Textile benefit compositions

Abstract

The present invention relates to textile benefit compositions comprising a cellulosic based polymer component; a material selected from the group consisting of a dispersible polyolefin, a chlorine inhibitor, a dye fixative and mixtures thereof; a cross-linking agent; a carrier and an optional wetting agent or, alternatively, a chlorine inhibitor; a material selected from the group consisting of a dispersible polyolefin, a cellulosic based polymer component, a dye fixative and mixtures thereof; a cross-linking agent; a carrier and an optional wetting agent. The present invention also relates to processes for making and using the aforementioned compositions and textiles treated with such compositions.

1 . A composition having a pH of from about 2 to about 11 comprising: 
 (a) from about 0.005% to about 10% by weight of a cellulosic based polymer component;    (b) from about 0.005% to about 20% of a material selected from the group consisting of a dispersible polyolefin, a chlorine inhibitor, a dye fixative and mixtures thereof;    (c) from about 0.01% to about 15% of a cross-linking agent; and    (d) an optional wetting agent the balance of said composition being a carrier.    
   
   
       2 . A composition according to  claim 1  wherein said cellulosic based polymer component comprises a hydrophobically modified carboxymethyl cellulose polymer having a weight average molecular weight of from about 10,000 Daltons to about 2,000,000 Daltons, said hydrophobically modified carboxymethyl cellulose polymer comprising repeat units having the following formula:  
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     wherein: 
 a.) n is a sufficiently large integer to result in said hydrophobically modified carboxymethyl cellulose polymer having a weight average molecular weight of from about 10,000 Daltons to about 2,000,000 Daltons;  
 b.) each R is independently selected from the group consisting of RH, Rc, and H; 
 wherein:  
 (i) each R H  is independently selected from the group consisting of C 5 -C 20  alkyl, C 5 -C 7  cycloalkyl, C 7 -C 20  alkylaryl, C 7 -C 20  arylalkyl, substituted alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, C 1 -C 20  alkoxy-2-hydroxyalkyl, C 7 -C 20  alkylaryloxy-2-hydroxyalkyl, (R 4 ) 2 N-alkyl, (R 4 ) 2 N-2-hydroxyalkyl, C 6 -C 12  aryloxy-2-hydoxyalkyl,  
                     
  each R 4  is independently selected from the group consisting of H, C 1 -C 20  alkyl, C 5 -C 7  cycloalkyl, C 7 -C 20  alkylaryl, C 7 -C 20  arylalkyl, aminoalkyl, alkylaminoalkyl, dialkylaminoalkyl, piperidinoalkyl, morpholinoalkyl, cycloalkylaminoalkyl and hydroxyalkyl;  
  each R 5  is independently selected from the group consisting of H, C 1 -C 20  alkyl, C 5 -C 7  cycloalkyl, C 7 -C 20  alkylaryl, C 7 -C 20  arylalkyl, substituted alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, (R 6 ) 2 N-alkyl, and (R 6 ) 3 N-alkyl; 
 each R 6  is independently selected from the group consisting of H, C 1 -C 20  alkyl, C 5 -C 7  cycloalkyl, C 7 -C 20  alkylaryl, C 7 -C 20  arylalkyl, aminoalkyl, alkylaminoalkyl, dialkylaminoalkyl, piperidinoalkyl, morpholinoalkyl, cycloalkylaminoalkyl and hydroxyalkyl;  
 
  wherein two R 4  or R 6  moieties on the same nitrogen can together form a ring structure selected from the group consisting of piperidine and morpholine;  
  M is a suitable cation selected from the group consisting of Na, K, ½ Ca, and ½ Mg; and  
  provided that:  
  if any R H  bears a positive charge, it is balanced by a suitable anion; and  
  the Degree of Substitution for R H  is between about 0.0001 and 0.1;  
 
 (ii) each R C  is  
                     wherein each Z is independently selected from the group consisting of M, R 2  and R H ; wherein: 
 each M is as defined above;  
 each R H  is as defined above;  
 each R 2  is independently selected from the group consisting of H and C 1 -C 4  alkyl;  
 each y is from about 1 to about 5; and  
 provided that:  
 the Degree of Substitution for group R C  wherein Z is H or M is between about 0.1 and 2.0.  
   
 
   
   
       3 . A compound according to  claim 2  wherein said cellulosic based polymer component comprises a material selected from the group consisting of an ether modified carboxymethyl cellulose, an ester modified carboxymethyl cellulose and mixtures thereof.  
   
   
       4 . A composition according to  claim 1  wherein said material selected from the group consisting of a dispersible polyolfin, a chlorine inhibitor, a dye fixative and mixtures thereof comprises a material selected from the group consisting of an oxidized polyethylene wax, a polyamine component, a cationic hydroxyethyl cellulose and mixtures thereof.  
   
   
       5 . A compound according to  claim 4  wherein said polyamine component comprises a material selected from the group consisting of an ethoxylated tetraethylene pentaimine, a polyethyleneimine, an ethoxylated polyethyleneimine, a polyvinylpyrrolidone, a polyvinylamine, a polylysine; a bis-hexamethylenediamine and mixtures thereof.  
   
   
       6 . A composition according to  claim 1  wherein said cross-linking agent comprises a material selected from the group consisting of methylol and alkoxymethyl derivatives of urea and of ethylene and propylene urea, multifunctional carboxylic acids and mixtures thereof.  
   
   
       7 . A composition according to  claim 2  comprising: 
 a.) from about 0.05% to about 2% by weight of said cellulosic based polymer component;    b.) from about 0.05% to about 5% of said material selected from the group consisting of a dispersible polyolefin, a chlorine inhibitor, a dye fixative and mixtures thereof; and    c.) from about 0.1% to about 10% of said cross-linking agent.    
   
   
       8 . A composition having a pH of from about 2 to about 11 comprising: 
 a.) from about 0.01% to about 10% by weight of a chlorine inhibitor;    b.) from about 0.005% to about 20% of a material selected from the group consisting of a dispersible polyolefin, a cellulosic based polymer component, a dye fixative and mixtures thereof;    c.) from about 0.01% to about 15% of a cross-linking agent; and    d.) an optional wetting agent the balance of said composition being a carrier.    
   
   
       9 . A composition according to  claim 8  wherein said cellulosic based polymer component comprises a hydrophobically modified carboxymethyl cellulose polymer  
   
   
       10 . A compound according to  claim 9  wherein said cellulosic based polymer component comprises a material selected from the group consisting of an ether modified carboxymethyl cellulose, an ester modified carboxymethyl cellulose and mixtures thereof.  
   
   
       11 . A composition according to  claim 8  wherein said dispersible polyolfin comprises an oxidized polyethylene wax.  
   
   
       12 . A compound according to  claim 8  wherein said chlorine inhibitor comprises a polyamine component.  
   
   
       13 . A composition according to  claim 12  wherein said polyamine component comprises a material selected from the group consisting of an ethoxylated tetraethylene pentaimine, a polyethyleneimine, an ethoxylated polyethyleneimine, a polyvinylpyrrolidone, a polyvinylamine, a polylysine; a bis-hexamethylenediamine and mixtures thereof.  
   
   
       14 . A composition according to  claim 7  wherein said cross-linking agent comprises a material selected from the group consisting of methylol and alkoxymethyl derivatives of urea and of ethylene and propylene urea, multifunctional carboxylic acids and mixtures thereof.  
   
   
       15 . A composition according to  claim 12  comprising 
 a.) from about 0.1% to about 3% by weight of said chlorine inhibitor;    b.) from about 0.05% to about 5% of said material selected from the group consisting of a dispersible polyolefin, a cellulosic based polymer component, a dye fixative and mixtures thereof; and    c.) from about 0.1% to about 10% of said cross-linking agent.    
   
   
       16 . A method of treating a textile product comprising the steps of: 
 a.) contacting at least a portion of a textile product with the composition of  claim 1;     b.) removing a sufficient amount of said composition of  claim 1  from said textile product to achieve a wet pick-up of from about 30% to about 200%; and    c.) drying and curing at least the portion of said textile product that was in contact with said composition of  claim 1 .    
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 16  wherein said textile product is treated prior to said textile product being used by end user.  
   
   
       18 . The method of  claim 17  wherein said textile product wherein said contacting step comprises an operation selected from saturating, spraying, padding, exhaustion and combinations thereof.  
   
   
       19 . A method of treating a textile product comprising the steps of: 
 a.) contacting at least a portion of a textile product with the composition of  claim 8;     b.) removing a sufficient amount of said composition of  claim 8  from said textile product to achieve a wet pick-up of from about 30% to about 200%; and    c.) drying and curing at least the portion of said textile product that was in contact with said composition of  claim 8 .    
   
   
       20 . The method of  claim 19  wherein said textile product is treated prior to said textile product being used by end user.  
   
   
       21 . The method of  claim 20  wherein said textile product wherein said contacting step comprises an operation selected from saturating, spraying, padding, exhaustion and combinations thereof.  
   
   
       22 . A textile product comprising a durable benefit.