Frances Griffith Miller

US Patent:

40814629, Mar 28, 1978

Filed:

Jan 19, 1977

Appl. No.:

5/760566

Inventors:

John R. Powers - Mount Pleasant SC
Frances C. Miller - Charleston SC

Assignee:

Westvaco Corporation - New York NY

International Classification:

C07C 6138
C11D 900
C07C 8710
C07C 9106

US Classification:

2605011

Abstract:

Disclosed herein is full soaps and mono-soaps of a C. sub. 22 -cycloaliphatic tricarboxylic acid of the formula ##STR1## wherein x and y are integers from 3 to 9, and x and y together equal 12. The C. sub. 22 -cycloaliphatic tricarboxylic acids are made as Diels-Alder adducts of fatty acids, especially tall oil fatty acids and soya fatty acids, containing both non-conjugated and conjugated linoleic acids and fumaric acid reacted at from 170. degree. C. to 270. degree. C. in the presence of from 0. 01% to 0. 50% by weight of iodine. There is also disclosed herein the use of these C. sub. 22 -cycloaliphatic tricarboxylic soaps as hydrotroping agents for normally insoluble nonionic synthetic detergents in alkaline mediums.

US Patent:

40801640, Mar 21, 1978

Filed:

Jun 1, 1976

Appl. No.:

5/691569

Inventors:

John R. Powers - Mount Pleasant SC
Frances C. Miller - Charleston SC

Assignee:

Westvaco Corporation - New York NY

International Classification:

B08B 300

US Classification:

8137

Abstract:

Disclosed herein are alkaline baths for scouring textiles containing as a cleaning composition at least 0. 05% of a mixture of a nonionic surfactant and a polycarboxylic acid or salt thereof of the formula ##STR1## wherein x and y are integers from 3 to 9, x and y together equal 12, R. sub. 1 and R. sub. 2 are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and COOM with at least one of R. sub. 1 and R. sub. 2 being COOM, and wherein M is a member of the group consisting of hydrogen, sodium, potassium, lithium and ammonium, the proportion of nonionic surfactant to polycarboxylic acid or salt thereof being between about 1:0. 4 and about 1:3.

US Patent:

40638863, Dec 20, 1977

Filed:

Jun 1, 1976

Appl. No.:

5/691568

Inventors:

John R. Powers - Mount Pleasant SC
Frances C. Miller - Charleston SC

Assignee:

Westvaco Corporation - New York NY

International Classification:

D06M 102

US Classification:

8127

Abstract:

Disclosed herein is the mercerization of textiles with a composition comprising an aqueous caustic solution of mercerizing strength containing as a wetting agent at least 0. 10% of a mixture of a nonionic surfactant and a polycarboxylic acid or salt thereof of the formula ##STR1## wherein x and y are integers from 3 to 9, x and y together equal 12, R. sub. 1 and R. sub. 2 are selected from the group of hydrogen and COOM with at least one of R. sub. 1 and R. sub. 2 being COOM, and wherein M is a member of the group consisting of hydrogen, sodium, potassium, lithium and ammonium, the proportion of nonionic surfactant to polycarboxylic acid being between about 1:0. 8 to 1:3.