Patent ID: 8481476

Claim:
An antifoam silicone fluid adapted for use in fluid-based and powder-based detergent formulations, of the formula XR 2 Si(OSiAR) n (OSiR 2 ) m OSiR 2 X (I) where A is an amino radical of the formula —R 1 —[NR 2 —R 3 —] x NR 2 2 or an amino radical of a formula selected from the group consisting of —(CH 2 ) 3 NHC 6 H 11 , —CH 2 ) 3 NH(CH 2 ) 2 NHC 6 H 11 , —CH(CH 3 )CH 2 CH 2 )NHC 6 H 11 —CH(CH 3 )CH 2 CH 2 )NH(CH 2 )NHC 6 H 11 , —CH 2 )NHC 6 H 11 —(CH 2 )NH(CH 2 ) 2 NHC 6 H 11 , and mixtures thereof or a protonated or acylated form of the amino radical(s) A, X is R or a polyoxyalkylene group G of the formula —R 4 —(O—R 5 ) y —O—R 6 , R is a monovalent hydrocarbon radical having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms, R 1 is a C 1 -C 10 -alkylene radical, R 2 is hydrogen or a C 1 -C 4 -alkyl radical, R 3 is a C 1 -C 10 -alkylene radical, R 4 is a C 1 -C 10 -alkylene radical, R 5 is a C 1 -C 4 -alkylene radical, R 6 is hydrogen or a C 1 -C 4 -alkyl radical, n is an integer from 1 to 6, m is an integer from 1 to 200, x is 0 or 1 and y is an integer from 5 to 20, with the proviso that on average from 30 to 60 mol %, of radicals X are polyoxyalkylene groups G.