Basf Se Corporation

Basf Aktiengesellschaft

Ecolab USA Inc.

The Procter Gamble Company

Juergen Detering

Carter Martin Silvernail

Kerrie Elizabeth Walters

James S Dailey

Arend Jouke Kingma

Gazi Tuerkoglu

Christian Schade

Erik Christian Olson

Wolfgang Trieselt

Heike Weber

Dieter Hannu Boeckh

Alfred Oftring

Helmut B Witteler

Juergen Gert Tropsch

Guenter Oetter

Thomas Greindl

Gerold Braun

Holger Michael Tuerk

Bernd Bruchmann

Axel Sanner

Knut Oppenlaender

Karl Kolter

Volker Schwendemann

Hartwig Voss

Martin Ernst

Stephan Hueffer

Roland Ettl

Frank Dietsche

Dieter Faul

Thomas Schmidt

Guenter Scherr

Thorsten Bastigkeit

Alejandra Garcia Marcos

Gledison Fonseca

Marta Reinoso Garcia

Monika Haberecht

Thomas Eiting

Markus Hartmann

Rainer Rahm

Dietrich Fehringer

Christian Benz

Bernhard Fussnegger

Michael Klemens Mueller

Yannick Fuchs

Bolette Urtel

Xinbei Song

Carsten Sueling

Kati Schmidt

Torsten Freund

Lidcay Herrera Taboada

Michael Zirnstein

Torben Gaedt

Ulrich Schneider

Christian Hubert Weidl

Claudia Esper

Cordula Mock-Knoblauch

Ferdinand Leifeld

Keith E Gutowski

Ewald Heintz

Jessica Neumann

Guenther Grimm

Natalia Shabelina

Dorota Sendor-Mueller

Benjamin Schmidt-Hansberg

Johannes Barth

Berhard Fussnegger

Yan Kang

Alexandros Lamprou

Ruediger Lukas

Andrea Schiller

Xu Lu

Markus Meise

Parmod Kakumanu Reddy

Maria De Moragas

Marcel Schmitt

Thomas Pfeiffer

Pramod Kakumanu Reddy

Holger Tuerk

Process for manufacturing granules or powders comprising the steps of (a) providing an aqueous solution or slurry of (A) at least one chelating agent according to general formula (I a) [CH—CH(COO)—N(CH—COO)]MH(I a) wherein M is selected from alkali metal cations and ammonium, same or different, and x is in the range of from 0.01 to 1.0 or (I b) [OOC—CHCH—CH(COO)—N(CH—COO)]MH(I b) wherein M is as defined above, and x in formula (I b) is in the range of from 0.01 to 2.0, and (B) at least one polymer selected from (B1) polyaspartates with an average molecular weight Min the range of from 1,000 to 20,000 g/mole, and (B2) copolymers comprising, in copolymerized form, (α) at least one ester of an ethylenically unsaturated mono- or dicarboxylic acid, and (β) at least one ethylenically unsaturated N-containing monomer, and (b) spray drying or granulating said solution or slurry.

Granules or powders and methods for their manufacture

Described herein are aqueous mixtures including water, 1-vinylimidazole-containing polymer(s) (P) and quaternary ammonium salts (QA). Also described herein are methods of production and use of same.

Process for preparing stable polymers containing vinylimidazole

Described herein is a dishwashing detergent formulation, including

Dishwashing detergent formulations comprising polyaspartic acid and graft polymers based on oligo- and polysaccharides as film inhibiting additives

A process for producing aqueous solutions of acrylic acid polymers by polymerization of acrylic acid in feed operation with a free-radical starter in the presence of hypophosphite in water as solvent, which comprises

Method for producing acrylic acid polymers

A highly alkaline detergent is described which includes the use of a carboxylic acid terpolymer in combination with an alkali metal hydroxide. The detergent maintains cleaning functions and also prevents hard water scaling at application temperatures, for example at temperatures of between about 145-180 degrees Fahrenheit and, for example, at a pH of 9.5 to about 13.

Alkaline detergent composition containing a carboxylic acid terpolymer for hard water scale control

A washing- and cleaning-active polymer film is disclosed. The washing- and cleaning-active polymer film includes a polymer composition obtainable by a free-radical polymerization of a monomer composition. The monomer composition includes at least one &#x3b1;,&#x3b2;-ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid or acid salt. The monomer composition is subjected to a free-radical polymerization in the presence of at least one polyether component. A process for producing the washing- and cleaning-active polymer film is further disclosed. A use of the polymer film and a covering or coating for a detergent or cleaner portion including the polymer film is disclosed.

Washing- and cleaning-active polymer films, process for the production thereof and use thereof

Compositions including polyaspartic acid and methods for preparing polyaspartic acid using a precondensate of aspartic acid and polyaspartimide are provided herein. Uses for such compositions are also described.

Method for producing polyaspartic acid by means of a precondensate

Provided herein is a method for producing polyaspartic acid under reflux cooling. Further provided herein are compositions including polyaspartic acid obtainable through the method. Also provided herein is a use of polyaspartic acids obtainable through the method in dishwashing agents, detergents, and cleaning agents.

Method for producing polyaspartic acid under reflux cooling

Stability enhancement agents for use in a solidification matrices and solid detergent compositions are described. Stability enhancement is provided by a hydratable salt, water and a carboxylic acid terpolymer forming a dimensionally stable solid compositions. Preferred carboxylic acid terpolymers include from about 40 to 90% by weight of a carboxylic acid monomer, anhydride or salt thereof, from about 4 to 40% by weight of a monomer comprising sulfo groups, and from about 4 to 40% by weight of a nonionic monomer set forth in formula (I). The stability enhancement composition for use in solid detergent compositions are preferably biodegradable and may be substantially free of phosphate and/or NTA-free and provide beneficial hard water scale control.

Solidification matrix comprising a carboxylic acid terpolymer

The invention relates to a carboxylate ester of polysaccharide characterized in that it possesses ester bonds with trimellitic anhydride and is soluble in water. The polysaccharide is esterified with trimellitic anhydride and the degree of substitution of the polysaccharide lies in the range of from 0.5 to 3. The invention further relates to methods for the manufacture of these polysaccharides esters in organic solvents, in water or in an extruder or a kneader and to their use in fabric and home care formulations.

Carboxylate ester of polysaccharide

Process for cleaning dishware soiled with fatty residue, characterized in that said process is carried out at a temperature in the range of from 45 to 65&#xb0; C. and using at least one formulation, comprising (A) in the range of from 1 to 50% by weight of at least one complexing agent, selected from the alkali metal salts of citric acid, aminocarboxylic acids and from sodium tripolyphosphate, (B) in the range of from 2 to 8% by weight of at least one non-ionic surfactant of general formula (I) R&#x2014;CH(OH)&#x2014;CH&#x2014;O-(AO)&#x2014;R(I) (C) in the range of from 0.25 to less than 4% by weight of a copolymer, being obtained from copolymerizing the following comonomers (a) at least one comonomer selected from ethylenically unsaturated C-C-carboxylic acids and ethylenically unsaturated C-C-dicarboxylic acids or their respective anhydrides, (b) at least one comonomer selected from isobutene, diisobutene, C-C-a-olefins, and C-C-alkyl esters of (meth)acrylic acid, (c) optionally, at least one further comonomer selected from non-ionic comonomers, the integers being defined as follows: Rbeing selected from C-C-alkyl, straight-chain or branched, and from C-C-alkenyl, straight-chain or branched, with at least one C&#x2014;C double bond, Rbeing selected from C-C-alkyl, straight-chain or branched, and from C-C-alkenyl, straight-chain or branched, with at least one C&#x2014;C double bond, x being selected from one to 100, AO being identical or different alkylene oxides, selected from CH&#x2014;CH&#x2014;O, (CH)&#x2014;O, (CH)&#x2014;O, CHCH(CH)&#x2014;O, CH(CH)&#x2014;CH&#x2014;O&#x2014; and CHCH(n-CH)&#x2014;O.R&#x2014;CH(OH)&#x2014;CH&#x2014;O-(AO)&#x2014;R&#x2003;&#x2003;(I)

Process for cleaning dishware

An alkaline detergent is described which includes the use of a copolymer in combination with an alkali metal hydroxide. The detergent maintains cleaning functions and also prevents hard water scaling, for example at application temperatures of between 145-180 degrees Fahrenheit and with a pH of 9.5 to about 13.

Alkaline detergent composition containing a carboxylic acid/polyalkylene oxide copolymer for hard water scale control

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