Patent ID: 7074395

Claim:
A composition comprising a) at least one quaternary ammonium compound according to formula (1) where R 1 is an unbranched or branched alkyl or alkenyl group having 12 to 36 carbon atoms, a group R 5 CONH(CH 2 ) n â€” or a group R 5 COO(CH 2 ) n â€”, where R 5 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 â€”CH 3 , CH 3 CH 2 â€”, CH 3 CH 2 CH 2 â€”, CH 3 CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 â€”, â€”CH 2 CH 2 OH or â€”CH 2 CH(OH)CH 2 OH group and X âˆ’ is an anion, and b) a mixture of at least one branched alcohol b1) having 8 to 36 carbon atoms and at least one unbranched alcohol b2) having 8 to 36 carbon atoms, and c) at least one polyhydric alcohol having 2 to 6 carbon atoms, wherein the composition is solid at 25Â° C. and comprises from 30 to 90% by weight of the quaternary ammonium compound, and the composition has a weight ratio of branched alcohols to unbranched alcohols from 30:70 to 90:10.