Composition Containing Organopolysiloxanes, Method for the Production thereof and Use of the Same

1 . A composition, formed by mixing:

a) water,

b) at least one peroxide compound,

c) at least one acid,

d) at least one organopolysiloxane having at least one alkyl group, said at least one alkyl group having at least one ether group or at least one OH group or having at least one ether group and at least one OH group,

e) optionally at least one siloxane having a lower molecular weight than said organopolysiloxane, and

f) optionally at least one auxiliary material.

2 . The composition according to claim 1 , wherein said at least one organopolysiloxane d) is selected from the group consisting of organopolysiloxanes of the formulae (I), (II), and (III):

R 3 SiO( R 2 SiO) x Si R 3   (II)

[( R 3 SiO ½ ) 1−4 (SiO 4/2 )] y   (III)

in which

r=3-10 and

x=0-200,

y=1-1000,

the substituents R being identical or different and selected from the group consisting of:

straight-chain and branched C 1 -C 12 alkyl, C 6 -C 14 cycloalkyl, phenyl, phenyl ethyl, —(CH 2 ) n C z F 2z+1 , in which n=1-12 and z=1-12, and alkyl groups containing at least one ether group and/or at least one OH group,

with the proviso that at least one substituent R per polysiloxane molecule represents said alkyl group containing at least one ether group and/or at least one OH group.

3 . The composition according to claim 1 , wherein said alkyl group containing at least one ether group and/or at least one OH group, has a substituent R of the formula (IV):

—Z—(CH 2 CH 2 O) a (CH 2 CH{CH 3 }O) b (CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 O) c X d -R 1   (IV)

in which:

Z is a straight-chain or branched alkyl or cycloalkyl residue, which may be interrupted by —O— and/or —CO— and is optionally substituted by at least one OH group,

X=—CO—, —COO—, —CONR 2 —, in which R 2 is H or C 1 -C 6 alkyl,

a=0 to 2000,

b=0 to 2000,

c=0 to 100, and

a+b+c≧0,

d=0 or 1, and

R 1 =

H,

C 1 -C 25 alkyl,

amino(C 1 -C 25 )alkyl,

(C 1 -C 25 )alkoxypoly(C 2 -C 4 )alkyleneoxy(C 1 -C 25 )alkyl,

hydroxypoly(C2-C 4 )alkyleneoxy(C 1 -C 25 )alkyl,

aminopoly(C 2 -C 4 )alkyleneoxy(C 1 -C 25 )alkyl,

C 6 -C 10 aryl,

(C 6 -C 10 )aryl(C 2 -C 6 )alkyl, or

—(CH 2 ) n C z F 2z+1 , in which n=1-12 and z=1-12, one to three —CH 2 groups in the substituent R optionally being replaced by X, as defined above, or by —O— or —NR 3 —, in which R 3 is H or C 1 -C 6 alkyl.

4 . The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the peroxide compound b) is hydrogen peroxide.

5 . The composition according to claim 1 , obtainable by mixing

water a),

at least one peroxide compound b), in a quantity which results in 0.001-10 weight-percent peroxide oxygen in the composition,

at least one acid c), in a quantity which results in a pH value of the composition of 0 to 7,

0.01-7.5 weight-percent of at least one organopolysiloxane d),

0-7.5 weight-percent of at least one low molecular weight siloxane e),

0-4.1 weight-percent of at least one auxiliary material f), said weight-percent amounts relating to the total quantity of the composition.

6 . The composition according to claim 1 , wherein, at 25° C., the organopolysiloxane d) is soluble in water or is self-emulsifying in water.

7 . A method for manufacturing the composition of claim 1 , which comprises mixing components a) through d) and optionally components e) and f).

8 . A method for manufacturing the composition of claim 1 , wherein the component a), a partial quantity of c), b), and d), and possibly the components e) and f) are mixed with one another and subsequently the remaining partial quantity of the component c) is admixed.

9 . The method according to claim 7 , further comprising the treatment of the organopolysiloxane(s) d) with activated carbon, prior to addition of said organopolysiloxane(s) to said mixture.

10 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the quantity of component c) is an amount which provides a pH value of the mixture of from 0 to 7.

11 . A method for purifying organopolysiloxenes having at least one alkyl group, the alkyl group containing at least one ether group and/or at least one OH group, which comprises treating said organopolysiloxanes with activated carbon.

12 . A cleaning composition comprising an organopolysiloxane purified by the method of claim 11 , in cleaning compositions.

13 . A method of cleaning, maintaining, disinfecting or cleaning and disinfecting substrate surfaces, which comprises applying a composition of claim 1 to said surfaces.

14 . A cleaning composition comprising the composition of claim 1 .

15 . The method according to claim 8 , further comprising the treatment of the organopolysiloxane(s) d) with activated carbon, prior to addition of said organopolysiloxane(s) to said mixture.

16 . The method according to claim 8 , wherein the quantity of component c) is an amount which provides a pH value of the mixture of from 0 to 7.