| abstract |
A quaternary ammonium composition consisting essentially of a) a cationic compound of the general formula: wherein R1 is C8-C22 alkyl, C8-C22 alkenyl, C8-C22 alkylamidopropyl, C8-C22 alkenyl-amidopropyl, C8-C22 alkyl / alkenyl (poly) alkoxyalkyl, C8-C22 alkanoyl or C8-C22 alkenoyl, R2, R3 and R4 are C1-C22 alkyl, C2-C22 alkenyl or a group of the formula -A- (OA) n-OH, A is -C2H4 - and / or -C3H6-, n is a number from 0 to 20 and X is an anion, b) water and c) a nonionic solvent of the general formula RO- (AO) nH, where R is alkyl or alkenyl which contains 8 to 22 carbon atoms, or phenyl, A is C2H4 and / or C3H6 and n is a number from 0 to 20, a composition characterized by containing less than 20% by weight of water. |