chloride,

B2) one or more linear or branched alkyl (meth) acrylates,

C2) from 0 to 30 wt. % acrylic acid.

P ₃ ) are copolymers of polyalkylene (s) of formula 3

Where:

R * = H, CH ₃ ,

R = H, methyl,

Rʹ = H, methyl,

n = 1-200,

with monoethylenically unsaturated monomers.

With respect to copolymers of polyalkylene (s) of formula 3, preferred embodiments of the present invention exist. Thus, the polyalkylene (s) of formula 3 preferably consists of:

R * = R = Rʹ = CH _3ʹ

n = 1-200

In another embodiment of the present invention, the polyalkylene (s) of formula 3 preferably consists of:

R * = R = Rʹ = H

n = 1-200

The composition may contain one or more polymers of one or more groups P ₁ ), P ₂ ) and P ₃ ). If two or more polymers of the same group and / or different groups are present, they may be present in equal amounts or in different amounts.

Self-emulsifiable composition, where the oil (a) O _x is selected / selected from the group consisting of:

c1) mineral oils having a boiling point at atmospheric pressure of 150 ° C or higher,

c2) esters of C ₁₀ -C ₂₆ carboxylic acids and C ₈ -C ₂₄ alcohols; and

c3) silicone oils, forms a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Preferred O _x oil (a) are mineral oils available under the names light mineral oil, heavy mineral oils, liquid paraffin or medical oil, which are liquid at room temperature. One example is mineral oil, available from Sigma-Aldrich Chemie GmbH, Munich, under serial number 69808.

Particularly preferred oils are silicone oils. Preferred silicone contents are less than 5 wt. %, preferably less than 3 wt. %, even more preferably less than 1 wt. % Suitable silicone oils are, for example, linear polydimethylsiloxanes, poly (methylphenylsiloxanes), cyclic siloxanes, polyethersiloxanes, dimethicone copolyols (CTFA) and amino-functional silicone compounds such as amodimethicones (CTFA) and mixtures thereof. The number average molecular weight of the polysiloxanes is preferably in the range of about 1000 to 150,000 g / mol.

A self-emulsifying composition, wherein the surfactant (a) S _x is selected / selected from the group consisting of:

d1) nonionic surfactants,

d2) anionic surfactants; and

d3) cationic surfactants are preferred.

Surfactants, as a rule, consist of a hydrophobic and hydrophilic part. The hydrophobic part, as a rule, has a chain length of from 4 to 20 C-atoms, preferably from 6 to 19 C-atoms, and particularly preferably from 8 to 18 C-atoms. The functional unit of the hydrophobic group is, in general, an OH group, where the alcohol may be linear or branched. The hydrophilic moiety generally consists essentially of alkoxylated units (e.g. ethylene oxide (EO), propylene oxide (PO) and / or butylene oxide (BO), where in general 2 to 30, preferably 5 to 20 of these alkoxylated units are deducted, and / or are charged units such as sulfate, sulfonate, phosphate, carboxylic acids, ammonium and ammonium oxide.

Examples of anionic surfactants are: carboxylates, sulfonates, methyl esters, sulfates, sulfonic acid phosphates. Examples of cationic surfactants are: quaternized ammonium compounds. Examples of betaine surfactants are: alkyl betaines. Examples of nonionic compounds are: alcohol alkoxylates.

A "carboxylate" is a compound that contains at least one carboxylate group in a molecule. Examples of carboxylates that can be used according to the present invention are

- Soaps - for example, stearates, oleates, cocoates of alkali metals or ammonium,

- simple carboxylates - for example, Akypo® RO 20, Akypo® RO 50, Akypo® RO 90.

A “sulfonate” is a compound that contains at least one sulfonate group in a molecule. Examples of sulfonates that can be used according to the present invention are

- alkylbenzenesulfonates - for example, Lutensit® A-LBS, Lutensit® A-LBN, Lutensit® A-LBA, Marlon® AS3, Maranil® DBS,

- alkyl sulfonates - e.g. Alscoap OS-14P, BIO-TERGE® AS-40, BIO-TERGE® AS-40 CG, BIO-TERGE® AS-90 Beads, Calimulse® AOS-20, Calimulse® AOS-40, Calsoft® AOS-40, Colonial® AOS-40, Elfan® OS 46, Ifrapon® AOS 38, Ifrapon® AOS 38 P, Jeenate® AOS-40, Nikkol® OS-14, Norfox® ALPHA XL, POLYSTEP® A-18, Rhodacal ® A-246L, Rhodacal® LSS-40 / A,

- sulfonated oils such as Turkish red oil,

- olefin sulfonates,

- aromatic sulfonates - for example, Nekal® BX, Dowfax® 2A1.

"Sulfonic acid methyl ester" is a compound having the following general formula (I):

where R ¹³ has from 10 to 20 C atoms; preferably from 12 to 18 and particularly preferably from 14 to 16 C atoms.

“Sulphate” is a compound that contains at least one SO ₄ group in a molecule. Examples of sulfates that can be used according to the present invention are

fatty alcohol sulfates such as coco fatty alcohol sulfate (CAS 97375-27-4) - for example, EMAL® 10G, Dispersogen® SI, Elfan® 280, Mackol® 100N,

- sulfates of other alcohols - for example, Emal® 71, Lanette® E,

- coco fatty alcohol ether sulfates - e.g. Emal® 20C, Latemul® E150, Sulfochem® ES-7, Texapon® ASV-70 Spec., Agnique SLES-229-F, Octosol 828, POLYSTEP® B-23, Unipol® 125- E, 130-E, Unipol® ES-40,

- ethersulfates of other alcohols - for example, Avanel® S-150, Avanel® S 150 CG, Avanel® S 150 CG N, Witcolate® D51-51, Witcolate® D51-53.

"Phosphate" is a compound that contains at least one PO ₄ group. Examples of phosphates that can be used according to the present invention are

- ether alkyl phosphates - for example, Maphos® 37P, Maphos® 54P, Maphos® 37T, Maphos® 210T and Maphos® 210P,

- phosphates, such as Lutensit A-EP,

- alkyl phosphates.

In preparing the chemical composition of the present invention, anionic surfactants are preferably added in the form of salts. Suitable salts are, for example, alkali metal salts such as sodium, potassium and lithium salts, and ammonium salts such as ethylammonium hydroxyl, di (hydroxyethyl) ammonium and tri (hydroxyethyl) ammonium salts.

One group of cationic surfactants are quaternized ammonium compounds.

A “quaternized ammonium compound” is a compound that contains at least one R ⁴ N ⁺ group per molecule. Examples of counterions that are useful in quaternized ammonium compounds are

- halogens, methosulfates, sulfates and carbonates of coco fatty, sebaceous compounds or cetyl / oleyltrimethylammonium.

Particularly preferred cationic surfactants are:

- N, N-dimethyl-N- (hydroxy-C ₇ -C ₂₅ -alkyl) ammonium salts;

- mono- and di- (C ₇ -C ₂₅ -alkyl) dimethylammonium compounds that are quaternized with alkylating agents

- esterified quaternary ammonium compounds, especially mono-, di- and trialkanolamines, quaternarily esterified C ₈ -C ₂₂ carboxylic acids;

- imidazoline quaternary ammonium compounds, especially 1-alkylimidazolinium salts of the formula II or III

where the variables have the following meanings:

R ⁹ C ₁ -C ₂₅ alkyl or C ₂ -C ₂₅ alkenyl;

R ¹⁰ C ₁ -C ₄ -alkyl or hydroxy-C ₁ -C ₄ -alkyl;

R ¹¹ C ₁ -C ₄ -alkyl, hydroxy-C ₁ -C ₄ -alkyl or the residue R ¹ - (CO) -X- (CH ₂ ) _m - (X: -O- or -NH-; m: 2 or 3)

where at least one R ⁹ moiety is C ₇ -C ₂₂ alkyl.

A “betaine surfactant” is a compound which contains, under the conditions of use, i.e. in the case of washing textiles at normal pressure and at a temperature from room temperature to 95 ° C, at least one positive charge and at least one negative charge. "Alkylbetaine" is a betaine surfactant that contains at least one alkyl unit per molecule. Examples of betaine surfactants that can be used according to the present invention are cocoamidopropyl betaine — for example, MAFO® CAB, Amonyl® 380 BA, AMPHOSOL® CA, AMPHOSOL® CG, AMPHOSOL® CR, AMPHOSOL® HCG; AMPHOSOL® HCG-50, Chembetaine® C, Chembetaine® CGF, Chembetaine® CL, Dehyton® PK, Dehyton® PK 45, Emery® 6744, Empigen® BS / F, Empigen® BS / FA, Empigen® BS / P, Genagen ® CAB, Lonzaine® C, Lonzaine® CO, Mirataine® BET-C-30, Mirataine® CB, Monateric® CAB, Naxaine® C, Naxaine® CO, Norfox® CAPB, Norfox® Coco Betaine, Ralufon® 414, TEGO® -Betain CKD, TEGO® Betain E KE 1, TEGO®-Betain F, TEGO®-Betain F 50 and amine oxides such as alkyldimethylamine oxide, i.e. compounds of General formula (IV)

where R ¹ are different or identical and are independently selected from an aliphatic, cyclic or tertiary alkyl or amidoalkyl moiety, for example, Mazox® LDA, Genaminox®, Aromox® 14 DW 970.

Nonionic surfactants are interphase active substances having a head group that is an uncharged, polar, hydrophilic group that does not carry an ionic charge at neutral pH, and whose head group makes the nonionic surfactant soluble in water. Such a surfactant adsorbs at the phase boundaries and aggregates into micelles above the critical micelle concentration (cmc). According to the type of hydrophilic head group, it can be excellent for (oligo) oxyalkylene groups, especially (oligo) oxyethylene groups, (polyethylene glycol groups), including polyglycol ethers of fatty alcohols (alkoxylates of fatty alcohols), polyglycol ether of alkylphenol and ethoxylates fatty acids, alkoxylated triglycerides and mixed ethers (polyethylene glycol ether alkoxylated on both sides); and carbohydrate groups, including, for example, alkyl polyglycosides and fatty acid-N-methylglucamides.

Alcohol alkoxylates are based on a hydrophobic moiety having a chain length of 4 to 20 C atoms, preferably 6 to 19 C atoms and particularly preferably 8 to 18 C atoms, where the alcohol may be linear or branched, and a hydrophilic moiety, which there may be alkoxylated units, for example, ethylene oxide (EO), propylene oxide (PO) and / or butylene oxide (BuO) having from 2 to 30 repeating units. Examples, among others, are Lutensol® XP, Lutensol® XL, Lutensol® ON, Lutensol® AT, Lutensol® A, Lutensol® AO, Lutensol® TO.

Alcohol phenolacoxylates are compounds of general formula (V),

which can be obtained by adding alkylene oxide, preferably ethylene oxide to alkyl phenols. R ⁴ is selected from C ₁ C ₁₀ alkyl and hydrogen, preferably R ⁴ = H. It is also preferred that R ⁵ = H; in the same way, it is preferable if R ⁵ = CH ₃ , or if R ⁵ = CH ₂ CH ₃ . Particularly preferred is a compound in which octyl- [(R ³ are identical and each is hydrogen, R ² = 1,1,3,3-teramethylbutyl (diisobutylene)], nonyl- [(R ³ are identical and each is hydrogen, R ² = 1,3,5-trimethylhexyl (tripropylene)], dodecyl-, dinonyl- or tributylphenolpolyglycol ether (eg EO, PO, BuO), RC ₆ H ₄ -O- (EO / PO / BuO) n s R ⁴ = C ₈ -C ₁₂ alkyl and x = 5-10 are present.

Non-limiting examples of such compounds are: Norfox® OP-102, Surfonic® OP-120, T-Det® O-12.

Fatty acid ethoxides are fatty acid esters that have been treated with various amounts of ethylene oxide (EO).

Triglycerides are glycerol esters (glycerides) in which all three hydroxy groups have been esterified using fatty acids. They can be modified with alkylene oxides.

Fatty acid alkanolamides are compounds of general formula (VI)

which contain at least one amide group having one alkyl moiety R ¹² and one or two alkoxy moieties, where R ¹² contains from 11 to 17 C atoms and 1≤m + n≤5.

Alkyl polyglycosides are mixtures of alkyl monoglycosides (alkyl α-D- and β-D-glucopyranosides plus small amounts of β-glucofuranoside), alkyl diglycosides (β-isomaltosides, β-maltosides and others) and alkyl oligoglycosides (β-maltotriosides, β-tetra. Alkyl polyglycosides, among other ways, are prepared by an acid-catalyzed reaction (Fischer reaction) from glucose (or starch) or from n-butyl glycosides with fatty alcohols. Alkylpolyglycosides of General Formula (VII)

Where

r = 0-3 and

s = 4-20.

One example is Lutensol® GD70 (Lutensol).

In the group of nonionic N-alkylated, preferably N-methylated, fatty acid amides of the general formula (VIII)

R ⁶ is an nC ₁₂ -alkyl moiety, R ⁷ is an alkyl moiety having from 1 to 8 C-atoms. R ^{7 is} preferably methyl.

Self-emulsifying composition, where the additive (s) A _x is selected / selected from the group consisting of:

disinfectant, dye, acid, base, complexing agent, biocide, hydrotrope, thickener, structure-forming agent, structure-forming agent, enzyme, bleaching agent, bleaching activator, bleaching catalyst, corrosion inhibitor, dye-protective additive, dye transfer inhibitor, anti-graphitizing agent, released polymer soils, fiber protective agent, silicone, bactericide, preservative, organic solvent, solubility regulator, growth enhancer orimosti, flavoring agent, gelling agent, dye, pigments, photoprotective agents, consistency regulators, antioxidants, bleaching agents, protective agents, tinting agents, tanning agents, moisturizing agents, overfilling additives, collagen, protein hydrolysates, lipids, emollients, softeners, antifoams, antistatic agents, resins, solvents, solubility promoters, neutralizing agents, stabilizers, sterilizing agents, propellants, drying agents, opacifiers, is preferred nn.

Disinfectants can include: oxidizing agents, halogens such as chlorine and iodine, and substances that can release the above, alcohols such as ethanol, 1-propanol and 2-propanol, aldehydes, phenols, ethylene oxide, chlorhexedine and metsetronium methyl sulfate.

The advantage of using disinfectants is that pathogens can barely grow. Pathogens can be: bacteria, spores, fungi and viruses.

Dyes, among other things, can be: Acid blue 9, Acid yellow 3, Acid yellow 23, Acid yellow 73, Pigment yellow 101, Acid green 1, Acid green 25.

Acids are compounds that can preferably be used to get rid of scale or to avoid it. Non-limiting examples of acids are formic acid, acetic acid, citric acid, hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, and sulfonic acid.

The bases are compounds that are used to establish a preferred pH range for complexing agents. Examples of bases that can be used according to the present invention are: NaOH, KOH and aminethanol.

The following inorganic builders are particularly useful:

- crystalline and amorphous aluminosilicates having ion-exchange properties, such as zeolites: various types of zeolites are used, especially zeolites of types A, X, B, P, MAP and HS in their Na modification or in modifications in which Na is partially replaced by other catalytic ions such as Li, K, Ca, Mg or ammonium;

crystalline silicates, such as layered silicates and silicates, for example, δ and β-Na ₂ Si ₂ O ₅ . Silicates can be used as alkali metal, alkaline earth metal or ammonium salts, Na-, Li- and Mg-silicates are preferred;

amorphous silicates such as sodium metasilicate and amorphous disilicate;

- carbonates and bicarbonates: they can be used in the form of an alkali metal salt, alkaline earth metal or ammonium. Na-, Li- and Mg-carbonates and β-hydrogen carbonates, especially sodium carbonate and / or sodium hydrogen carbonate, are preferred;

- polyphosphates, such as pentanosodium triphosphate.

Useful as oligomeric and polymeric structure-forming agents are:

Oligomeric and polymeric carboxylic acids, such as homopolymers of acrylic acid and aspartic acid, oligomaleic acid, copolymers of maleic acid and acrylic acid, methacrylic acid or C ₂ -C ₂₂ α-olefins, for example, isobutene or long chain α-olefins, vinyl-C ₁ - C ₈ -alkyl ether, vinyl acetate, vinyl propionate, ester of (meth) acrylic acid and C ₁ -C ₈ alcohols and styrene. Preferred are homopolymers of acrylic acid and copolymers of acrylic acid with maleic acid. Oligomeric and polymeric carboxylic acids are preferably used in the form of acids or in the form of sodium salts.

Chelating agents are compounds that can bind cationic ions. They can be used to reduce water hardness and to precipitate heavy metals. Examples of complexing agents are: NTA, EDTA, MGDA, DTPA, DTPMP, IDS, HEDP, β-ADA, GLDA, citric acid, oxodisuccinic acid and butanetetracarboxylic acid. An advantage of using these compounds is the fact that many compounds that serve as cleansing agents are more active in soft water. In addition, scale can reduce scale or even avoid it. Due to the use of these compounds, there is no need to dry the cleaned surface. This is an advantage in the production flow.

Useful anti-gravity agents are, for example, carboxymethyl cellulose and graft polymers of vinyl acetate on polyethylene glycol.

Useful whitening agents are, for example, hydroperoxide adducts with inorganic salts, such as sodium perborate monohydrate, sodium perborate tetrahydrate and sodium carbonate perhydrate, and percarboxylic acids such as phthalimidopercarboxylic acid.

Bleaching activator compounds such as N, N, Nʹ, Nʹ-tetraacetylethylenediamine (TAED), sodium p-nonanoyloxybenzenesulfonate, and N-methylmorpholinium macetonitrile methyl sulfate are useful.

Useful enzymes are, for example, proteases, lipases, amylases, cellulases, mannanases, oxidases and peroxidases.

Useful as dye transfer inhibitors are, for example, homo-, co- and graft polymers 1-vinylpyrrolidone, 1-vinylimidazole or 4-vinylpyridine-N-oxide. Also, homo- and copolymers of 4-vinylpyridine that have been treated with chloroacetic acid are useful as dye transfer inhibitors.

Biocides are compounds that kill bacteria. An example of a biocide is glutaraldehyde. The advantage of using biocides is that the spread of pathogens is interrupted.

Hydrotropes are compounds that enhance the solubility of a surfactant / surfactants in a chemical composition. An example is cumene sulfonate.

Thickeners are compounds that increase the viscosity of a chemical composition. Non-limiting examples of thickeners are: polyacrylates and hydrophobically-modified polyacrylates. The advantage of using thickeners is that fluids having a higher viscosity have a longer resistance period on the treated surface in cases where this surface is tilted or even vertical. This leads to an increase in the interaction time.

A self-emulsifying composition that has an organic solvent content of less than 50 mg / kg emulsion is particularly preferred.

A self-emulsifiable composition that forms a transparent homogeneous oil phase is one preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Self-emulsifiable composition can be obtained by simple mixing and mixing of the compounds a) -e) with each other to obtain a homogeneous composition.

The step of combining the components may vary: in one preferred embodiment of the present invention, the polymer (s) P _{x is} dissolved in polyisobutene, optionally containing oil (a) and / or additional components, and then, if necessary, combined with surfactants and additional components.

In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the polymer (s) P _{x is} optionally mixed with surfactants and / or additional components, and then combined with the polyisobutene phase containing polyisobutene and, if necessary, the oil (a) and / or additional components.

The use of a self-emulsifying composition, as described above, in chemical technical applications, for washing cars, in cosmetics, for protecting plants, obtaining and processing paper, textiles and leather, in the composition of adhesives, dyes and pigments, in coatings, for pharmaceutical applications, construction, for wood processing forms another object of the present invention.

The use of a self-emulsifiable composition as described above for washing cars forms another aspect of the present invention.

Objects of the present invention include the use of a self-emulsifiable composition according to the present invention in a laundry detergent composition (e.g., TIDE ™), hard surface cleaners (e.g. MR CLEAN ™), automatic dishwashing liquids (e.g. CASCADE ™), and liquids for washing dishes (e.g. DAWN ™). Non-limiting examples of cleansing compositions may include those described in US Pat. Nos. 4,515,705; 4,537,706; 4,537,707; 4,550,862; 4,561,998; 4,597,898; 4,968,451; 5,565,145; 5,929,022; 6,294,514; and 6,376,445. The cleansing compositions of the present invention are generally prepared such that, during use in aqueous cleansing procedures, the wash water will have a pH of from about 6.5 to about 12, or from about 7.5 to about 10.5. Liquid finished dishwashing compositions typically have a pH value of from about 6.8 to about 9.0. Cleansing products are typically formulated so that they have a pH value of from about 7 to about 12. Techniques for controlling pH at recommended application levels include the use of buffers, alkalis, acids, etc., and are well known to those skilled in the art. .

Textile treatment compositions of the present invention typically comprise an active tissue softening ingredient (“FSA”) and a non-ionic care agent disclosed in the description of the present invention. Suitable tissue softening active ingredients include, but are not limited to, substances selected from the group consisting of quaternary ammonium compounds, amines, fatty esters, sucrose esters, silicones, dispersible polyolefins, clays, polysaccharides, fatty oils, polymer latexes and mixtures thereof.

Additional fabric and / or home care ingredients

The disclosed compositions may include additional auxiliary ingredients. Auxiliary ingredients include, but are not limited to, precipitation aids, bleach activators, surfactants, structurants, chelating agents, dye transfer inhibiting agents, dispersing agents, enzymes and enzyme stabilizers, catalytic metal complexes, polymer dispersing agents , clays and anti-redeposition agents, clarifiers, foam suppressants, colorants, additional flavors and flavor delivery systems, agents giving the structure elasticity, fabric softeners, carriers, hydrotropes, promoting the processing of substances and / or pigments. Auxiliary ingredients are present in addition to the substances that are disclosed and / or claimed. Each auxiliary ingredient may not be essential for the claimed compositions. Thus, certain embodiments of the claimed compositions do not contain one or more of the following excipients: precipitating agents, bleaching activators, surfactants, structure-forming agents, chelating agents, dye transfer inhibiting agents, dispersing agents, enzymes, and enzyme stabilizers , catalytic metal complexes, polymer dispersing agents, clays and anti-deposition agents / anti-redeposition, clarifiers, foam suppressants, paints agents, additional flavorings and flavoring delivery systems, agents giving the structure elasticity, fabric softeners, carriers, hydrotropes that aid in the processing of the substance and / or pigments. However, when one or more excipients are present, such one or more excipients may be present as described below. The following is a non-limiting list of suitable additional excipients.

Contributing to the deposition of substances - According to one object, the composition for processing textiles may contain from about 0.01% to about 10%, from about 0.05 to about 5%, or from about 0.15 to about 3% contributing to the deposition of the substance. Suitable precipitation aids are disclosed, for example, in USPA, serial number, 12 / 080,358.

According to one aspect, the cationic or amphoteric polymer may be an auxiliary precipitation aid. According to another aspect, the cationic polymer may be an auxiliary precipitation aid. Cationic polymers in general and their preparation method are known from literature. In one aspect, the cationic polymer may have a cationic charge density of from about 0.005 to about 23, from about 0.01 to about 12, or from about 0.1 to about 7 milliequivalents / g, at a pH value at which the composition is intended to be used. For amine-containing polymers, where the charge density depends on the pH of the composition, the charge density is measured at the pH at which the composition is intended to be used. This pH will generally be in the range of from about 2 to about 11, more preferably from about 2.5 to about 9.5. Charge density is calculated by dividing the number of net charges by a repeating unit by the molecular weight of the repeating unit. Positive charges can be located on the backbone of the polymers and / or the side chains of the polymers.

Non-limiting examples of precipitating agents are cationic or amphoteric polysaccharides, proteins, and synthetic polymers. Cationic polysaccharides include cationic cellulose derivatives, cationic guar gum derivatives, chitosan and derivatives and cationic starches. Cationic polysaccharides have a molecular weight of from about 50,000 to about 2 million, or even from about 100,000 to about 3,500,000. Suitable cationic polysaccharides include cationic cellulose ethers, partially cationic hydroxyethyl cellulose and cationic hydroxypropyl cellulose. Examples of cationic hydroxyalkyl cellulose include those according to INCI that are named Polyquaternium 10, such as those sold under the trade names UcareTM Polymer JR 30M, JR 400, JR 125, LR 400 and LK 400 polymers; Polyquaternium 67, such as sold under the trade name Softcat SKTM, all of which are sold by Amerchol Corporation, Edgewater NJ; and Polyquaternium 4, such as sold under the trade names CelquatTM H200 and CelquatTM L-200, available from National Starch and Chemical Company, Bridgewater, NJ. Other suitable polysaccharides include hydroxyethyl cellulose or hydroxypropyl cellulose, quaternized glycidyl C12-C22 alkyl dimethyl ammonium chloride. Examples of such polysaccharides include INCI polymers of the name Polyquaternium 24, such as those sold under the trade name Quaternium LM 200 by Amerchol Corporation, Edgewater NJ. Cationic starches described by D.V. Solarek in Modified Starches, Properties and Uses, published by CRC Press (1986), and in US Patent Nos. 7,135,451, col. 2, line 33 - count. 4, line 67. Cationic galactomannans include cationic guar gums or cationic fruit tree gum. An example of a cationic guar gum is a quaternized ammonium derivative of hydroxypropyl guar, such as sold under the trade names Jaguar® C13 and Jaguar® Excel, available from Rhodia, Inc of Cranbury NJ and N-Hance by Aqualon, Wimington, DE.

Another group of other cationic polymers includes polymerized ethylenically unsaturated monomers using a suitable initiator or catalyst, such as disclosed in USPN 6,642,200.

Suitable polymers can be selected from the group consisting of cationic or amphoteric polysaccharide, polyethyleneimine and its derivatives, and a synthetic polymer obtained by polymerization of one or more cationic monomers selected from the group consisting of N, N-dialkylaminoalkyl acrylate, N, N-dialkylaminoalkylmethacrylate, N, N-dialkylaminoalkyl acrylamide, N, N-dialkylaminoalkyl methacrylamide, quaternized with N, N-dialkylaminoalkyl acrylate, quaternized with N, N-dialkylaminoalkyl methacrylate, quaternized with N, N-dialkylaminoalkyl acrylate mid, quaternized N, N-dialkylaminoalkylmethacrylamide, methacryloamidopropyl-pentamethyl-1,3-propylene-2-ol-ammonium dichloride, N, N, N, Nʹ, Nʹ, Nʺ, Nʺ-heptamethyl-Nʺ-3- (1-oxo -2-methyl-2-propenyl) aminopropyl-9-oxo-8-azo-decane-1,4,10-triammonium trichloride, vinylamine and its derivatives, allylamine and its derivatives, vinyl imidazole, quaternized vinyl imidazole and diallyldialkylammonium chloride and combinations thereof, and optionally a second monomer selected from the group consisting of acrylamide, N, N-dialkyl acrylamide, methacrylamide, N, N-dialkyl methacrylamide, C1-C12 alkyl acryl t, C1-C12 hydroxyalkyl acrylate, polyalkylene glycol acrylate, C1-C12 alkyl methacrylate, C1-C12 hydroxyalkyl methacrylate, polyalkylene glycol methacrylate, vinyl acetate, vinyl alcohol, vinyl formamide, vinylacetamide, vinylpyrilide vinylidene vinylidene vinylidene vinyl vinyl pyrrole vinylidene acid, maleic acid, vinyl sulfonic acid, styrene sulfonic acid, acrylamidopropylmethane sulfonic acid (AMPS) and their salts. The polymer, if necessary, may be branched or cross-linked through the use of branching and crosslinking monomers. Branching and crosslinking monomers include divinylbenzene ethylene glycol diacrylate and butadiene. According to another aspect, the processing composition may comprise an amphoteric auxiliary polymer for precipitation if the polymer has a net positive charge. Said polymer may have a cationic charge density of from about 0.05 milliequivalents / g to about 18 milliequivalents / g.

According to another aspect, the auxiliary polymer for precipitation can be selected from the group consisting of cationic polysaccharide, polyethyleneimine and its derivatives, poly (acrylamide-co-diallyldimethylammonium chloride), poly (acrylamide-methacrylamidopropyltrimethylammonium chloride), poly (acrylamide-co-N, N dimethyl aminoethyl acrylate) and its quaternized derivatives, poly (acrylamide-co-N, N-dimethyl aminoethyl methacrylate) and its quaternized derivative, poly (hydroxyethyl acrylate-co-dimethyl aminoethyl methacrylate), poly (hydrochloropropyl acrylate-co-dimethyl aminoethyl methacrylate), poly (hydroxypropyl acrylate-co-methacrylamidopropyltrimethylammonium chloride), poly (acrylamide-co-diallyldimethylammonium chloride-co-acrylic acid), poly (acrylamide-methacrylamidopropyltrimethylammonium chloride, polydiamellium) poly (vinylpyrrolidone-co-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate), poly (ethyl ethacrylate-co-quaternized dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate), poly (ethyl methacrylate-co-oleylmethacrylate-co-diethylaminoethyl methacrylate), poly (diallyl chloride-dimethyl a) poly (vinylpyrrolidone-co-quaternized vinyl imidazole) and poly (acrylamide-co-methacryloamidopropyl-pentamethyl-1,3-propylene-2-ol-ammonium dichloride) Suitable precipitation aids include Polyquaternium-1, Polyquaternium- 5, Polyquaternium-6, Polyquaternium-7, Polyquaternium-8, Polyquaternium-11, Polyquaternium-14, Polyquaternium-22, Polyquaternium-28, Polyquaternium-30, Polyquaternium-32 and Polyquaternium-33, which corresponds to the international range of cosmetic ingredients.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the precipitation aid may comprise polyethyleneimine or a polyethyleneimine derivative. A suitable polyethyleneimine useful according to the present invention may be sold under the trade name Lupasol® from BASF, SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the precipitation aid may comprise an acrylic-based cationic polymer. In another embodiment of the present invention, the precipitation aid may comprise cationic polyacrylamide. In another embodiment of the present invention, the precipitation aid may comprise a polymer comprising polyacrylamide and polymethacrylamidopropyl trimethylammonium cation. In another embodiment of the present invention, the precipitation aid may comprise poly (acrylamide-N-dimethylaminoethyl acrylate) and its quaternized derivatives. In this embodiment of the present invention, the precipitation aid may be sold under the trade name Sedipur®, available from BTC Specialty Chemicals, a BASF Group, Florham Park, N.J. In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the precipitation aid may comprise poly (acrylamide-co-methacrylamidopropyltrimethyl ammonium chloride). In another embodiment of the present invention, the precipitation aid may comprise a non-acrylamide-based polymer, such as sold under the trade name Rheovis® CDE, available from Ciba Specialty Chemicals, BASF, SE group, Florham Park, NJ, or as disclosed in USPA 2006/0252668.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the precipitation aid may be selected from the group consisting of cationic or amphoteric polysaccharides. In one embodiment of the present invention, the precipitating aid may be selected from the group consisting of cationic or amphoteric cellulose ethers, cationic or amphoteric galactomannan, cationic guar gum, cationic or amphoteric starch, and combinations thereof.

Another group of suitable cationic polymers may include alkylamine-epichlorohydrin polymers, which are reaction products of amines and oligoamines with epichlorohydrin, for example, polymers listed in, for example, USPNs 6,642,200 and 6,551,986. Examples include dimethylamine-epichlorohydrin-ethylenediamine, available under the trade names Cartafix® CB and Cartafix® TSF from Clariant, Basle, Switzerland.

Another group of suitable synthetic cationic polymers may include polyamidoamine-epichlorohydrin (PAE) resins of polyalkylene polyamine and polycarboxylic acid. In general, PAE resins are condensation products of diethylene triamine with adipic acid, followed by a substitution reaction with epichlorohydrin. They are commercially available from Hercules Inc. of Wilmington DE under the trade name Kymene ™ or from BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) under the trade name Luresin ™. Cationic polymers may contain charge neutralizing anions, so that the entire polymer is neutral under ambient conditions. Non-limiting examples of suitable counterions (in addition to the anionic species formed during use) include chloride, bromide, sulfate, methyl sulfate, sulfonate, methyl sulfonate, carbonate, bicarbonate, formate, acetate, citrate, nitrate, and mixtures thereof.

The weight average molecular weight of the polymer can be from about 500 Da to about 5,000,000 Da, or from about 1,000 Da to about 2,000,000 Da, or from about 2,500 Da to about 1,500,000 Da, as determined by size exclusion chromatography relative to polyethylene oxide standards with RI detection. In one embodiment of the present invention, the weight average molecular weight of the cationic polymer may be from about 500 Da to about 37,500 Da.

Surfactants: products according to the present invention may contain from about 0.11% to 80 wt. % surfactant. In one embodiment of the present invention, such compositions may contain from about 5% to 50 wt. % surfactant. The surfactants used may be of the anionic, nonionic, colorterionic, ampholytic or cationic type or may contain compatible mixtures of these types. The detergent surfactants useful according to the present invention are described in US Pat. Nos. 3,664,961, 3,919,678, 4,222,905, 4,239,659, 6,136,769, 6,020,303 and 6,060,443.

Anionic and nonionic surfactants are typically used if the product is a detergent for washing. On the other hand, cationic surfactants are generally used if the fabric care product is a fabric softener.

Useful anionic surfactants themselves can be of several different types. For example, water soluble salts of higher fatty acids, i.e. "soaps" are useful anionic surfactants in the composition of the present invention. These include alkali metal soaps such as sodium, potassium, ammonium and alkyl ammonium salts of higher fatty acids containing from about 8 to about 24 carbon atoms, or even from about 12 to about 18 carbon atoms. Soaps can be obtained by direct saponification of fats and oils or by neutralizing free fatty acids. Particularly useful are the sodium and potassium salts of mixtures of fatty acids obtained from coconut oil and solid animal fat, i.e. sodium or potassium tal and coconut soap.

Useful anionic surfactants include water-soluble salts, in particular alkali metal, ammonium and alkyl ammonium salts (e.g. monoethanol ammonium or triethanol ammonium), organic sulfurization reaction products having an alkyl group in the molecular structure containing from about 10 to about 20 carbon atoms and a sulfonic acid or sulfuric acid ester group. (The term “alkyl” includes the alkyl portion of aryl groups.) Examples of this group of synthetic surfactants are alkyl sulfates and alkyl alkoxysulfates, especially those obtained by sulfating higher alcohols (C8-C18 carbon atoms).

Other useful anionic surfactants according to the present invention include water-soluble salts of esters of α-sulfonated fatty acids containing from about 6 to 20 carbon atoms in the fatty acid group and from about 1 to 10 carbon atoms in the ester group; water-soluble salts of 2-acyloxy-alkane-1-sulfonic acids containing from about 2 to 9 carbon atoms in the acyl group and from about 9 to about 23 carbon atoms in the alkane moiety; water-soluble olefin sulfonate salts containing about 12 to 24 carbon atoms; and β-alkyloxyalkanesulfonates containing from about 1 to 3 carbon atoms in the alkyl group and from about 8 to 20 carbon atoms in the alkane component.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the anionic surfactant may comprise a C11-C18 alkylbenzenesulfonate surfactant; C10-C20 alkyl sulfate surfactant; C10-C18 alkyl alkoxysulfate surfactant having an average degree of alkoxylation from 1 to 30, where alkoxy contains a C1-C4 chain, and mixtures thereof; mid-chain alkyl sulfate surfactant; a mid-chain alkyl alkoxysulfate surfactant having an average degree of alkoxylation of 1 to 30, wherein the alkoxy contains a C1-C4 chain, and mixtures thereof; C10-C18 alkyl alkoxycarboxylates having an average degree of alkoxylation of from 1 to 5; C12-C20 methylethersulfonate surfactant, C10-C18 alpha olefin sulfonate surfactant, C6-C20 sulfosuccinate surfactant, and mixtures thereof.

In addition to the anionic surfactant, the tissue care compositions of the present invention may further comprise a nonionic surfactant. Compositions according to the present invention may contain up to about 30 wt. %, alternatively from about 0.01 wt. % to about 20 wt. %, more alternatively, from about 0.1 wt. % to about 10 wt. %, of the composition, non-ionic surfactant. In one embodiment of the present invention, the nonionic surfactant may comprise an ethoxylated nonionic surfactant. Examples of suitable non-ionic surfactants are given in US Pat. Nos. 4,285,841,6,150,322 and 6,153,577.

Suitable for use according to the present invention are ethoxylated alcohols and ethoxylated alkyl phenols of the formula R (OC2H4) n OH, where R is selected from the group consisting of aliphatic hydrocarbon radicals containing from about 8 to about 20 carbon atoms and alkyl phenyl radicals in which the alkyl groups contain from about 8 to about 12 carbon atoms, and the average value of n is from about 5 to about 15.

Suitable are nonionic surfactants of the formula R1 (OC2H4) nOH, where R1 is a C10-C16 alkyl group or a C8-C12 alkylphenyl group, and n is from 3 to about 80. In one embodiment of the present invention, particularly useful substances are condensation products of C9-C15 alcohols with from about 5 to about 20 moles of ethylene oxide per mole of alcohol.

Additional suitable non-ionic surfactants include polyhydric fatty acid amides, such as N-methyl N-1-deoxyglucyl cocamide and N-methyl N-1-deoxyglucityl oleamide, and alkyl polysaccharides such as those described in US 5,332,528. Alkyl polysaccharides are disclosed in US Pat. No. 4,565,647.

Composition for caring for the tissue according to the present invention may contain up to about 30 wt. %, alternatively from about 0.01 wt. % to about 20 wt. %, more alternatively, from about 0.1 wt. % to about 20 wt. %, of the composition, cationic surfactant. For the purposes of the present invention, cationic surfactants include those that provide tissue care benefits. Non-limiting examples of cationic surfactants include: fatty amines; quaternary ammonium surfactants; and imidazoline and quaternary ammonium based substances.

in some embodiments of the present invention, useful cationic surfactants include those claimed in US patent applications No. 2005/0164905 A1 and having the general formula (XIII):

Where:

(a) R1 and R2 are each independently selected from the groups: C1-C4 alkyl;

C1-C4 hydroxyalkyl; benzyl; - (CnH2nO) xH, where:

i. x has a value of from about 2 to about 5;

ii. n has a value of about 1-4;

(b) R3 and R4 each represents:

i. C8-C22 alkyl; or

ii. R3 is C8-C22 alkyl, and R4 is selected from the group: C1-C10 alkyl; C1-C10 hydroxyalkyl; benzyl; - (CnH2nO) xH, where:

1. x has a value of 2 to 5; and

2. n has a value of 1-4; and

(c) X is an anion.

Fabric Softening Active Compounds - The fabric softening active agent may contain, as the main active ingredient, compounds of the following formula:

where each R may contain either hydrogen, a C1-C6 short chain, in one embodiment of the present invention, a C1-C3 alkyl or hydroxyalkyl group, for example methyl, ethyl, propyl, hydroxyethyl, and the like, poly (C2-3 alkoxy), polyethoxy benzyl, or mixtures thereof; each X may independently be (CH2) n, CH2-CH (CH3) - or CH- (CH3) -CH2-; each Y may contain —O— (O) C—, —C (O) —O—, —NR — C (O) -, or —C (O) —NR—; each m may be 2 or 3; each n may be from 1 to about 4, in one embodiment of the present invention 2; the sum of the carbon atoms in each R1, plus one if Y is —O- (O) C— or —NR-C (O) -, can be C12-C22, or C14-C20, with each R1 being hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl group; and X- may contain any anion compatible with the softener. In one embodiment of the present invention, a softener compatible anion may comprise chloride, bromide, methyl sulfate, ethyl sulfate, sulfate, and nitrate. In another embodiment of the present invention, the anion compatible with the softener may contain chloride or methyl sulfate.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the fabric softening active compound may have the general formula (XV):

where each Y, R, R1 and X has the meanings indicated above. Such compounds include compounds having the general formula (XVI):

where each R may contain a methyl or ethyl group. In one embodiment of the present invention, each R1 may contain a C15-C19 group. As used herein, when a diester is indicated, this may include the presence of a monoester.

These types of agents and general methods for their preparation are disclosed in USPN 4,137,180. An example of a suitable DEQA (2) is an active tissue softener based on a propyl ester and quaternary ammonium compound of the general formula 1,2-di (acyloxy) -3-trimethylammoniopropane chloride.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the tissue softening active compound may have the general formula (XVII):

where each R, R1, m and X has the meanings indicated above.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the tissue softening active compound may have the general formula (XVIII):

where each R and R1 has the meanings indicated above; R2 may contain a C1-6 alkylene group, in one embodiment of the present invention, an ethylene group; and G may contain n oxygen atoms or an —NR group; and A- has the meanings given below.

In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the tissue softening active compound may have the general formula (XIX):

where R1, R2 and G have the meanings indicated above.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the tissue softening active substance may contain the reaction products of the condensation of fatty acids with dialkylenetriamine in, for example, a molecular ratio of about 2: 1, and these reaction products contain compounds of formula (XX):

where R1, R2 are as defined above, and R3 may contain a C1-6 alkylene group, or an ethylene group, and where the reaction products can be quaternized if necessary by the addition of an alkylating agent such as dimethyl sulfate. Such quaternized reaction products are described in more detail in USPN 5,296,622.

In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the tissue softening active compound may have the general formula (XXI):

where R, R1, R2 and R3 are as defined above; A- are defined further;

In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the tissue softening active substance may contain the reaction products of a fatty acid with hydroxyalkylalkylene diamines in a molecular ratio of about 2: 1, said reaction products containing compounds of formula (XXII):

where R1, R2 and R3 are as defined above;

In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the tissue softening active compound may have the general formula (XXIII):

where R, R1 and R2 are defined above; A- has the meanings given below.

In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the tissue softening active compound may have the general formula (XXIV);

Where;

X1 may contain a C2-3 alkyl group, in one embodiment of the present invention, an ethyl group;

X2 and X3 independently may contain C1-6 linear or branched alkyl or alkenyl groups, in one embodiment of the present invention, methyl, ethyl or isopropyl groups;

R1 and R2 may independently contain C8-22 linear or branched alkyl or alkenyl groups;

characterized in that;

A and B are independently selected from the group consisting of —O— (C = O) -, - (C═O) —O—, or mixtures thereof, in one embodiment of the present invention, —O— (C = O) -.

Non-limiting examples of tissue softening active compounds of formula (XIV) are N, N-bis (stearoyl-hydroxy-ethyl) N, N-dimethylammonium chloride, N, N-bis (tallloyl-oxy-ethyl) N, N-dimethylammonium chloride, N, N-bis (stearoyloxy-ethyl) N- (2-hydroxyethyl) N-methylammonium methyl sulfate.

A non-limiting example of tissue softening active compounds of formula (XVI) is 1,2-di (stearoyloxy) -3-trimethyl ammonium propane chloride.

Non-limiting examples of tissue softening active compounds of formula (XVII) may include dialkylene dimethylammonium salts such as dicanoladimethylammonium chloride, dihydrogenated tallodimethylammonium chloride, dicanoladimethylammonium methyl sulfate. An example of the commercially available dialkylene dimethylammonium salts useful according to the present invention is dioleldimethylammonium chloride, available from Witco Corporation under the trade name Adogen® 472, and dihydrogenated thallodimethylammonium chloride, available from Akzo Nobel Arquad 2HT75.

Non-limiting examples of tissue softening active compounds of formula (XVIII) may include 1-methyl-1-stearoylamide oethyl-2-stearoyl imidazolinium methyl sulfate, where R1 is an acyclic aliphatic C15-C17 hydrocarbon group, R2 is an ethylene group, G is an ethylene group, G is The NH group, R5 is a methyl group, and A- is a methyl sulfate anion commercially available from Witco Corporation under the trade name Varisoft®.

A non-limiting example of tissue softening active compounds of formula (XIX) is 1-thaoyloylamidoethyl-2-talllovylimidazoline, where R1 may contain an acyclic aliphatic C15-C17 hydrocarbon group, R2 may contain an ethylene group, and G may contain an NH group.

A non-limiting example of tissue softening active compounds of formula (XX) are the reaction products of fatty acids with diethylenetriamine in a molecular ratio of about 2: 1, said mixture of reaction products containing N, Nʺ-dialkyl diethylenetriamine having the formula (XXV):

where R1 is an alkyl group of a commercially available fatty acid derived from a vegetable or animal source, such as Emersol® 223LL or Emersol® 7021, available from Henkel Corporation, and R2 and R3 are divalent ethylene groups.

A non-limiting example of compound (XXI) is a fatty acid amido amine softener having the formula (XXVI):

where R1 represents an alkyl group. An example of such a compound is a compound commercially available from Witco Corporation, for example, under the trade name Varisoft® 222LT.

An example of a tissue softening active compound having the formulas (XXII) is the reaction products of fatty acids with N-2-hydroxyethylethylenediamine in a molecular ratio of about 2: 1, said reaction product mixture comprising the formula (XXVII):

where R1-C (O) is an alkyl group of a commercially available fatty acid derived from a vegetable or animal source, such as Emersol® 223LL or Emersol® 7021, available from Henkel Corporation.

An example of a tissue softening active compound of formula (XXIII) is a quaternized compound having Formula (XXVIII):

where R1 is derived from a fatty acid. Such a compound is commercially available from Witco Company.

A non-limiting example of tissue softening active compounds of formula (XXIV) is a dialkylimidazoline diester compound, wherein the compound is a reaction product of N- (2-hydroxyethyl) -1,2-ethylenediamine or N- (2-hydroxyisopropyl) -1,2- ethylene diamine with glycolic acid esterified with a fatty acid, where the fatty acid is (hydrogenated) tall oil fatty acid, palm fatty acid, hydrogenated palm fatty acid, oleic acid, rapeseed seed fatty acid, hydrogenated rapeseed fatty acid or a mixture thereof.

It should be understood that combinations of the active emollients disclosed above are suitable for use in accordance with the present invention.

Anion A

In the cationic nitrogen salts of the present invention, the anion A-, which contains any anionic compatible with the softener, provides electrical neutrality. More often, the anion used to ensure electrical neutrality in these salts comes from a strong acid, in particular a halide such as chloride, bromide or iodide. However, other anions can be used, such as methyl sulfate, ethyl sulfate, acetate, formate, sulfate, carbonate and the like. In one embodiment of the present invention, anion A may comprise chloride or methyl sulfate. Anion, in some embodiments of the present invention, can carry a double charge. In this embodiment of the present invention, A- represents half the group.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the fabric care and / or treatment compositions may contain a second emollient selected from the group comprising polyglycerol esters (PGEs), oil derivatives of sugars, and wax emulsions. Suitable PGEs include those disclosed in USPA 61 / 089,080. Suitable oily sugar derivatives and wax emulsions include those disclosed in USPA 2008-0234165 A1.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the compositions may contain from about 0.001% to about 0.01% unsaturated aldehyde. In one embodiment of the present invention, the compositions are substantially free of unsaturated aldehyde. Without being limited by theory, in this embodiment of the present invention, the compositions are less prone to the yellowing effect often found in the case of amino-containing agents.

Structuring agents - compositions may also contain from about 0.1% to 80 wt. % structurant. Compositions in liquid form generally contain from about 1% to 10 wt. % structure-forming component. Compositions in granular form generally contain from about 1% to 50 wt. % structure-forming component. Detergent builders are well known in the art and may contain, for example, phosphate salts, as well as various organic and inorganic non-phosphorus builders. Water-soluble non-phosphoric organic builders useful according to the present invention include various polyacetates, carboxylates, polycarboxylates and alkali metal, ammonium and substituted ammonium polyhydroxy sulfonates. Examples of polyacetate and polycarboxylate builders are sodium, potassium, lithium, ammonium, and ammonium substituted salts of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, nitrile triacetic acid, oxidisuccinic acid, mellitic acid, benzene polycarboxylic acids, and citric acid. Other suitable polycarboxylates for use in accordance with the present invention are polyacetal carboxylates described in U.S. 4,144,226 and U.S. 4,246,495. Other polycarboxylate builders are oxide disuccinates and an ether carboxylate builder, compositions comprising a combination of monosuccinate tartrate and disuccinate tartrate are described in U.S. 4,663,071, Forming agents for use in liquid detergents are described in U.S. 4,284,532, One suitable structurant may include citric acid. Suitable non-phosphoric inorganic builders include silicates, aluminosilicates, borates and carbonates such as sodium and potassium carbonate, bicarbonate, sequicarbonate, tetraborate decahydrate, and silicates having a mass ratio of SiO2 to alkali metal oxide of from about 0.5 to about 4.0, or from about 1.0 to about 2.4. Also useful aluminosilicates include zeolites. Such substances and their use as detergent builders are described in more detail in U.S. 4,605,509.

Dispersing agents - Compositions may contain from about 0.1 wt. %, up to about 10 wt. % dispersing agents. Suitable water soluble organic substances are homo- or co-polymeric acids or their salts, where the polycarboxylic acid may contain at least two carboxy radicals separated from each other by no more than two carbon atoms. Dispersing agents may also be alkoxylated derivatives of polyamines and / or their quaternized derivatives, such as those described in US 4,597,898, 4,676,921, 4,891,160, 4,659,802 and 4,661,288.

Enzymes - Compositions may contain one or more detergent enzymes that provide the benefits of cleansing and / or tissue care. Examples of suitable enzymes include hemicellulases, peroxidases, proteases, cellulases, xylanases, lipases, phospholipases, esterases, cutinases, pectinases, keratanases, reductases, oxidases, phenol oxidases, lipoxygenases, ligninases, pullulanases, tannases, pentases, pentases hyaluronidases, chondroitinases, laccases and amylases, or mixtures thereof. A typical combination may be a mixture of commonly used enzymes such as protease, lipase, cutinase and / or cellulase conjugated with amylase. Enzymes can be used at their levels known in the art, for example at levels recommended by suppliers, such as Novozymes and Genencor. Typical levels in the composition are from about 0.0001% to about 5%. If enzymes are present, they can be used at very low levels, for example, from about 0.001% or lower; or they can be used in compositions of heavy duty detergents for washing at higher levels, for example, about 0.1% and higher. In accordance with the preference of some consumers of "non-biological" detergents, the composition may be either containing the enzyme, or not containing the enzyme, or both.

Dye Transfer Inhibiting Agents — Compositions may also include from about 0.0001 wt. %, from about 0.01 wt. %, from about 0.05 wt. % of the composition to about 10 wt. %, about 2%, or even about 1 wt. % of the composition of one or more dye transfer inhibiting agents, such as polyvinylpyrrolidone polymers, polyamine N-oxide polymers, copolymers of N-vinylpyrrolidone and N-vinylimidazole, polyvinyl oxazolidones and polyvinylimidazoles, or mixtures thereof.

Chelate compositions may contain less than about 5%, or from about 0.01% to about 3% of a chelate, such as citrates; nitrogen-containing P-free aminocarboxylates such as EDDS, EDTA and DTPA; aminophosphonates such as diethylene triamine pentamethylene phosphonic acid, ethylene diamine tetramethylene phosphonic acid; nitrogen-free phosphonates, for example, HEDP; and nitrogen or oxygen containing P-free carboxylate-free chelates, such as general class compounds of certain microcyclic N-ligands, such as those known for use in bleaching catalyst systems.

Clarifiers - compositions may also contain a clarifier (also referred to as an "optical brightener") and may include any compound that exhibits fluorescence, including compounds that absorb UV light and re-remix "blue" visible light. Non-limiting examples of useful brighteners include: stilbene derivatives or 4,4ʹ-diaminostylben, biphenyl, five-membered heterocycles such as triazoles, pyrazolines, oxazoles, imidazoles, etc., or six-membered heterocycles (coumarins, naphthalamide, s-triazine, etc. .). Cationic, anionic, nonionic, amphoteric and zwitterionic brighteners can be used. Suitable brighteners include commercially available, sold under the trade name Tinopal-UNPA-GX® by Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation, BASF, SE group; (High Point, NC).

Bleaching system - bleaching systems suitable for use according to the present invention contain one or more bleaching agents. Non-limiting examples of suitable bleaching agents include catalytic metal complexes; sources of activated peroxygen; whitening activators; whitening enhancers; photo bleaches; whitening enzymes; free radical initiators; H2O2; Hypohalogen Bleach; sources of peroxygen, including perborate and / or percarbonate, and combinations thereof. Suitable whitening activators include perhydrolyzable esters and perhydrolyzable imides such as tetraacetylethylenediamine, octanoyl caprolactam, benzoyloxybenzenesulfonate, nonanoyloxybenzenesulfonate, benzoyl valerololactam, dodecanoyloxybenzenesulfon. Suitable whitening enhancers include those described in US Pat. No. 5,817,614. Other whitening agents include transition metal complexes with ligands of certain stability constants. Such catalysts are disclosed in US patent No. 4,430,243, 5,576,282, 5,597,936 and 5,595,967.

Stabilizers - compositions may contain one or more stabilizers and thickeners, any suitable level of stabilizer may be used; exemplary levels include from about 0.01 wt. % to about 20 wt. %, from about 0.1 wt. % to about 10 wt. %, or from about 0.1 wt. % to about 3 wt. % of composition. Non-limiting examples of stabilizers suitable for use in the present invention include crystallin, hydroxyl-containing stabilizing agents, trihydroxystearin, hydrogenated oil, or variations thereof and combinations thereof. In some embodiments of the present invention, cristollin, hydroxyl-containing stabilizing agents may be water soluble waxy substances, including fatty acid, fatty acid ester or fatty soap. In other embodiments of the present invention, cristollin, hydroxyl-containing stabilizing agents may be castor oil derivatives, such as hydrogenated castor oil derivatives, for example castor wax. Hydroxyl-containing stabilizers are disclosed in US patents 6,855,680 and 7,294,611. Other stabilizers include thickening stabilizers such as gums and other similar polysaccharides, for example gellan gum, carrageenan and other known types of thickeners and rheological additives. Examples of stabilizers in this class include gum-type polymers (e.g., xanthan gum), polyvinyl alcohol and its derivatives, cellulose and its derivatives, including cellulose ethers and cellulose esters and tamarind (e.g., xyloglucan-containing polymers), guar gum, fruit moth gum wood (in these aspects, containing galactomannan polymers); and other industrial gums and polymers.

For the purposes of the present invention, a non-limiting list of excipients illustrated below is suitable for use in the compositions of the present invention and may be included in certain embodiments of the present invention, if desired, for example to promote or enhance efficacy, for treating the substrate. To be cleaned, or to modify the aesthetic properties of the composition, as in the case of flavors, pigments, dyes, or the like. It is understood that such auxiliary substances are present in addition to the components provided by the perfumery products and / or perfumery systems of the applicant. The exact nature of these additional components and their inclusion levels will depend on the physical form of the composition and the nature of the operation for which it is intended, surfactants, structure formers, chelating agents, dye transfer inhibiting agents, dispersing agents, enzymes, and enzyme stabilizers, catalytic substances, bleaching activators, polymeric dispersing agents, clays and anti-sedimentation agents, anti-redeposition agents, brighteners, foam suppressants, colorants, additives natural flavors and flavoring delivery systems, agents that give the structure elasticity, fabric softeners, carriers, hydrotropes that facilitate the processing of substances and / or pigments. In addition to the disclosure below, suitable examples of such other auxiliary substances and levels of use are disclosed in US Pat. Nos. 5,576,282, 6,306,812 B1 and 6,326,348 B1, which are incorporated by reference.

Silicones — Suitable silicones contain Si-O constituents and can be selected from (a) non-functionalized siloxane polymers, (b) functionalized siloxane polymers and combinations thereof. The molecular weight of an organosilicon is typically indicated by reference to the viscosity of the substance. In one embodiment of the present invention, organosilicones may have a viscosity of from about 10 to about 2,000,000 centistokes at 25 ° C. In another embodiment of the present invention, suitable organosilicones may have a viscosity of from about 10 to about 800,000 centistokes at 25 °. Suitable organosilicones may be linear, branched or cross-linked. In one embodiment of the present invention, the organosilicones may be linear.

The present invention is further described by the following non-limiting examples:

Examples:

Examples of pre-prepared mixtures of polyisobutene (PM):

Evaluation of pre-prepared mixtures and compositions:

Pre-prepared mixtures or compositions are evaluated as “clean” when the transmittance measured using a CADAS 200 spectrometer (Dr. Lange Company) at 650 nm in a 1 cm cuvette is above 90%. Pre-prepared mixtures or compositions are evaluated as “homogeneous” when, upon visual assessment, no settling / sedimentation or phase separation is observed after one day. Pre-prepared mixtures or compositions are evaluated as “phase separation” when the mixture is separated into a clearly recognizable organic or aqueous phase, or if droplets of the organic phase can be observed at the top of the aqueous phase.

Example: pre-prepared mixture of polyisobutene PM1

Polyisobutene (6.0 g, 60 mass parts, molecular weight 1000 g / mol) and polyisobutene succinic anhydride (3.0 g, 30 mass parts) were mixed in a 25 ml glass vial and mixed under low shear with a magnetic stirrer. The mixture was heated to 80 ° C. to reduce viscosity and thus facilitate mixing. The non-ionic surfactant C10-Alcohol alkoxylate Gerbet alkoxylate (HLB 12.5) (1.0 g, 10 parts by weight) was added, and the resulting mixture was stirred for 5 minutes to obtain an emulsifiable PM1 polyisobutene composition in the form of a homogeneous, clean and stable solution.

Example: Pre-prepared PMI-PM5 Polyisobutene Mixtures

The mixture was obtained in the same manner as in Example PM1, the applicable ratios are shown in the following Table. In all examples, homogeneous, pure and stable solutions were obtained.

Example: Pre-prepared PM6 Polyisobutene Blend

Polyisobutene (6.0 g, 60 mass parts, molecular weight 1000 g / mol) and polyisobutene succinic anhydride (3.0 g, 30 mass parts) were mixed in a 25 ml glass vial and mixed under low shear with a magnetic stirrer. The mixture was heated to 80 ° C. to reduce viscosity and thus facilitate mixing. A surface-active mixture of non-ionic surfactants C13-oxoalcohol + 3 EO (HLB 9) (0.5 g, 5 parts by weight) and C13-oxoalcohol + 8 EO (HLB 13) (0.5 g, 5 parts by weight) were added, and the resulting the mixture was stirred for 5 minutes to obtain an emulsifiable PM6 polyisobutene composition in the form of a homogeneous, clean and stable solution.

Example: Pre-prepared mixtures of polyisobutene PM7-PM10:

The following examples are obtained analogously to example PM3, the taken compositions are shown in the table.

The following comparative examples were obtained analogously to example PM3, the compositions taken are shown in the table. All emulsions led to an unstable pre-made solution, which showed turbidity or phase separation when the amount of surfactant is equal to or higher than the amount of polymer emulsifier (PIBSA):

Example: pre-prepared mixture of polyisobutene PM11

Polyisobutene (5.0 g, 50 mass parts, molecular weight 1000 g / mol), polyisobutenamine (3.25 g, 32.5 mass parts) and n-paraffin C5-C20 (1.75 g, 17.5 mass parts) were mixed in a 25 ml glass vial, and mixed at low shear using a magnetic stirrer. The composition is a homogeneous, clean and stable solution.

Example: pre-prepared mixture of polyisobutene PM12

Polyisobutene (4.0 g, 40 mass parts, molecular weight 1000 g / mol), polyisobutenamine (3.9 g, 39.0 mass parts) and n-paraffin C5-C20 (2.1 g, 21.0 mass parts) were mixed in a 25 ml glass vial, and mixed at low shear using a magnetic stirrer. The composition is a homogeneous, clean and stable solution.

Example: pre-prepared mixture of polyisobutene PM13

Polyisobutene (1.0 g, 10 mass parts, molecular weight 1000 g / mol), polyisobutenamine (5.85 g, 58.5 mass parts) and n-paraffin C5-C20 (3.15 g, 31.5 mass parts) were mixed in a 25 ml glass vial, and mixed at low shear using a magnetic stirrer. The composition is a homogeneous, clean and stable solution.

Example: pre-prepared mixture of polyisobutene PM14

Polyisobutene (24.0 g, molecular weight 1000 g / mol) and polyisobutene succinic anhydride (12.0 g) were mixed in a 25 ml glass vial and mixed under low shear with a magnetic stirrer. The mixture was heated to 80 ° C. to reduce viscosity and thus facilitate mixing. A mixture of the non-ionic surfactant C10-Alcohol Herbet alkoxylate (HLB 12.5) (4.0 g) and water (2.0 g) was added and the mixture was stirred for 30 minutes to obtain an emulsifiable polyisobutene composition in the form of a homogeneous, pure, stable solution.

Example: pre-prepared mixture of polyisobutene PM15

Polyisobutene (24.0 g, molecular weight 1000 g / mol) and polyisobutene succinic anhydride (12.0 g) were mixed in a 25 ml glass vial and mixed under low shear with a magnetic stirrer. The mixture was heated to 80 ° C. to reduce viscosity and thus facilitate mixing. The non-ionic surfactant C10-Alcohol Herbet alkoxylate (HLB 12.5) (4.0 g) was added and the mixture was stirred for 5 minutes. Then water (2 g) was added and the mixture was stirred for another 5 minutes to obtain an emulsifiable polyisobutene composition in the form of a homogeneous, pure, stable solution.

Examples of compositions (F) of pre-prepared mixtures of polyisobutene in liquid detergents

The cleaning and / or processing compositions of the present invention can be obtained in any stable form and by any method selected by the manufacturer, non-limiting examples of which are described in U.S. 5,879,584; U.S. 5,691,297; U.S. 5,574,005; U.S. 5,569,645; U.S. 5,565,422; U.S. 5,516,448; U.S. 5,489,392; U.S. 5,486,303, all of which are incorporated herein by reference.

Obtaining a standard liquid detergent composition (A):

The liquid detergent compositions for the care of the fabric of Example A were obtained by mixing together the ingredients listed in the proportions shown below;

Example F1:

The liquid detergent composition A (97.80 g) was placed in a 150 ml glass beaker and mixed using a mechanical cross-shaped stirrer at 325 rpm. The preformed mixture of polyisobutene PM1 (2.20 g) was slowly added to the detergent composition with stirring. The resulting turbid composition containing polyisobutene was mixed for another 30 minutes to form a homogeneous, clean and stable composition.

Examples F2-F8:

The following examples, summarized in Table 1, were obtained in the same manner as described in Example F1 using pre-prepared mixtures of polyisobutene and the amounts shown in Table. Characteristics of the composition are also described in Table 1.

Comparative Example CF1:

Liquid detergent composition A (98.0 g) was placed in a 150 ml glass beaker and mixed with a mechanical cross-shaped stirrer at 325 rpm. Polyisobutene (2.0 g, molecular weight = 1000 g / mol) was slowly added to the detergent composition with stirring. The resulting turbid composition containing polyisobutene was mixed for another 30 minutes to form a turbid phase-separation mixture with a polyisobutene ring at the top of the liquid level.

Examples of compositions (F) of pre-prepared mixtures of polyisobutene in liquid tissue enhancers:

Obtaining a standard liquid reinforcing composition for tissue (B):

Rinse-added fabric care compositions were prepared by mixing the ingredients shown below:

Example F15:

The fabric softener composition B (98.0 g) was placed in a 100 ml glass beaker and mixed using a mechanical cross-shaped stirrer at 325 rpm. The preformed PM11 polyisobutene mixture (2.0 g) was slowly added to the fabric softener composition with stirring. The resulting fabric softener composition containing polyisobutene was mixed for another 30 minutes to form a homogeneous, stable composition that did not show any signs of phase separation.

Example F16:

An example was obtained similarly to Example F15, with the difference that the pre-prepared mixture of polyisobutene PM11 was dyed with a red oil-soluble, water-insoluble dye (Sudan Red 7B, Sigma-Aldrich, 20 ppm), and the liquid tissue enhancer was dyed with blue water-soluble, oil-insoluble dye (Liquitint Blue, Milliken, 20 ppm). The resulting mixture containing polyisobutene showed a homogeneous violet color as a result of excellent emulsification of the aqueous phase and the oil phase, showed no signs of sedimentation / deposition (i.e., without a clear blue aqueous phase at the top or bottom), as well as no signs of phase separation ( i.e. no red oil phase or red oil droplets were observed).

Example F17:

The fabric softener composition B (98.0 g) was placed in a 100 ml glass beaker and mixed using a mechanical cross-shaped stirrer at 325 rpm. The preformed mixture of polyisobutene PM13 (2.0 g) was slowly added with stirring. The resulting fabric softener composition containing polyisobutene was mixed for another 30 minutes to form a homogeneous, stable composition that did not show any signs of phase separation.

Example F18:

An example was obtained similarly to Example F17, with the difference that the pre-prepared mixture of polyisobutene PM5 was dyed with a red oil-soluble, water-insoluble dye (Sudan Red 7B, Sigma-Aldrich, 20 ppm), and the liquid tissue enhancer was dyed with blue water-soluble, oil-insoluble dye (Liquitint Blue, Milliken, 20 ppm). The resulting mixture containing polyisobutene showed a homogeneous violet color as a result of excellent emulsification of the aqueous phase and the oil phase, showed no signs of sedimentation / deposition (i.e., without a clear blue aqueous phase at the top or bottom), as well as no signs of phase separation ( i.e. no red oil phase or red oil droplets were observed).

Comparative Example CF2:

The fabric softener composition B (98.0 g), which was stained with blue, water-soluble and oil-insoluble dye (Liquitint Blue, Milliken, 20 ppm), was placed in a 100 ml glass beaker and mixed using a mechanical crosswise stirrer at 325 revolutions per minute. Polyisobutene (2.0 g, 1000 g / mol) stained with red, oil-soluble and water-insoluble dye (Sudan Red 7B, Sigma-Aldrich, 20 ppm) was slowly added to the fabric softener composition with stirring. The resulting polyisobutene-containing mixture was stirred for another 30 minutes to form an explicit phase separation product consisting of a polyisobutene phase forming a red colored ring at the top of the liquid level and a liquid phase of a tissue enhancer forming a blue aqueous phase.

Examples of compositions (F) of pre-prepared mixtures of polyisobutene in compositions for washing hands:

Standard liquid compositions for washing hands:

The following non-limiting examples of liquid dishwashing compositions were prepared by mixing together the ingredients shown below.

Example F19:

The dishwashing composition (50 g) was placed in a 100 ml glass beaker and mixed using a mechanical cruciform stirrer at 325 rpm. The preformed mixture of polyisobutene PM1 (1.1 g) was slowly added with stirring. The resulting mixture containing polyisobutene was stirred for another 30 minutes to form a slightly hazy, homogeneous liquid.

Example F20:

The dishwashing composition (50 g) was placed in a 100 ml glass beaker and mixed using a mechanical cruciform stirrer at 325 rpm. The preformed mixture of polyisobutene PM2 (1.1 g) was slowly added with stirring. The resulting mixture containing polyisobutene was stirred for another 30 minutes to form a slightly hazy, homogeneous liquid.

Example F21:

The dishwashing composition (50 g) was placed in a 100 ml glass beaker and mixed using a mechanical cruciform stirrer at 325 rpm. The preformed mixture of polyisobutene PM13 (1.54 g) was slowly added with stirring. The resulting mixture containing polyisobutene was stirred for another 30 minutes to form a clean, homogeneous liquid.

Comparative Example CF3:

The dishwashing composition (50 g) was placed in a 100 ml glass beaker and mixed using a mechanical cruciform stirrer at 325 rpm. Polyisobutene (molecular weight 1000 g / mol, 1.0 g) was slowly added with stirring. The resulting mixture containing polyisobutene was stirred for another 30 minutes to form a cloudy liquid with clearly separated drops of polyisobutene on top of the liquid.

Examples of compositions (F) of pre-prepared mixtures of polyisobutene in cosmetic compositions:

Standard composition of shampoo and body wash:

Cocoamidopropyl betaine (12.5 g, 29.5% activity in water) and sodium laureth sulfate (35.7 g, 29% activity) were mixed with demineralized water (51.8 g) to form a standard composition of shampoo and body wash. The product can be thickened with 1.0 g of sodium chloride.

Example F22

A standard composition of shampoo and body wash (50 g) was placed in a 100 ml glass beaker and mixed using a mechanical cross-shaped stirrer at 325 rpm. The preformed mixture of polyisobutene PM1 (1.1 g) was slowly added with stirring. The resulting mixture containing polyisobutene was stirred for another 30 minutes with the formation of a turbid homogeneous liquid.

Example F23

A standard composition of shampoo and body wash (50 g) was placed in a 100 ml glass beaker and mixed using a mechanical cross-shaped stirrer at 325 rpm. The preformed mixture of polyisobutene PM2 (1.1 g) was slowly added with stirring. The resulting mixture containing polyisobutene was stirred for another 30 minutes with the formation of a turbid homogeneous liquid.

Example F24

A standard composition of shampoo and body wash (50 g) was placed in a 100 ml glass beaker and mixed using a mechanical cross-shaped stirrer at 325 rpm. The preformed mixture of polyisobutene PM13 (1.54 g) was slowly added with stirring. The resulting mixture containing polyisobutene was stirred for another 30 minutes to form a slightly turbid liquid, which undergoes slight sedimentation during storage.

Comparative Example CF4:

A standard body wash composition (50 g) was placed in a 100 ml glass beaker and mixed using a mechanical cross-shaped stirrer at 325 rpm. Polyisobutene (molecular weight 1000, 1.0 g) was slowly added with stirring. The resulting polyisobutene mixture was stirred for another 30 minutes to form a turbid inhomogeneous liquid, which immediately undergoes sedimentation.

Examples of compositions (F) of pre-prepared mixtures of polyisobutene in compositions for washing cars:

Standard car wash shampoo for domestic use:

Dodecylbenzenesulfonate salt (20 g, 55% activity in water), C10-Alcohol Herbet + 7EO (HLB 12.5) (2 g, 100% activity) and alkylpolyglycoside (2 g, 70% activity) were mixed with water (76 g) to give standard composition for washing cars for domestic use.

Example F25:

A standard car wash composition (50 g) was placed in a 100 ml glass beaker and mixed using a mechanical cross-shaped stirrer at 325 rpm. The preformed mixture of polyisobutene PM1 (1.1 g) was slowly added with stirring. The resulting mixture containing polyisobutene was stirred for another 30 minutes to form a slightly hazy, homogeneous liquid.

Example F26:

A standard car wash composition (50 g) was placed in a 100 ml glass beaker and mixed using a mechanical cross-shaped stirrer at 325 rpm. The preformed mixture of polyisobutene PM13 (1.54 g) was slowly added with stirring. The resulting mixture containing polyisobutene was stirred for another 30 minutes to form an opaque homogeneous liquid.

Comparative Example CF5:

A standard car wash composition (50 g) was placed in a 100 ml glass beaker and mixed using a mechanical cross-shaped stirrer at 325 rpm. Polyisobutene (molecular weight 1000 g / mol, 1.54 g) was slowly added with stirring. The resulting mixture containing polyisobutene was stirred for another 30 minutes to form an inhomogeneous, turbid liquid, which immediately undergoes sedimentation and shows phase separation.

Conductivity Measurements:

Conductivity was measured at room temperature using a LF 320 conductivity meter from Wissentschaftlich-Technische Werkstätten GmbH. The measuring probe is TetraCon 325 with an element constant of 0.466 cm ^-1 .

As can be seen from the measurements, all pre-prepared mixtures show the same conductivity as hydrophobic components such as PIB or PIBA, showing that water is not a continuous phase in these pre-prepared mixtures.

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1. Self-emulsifiable composition containing a) polyolefin (s) in an amount of from 5 to 90 wt. % b) polymer (s) emulsifier (s) P _x in an amount of from 5 to 90 wt. % c) oil (a) O _x in an amount of from 0 to 40 wt. % d) surfactant (s) substance (a) S _x in an amount of from 5 to 40 wt. % e) additive (s) A _x in an amount of from 0 to 10 wt. % f) water in an amount of from 0 to 8 wt. % based on the total weight of the composition, where water is not a continuous phase of the composition, where the mass ratio of polyolefin (s) to P _x and S _x is in the range from 4: 1 to 1: 3 and the mass ratio of P _x to S _{x is} above 1.25. 2. Self-emulsifiable composition according to claim 1, where the components are independently present in amounts of: a) polyolefin (s) in an amount of from 20 to 70 wt. % b) polymer (s) emulsifier (s) P _x in an amount of from 10 to 50 wt. % c) oil (a) O _x in an amount of from 0 to 40 wt. % d) surfactant (s) substance (a) S _x in an amount of from 5 to 30 wt. % e) additive (s) A _x in an amount of from 0 to 10 wt. % f) water in an amount of from 0 to 8 wt. % based on the total weight of the composition, where water is not a continuous phase of the composition, where the mass ratio of polyolefin (s) to P _x and S _x is in the range from 4: 1 to 1: 3 and the mass ratio of P _x to S _{x is} above 1.25. 3. The self-emulsifying composition according to claim 1, where the components are independently present in amounts of: a) polyolefin (s) in an amount of from 30 to 60 wt. % b) polymer (s) emulsifier (s) P _x in an amount of from 20 to 45 wt. % c) oil (a) O _x in an amount of from 0.1 to 30 wt. % d) surfactant (s) substance (a) S _x in an amount of from 5 to 25 wt. % e) additive (s) A _x in an amount of from 0.1 to 10 wt. % f) water in an amount of from 0 to 8 wt. % based on the total weight of the composition, where water is not a continuous phase of the composition, where the mass ratio of polyolefin (s) to P _x and S _x is in the range from 4: 1 to 1: 3 and the mass ratio of P _x to S _{x is} above 1.25. 4. The self-emulsifying composition of claim 1, wherein the components are independently present in amounts of: a) polyolefin (s) in an amount of from 40 to 50 wt. % b) polymer (s) emulsifier (s) P _x in an amount of from 25 to 40 wt. % c) oil (a) O _x in an amount of from 5 to 15 wt. % d) surfactant (s) substance (a) S _x in an amount of from 5 to 15 wt. % e) additive (s) A _x in an amount of from 2 to 8 wt. % f) water in an amount of from 0 to 8 wt. % based on the total weight of the composition, where water is not a continuous phase of the composition, where the mass ratio of polyolefin (s) to P _x and S _x is in the range from 4: 1 to 1: 3 and the mass ratio of P _x to S _{x is} above 1.25. 5. The self-emulsifying composition according to any one of paragraphs. 1-4, free from water. 6. The self-emulsifying composition according to any one of paragraphs. 1-4 having a reduced water content. 7. The self-emulsifying composition according to any one of paragraphs. 1-4, where the polyolefin (s) is selected / selected from the group consisting of: polyethylene, polypropylene, polybutylene and polyisobutene. 8. The self-emulsifying composition according to any one of paragraphs. 1-4, where the polymer (s) emulsifier (s) P _x selected / selected from the group consisting of: P1) polyisobutene derivatives, wherein P1 is polyisobutenamine, polyisobutene succinic anhydride, a copolymer of polyisobutene succinic anhydride with polyalkylene glycol, a copolymer of polyisobutene succinic anhydride with oligoamine or oligoamine alkoxylate, P2) polymer cationic emulsifiers, where P2 is the result of polymerization: A2) one or more cationic ethylenically unsaturated monomers, B2) one or more linear or branched alkyl (meth) acrylates, C2) from 0 to 30 wt. % of one or more C ₃ -C ₈ monoethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acids, P3) being copolymers of polyalkylene (s) of formula 3

Where: R * = H, CH ₃ , R = H, methyl, R '= H, methyl, n = 1-200, with monoethylenically unsaturated monomers. 9. The self-emulsifying composition according to any one of paragraphs. 1-4, where the polymer (s) P _x is selected / selected from the group consisting of: P1) polyisobutene derivatives, where P1 is polyisobutenamine, polyisobutene succinic anhydride, a copolymer of polyisobutene succinic anhydride with polyethylene glycol, P2) polymer cationic emulsifiers, where P2 is the result of polymerization: A2) diallyldimethylammonium chloride, B2) one or more linear or branched alkyl (meth) acrylates, C2) from 0 to 30 wt. % acrylic acid P3) being copolymers of polyalkylene (s) of formula 3

Where: R * = H, CH ₃ , R = H, methyl, R '= H, methyl, n = 1-200, with monoethylenically unsaturated monomers. 10. The self-emulsifying composition according to any one of paragraphs. 1-4, where the oil (a) O _x is selected / selected from the group consisting of: c1) mineral oils having a boiling point at atmospheric pressure of 150 ° C or higher, c2) esters of C ₁₀ -C ₂₆ carboxylic acids and C ₈ -C ₂₄ alcohols and c3) silicone oils. 11. The self-emulsifying composition according to any one of paragraphs. 1-4, where the surface-active (s) substance (a) S _x selected / selected from the group consisting of: d1) nonionic surfactants, d2) anionic surfactants; and d3) cationic surfactants. 12. The self-emulsifying composition according to any one of paragraphs. 1-4, which has an organic solvent content of less than 50 mg / kg of the composition. 13. The use of the emulsion according to paragraphs. 1-12 in chemical technical applications, in cosmetics, for plant protection, the preparation and processing of paper, textiles and leather, in the composition of adhesives, dyes and pigments, in coatings, for pharmaceutical applications, in construction, for wood processing. 14. The use of the emulsion according to paragraphs. 1-12 for washing cars, in detergent compositions for washing, in detergents for hard surfaces, in liquids for automatic washing dishes and in liquids for washing dishes.