Patent ID: 6881399

Claim:
A composition comprising a) 60 to 90 weight percent based on the composition of at least one quaternary ammonium compound according to formula (1) R 1 is an unbranched or branched alkyl or alkenyl group having 12 to 36 carbon atoms, a group R 6 CONH(CH 2 ) n — or a group R 5 COO(CH 2 ) n —, where R 6 is an alkyl or alkenyl group having 12 to 36 carbon atoms and n is a number from 1 to 8, and R 2 , R 3 and R 4 , independently of one another, may be identical or different and are a —CH 3 , CH 3 CH 2 —, CH 3 CH 2 CH 2 —, CH 3 CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 —, CH 2 CH 2 OH or —CH 2 CH(OH)CH 2 OH group and X − is an anion, and b) at least one polyhydric alcohol having 5 to 12 carbon atoms wherein said composition is in the form of a pellet or a flake and said composition is essentially tree from fatty alcohols and unbranched or branched monoalcohols having 8 to 36 carbon atoms.