EP0238341A3 - Granular bleach activator compositions - Google Patents

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EP0238341A3
EP0238341A3 EP87302379A EP87302379A EP0238341A3 EP 0238341 A3 EP0238341 A3 EP 0238341A3 EP 87302379 A EP87302379 A EP 87302379A EP 87302379 A EP87302379 A EP 87302379A EP 0238341 A3 EP0238341 A3 EP 0238341A3
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John Townend
Anthony John Gradwell
John David Withenshaw
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C11—ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
    • C11D—DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
    • C11D17/00—Detergent materials or soaps characterised by their shape or physical properties
    • C11D17/06—Powder; Flakes; Free-flowing mixtures; Sheets
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C11—ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
    • C11D—DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
    • C11D3/00—Other compounding ingredients of detergent compositions covered in group C11D1/00
    • C11D3/39—Organic or inorganic per-compounds
    • C11D3/3902—Organic or inorganic per-compounds combined with specific additives

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Abstract

A bleach activator compsn. (I) comprises granules (average size pref. 300-1500 microns with non more than 1700 microns contg. the particulate activator (II) bonded by an organic binder (III) and a water soluble disintegration aid (IV) and the 2 minute activity when dissolved in water at 20 deg.C contg. perborate and a detergent base which is 1.3-5 (pref. 1.5-3.0) times the activity of the standard compsn. At 40 deg.C the 30 minute activity of compsn. (I) in water contg. perborate is pref. 2 (more pref. 4 and partic. 10) to about 50 times and the 5 minute activity is pref. 1.2 (more pref. 1.5) to about 5 (partic. 1.7-2.5) times the activity of the standard compsn.
EP87302379A 1986-03-19 1987-03-19 Granular bleach activator compositions Expired - Lifetime EP0238341B2 (en)

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AT87302379T ATE68010T1 (en) 1986-03-19 1987-03-19 GRANULATED BLEACH ACTIVATOR COMPOSITIONS.

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GB868606804A GB8606804D0 (en) 1986-03-19 1986-03-19 Particulate bleach activator composition
GB8606804 1986-03-19

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EP0238341A2 EP0238341A2 (en) 1987-09-23
EP0238341A3 true EP0238341A3 (en) 1988-08-17
EP0238341B1 EP0238341B1 (en) 1991-10-02
EP0238341B2 EP0238341B2 (en) 1995-12-13

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EP87302379A Expired - Lifetime EP0238341B2 (en) 1986-03-19 1987-03-19 Granular bleach activator compositions

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EP (1) EP0238341B2 (en)
JP (1) JP2528863B2 (en)
AT (1) ATE68010T1 (en)
DE (1) DE3773418D1 (en)
ES (1) ES2026180T5 (en)
GB (1) GB8606804D0 (en)
GR (1) GR3003106T3 (en)

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US5112514A (en) * 1986-11-06 1992-05-12 The Clorox Company Oxidant detergent containing stable bleach activator granules
US5002691A (en) * 1986-11-06 1991-03-26 The Clorox Company Oxidant detergent containing stable bleach activator granules
DE3826092A1 (en) * 1988-08-01 1990-02-08 Henkel Kgaa GRANULAR BLEACH ACTIVATOR CONTAINING BLEACH ACTIVATORS WITH IMPROVED PROPERTIES
US5269962A (en) * 1988-10-14 1993-12-14 The Clorox Company Oxidant composition containing stable bleach activator granules
US5055218A (en) * 1990-04-13 1991-10-08 The Procter & Gamble Company Bleach granules containing an amidoperoxyacid
GB9323634D0 (en) * 1993-11-16 1994-01-05 Warwick Int Ltd Bleach activator compositions
DE19841184A1 (en) 1998-09-09 2000-03-16 Clariant Gmbh bleach activator
GB2345701A (en) * 1999-01-12 2000-07-19 Procter & Gamble Particulate bleaching components
AU1758500A (en) 1999-03-05 2000-09-07 Rohm And Haas Company Improved pellet formulations
US7550156B2 (en) 2001-11-23 2009-06-23 Rohm And Haas Company Optimised pellet formulations
EP1413624B1 (en) 2002-10-22 2006-03-08 Rohm and Haas Company Tablet coating
GB0710559D0 (en) * 2007-06-02 2007-07-11 Reckitt Benckiser Nv Composition
US9587205B2 (en) 2012-05-18 2017-03-07 Warwick International Group Limited Activation of peroxygen bleach

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FR2109941A5 (en) * 1970-10-01 1972-05-26 Henkel & Cie Gmbh
GB2053998A (en) * 1979-07-06 1981-02-11 Unilever Ltd Particulate bleach composition
EP0075818A2 (en) * 1981-09-28 1983-04-06 BASF Aktiengesellschaft Granular bleach activator
DE3247893A1 (en) * 1982-12-24 1984-06-28 Henkel KGaA, 4000 Düsseldorf Bleach and bleach-containing detergent
EP0170791A1 (en) * 1984-05-14 1986-02-12 Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien Process for the production of a washing additive in the form of tablets

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JPS5527333A (en) * 1978-08-16 1980-02-27 Kao Corp Bleaching agent composition
JPS5851999B2 (en) * 1978-08-30 1983-11-19 花王株式会社 bleach composition
JPS59196399A (en) * 1983-04-22 1984-11-07 花王株式会社 Bleaching agent composition

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FR2109941A5 (en) * 1970-10-01 1972-05-26 Henkel & Cie Gmbh
GB2053998A (en) * 1979-07-06 1981-02-11 Unilever Ltd Particulate bleach composition
EP0075818A2 (en) * 1981-09-28 1983-04-06 BASF Aktiengesellschaft Granular bleach activator
DE3247893A1 (en) * 1982-12-24 1984-06-28 Henkel KGaA, 4000 Düsseldorf Bleach and bleach-containing detergent
EP0170791A1 (en) * 1984-05-14 1986-02-12 Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien Process for the production of a washing additive in the form of tablets

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DE3773418D1 (en) 1991-11-07
JP2528863B2 (en) 1996-08-28
ES2026180T5 (en) 1996-03-16
JPS62230898A (en) 1987-10-09
EP0238341B2 (en) 1995-12-13
ATE68010T1 (en) 1991-10-15
EP0238341B1 (en) 1991-10-02
GR3003106T3 (en) 1993-02-17
ES2026180T3 (en) 1992-04-16
EP0238341A2 (en) 1987-09-23
GB8606804D0 (en) 1986-04-23

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