CA2044490C - Lavatory cleansing block - Google Patents

Lavatory cleansing block

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CA2044490C
CA2044490C CA002044490A CA2044490A CA2044490C CA 2044490 C CA2044490 C CA 2044490C CA 002044490 A CA002044490 A CA 002044490A CA 2044490 A CA2044490 A CA 2044490A CA 2044490 C CA2044490 C CA 2044490C
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Bryan Stuart Joy
George Kerr Rennie
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    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C11ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
    • C11DDETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
    • C11D3/00Other compounding ingredients of detergent compositions covered in group C11D1/00
    • C11D3/02Inorganic compounds ; Elemental compounds
    • C11D3/04Water-soluble compounds
    • C11D3/046Salts
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C11ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
    • C11DDETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
    • C11D1/00Detergent compositions based essentially on surface-active compounds; Use of these compounds as a detergent
    • C11D1/02Anionic compounds
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C11ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
    • C11DDETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
    • C11D17/00Detergent materials or soaps characterised by their shape or physical properties
    • C11D17/0047Detergents in the form of bars or tablets
    • C11D17/0056Lavatory cleansing blocks
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C11ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
    • C11DDETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
    • C11D3/00Other compounding ingredients of detergent compositions covered in group C11D1/00
    • C11D3/02Inorganic compounds ; Elemental compounds
    • C11D3/12Water-insoluble compounds
    • C11D3/1233Carbonates, e.g. calcite or dolomite
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C11ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
    • C11DDETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
    • C11D3/00Other compounding ingredients of detergent compositions covered in group C11D1/00
    • C11D3/395Bleaching agents
    • C11D3/3955Organic bleaching agents
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C11ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
    • C11DDETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
    • C11D3/00Other compounding ingredients of detergent compositions covered in group C11D1/00
    • C11D3/50Perfumes
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C11ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
    • C11DDETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
    • C11D1/00Detergent compositions based essentially on surface-active compounds; Use of these compounds as a detergent
    • C11D1/02Anionic compounds
    • C11D1/12Sulfonic acids or sulfuric acid esters; Salts thereof
    • C11D1/22Sulfonic acids or sulfuric acid esters; Salts thereof derived from aromatic compounds

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Abstract

A lavatory rim cleansing block comprising: 30 to 80 % by weight of an anionic surfactant; 0 to 50 % by weight of an inert or electrolyte filler; 5 to 50 % by weight of a water-soluble bleaching agent; 5 to 15 % by weight of a hydrophobic structurant, preferably an oily liquid perfume. The weight ratio between the anionic surfactant and the filler, if electrolytic, is preferably greater than 2 and the preferred water-soluble bleaching agent is potassium dichloro cyanurate.

Description

2044490 c 7243 (R) T~AvAToRy CT.T~'AN~::TNG BLOCK
5 The present invention is concerned with lavatory cleansing blocks and a process for making them. More in particular, it relates to ~l~An~in~ blocks which are intended for use as a cleansing, sanitizing and deodorizing block contained in a device which is hung 10 below the rim of toilet bowls. The block is thereby activated by the flush water and effects its cleaning and sanitizing action each time the bowl is f lushed with flush water from the cistern. These so-called lavatory rim blocks are not in ~o~ contact with water, as 15 distinct from the so-called in-cistern type of cleansing blocks which are constantly immersed in the f lush water cistern of lavatory bowls. It will be evident that such blocks will have - le~ly different requirements as to structure, rate of wear, cracking, mushing and swelling 20 properties, foam properties and perfume generation.
~uch lAvatory rim block~ are known in the ~ rt . For inst~nce, the Euro~e~n pntent ~r~l;c~ir~n 167,210, p..~~ h~fl ~TAnuJ~ry 8, 1986, aisclosel~ ~n extruded 25 l~v~tory rim block which i~ free from ~Ar~-dichloro benzen~, comprising 40 to 90% by weight of ~n ~nionic ~urf~ctant, 5 to 55 % by weight of ~n inert or electrolyte ~iller, ~nd 5 to 15 % by weight of an oily liquid ~erfume, the weight ratio betwQen t~e 30 ~nionic ~urfnct~nt and the filler, if electrolytic, being gre~t~r th~n 2.
Whereas such blocks have good cleansing properties, they have a very limited sanitizing effect on the micro-35 organisms which are always present in the toilet bowl.
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-r ~ 2044~90 2 C 7243 (R) EP-A-341836 (JEYES) discloses an extruded lavatory cleansing block with a good sanitising and cleansing effect, which block comprises an anionic surfactant and a chlorinated cuanuric acid derivative. However, this 5 block also comprises a third essential component being a source of specified metal ions, such as barium chloride, cadmium sulphate and calcium chloride, which component may be environmentally less acceptable. Furthermore, this block is especially designed to be used in the lo cistern of a lavatory.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a lavatory rim block which p..cc,,cl ~ a good cleansing, sanitizing and perfume generating activity.
15 MJ1~:UV~L, the blocks must be stable for a prolonged period under the humid conditions of a toilet bowl.
It has now been found that these and other objects may be achieved by means of the lavatory rim blocks 20 according to the invention, which comprise: 30 to 80 %
by weight of an anionic surfactant; 0 to 50 % by weight of an inert or electrolyte filler; 5 to 50 % by weight of a water-soluble hl~hing agent; 5 to 15 % by weight of a hydrophobic structurant. The weight ratio between 25 the anionic surfactant and the filler, if electrolytic, is thereby preferably greater than 2.
Surprisingly, the stability of the water-soluble hl~ .hin~ agent inside the lavatory block proved to be 30 very good, while at the same time the delivery of bleaching agent to the f lush water was more than satisfactory and constant over a prolonged period.

2 0 4 4 4 ~ 0 c 7243 ~R) The water-soluble bleaching agent used in accordance with the invention is an act:ive chlorine bleaching agent such as an alkali metal salts of dichloro cyanuric acid. The preferred water-soluble bleaching agent is potassium 5 dichlorocyanurate. The hlf~ h;ng agent is preferably present in an amount of 10 to 25 % by weight.
The blocks comprise 5-15 % by weight of a hydrophobic structurant. This is preferably a liquid oily perfume, 10 of the kind described in the European patent application 167,210, published January 8, 1986. It will be understood that the liquid oily perfume must be stable in the presence of the water-soluble bleaching agent. Suitable oily perfumes can be easily selected by testing them in 15 combination with the water-soluble bleaching agent.
Examples of suitable bleach-stable perfumes are *Verdeo 898, ~Bonanza 048 and ~Ponderosa 431 all ex IFF, and LB 132 ex Quest .
20 EIowever, the perfume may be partially or totally replaced by another hydrophobic structurant, for example fatty acids or fatty alcohols, typically having 12 to 16 carbon atoms.
The anionic surfactants which may be used in the present 25 invention include for example alkali metal salts of alkyl substituted benzene sulphonates, alkali metal long chain alkyl sulphates, alkali metal ether sulphates derived from long chain alcohols and alkyl phenols, alkali metal alkane sulphonates, alkali metal olefin sulphonates and alkali 30 metal sulphosuccinates, whereby the sodium salts are generally preferred. - Most favoured are sodium alkyl benzene sulphonates. ~
Desirably, the anionic surfactant used in the block - -~ denotes trade mark X

2~4~4~0 - 4 C 7243 (R) should have a relatively low perfume solubility and should only ab60rb water to optimize the ratio of oily liquid and ~ qr phases to solid and inverted hexagonal phases.

Preferred anionic surfactants are sodium Cg-Cl4 alkyl benzene sulphonates, sodium C11-C20 olefin sulphonates, sodium C11-C20 alkane sulphonates and sodium long chain C10-Cl4 alkyl sulphates or mixtures thereof, sodium 10 alkyl benzene sulphonates being particularly preferred as the main surfactant c In addition, other types of surfactants, such as nonionic surfactants such as the ethoxylated fatty 15 alcohol n~n;t~nit~, fatty acid alkanolamides and amine oxides, may be inC~/L~JLclted as desired. However, they should not be present in amounts ~Y~ee~l; n~ 2 0 % by weight, preferably 10 % by weight, because they could easily adversely affect the foaming properties and the 20 rate of wear of the blocks.
The f iller used in the lavatory rim blocks of the present invention can be an electrolyte, such as sodium sulphate, sodium carbonate and a rh~rh~rous containing 25 sodium salt, e.g. sodium tr;rh~srhAte, h~ i~rh~spate, pyrophosphate, and orthorh~srhi~te~ The filer may also be an inert material such as calcite, clay or urea.
It was found that a high electrolyte content tends to 30 i~u~yLess the solubility of the block to such an extent that there is insufficient active present in the bowl after flushing to generate a stable foam. Hence, if an electrolyte is used as the filler, it is desirable to have a high ratio of surfactant to filler levels in the 35 block, i.e. a high proportion of surfactant and a low proportion of electrolyte. It was found that the anionic 2~44490 C 7243 (R) surfactant/electrolyte filler weight ratio should be greater than about 2 in order to avoid excessive swelling in use and to provide adequate foam generation and stability. If an inert filler is used, the ratio of 5 sur~actant to filler proved to be not critical.
The blocks according to the invention can be made by mixing the ingredients to form a dough of suitable consistency which can then be extruded and cut into 10 lengths to form blocks having the desired properties.
The extrusion process can be suitably carried out using simple conventional extrusion equipment such as normally used for manufacturing soap bars.
The lavatory rim blocks formed in accordance with the invention may also comprise non-surfactant nonionic polymeric materials such as polyethylene glycols, and minor ingredients such as dyes, germicides, fungicides 20 and opacifiers, whereby the compatibility of such ingredients with the water-soluble bll~rhin~ agent must be observed.
The invention will now be illustrated by means of the 25 following non-limiting examples.
~AMPr ~C 1-3 Lavatory rim blocks were prepared from the ingredients 30 listed in the following Table, wherein the amounts are given as % by weight. me ingredients were mixed to form a dough which was subse~u~lll ly extruded in a conventional soap-extrusion dyyclLcll_US and finally cut into lengths of approximately 8 cm. me obtained blocks 35 had a weight of about 50 g.

~ 2~44490 6 C 7243 (R) Example 1 i~ 3 NansaR HS 30 1) 60 60 60 Calcite 13 . 5 11 8 . 5 5Sodium sulphate 13 . 5 11 8 . 5 Verdeo IFF 898 2) __ -- 8 C12 fatty alcohol 8 8 --10 1) Nansa HS 85 is sodium Cg-Cl3 alkyl benzene sulphonate having a mean molecular weight 235, ex Marchon Company (contains 10-15 % NaS04 as impurity).
2) Verdeo IFF 898 is a perfume obtainable from IFF.
15 The stability of the hl ~h i n J agent in the rim blocks was tested by placing them in a conventional rim block cage inside a lavatory bowl and flushing the toilet according to a standard pattern, whereaf ter the con~,el.~L~tion of bleaching agent in the flush water was 20 r~trl-m;nr~cl as well as the ~ tion of L~ ;n;n~
bleaching agent in the block. It was found that the bl~ h;n~ agent r~ ;n-~cl stable inside the blocks for some weeks, and that they continued to deliver KDCCA to the f lush water for at least three weeks .

Claims (11)

1. A lavatory rim cleansing block comprising:
30 to 80 % by weight of an anionic surfactant;
0 to 50 % by weight of an inert or electrolyte filler;
5 to 50 % by weight of a water-soluble, active chlorine bleaching agent; and 5 to 15 % by weight of a hydrophobic, liquid, oily perfume structurant .
2. A lavatory cleansing block according to Claim 1, wherein the hydrophobic structurant is a liquid oily perfume .
3. A lavatory cleansing block according to Claim 1 wherein the weight ratio between the anionic surfactant and the filler, if electrolytic, is greater than 2.
4. A lavatory cleansing block according to Claim 1 comprising 10 to 25 % by weight of the water-soluble bleaching agent.
5. A lavatory cleansing block according to Claim 1 wherein the water-soluble bleaching agent is an alkali metal salt of dichloro cyanuric acid, preferably potassium dichloro cyanurate.
6. A lavatory cleansing block according to Claim 1 comprising 50 to 80 % by weight of an anionic surfactant.
7. A lavatory cleansing block according to Claim 1 wherein the anionic surfactant comprises C9-C14 alkylbenzene sulphonate.
8. A lavatory cleansing block according to Claim 1 further comprising a nonionic surfactant in an amount of less than 10 % by weight.
9. A lavatory cleansing block according to Claim 1 comprising 10 to 45 % by weight of an inert or electrolyte filler.
10. A lavatory cleansing block according to Claim 1 comprising 7 to 12 % by weight of the oily liquid perfume.
11. Process for preparing a lavatory block according to any one of Claims 1 to 10, whereby the ingredients are mixed to form a dough, which is then extruded and cut into blocks of suitable lengths.
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