Kao Corporation

Other

Uichiro Nishimoto

Tohru Katoh

Osamu Tachizawa

Kohshiro Sotoya

Yasuki Ohtawa

Yoshifumi Nishimoto

Keiko Hasebe

Yuichi Hioki

Junichi Inokoshi

Takeshi Tomifuji

Tetsuaki Fukushima

Masaaki Yamamura

Hiroshi Abe

Keiichiro Tomioka

Yohei Kaneko

Hiroyuki Masuda

Yoshio Hatayama

Yushi Sakata

Yasuhiro Doi

Tadayuki Suzuki

Kazuo Isobe

Ryoichi Tamaki

Hideki Taniguchi

Akira Sakaguchi

Noriko Yamaguchi

Kazutaka Shiratsuchi

Wataru Yoshida

Koshiro Sotoya

Toru Hayase

Jun Aikawa

Yuushi Sakata

Kohshiroh Sotoya, Deceased

The present invention provides a softener composition which contains a softening base having an excellent softening effect and satisfactory biodegradability. That is, the present invention provides the softener composition which comprises (A) a nonionic compound which has at least one Calkyl or alkenyl group and an amide bond but contains no dissociative group of amino or carboxyl group; and (B) at least one member selected among (B-&#x3b1;) cationic or ampholytic surfactants having one Calkyl or alkenyl group or one optionally substituted aryl group and (B-&#x3b2;) amino compounds having at least one Calkyl or alkenyl group and salts of the compounds.

Softener composition

Hair cosmetic compositions

Polyamine

Process for production of ether amine

The present invention provides a softener composition which contains a softening base having an excellent softening effect and satisfactory biodegradability. That is, the present invention provides the softener composition that has (A) a nonionic compound which has at least one C -C alkyl or alkenyl group and an amide bond but contains no dissociative group of amino or carboxyl group; and (B) at least one member selected among (B-&agr;) cationic or ampholytic surfactants having one C -C alkyl or alkenyl group or one optionally substituted aryl group and (B-&bgr;) amino compounds, having at least one C -C alkyl or alkenyl group and salts of the compunds.

A method for enhancing an efficacy of an agricultural chemical which comprises incorporating a specific quaternary ammonium enhancer into a diluted solution of the agricultural chemical.

Agricultural chemical composition

Liquid softener compositions and quaternary ammonium salt

To provide an aqueous fabric softener composition, which is excellent in softening performance, elasticity and storage stability, and a quaternary ammonium salt which is useful as a softening base of this composition and nondetrimental to the natural environment because of its excellent biodegradability, and a process for the preparation of this salt. The aqueous fabric softener composition of the present invention comprises from 8 to 40% by weight of a quaternary ammonium salt represented by the following formula (I), a quaternary ammonium salt represented by the following formula (II) or a mixture thereof, and water: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 represent each a C.sub.1-4 alkyl group, etc.; R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 represent each a C.sub.7-35 alkyl group, etc.; and X.sup.- represents an anion group; and ##STR2## wherein R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 represent each a C.sub.1-4 group, etc.; R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 represent each a C.sub.1-5 alkylene group, etc.; R.sup.9 and R.sup.10 represent each a C.sub.8-36 alkyl group, etc.; Q represents a C.sub.2-6 alkylene group; n is from 0 to 10; and X.sup.- represents an anion group.

Aqueous fabric softener composition, novel quaternary ammonium salt, and

A method for enhancing the effectiveness of an agricultural chemical which comprises incorporating a specific enhancer into a diluted solution of the agricultural chemical. The specific enhancer is a quaternary ammonium salt or a amine.

Agricultural chemical composition comprising amine surfactants with at

A method for enhancing an efficacy of an agricultural chemical which comprises incorporating a quaternary ammonium enhancer into a diluted solution of the agricultural chemical.

Agricultural chemical composition comprising quaternary ammonium

A tertiary amino alcohol, being useful as an emulsifier, is defined by the formula (1) or (2): ##STR1## where R is a C.sub.2 to C.sub.24 straight-chain or branched alkylene group, an alicyclic alkylene group, an aralkylene group or --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.p (CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2).sub.q (where p is 0 or a positive integer and q is a positive integer), R' is a C.sub.1 to C.sub.24 straight-chain or branched alkyl group or an aralkyl group and n is a positive integer of 2 to 50.

Tertiary amino alcohol and method of producing the same

To provide an aqueous fabric softener composition, which is excellent in softening performance, elasticity and storage stability, and a quaternary ammonium salt which is useful as a softening base of this composition and nondetrimental to the natural environment because of its excellent biodegradability and a process for the preparation of this salt. The aqueous fabric softener composition of the present invention comprises from 3 to 40% by weight of a quaternary ammonium salt represented by the following formula (I), and water: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 represent each a C.sub.1-4 alkyl group, etc.; R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 represent each a C.sub.7-35 alkyl group, etc.; and X.sup.- represents an anion group.

Liquid softener composition, novel quaternary ammonium salt, and process

An aqueous fabric softener composition is disclosed, which comprises water and, as a softener new material, an ammonium salt obtained by neutralizing the following Compound (A):

Fabric softener composition and ammonium salt

Novel quaternary ammonium compounds of formula (1) and (2): ##STR1## wherein R represents a straight or branched alkylene group containing from 2 to 24 carbon atoms, an alicyclic alkylene group, an aralkylene group or a group of the formula --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.p (CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2).sub.q (in which p and q each represents a positive integer), R' represents a straight or branched alkyl group containing from 1 to 24 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group or an aralkyl group, R' represents an alkyl group containing 1 to 5 carbon atoms or an aralkyl group, X.sup.- represents an anionic group and n represents a positive integer of from 2 to 50 are disclosed. The quaternary ammonium compounds are useful as surfactants capable of serving as softening agents and antistatic agents for fabrics, hair and the like.

Quaternary ammonium compounds

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Wakayama, Japan

Uichiro Nishimoto