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EP 0 462 806 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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27.05.1992 Bulletin 1992/22 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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27.12.1991 Bulletin 1991/52 |
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Date of filing: 18.06.1991 |
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AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IT LI NL SE |
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Priority: |
20.06.1990 GB 9013784
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Applicants: |
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- UNILEVER PLC
London EC4P 4BQ (GB)
GB
- UNILEVER N.V.
NL-3013 AL Rotterdam (NL)
BE CH DE DK ES FR GR IT LI NL SE AT
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Inventor: |
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- Concannon, Martin,
Unilever Research
Bebington,
Wirral,
Merseyside L63 3JW (GB)
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Representative: Brewster, Andrea Ruth et al |
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MEWBURN ELLIS
York House
23 Kingsway
London WC2B 6HP
London WC2B 6HP (GB) |
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Process and composition for treating fabrics |
(57) A process and composition for the domestic treatment of a fabric to reduce the amount
of dye released from the fabric during wet treatments comprising the steps of contacting
the fabric with a solution of the composition comprising a cationic dye fixing agent
wherein the temperature of the solution is below 40°C throughout the process.
The invention has the advantage that dye transfer between coloured and white or coloured
and coloured fabrics during wet treatments such as laundering is reduced.