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EP 1038946 A2 20000927 - N-acylimines as bleach catalysts

Title (en)

N-acylimines as bleach catalysts

Title (de)

N-Acylimine als Bleichkatalysatoren

Title (fr)

N-Acylimine comme catalysateurs de blanchiment

Publication

EP 1038946 A2 20000927 (EN)

Application

EP 00112891 A 19970729

Priority

EP 97940038 A 19970729
US 2447996 P 19960823

Abstract (en)

Novel bleaches, a method for bleaching substrates using these materials and detergent compositions containing same are reported. The bleaches are N-acylimines. Substrates such as fabrics may be bleached in an aqueous solution containing the N-acylimines and a peroxygen compound.

IPC 1-7

C11D 3/39; C11D 3/395

IPC 8 full level

C11D 3/39 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

C11D 3/3917 (2013.01); C11D 3/3942 (2013.01); C11D 3/3945 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE ES FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1038946 A2 20000927; EP 1038946 A3 20001025

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 00112891 A 19970729