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EP 0 004 353 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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31.10.1979 Bulletin 1979/22 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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03.10.1979 Bulletin 1979/20 |
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Date of filing: 15.03.1979 |
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Designated Contracting States: |
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BE CH DE FR GB IT LU NL SE |
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Priority: |
16.03.1978 US 887410
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Applicant: MILLIKEN RESEARCH CORPORATION |
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Inventors: |
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- Miley, John Wulbern
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- Stadalsky, John Frank
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Non-water gelling alkyleneoxy substituted castor oil |
(57) A non-water gelling alkylenoxy substituted castor oil having at least one alkyleneoxy
moiety represented as -(CH
2CH
2O)
x(C
3 or C
4 alkyleneoxy constituent)yH wherein x is an integer of from 0 to about 45 and the
total -(CH
2CH
20) constituent is not more than about 90, and y is an integer of from about 0.3 to
about 10 and the total -(C
3 or C
4 alkyleneoxy constituent) is at least 1 and not more than about 30 is useful as a
lubricant for textile materials. Such is accomplished by contacting the textile material
with an aqueous admixture containing an effective amount of the alkyleneoxy substituted
castor oil so as to provide from about 0.5 to about 5 weight percent of the castor
oil constituent on the textile material.