Textile treatment composition

Abstract

Textiles, particularly carpets, are endowed with oil and water repellency and soil resistance by treatment thereof with certain detergent-compatible fluorochemical compounds which can also be used in conjunction with anionic or nonionic detergents to provide cleaning/treating compositions for cleaning such textiles simultaneously with the treatment. The textile treating compositions of the invention comprise certain detergent-compatible fluorochemical compounds which are dissolved and/or dispersed in a suitable liquid vehicle. The textile treating/cleaning compositions of the invention also contain an anionic and/or a nonionic detergent.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A composition comprising a liquid vehicle containing from about 1% to about 25% by weight of a detergent-compatible organic fluorochemical compound containing about 10 to 60 weight percent carbon-bonded fluorine and having the formula (R f  Q) e  (XCO) m  A(COOM) p  where R f  is fluorinated aliphatic radical of at least three carbon atoms, "Q" is a divalent linking group, "M" is a cation selected from NH 4   + , Na + , K + , Li + , H +  or is a protonated alkyl amine having from 1-6 carbon atoms in the alkyl group "A" is a polyvalent organic radical having a valency of m+p and is the residue of a polybasic organic acid or an organic anhydride, "X" is NR (wherein R is hydrogen or an alkyl group of from 1 to 14 carbon atoms), .Iadd.or .Iaddend.N .[.or O.]. and e, p and m are integers of 1 or 2. 
     
     
       2. The composition of claim 1 wherein said liquid vehicle is a mixture of water and sufficient compatible water-soluble organic solvent to dissolve and/or disperse said fluorochemical compound. 
     
     
       3. The composition of claim 2 wherein said organic solvent is selected from the group consisting of 2-butoxy ethanol, isopropyl alcohol and ethyl alcohol. 
     
     
       4. The composition of claim 1 wherein "A" is the residue of chlorendic anhydride. 
     
     
       5. The composition of claim 1 wherein said fluorochemical compound is ##STR22## 
     
     
       6. The composition of claim 1 wherein R f  is C 8  F 17  and M is K + , Na +  or NH 4   + . 
     
     
       7. A composition comprised of a liquid vehicle containing (1) from about 1% to about 25% of a detergent-compatible fluorochemical compound containing from about 10 to about 60 percent carbon-bonded fluorine and having the formula (R f  Q) e  (XCO) m  A(COOM) p  where R f  is fluorinated aliphatic radical of at least three carbon atoms, "Q" is a divalent linking group, "M" is a cation selected from NH 4   + , Na + , K + , Li + , H +  or is a protonated alkyl amine having from 1-6 carbon atoms in the alkyl group, "A" is a polyvalent organic radical having a valency of M+p and is the residue of a polybasic organic acid or an organic anhydride, "X" is NR (wherein R is hydrogen or an alkyl group of from 1 to 14 carbon atoms), .Iadd.or .Iaddend.N .[.or O.]. and e, p and m are integers of 1 or 2, and (2) compatible non-ionic or anionic detergent, said detergent being water dispersible at concentrations of at least 1% by weight and being capable of drying to a non-oily, non-tacky residue, the weight ratio of said detergent to said fluorochemical compound being on the order of 1:1 to 2:1. 
     
     
       8. The composition of claim 7 wherein said liquid vehicle comprises water and sufficient compatible water-soluble organic solvent to dissolve and/or disperse said fluorochemical compound. 
     
     
       9. The composition of claim 8 wherein said liquid vehicle is a mixture of water and an alcohol selected from the group consisting of 2-butoxy ethanol, isopropyl alcohol and ethanol. 
     
     
       10. The composition of claim 7 wherein said fluorochemical compound is ##STR23## 
     
     
       11. The composition of claim 10 wherein R f  is C 8  f 17  and M is K + , Na +  or NH 4   + . 
     
     
       12. The composition of claim 7 wherein said detergent is a salt of lauryl sulfate or lauryl ether sulfate. 
     
     
       13. The composition of claim 7 wherein the weight ratio of said detergent to said organic fluorochemical compound is on the order of 2:1. 
     
     
       14. The composition of claim 1 wherein "Q" is selected from the group consisting of alkylene [--(CH 2 ) n  --], sulfonamido alkylene [--SO 2  NR(CH 2 ) n  --], alkylene carboxyloxy alkylene [--(CH 2 ) n  COOCH 2  CH 2  --], and sulfonamido alkyleneoxy alkylene [--SO 2  NR(CH 2  CH 2  O) n  CH 2  CH 2  --] wherein "R" is hydrogen or a lower alkyl group having from about 1 to 14 carbon atoms and n is an integer from about 1 to 15.