Cleaning material

Abstract

The invention relates to a textile cleaning material having a planar-like structure to which host substances are applied. Said host substances can contain and release at least one active component, and are chemically and/or physically bonded to the planar-like structure. The inventive cleaning material is especially suitable for dry cleaning hard surfaces and textile products.

1 . A textile cleaning material in the form of a planar-like structure with one or more host substances applied thereto, which may contain and release one or more active components, characterized in that the host substances are bonded chemically and/or physically to the planar-like structure.  
     
     
         2 . The cleaning material as claimed in  claim 1 , characterized in that the bonding energy between the host substance and the planar-like structure is more than 5 kJ/mol, preferably more than 10 kJ/mol, particularly preferably more than 30 kJ/mol and in particular more than 50 kJ/mol.  
     
     
         3 . The cleaning material as claimed in either of claims  1  and  2 , characterized in that the host substances are cyclodextrins and/or cyclodextrin derivatives.  
     
     
         4 . The cleaning material as claimed in  claim 3 , characterized in that the cyclodextrins and/or cyclodextrin derivatives are constructed from 5 to 12 glucose units.  
     
     
         5 . The cleaning material as claimed in either of claims  3  and  4 , characterized in that it comprises a mixture of cyclodextrins and/or cyclodextrin derivatives which consists of α-, β- and/or γ-cyclodextrins and/or cyclodextrin derivatives.  
     
     
         6 . The cleaning material as claimed in any of  claims 1  to  5 , characterized in that the planar-like structure is a natural and/or synthetic textile fabric chosen from wool, cotton, silk, jute, hemp, linen, sisal, ramie, rayon, cellulose esters, polyvinyl derivatives, polyolefins, polyamides, polyesters, felt, paper, hydrophilic polyurethane foam, nonwovens based on viscose or cellulose acetate, and any desired mixtures thereof.  
     
     
         7 . The cleaning material as claimed in  claim 6 , characterized in that the surface of the textile fabric has functional groups chosen from OH, NH, NH 2 , COOH, CHO, SO 3 H, epoxide or other acidic and/or basic groups, and also triazine.  
     
     
         8 . The cleaning material as claimed in any of  claims 1  to  7 , characterized in that the host substances are bonded directly to the free functional groups of the textile fabric.  
     
     
         9 . The cleaning material as claimed in any of  claims 1  to  7 , characterized in that the host substances are bonded via spacers to the free functional groups of the textile fabric.  
     
     
         10 . The cleaning material as claimed in  claim 9 , characterized in that the spacers are chosen from linear and/or branched alkyl groups, aryl groups, linear and/or branched alkylaryl groups and/or oligomeric ethylene glycol terephthalate groups and polymeric groups.  
     
     
         11 . The cleaning material as claimed in  claim 10 , characterized in that the polymeric groups are constructed from monomers chosen from triazine and/or halogenated triazine derivatives, such as monochlorotriazine, and dimethylolurea (DMU), dimethoxymethylurea (DMUMe 2 ), methoxymethylmelamines, in particular trimethoxymethylmelamine to hexamethoxymethylmelamine, dimethylol-alkane-diol-diurethanes, dimethylolethyleneurea (DMDHEU), dimethylolpropyleneurea (DMPU), dimethylol-4-methoxy-5,5-dimethylpropyleneurea, dimethylol-5-hydroxypropyleneurea, dimethylolhexahydrotriaziones, dimethoxymethylurone, tetramethylolacetylenediurea, dimethylol carbamates and/or methylolacrylamides.  
     
     
         12 . The cleaning material as claimed in any of  claims 1  to  11 , characterized in that the host substances are present in a concentration between 0.1 and 15% by weight, preferably between 1 and 5% by weight, based on the textile fabric.  
     
     
         13 . The cleaning material as claimed in any of  claims 1  to  12 , characterized in that the active components are chosen from surfactants, solvents, fragrances, antimicrobial active ingredients, fungicides, care components for surfaces and insect repellents.  
     
     
         14 . A process for the preparation of a cleaning material as claimed in any of  claims 1  to  13 , characterized in that the host substances are applied, optionally together with other substances, to the textile fabric and are then subjected to thermal treatment.  
     
     
         15 . The process as claimed in  claim 14 , characterized in that the thermal treatment is carried out in a temperature range between 130° C. and 190° C.  
     
     
         16 . The use of the cleaning material as claimed in any of  claims 1  to  13  as cleaning cloth for the dry cleaning of hard surfaces.  
     
     
         17 . The use as claimed in  claim 16 , characterized in that it comprises, as active components, surfactants, antibacterial active ingredients, fragrances, water and any mixtures of the above.  
     
     
         18 . The use of the cleaning material as claimed in any of  claims 1  to  13  as cleaning cloth for the dry cleaning of textiles.  
     
     
         19 . The use as claimed in  claim 18 , characterized in that the host substances bonded to the textile fabric are impacted with a liquid component chosen from water, a water-miscible organic solvent and mixtures thereof and at least one surfactant.  
     
     
         20 . A cleaning kit for the dry cleaning of textiles, characterized in that it comprises a cleaning material as claimed in any of  claims 1  to  13  and a closable container for holding the cleaning material.  
     
     
         21 . The use of the cleaning kit as claimed in  claim 20  for the dry cleaning of textiles.  
     
     
         22 . A process for the dry cleaning of textiles, characterized in that it comprises the steps of placing the soiled textile in the container of the cleaning kit as claimed in  claim 20 , closing the container and agitating the sealed container and its contents at a sufficiently high temperature in order to release the active components from the host substances in liquid and/or gaseous form, and over a period which is sufficient to bring an effective amount of the active components into contact with the soiled textile, and in so doing to clean it.