Alkyl polyglycosides in textile scour/bleach processing

摘要

The present invention provides a process for scouring and bleaching textile materials comprising adding to an aqueous peroxide bleaching bath an effective amount of a scouring and bleaching surfactant composition comprising: (a) from about 94.0 to about 6.0% by weight of an alkyl polyglycoside having the general formula I RO(Z)a (I) wherein R is a monovalent organic radical having from about 8 to about 16 carbon atoms; Z is a saccharide residue having 5 or 6 carbon atoms; and a is a number having a value from about 1 to about 6, (b) from about 6.0 to about 94.0% by weight of a synthetic alkoxylated C11-C15 linear alcohol, and (c) the remainder water, all weights being based on the weight of the textile materials, and then contacting the textile materials with the bath.