Henkel Corporation

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F Norman Tuller

Michael E Allen

Raymond Mathis

Norbert Bialas

Elbert H Mudge

Richard P Crews

Paul Schulz

Wolf-Eckart Noack

A compound of the general formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R is alkyl from about 4 to about 22 carbon atoms, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 independently of one another are alkyl from about 1 to about 22 carbon atoms, X is either sulphur or oxygen, Y is -C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O- or -C.sub.3 H.sub.6 O- or a mixture of -C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O and -C.sub.3 H.sub.6 O-, m is a number from about 1 to about 20, n is a number from about 1 to about 6, p is a number from 2 to 4, q is a number from 0 to about 2 and r is a number from 0 to about 2, with q+r+p being the integer 4. This invention is also directed to the method for treating fibers by applying this compound.

Polyol esters of ether carboxylic acids and fiber finishing methods

A compound of the general formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R is alkyl from about 4 to about 22 carbon atoms, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 independently of one another are alkyl from about 1 to about 22 carbon atoms, X is either sulphur or oxygen, Y is --C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O-- or --C.sub.3 H.sub.6 O-- or a mixture of --C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O and --C.sub.3 H.sub.6 O--, m is a number from about 1 to about 20, n is a number from about 1 to about 6, p is a number from 2 to 4, q is a number from 0 to about 2 and r is a number from 0 to about 2, with q+r+p being the integer 4. This invention is also directed m the method for treating fibers by applying this compound.

Thermally stable textile lubricants suitable for spinning finishes based on polyol fatty acid esters, into which esters of thiocarboxylic acids corresponding to general formula (I) and/or (II):

Thermally stable textile lubricants

Thermally stable textile lubricants obtained by reaction of

Ether carboxylic acids of the formula (I):

Process for the production of ether carboxylic acids and salts thereof

This invention is directed to a method for treating fibers by applying thereto a compound having the general formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is an alkyl group from 1 to 23 carbon atoms, R.sub.2 is an alkyl group from 1 to 23 carbon atoms, n is a number from 3 to 15, m is a number from 1 to 6, Y is --O-- or --S--, and X is --C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O-- or --C.sub.3 H.sub.6 O--, or a mixture of --C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O-- and --C.sub.3 H.sub.6 O--.

Fiber finishing methods

This invention is directed to a method for treating fibers by applying thereto a compound having the general formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is alkyl from 1 to 23 carbon atoms, R.sub.2 is alkyl from 1 to 23 carbon atoms, n is a number from 3 to 15, and X is --C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O-- or --C.sub.3 H.sub.6 O--, or a mixture of --C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O-- and --C.sub.3 H.sub.6 O--.

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