Abstract:
A composition comprising: (a) a compound of the following structural formula: wherein each of R* and R** is independently a linear, branched or cyclic alkylene group containing 2 to 12 carbon atoms, wherein no two nitrogen atoms are separated by fewer than 2 carbon atoms; each of A1, A2, A3, A4, and A5 is independently a straight or branched alkylene containing 2 to 4 carbon atoms; each of R1, R2, R3, R4, and R5 is independently —H or RAC(O)— wherein RA is straight or branched alkyl or alkenyl containing 7 to 21 carbon atoms and 0 to 4 carbon-carbon double bonds; provided that at least one of R1, R2, R3, R4, or R5 is RAC(O)—; each of Q1, Q2 and Q3 is independently —H, —CH3, —C2H5, —C3H7, —C4H5, benzyl, —CH2COOH, or —CH2COOA−; or, if R* is a —CH2CH2— group, Q1 and Q3 together or Q1 and Q2 together may be a —CH2CH2— group to form a six-membered piperazine ring; or, if R** is a —CH2CH2— group, Q3 and Q3 together may be a —CH2CH2— group to form a six-membered piperazine ring; m is 0 to 4; r is 0 to 2; each of v, w, x, y, and z is independently 1 to 8; i is 0 to 1, j is 0 to 1, and each k is 0 to 1, and the sum of (i+j+k) is 0 to 4; each A− is independently an anion as defined below; and n is the number of moles of A− needed to give the compound of structural formula (1) a zero net charge; and water, wherein the composition does not contain a significant amount of textile resin treating compounds.
Abstract:
Disclosed is an improved process wherein coal particles are beneficiated by froth flotation under coal froth flotation conditions to separate the desired coal particles from remaining unwanted ash and like gangue material. The improvement of the present invention comprises conducting the froth flotation in the presence of an effective proportion of a hydrophobic, non-ionic promotor which is a C.sub.10 -C.sub.30 nitrile or polynitrile thereof.
Abstract:
Disclosed are stable monophasic liquid compositions comprising water, one or more cationic, anionic, amphoteric and/or nonionic surfactants, exhibiting partial solubility in water or in concentrated formulations, and one or more coupling agents of the formula (1) R.sup.A --C(O)O--R.sup.C --(OC(O)R.sup.E).sub.0-1 (1) wherein R.sup.A is C.sub.1 -C.sub.15 alkyl with 0-3 hydroxyl substituents, R.sup.C is C.sub.1 -C.sub.10 alkyl with 0-3 hydroxyl substituents, and R.sup.E is C.sub.1 -C.sub.15 alkyl with 0-1 hydroxyl substituents, wherein the compounds of formula (1) contain 7 to 16 carbon atoms and a total of 1-3 hydroxyl substituents.
Abstract:
A rinse cycle fabric softener concentrate having improved softening properties consisting essentially of a blend of at least one polyquat and a cationic fabric softener agent selected from the group consisting of ester-containing quaternary ammonium compounds, amido amine quaternary ammonium compounds, imidazoline quats and mixtures and salts thereof.
Abstract:
A stable monophasic liquid composition characterized by the ability to solubilize increased amounts of surfactant into the composition while retaining a monophasic state, the composition comprising: one or more surfactants selected from the group consisting of cationic surfactants, anionic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants, nonionic surfactants, and mixtures thereof; a hydrophobic material; and one or more coupling agents selected from the group consisting of straight, branched and cyclic alkanes containing 7 to 12 carbon atoms and substituted with two hydroxyl groups, and alkoxylates thereof containing up to 20 alkoxy units each of which is ethoxy, propoxy, or butoxy, and mixtures thereof, in an amount of the one or more coupling agents effective to increase the amount of the one or more surfactants that can be solubilized in the monophasic composition.
Abstract:
Disclosed are stable monophasic liquid compositions comprising water, one or more cationic, anionic, amphoteric and/or nonionic surfactants, exhibiting partial solubility in water or in concentrated formulations, and one or more coupling agents which are C.sub.7 -C.sub.12 alkane substituted with two hydroxyl groups or alkoxylates thereof with up to 20 moles of one or more of ethylene oxide, propylene oxide and/or butylene oxide.
Abstract:
Disclosed is an improved process wherein coal particles are beneficiated by froth flotation under coal froth flotation conditions to separate the desired coal particles from remaining unwanted ash and like gangue material. The improvement of the present invention comprises conducting the froth flotation in the presence of an ester-alcohol frothing agent. The preferred ester-alcohol frothing agents are reaction products of C.sub.1 -C.sub.10 mono-basic carboxylic acids and diols wherein the total number of carbon atoms range from about 6-19 and monocarboxylic acid esters of polyoxyalkylene glycols which can contain up to 25-30 carbon atoms.
Abstract:
A fabric softener composition in which a blend of high mono alkyl MDEA and TEA ester quats is provided. The fabric softener composition includes a blend of from about 15 to about 65%, by weight of the total blend, of a triethanol amine ester quat and from about 35 to about 85%, by weight of the total blend, of a methyl diethanol amine ester quat having a mono alkyl ester quat level of about 10% or greater.
Abstract:
Enhanced paper debonding and softening are achieved by producing the paper from an aqueous suspension of fibers which contains one or more cationic agents and one or more compounds of the formula HO(X--O).sub.x --R--(O--Y).sub.y --OH wherein each X is ethylene, straight or branched propylene, or straight or branched butylene; x is 0 to 40; each Y is ethylene, straight or branched propylene, or straight or branched butylene; y is 0 to 40; the sum of (x+y) is 0 to 40; and R is saturated straight, branched or cyclic alkylene containing 4 to 12 carbon atoms.