Patent ID: 6660710
Filing Date: 2003-12-09
Classification: C11D

Abstract:
A softener composition comprising (a) 3 to 50 percent by weight of a tertiary amine and/or a salt thereof, having an ester and/or an amide and at least one alkyl or alkenyl having 10 to 22 carbon atoms, and at least one of0.1 to 15 percent by weight of the compound represented by the formula (1), â€ƒwherein R1 represents a C5-12 alkyl or alkenyl group, R2 and R3 independently represent a C1-3 alkyl or hydroxyalkyl group and X is â€”COOâ€”, â€”OCOâ€”, â€”CONH, â€”NHCOâ€”, or a linkage, R4 represents a C1-3 alkylene group, R5 represents a C1-6 alkylene group or â€”(Oâ€”R7)nâ€”, R7 is ethylene group or propylene group and n is a number of 1 to 10; and Wâˆ’ is an anionic group; 0.1 to 15 percent by weight of the compound of formula (2): â€ƒwherein R6 is a C5-12 alkyl or alkenyl group and Wâˆ’ is an anionic group; or 0.01 to 15% by weight of a compound represented by formula (3): â€ƒwherein two or three of R8, R9, R10 and R11 are a C8-12 alkyl, the remainders of them are a C1-3 alkyl, a C1-3 hydroxyalkyl or an arylalkyl having 7 to 15 carbon atoms and Zâˆ’ is an anionic group.