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EP 0182583 B1 19910703 - METHOD FOR CLEANING TEXTILES WITH CYCLIC SILOXANES

Title (en)

METHOD FOR CLEANING TEXTILES WITH CYCLIC SILOXANES

Publication

EP 0182583 B1 19910703 (EN)

Application

EP 85308214 A 19851112

Priority

US 67019584 A 19841113

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0182583A2] A method is disclosed for cleaning textiles using cyclic dimethylsiloxanes as a cleaning fluid for removing soil spots. The useful siloxanes include octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane, decamethylcyclopentasiloxane, and dodecamethylcyclohexasiloxane.

IPC 1-7

C11D 3/18; C11D 3/37

IPC 8 full level

C11D 3/16 (2006.01); C11D 3/37 (2006.01); C11D 7/50 (2006.01); D06L 1/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

C11D 3/162 (2013.01); C11D 3/373 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0182583 A2 19860528; EP 0182583 A3 19880406; EP 0182583 B1 19910703; AU 4981785 A 19860522; AU 585906 B2 19890629; CA 1239326 A 19880719; DE 3583377 D1 19910808; JP S61119765 A 19860606; JP S6350463 B2 19881007

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 85308214 A 19851112; AU 4981785 A 19851112; CA 493616 A 19851023; DE 3583377 T 19851112; JP 25360685 A 19851112