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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 1997
Filed:
May. 02, 1996
Josef Zelger, Riehen, CH;
Serge Schroeder, Rosenau, FR;
Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation, Tarrytown, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides an anhydrous fluorescent whitening agent formulation comprising: a) 5 to 60, preferably 15 to 45% by weight of a fluorescent whitening agent or a mixture thereof; b) 0 to 10, preferably 0 to 2% by weight of a stabiliser or a mixture thereof; c) 0 to 10, preferably 0.5 to 2% by weight of a dispersant or a mixture thereof; d) 0 to 10, preferably 0.5 to 2% by weight of an auxiliary or a mixture thereof; and e) an anhydrous dispersion medium or a mixture thereof to make up 100% by weight, each based on the total weight of the formulation. The formulation is useful for the preparation of detergents.