Composition for treating fibrous materials, based on cationic and anionic polymers
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1. A composition suitable for the treatment of fibrous materials which is in the form of an aqueous composition containing at least one cationic polymer which is a polyamine or quaternary polyammonium polymer in which the amine or ammonium group forms part of the polymer chain or is joined to the latter, at least one anionic polymer containing carboxylic groups, at least one alkali metal salt and at least one surface-active agent, the only surface-active agents in the composition being surface-active agents which are either non-ionic or contain one or more carboxyl or carboxylate groups in addition to one or more non-ionic groups, the cationic polymer and the anionic polymer each being present in an amount from about 0.25 to 3% by weight, the at least one surface-active agent being present in an amount from about 1 to 50% by weight, and the alkali metal salt being a halide, sulfate, acetate or lactate.
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Abstract
The invention provides compositions intended for the treatment of fibrous materials. These compositions contain at least one cationic polymer, at least one anionic polymer, at least one alkali metal salt and at least one non-ionic surface-active agent or surface-active agent which contains one or more carboxyl or carboxylate groups in addition to non-ionic groups.
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- 1. A composition suitable for the treatment of fibrous materials which is in the form of an aqueous composition containing at least one cationic polymer which is a polyamine or quaternary polyammonium polymer in which the amine or ammonium group forms part of the polymer chain or is joined to the latter, at least one anionic polymer containing carboxylic groups, at least one alkali metal salt and at least one surface-active agent, the only surface-active agents in the composition being surface-active agents which are either non-ionic or contain one or more carboxyl or carboxylate groups in addition to one or more non-ionic groups, the cationic polymer and the anionic polymer each being present in an amount from about 0.25 to 3% by weight, the at least one surface-active agent being present in an amount from about 1 to 50% by weight, and the alkali metal salt being a halide, sulfate, acetate or lactate.
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