Aqueous cleaning composition providing water and oil repellency to fibre substrates

Claim 1

Aqueous cleaning compositions which impart oil and water repellent characteristics to fibrous substrates which comprise per 100 %wt.: (a) 0.1% - 0.5%wt. of a fluoroaliphatic radical-containing poly(oxyalkylene) compound according to the general formulae (1) and (2): (R f ) s Z[(R 3 ) y Z'B] t (1) [(R f ) s Z[(R 3 ) y Z'B'] t ] w (2) where R f is a fluoroaliphatic radical, Z   is a linkage through which R f and (R 3 ) y moieties are covalently bonded togethe (R 3 ) y is a poly(oxyalkylene) moiety, R 3 being an oxyalkylene group with 2 to 4 carbon atoms and y is an integer or a number of at least 1; B   is a hydrogen atom or a monovalent terminal organic radical, B'   is B or a valence bond, with the proviso that at least one B' is a valence bond interconnecting a Z-bonded R 3 radical to another Z, Z'   is a linkage through which B, or B', and R 3 are covalently bonded together, s   is an integer or number of at least 1; t   is an integer or number of at least 1; and w   is an integer or number greater than 1; (b) 0.001 - 2%wt. anionic surfactant selected from alkyl sulfates, alkyl benzene sulfates, and alkane sulfonates as well as salt forms thereof and wherein the weight ratios of the anionic surfactant to fluoroaliphatic radical-containing poly(oxyalkylene) compound is from 1.5 - 6 to 1. (c) organic solvent; (d) water; and further optionally; (e) one or more additives selected from preservatives, coloring agents; fragrances, anti-foaming agents, pH adjusting agents, buffer compositions, anti-soiling agents and resoiling inhibitors, chelating agents, optical brighteners, further solvents or surfactants, one or more further fluorosurfactant compositions, and one or more nonionic surfactants selected from alkoxylated primary alcohols and alkoxylated secondary alcohols as well as salt forms thereof.