WO2008068139A1 - Textile treatment composition - Google Patents

Abstract

A textile treatment composition is described which contains particular polymer particles which can contain very large amounts of perfume and in addition can float on water. This textile treatment composition makes possible, in particular on textile hand washing, very good beneficial odour results, so that, for example during manual textile washing, not only the clothing to be washed, but also the hands, are very intensively fragranced.

Description

 "Textile treatment agents"

The present invention relates to a textile treatment composition containing particles comprising a porous polymer support material, a liquid incorporated into the support material, fragrances, and a coating completely enclosing the support material, wherein the density of the total particle is <1 g / cm ³ and wherein the incorporated liquid constitutes at least 30% by weight of the total weight of the porous carrier material loaded with the liquid. Likewise, the invention relates to the use of this textile treatment agent as an emollient and as a washing aid. It also relates to methods for textile treatment in an automatic washing machine, and a method for manual textile washing.

It has long been a part of human culture to wear textile clothing, to use textiles for various purposes and to clean or care for the textiles after use. For this purpose, an unmanageable number of textile treatment agents is available today. It has been found that consumers not only want to clean or care for the textiles, but have a pronounced need to combine the textile treatment process with the generation of fragrances as far as both the treatment bath and the textile itself are concerned.

In particular, in manual textile treatment in a textile treatment bath, e.g. In the case of manual textile washing, the consumer is confronted directly with the wash liquor and, in particular, with its odor. The process of hand washing often takes quite a long time, since the textiles must first be soaked for a longer period of time in many cases. If the fragrance of the wash liquor is already lost after a short time, for example after soaking, because the perfume contained in the textile treatment agent used is expected to volatilize quickly, the consumer is disappointed on the one hand because he is now confronted with the smell of the wash liquor. which is no longer or only insufficiently covered by the remaining perfume, on the other hand he is disappointed, because even the textiles, which he finally takes the treatment bath, are hardly fragrant even in the wet state in the absence of perfume.

Against this background, it was the object of the present invention to provide a textile treatment agent which is capable of producing a particularly advantageous fragrance in manual textile washing.

This object is achieved by the subject matter of the invention, a solid textile treatment agent containing particles comprising a porous polymer support material, one in the support material incorporated liquid comprising fragrances, and a coating completely enclosing the support material, wherein the density of the entire particle is <1 g / cm ³ and wherein the incorporated liquid constitutes at least 30 wt .-% of the total weight of the loaded with the liquid porous support material.

In the following, when talking about particles according to the invention, the particles just mentioned, comprising a porous polymer support material, comprise a liquid incorporated into the support material, including fragrances, and a coating completely enclosing the support material, the density of the entire particle being <1 g / cm ³ and wherein the incorporated liquid constitutes at least 30% by weight of the total weight of the porous carrier material loaded with the liquid.

The means according to the invention are associated with various advantages.

One advantage is that one can rule out incompatibility problems between fragrances and other possible ingredients of the textile treatment agent, since the perfume is separated from these ingredients. Thus, large amounts of perfume can be incorporated without it leading to intolerance reactions with other ingredients of the textile treatment agent or to degradation reactions or decompositions. The textile treatment agent is therefore particularly stable on storage.

Another advantage is that even very compact, yet highly perfumed textile treatment agents can be made available, since the carrier material can absorb very large amounts of perfume. Already by the addition of only a few particles according to the invention, very large quantities of perfume can be incorporated into the textile treatment agent. Carriers which can absorb at least 30% by weight of perfume are otherwise completely uncommon in textile treatment agents.

Another advantage is the density of the particles, which is <1 g / cm ³ . As a result, the particles are buoyant. The particles can therefore swim in the fleet and thereby deliver successive fragrances. The successive release of fragrance results firstly from the coating, which first has to dissolve, and secondly from the nature of the porous polymer carrier material, which serves as a reservoir and releases the perfume only slowly. The fact that the particles float, the fragrance can also go directly into the ambient air.

Another advantage is that the particles enable a lasting fragrance of the hands and textiles. In the manual processing of the textiles in the fleet, both the hands and the textiles come into contact with the floating particles and these can precipitate on the hands and the textiles and then immediately release fragrances there. The result is that not only the textiles, but also the hands smell particularly good and intense, as they are directly penetrated. In the context of the invention, the term textile treatment agent is particularly defined by detergents such as heavy duty detergents, color detergents, mild detergents, wool detergents, curtain detergents, travel detergents, special laundry detergents, ironing laundry detergents, fabric softeners, aftertreatment agents, pretreatment agents, bleaches, softeners and / or in particular Hand washing means meant.

If the liquid incorporated in the carrier material according to the invention contains at least 35% by weight, preferably at least 40% by weight, advantageously at least 45% by weight, in particular at least 50% by weight or also 60% by weight, 70% by weight. % or 80 wt .-% of the total weight of the loaded with the liquid porous support material, so is a preferred embodiment. The mass of the coating does not flow into the total weight in this case. It is a great advantage that the carrier material according to the invention can absorb such large quantities of liquid. This corresponds to a liquid depot in the form of solid particles in a solid textile treatment agent.

According to a further embodiment, it is preferred if the liquid in addition to fragrances also a) liquid detergents or cleaning agent ingredients, such as preferably surfactants, especially nonionic surfactants, silicone oils, paraffins, b) liquid cosmetic ingredients, preferably oils, c) liquid non-pharmaceutical additives or Active ingredients and / or d) mixtures of the aforementioned contains.

However, it is preferred if the predominant portion of the incorporated liquid comprises fragrances, so that therefore the incorporated liquid, for example, at least 50 wt .-%, preferably at least 60, 70 or even 80 wt .-%, advantageously even at least to 90 Gew% or even to 95 wt .-% consists of fragrances, based on the total incorporated liquid In particular, only perfume oil is incorporated as a liquid. The terms perfume oil and fragrances are used synonymously in the context of this invention.

As fragrance oils, it is quite generally possible to use all fragrances customarily used in textile treatment agents, for example individual fragrance compounds, e.g. the synthetic products of the ester, ether, aldehyde, ketone, alcohol and hydrocarbon type are used. Fragrance compounds of the ester type are known e.g. Benzyl acetate, phenoxyethyl isobutyrate, p-tert-butylcyclohexyl acetate, linalyl acetate,

Dimethylbenzylcarbinylacetate, phenylethylacetate, linalylbenzoate, benzylformate, ethylmethylphenylglycinate, allylcyclohexylpropionate, styrallylpropionate and benzylisalicylate. The ethers include, for example, benzyl ethyl ether, to the aldehydes, for example, the linear alkanals with 8 - 18 C-atoms, citral, citronellal, citronellyloxyacetaldehyde, cyclamen aldehyde, hydroxycitronellel, LiNaI and Bourgeonal, to the ketones such as the ionone, isomethylionone and methyl cedrylketone, to the alcohols anethole, citronellol, eugenol, geraniol, linalool, phenylethyl alcohol and terpineol to The hydrocarbons mainly include the terpenes and balsams. Preferably, however, mixtures of different fragrances are used, which together produce an attractive fragrance.

The perfume oils may e.g. also contain natural fragrance mixtures, such as are available from plant or animal sources, e.g. Pine, citrus, jasmine, lily, rose or ylang-ylang oil. Also, lower volatility volatile oils, which are most commonly used as aroma components, are useful as perfume oils, e.g. Sage oil, chamomile oil, clove oil, lemon balm oil, mint oil, cinnamon leaf oil, lime blossom oil, juniper berry oil, vetiver oil, galbanum oil and ladanum oil.

According to the invention, in particular fragrances can be used which are selected from fragrances with

(a) almond-like odor, such as preferably benzaldehyde, pentanal, heptenal, 5-methylfurfural, methylbutanal, furfural and / or acetophenone or

(b) apple-like odor, preferably (S) - (+) - ethyl-2-methylbutanoate, diethyl malonate, ethyl butyrate, geranyl butyrate, geranyl isopentanoate, isobutyl acetate, linalyl isopentanoate, (E) -β-damascone, heptyl-2-methyl butyrate, methyl 3-methylbutanoate, 2-hexenal-pentyl-methyl butyrate, ethyl methyl butyrate and / or methyl 2-methyl butanoate or

(c) apple peel-like odor, such as preferably ethyl hexanoate, hexyl butanoate and / or hexyl hexanoate or

(d) apricot-like odor, preferably γ-undecalactone, or

(e) banana-like odor, such as preferably isobutyl acetate, isoamyl acetate, hexenyl acetate and / or pentyl butanoate or

(f) bitter almond-like odor such as preferably 4-acetyltoluene or

(g) blackcurrant-like odor, such as preferably mercaptomethylpentanone and / or methoxymethylbutanethiol or

(c) citrus-like odor such as preferably linalyl pentanoate, heptanal, linalyl isopentanoate dodecanal, linalyl formate, α-p-dimethylstyrene, p-cymenol, nonanal, β-cubebene, (Z) limonene oxide, cis-6-ethenyl-tetrahydro-2,2,6- trimethylpyran-3-ol, cis-pyranoidlinalooloxide, dihydrolinalool, 6 (10) -dihydromyrcenol, dihydromyrcenol, β-farnesene, (Z) -β-farnesene, (Z) -cime, (E) -liminene oxide, dihydrotypinyl acetate, (+) -Limonen, (Epoxymethylbutyl) - methylfuran and / or p-cymene or

(i) cocoa like odor, preferably dimethylpyrazine, butylmethyl butyrate and / or methylbutanal or (j) coconut-like odor, such as preferably γ-octalactone, γ-nonalactone, methyl laurate, tetradecanol, methyl nonanoate, (3S, 3aS, 7aR) -3a, 4,5,7a-tetrahydro-3,6-dimethylbenzofuran-2 (3H) -on, 5-butyldihydro-4-methyl-2 (3H) -furanone, ethyl undecanoate and / or δ-decalactone or

(k) creamy odor such as preferably diethyl acetal, 3-hydroxy-2-butanone, 2,3-pentadione and / or 4-heptenal, or

(I) flower-like odor, preferably benzyl alcohol, phenylacetic acid, tridecanal, p-anisyl alcohol, hexanol, (E, E) -farnesylacetone, methyl geranate, trans-crotonaldehyde, tetradecylaldehyde, methyl anthranilate, linalooloxide, epoxy-nolool, phytol, 10-epi-γ- Eudesmol, nerol oxide, ethyldihydrocinnamate, γ-dodecalactone, hexadecanol, 4-mercapto-4-methyl-2-pentanol, (Z) -oximes, cetyl alcohol, nerolidol, ethyl (E) -cinnamate, elemicin, pinocarveol, α-bisabolol, (2R, 4R) -tetrahydro-4-methyl-2- (2-methyl-1-propenyl) -2H-pyran, (E) -Isoelemicin, methyl 2-methylpropanoate, trimethylphenylbutenone, 2-methylanisole, β-farnesol, (E) - isoeugenol, nitro-phenylethane, ethyl vanillate, 6-methoxyeugenol, linalool, β-ionone, trimethylphenylbutenone, ethyl benzoate, phenylethyl benzoate, isoeugenol and / or acetophenones or

(m) freshness odor, preferably methylhexanoate, undecanone, (Z) -imimonial oxide, benzyl acetate, ethylhydroxyhexanoate, isopropylhexanoate, pentadecanal, β-elemene, α-zingiberene, (E) -lownone oxide, (E) -p-mentha- 2,8-dien-1-ol, menthone, piperitone, (E) -3-hexenol and / or carveol or

(n) Fruit odor, such as ethylphenylacetate, geranylvalerate, γ-heptalactone, ethylpropionate, diethylacetal, geranylbutyrate, ethylheptylate, ethyloctanoate, methylhexanoate, dimethylheptenal, pentanone, ethyl-3-methylbutanoate, geranylisovalerate, lobutylacetate, ethoxypropanol, methyl-2-butenal, Methylnonanedione, linalyl acetate, methyl geranate, ammonium oxide, hdrocinnamic alcohol, ethylsuccinate, ethylhexanoate, ethylmethylpyrazine, ethyl acetate, cetronellyl butyrate, heyl acetate, nonyl acetate, butylmethyl butyrate, pentenal, isopentyldimethylpyrazine, p-menth-1-en-9-ol, hexadecanone, octyl acetate, γ- Dodecalactone, epoxy-β-ionone, ethyloctenoate, ethylisohexanoate, isobornylpropionate, cedrenol, p-menth-1-en-9-yl acetate, cadinadiene, (Z) -3-hexenylhexanoate, ethylcyclohexanoate, 4-methylthio-2-butanone, 3 , 5-octadienone, methylcyclohexanecarboxylate, 2-pentylthiophene, α-ocimene, butanediol, ethylvalerate, pentanol, isopiperiton, butyloctanoate, ethylvanylate, methylbutanoate, 2-methylbutylacetate, propylhexanoate, butylh e-xanoate, isopropyl butanoate, spathulenol, butanol, δ-dodecalactone, methylquinoxaline, sesquiphenides, 2-hexenol, ethylbenzoate isopropylbenzoate, ethyl lactate and / or citronellyl isobutyrate or

(o) Geranium-like odor, such as preferably geraniol, (E, Z) -2,4-nonadienal, octadienone and / or o-xylene or

(p) grape-like odor such as preferably ethyl decanoate and / or hexanone or

(q) grapefruit-like odor such as preferably (+) - 5,6-dimethyl-8-isopropenylbicyclo [4.4.0] dec-1-en-3-one and / or p-menthenethiol or (R) grassy odor such as preferably 2-ethylpyridine, 2,6-dimethylnaphthalene, hexanal and / or (Z) -3-hexenol or

(s) green note, preferably 2-ethylhexanol, 6-decenal, dimethylheptenal, hexanol, heptanol, methyl-2-butenal, hexyloctanoates, nonanoic acid, undecanone, methyl geranate, isobornylformiate, butanal, octanal, nonanal, epoxy-2-decenal, cis -Linalool, pyranoxide, nonanol, alpha, v -dimethylallylalcohol, (Z) -2-penten-1-ol, (Z) -3-hexenylbutanoate, isobutylthiazole, (E) -2-nonenal, 2-dodecenal, (Z) 4-decenal, 2-octenal, 2-hepten-1-al, bicyclogermacrene, 2-octenal, α-thujene, (Z) -β-farnesene, (-) - γ-elemene, 2,4-octadienal, fucoserrate , Hexenylacetate, geranylacetone, valencene, β-eudesmol, 1-hexenol, (E) -2-undecenal, artemisia ketone, viridiflorol, 2,6-nonadienal, trimethylphenylbutenone, 2,4-nonadienal, butylisothiocyanate, 2-pentanol, elemole, 2-hexenal, 3-hexenal, (+) - (E) -liminene oxide, cis-isocitral, dimethyloctadienal, bornylformate, bornylisovalerate, isobutyraldehyde, 2,4-hexadienal, trimethylphenylbutenone, nonanone, (E) -2-hexenal, (+ ) -cis-Rosenoxide, Menthone, Coumarin, (Epoxymethylbutyl) -methy lfuran, 2-hexenol, (E) -2-hexenol and / or carvyl acetate or

(t) Green Tea-like odor, preferably (-) - Cubenol or

(u) herbaceous odor, preferably octanone, hexyloctanoate, caryophyllene oxides, methylbutenol, safranal, benzyl benzoate, bornyl butyrate, hexyl acetate, β-bisabolol, piperitol, β-selenene, α-cubebene, p-menth-1-en-9-ol , i.δ.θ.θ-tetramethyl - ^ - oxabicyclododeca-1-diene, T-muurolol, (-) - cubenol, levomenol, ocimene, α-thujene, p-menth-1-en-9-yl acetate, Dehydrocarveol, Artemisia alcohol, γ-Muurolene, hydroxypentanone, (Z) -Ocimene, β-elemene, δ-cadinol, (E) -β-Ocimene, (Z) -dihydrocarvone, α-cadinol, calamenene, (Z) -piperitol , Lavandulol, β-bourbonene, (Z) -3-hexenyl-2-methylbutanoate, 4- (1-methylethyl) -benzenemethanol, artemisia ketone, methyl-2-butenol, heptanol, (E) -dihydrocarvone, p-2-menthene -1-ol, α-curcumene, spathulenol, sesquipellandrene, citronellyl valerate, bornyl isovalerate, 1, 5-octadien-3-ol, methyl benzoate, 2,3,4,5-tetrahydroanisole and / or hydroxycalamene or

(v) honey-like odor, preferably ethyl cinnamate, β-phenethyl acetate, phenylacetic acid, phenylethanal, methyl anthranilate, cinnamic acid, β-damascenones, ethyl (E) cinnamate, 2-phenylethyl alcohol, citronellyl valerates, phenylethyl benzoates and / or eugenol or

(w) Hyacinth-like odor, preferably Hotrienol or

(x) jasmine-like odor, preferably methyl jasmonate, methyldihydroepijasmonate and / or methylepijasmonate or

(y) lavender-like odor, preferably linalyl valerate and / or linalool or

(z) lemon-like odor, preferably neral, octanal, δ-3-carene, limonene, geranial, 4-mercapto-4-methyl-2-pentanol, citral, 2,3-dehydro-1, 8-cineol and / or α-terpinene or

(aa) lily-like odor, preferably dodecanal or

(bb) magnolia-like odor, preferably geranylacetone or

(cc) mandarin-like odor, preferably undecanol or

(dd) melon-like odor, preferably dimethylheptenal or (ee) minty odor, preferably menthone, ethyl salicylate, p-anisaldehyde, 2,4,5,7-tetrahydro-3,6-dimethylbenzofuran, epoxy-p-menthene, geranial, (methylbutenyl) methylfuran, dihydrocarvylacetate , β-cyclocitral, 1,8-cineole, β-phellandrene, methylpentanone, (+) - limonene, dihydrocarveol (-) - carvone, (E) -p-mentha-2,8-dien-1-ol, isopulegyl acetate, Piperitone, 2,3-dehydro-1, 8-cineole, α-terpineol, DL-carvone and / or α-phellandrene or

(ff) Nutty odor, preferably 5-methyl- (E) -2-hepten-4-one, γ-heptalactone, 2-acetylpyrrole, 3-octen-2-one, dihydromethylcyclopentapyrazine, acetylthiazole, 2-octenal, 2,4 Heptadienal, 3-octenone, hydroxypentanone, octanol, dimethylpyrazine, methylquinoxaline and / or acetylpyrroline or

(gg) orange-like odor, preferably methyloctanoate, undecanone, decyl alcohol, limonene and / or 2-decenal or

(hh) orange peel-like odor, preferably decanal and / or beta-carene or

(ii) peach-like odor, preferably γ-nonalactone, (Z) -6-dodecene-γ-lactone, δ-decalactone, R-δ-decenolactone, hexylhexanoate, 5-octanolide, γ-decalactone and / or δ-undecalactone or

(jj) peppermint-like odor, preferably methyl salicylate and / or I-menthol or

(kk) Pine-like odor, preferably α-p-dimethylstyrene, β-pinene, bornyl benzoate, δ-terpinene, dihydroterpinyl acetate and / or α-pinene or

(II) pineapple-like odor, preferably propyl butyrate, propyl propanoate and / or ethyl acetate or

(mm) plum-like odor, preferably benzyl butanoate, or

(nn) raspberry-like odor, preferably β-ionone or

(oo) Rose-like odor, preferably β-phenethyl acetate, 2-ethylhexanol, geranyl valerate, geranyl acetate, citronellol, geraniol, geranyl butyrate, geranyl isovalerate, citronellyl butyrate, citronellyl acetate, isogeraniol, tetrahydro-4-methyl-2- (2-methyl-1-) propenyl) -2,5-cis-2H-pyran, isogeraniol, 2-phenylethyl alcohol, citronellyl valerate and / or citronellyl isobutyrate, or

(pp) spearmint-like odor, preferably carvylacetate and / or carveol, or

(qq) strawberry-like odor, preferably hexylmethyl butyrate, methyl cinnamate, pentenal, methyl cinnamate or

(rr) sweet odor, preferably benzyl alcohol, ethyl phenylacetate, tridecanal, nerol, methylhexanoate, linalyl isovalerate, undecanedehyde, caryophyllene oxide, linalyl acetate, safranal, uncinol, phenylethanal, p-anisaldehyde, eudesmol, ethylmethylpyrazine, citronellylbutyrate, 4-methyl-3-pentene-2 -on, nonyl acetate, 10-epi-γ-eudesmol, β-bisabolol, (Z) - 6-dodecene-γ-lactone, β-farnesene, 2-dodecenal, γ-dodecalactone, epoxy-β-ionone, 2-undecenal , Styrene glycol, methylfuraneol, (-) - cis-rose oxide, (E) -β-octenes, dimethylmethoxyfuranone, 1,8-cineols, ethylbenzaldehyde, 2-pentylthiophene, α-farnesene, methionol, 7-methoxycoumarin, (Z) -3 Hexenyl-2-methylbutanoate, o-aminoacetophenone, viridiflorol, isopiperitones, β-sinensal, ethyl vanillate, methyl butanoate, p-methoxystyrene, 6-methoxyeugenol, 4-hexanolide, δ-dodecalactone, sesquiphellandrene, diethyl malate, Linalyl butyrate, guaiacol, coumarin, methyl benzoate, isopropyl benzoate, safroles, durene, γ-butyrolactone, ethyl isobutyrate and / or furfural or

(ss) vanilla-like odor, preferably vanillin, methyl vanillate, acetovanillon and / or ethyl vanillate or

(tt) watermelon-like odor, preferably 2,4-nonadienal or

(uu) woody odor, preferably α-muurolens, cadina-1,4-dien-3-ol, isocaryophyllene, eudesmol, α-ionone, bornyl butyrate, (E) -α-bergamotene, linalooloxide, ethylpyrazine, 10-epi-γ Eudesmol, α-ionone, bornyl butyrate, (E) -α-bergamotene, linalooloxide, ethylpyrazine, 10-epi-γ-eudesmol, germacrene B, trans-sabin hydrate, dihydrolinalool, isodihydrocarveol, β-farnesene, β-sesquiphellandrene, δ- Elemene, α-calacorene, epoxy-β-ionone, germacrene D, bicyclo mermose, alloaromadendrene, α-thujene, oxo-β-ionone, (-) - γ-elemene. Y-Muurolene, Sabinene, α-Guaienes, α-Copenes, γ-Cadinenes, Nerolidol, β-Eudesmol, α-Cadinol, δ-Cadinenes, 4,5-Dimethoxy-6- (2-propenyl) -1, 3 benzodioxole, [1

(1aalpha, 4aalpha, 7alpha, 7abeta, 7balpha)] - decahydro-1, 1, 7-trimethyl-4-methylene-1H-cycloprop [e] azulen, α-gurjunen, guaiol, α-farnesene, γ-selenene, 4- (1-methylethyl) - benzene-methanol, perillene, elemole, α-humulenes, β-caryophyllene and / or β-guaiene or

(vv) mixtures of the above.

The liquid contained in the particle according to the invention may also comprise liquid cosmetic ingredients, such as preferably oils. Preferred liquid cosmetic ingredients are skin-care active substances, ie all such active ingredients that give the skin a sensory and / or cosmetic advantage. Skin-care active substances are, for example, hydrophobic plant extracts, hydrocarbons such as squalene and / or squalane, higher fatty acids, preferably those having at least 12 carbon atoms, for example lauric acid, stearic acid, behenic acid, myristic acid, palmitic acid, oleic acid, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, isostearic acid and / or polyunsaturated fatty acids higher fatty alcohols, preferably those having at least 12 carbon atoms, for example lauryl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, oleyl alcohol, behenyl alcohol, cholesterol and / or 2-hexadecanol, esters, preferably such as cetyloctanoates, lauryl lactates, myristyl lactates, cetyl lactates, isopropyl myristates, myristyl myristates, isopropyl palmitates, isopropyl adipates , Butyl stearates, decyl oleates, cholesterol stearates, glycerol monostearates, glyceryl distearates, glycerol tristearates, alkyl lactates, alkyl citrates and / or alkyl tartrates, lipids such as cholesterol, ceramides and / or sucrose esters, vitamins such as vitamins A, C or E, vitamin C esters, including vitamin C alkyl esters, sunscreens, phospholipids, derivatives of alpha hydroxy acids, germicides for cosmetic use, eg synthetic such as salicylic acid and / or natural such as neem oil, silicone oils, vegetable oils, such as avocado oil, jojoba oil, coconut oil, almond oil, olive oil or wheat germ oil, essential oil, such as lavandin (Lavendula hybrida), melissa (Melissa officinalis) or rosewood (Aniba rosae odora), moisturizing factors such as ethylene glycol, glycerol, diglycerol, triglycerol or panthenol and mixtures of any of the aforementioned components.

When the incorporated liquid contains less than 20% by weight, preferably less than 15% by weight, advantageously less than 10% by weight, more preferably less than 5% by weight of water, based on the total incorporated liquid, is in particular completely anhydrous, so is also a preferred embodiment of the invention.

A particle according to the invention always comprises a porous polymer support material, which is preferably water-insoluble. According to a preferred embodiment, this carrier material is hydrophobic, in particular it comprises polyolefins, polyesters, polyethers, fluoropolymers, styrene polymers, copolymers of these polymers and / or mixtures of the abovementioned polymers.

Suitable are e.g. Polypropylene, polyethylene, polyvinylidene fluoride, polyvinyl fluoride, styrene-acrylonitrile copolymers, styrene-butadiene copolymers and acrylonitrile, butadiene-styrene copolymers are preferred. However, polymer substrates based on polyolefins and in particular based on polypropylene or polyethylene are particularly preferred. In particular, crosslinked (co) polymers may be preferred.

An insertable, porous, particulate polymer substrate with at least partially open-pore structure may have a sponge-like cellular or even a network-like or coral-shaped microstructure. The pore structure should be at least partially open pore, i. the pores present in the polymer substrate must be in fluid communication with each other at least in partial regions of the substrate structure, and the particles of the polymer substrate should be open-pored at least in partial regions of their outer surface. As a result, a sufficient permeability for the liquids can be achieved. The use of a particulate polymer substrate with at least partially open-pored structure allows a generous fluid intake.

The mean pore diameter of the support material may preferably be e.g. between 1 μm and 200 μm, preferably between 2 μm and 150 μm, advantageously between 4 μm and 100 μm, which corresponds to a preferred embodiment. In particular, the polymer substrate used according to the invention has an average pore diameter in the range from 5 to 50 μm. Such polymer substrates show a particularly good loadability.

The size of a particle according to the invention may for example be in the range of 0.05 to 4.0 mm, preferably 0.1 to 2.0 mm, in particular 0.15 to 1, 0 mm. A particle according to the invention is also distinguished by a coating which completely surrounds the carrier material. A particle according to the invention in which the coating consists at least partly of a temperature-sensitive and / or a pH-sensitive and / or an ion-sensitive material constitutes a preferred embodiment of the invention, it being particularly preferred if the coating is at least partially composed of polyacrylic acid and / or derivatives of polyacrylic acid, which advantageously dissolves completely or partially at pH values above at least 8.

Likewise it may be preferable if the coating consists at least partially of a temperature-sensitive material that at temperatures eg> 3O ⁰ C dissolves or melts, preferably selected from the group of polyethylene glycols, polyvinyl alcohols and / or polyvinyl pyrrolidone. This, too, corresponds to a preferred embodiment.

Particles according to the invention, which at least partially with a thermoplastic, such as preferably PEG (polyethylene glycol), z. As PEG having an average molecular weight in the range of 6000-10000 g / mol, PVAL (polyvinyl alcohol), polyacrylates, PVP (polyvinylpyrrolidone), carbohydrates, polyesters such as preferably PET (polyethylene terephthalate) are coated, represent a preferred embodiment of the invention.

By the terms of pH sensitivity, temperature sensitivity and / or ionic strength sensitivity, it is meant that the coating (s) forming the coating upon changing the pH, temperature and / or ionic strength in the medium the coating is exposed (eg a wash liquor), at least partially

(a) undergoes a change (increase or decrease) in solubility (preferably in water); and or

(b) undergoes a change (increase or decrease) in diffusion density; and or

(c) undergoes a change (acceleration or deceleration) in the solution kinetics; and or

(d) undergoes a change (increase or decrease) in mechanical stability.

In addition to the options (a) to (d) mentioned above, the temperature sensitivity also has the additional option (e) according to which the coating or the materials forming the coating change, at least in part, a change in the state of matter when the temperature changes experienced after liquid or vice versa, ie the materials melt or solidify.

In the context of the invention, particularly suitable coating materials may not only be those materials whose integrity is a function of the temperature and / or the pH. Value and / or the ionic strength is, but also such materials that lose their integrity due to mechanical stress such as those that occur during hand washing.

Preferred coating agents can

(a) carboxylate-group-containing polymers (polycarboxylates), preferably homopolymers of acrylic acid and / or copolymers of acrylic acid and maleic acid,

(b) polyethylene glycols, in particular those having molecular weights <about 25,000 g / mol, preferably <about 10,000 g / mol, advantageously <about 6000 g / mol, such as, for example, PEG 4000,

(c) (acetalated) polyvinyl alcohols,

(d) (modified) carbohydrates, preferably mono-, oligo- and / or polysaccharides, in particular glucose

(E) Polyvinylpyrrolidone, or mixtures of the aforementioned include.

Some possible materials, which may preferably be at least a part of the coating, are described in more detail below.

"Polyvinyl alcohols" (abbreviated PVAL, occasionally PVOH) is the name for polymers of the general structure

[-CH ₂ -CH (OH) -j _n

in small proportions also structural units of the type

[-CH ₂ -CH (OH) -CH (OH) -CH ₂ ]

contain.

Commercially available polyvinyl alcohols, which are available as white-yellowish powders or granules with degrees of polymerization in the range of about 100 to 2500 (molar masses of about 4000 to 100,000 g / mol), have degrees of hydrolysis of 98-99 or 87-89 mol%. , so still contain a residual content of acetyl groups. The polyvinyl alcohols are characterized by the manufacturer by indicating the degree of polymerization of the starting polymer, the degree of hydrolysis, the saponification number or the solution viscosity.

Depending on the degree of hydrolysis, polyvinyl alcohols are soluble in water and a few highly polar organic solvents (formamide, dimethylformamide, dimethyl sulfoxide); They are not attacked by (chlorinated) hydrocarbons, esters, fats and oils. Polyvinyl alcohols are classified as toxicologically safe and are biologically at least partially degradable. The water solubility can be achieved by aftertreatment with aldehydes (acetalization), by complexation with Ni or Cu salts or by treatment with dichromates, boric acid or Borax decrease. The coatings of polyvinyl alcohol are largely impermeable to gases such as oxygen, nitrogen, helium, hydrogen, carbon dioxide, but allow water vapor to pass through.

In the context of the present invention, e.g. Coatings are preferred which at least partially comprise a polyvinyl alcohol whose degree of hydrolysis is advantageously 70 to 100 mol%, preferably 80 to 90 mol%, particularly preferably 81 to 89 mol% and in particular 82 to 88 mol%. In a preferred embodiment, the coating material used is at least 20 wt .-%, more preferably at least 40 wt .-%, most preferably at least 60 wt .-% and in particular at least 80 wt .-% of a polyvinyl alcohol, the Hydrolysis degree 70 to 100 mol%, preferably 80 to 90 mol%, particularly preferably 81 to 89 mol% and in particular 82 to 88 mol%. Preferably, the entire coating is at least 20 wt .-%, more preferably at least 40 wt .-%, most preferably at least 60 wt .-% and in particular at least 80 wt .-% of a polyvinyl alcohol whose degree of hydrolysis 70 bis 100 mol%, preferably 80 to 90 mol%, particularly preferably 81 to 89 mol% and in particular 82 to 88 mol%.

Polyvinyl alcohols of a specific molecular weight range may preferably be used as coating materials, it being preferred according to the invention that the coating material comprises a polyvinyl alcohol whose molecular weight is in the range from 10,000 to 100,000 gmol ^-1 , preferably from 11,000 to 90,000 gmol ^-1 , particularly preferably from 12,000 to 80,000 gmol ^'1 and in particular from 13,000 to 70,000 gmol ^{' 1} .

The polyvinyl alcohols described above are widely available commercially, for example under the trade name Mowiol ^® (Clariant). In the present invention, particularly suitable polyvinyl alcohols are, for example, Mowiol ^® 3-83, Mowiol ^® 4-88, Mowiol ^® 5-88, Mowiol ^® 8-88 and L648, L734, Mowiflex LPTC 221 ex KSE as well as the compounds of Texas polymer such as Vinex 2034.

Further polyvinyl alcohols which are particularly suitable as coating material are shown in the following table:

Other suitable as coating materials are polyvinyl alcohols ^® ELVANOL 51-05, 52-22, 50-42, 85- 82, 75-15, T-25, T-66, 90-50 (trademark of Du Pont), ALCOTEX 72.5 ^®, 78, B72, F80 / 40, F88 / 4, F88 / 26, F88 / 40, F88 / 47 (trademark of Harlow Chemical Co.), ^® Gonozoϊde NK-05, A-300, AH-22, C-500, GH-20, GL-03, GM-14L, KA-20, KA-500, KH-20, KP-06, N-300, NH-26, NM11Q, KZ-06 (Trademark of Nippon Gohsei KK). Also suitable are ERKOL types from Wacker.

The water solubility of PVAL can be altered by post-treatment with aldehydes (acetalization) or ketones (ketalization). Polyvinyl alcohols which are acetalated or ketalized with the aldehyde or keto groups of saccharides or polysaccharides or mixtures thereof have proven to be particularly advantageous and particularly advantageous on account of their pronounced cold water solubility. To use extremely advantageous are the reaction products of PVAL and starch.

Furthermore, the water solubility can be changed by complexing with Ni or Cu salts or by treatment with dichromates, boric acid, borax and thus set specifically to desired values. Coatings made of PVAL are largely impermeable to gases such as oxygen, nitrogen, helium, hydrogen, carbon dioxide, but allow water vapor to pass through.

Further preferred coating materials are characterized in that they comprise polyvinylpyrrolidones. Polyvinylpyrrolidones, referred to as PVP for short, can be described by the following general formula:

PVP are prepared by radical polymerization of 1-vinylpyrrolidone. Commercially available PVP have molecular weights in the range of preferably about 2,500 to 750,000 g / mol and are offered as white, hygroscopic powders or as aqueous solutions.

Other preferred coating materials are characterized by comprising polyethylene oxides. Polyethylene oxides, PEOX for short, are polyalkylene glycols of the general formula H - [O-CH ₂ -CH ₂ J _n -OH

the technically by alkaline-catalyzed polyaddition of ethylene oxide (oxirane) in mostly small amounts of water-containing systems are prepared with ethylene glycol as the starting molecule. They have molar masses in the range of about 200 to 5,000,000 g / mol, corresponding to degrees of polymerization n of about 5 to> 100,000. Polyethylene oxides have an extremely low concentration of reactive hydroxy end groups and show only weak glycol properties.

Other preferred coating materials are characterized by comprising gelatin. Gelatin is a polypeptide (molecular weight: about 15,000 to> 250,000 g / mol), which is obtained primarily by hydrolysis of the collagen contained in the skin and bones of animals under acidic or alkaline conditions. The amino acid composition of gelatin is broadly similar to that of the collagen from which it was obtained and varies depending on its provenance.

In the context of the present invention, coating materials which comprise a polymer from the group starch and starch derivatives, cellulose and cellulose derivatives, in particular methyl cellulose, and mixtures thereof are also preferred.

Starch is a homoglycan, wherein the glucose units are linked α-glycosidically. Starch is composed of two components of different molecular weight: from about 20 to 30% straight-chain amylose (MW 50,000 to 150,000) and 70 to 80% branched-chain amylopectin (MW about 300,000 to 2,000,000). In addition, small amounts of lipids, phosphoric acid and cations are still included. Whereas the amylose forms long, helical, entangled chains with about 300 to 1,200 glucose molecules as a result of the 1,4-position bond, the amylopectin branch branches off into a branch-like structure after an average of 25 glucose building blocks by 1,6-binding with about 1,500 to 12,000 molecules of glucose. In addition to pure starch, starch derivatives which are obtainable from starch by polymer-analogous reactions are also suitable for the preparation of water-soluble coatings in the context of the present invention. Such chemically modified starches include, for example, products of esterifications or etherifications in which hydroxy hydrogen atoms have been substituted. But even starches in which the hydroxy groups have been replaced by functional groups that are not bound by an oxygen atom, can be used as starch derivatives. The group of starch derivatives includes, for example, alkali starches, carboxymethyl starch (CMS), starch esters and ethers, and amino starches.

Pure cellulose has the formal gross composition (C ₆ H ₁₀ Os) _n and is formally a β-1,4-polyacetal of cellobiose, which in turn is composed of two molecules of glucose. Suitable celluloses consist of about 500 to 5,000 glucose units and therefore have average molecular weights of 50,000 to 500,000. It is also possible within the scope of the present invention to use cellulose derivatives obtainable by polymer-analogous reactions of cellulose. Such chemically modified celluloses include, for example, products of esterifications or etherifications in which hydroxy hydrogen atoms have been substituted. Celluloses in which the hydroxy groups have been replaced by functional groups which are not bonded via an oxygen atom can also be used as cellulose derivatives. The group of cellulose derivatives includes, for example, alkali celluloses, carboxymethylcellulose (CMC), cellulose esters and ethers, and aminocelluloses.

The particles contained in the textile treatment agent according to the invention can be e.g. by the method of first charging a porous polymer support material with the liquid to be incorporated to the desired degree of loading, e.g. by mixing, wherein the carrier material remains free-flowing, and then subjecting the loaded carrier material to a coating process, so that the carrier material is completely coated. Corresponding coating methods are known from the prior art. Preferred coating methods are explained below.

In addition to the particles according to the invention described above, a textile treatment agent according to the invention may preferably contain further particles which may contain at least one, preferably two or more, substances normally contained in detergents or cleaners.

A textile treatment agent according to the invention preferably contains at least one substance from the group of surfactants, builder substances (inorganic and / or organic builders), bleaches, bleach activators, bleach stabilizers, bleach catalysts, enzymes, special polymers (for example those with cobuilder properties), grayness inhibitors, optical brighteners, UV protectants, soil repellents, electrolytes, colorants, fragrances, pH adjusters, complexing agents, fluorescers, foam inhibitors, crease inhibitors, antioxidants, quaternary ammonium compounds, antistatic agents, ironing aids, UV absorbers, antiredeposition agents, germicides, antimicrobial agents, fungicides, viscosity regulators, Pearlescers, color transfer inhibitors, anti-shrinkage agents, corrosion inhibitors, preservatives, plasticizers, fabric softeners, protein hydrolysates, repellents and impregnating agents, hydrotropes, silicone oils and swelling and sliding agents el. These and / or other substances may be present directly in the particles according to the invention and / or in other particles which may likewise be present in the textile treatment agent according to the invention.

In the following some optional ingredients of the textile treatment agent according to the invention are explained in more detail. These ingredients can each in the be contained particles according to the invention and / or contained in other particles contained in the textile treatment agent according to the invention.

As optional anionic surfactants, for example, those of the sulfonate and sulfates type can be used. Suitable surfactants of the sulfonate type are preferably C _9-13 - alkyl benzene sulfonates, olefin sulfonates, ie mixtures of alkene and hydroxyalkane sulfonates and disulfonates, such as passing them through, for example, of C _{12-i 8} monoolefins with terminal or internal double bond, Sulfonation with gaseous sulfur trioxide and subsequent alkaline or acidic hydrolysis of the sulfonation obtained. Also suitable are alkanesulfonates, which from C | _2-18 alkanes are obtained for example by sulfochlorination or sulfoxidation and subsequent hydrolysis or neutralization. Likewise suitable are the esters of 2-sulfofatty acids (ester sulfonates), for example the 2-sulfonated methyl esters of hydrogenated coconut, palm kernel or tallow fatty acids.

Further suitable anionic surfactants are sulfated fatty acid glycerol esters. Fatty acid glycerol esters are to be understood as meaning the mono-, di- and triesters and mixtures thereof, as obtained in the preparation by esterification of a monoglycerol with 1 to 3 mol of fatty acid or in the transesterification of triglycerides with 0.3 to 2 mol of glycerol become. Preferred sulfated fatty acid glycerol esters are the sulfonation products of saturated fatty acids having 6 to 22 carbon atoms, for example caproic acid, caprylic acid, capric acid, myristic acid, lauric acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid or behenic acid.

Alk (en) ylsulfates are the alkali metal salts and in particular the sodium salts of the sulfuric monoesters of C ₁₂ -C ₁₈ fatty alcohols, for example coconut fatty alcohol, tallow fatty alcohol, lauryl, myristyl, cetyl or stearyl alcohol or the C ₁₀ -C ₂₀ oxo alcohols and those half-esters of secondary alcohols of these chain lengths are preferred. Also preferred are alk (en) ylsulfates of said chain length, which contain a synthetic, produced on a petrochemical basis straight-chain alkyl radical, which have an analogous degradation behavior as the adequate compounds based on oleochemical raw materials. Of washing technology interest, the C ₁₂ -C ₁₆ alkyl sulfates and C ₁₂ -C ₁₅ alkyl sulfates and C ₁₄ -C ₁₅ - alkyl sulfates are preferred. In addition, 2,3-alkyl sulfates, which are produced for example in accordance with US Patent No. 3,234,258 or 5,075,041 and which are commercially obtainable as products of the Shell Oil Company under the name DAN ^®, are suitable anionic surfactants.

Also, the sulfuric acid monoesters of straight-chain or branched C ₇ ethoxylated with 1 to 6 moles of ethylene oxide. ₂₁ -alcohols such as 2-methyl-branched with an average of 3.5 moles of ethylene oxide (EO) or C ₁₂ . ₁₈ fatty alcohols with 1 to 4 EO are suitable. Due to their high foaming behavior, they are preferably used in detergents only in relatively small amounts, for example in amounts of from 1 to 5% by weight. Further suitable anionic surfactants are also the salts of alkylsulfosuccinic acid, which are also referred to as sulfosuccinates or as sulfosuccinic acid esters, and the monoesters and / or diesters of sulfosuccinic acid with alcohols, preferably fatty alcohols and in particular ethoxylated fatty alcohols. Preferred sulfosuccinates contain C ₈ -i ₈ -fatty alcohol residues or mixtures of these. Particularly preferred sulfosuccinates contain a fatty alcohol residue derived from ethoxylated fatty alcohols, which in themselves constitute nonionic surfactants (see description below). Sulfosuccinates, whose fatty alcohol residues are derived from ethoxylated fatty alcohols with a narrow homolog distribution, are again particularly preferred. Likewise, it is also possible to use alk (en) ylsuccinic acid having preferably 8 to 18 carbon atoms in the alk (en) yl chain or salts thereof.

As further anionic surfactants are particularly soaps into consideration. Suitable are saturated fatty acid soaps, such as the salts of lauric acid, myristic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid, hydrogenated erucic acid and behenic acid, and in particular of natural fatty acids, e.g. Coconut, palm kernel or tallow fatty acids, derived soap mixtures.

The anionic surfactants, including the soaps, may be in the form of their sodium, potassium or ammonium salts and as soluble salts of organic bases, such as mono-, di- or triethanolamine. The anionic surfactants are preferably present in the form of their sodium or potassium salts, in particular in the form of the sodium salts. In a further embodiment of the invention, surfactants are used in the form of their magnesium salts.

In the context of the present invention, preference is given to textile treatment agents which are e.g. at least 1 wt .-%, advantageously 5 to 50 wt .-%, preferably 7.5 to 40 wt .-% and in particular 15 to 25 wt .-%, of one or more anionic surfactant (s), in each case based on the middle. It is also possible that the textile treatment agents are completely free of anionic surfactant.

Particularly preferred anionic surfactants to be used are the alkylbenzenesulfonates and

Fatty alcohol sulfates, preferred textile treatment agents 2 to 20 wt .-%, preferably 2.5 to 15 wt .-% and in particular 5 to 10 wt .-% alkylbenzenesulfonates and / or

Fatty alcohol sulfate (s), each based on the weight of the textile treatment agent may contain.

Preferred textile treatment agents according to the invention have a content of soap which

0.2 wt .-%, based on the total weight of the textile treatment agent, may exceed.

As optional nonionic surfactants are preferably alkoxylated, advantageously ethoxylated, in particular primary alcohols having preferably 8 to 18 carbon atoms and used on average 1 to 12 moles of ethylene oxide (EO) per mole of alcohol in which the alcohol radical may be linear or preferably methyl branched in the 2-position or may contain linear and methyl-branched radicals in the mixture, as they are usually present in Oxoalkoholresten. In particular, however, alcohol ethoxylates with linear radicals of alcohols of natural origin having 12 to 18 carbon atoms, for example of coconut, palm, tallow or oleyl alcohol, and on average 2 to 8 EO per mole of alcohol are preferred. The preferred ethoxylated alcohols include, for example, C ₁₂ -i ₄ -alcohols with 3 EO or 4 EO, Cg-n-alcohol with 7 EO, C _13. -Alpha- ₅ alcohols with 3 EO, 5 EO, 7 EO or 8 EO , C ₁₂ -i ₈ -alcohols with 3 EO, 5 EO or 7 EO and mixtures thereof, as well as mixtures of C | ₂ - ₁₄ -alcohol with 3 EO and C- | ₂ - ₁₈ -alcohol with 5 EO. The degrees of ethoxylation given represent statistical means which, for a particular product, may be an integer or a fractional number. Preferred alcohol ethoxylates have a narrow homolog distribution (narrow rank ethoxylates, NRE). In addition to these nonionic surfactants, fatty alcohols with more than 12 EO can also be used. Examples of these are tallow fatty alcohol with 14 EO, 25 EO, 30 EO or 40 EO.

Another class of preferred nonionic surfactants which are used either as the sole nonionic surfactant or in combination with other nonionic surfactants are alkoxylated, preferably ethoxylated or ethoxylated and propoxylated fatty acid alkyl esters.

Another class of nonionic surfactants that can be used to advantage are the alkyl polyglycosides (APG). Applicable alkylpolyglycosides satisfy the general formula R0 (G) _z , in which R is a linear or branched, in particular in the 2-position methyl-branched, saturated or unsaturated, aliphatic radical having 8 to 22, preferably 12 to 18 carbon atoms and G is the Is a symbol which represents a glycose unit having 5 or 6 C atoms, preferably glucose. The glycosidation degree z is between 1, 0 and 4.0, preferably between 1, 0 and 2.0 and in particular between 1, 1 and 1, 4.

Preference is given to using linear alkyl polyglucosides, that is to say alkyl polyglycosides in which the polyglycosyl radical is a glucose radical and the alkyl radical is an n-alkyl radical.

Textile treatment agents according to the invention may preferably contain alkylpolyglycosides, where z. B. Contents of the textile treatment agent to APG over 0.2 wt .-%, based on the total agent, may be preferred. Particularly preferred textile treatment agents contain APG in amounts of 0.2 to 10 wt .-%, preferably in amounts of 0.2 to 5 wt .-% and in particular in amounts of 0.5 to 3 wt .-%.

Also nonionic surfactants of the amine oxide type, for example N-cocoalkyl-N, N-dimethylamine oxide and N-tallow alkyl-N, N-dihydroxyethylaminoxid, and the fatty acid alkanolamides may be suitable. The amount of these nonionic surfactants is preferably not more than that of the ethoxylated fatty alcohols, especially not more than half thereof.

Further suitable surfactants are polyhydroxy fatty acid amides of the formula (1),

R ²

R ¹ -CO-N- [Z] (1)

where R ^{1 is} CO for an aliphatic acyl radical having 6 to 22 carbon atoms, R is hydrogen, an alkyl or hydroxyalkyl radical having 1 to 4 carbon atoms and [Z] is a linear or branched polyhydroxyalkyl radical having 3 to 10 carbon atoms and 3 to 10 hydroxyl groups , The polyhydroxy fatty acid amides are known substances which can usually be obtained by reductive amination of a reducing sugar with ammonia, an alkylamine or an alkanolamine and subsequent acylation with a fatty acid, a fatty acid alkyl ester or a fatty acid chloride.

The group of polyhydroxy fatty acid amides also includes compounds of the formula (2)

R ⁴ -OR ⁵

I

R ³ -CO-N- [Z] (2)

in the R ^{3 is} a linear or branched alkyl or alkenyl radical having 7 to 12 carbon atoms, R ^{4 is} a linear, branched or cyclic alkyl radical or an aryl radical having 2 to 8 carbon atoms and R ^{5 is} a linear, branched or cyclic alkyl radical or a Aryl radical or an oxy-alkyl radical having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, where C |. _4- alkyl or phenyl radicals are preferred and [Z] is a linear polyhydroxyalkyl radical whose alkyl chain is substituted by at least two hydroxyl groups, or alkoxylated, preferably ethoxylated or propoxylated derivatives of this radical.

[Z] is preferably obtained by reductive amination of a reduced sugar, for example glucose, fructose, maltose, lactose, galactose, mannose or xylose. The N-alkoxy- or N-aryloxy-substituted compounds can then be converted into the desired polyhydroxy fatty acid amides, for example, by reaction with fatty acid methyl esters in the presence of an alkoxide as catalyst.

In the context of the present invention, preference is given to textile treatment compositions which contain, for example, at least 1% by weight, advantageously from 2 to 50% by weight, preferably from 5 to 40% by weight and in particular from 10 to 25% by weight, of one or more nonionic surfactants, in each case based on the agent. It is also possible that the textile treatment agents are completely free of nonionic surfactant.

Furthermore, it may be preferred, in addition to anionic and / or nonionic surfactants, or independently of these, to use cationic surfactants. Their optional use is e.g. as a washing power booster, with only small amounts of cationic surfactants required. If cationic surfactants are used, they are preferably present in the compositions in amounts of from 0.01 to 10% by weight, in particular from 0.1 to 3.0% by weight.

Usually, textile treatment agents according to the invention contain one or more surfactants (e) in total amounts of e.g. 5 to 50 wt .-%, preferably in amounts of 10 to 35 wt .-%.

In addition to the washing-active substances, builders are among the most important ingredients of textile treatment agents. In the textile treatment agents usually used builders can be included, ie in particular zeolites, silicates, carbonates, preferably soda, organic cobuilders and - where there are no ecological prejudices against their use - also the phosphates.

In the context of the present invention, preference is given to textile treatment agents which are e.g. at least 1 wt .-%, advantageously 5 to 60 wt .-%, preferably 10 to 40 wt .-% and in particular 20 to 30 wt .-%, of one or more builders, in each case based on the agent. It is also possible that the fabric treatment agents are completely free of builder.

Suitable crystalline layered sodium silicates have the general formula NaMSi _x O _{2x + I} H ₂ O, where M is sodium or hydrogen, x is a number from 1 to 9 and 4 is a number from 0 to 20 and preferred values for x 2 , 3 or 4 are. In particular, both β- and δ-sodium disilicates Na ₂ Si ₂ O ₅ yH ₂ O are preferred.

It is also possible to use amorphous sodium silicates with a Na ₂ O: SiO ₂ modulus of from 1: 2 to 1: 3.3, preferably from 1: 2 to 1: 2.8 and in particular from 1: 2 to 1: 2.6, which Delayed and have secondary washing properties. The dissolution delay compared to conventional amorphous sodium silicates may have been caused in various ways, for example by surface treatment, compounding, compaction / densification or by overdrying. In the context of this invention, the term "amorphous" is also understood to mean "X-ray amorphous". This means that in X-ray diffraction experiments the silicates do not give sharp X-ray reflections typical of crystalline substances, but at most one or more maxima of the scattered X-rays which are several angstroms in width of the diffraction angle. However, it may well even lead to particularly good builder properties if the silicate particles provide blurred or even sharp diffraction maxima in electron diffraction experiments. This is to be interpreted as meaning that Products have microcrystalline areas of size 10 to several hundred nm, with values up to max. 50 nm and in particular up to max. 20 nm are preferred. Especially preferred are densified / compacted amorphous silicates, compounded amorphous silicates and overdried X-ray amorphous silicates.

A fine crystalline, synthetic and bound water-containing zeolite optionally used is preferably zeolite A and / or P. Zeolite MAP (eg, commercial product: Doucil A24 from Crosfield) is particularly preferred as the P-type zeolite. Also suitable, however, are zeolite X and mixtures of the zeolites A, X and / or P. Commercially available and preferably usable in the context of the present invention is, for example, also a cocrystal of zeolite X and zeolite A (about 80% by weight). zeolite X) which is marketed by CONDEA Augusta SpA under the trade name AX VEGOBOND ^® and by the formula (3)

n Na ₂ O ^■ (1-1I) ^■ K ₂ O Al ₂ O ₃ ^■ (2 to 2.5) SiO ₂ ^■ (3.5 to 5.5) H ₂ O (3)

can be described. Suitable zeolites have an average particle size of less than 10 μm (volume distribution, measuring method: Coulter Counter) and preferably contain 18 to 22% by weight, in particular 20 to 22% by weight, of bound water.

Of course, it is also possible to use the generally known phosphates as builders in textile treatment agents according to the invention, if such an application should not be avoided for ecological reasons. Particularly suitable are the sodium salts of orthophosphates, pyrophosphates and in particular tripolyphosphates.

Useful builder substances are, for example, also the polycarboxylic acids which can be used in the form of their sodium salts, polycarboxylic acids meaning those carboxylic acids which carry more than one acid function. These are, for example, citric acid, adipic acid, succinic acid, glutaric acid, malic acid, tartaric acid, maleic acid, fumaric acid, sugar acids, aminocarboxylic acids, nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA), provided their use is not objectionable for ecological reasons, and mixtures of these. Preferred salts are the salts of polycarboxylic acids such as citric acid, adipic acid, succinic acid, glutaric acid, tartaric acid, sugar acids and mixtures thereof. The acids themselves can also be used. In addition to their builder effect, the acids also typically have the property of an acidifying component and thus also serve to set a lower and milder pH of textile treatment agents according to the invention. In particular, citric acid, succinic acid, glutaric acid, adipic acid, gluconic acid and any mixtures of these are to be mentioned in this context. As builder further polymeric polycarboxylates are suitable. These are, for example, the alkali metal salts of polyacrylic acid or polymethacrylic acid, for example those having a molecular weight of 500 to 70,000 g / mol.

In the context of the present invention, the molecular weights stated for polymeric polycarboxylates are weight average molar masses M _{w of} the particular acid form, which were determined in principle by means of gel permeation chromatography (GPC), a UV detector being used. The measurement was carried out against an external Polyacrylsäu reStandard, which provides realistic molecular weight values due to its structural relationship with the polymers investigated. These data differ significantly from the molecular weight data, in which polystyrene sulfonic acids are used as standard. The molar masses measured against polystyrene acids are generally significantly higher than the molecular weights specified in the context of the present invention.

Suitable polymers are in particular polyacrylates, which preferably have a molecular weight of 2,000 to 20,000 g / mol. Because of their superior solubility, the short-chain polyacrylates which have molecular weights of from 2,000 to 10,000 g / mol, more preferably from 3,000 to 5,000 g / mol, may in turn be preferred from this group.

Also suitable are copolymeric polycarboxylates, in particular those of acrylic acid with methacrylic acid or of acrylic acid or methacrylic acid with maleic acid. Copolymers of acrylic acid with maleic acid which contain 50 to 90% by weight of acrylic acid and 50 to 10% by weight of maleic acid have proven to be particularly suitable. Their relative molar mass, based on free acids, is generally from 2,000 to 70,000 g / mol, preferably from 20,000 to 50,000 g / mol and in particular from 30,000 to 40,000 g / mol.

The content of textile treatment agents according to the invention to (co) polymeric polycarboxylates may preferably be from 0.5 to 20% by weight, in particular from 3 to 10% by weight.

To improve the water solubility, the polymers may also contain allylsulfonic acids, allyloxybenzenesulfonic acid and methallylsulfonic acid as a monomer.

Also particularly preferred are biodegradable polymers of more than two different monomer units, for example those containing as monomers salts of acrylic acid and maleic acid and vinyl alcohol or vinyl alcohol derivatives or as monomers salts of acrylic acid and 2-alkylallylsulfonic acid and sugar derivatives. Also to be mentioned as further preferred builders polymeric aminodicarboxylic acids, their salts or their precursors. Particular preference is given to polyaspartic acids or their salts and derivatives.

Further suitable builder substances are polyacetals which can be obtained by reacting dialdehydes with polyolcarboxylic acids having 5 to 7 carbon atoms and at least 3 hydroxyl groups. Preferred polyacetals are obtained from dialdehydes such as glyoxal, glutaraldehyde, terephthalaldehyde and mixtures thereof and from polyol carboxylic acids such as gluconic acid and / or glucoheptonic acid.

Further suitable organic builder substances are dextrins, for example oligomers or polymers of carbohydrates, which can be obtained by partial hydrolysis of starches. The hydrolysis can be carried out by customary, for example acid or enzyme catalyzed processes. Preferably, it is hydrolysis products having average molecular weights in the range of 400 to 500,000 g / mol. A polysaccharide with a dextrose equivalent (DE) in the range from 0.5 to 40, in particular from 2 to 30, is preferred, DE being a customary measure of the reducing action of a polysaccharide in comparison with dextrose, which is a DE of 100 owns. Usable are both maltodextrins with a DE between 3 and 20 and dry glucose syrups with a DE between 20 and 37 and so-called yellow dextrins and white dextrins with higher molecular weights in the range of 2,000 to 30,000 g / mol.

The oxidized derivatives of such dextrins are their reaction products with oxidizing agents which are capable of oxidizing at least one alcohol function of the saccharide ring to the carboxylic acid function.

Oxydisuccinates and other derivatives of disuccinates, preferably ethylenediamine disuccinate, are also other suitable co-builders. In this case, ethylenediamine-N, N'-disuccinate (EDDS) is preferably used in the form of its sodium or magnesium salts. Also preferred in this context are glycerol disuccinates and glycerol trisuccinates. Suitable amounts may e.g. at 3 to 15 wt .-%, based on the total agent.

Other useful organic co-builders are, for example, acetylated hydroxycarboxylic acids or salts thereof, which may optionally also be present in lactone form and which contain at least 4 carbon atoms and at least one hydroxyl group and a maximum of two acid groups.

Another class of substances with co-builder properties are the phosphonates. These are, in particular, hydroxyalkane or aminoalkanephosphonates. Among the Hydroalkane phosphonates is the 1-hydroxyethane-1,1-diphosphonate (HEDP) of particular importance as a co-builder. It is preferably used as the sodium salt, the disodium salt neutral and the tetrasodium salt alkaline (pH = 9). Preferred aminoalkanephosphonates are ethylenediamine tetramethylenephosphonate (EDTMP), diethylenetriaminepentamethylenephosphonate (DTPMP) and their higher homologs. They are preferably used in the form of the neutral-reacting sodium salts, for example as the hexasodium salt of EDTMP or as hepta- and octasodium salt of DTPMP. The builder used here is preferably HEDP from the class of phosphonates. The Aminoalkanphosphonate also have a pronounced heavy metal binding capacity. Accordingly, in particular when the textile treatment agents according to the invention also contain bleach, it may be preferable to use aminoalkanephosphonates, in particular DTPMP, or to use mixtures of the phosphonates mentioned.

In addition, all compounds capable of forming complexes with alkaline earth metal ions can be used as co-builders.

Bleaching agents may also be optionally included. Among the compounds which serve as bleaches and deliver H ₂ O ₂ in water, sodium perborate tetrahydrate and sodium perborate monohydrate are of particular importance. Other useful bleaching agents are, for example, sodium percarbonate, peroxypyrophosphates, citrate perhydrates and H ₂ O ₂ -producing peracidic salts or peracids, such as perbenzoates, peroxophthalates, diperazelaic acid, phthaloiminoperacid or diperdodecanedioic acid. Also suitable is phthalimidoperoxohexanoic acid (PAP) and other peroxycarboxylic acids.

In the context of the present invention, preference is given to textile treatment agents which are e.g. at least 1 wt .-%, advantageously 5 to 40 wt .-%, preferably 10 to 30 wt .-% and in particular 15 to 25 wt .-%, of one or more bleaches, in each case based on the agent. It is also possible that the textile treatment agents are completely free of anionic surfactant.

In order to achieve an improved bleaching effect during washing at temperatures of 60 ^° C. and below, bleach activators can be incorporated into textile treatment compositions according to the invention. As bleach activators, it is possible to use compounds which, under perhydrolysis conditions, give aliphatic peroxycarboxylic acids having preferably 1 to 10 C atoms, in particular 2 to 4 C atoms, and / or optionally substituted perbenzoic acid. Suitable substances are those which carry O- and / or N-acyl groups of the stated C atom number and / or optionally substituted benzoyl groups. Preference is given to polyacylated alkylenediamines, in particular tetraacetylethylenediamine (TAED), acylated triazine derivatives, in particular 1,5-diacetyl-2,4-dioxohexa-hydro-1,3,5-triazine (DADHT), acylated glycolurils, in particular tetraacetylglycoluril (TAGU), N-acylimides, in particular N-nonanoylsuccinimide (NOSI), acylated phenolsulfonates, especially n-nonanoyl or Isononanoyloxybenzolsulfonat (n- or iso-NOBS), carboxylic anhydrides, in particular phthalic anhydride, acylated polyhydric alcohols, in particular triacetin, ethylene glycol diacetate and 2,5-diacetoxy-2,5-dihydrofuran.

In the context of the present invention, preference is given to textile treatment agents which are e.g. at least 1 wt .-%, advantageously 2 to 15 wt .-%, preferably 3 to 10 wt .-% of one or more bleach activators, each based on the agent. It is also possible that the textile treatment agents are completely free of bleach activators.

In addition to the conventional bleach activators or in their place, so-called bleach catalysts can also be incorporated into textile treatment agents according to the invention. These substances are bleach-enhancing transition metal salts or transition metal complexes such as, for example, Mn, Fe, Co, Ru or Mo saline complexes or carbonyl complexes. Mn, Fe, Co, Ru, Mo, Ti, V and Cu complexes with N-containing tripod ligands and Co, Fe, Cu and Ru ammine complexes can also be used as bleach catalysts.

Suitable enzymes are those from the class of proteases, lipases, amylases, cellulases or mixtures thereof. Particularly suitable are bacterial strains or fungi, such as Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus licheniformis and Streptomyces griseus derived enzymatic agents. Preferably, subtilisin-type proteases and in particular proteases derived from Bacillus lentus are used. Enzyme mixtures, for example from protease and amylase or protease and lipase or protease and cellulase or from cellulase and lipase or from protease, amylase and lipase or protease, lipase and cellulase, but in particular cellulase-containing mixtures are of particular interest. Peroxidases or oxidases have also proved suitable in some cases. The enzymes may be adsorbed to carriers and / or embedded in encapsulants to protect against premature degradation. The proportion of the enzymes, enzyme mixtures or enzyme granules in the compositions according to the invention can be, for example, about 0.1 to 5% by weight, preferably 0.1 to about 2% by weight.

Textile treatment agents according to the invention according to a particularly preferred embodiment contain further ingredients, as known from the prior art as ingredients for textile treatment agents.

A preferred group of ingredients which can be used according to the invention are optical brighteners. Can be used here, the usual in detergents optical brightener. Examples of optical brighteners are derivatives of diaminostilbene disulfonic acid or its alkali metal salts. Suitable z. B. salts of 4, 4'-bis (2-anilino-4-morpholino1, 3,5-triazinyl-6-amino) stilbene-2,2'-disulfonic acid or compounds of similar construction, which instead of the morpholino group a Diethanolamino group, a methylamino group, an anilino group or a 2- Wear methoxyethylamino group. Furthermore, brighteners of the type of substituted Diphenylstyryle be included in the textile treatment agents of the invention, for. For example, the alkali salts of 4,4'-bis (2-sulfostyryl) diphenyl, 4,4'-bis (4-chloro-3-sulfostyryl) -diphenyl or 4- (4-chlorostyryl) 4 '- (2 -sulfostyryl-) biphenyl. Mixtures of the aforementioned brightener can be used.

Another preferred group of ingredients according to the invention are UV protection substances. These are substances that are released during the washing process or in the subsequent fabric softening process in the wash liquor and that accumulate accumulatively on the fiber, in order then to achieve a UV protection effect. Suitable examples are the products marketed under the name Tinosorb Ciba Specialty Chemicals.

Finally, the textile treatment agents according to the invention may also contain UV absorbers which are absorbed by the treated textiles and improve the light resistance of the fibers. Compounds having these desired properties include, for example, the non-radiative deactivating compounds and derivatives of benzophenone having substituents in the 2- and / or 4-position. Also suitable are substituted benzotriazoles, phenyl-substituted acrylates (cinnamic acid derivatives) in the 3-position, optionally with cyano groups in the 2-position, salicylates, organic Ni complexes and natural substances such as umbelliferone and the body's own urocanic acid.

A preferred group of ingredients which can be used according to the invention are graying inhibitors. Grayness inhibitors have the task of keeping the dirt detached from the fiber suspended in the liquor and thus preventing the dirt from being rebuilt. Water-soluble colloids of mostly organic nature are suitable for this purpose, for example the water-soluble salts of polymeric carboxylic acids, glue, gelatin, salts of ether sulfonic acids or cellulose or salts of acidic sulfuric acid esters of cellulose or starch. Also, water-soluble polyamides containing acidic groups are suitable for this purpose. Furthermore, soluble starch preparations and other than the above-mentioned starch products can be used, e.g. degraded starch, aldehyde levels, etc. Also polyvinylpyrrolidone is useful. Cellulosic ethers such as carboxymethylcellulose (Na salt), methylcellulose, hydroxyalkylcellulose and mixed ethers such as methylhydroxyethylcellulose, methylhydroxypropylcellulose, methylcarboxymethylcellulose and mixtures thereof can furthermore be used as graying inhibitors.

Disintegration aids, preferably a cellulose based disintegration aid, may also be among the relevant ingredients. Well-known disintegration aids are, for example, carbonate / citric acid systems, although other organic acids can also be used. Swelling disintegration aids are for example synthetic Polymers such as polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) or natural polymers or modified natural substances such as cellulose and starch and their derivatives, alginates or casein derivatives. All mentioned disintegration aids can be used according to the invention.

Another preferred group of ingredients according to the invention are dyes, in particular water-soluble or water-dispersible dyes. Preference is given here to dyes, as are commonly used to improve the appearance of the optical product in detergents. The choice of such dyes is not difficult for a person skilled in the art, especially since such conventional dyes have a high storage stability and insensitivity to the other ingredients of the detergent compositions and to light and no pronounced substantivity to textile fibers in order not to stain them. The dyes may preferably be present in the fabric treatment agents in amounts below 0.01% by weight.

Another class of ingredients that can be added to the textile treatment agents according to the invention are polymers. Among these polymers are on the one hand polymers in question, which show coking properties in the washing, so for example polyacrylic acids, also modified polyacrylic acids or corresponding copolymers. Another group of polymers are polyvinylpyrrolidone and other grayness inhibitors, such as copolymers of polyvinylpyrrolidone, cellulose ethers, and the like. According to a further embodiment of the invention, suitable polymers are so-called soil repellents, as are known to the detergent specialist and will be described in detail below.

As further additives of the invention, the textile treatment agents may also contain so-called. Soil repellents (Antiredepositionsmittel), ie polymers that raise to fibers, the C ¹ I and Fettauswasch availability of textiles positively influence and thus specifically counteract re-soiling. This effect is particularly evident when a textile is soiled, which has been previously washed several times with a textile treatment agent according to the invention containing this oil and fat dissolving component. Examples of preferred oil and fat dissolving components include nonionic cellulose ethers such as methylcellulose and methylhydroxypropylcellulose with a methoxy group content of 15 to 30% by weight and of hydroxypropoxy groups of 1 to 15% by weight, based in each case on the nonionic Cellulose ethers, as well as known from the prior art polymers of phthalic acid and / or terephthalic acid or derivatives thereof, in particular polymers of ethylene terephthalates and / or polyethylene glycol terephthalates or anionic and / or nonionic modified derivatives thereof. Particularly preferred of these compounds are the sulfonated derivatives of the phthalic and terephthalic acid polymers. It has already been clarified that fragrances are contained in the particles according to the invention. Of course, other constituents of the textile treatment agent according to the invention may also contain fragrances. Usually, the content of fragrances (perfume oils) in the range of 0.1 to 10, 15 or even 20 wt .-% based on the total agent. However, the minimum content can also be at a value of 0.5% by weight, preferably 1% by weight, in particular 2, 3, 4 or even 5% by weight, based on the total agent.

To prevent undesirable changes to the fabric treatment agents and / or the treated fabrics caused by oxygen and other oxidative processes, the compositions may contain antioxidants. This class of compounds includes, for example, substituted phenols, hydroquinones, catechols and aromatic amines, as well as organic sulfides, polysulfides, dithiocarbamates, phosphites and phosphonates.

Increased comfort may result from the additional use of antistatic agents. Antistatic agents increase the surface conductivity and thus allow an improved drainage of formed charges. External antistatic agents are generally substances with at least one hydrophilic molecule ligand and give a more or less hygroscopic film on the surfaces. These mostly surface-active antistatic agents can be subdivided into nitrogen-containing (amines, amides, quaternary ammonium compounds), phosphorus-containing (phosphoric acid esters) and sulfur-containing (alkyl sulfonates, alkyl sulfates) antistatic agents. Lauryl (or stearyl) dimethylbenzylammonium chlorides are also suitable as antistatics for textiles or as an additive to textile treatment agents, wherein additionally a softening effect is achieved.

For the care of the textiles and for the improvement of the textile properties such as a softer "handle" (avivage) and reduced electrostatic charge (increased wearing comfort), the agents according to the invention can contain fabric softeners or softening agents For example, the Disteraryldimethylammoniumchlorid, but which is increasingly replaced because of its insufficient biodegradability by quaternary ammonium compounds containing ester groups in their hydrophobic residues as predetermined breaking points for biodegradation (Esterquats).

In a preferred embodiment, the textile treatment agents according to the invention comprise softening agents, preferably cationic surfactants, in particular quaternary ammonium compounds.

In a preferred embodiment, the agents according to the invention are distinguished by the fact that they contain excipients, preferably cationic surfactant (s), in particular alkylated quaternary ammonium compounds of which at least one alkyl chain is interrupted by an ester group and / or amido group, in amounts of 0, From 5 to 80% by weight, preferably from 2.5 to 70 Wt .-%, particularly preferably from 5 to 60 wt .-% and in particular from 10 to 50 wt .-%, each based on the total agent included.

Suitable examples are quaternary ammonium compounds of the formulas (4) and (5),

wherein in (4) R ⁶ and R ^{7 is} an acyclic alkyl radical having 12 to 24 carbon atoms, R ^{8 is} a saturated C ¹ -C ₄ alkyl or hydroxyalkyl radical, R ^{9 is} either R ⁶ , R ⁷ or R ⁸ or an aromatic radical. X ^" is either a halide, methosulfate, methophosphate or phosphate ion and mixtures of these Examples of cationic compounds of the formula (I) are didecyldimethylammonium chloride,

Ditallow dimethyl ammonium chloride or dihexadecyl ammonium chloride.

Compounds of formula (5) are so-called ester quats. Compositions of the invention which are characterized in that they contain a quaternary ammonium compound according to formula (5) represent preferred embodiments of the invention. Esterquats are distinguished by excellent biodegradability. Here, R ^{10 is} an aliphatic alkyl radical having 12 to 22 carbon atoms with 0, 1, 2 or 3 double bonds; R ¹¹ is H, OH or O (CO) R ¹³ , R ¹² is independently of R ^{11 is} H, OH or 0 (CO) R ¹⁴ , wherein R ¹³ and R ¹⁴ are each independently an aliphatic alkyl radical having 12 to 22 carbon atoms having 0, 1, 2 or 3 double bonds, a, b and c may each independently have the value 1, 2 or 3. X ^~ may be either a halide, methosulfate, methophosphate or phosphate ion as well as mixtures of these. Preference is given to compounds which contain the group O (CO) R ¹³ for R ¹¹ and to alkyl radicals having 16 to 18 carbon atoms for R ¹⁰ and R ¹³ . Particularly preferred are compounds in which R ^{12 is} also OH. Examples of compounds of the formula (5) are methyl N- (2-hydroxyethyl) -N, N-di (tallowacyl-oxyethyl) ammonium methosulfate, bis (palmitoyl) -ethyl-hydroxy-ethyl-methyl-ammonium methosulfate or methyl N, N-bis (acyloxyethyl) N- (2-hydroxyethyl) ammonium methosulfate. If quaternized compounds of the formula (5) which have unsaturated alkyl chains are used, preference is given to the acyl groups whose corresponding fatty acids have an iodine number between 5 and 80, preferably between 10 and 60 and in particular between 15 and 45 and which have a cis / trans isomer ratio (in wt .-%) of greater than 30: 70, preferably greater than 50: 50 and in particular greater than 70:30. Commercial examples are sold by Stepan under the tradename Stepantex Methylhydroxyalkyldialkoyloxyalkylammoniunnnnethosulfate or those known under Dehyquart ^® Cognis products known under or Rewoquat ^® products from Goldschmidt-Witco. Further preferred compounds are the diester quats of the formula (6) which are obtainable under the name Rewoquat® W 222 LM or CR 3099.

R ¹⁵ and R ¹⁶ are each independently an aliphatic radical having 12 to 22 carbon atoms with 0, 1, 2 or 3 double bonds.

In addition to the cationic compounds just described, it is also possible for other known cationic compounds to be present, for example quaternary imidazolinium compounds of the formula (7)

where R ^{17 is} H or a saturated alkyl radical having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R ¹⁸ and R ¹⁹ can each independently be an aliphatic, saturated or unsaturated alkyl radical having 12 to 18 carbon atoms, R ¹⁸ alternatively also 0 (CO) R ²⁰ where R ^{20 is} an aliphatic, saturated or unsaturated alkyl radical having 12 to 18 carbon atoms, and Z is an NH group or oxygen and X ^"is an anion, d can be integer values between 1 and 4.

Further preferred quaternary cationic compounds are described by formula (8)

wherein R ^21, R ²² and R ²³ independently represent a d ^ alkyl, alkenyl or hydroxyalkyl group, R ²⁴ and R ²⁵ are each independently selected a C ₈ _ ₂₈ represents alkyl group, and e is a number between 0 and 5 , X ^~ is a suitable anion, preferably a halide, methosulfate, methophosphate or phosphate ion and mixtures thereof. Compositions of the invention which are characterized in that they include a quaternary ammonium compound according to formula (8) are particularly preferred.

In addition to the compounds of formulas (4) and (5) also short-chain, water-soluble, quaternary ammonium compounds can be used, such as trihydroxyethylmethylammonium methosulfate or alkyltrimethylammonium chlorides, dialkyldimethylammonium chlorides and Trialkylmethylammoniumchloride, z. Cetyltrimethylammonium chloride, stearyltrimethylammonium chloride, distearyldimethylammonium chloride, lauryldimethylammonium chloride, lauryldimethylbenzylammonium chloride and tricetylmethylammonium chloride.

Also protonated alkylamine compounds which have plasticizing effect, as well as the non-quaternized, protonated precursors of cationic emulsifiers are suitable.

Further compounds which can be used according to the invention are the quaternized protein hydrolysates.

Also usable are compounds of the formula (9),

the alkylamidoamines may be in their quaternized or, as shown, their quaternized form. R ²⁶ can be an aliphatic alkyl radical having 12 to 22 carbon atoms with 0, 1, 2 or 3 double bonds, f can assume values between 0 and 5. R ²⁷ and R ²⁸ are each independently H, d 1-4 alkyl or hydroxyalkyl. Preferred compounds are Fatty acid such as under the name Tego Amid S18 Stearylamidopropyldimethylannin or available the 9124 available 3- tallowamidopropyl trimethylammonium methosulfate under the name Stepantex® ^® X, which are characterized by a good conditioning effect by color transfer inhibiting effect and by their good biodegradability. Particularly preferred are alkylated quaternary ammonium compounds of which at least one alkyl chain is interrupted by an ester group and / or amido group, in particular N-methyl-N (2-hydroxyethyl) -N, N- (ditalgacyloxyethyl) aminonunnn-nnethosulfat and / or N-methyl -N (2-hy-droxyethyl) -N, N-

(Palmitoyloxyethyl) ammonium nnethosulfat.

To improve the water absorption capacity, the rewettability of the treated textiles and to ease the Bügeins the treated textiles, for example, silicone derivatives can be used. These additionally improve the rinsing out of the compositions according to the invention by their foam-inhibiting properties. Preferred silicone derivatives are, for example, polydialkyl or alkylaryl siloxanes in which the alkyl groups have one to five carbon atoms and are completely or partially fluorinated. Preferred silicones are polydimethylsiloxanes, which may optionally be derivatized and are then amino-functional or quaternized or have Si-OH, Si-H and / or Si-Cl bonds.

Since textile fabrics, in particular of rayon, rayon, cotton and their mixtures, can crumple because the individual fibers against bending, kinking. Pressing and squeezing transverse to the fiber direction are sensitive, the textile treatment agents according to the invention may contain synthetic crease inhibitors. These include, for example, synthetic products based on fatty acids, fatty acid esters. Fatty acid amides, alkylol esters, alkylolamides or fatty alcohols, which are usually reacted with ethylene oxide, or products based on lecithin or modified phosphoric acid ester.

For controlling microorganisms, the textile treatment agents according to the invention may contain antimicrobial agents. Depending on the antimicrobial spectrum and mechanism of action, a distinction is made between bacteriostatic agents and bactericides, fungistatics and fungicides, etc. Important substances from these groups are, for example, benzalkonium chlorides, alkylarylsulfonates, halophenols and phenolmercuric acetate. Suitable antimicrobial agents are preferably selected from the groups of the alcohols, amines, aldehydes, antimicrobial acids or their salts, carboxylic acid esters, acid amides, phenols, phenol derivatives, diphenyls, diphenylalkanes, urea derivatives, oxygen, nitrogen acetals and formals, benzamidines, isothiazolines , Phthalimide derivatives, pyridine derivatives, antimicrobial surface active compounds, guanidines, antimicrobial amphoteric compounds, quinolines, 1, 2-dibromo-2,4-dicyanobutane, iodo-2-propyl-butylcarbamate, iodine, iodophores, peroxo compounds, halogen compounds and any mixtures of the above compounds or connection groups. The antimicrobial agent may be selected from the group of the following compounds, where one or more of the compounds mentioned can be used: ethanol, n-propanol, i-propanol, 1,3-butanediol, phenoxyethanol, 1,2-propylene glycol, Glycerine, undecylenic acid, benzoic acid, salicylic acid, dihydracetic acid, o-phenylphenol, N-methylmorpholine-acetonitrile (MMA), 2-benzyl-4-chlorophenol, 2,2'-methylenebis (6-bromo-4-chlorophenol), 4,4'-dichloro-2'-hydroxydiphenyl ether (dichlosan), 2,4,4'-trichloro-2'-hydroxydiphenyl ether (trichlosan), chlorhexidine, N- (4-chlorophenyl) -N- (3,4-dichlorophenyl ) urea, N, N, N, N, N'-bis (4-chlorophenyl) -3, N, N'-bis (4-chlorophenyl) -3-di-N, N'-bis (4-chlorophenyl) -3-di-N, N'-bis (4-chlorophenyl) -3-ni- , 12-diimino-2,4,11,13-tetra-azatetradecandiinnidan id, glucoprotamines, antimicrobial surface-active quaternaries, guanidines including the bi- and poly-guanidines such as 1,6-bis- (2-ethylhexyl-biguanido hexa n) -dihydrochloride, 1,6-di- (N ₁₁ N ₁ '- phenyldiguanido-N ₅ , N ₅ ' -) hexane-tetrahydrochloride, 1,6-di- (N ₁ , N ₁ '-phenyl- Ni, Ni-methyldiguanido- N ₅ , N ₅ '-) hexane dihydrochloride, 1,6-di- (N ₁ , N ₁ ' -o-chloro-phenyl-diguanido- N ₅ , N ₅ '-) hexane dihydrochloride, 1,6-di- (N ₁ , N ₁ '-2,6-dichlorophenyldiguanido-N ₅ , N ₅ ' -) hexane dihydrochloride, 1,6-di- [N ₁ , N ₁ '-beta (p - methoxyphenyl-) diguanido-N ₅ , N ₅ '-] hexanedihydrochloride, 1,6-di- (N ₁ , N-i'-alpha-methyl-beta- phenyldiguanido-N ₅ , N ₅ ' - ) hexane-dihydrochloride, 1,6-di- (N ₁ , N ₁ '-p-nitrophenyldiguanido-N ₅ , N ₅ ' -

) hexane dihydrochloride, omega: onnega-di- (N ₁ , N ₁ '-phenyldiguanido-N ₅ , N ₅ ' -) di-n-propyl ether dihydrochloride, omega: onnega'-di- (N ₁ , N ₁ '-p-chlorophenyldiguanido-N ₅ , N ₅ ' -) di-n-propyl ether tetrahydrochloride, 1, 6-di- (N ₁ , N-1'-2, 4-dichlorophenyl-diguanido-N ₅ , N ₅ '- ) hexane-tetrahydrochloride, 1,6-di- (N ₁ , N-i'-p-methylphenyl-diguanido- N ₅ , N ₅ '-) hexane dihydrochloride, 1,6-di- (N ₁ , N-) ι'-2, 4,5-trichlorophenyldiguanido-N ₅ , N ₅ '-) hexane-tetrahydrochloride, 1, 6-di- [N ₁ , N ₁ ' -alpha (p-chlorophenyl) -ethyldiguanido-N ₅ , N ₅ '-] hexane dihydrochloride, omega: omega-diNi.N-i'-p-chlorophenyldiguanido- N ₅ , N ₅ ' -) nn-xylene dihydrochloride, 1, 12-di (N ₁ , N-ι'-p-chlorophenyldiguanido-N ₅ , N ₅ '-) dodecane dihydrochloride, 1, 10-di- (N ₁ , N ₁ ' -phenyl-diguanido- N ₅ , N ₅ '-) decane tetrahydrochloride, 1, 12-di- (N ₁₁ N ₁ '- phen-yldiguanido- N ₅ , N ₅ ' -) dodecane-tetrahydrochloride, 1,6-di- (N ₁ , N-i'-o-chlorophenyl-diguanido- N ₅ , N ₅ '-) hexane dihydrochloride, 1,6-di- (N ₁ , N-i'- o-chlorophenyl-diguanidino-N ₅ , N ₅ '-) hexanetetrahydrochloride, ethylenebis (i-tolylbiguanide), ethylenebis (p-tolylbiguanide), ethylenebis (3,5-dimethylphenylbiguanide), ethylenebis (p tert-amylphenylbiguanide), ethylenebis

(nonylphenylbiguanide), ethylenebis (phenylbifluanide), ethylenebis (N-butylphenylbiguanide), ethylenebis (2,5-di-ethoxyphenyl-biguanide), ethylenebis (2,4-dimethylphenyl biguanide), ethylenebis (o-diphenyl-bi -guanide), ethylenebis (mixed amyl naphthylbiguanide), N-butyl-ethylenebis (phen-ylbiguanide), trimethylenebis (o-tolylbiguanide), N-butyl-trimethylenebis (phenylbifluoride) and the corresponding salts, such as acetates, gluconates, Hydrochlorides, hydrobromides, citrates, bisulfites, fluorides, polymaleates, N-cocosalkylsarcosinates, phosphites, hypophosphites, perfluorooctanoates, silicates, sorbates, salicylates, maleates, tartrates, fumarates, ethylenediaminetetraacetates, iminodiacetates, cinnamates, thiocyanates, arginates, pyromellitates, tetracarboxybutyrates, Benzoates, glutarates, monofluorophosphates, perfluoropropionates and any mixtures thereof. Also suitable are halogenated xylene and cresol derivatives, such as p-chloro-meta-cresol or p-chloro-metaxylyl, and natural antimicrobial active ingredients of vegetable origin (for example, from spices or Herbs), animal and microbial origin. Preferably, antimicrobial surface-active quaternary compounds, a natural antimicrobial agent of plant origin and / or a natural antimicrobial agent of animal origin, most preferably at least one natural antimicrobial agent of plant origin from the group comprising caffeine, theobromine and theophylline and essential oils such as eugenol, thymol and geraniol, and / or at least one natural antimicrobial agent of animal origin from the group, comprising enzymes such as protein from milk, lysozyme and lactoperoxidase, and / or at least one antimicrobial surface-active quaternary compound with an ammonium, sulfonium, phosphonium, iodonium - or Arsoniumgruppe, peroxo compounds and chlorine compounds are used. Also substances of microbial origin, so-called bacteriocins, can be used.

The quaternary ammonium compounds (QAV) suitable as antimicrobial agents have the general formula (10), (R ²⁹ ) (R ³⁰ ) (R ³¹ ) (R ³² ) N ⁺ > C (10), in which R ²⁹ to R ³² identical or different d- to C ₂₂ -alkyl, C ₇ - to C ₂₈ -Aralk-yl radicals, or heterocyclic radicals, or in the case of an aromatic compound such as pyridine-even three groups together with the nitrogen atom forming the heterocycle, for example a pyridinium - or imidazolinium compound, form and represent X ^~ halide ions, sulfate ions, hydroxide ions or similar anions. For optimum antimicrobial activity, at least one of the radicals preferably has a chain length of 8 to 18, in particular 12 to 16, carbon atoms.

QACs are prepared by reacting tertiary amines with alkylating agents, e.g. Methyl chloride, benzyl chloride, dimethyl sulfate, dodecyl bromide, but also ethyl enoxide produced. The alkylation of tertiary amines with a long alkyl radical and two methyl groups is particularly easy. The quaternization of tertiary amines with two long radicals and a methyl group can be carried out with the aid of methyl chloride under mild conditions. Amines having three long alkyl radicals or hydroxy-substituted alkyl radicals are less reactive and are preferably quaternized with dimethyl sulfate.

Suitable QACs are, for example, benzalkonium chloride (N-alkyl-N, N-dimethylbenzylammonium chloride, CAS No. 8001-54-5), benzalkone B (m, p-dichlorobenzyldimethyl-C 12 -alkylammonium chloride, CAS no. 58390-78-6), benzoxonium chloride (benzyldodecylbis (2-hydroxyethyl) ammonium chloride), cetrimonium bromide (N-hexadecyl-N, N-trimethylammonium bromide, CAS No. 57-09-0), Benzetonium chloride (N, N-dimethyl-N- [2- [2- [p- (1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl) phenoxy] oxy] ethyl] benzylammonium chloride, CAS No. 121-54 -0), dialkyldimethylammonium chlorides such as di-n-decyldimethylammonium chloride (CAS No. 7173-51-5-5), didecyldimethylammonium bromide (CAS No. 2390-68-3), dioctyldimethylammonium chloride, 1-cetylpyridinium chloride (CAS No. 123 -03-5) and thiazoline iodide (CAS No. 15764-48-1) and mixtures thereof. Particularly preferred QUATS are the benzalkonium chlorides containing C ₈ - to C ₈ - alkyl, in particular Ci-sondere ₂ - to C ₄ -Alkylbenzyldimethylammoniumchlorid. Benzalkonium halides and / or substituted benzalkonium halides are for example commercially available as Barquat ^® by Lonza, Marquat® ^® from Mason, Variquat ^® from Witco / Sherex and Hyamine ^® from Lonza Bardac ^® from Lonza Company, as well. Other commercially obtainable antimicrobial agents are N- (3-chloroallyl) hexaminium chloride such as Dowicide and Dowicil ^{® ®} from Dow, benzethonium chloride such as Hyamine ^® 1622 Rohm & Haas, methylbenzethonium as Hyamine ^® 10X from Rohm & Haas, cetylpyridinium chloride such as Cepacol and the company Merrell Labs.

The antimicrobial agents can be used in fabric treatment compositions according to the invention e.g. in amounts of 0.0001 wt .-% to 1 wt .-%, preferably from 0.001 wt .-% to 0.8 wt .-%, particularly preferably from 0.005 wt .-% to 0.3 wt .-% and in particular from 0.01 to 0.2 wt .-% are used.

In a preferred embodiment, the agent according to the invention contains acidifying agents, preferably from the groups of the organic di- and / or tricarboxylic acids with particular preference of citric acid, in amounts of from 0.5 to 80% by weight, preferably from 2.5 to 70% by weight. -%, particularly preferably from 5 to 60 wt .-% and in particular from 10 to 50 wt .-%, each based on the total mass of the composition.

In a preferred embodiment, the composition according to the invention contains those active substances which are beneficial to the fiber elasticity, shape retention and tear resistance of the textile fibers. Substituting fibers of medium or high deformation force, for example, by stretching the fiber by 80%, this may result in untreated fibers that the fiber is not or only partially returns to their original shape when the deformation force is eliminated. Under certain circumstances, the fiber can even break. Of course, for practical reasons, the consumer desires textile fibers which do not tear or lose their original shape even when exposed to medium or high deformation or stretching forces. It has now been found that certain active substances which can be applied to the textile fibers in a washing process and as a result greatly improve their elasticity, shape retention and tear resistance, so that the fibers are more tear-resistant and elastic, are effective in a particularly advantageous manner, if they contained in the inventive compositions. It is assumed, without adhering to this or any other theory, that in this way a greater accumulation of these active substances on the relevant Faermaterial can be ensured.

These active substances are preferably aminosiloxanes, cellulose derivatives, in particular cellulose ethers and carboxylic acid esters. Preferred carboxylic acid esters obey the general formula (12)

R ^{40 is} -CO-O - (- CH ₂ -CH ₂ -O -) - R ⁴¹ , where i is between 0, which is preferred, and 20, where R ^{41 is} a mono-functional hydrocarbon radical of 6-20, preferably 8 -18, is carbon atoms, and wherein R ^{40 is} a monofunctional hydrocarbon radical containing at least one hydroxy group and at least two carbon atoms, preferably selected from the following radicals: i) -C ₆ H _j (OH) _k , where j is between 3 and 4, k is between 1 and 2, and where the sum j + k is 5, in particular -C ₆ H ₄ OH; ii) -CH (OH) -CH (R ⁴² ) -COO - (- CH ₂ -CH ₂ -O-), - R ⁴³ , where R ⁴² is H or OH, i is between 0, which is preferred, and 20, and R ⁴³ is a mono-functional hydrocarbon radical, preferably an alkyl radical of 6-20, in particular 8-18, carbon atoms; iii) -CH (OH) -CH ₃

Typical and preferred esters which obey this formula (12) include, but are not limited to, tridecyl salicylate (HO-C ₆ H ₄ -CO-O- (C ₂ H ₂ ) ₁₂ -CH ₃ ), di- ( Ci ₂ -Ci ₃ ) alkyl malates, di- (Ci ₂ -Ci ₃ ) alkyl tartrates and / or di- (Ci ₂ - Ci ₃ ) alkyl lactates.

As already described, the particles according to the invention have been coated, suitable coating compositions having already been described. The coatings may advantageously be e.g. water-soluble, water-dispersible and / or water-insoluble (co) polymers.

The application of the coating or the surrounding of the particle with a coating can be carried out in a manner known from the prior art, for example by immersing particles in a coating solution and evaporating the solvent or by immersing particles in a melt of the coating -Materials and curing of the coating by lowering the temperature. In a likewise known manner, the coating solution or melt can also be sprayed or poured over the particles. Any other known way of applying the coating to particles is also suitable. Methods involving a step-by-step loading (layer-by-layer) are preferably applicable. Particularly preferred for applying the coating are spray methods. Depending on the desired particle size, different techniques may preferably be used. The terms "coating", "coating" and "coating" are to be understood in the context of the invention synonymous.

In a preferred embodiment, the coating solution contains a (preferably film-forming) polymer and / or copolymer, a plasticizer and a solvent which is most preferably water. Furthermore, dyes can be added to the solution to make the particles of the invention distinguishable from the remainder of the detergent.

The (co) polymer is preferably applied to the particles in the form of a preferably aqueous solution or, preferably, aqueous dispersion. After the solvents have dried, the (co) polymers remain as a coherent, uniform film shell on the particles. From solutions, the film layer is preferably formed via a gel state, whereas in the case of dispersions the film former particles are swollen and coalesce and film during thickening. By evaporation of the dispersant, the particles come into contact with each other. The plasticizer facilitates the diffusion of the polymer beads, which coalesce when touched. The coalescence of the polymer leads to the formation of a continuous film.

When using an aqueous solution or dispersion, it may be necessary to adjust the pH of the solution or dispersion to the solubility of the (co) polymer. For example, it must first be acidified if the (co) polymer is preferably insoluble in the basic.

The coating process can be carried out as a continuous or batch process, ie batchwise. If the highest possible throughputs are to be achieved, with average demands on the completeness of the applied layer, continuous processes are preferred.

Batch processes are preferably preferred when very high demands are placed on the coating quality.

Discontinuous devices usually consist of a vertical, slightly conical container, which can be adapted by different distributor plates, inserts and internals for different process variants. The conventional fluidized bed coating is usually operated as a top spray, in which the spray liquid is sprayed onto the fluidized bed from above. There are also configurations with nozzles that spray laterally or from below into the fluidized bed. Particles preferably from about 200 microns upwards can be coated very well.

A preferred method is the Wurster method. Here, a centrally arranged riser divides the process space. Inside the tube there is a higher gas velocity, which transports the solid product upwards. In the outer ring, the gas velocity is only slightly above the loosening speed. So the particles are moved vertically in a circle. This controlled material flow results in a more uniform coating within a short process time. Due to the high speed inside the tube, the particles do not stick together so easily. Particles preferably down to 50 microns can be coated very well. Another method uses bottom spray technology. In this technology, one works with a distributor plate, which generates an air flow parallel to the ground surface, so that the material to be coated floats on an air cushion. This leads to significant homogenization of the coating compared to conventional systems.

Continuously operated horizontal fluidized bed apparatuses generally have a rectangular distributor bottom. In the continuous fluidized bed, plug flow occurs. The product passes through several zones separated by temperature and air technology.

These and similar or other known coating processes, for example agglomeration processes, are each particularly suitable for carrying out an encasing of the particles according to the invention.

A further subject of the present invention is a process for manual textile washing, in which a textile treatment agent according to the invention is added to the wash liquor.

The invention also relates to a process for textile treatment in an automatic washing machine, in which one puts a textile treatment agent according to the invention to the laundry to be washed in the drum and / or in the Einspülfach the washing machine

Another object of the present invention is again the use of a textile treatment agent according to the invention as a soaking agent for laundry.

Likewise, another object of the present invention is the use of a textile treatment agent according to the invention as a washing aid, in particular as a pre- or post-treatment agent.

Claims

claims:

A textile treatment composition containing particles comprising a porous polymer support material, a liquid incorporated into the support material which comprises fragrances and a coating completely enclosing the support material, the density of the total particle being <1 g / cm ³ and wherein the incorporated liquid at least 30 wt .-% of the total weight of the loaded with the liquid porous support material.

2. Composition according to claim 1, characterized in that the incorporated in the carrier material liquid at least 35 wt .-%, preferably at least 40 wt .-%, advantageously at least 45 wt .-%, in particular at least 50 wt .-% of the total weight of the liquid loaded porous carrier material makes.

3. Composition according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the liquid in addition to fragrances also a) liquid detergent ingredients, such as preferably surfactants, especially nonionic surfactants, silicone oils, paraffins, b) liquid cosmetic ingredients, such as preferably oils, c) liquid non-pharmaceutical additives or active ingredients and / or d) mixtures of the aforementioned.

4. Composition according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the carrier material is hydrophobic as such, in particular polyolefins, polyesters, polyethers, fluoropolymers, styrene polymers, copolymers of these polymers and / or mixtures of the aforementioned polymers.

5. Composition according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the average pore diameter of the carrier material is between 1 .mu.m and 200 .mu.m, preferably between 2 .mu.m and 150 .mu.m, in particular between 5 .mu.m and 100 .mu.m.

6. Composition according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the incorporated liquid less than 20 wt .-%, preferably less than 15 wt .-%, advantageously less than 10 wt .-%, more preferably less than 5 wt .-% of water, based on the total incorporated liquid.

7. Composition according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the coating consists at least partially of a temperature-sensitive and / or a pH-sensitive material.

8. Composition according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the coating consists at least partly of polyacrylic acid and / or derivatives of polyacrylic acid, which is preferably completely or partially in solution at pH values above at least 8.

9. Composition according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the coating consists at least proportionally of a temperature-sensitive material that at temperatures> 3O ⁰ C goes into solution or melts, preferably selected from the group of polyethylene glycols, polyvinyl alcohols and / or polyvinylpyrrolidones.

10. A method for textile treatment in an automatic washing machine, in which one puts a textile treatment agent according to any one of claims 1-9 to the laundry to be washed in the drum and / or in the Einspülfach the washing machine.

11. A method for manual textile laundry, in which there is a textile treatment agent according to any one of claims 1-9 to the wash liquor.

12. Use of particles according to any one of claims 1 - 9 as an emollient for laundry.

13. Use of particles according to any one of claims 1 - 9 as a washing aid, in particular as a pre- or post-treatment agent.