Patent ID: 8901066
Filing Date: 2014-12-02
Classification: C02F,C08G,C11D

Abstract:
1. A mixture comprising a branched polyester, comprising: a sulfonate group, wherein the polyester is obtained by a process comprising reacting components A, B, optionally C, and optionally D, and subsequently reacting with at most 95 mol % hydrogen sulfite, based on an amount of α,β-olefinically unsaturated dicarboxylic acid (A the component A is an α,β-olefinically unsaturated dicarboxylic acid (A the component B is a di- or higher-functional alcohol (By), the optional component C if present is a di- or higher-functional carboxylic acid (A the optional component D if present is of formula CH with the proviso that if component B is only difunctional alcohol (B wherein said mixture is a cleaner, a rinse, a detergent, or a formulation suitable for water treatment, and wherein a fraction of tri- or higher functional components B and if present C in said mixture with said difunctional components B and if present C is from 70 to 100 mol %.