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- 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
- C11D11/00—Special methods for preparing compositions containing mixtures of detergents
- C11D11/04—Special methods for preparing compositions containing mixtures of detergents by chemical means, e.g. by sulfonating in the presence of other compounding ingredients followed by neutralising
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- 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
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- 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
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- This invention relates to detergents, and more particularly, to free flowing, high active anionic detergents.
- High active detergents for the purposes of the present invention, may be defined as detergents comprising more than 12% active matter.
- Free flowing for the purposes of the present invention may be defined as sufficiently mobile as to be capable of being poured or dispensed reproducably as a measured quantity.
- detergent powders exemplify certain characteristics, namely, the detergent powder should be non-dusty, free flowing, easily handled, easily dissolved and stable under normal storage conditions.
- a large proportion of the worldwide detergent market uses high foaming powder surfactants, most of which are based on anionic active matter ingredients.
- a further method of manufacture of detergents in powder form is by so called 'dry neutralisation'. Dry neutralisation and associated agglomeration is normally regarded as a three part process:
- Prior art methods teach that water must be added during agglomeration either separately from the anionic surfactant acid and the solid carrier or can be incorporated in the surfactant acid before mixing with the carrier or more rarely can be present in the inorganic carrier as hydrated releasable bound water.
- Typical prior art of this type includes GB-A-1369269, GB-A-707994, EP-A-352135 and A.S.Davidsohn et al "Synthetic Detergents” (1987) pages 200-209, DE-A-2024475, GB-A-1404317, US-A-3472784, GB-A-2166542, DD-A-228458, DD-A-140987 and "The Manufacture of soaps, other detergents and glycerine" by E. Woollatt, Ellis Horwood Ltd. (1985), pages 421, 422.
- a method of producing a free flowing, high active, anionic detergent comprising the step of adsorbing an anionic surfactant acid onto a powdered or granular material to form an agglomerate without the addition of water in the agglomeration stage.
- the powdered or granular detergent composition derived from this method surprisingly has a substantially uniform particle size and may comprise high levels of surfactant acid successfully exceeding the maximum surfactant acid content of the prior art.
- a free flowing, high active, anionic powdered or granular detergent composition comprising an anionic surfactant acid adsorbed onto a powdered or granular material, said detergent composition having a particle size distribution substantially within the range from 248 x 10 ⁇ 6m (248 microns) to 1752 x 10 ⁇ 6m (1752 microns).
- a free flowing, high active, anionic, powdered or granular detergent composition comprising a surfactant acid adsorbed onto a powdered or granular material, the surfactant acid being present in the range from 12 to 40% by weight of the total composition and the powdered or granular material being present within the range from 20 to 50% by weight of the total composition.
- the anionic surfactant acid is adsorbed onto heated, dry, powdered, or granular material. In a preferred embodiment of the invention the anionic surfactant acid is adsorbed onto heated dry powdered or granular material, preferably in a fluidised bed.
- the agglomerate so formed is then coated by the application of a silicate and/or alkali, preferably in a fluidised bed.
- a silicate and/or alkali preferably in a fluidised bed.
- the temperature of the inital part of the fluidised bed is preferably above 50°C and more preferably in the range from 85 to 95°C.
- Any suitable anionic surfactant acid may be used. Suitable examples of such are as follows: alkyl aryl sulphonic acids, fatty acid sulphonic acids, olefin sulphonic acids, fatty alcohol ether sulphuric acid, fatty methyl ester sulphonic acid, alkane sulphonic acids. More particularly alkyl aryl sulphonic acids containing an alkyl group with 9-20 carbon atoms and a sulphonic acid or sulphuric acid ester group (included in the term alkyl is the alkyl portion of the aryl groups), or fatty acid sulphuric acids obtained by sulphating alcohols with 8-18 carbon atom chains.
- linear straight chain alkyl benzene sulphonic acids in which the average number of carbon atoms in the alkyl group is from 11 to 13.
- the amount of anionic surfactant acid added is preferably in the range 12% to 40%, more preferably from 12% to 35% and even more preferably from 12% to 30% of the final products, weight for weight .
- the powdered or granular material may comprise any suitable alkali, or alkalies, alone, or in combination with other additional ingredients.
- suitable alkalies are as follows: Sodium phosphates, for example sodium tripolyphosphate, sodium carbonate, sodium bicarbonate, sodium silicate or other similar alkalies including potassium or magnesium salts.
- the amount of alkali is preferably in the range 10% to 95% and, more preferably, 60% to 95% final product, weight for weight.
- Additional ingredients may include the following: bleaching agents, for example Sodium Perborate, corrosion inhibitors or alkaline additives, for example, Sodium Silicates, inert fillers, for example Sodium Sulphate, surfactants, optical brighteners, preventors of soil redeposition, for example sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, dedusting agents and solubilisers, such as sodium xylene sulphonate, enzymes, cheating agents, perfumes, softening agents, defoamers, bleach activators, soap, and non ionic active material.
- bleaching agents for example Sodium Perborate
- corrosion inhibitors or alkaline additives for example, Sodium Silicates
- inert fillers for example Sodium Sulphate
- surfactants for example Sodium Sulphate
- optical brighteners for example sodium carboxymethyl cellulose
- solubilisers such as sodium xylene sulphonate
- enzymes such as sodium xylene sulphonate
- cheating agents perfumes, soften
- Any suitable apparatus may be used, but this may have to be adapted to run under the appropriate conditions so as to maintain dry conditions during the agglomeration stage.
- Examples of such apparatus are as follows:-
- composition of anionic detergent granulate
- the detergent composition comprises, preferably, 12 to 40%, more preferably 12 to 35% and most preferably 12 to 30% by weight of the final composition of an anionic surfactant acid, for example Sodium alkyl aryl sulphonic acid.
- the detergent composition comprises, preferably, 20 to 50%, more preferably 25 to 45% and most preferably 30 to 40% by weight of the final composition of the powdered or granular material, such as the alkaline material sodium tripolyphoshphate.
- the detergent composition may also comprise any of the optional ingredients listed on page 5 including, for example, any of the following: soda ash, sodium sulphate, sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, optical bleaches, sequestering agents and, sodium silicates.
- the angle of repose is defined as the angle from the horizontal to the line of slope of a heap of powder, the heap having been formed by directing powder through a funnel into the centre of a circular horizontal surface. The funnel is slowly raised to allow the heap to form immediately beneath it.
- the flowrate of the powder is defined as the rate in cubic centimetres per second that will flow through a 1.25cm diameter orifice with a smooth PVC funnel expanding at 10° to the vertical above the orifice.
- the angle of slide is defined as the minimum angle between the horizontal and an inclined surface when a powder slides by gravity en masse down that surface, the surface being a smooth, wooden unpolished medium.
- the powder is scattered as a layer no more than 20mm deep on the surface. The surface is raised slowly until the sliding condition is achieved
- the compressibility of the powder is defined as the percentage of initial volume lost when a sample is subjected to a compressive load, the compressive load being provided by a 10Kg weight which is applied to a cylinder of powder of 69mm diameter for a period of 3 minutes.
- LIQUID 1 Dodecyl Benzene Sulphonic Acid (DDBSA) at a spray rate of 6.5 x 10 ⁇ 3 Kg/s(390g/min).
- LIQUID 2. A solution comprising % W/W a) Sodium Silicate (2:1 Si02:Na20) 40.00 b) Pigment blue 15:1 (46% Dispersion) 0.18 c) Tetra sodium salt of ethylene diamine tetra acetic acid 3.66 d) Water 56.16
- the solution was applied at a spray rate of 6.5 x 10 ⁇ 3Kg/s(390g/min).
- the combined addition of alkyl aryl sulphonic acid and silicate solution equated to a 30.0% w/w combined percentage liquid additions.
- the product was a dust free, free flowing granular agglomerate.
- composition of the two liquids sprayed along the fluidised bed was as in EXAMPLE 1.
- LIQUID 1 was applied at a spray rate of 1 x 10 ⁇ 2 Kg/s(600g/min).
- LIQUID 2 was applied at a spray rate of 6.5 x 10 ⁇ 3Kg/s (390g/min).
- alkyl aryl sulphonic and silicate solultion equated to a combined percentage liquid addition of 35.0% W/W.
- the powder produced was a dust free, free flowing granular agglomerate.
- the method enabled a liquid addition of 35.0% W/W to the fluid bed which is comfortably in excess of the limit of 20% imposed by known methods.
- Active matter content was as high as 23.9%, which is almost twice the maximum amount of 12% of active matter achieved by known methods, utilising a fluid bed apparatus.
- the present invention provides a cost efficient method of producing a high active, non-dusty, free flowing, stable anionic detergent powder which may be easily handled and easily stored.
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Description
- This invention relates to detergents, and more particularly, to free flowing, high active anionic detergents.
- High active detergents, for the purposes of the present invention, may be defined as detergents comprising more than 12% active matter.
- Free flowing, for the purposes of the present invention may be defined as sufficiently mobile as to be capable of being poured or dispensed reproducably as a measured quantity.
- It is desirable that detergent powders exemplify certain characteristics, namely, the detergent powder should be non-dusty, free flowing, easily handled, easily dissolved and stable under normal storage conditions.
- A large proportion of the worldwide detergent market uses high foaming powder surfactants, most of which are based on anionic active matter ingredients.
- Indeed it has hitherto been common practice to produce detergents in powder form by making up a slurry of the various ingredients in water and subsequently spray drying the slurry to yield a powder of typical bulk density 200 to 500 Kg/m³ (0.2 to 0.5 gms/ml). This method of manufacture is expensive because heat is required to evaporate the water which was initially added and yet is not required in the final product.
- A further method of manufacture of detergents in powder form is by so called 'dry neutralisation'. Dry neutralisation and associated agglomeration is normally regarded as a three part process:
- 1. Dry adsorption of an alkyl aryl sulphonic acid onto the surface of an alkaline base.
- 2. Addition of water to affect the reaction of the alkali and sulphonic acid to form an alkaline sulphonate which binds the constituents to produce a neutralised detergent agglomerate; and
- 3. Coating the outside of the agglomerate with a layer of dessicant material such as sodium tripolyphosphate, sodium carbonate or silicate.
- It has previously been assumed that: there is a reasonably well described limitation on the amount of alkyl aryl sulphonic acid which can be adsorbed onto the surface of various alkaline bases without first causing over agglomeration or poor flow properties. For example it has been claimed that the adsorptive characteristics of tripolyphosphate or other adsorptive materials are a function of their surface area. Therefore, sodium tripolyphosphate (STPP) in powder form must have greater adsorptivity than in granular form. Definitive tables of the adsorptivity of STPP and other alkalies have been published in the past giving the adsorptivity of various powders with regard to the uptake of alkyl aryl sulphonic acid, for example dodecyl benzene sulphonic acid (DDBSA.) This, theoretically, limits the amount of active matter which can be formulated into a detergent powder produced by dry neutralisation.
- The table (A) below shows commonly accepted limitations of the adsorptivity of various bases.
TABLE A g DDBSA/100g alkali salt STPP Powder 32.5 STPP low density granular 2.0 STPP regular density granular 2.1 soda ash (powder) 2.2 soda ash (granular) 0.2 Sodium metasilicate anhydrous 0.1 Sodium metasilicate 5H₂0 0.1 - It has previously been assumed that the addition of approximately 1-2% of water based on the total weight of product was necessary to cause in situ neutralisation of sulphonic acids with alkaline bases. The product was not thought to be stable until this reaction had been completed. It has previously been assumed that a dessicant should be used to coat the outside of the agglomerate to adsorb free water, usually by hydration of the dessicant, to obtain a free flowing product.
- Prior art methods teach that water must be added during agglomeration either separately from the anionic surfactant acid and the solid carrier or can be incorporated in the surfactant acid before mixing with the carrier or more rarely can be present in the inorganic carrier as hydrated releasable bound water. Typical prior art of this type includes GB-A-1369269, GB-A-707994, EP-A-352135 and A.S.Davidsohn et al "Synthetic Detergents" (1987) pages 200-209, DE-A-2024475, GB-A-1404317, US-A-3472784, GB-A-2166542, DD-A-228458, DD-A-140987 and "The Manufacture of soaps, other detergents and glycerine" by E. Woollatt, Ellis Horwood Ltd. (1985), pages 421, 422.
- According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of producing a free flowing, high active, anionic detergent comprising the step of adsorbing an anionic surfactant acid onto a powdered or granular material to form an agglomerate without the addition of water in the agglomeration stage.
- It has been discovered that the powdered or granular detergent composition derived from this method surprisingly has a substantially uniform particle size and may comprise high levels of surfactant acid successfully exceeding the maximum surfactant acid content of the prior art.
- According to a second aspect of the present invention there is provided a free flowing, high active, anionic powdered or granular detergent composition comprising an anionic surfactant acid adsorbed onto a powdered or granular material, said detergent composition having a particle size distribution substantially within the range from 248 x 10⁻⁶m (248 microns) to 1752 x 10⁻⁶m (1752 microns).
- According to a third aspect of the present invention there is provided a free flowing, high active, anionic, powdered or granular detergent composition comprising a surfactant acid adsorbed onto a powdered or granular material, the surfactant acid being present in the range from 12 to 40% by weight of the total composition and the powdered or granular material being present within the range from 20 to 50% by weight of the total composition.
- In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the anionic surfactant acid is adsorbed onto heated, dry, powdered, or granular material. In a preferred embodiment of the invention the anionic surfactant acid is adsorbed onto heated dry powdered or granular material, preferably in a fluidised bed.
- In a further preferred embodiment, the agglomerate so formed is then coated by the application of a silicate and/or alkali, preferably in a fluidised bed. The temperature of the inital part of the fluidised bed is preferably above 50°C and more preferably in the range from 85 to 95°C.
- Any suitable anionic surfactant acid may be used. Suitable examples of such are as follows: alkyl aryl sulphonic acids, fatty acid sulphonic acids, olefin sulphonic acids, fatty alcohol ether sulphuric acid, fatty methyl ester sulphonic acid, alkane sulphonic acids. More particularly alkyl aryl sulphonic acids containing an alkyl group with 9-20 carbon atoms and a sulphonic acid or sulphuric acid ester group (included in the term alkyl is the alkyl portion of the aryl groups), or fatty acid sulphuric acids obtained by sulphating alcohols with 8-18 carbon atom chains. Especially valuable are linear straight chain alkyl benzene sulphonic acids in which the average number of carbon atoms in the alkyl group is from 11 to 13. The amount of anionic surfactant acid added is preferably in the range 12% to 40%, more preferably from 12% to 35% and even more preferably from 12% to 30% of the final products, weight for weight .
- We have discovered that we can adsorb up to at least 50gm DDB SA/100gm STPP powder when operating under the conditions of the invention, thus significantly exceeding the amounts known to have been adsorbed in previously published work, whilst still retaining the free flowing nature of the end product.
- The powdered or granular material may comprise any suitable alkali, or alkalies, alone, or in combination with other additional ingredients. Examples of suitable alkalies are as follows: Sodium phosphates, for example sodium tripolyphosphate, sodium carbonate, sodium bicarbonate, sodium silicate or other similar alkalies including potassium or magnesium salts. The amount of alkali is preferably in the range 10% to 95% and, more preferably, 60% to 95% final product, weight for weight.
- Additional ingredients may include the following: bleaching agents, for example Sodium Perborate, corrosion inhibitors or alkaline additives, for example, Sodium Silicates, inert fillers, for example Sodium Sulphate, surfactants, optical brighteners, preventors of soil redeposition, for example sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, dedusting agents and solubilisers, such as sodium xylene sulphonate, enzymes, cheating agents, perfumes, softening agents, defoamers, bleach activators, soap, and non ionic active material.
- Any suitable apparatus may be used, but this may have to be adapted to run under the appropriate conditions so as to maintain dry conditions during the agglomeration stage. Examples of such apparatus are as follows:-
- 1. Static or moving machines with dividers or blades or paddles to mix the powders. These include twin shell blenders or V blenders, baffled drums and ribbon or paddle blenders.
- 2. Air suspension machines which suspend the particles in air whilst liquid is sprayed onto said particles. The particle size increases until the particles are too heavy to be suspended at which time they fall from the air stream.
- 3. Apparatus in which air is used to fluidise the particles making them act in a similar manner to a liquid, for example, a fluidised bed.
- Sample powdered or granular detergents derived from this method can exhibit the following characteristics:
- no more than 3% by weight of the particles are larger than 1700 x 10⁻⁶m (1700 microns)
no more than 1% by weight of the particles are less than 250 x 10⁻⁶m (250 microns)
average particle size 1100 to 1300 x 10⁻⁶m (1100 to 1300 microns)
Bulk density untapped 600-720 Kg/m³ (600-720 gm/ml) tapped: 730-830 Kg/m³ (730-830 gm/ml)
moisture content: less than 4% W/W
angle of repose average 37 to 38°
with minimum 36° maximum 41°
sliding angle: minimum 25° maximum 28°
flowrate 30 to 41 x 10⁻⁶ m³/s (30-41 cc/sec) through standard orifice.
compressibility 7-15% - The detergent composition comprises, preferably, 12 to 40%, more preferably 12 to 35% and most preferably 12 to 30% by weight of the final composition of an anionic surfactant acid, for example Sodium alkyl aryl sulphonic acid. The detergent composition comprises, preferably, 20 to 50%, more preferably 25 to 45% and most preferably 30 to 40% by weight of the final composition of the powdered or granular material, such as the alkaline material sodium tripolyphoshphate. The detergent composition may also comprise any of the optional ingredients listed on page 5 including, for example, any of the following: soda ash, sodium sulphate, sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, optical bleaches, sequestering agents and, sodium silicates.
- For the purpose of the present invention:-
the angle of repose is defined as the angle from the horizontal to the line of slope of a heap of powder, the heap having been formed by directing powder through a funnel into the centre of a circular horizontal surface. The funnel is slowly raised to allow the heap to form immediately beneath it. - The flowrate of the powder is defined as the rate in cubic centimetres per second that will flow through a 1.25cm diameter orifice with a smooth PVC funnel expanding at 10° to the vertical above the orifice.
- The angle of slide is defined as the minimum angle between the horizontal and an inclined surface when a powder slides by gravity en masse down that surface, the surface being a smooth, wooden unpolished medium. The powder is scattered as a layer no more than 20mm deep on the surface. The surface is raised slowly until the sliding condition is achieved
- The compressibility of the powder is defined as the percentage of initial volume lost when a sample is subjected to a compressive load, the compressive load being provided by a 10Kg weight which is applied to a cylinder of powder of 69mm diameter for a period of 3 minutes.
- The invention will now be described further by the following Examples:
- The following mixture was prepared by dry blending and then fed at a rate of typically 1.83 kg per minute onto a horizontal fluidised bed. No water was added. The inital part of the fluidised bed was heated to above 80°C and retained at this temperature during the experiment.
Material % W/W Sodium Tripolyphosphate 44.8 Sodium Carbonate 23.4 Sodium Carboxymethyl Cellulose 2.40 Sodium Sulphate 29.00 Optical Brightener (TINOPAL* CBS-X) 0.40 *TINOPAL is a Trade Mark of Ciba-Geigy. - Two liquids, as defined below, were sprayed sequentially along the fluidising bed onto the fluidised powder.
LIQUID 1. Dodecyl Benzene Sulphonic Acid (DDBSA) at a spray rate of 6.5 x 10⁻³ Kg/s(390g/min).
LIQUID 2. A solution comprising% W/W a) Sodium Silicate (2:1 Si0₂:Na₂0) 40.00 b) Pigment blue 15:1 (46% Dispersion) 0.18 c) Tetra sodium salt of ethylene diamine tetra acetic acid 3.66 d) Water 56.16 - The solution was applied at a spray rate of 6.5 x 10⁻³Kg/s(390g/min). The combined addition of alkyl aryl sulphonic acid and silicate solution equated to a 30.0% w/w combined percentage liquid additions.
- After processing, chemical analysis indicated the powders had the following chemical content.
% W/W Active Detergent (calculated as Sodium Alkyl Aryl Sulphonate - Molecular Weight 322) 15.6 Sodium Tripolyphosphate (calculated as P₂0₅) 32.4 Moisture 1.53 - The product was a dust free, free flowing granular agglomerate.
- The following powder mixtures were prepared and used as in EXAMPLE 1.
% W/W Sodium Tripolyphosphate 57.60 Sodium Carbonate 23.00 Sodium Carboxymethyl Cellulose 2.40 Sodium Sulphate 16.60 Optical Brightener (TINOPAL* CBS-X) 0.40 *TINOPAL is a Trade Mark of Ciba-Geigy. - The composition of the two liquids sprayed along the fluidised bed was as in EXAMPLE 1.
LIQUID 1 was applied at a spray rate of 1 x 10⁻² Kg/s(600g/min).
LIQUID 2 was applied at a spray rate of 6.5 x 10⁻³Kg/s (390g/min). - The combined addition of alkyl aryl sulphonic and silicate solultion equated to a combined percentage liquid addition of 35.0% W/W.
- After processing, chemical analysis indicated the powder had the following chemical content.
% W.W. Active Detergent (calculated as Sodium Alkyl Aryl Sulphonate - Molecular Weight 332) 23.9 Sodium Tripolyphosphate (calculated as P₂05) 41.7 Moisture 1.73 - The powder produced was a dust free, free flowing granular agglomerate.
- The method enabled a liquid addition of 35.0% W/W to the fluid bed which is comfortably in excess of the limit of 20% imposed by known methods.
- Active matter content was as high as 23.9%, which is almost twice the maximum amount of 12% of active matter achieved by known methods, utilising a fluid bed apparatus.
- The amount of alkyl aryl sulphonic acid adsorbed onto the tripolyphosphate and other alkalies present was well in excess of the previously know adsorptive figures quoted in literature as shown in TABLE A.
- In EXAMPLE 1 the theoretical maximum for successful adsorption of alkyl aryl sulphonic acid is calculated to be 15.075g of sulphonic acid per 100 g of initial powder mixture. The practical result of use of the claimed method is calculated to be 21.311g of sulphonic acid per 100g of initial powder mixture which is well in excess of the results from previously known methods.
- Similarly in EXAMPLE 2 the figures for theoretical maximum and practical results are 19.226g and 32.311g of alkyl aryl sulphonic acid per 100g of initial powder mixture.
- Prior art methods of dry neutralisation in whatever apparatus have always assumed the presence of added water and have always restricted the ratio of the amount of alkyl aryl sulphonates to the amount of alkali to a limit which the invention successfully exceeds. The present invention provides a cost efficient method of producing a high active, non-dusty, free flowing, stable anionic detergent powder which may be easily handled and easily stored.
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- A method of producing a free flowing, high active, anionic detergent comprising the step of adsorbing an anionic surfactant acid onto a powdered or granular material to form an agglomerate, characterised in that there is no addition of water in the agglomeration stage.
- A method of producing a free flowing, high active detergent as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that said material is heated and is substantially dry prior to adsorption of the anionic surfactant acid.
- A method of producing a free flowing, high active detergent as claimed in claim 1 or claim 2, characterised in that at least a part of the anionic surfactant acid is adsorbed onto the powdered or granular material in a fluidised bed.
- A method of producing a free flowing, high active detergent as claimed in any preceding claim, characterised in that the anionic surfactant acid comprises any of the following either alone or in combination: alkyl aryl sulphonic acids, fatty acid sulphonic acids, olefin sulphonic acids, fatty alcohol ether sulphuric acid, fatty methyl ester sulphonic acid, alkane sulphonic acids.
- A method of producing a free flowing, high active detergent, as claimed in any preceding claim, characterised in that the anionic surfactant acid comprises any of the following either alone or in combination: alkyl aryl sulphonic acids containing an alkyl group with 9-20 carbon atoms and a sulphonic acid or sulphuric acid ester group, fatty acid sulphuric acids obtained by sulphating alcohols with 8-18 carbon atom chains and linear straight chain alkyl benzene sulphonic acids in which the average number of carbon atoms in the alkyl group is from 11 to 13.
- A method of producing a free flowing, high active detergent as claimed in any preceding claim, characterised in that the amount of anionic surfactant acid is in the range from 12% to 40% by weight based on the weight of the final product.
- A method of producing a free flowing, high active detergent as claimed in any preceding claim, characterised in that the amount of anionic surfactant acid is in the range from 12% to 35% by weight based on the weight of the final product.
- A method of producing a free flowing, high active detergent as claimed in any preceding claim, characterised in that the amount of anionic surfactant acid is in the range from 12% to 30% by weight based on the weight of the final product.
- A method of producing a free flowing, high active detergent as claimed in any preceding claim, characterised in that said powdered or granular material comprises alkaline material.
- A method of producing a free flowing, high active detergent as claimed in any preceding claim , characterised in that said powdered or granular material comprises solely or in combination with other ingredients, a phosphate, carbonate, bicarbonate, sulphate or silicate salt of an alkali metal or an alkaline earth metal.
- A method of producing a free flowing, high active detergent as claimed in any preceding claim, characterised in that the amount of powdered or granular material is in the range from 60% to 95% by weight based on the weight of the final product.
- A method of producing a free flowing, high active detergent as claimed in any preceding claim, characterised in that said method further comprises the coating of said agglomerate with a silicate.
- A method of producing a free flowing, high active detergent as claimed in any preceding claim, characterised in that said method further comprises the coating of said agglomerate with an alkali, or an alkaline salt.
- A free flowing, high active, anionic, powdered or granular detergent composition comprising an anionic surfactant acid adsorbed onto a powdered or granular material characterised in that at least 96% by weight of said detergent composition has a particle size distribution substantially within the range from 248 x 10⁻⁶m to 1752 x 10⁻⁶m (from 248 microns to 1752 microns).
- A free flowing, high active, anionic powdered or granular detergent composition as claimed in claim 14, characterised in that the anionic surfactant acid is present in the range from 12% to 40% by weight of the total composition and the powdered or granular material is present within the range from 20% to 50% by weight of the total composition.
- A free flowing, high active, anionic, powdered or granular detergent composition, comprising an anionic surfactant acid adsorbed onto a powdered or granular material, characterised in that the anionic surfactant acid is present in the range from 12% to 40% by weight of the total composition and the powdered or granular material is present within the range from 20% to 50% by weight of the total composition.
- A free flowing, high active anionic, powdered or granular detergent composition as claimed in claim 16, characterised in that at least 96% by weight of said detergent composition has a particle size distribution substantially within the range from 250 x 10⁻⁶m to 1700 x 10⁻⁶m (from 250 microns to 1700 microns).
- A free flowing, high active, anionic, powdered or granular detergent composition as claimed in any of claims 14 to 17, characterised in that said detergent composition has an average particle size substantially in the range from 1100 x 10⁻⁶m to 1300 x 10⁻⁶m (from 1100 to 1300 microns)
- A free flowing, high active, anionic, powdered or granular detergent composition as claimed in any of claims 14 to 18, characterised in that said detergent composition has an untapped bulk density in the range from 600 to 720 Kg/m³ (600 to 720 gm/ml).
- A free flowing, high active anionic, powdered or granular detergent composition as claimed in any of claims 14 to 19, characterised in that said detergent composition has a tapped bulk density in the range from 730 to 830 Kg/m³ (730 to 830 gm/ml).
- A free flowing, high active, anionic powdered or granular detergent composition as claimed in any of claims 14 to 20, characterised in that said detergent composition has a moisture content less than 4% by weight of the total composition.
- A free flowing, high active, anionic, powdered or granular detergent composition as claimed in any of claims 14 to 21, characterised in that said detergent composition has an angle of repose within the range from 36° to 41°.
- A free flowing, high active, anionic, powdered or granular detergent composition as claimed in any of claims 14 to 22, characterised in that said detergent composition has a sliding angle in the range from 25° to 28°.
- A free flowing, high active, anionic, powdered or granular detergent composition as claimed in any of claims 14 to 23, characterised in that said detergent composition has a flowrate in the range from 30 to 41 x 10⁻⁶m³/s (from 30 to 41 cc/sec).
- A free flowing, high active, anionic, powdered or granular detergent composition as claimed in any of claims 14 to 24, characterised in that said detergent composition has a compressibility in the range from 7% to 15%.
- A free flowing, high active, anionic powdered or granular detergent composition as claimed in any of claims 14 to 25, characterised in that the anionic surfactant acid is present in the range from 12% to 30% by weight of the total composition.
- A free flowing, high active, anionic, powdered or granular detergent composition as claimed in any of claims 14 to 26, characterised in that said powdered or granular material is present in the range from 30% to 40% by weight of the total composition.
- A free flowing, high active, anionic, powdered or granular detergent composition as claimed in any of claims 14 to 27, characterised in that said powdered or granular material comprises alkaline material.
- A free flowing, high active, anionic, powdered or granular detergent composition as claimed in any of claims 14 to 28, characterised in that said powdered or granular material comprises any of the following either alone or in combination: a phosphate, carbonate, bicarbonate, sulphate, or silicate salt of an alkali metal or an alkaline earth metal.
- A free flowing, high active, anionic, powdered or granular detergent as claimed in any of claims 14 to 29, characterised in that said anionic surfactant acid comprises any of the following either alone or in combination: alkyl aryl sulphonic acids, fatty acid sulphonic acids, olefin sulphonic acids, fatty alcohol ether sulphuric acid, fatty methyl ester sulphonic acid, alkane sulphonic acids.
- A free flowing, high active, anionic powdered or granular detergent composition as claimed in any of claims 14 to 30, characterised in that said anionic surfactant acid comprises any of the following either alone or in combination: alkyl aryl sulphonic acids containing an alkyl group with 9-20 carbon atoms and a sulphonic acid or sulphuric acid ester group, fatty acid sulphuric acids obtained by sulphating alcohols with 8-18 carbon atom chains, and linear straight chain alkyl benzene sulphonic acids in which the average number of carbon atoms in the alkyl group is from 11 to 13.
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