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• the present invention is related to non-aqueous liquid detergent compositions.
• Detergent compositions have traditionally contained a number of non-active ingredients. This has resulted in the increase in volume of the compositions and thus the packaging therefore. It is now considered highly desirable to reduce the volume of detergent compositions due to environmental considerations and produce more compact detergent formulations. One means to achieve this is to reduce the amount of non active ingredients such as water in detergent compositions. Reducing and preferably removing non active ingredients, particularly water results in a more compact composition. This in turn results in the need for less packaging material and smaller more manageable containers.
• non-aqueous detergent compositions which exhibit at least the same cleaning performance of an equivalent aqueous detergent composition.
• surfactants comprising 2 vicinal hydroxyl groups selected from poly hydroxy fatty acid amides, alkyl mono or di(alkoxy) glyceryl ethers, alkane 1,2-diols, alkyl glycerates and N-alkyl-lactobionamides. This is because such surfactants are especially effective with respect to their greasy stain removal performance.
• these surfactants comprising 2 vicinal hydroxyl groups can indeed be solubilized in non-aqueous detergent compositions. This is achieved by the addition of a boron comprising compound such as boric acid.
• the boron comprising compound interacts with the hydroxyl groups of the surfactant to form complexes. These complexes disrupt the crystallinity of the surfactant and thereby prevent its precipitation.
• Another advantage of the present invention is that certain ingredients such as dye transfer inhibition systems which are not compatible with an aqueous environment can be incorporated into non-aqueous liquid detergent compositions. This contributes to overall cleaning performance of liquid detergent compositions.
• the present invention is a non-aqueous liquid detergent composition
• a surfactant comprising 2 vicinal hydroxyl groups selected from poly hydroxy fatty acid amides, alkyl mono- or di(alkoxy)glyceryl ethers, alkane 1,2-diols, alkyl glycerates and N-alkyl-lactobionamides characterized in that said composition further comprises a boron comprising compound wherein the molar ratio of said surfactant to said boron comprising compound is equal or lower than 2:1.
• the present invention is a non-aqueous liquid detergent composition
• a surfactant comprising 2 vicinal hydroxyl groups.
• Said surfactant is solubilized in the non-aqueous composition by the incorporation of a boron comprising compound.
• non aqueous compositions refers to compositions which are substantially non-aqueous and comprise less than 5% water, preferably from 0.1% to 3% water.
• detergent composition refers to complete formulations, premixes and liquid anhydrous bases in which other solid ingredients such as builders and bleaches may be suspended.
• compositions comprise a surfactant comprising 2 vicinal hydroxyl groups and mixtures thereof.
• Suitable surfactants comprising 2 vicinal hydroxyl groups include; surfactants derived from poly hydroxy fatty acid amides, alkyl mono or di(alkoxy) glyceryl ethers, alkane 1,2 diols, alkyl glycerates and N-alkyl lactobionamides.
• compositions of the present invention comprise from 2% to 80%, preferably from 5% to 50% , most preferably from - 5% to 15% of said surfactant comprising 2 vicinal hydroxyl groups.
• highly preferred surfactants comprising 2 vicinal hydroxyl groups are polyhydroxy fatty acid amide surfactants and mixtures thereof.
• Suitable poly hydroxy fatty acid amides for use herein are according to the formula: wherein R1 is H, C1-C4 hydrocarbyl, 2-hydroxy ethyl, 2-hydroxy propyl or a mixture thereof, preferably C1-C4 alkyl, more preferably C1 or C2 alkyl most preferably C2 alkyl, R2 is C5 ⁇ 31 hydrocarbyl, preferably straight chain C7 ⁇ C19 alkyl or alkenyl, more preferably straight chain C11 ⁇ 17 alkyl or alkenyl or mixture thereof and Z is a polyhydroxyhydrocarbyl having a linear hydrocarbyl chain with at least 2 hydroxyls directly connected to the chain, or an alkoxylated derivative (preferably ethoxylated or propoxylated) thereof.
• Z preferably is derived from a reducing sugar in a reductive amination reaction; more preferably Z is a glycityl.
• Suitable reducing sugars include glucose, fructose, maltose, lactose, galactose mannose and xylose.
• Z is preferably selected form the group cons -CH2-(CHOH) n -CH2OH, CH(CH2OH)-(CHOH) n-1 -CH2OH, -CH2-(CHOH)2(CHOR')(CHOH)-CH2OH, where n is an integer from 3 to 5, inclusive, and R' is H or a cyclic or aliphatic monosaccharide and alkoxylated derivatives thereof.
• Z can be 1-deoxylactityl, 1-deoxyglucityl, 2-deoxyfructityl, 1-deoxymaltityl, 1-deoxylactityl, 1-deoxygalactityl, 1-deoxymannityl, 1-deomaltotriotityl.
• R1 can be for example N-methyl, N-ethyl, N-propyl, N-isopropyl, N-butyl, N-2-hydroxy ethyl, or N-2-hydroxy propyl.
• R2 is a straight C11 ⁇ 15 alkyl or alkenyl chain or mixtures thereof.
• the compositions according to the present invention comprise from 2% to 80%, preferably from 5% to 50%, most preferably from 5% to 15% of poly hydroxy fatty acid amide surfactants.
• Suitable surfactants comprising 2 vicinal hydroxy groups are selected from the group consisting of alkyl mono or di(alkoxy)glyceryl ethers, alkane 1,2- diols, alkyl glycerates and N-alkyl lactobionamides.
• Suitable alkyl mono or di (alkoxy) glyceryl ethers are C8 ⁇ 18 alkyl mono (alkoxy) glyceryl ethers according to the formula : R - O -[CH2CH2O] n -CH2-CHOH-CH2OH wherein R is a C8 ⁇ 18 alkyl or alkenyl group and n is from 0 to 6.
• Suitable alkyl di(alkoxy) glyceryl ethers are C8 ⁇ 18 alkyl di(alkoxy) glyceryl ethers according to the formula : R - O -[CH2CH2O] n -CH2-CHOH-CH2-O-CH2-CHOH-CH2OH or R - O -[CH2CH2O] n -CH2-CHOH-CH2-O-CH-CH2OH CH2OH where R is a C8 ⁇ 18 alkyl or alkenyl group and n is from o to 6.
• Suitable alkane diols are C8 ⁇ 18 alkyl 1,2 diols, preferably C10 ⁇ 12 alkyl 1,2 diols.
• Suitable alkylglycerates are C8 ⁇ 18 alkylglycerates according to the formula : R-OOC-CHOH-CH2OH where R is preferably C10 ⁇ 12.
• N-alkyl lactobionamides are N-C8 ⁇ 18 alkyl lactobionamides according to the formula : wherein R is a C8 ⁇ 18 alkyl or alkenyl group.
• the surfactant comprising 2 vicinal hydroxyl groups of the present invention is solubilized in the non-aqueous composition by the incorporation of a boron comprising compound.
• the boron comprising compound employed herein can be boric acid or one of its salts, or mixtures thereof.
• Preferred salts are the alkanolamine salts of tetraborate or metaborate.
• Most preferred are boric acid and monoethanolamine borate.
• the compositions comprise from 0.1% to 10%, preferably from 0.5% to 5%, most preferably from 2% to 4% of the boron comprising compound.
• the molar ratio of said surfactant comprising 2 vicinal hydroxyl groups to said boron comprising compound material is equal or lower than 2:1, preferably equal or lower than 1.5:1, most preferably equal or lower than 1:1.
• the rest of the liquid detergent composition according to the present invention is made of conventional detergency ingredients, i.e. other surfactants, builders, bleaches, enzymes, polymers, brighteners and others.
• liquid detergent compositions herein may additionally comprise as an optional ingredient from 2% to 90%, preferably from 5% to 50% of an organic surface-active agent selected from anionic, nonionic, cationic and zwitterionic surface active agents and mixtures thereof.
• compositions may further comprise a dye transfer inhibition system.
• Suitable dye transfer inhibiting systems for use herein include DTI systems comprising a non-iron metallo catalyst.
• Suitable non-iron metallo catalysts may be selected from:
• the essential metallo porphin structure may be visualized as indicated in Formula I in the accompanying drawings.
• Formula I the atom positions of the porphin structure are numbered conventionally and the double bonds are put in conventionally. In other formula, the double bonds have been omitted in the drawings, but are actually present as in I.
• Preferred metallo porphin structures are those substituted at one or more of the 5, 10, 15 and 20 carbon positions of Formula I (Meso positions), with a phenyl or pyridyl substituent selected from the group consisting of wherein n and m may be 0 or 1; A is selected from water-solubilizing group, e.g., sulfate, sulfonate, phosphate, and carboxylate groups; and B is selected from the group consisting of C1-C10 alkyl, C1-C10 polyethoxy alkyl or C1-C10 hydroxy alkyl.
• Preferred molecules are those in which the substituents on the phenyl or pyridyl groups are selected from the group consisting of -CH3, -C2H5, -CH2CH2CH2SO3-, -CH2--, and -CH2CH(OH)CH2SO3-, -SO3
• a particularly preferred metallo phorphin is one in which the molecule is substituted at the 5, 10, 15, and 20 carbon positions with the substituent This preferred compound is known as metallo tetrasulfonated tetraphenylporphin.
• the symbol X2 of Formula I represents an anion, preferably OH ⁇ or Cl ⁇ .
• the compound of Formula I may be substituted at one or more of the remaining carbon positions with C1-C10 alkyl, hydroxyalkyl or oxyalkyl groups.
• Porphin derivatives also include chlorophyls, chlorines, i.e. isobacterio chlorines and bacteriochlorines.
• Metallo porphyrin and water-soluble or water-dispersible derivatives thereof have a structure given in formula II.
• X can be alkyl, alkyl carboxy, alkyl hydroxyl, vinyl, alkenyl, alkyl sulfate, alkylsulfonate, sulfate, sulfonate, aryl.
• X2 of Formula II represents an anion, preferably OH ⁇ or Cl ⁇ .
• the symbol X i can be alkyl, alkylcarboxy, alkylhydroxyl, vinyl, alkenyl, alkylsulfate, alkylsulfonate, sulfate, sulfonate.
• Metallo phthalocyanine and derivatives have the structure indicated in Formula III, wherein the atom positions of the phthalocyanine structure are numbered conventionally.
• the anionic groups in the above structures contain cations selected from the group consisting of sodium and potassium cations or other non-interfering cations which leave the structures water-soluble.
• Preferred phthalocyanine derivatives are metallo phthalocyanine trisulfonate and metallo phthalocyanine tetrasulfonate. Still a number of considerations are significant in selecting variants of or substituents in the basic porphin or azaporphin structure. In the first place, one would choose compounds which are available or can be readily synthesized.
• the choice of the substituent groups can be used to control the solubility of the catalyst in water or in detergent solutions. Yet again, especially where it is desired to avoid attacking dyes attached to solid surfaces, the substituents can control the affinity of the catalyst compound for the surface.
• strongly negatively charged substituted compounds for instance the tetrasulfonated porphin, may be repelled by negatively charged stained surfaces and are therefore most likely not to cause attack on fixed dyes, whereas the cationic or zwitterionic compounds may be attracted to, or at least not repelled by such stained surfaces.
• Another dye transfer inhibition system for use herein comprises polyamine N-oxide containing polymers and metallo catalysts.
• Polyamine N-oxide polymers which contain units having the following structure formula : wherein P is a polymerisable unit, whereto the R-N-O group can be attached to or wherein the R-N-O group forms part of the polymerisable unit or a combination of both.
• A is -O-,-S-, x is or O or 1;
• R are aliphatic, ethoxylated aliphatics, aromatic, heterocyclic or alicyclic groups or any combination thereof whereto the nitrogen of the N-O group can be attached or wherein the nitrogen of the N-O group is part of these groups.
• the N-O group can be represented by the following general structures : wherein R1, R2, R3 are aliphatic groups, aromatic, heterocyclic or alicyclic groups or combinations thereof, x or/and y or/and z is 0 or 1 and wherein the nitrogen of the N-O group can be attached or wherein the nitrogen of the N-O group forms part of these groups
• the N-O group can be part of the polymerisable unit (P) or can be attached to the polymeric backbone or a combination of both.
• Suitable polyamine N-oxides wherein the N-O group forms part of the polymerisable unit comprise polyamine N-oxides wherein R is selected from aliphatic, aromatic, alicyclic or heterocyclic groups.
• polyamine N-oxides comprises the group of polyamine N-oxides wherein the nitrogen of the N-O group forms part of the R-group.
• Preferred polyamine N-oxides are those wherein R is a heterocyclic group such as pyridine, pyrrole, imidazole, pyrrolidine, piperidine and derivatives thereof.
• Another class of said polyamine N-oxides comprises the group of polyamine N-oxides wherein the nitrogen of the N-O group is attached to the R-group.
• polyamine N-oxides are the polyamine oxides whereto the N-O group is attached to the polymerisable unit.
• Preferred class of these polyamine N-oxides are the polyamine N-oxides having the general formula (I) wherein R is an aromatic, heterocyclic or alicyclic groups wherein the nitrogen of the N-0 functional group is part of said R group.
• polyamine oxides wherein R is a heterocyclic compound such as pyridine, pyrrole, imidazole and derivatives thereof.
• polyamine N-oxides are the polyamine oxides having the general formula (I) wherein R are aromatic, heterocyclic or alicyclic groups wherein the nitrogen of the N-0 functional group is attached to said R groups.
• R groups can be aromatic such as phenyl.
• Any polymer backbone can be used as long as the amine oxide polymer formed is water-soluble and has dye transfer inhibiting properties.
• suitable polymeric backbones are polyvinyls, polyalkylenes, polyesters, polyethers, polyamide, polyimides, polyacrylates and mixtures thereof.
• the amine N-oxide polymers of the present invention typically have a ratio of amine to the amine N-oxide of 10 : 1 to 1: 1000000.
• the amount of amine oxide groups present in the polyamine oxide polymer can be varied by appropriate copolymerization or by appropriate degree of N-oxidation.
• the ratio of amine to amine N-oxide is from 3:1 to 1:1000000.
• the polymers of the present invention actually encompass random or block copolymers where one monomer type is an amine N-oxide and the other monomer type is an N-oxide or not.
• the amine oxide unit of the polyamine N-oxides has a pKa ⁇ 10, preferably pKa ⁇ 7, more preferred pKa ⁇ 6.
• the polyamine oxides can be obtained in almost any degree of polymerisation.
• the degree of polymerisation is not critical provided the material has the desired water-solubility and dye-suspending power.
• the average molecular weight is within the range of 500 to 1000,000; more preferred 1000 to 500,000; most preferred 5000 to 100,000.
• the polyamine N-oxides of the present invention are typically present from 0.01 to 10%, more preferably from 0.05 to 1%, most preferred from 0.05 to 0.5 % by weight of the dye transfer inhibiting composition.
• Dye transfer inhibition systems comprising said polyamine N-oxide containing polymers may additionally comprise a metallo catalyst.
• the preferred usage range of the catalyst in the wash is 10 ⁇ 8 molar to 10 ⁇ 3 molar, more preferred 10 ⁇ 6 - 10 ⁇ 4 molar.
• the essential metallo porphin structure may be visualized as indicated in Formula I in the accompanying drawings. In Formula I the atom positions of the porphin structure are numbered conventionally and the double bonds are put in conventionally. In other formula, the double bonds have been omitted in the drawings, but are actually present as in I.
• Preferred metallo porphin structures are those substituted at one or more of the 5, 10, 15 and 20 carbon positions of Formula I (Meso positions), with a phenyl or pyridyl substituent selected from the group consisting of and wherein n and m may be 0 or 1;
• A is selected from water-solubilizing group, e.g., sulfate, sulfonate, phosphate or carboxylate groups; and
• B is selected from the group consisting of C1-C10 alkyl, C1-C10 polyethoxy alkyl and C1-C10 hydroxy alkyl.
• Preferred molecules are those in which the substituents on the phenyl or pyridyl groups are selected from the group consisting of -CH3, -C2H5, -CH2CH2CH2SO3-, -CH2--, and -CH2CH(OH)CH2SO3-,-SO3
• a particularly preferred metallo phorphin is one in which the molecule is substituted at the 5, 10 15, and 20 carbon positions with the substituent This preferred compound is known as metallo tetrasulfonated tetraphenylporphin.
• the symbol X2 of Formula I represents an anion, preferably OH ⁇ or Cl ⁇ .
• the compound of Formula I may be substituted at one or more of the remaining carbon positions with C1-C10 alkyl, hydroxyalkyl or oxyalkyl groups.
• Porphin derivatives also include chlorophyls, chlorines, i.e. isobacterio chlorines and bacteriochlorines.
• Metallo porphyrin and water-soluble or water-dispersible derivatives thereof have a structure given in formula II.
• X can be alkyl, alkyl carboxy, alkyl hydroxyl, vinyl, alkenyl, alkyl sulfate, alkylsulfonate, sulfate, sulfonate, aryl.
• X2 of Formula II represents an anion, preferably OH ⁇ or Cl ⁇ .
• the symbol X can be alkyl, alkylcarboxy, alkylhydroxyl, vinyl, alkenyl, alkylsulfate, alkylsulfonate, sulfate, sulfonate.
• Metallo phthalocyanine and derivatives have the structure indicated in Formula III, wherein the atom positions of the phthalocyanine structure are numbered conventionally.
• the anionic groups in the above structures contain cations selected from the group consisting of sodium and potassium cations or other non-interfering cations which leave the structures water-soluble.
• Preferred phthalocyanine derivatives are metallo phthalocyanine trisulfonate and metallo phthalocyanine tetrasulfonate.
• Another form of substitution possible for the present invention is substitution of the central metal by Fe, Mn, Co Rh, Cr, Ru, Mo or other transition metals.
• the substituents can control the affinity of the catalyst compound for the surface.
• strongly negatively charged substituted compounds for instance the tetrasulfonated porphin, may be repelled by negatively charged stained surfaces and are therefore most likely not to cause attack on fixed dyes, whereas the cationic or zwitterionic compounds may be attracted to, or at least not repelled by such stained surfaces.
• the composition may comprise a number of additional compounds commonly used in liquid detergent compositions such solvents, chelants, enzymes, perfumes, dyes which are well known and described in the art.

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