Henkel & Cie G.m.b.h.

Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft Auf Aktien

Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft Auf Aktien (henkel Kgaa)

Gunter Jakobi

Peter Krings

Hans Andree

Horst Rutzen

Jens Conrad

Harald Schnegelberger

Wolfgang Rupilius

Herbert Reuter

Dieter Jung

Josef Huppertz

Dieter Kuhling

Martin Bischoff

Helmut Blum

Heinz G Smolka

Joachim Galinke

Milan J Schwuger

Karl-Heinz Worms

Ulrich Zeidler

Andreas Syldatk

Jochen Kaufmann

Gunther Vogt

Markus Berg

Edmund Schmadel

Jurgen Hoffmeister

Manfred Hennemann

Albrecht Lohr

Stable, pumpable, aqueous suspensions of water-insoluble, calcium-binding aluminosilicates suitable as stock suspensions comprising (A) from 20% to 55% by weight of at least one finely-divided, water-insoluble silicate compound having a calcium-binding power of at least 50 mg CaO/gm of anhydrous active substance and having the formula, combined water not shown

Stable aqueous suspension of water-insoluble, calcium-binding

A surface-active compound combination for use in textile washing agent compositions consisting essentially of

Surface-active compound combination containing hydroxyalkylamines

Reaction products of .epsilon.-caprolactam with vicinal hydroxyalkylamines and possible adducts thereof with epoxyalkanes having the overall formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are members selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and alkyl having 1 to 16 carbon atoms with the proviso that the sum of the carbon atoms in R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 is from 6 to 30 when R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are alkyl and from 6 to 16 when R.sub.1 or R.sub.2 is hydrogen, R.sub.3 is a member selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl having 1 to 5 carbon atoms and ##STR2## where m is an integer from 2 to 10, and R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 are members selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and alkyl having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, EPA is an epoxide selected from the group consisting of ethylene oxide, propylene oxide and glycide, x is a number representing mols of from 1 to 5 and y is a number representing mols of from 0 to 5; and the organic and inorganic acid salts thereof; the reaction products are useful as antimicrobials in the treatment of aqueous media and in detergents together with other surface-active compounds.

Reaction products of epsilon-caprolactam with vicinal hydroxyalkylamines

A method of washing soiled textiles, wherein the soiled textiles are immersed in an aqueous liquor which contains at least one compound inhibiting alkaline earth metal ion precipitation on said soiled textiles and surface-active compounds comprising using finely-dispersed, water-insoluble silicate compounds having a calcium-binding power of at least 50 mg CaO/gm of anhydrous active substance and having the formula, combined water not shown

Washing compositions containing aluminosilicates and nonionics and

Liquid phosphate-free, regulated-foam washing agent compositions comprising:

Liquid regulated-foam detergent compositions

Washing agent compositions and washing assistant compositions containing from 0.5% to 70% by weight of a phosphonopolycarboxylate having the formula ##EQU1## WHEREIN Me is H, alkali metal, or H.NR.sub.3, R.sub.1 is H or CH.sub.3, R.sub.2 is H, alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or --CH.sub.2 --CHR--COOMe, R.sub.3 is H, alkyl or alkylol having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and X is a direct bond or the groups ##EQU2## from 0 to 96.5% of other sequestering and non-sequestering, preferably phosphorus-free builders, and from 3% to 45% by weight of at least one surface-active compound of an anionic or non-ionic nature, whereby a 1% aqueous solution thereof has a pH of between 6 and 11.5. Preferably said phosphonopolycarboxylate sequestering agents are present as water-soluble salts capable of complex formation with alkaline earth metal ions. The invention also resides in the process of sequestering alkaline earth metal ions using aqueous solutions of the washing agent composition.

Washing agent compositions and washing assistant composition containing

A foam-regulated washing composition based on olefin-sulfonates and/or salts of .alpha.-sulfo-fatty acid esters and phosphorus-free complexing builder salts, especially for drum washing machines and also at wash temperatures of over 90.degree.C characterized by a content of:

Foam-regulated washing compositions, especially for drum washing machines

Liquid foam-regulated washing and cleansing agent compositions containing non-ionic surface-active compounds and organic water-miscible solvents of the following composition: A. 30 to 60 percent by weight of a combination of two ethoxylated alcohols having from 12 to 20 carbon atoms, B. 2 to 6 percent by weight of an alkali metal soap of fatty acids with substantially 12 to 18 carbon atoms, C. 0.1 to 1 percent by weight of a water-soluble organic sequestering agent for heavy metal ions, D. 20 to 35 percent by weight of a water-miscible organic solvent combination of an aliphatic ether alcohol with 5 to 8 carbon atoms and an alkanediol with 2 to 6 carbon atoms, optionally with up to 3 percent by weight of ethanol or isopropyl alcohol, and E. at least 8 percent by weight up to the balance of 100 percent by weight, of water; as well as the method of washing solid articles utilizing the said compositions.

Liquid foam-regulated nonionic detergent compositions

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