Adhesive agent for application on a sanitary object

Abstract

Agent for sanitary facilities that can be applied directly on the sanitary object, adheres, and is flushable only after a large number of flushes. The agent comprises fillers from the group of surfactants and a bonding agent, wherein the bonding agent is selected from the group of polyalkylene derivatives, hydrogentated polystyrol derivatives, copolymers from the group of monoalkyl esters of poly(methyl vinyl ether/carbonic acid anhydrides, olefin homopolymers, and copolymers of two or more olefins, wherein the olefin homopolymers and copolymers can also be partially hydrogenated, partially oxidized, or further functionalized by graft molecules, and from the group of polyalkyleneimines, including in alkoxylized form, polyetheramines (alkoxylized amines) and polyglycerin polyether alkyl carbonic acids, polymers or derivatives comprising said polymer groups. The viscosity of the agent is at least 30 Pa s at 20° C.

1 . An agent for the sanitary sector, which agent can be applied directly on the sanitary object, adheres there and can be flushed away only after a relatively large number of flushing operations, where the agent comprises fillers from the group of surfactants and also an adhesion promoter, characterized in that the adhesion promoter is selected from the group of hydrogenated polystyrene derivatives, copolymers from the group of monoalkylesters of poly/methyl vinylethers/carboxylic anhydrides, polyalkyleneimines, alkoxylated polyalkyleneimines, polyether amines and polyglycerol polyether alkylcarboxylic acids or polymers or derivatives containing these polymer groups and the viscosity of the agent is at least 30 Pas, measured using a Haake viscometer, plate/plate system, plate diameter 10 mm, at a shear gradient of 2.62 s −1  and 20° C. and the agent is so sticky that it can serve to attach bar-shaped agents in the toilet bowl, wherein the concentration of the surfactants in the case of an adhesion promoter from the group of polyalkyleneimines is between 7 and 60% by weight. 
     
     
         2 . The agent as claimed in  claim 1 , characterized in that the polyalkylene chains of the adhesion promoters from the group of polyalkylene derivatives polybutadiene, polyisopropylene and polypropylene chains. 
     
     
         3 . The agent as claimed in  claim 2 , characterized in that the functional groups are anhydrides, thiols, epoxides or primary amines. 
     
     
         4 . The agent as claimed in  claim 1 , characterized in that the polyalkylene derivatives are polymers with maleic anhydride groups bonded randomly to the polybutadiene chain and preferably the maleic anhydride adduct onto 1,4-cis-polybutadiene. 
     
     
         5 . The agent as claimed in  claim 1 , characterized in that the adhesion promoters from the group of polystyrene derivatives are crosslinked polystyrene derivatives dissolved in mineral oil. 
     
     
         6 . The agent as claimed in  claim 5 , characterized in that the crosslinked polystyrene derivatives are alkylene styrene copolymers from the group of hydrogenated butylene/ethylene/styrene copolymers and hydrogenated ethylene/propylene/styrene copolymers. 
     
     
         7 . The agent as claimed in  claim 1 , characterized in that the adhesion promoters from the group of polyalkyleneimines are homopolymeric polyalkyleneimines of the general formula —(R—NH) n  where R=alkyl or alkyl derivative, n=10-10 5  with a two- or three-dimensional crosslinking on the nitrogen function. 
     
     
         8 . The agent as claimed in  claim 7 , characterized in that the polyalkyleneimines contain, as alkylene group, an ethylene, methylene, propylene, butylene or higher alkylene group. 
     
     
         9 . The agent as claimed in  claim 1 , characterized in that the polyether amines are alkoxylated primary and/or secondary and/or tertiary alkyl- or arylamines. 
     
     
         10 . The agent as claimed in  claim 1 , characterized in that the polyether amines contain tri-, bi- and/or monofunctional primary amines and, as polyether groups, polyethylene oxide, mixed polyethylene oxide/propylene oxide) or polypropylene oxide groups. 
     
     
         11 . The agent as claimed in  claim 1 , characterized in that the polyglycerol polyether alkylcarboxylic acids are selected from the group of polyethylene glycol-150 polyglyceryl-2 tristearate or PEG-150 diglyceryl tristearate or PEG-150 tetraglyceryl distearate. 
     
     
         12 . The agent as claimed in  claim 1 , characterized in that the concentration of the adhesion promoter in the agent is between 2% by weight and 60% by weight. 
     
     
         13 . The agent as claimed in  claim 1 , characterized in that the concentration of the adhesion promoter in the agent is between 15% by weight and 80% by weight. 
     
     
         14 . The agent as claimed in  claim 1 , characterized in that the fillers are selected from the group of thickeners, fragrances, dyes, salts, foam stabilizers, foam boosters, foam generators and polymeric natural substances. 
     
     
         15 . The agent as claimed in  claim 1 , characterized in that the surfactant fraction in the agent is between 0 and 80% by weight. 
     
     
         16 . The agent as claimed in  claim 1 , characterized in that the surfactants are pulverulent or highly pasty. 
     
     
         17 . The agent as claimed in  claim 1 , characterized in that the surfactants are anionic surfactants and are selected from the group of salts of carboxylic acids, sulfuric acid half-esters, sulfonic acids, relatively long-chain alcohols and fatty alcohol ethoxides. 
     
     
         18 . The agent as claimed in  claim 1 , characterized in that the surfactants are nonionic surfactants and are selected from the group of alcohol ethoxylates, alkyl glycosides, alkoxylated fatty acid alkyl esters, amine oxides and alkanolamides. 
     
     
         19 . The agent as claimed in  claim 14 , characterized in that the agent comprises fragrances or perfume oils in a concentrations between 0.25% by weight and 20% by weight. 
     
     
         20 . The agent as claimed in  claim 14 , characterized in that the agent comprises up to 90% by weight of salts, from the group of alkali metal and alkaline earth metal salts of strong acids or of mono-, di- and polycarboxylic acids. 
     
     
         21 . The agent as claimed in  claim 14 , characterized in that the agent comprises (co)thickeners from the group of bentonites, powder surfactants, xanthans, polybutadiene rubbers, polyisopropenes, block copolymers, aryl ethoxylates or alkyl-aryl ethoxylates or polymeric natural substances. 
     
     
         22 . The agent as claimed in  claim 1 , characterized in that the agent is a water-soluble and/or water-dispersible temporarily adhering adhesive. 
     
     
         23 . The use of an agent as claimed in  claim 1 , characterized in that the bar-shaped compositions that can be stuck on are conventional rim blocks with one or more phases, rim blocks with scented phase, rim blocks containing bleach, compacted tablets, water-soluble or water-insoluble plastics comprising active ingredients, deodorization tablets, solid deodorization gels, bleaching tablets, descaling tablets or intensive cleaning tablets. 
     
     
         24 . The agent as claimed in  claim 1 , characterized in that the agent comprises cleaning and/or deodorization and/or bleaching and/or coloring additives. 
     
     
         25 . The agent as claimed in  claim 1 , characterized in that the agent is ointment-like, pasty and/or cream-like and dimensionally stable. 
     
     
         26 . The agent as claimed in  claim 1 , characterized in that the surface tension of the agent is between 50 and 65 mN/m, in particular below 60 mN/m. 
     
     
         27 . A toilet cleaning set comprising at least one agent as claimed in  claim 1  and one or more bar-shaped compositions from the group of rim blocks having one or more phases, rim blocks with scented phase, rim blocks containing bleach, compacted tablets, water-soluble or water-insoluble plastics comprising active ingredients, deodorization tablets, solid deodorization gels, bleaching tablets, descaling tablets or intensive cleaning tablets. 
     
     
         28 . The use of an agent as claimed in  claim 1  as cold adhesive in the sanitary sector, in particular for attaching objects in urinals, handwashing basins or tiles, or in kitchens, restaurants, slaughter houses, washing facilities or for application on/in drains or gullies or as paste for accommodating bait to combat vermin or for attaching to windows or facades. 
     
     
         29 . The use as claimed in  claim 28 , characterized in that the mass of the agent applied to the object is 3 to 15% by weight of the mass of the object. 
     
     
         30 . A method for producing an agent as claimed in  claim 1 , characterized in that the individual components are stirred together at room temperature. 
     
     
         31 . The agent as claimed in  claim 5 , characterized in that the concentration of the adhesion promoter in the agent is between 15% by weight and 80% by weight.