EP0740521B1 - Diacyl- und tetraacylperoxide zur verhinderung der übertragung von ausbleichbaren nahrungsmittelanschmutzungen in geschirrspülmaschinen - Google Patents

Diacyl- und tetraacylperoxide zur verhinderung der übertragung von ausbleichbaren nahrungsmittelanschmutzungen in geschirrspülmaschinen Download PDF

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EP0740521B1
EP0740521B1 EP95908056A EP95908056A EP0740521B1 EP 0740521 B1 EP0740521 B1 EP 0740521B1 EP 95908056 A EP95908056 A EP 95908056A EP 95908056 A EP95908056 A EP 95908056A EP 0740521 B1 EP0740521 B1 EP 0740521B1
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  • the present invention relates to the use of diacyl and tetraacyl peroxide bleaching species for inhibiting the transfer of bleachable food soils in a dishwashing method.
  • Coloured/bleachable food soils comprising natural dyestuffs, may be removed from soiled articles into the wash solution, and then may be redeposited from the wash solution onto other articles in the wash or onto the interior of the dishwashing machine.
  • the problem is particularly noticeable when the washload includes articles soiled by foods naturally containing significant levels of coloured dyestuff molecules, including for example tomato sauce and curry.
  • the Applicant has found that plastic articles in the wash, and areas of the interior of the dishwashing machine which are made of plastic material, are particularly susceptible to the deposition of coloured food soils from the wash liquor. Said soils can interact with the surface of such plastic substrates producing staining which can be very difficult to remove.
  • a solution to the problem of dye transfer in laundering operations is to bleach the fugitive dyes washed out of dyed fabrics before they have the opportunity to become attached to other articles in the wash.
  • copending European Patent Application 93870066.3 filed April 9, 1993, provides an efficient dye transfer inhibiting composition for use in a machine dishwashing method.
  • the composition comprises an enzymatic system capable of generating hydrogen peroxide in combination with certain metallo catalysts.
  • diacyl and/or tetraacyl peroxide bleaching species may be used to inhibit the transfer of coloured/bleachable food soils when employed in a dishwashing, especially machine dishwashing, method.
  • the use of a diacyl and/or tetraacyl peroxide bleaching species for this purpose has not been disclosed in any of the aforementioned prior art documents.
  • a bleaching species to inhibit the transfer of a bleachable food soil from an aqueous wash solution to a substrate in a dishwashing method wherein said bleaching species is selected from diacyl and tetraacyl peroxide bleaching species and mixtures thereof.
  • the bleaching species is used in a dishwashing method for the purpose of inhibiting the transfer of bleachable food soils from an aqueous wash solution to a substrate surface.
  • bleachable soils essentially any coloured food soils which may be decolourised by the action of bleach.
  • the present invention is most especially concerned with the prevention of transfer of hydrophobic bleachable food soils, particularly those having carotenoid chromophores, such as beta-carotene, lycopene. zeaxanthin or capsanthin, hereinafter referred to generically as carotenoid soils.
  • Carotenoid soils can be derived from carrots and tomatoes, and any processed products containing these components as well as certain tropical fruits and saffron.
  • the substrate material which is most prone to receipt of the transfer of bleachable food soils is plastic material, such as polypropylene, polyethylene, polystyrene (including alkyl butyl styrene) or PVC.
  • plastic substrate material may interact with any bleachable food soils on the substrate surface to produce persistent staining of the substrate. This staining is particularly visible on translucent plastic material, as is commonly employed for food storage boxes and tubs.
  • the bleaching species may be selected from essentially any diacyl and tetraacyl peroxide bleaching species and mixtures thereof.
  • the diacyl peroxide bleaching species is preferably selected from diacyl peroxides of the general formula: in which R 1 represents an aromatic group or a C 6 -C 18 alkyl, preferably C 6 -C 12 alkyl group containing a linear chain of at least 5 carbon atoms and optionally containing one or more substituents (e.g. -N + (CH 3 ) 3 ,-COOH or -CN) and/or one or more interrupting moieties (e.g.
  • R 1 and R 2 are linear unsubstituted C 6 -C 12 alkyl chains.
  • R 1 and R 2 are phenyl groups. Most preferably R 1 and R 2 are identical. Dibenzoyl peroxide, in which both R 1 and R 2 are phenyl groups, is particularly preferred.
  • the tetraacyl peroxide bleaching species is preferably selected from tetraacyl peroxides of the general formula: in which R 3 represents an aromatic group or a C 1 -C 9 alkyl, preferably C 3 - C 7 , group and n represents an integer from 2 to 12, preferably 4 to 10 inclusive
  • the diacyl and tetraacyl species are most preferably present as components of a detergent composition. Such species are however intrinsically unstable above their melting points and are liable to self-accelerating thermal decomposition. To provide storage stability it is hence necessary to incorporate the diacyl and tetraacyl bleaching species as "guest" molecules in "host-guest complexes" in which the molecules of the bleaching species are individually separated from each other by their inclusion in the host receptor sites.
  • the hosts may for example be inorganic or organic crystals having relatively open structures which provide sites that may be occupied by guest molecules, thus forming the host-guest complexes.
  • suitable hosts include certain clathrates or inclusion compounds, including the urea clathrates and the cyclodextrins, particularly the beta-cyclodextrins.
  • the hosts are most preferably water soluble, to enable effective release and dispersion of the bleaching species on introduction of the host-bleaching species complexes into an aqueous media, such as a wash solution.
  • Urea clathrates of diacyl and tetraacyl bleaching species have been disclosed in PCT Application No. WO 93/07086.
  • the diacyl and tetraacyl bleaching species in themselves have been found to be of particular utility in the bleaching of carotenoid soils, and in the removal of tea stains.
  • the diacyl and tetraacyl species may act as bleach activator species, and by in situ reaction with perhydroxyl ions form peroxyacids which act to bleach a wide range of soil/stain types.
  • the perhydroxyl ions may originate from, for example, the inorganic perhydrate salts such as the alkali metal perborates and percarbonates.
  • the diacyl and tetraacyl bleaching species are preferably present in the aqueous wash solution at a total level of from 1 to 100 ppm, more preferably from 5 to 50 ppm most preferably from 10 to 40 ppm by weight of the wash solution.
  • the dishwashing method may be essentially any conventional dishwashing method.
  • the dishwashing method is a machine dishwashing method performed using a dishwasher machine, which may be selected from any of those commonly available on the market.
  • the machine dishwashing method typically involves treating soiled tableware, such as crockery, glassware, hollowware and cutlery, with an aqueous wash solution having dissolved or dispersed therein an effective amount of a detergent composition.
  • soiled tableware such as crockery, glassware, hollowware and cutlery
  • aqueous wash solution having dissolved or dispersed therein an effective amount of a detergent composition.
  • the diacyl and tetraacyl bleaching species are preferably present as components of said detergent composition.
  • an effective amount of detergent composition it is generally meant from 5g to 60g of detergent composition per wash, dissolved or dispersed in an aqueous wash solution volume of from 3 to 10 litres, to provide a wash solution concentration of the detergent composition of from 0.05% to 2% by weight.
  • the wash temperature may be in the range 40°C to 65°C as commonly is employed in such methods.
  • a rinse aid composition may also be used, if desired.
  • the detergent composition may also contain various other components including surfactants, detergent builders, alkalinity sources, other bleaching agents, lime soap dispersants, organic polymeric compounds including polymeric dye transfer inhibiting agents, crystal growth inhibitors, heavy metal ion sequestrants, enzymes and enzyme stabilizers, corrosion inhibitors, suds suppressors, solvents, and hydrotropes.
  • the diacyl and tetraacyl. bleaching species are preferably present as components of a detergent composition.
  • a highly preferred component of the detergent compositions herein is a surfactant system comprising surfactant selected from anionic, cationic, nonionic ampholytic and zwitterionic surfactants and mixtures thereof.
  • the surfactant system is typically present at a level of from 0.5% to 40% by weight, more preferably 1% to 30% by weight, most preferably from 1.5% to 20% by weight of the compositions.
  • the surfactant system consists of low foaming nonionic surfactant, preferably selected from ethoxylated and/or propoxylated nonionic surfactants, more preferably selected from nonionic ethoxylated/propoxylated fatty alcohol surfactants.
  • the surfactant system comprises high foaming anionic surfactant, particularly alkyl ethoxysulfate surfactant, in combination with a suds suppressing system.
  • any anionic surfactants useful for detersive purposes can be included in the compositions. These can include salts (including, for example, sodium, potassium, ammonium, and substituted ammonium salts such as mono-, di- and triethanolamine salts) of the anionic sulfate, sulfonate, carboxylate and sarcosinate surfactants.
  • salts including, for example, sodium, potassium, ammonium, and substituted ammonium salts such as mono-, di- and triethanolamine salts of the anionic sulfate, sulfonate, carboxylate and sarcosinate surfactants.
  • anionic surfactants include the isethionates such as the acyl isethionates, N-acyl taurates, fatty acid amides of methyl tauride, alkyl succinates and sulfosuccinates, monoesters of sulfosuccinate (especially saturated and unsaturated C 12 -C 18 monoesters) diesters of sulfosuccinate (especially saturated and unsaturated C 6 -C 14 diesters), N-acyl sarcosinates.
  • Resin acids and hydrogenated resin acids are also suitable, such as rosin, hydrogenated rosin, and resin acids and hydrogenated resin acids present in or derived from tallow oil.
  • Anionic sulfate surfactants suitable for use herein include the linear and branched primary alkyl sulfates, alkyl ethoxysulfates, fatty oleyl glycerol sulfates, alkyl phenol ethylene oxide ether sulfates, the C 5 -C 17 acyl-N-(C 1 -C 4 alkyl) and -N-(C 1 -C 2 hydroxyalkyl) glucamine sulfates, and sulfates of alkylpolysaccharides such as the sulfates of alkylpolyglucoside (the nonionic nonsulfated compounds being described herein).
  • Alkyl ethoxysulfate surfactants are preferably selected from the group consisting of the C 6 -C 18 alkyl sulfates which have been ethoxylated with from about 0.5 to about 20 moles of ethylene oxide per molecule. More preferably, the alkyl ethoxysulfate surfactant is a C 6 -C 18 alkyl sulfate which has been ethoxylated with from about 0.5 to about 20, preferably from about 0.5 to about 5, moles of ethylene oxide per molecule.
  • Anionic sulfonate surfactant Anionic sulfonate surfactant
  • Anionic sulfonate surfactants suitable for use herein include the salts of C 5 -C 20 linear alkylbenzene sulfonates, alkyl ester sulfonates, C 6 -C 22 primary or secondary alkane sulfonates, C 6 -C 24 olefin sulfonates, sulfonated polycarboxylic acids, alkyl glycerol sulfonates, fatty acyl glycerol sulfonates, fatty oleyl glycerol sulfonates, and any mixtures thereof.
  • Anionic carboxylate surfactants suitable for use herein include the alkyl ethoxy carboxylates, the alkyl polyethoxy polycarboxylate surfactants and the soaps ('alkyl carboxyls'), especially certain secondary soaps as described herein.
  • Preferred alkyl ethoxy carboxylates for use herein include those with the formula RO(CH 2 CH 2 O) x CH 2 COO-M + wherein R is a C 6 to C 18 alkyl group, x ranges from O to 10, and the ethoxylate distribution is such that, on a weight basis, the amount of material where x is 0 is less than about 20 %, and the amount of material where x is greater than 7, is less than about 25 %, the average x is from about 2 to 4 when the average R is C 13 or less, and the average x is from about 3 to 10 when the average R is greater than C 13 , and M is a cation, preferably chosen from alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, ammonium, mono-, di-, and tri-ethanol-ammonium, most preferably from sodium, potassium, ammonium and mixtures thereof with magnesium ions.
  • the preferred alkyl ethoxy carboxylates are those where R is a C 12 to C 18 alkyl
  • Alkyl polyethoxy polycarboxylate surfactants suitable for use herein include those having the formula RO-(CHR 1 -CHR 2 -O)-R 3 wherein R is a C 6 to C 18 alkyl group, x is from 1 to 25, R 1 and R 2 are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl acid radical, succinic acid radical, hydroxysuccinic acid radical, and mixtures thereof, wherein at least one R 1 or R 2 is a succinic acid radical or hydroxysuccinic acid radical, and R 3 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon having between 1 and 8 carbon atoms, and mixtures thereof.
  • Preferred soap surfactants are secondary soap surfactants which contain a carboxyl unit connected to a secondary carbon.
  • the secondary carbon can be in a ring structure, e.g. as in p-octyl benzoic acid, or as in alkylsubstituted cyclohexyl carboxylates.
  • the secondary soap surfactants should preferably contain no ether linkages, no ester linkages and no hydroxyl groups. There should preferably be no nitrogen atoms in the head-group (amphiphilic portion).
  • the secondary soap surfactants usually contain 11-13 total carbon atoms, although slightly more (e.g., up to 16) can be tolerated, e.g. p-octyl benzoic acid.
  • the species M can be any suitable, especially water-solubilizing, counterion.
  • Especially preferred secondary soap surfactants for use herein are water-soluble members selected from the group consisting of the water-soluble salts of 2-methyl-1-undecanoic acid, 2-ethyl-1-decanoic acid, 2-propyl-1-nonanoic acid, 2-butyl-1-octanoic acid and 2-pentyl-1-heptanoic acid.
  • alkali metal sarcosinates of formula R-CON (R 1 ) CH 2 COOM, wherein R is a C 5 -C 17 linear or branched alkyl or alkenyl group, R 1 is a C 1 -C 4 alkyl group and M is an alkali metal ion.
  • R is a C 5 -C 17 linear or branched alkyl or alkenyl group
  • R 1 is a C 1 -C 4 alkyl group
  • M is an alkali metal ion.
  • any anionic surfactants useful for detersive purposes can be included in the compositions.
  • Exemplary, non-limiting classes of useful nonionic surfactants are listed below.
  • Nonionic polyhydroxy fatty acid amide surfactant Nonionic polyhydroxy fatty acid amide surfactant
  • Polyhydroxy fatty acid amides suitable for use herein are those having the structural formula R 2 CONR 1 Z wherein : R1 is H, C 1 -C 4 hydrocarbyl, 2-hydroxy ethyl, 2-hydroxy propyl, or a mixture thereof, preferable C1-C4 alkyl, more preferably C 1 or C 2 alkyl, most preferably C 1 alkyl (i.e., methyl); and R 2 is a C 5 -C 31 hydrocarbyl, preferably straight-chain C 5 -C 19 alkyl or alkenyl, more preferably straight-chain C 9 -C 17 alkyl or alkenyl, most preferably straight-chain C 1 -C 17 alkyl or alkenyl, or mixture thereof; and Z is a polyhydroxyhydrocarbyl having a linear hydrocarbyl chain with at least 3 hydroxyls directly connected to the chain, or an alkoxylated derivative (preferably ethoxylated or propoxylated) thereof. Z preferably will be derived
  • polyethylene, polypropylene, and polybutylene oxide condensates of alkyl phenols are suitable for use herein.
  • the polyethylene oxide condensates are preferred.
  • These compounds include the condensation products of alkyl phenols having an alkyl group containing from about 6 to about 18 carbon atoms in either a straight chain or branched chain configuration with the alkylene oxide.
  • alkyl ethoxylate condensation products of aliphatic alcohols with from about 1 to about 25 moles of ethylene oxide are suitable for use herein.
  • the alkyl chain of the aliphatic alcohol can either be straight or branched, primary or secondary, and generally contains from 6 to 22 carbon atoms.
  • Particularly preferred are the condensation products of alcohols having an alkyl group containing from 8 to 20 carbon atoms with from about 2 to about 10 moles of ethylene oxide per mole of alcohol.
  • the ethoxylated C 6 -C 18 fatty alcohols and C 6 -C 18 mixed ethoxylated/propoxylated fatty alcohols are preferred surfactants for use herein, particularly where water soluble.
  • the ethoxylated fatty alcohols are the C 10 -C 18 ethoxylated fatty alcohols with a degree of ethoxylation of from 3 to 50, most preferably these are the C 12 -C 18 ethoxylated fatty alcohols with a degree of ethoxylation from 3 to 40.
  • the mixed ethoxylated/propoxylated fatty alcohols have an alkyl chain length of from 10 to 18 carbon atoms, a degree of ethoxylation of from 3 to 30 and a degree of propoxylation of from 1 to 10.
  • the condensation products of ethylene oxide with a hydrophobic base formed by the condensation of propylene oxide with propylene glycol are suitable for use herein.
  • the hydrophobic portion of these compounds preferably has a molecular weight of from about 1500 to about 1800 and exhibits water insolubility.
  • Examples of compounds of this type include certain of the commercially-available PluronicTM surfactants, marketed by BASF.
  • condensation products of ethylene oxide with the product resulting from the reaction of propylene oxide and ethylenediamine are suitable for use herein.
  • the hydrophobic moiety of these products consists of the reaction product of ethylenediamine and excess propylene oxide, and generally has a molecular weight of from about 2500 to about 3000.
  • this type of nonionic surfactant include certain of the commercially available TetronicTM compounds, marketed by BASF.
  • Suitable alkylpolysaccharides for use herein are disclosed in U.S. Patent 4,565,647, Llenado, issued January 21, 1986, having a hydrophobic group containing from about 6 to about 30 carbon atoms, preferably from about 10 to about 16 carbon atoms and a polysaccharide, e.g., a polyglycoside, hydrophilic group containing from about 1.3 to about 10, preferably from about 1.3 to about 3, most preferably from about 1.3 to about 2.7 saccharide units.
  • Any reducing saccharide containing 5 or 6 carbon atoms can be used, e.g., glucose, galactose and galactosyl moieties can be substituted for the glucosyl moieties.
  • the hydrophobic group is attached at the 2-, 3-, 4-, etc. positions thus giving a glucose or galactose as opposed to a glucoside or galactoside.
  • the intersaccharide bonds can be, e.g., between the one position of the additional saccharide units and the 2-, 3-, 4-, and/or 6- positions on the preceding saccharide units.
  • the preferred alkylpolyglycosides have the formula R 2 O(C n H 2n O) t (glycosyl) x wherein R2 is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkylphenyl, hydroxyalkyl, hydroxyalkylphenyl, and mixtures thereof in which the alkyl groups contain from 10 to 18, preferably from 12 to 14, carbon atoms; n is 2 or 3, preferably from about 1.3 to about 3, most preferably from about 1.3 to about 2.7.
  • the glycosyl is preferably derived from glucose.
  • Nonionic fatty acid amide surfactant Nonionic fatty acid amide surfactant
  • Fatty acid amide surfactants suitable for use herein are those having the formula: wherein R 6 is an alkyl group containing from 7 to 21, preferably from 9 to 17 carbon atoms and each R 7 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C 1 -C 4 alkyl, C 1 -C 4 hydroxyalkyl, and -(C 2 H 4 O) x H, where x is in the range of from 1 to 3.
  • Suitable amphoteric surfactants for use herein include the amine oxide surfactants and the alkyl amphocarboxylic acids.
  • a suitable example of an alkyl aphodicarboxylic acid for use herein is Miranol(TM) C2M Conc. manufactured by Miranol, Inc., Dayton, NJ.
  • Amine oxides useful in the present invention include those compounds having the formula : wherein R 3 is selected from an alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, acylamidopropoyl and alkyl phenyl group, or mixtures thereof, containing from 8 to 26 carbon atoms, preferably 8 to 18 carbon atoms; R 4 is an alkylene or hydroxyalkylene group containing from 2 to 3 carbon atoms, preferably 2 carbon atoms, or mixtures thereof; x is from 0 to 5, preferably from 0 to 3; and each R 5 is an alkyl or hydyroxyalkyl group containing from 1 to 3, preferably from 1 to 2 carbon atoms, or a polyethylene oxide group containing from 1 to 3, preferable 1, ethylene oxide groups.
  • the R 5 groups can be attached to each other, e.g., through an oxygen or nitrogen atom, to form a ring structure.
  • amine oxide surfactants in particular include C 10 -C 18 alkyl dimethyl amine oxides and C 8 -C 18 alkoxy ethyl dihydroxyethyl amine oxides.
  • examples of such materials include dimethyloctylamine oxide, diethyldecylamine oxide, bis-(2-hydroxyethyl)dodecylamine oxide, dimethyldodecylamine oxide, dipropyltetradecylamine oxide, methylethylhexadecylamine oxide, dodecylamidopropyl dimethylamine oxide, cetyl dimethylamine oxide, stearyl dimethylamine oxide, tallow dimethylamine oxide and dimethyl-2-hydroxyoctadecylamine oxide.
  • Preferred are C 10 -C 18 alkyl dimethylamine oxide, and C 10-18 acylamido alkyl dimethylamine oxide.
  • Zwitterionic surfactants can also be incorporated into the detergent compositions hereof. These surfactants can be broadly described as derivatives of secondary and tertiary amines, derivatives of heterocyclic secondary and tertiary amines, or derivatives of quaternary ammonium, quaternary phosphonium or tertiary sulfonium compounds. Betaine and sultaine surfactants are exemplary zwitterionic surfactants for use herein.
  • the betaines useful herein are those compounds having the formula R(R') 2 N + R 2 COO - wherein R is a C 6 -C 18 hydrocarbyl group, preferably a C 10 -C 16 alkyl group or C 10-16 acylamido alkyl group, each R 1 is typically C 1 -C 3 alkyl, preferably methyl,m and R 2 is a C 1 -C 5 hydrocarbyl group, preferably a C 1 -C 3 alkylene group, more preferably a C 1 -C 2 alkylene group.
  • betaines examples include coconut acylamidopropyldimethyl betaine; hexadecyl dimethyl betaine; C 12-14 acylamidopropylbetaine; C 8-14 acylamidohexyldiethyl betaine; 4[C 14-16 acylmethylamidodiethylammonio]-1-carboxybutane; C 16-18 acylamidodimethylbetaine; C 12-16 acylamidopentanediethyl-betaine; [C 12-16 acylmethylamidodimethylbetaine.
  • Preferred betaines are C 12-18 dimethyl-ammonio hexanoate and the C 10-18 acylamidopropane (or ethane) dimethyl (or diethyl) betaines.
  • Complex betaine surfactants are also suitable for use herein.
  • the sultaines useful herein are those compounds having the formula (R(R 1 ) 2 N + R 2 SO 3 - wherein R is a C 6 -C 18 hydrocarbyl group, preferably a C 10 -C 16 alkyl group, more preferably a C 12 -C 13 alkyl group, each R 1 is typically C 1 -C 3 alkyl, preferably methyl, and R 2 is a C 1 -C 6 hydrocarbyl group, preferably a C 1 -C 3 alkylene or, preferably, hydroxyalkylene group.
  • Ampholytic surfactants can be incorporated into the detergent compositions herein. These surfactants can be broadly described as aliphatic derivatives of secondary or tertiary amines, or aliphatic derivatives of heterocyclic secondary and tertiary amines in which the aliphatic radical can be straight chain or branched.
  • Cationic surfactants can also be used in the detergent compositions herein.
  • Suitable cationic surfactants include the quaternary ammonium surfactants selected from mono C 6 -C 16 , preferably C 6 -C 10 N-alkyl or alkenyl ammonium surfactants wherein the remaining N positions are substituted by methyl, hydroxyethyl or hydroxypropyl groups.
  • a highly preferred component of the detergent compositions herein is a detergent builder system wherein said detergent builder system is preferably present at a level of from 0.5% to 80% by weight, more preferably from 1% to 60% by weight, most preferably from 2% to 40% weight of the compositions.
  • the detergent builder system is preferably water-soluble, and can, for example, contain builder compound selected from monomeric polycarboxylates or their acid forms, homo or copolymeric polycarboxylic acids or their salts in which the polycarboxylic acid comprises at least two carboxylic radicals separated from each other by not more that two carbon atoms, the alkali metal, ammonium or alkanonammonium salts of bicarbonates, borates, phosphates, and mixtures of any of the foregoing.
  • builder compound selected from monomeric polycarboxylates or their acid forms, homo or copolymeric polycarboxylic acids or their salts in which the polycarboxylic acid comprises at least two carboxylic radicals separated from each other by not more that two carbon atoms, the alkali metal, ammonium or alkanonammonium salts of bicarbonates, borates, phosphates, and mixtures of any of the foregoing.
  • Suitable water-soluble monomeric or oligomeric carboxylate builders can be selected from a wide range of compounds but such compounds preferably have a first carboxyl logarithmic acidity/constant (pK 1 ) of less than 9, preferably of between 2 and 8.5, more preferably of between 4 and 7.5.
  • pK 1 first carboxyl logarithmic acidity/constant
  • the carboxylate or polycarboxylate builder can be momomeric or oligomeric in type although monomeric polycarboxylates are generally preferred for reasons of cost and performance.
  • Monomeric and oligomeric builders can be selected from acyclic, alicyclic, heterocyclic and aromatic carboxylates.
  • Suitable carboxylates containing one carboxy group include the water soluble salts of lactic acid, glycolic acid and ether derivatives thereof as disclosed in Belgian Patent Nos. 831,368, 821,369 and 821,370.
  • Polycarboxylates containing two carboxy groups include the water-soluble salts of succinic acid, malonic acid, (ethylenedioxy) diacetic acid, maleic acid, diglycolic acid, tartaric acid, tartronic acid and fumaric acid, as well as the ether carboxylates described in German Offenlegenschrift 2,446,686, and 2,446,687 and U.S. Patent No. 3,935,257 and the sulfinyl carboxylates described in Belgian Patent No. 840,623.
  • Polycarboxylates containing three carboxy groups include, in particular, water-soluble citrates, aconitrates and citraconates as well as succinate derivatives such as the carboxymethyloxysuccinates described in British Patent No. 1,379,241, lactoxysuccinates described in British Patent No. 1,389,732, and aminosuccinates described in Netherlands Application 7205873, and the oxypolycarboxylate materials such as 2-oxa-1,1,3-propane tricarboxylates described in British Patent No. 1,387,447.
  • Polycarboxylates containing four carboxy groups include oxydisuccinates disclosed in British Patent No. 1,261,829, 1,1,2,2-ethane tetracarboxylates, 1,1,3,3-propane tetracarboxylates and 1,1,2,3-propane tetracarboxylates.
  • Polycarboxylates containing sulfo substituents include the sulfosuccinate derivatives disclosed in British Patent Nos. 1,398,421 and 1,398,422 and in U.S. Patent No. 3,936,448, and the sulfonated pyrolysed citrates described in British Patent No. 1,439,000.
  • Alicyclic and heterocyclic polycarboxylates include cyclopentanecis,cis,cis-tetracarboxylates, cyclopentadienide pentacarboxylates, 2,3,4,5-tetrahydrofuran - cis, cis, cis-tetracarboxylates, 2,5-tetrahydrofuran - cis - dicarboxylates, 2,2,5,5-tetrahydrofuran-tetracarboxylates, 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexane - hexacarboxylates and carboxymethyl derivatives of polyhydric alcohols such as sorbitol, mannitol and xylitol.
  • Aromatic polycarboxylates include mellitic acid, pyromellitic acid and the phthalic acid derivatives disclosed in British Patent No. 1,425,343.
  • the preferred polycarboxylates are hydroxycarboxylates containing up to three carboxy groups per molecule, more particularly citrates.
  • the parent acids of the monomeric or oligomeric polycarboxylate chelating agents or mixtures thereof with their salts e.g. citric acid or citrate/citric acid mixtures are also contemplated as components of builder systems of the detergent compositions.
  • carbonate builder compound examples include the alkali metal carbonates, bicarbonates and sesquicarbonates.
  • phosphate builders are the alkali metal tripolyphosphates, sodium, potassium and ammonium pyrophosphate, sodium and potassium and ammonium pyrophosphate, sodium and potassium orthophosphate, sodium polymeta/phosphate in which the degree of polymerization ranges from about 6 to 21, and salts of phytic acid.
  • no phosphate builder compound is present.
  • compositions may also include less water soluble builders although preferably their levels of incorporation are minimized.
  • less water soluble builders include the crystalline layered silicates, and the largely water insoluble sodium aluminosilicates.
  • An alkalinity source is a preferred component of the compositions herein.
  • a useful alkalinity source is provided by silicates which also provide china care properties to the detergent formulation. Suitable silicates include the water soluble sodium silicates with an SiO 2 : Na 2 O ratio of from 1.0 to 2.8, with ratios of from 1.6 to 2.4 being preferred, and 2.0 ratio being most preferred.
  • the silicates may be in the form of either the anhydrous salt or a hydrated salt. Sodium silicate with an SiO 2 : Na 2 O ratio of 2.0 is the most preferred silicate.
  • Silicates are preferably incorporated in the compositions of the invention at a level of from 1% to 50%, preferably from 5% to 40%, most preferably from 5% to 30% by weight.
  • the detergent compositions herein may include bleaching agents, additional to any diacyl or tetraacyl peroxide bleaching species, selected from chlorine bleaches, inorganic perhydrate salts, peroxyacid bleach precursors and organic peryoxacids.
  • a means of delaying the release of oxygen bleach which could include any diacyl and/or tetraacyl bleaching species, into the wash solution.
  • Said means may be provided, for example by coating a granular bleach component with a hydrophobic coating, or by choice of physical form of the bleach which has a slow rate of dissolution by virtue, for example of its density or particle size.
  • Delayed release of the oxyegn bleach into the wash solution can be advantageous in the prevention of tarnishing of silverware in washload, particularly when a component designed to protectively coat the silver in the wash is also included in the formulation.
  • Such silver tarnish prevention technologies are disclosed in the Applicant's co-pending European Applications Nos. 9370004.4, 93870090.3, 93201918.5 and 93202095.1.
  • Chlorine bleaches include the alkali metal hypochlorites and chlorinated cyanuric acid salts.
  • the use of chlorine bleaches in the composition of the invention is preferably minimized, and more preferably the compositions contain no chlorine bleach.
  • the detergent compositions herein preferably include an inorganic perhydrate salt, normally in the form of the sodium salt preferably at a level of from 1% to 40% by weight, more preferably from 2% to 30% by weight and most preferably from 5% to 25% by weight of the compositions.
  • inorganic perhydrate salts include perborate, percarbonate, perphosphate, persulfate and persilicate salts.
  • the inorganic perhydrate salts are normally the alkali metal salts.
  • the inorganic perhydrate salt may be included as the crystalline solid without additional protection.
  • the preferred executions of such granular compositions utilize a coated form of the material which provides better storage stability for the perhydrate salt in the granular product.
  • Sodium perborate can be in the form of the monohydrate of nominal formula NaBO 2 H 2 O 2 or the tetrahydrate NaBO 2 H 2 O 2 .3H 2 O.
  • Sodium percarbonate which is a preferred perhydrate for inclusion in detergent compositions in accordance with the invention, is an addition compound having a formula corresponding to 2Na 2 CO 3 .3H 2 O 2 , and is available commercially as a crystalline solid.
  • the percarbonate is most preferably incorporated into such compositions in coated form.
  • the most preferred coating material comprises mixed salt of an alkali metal sulphate and carbonate. Such coatings together with coating processes have previously been described in GB-1,466,799, granted to Interox on 9th March 1977.
  • the weight ratio of the mixed salt coating material to percarbonate lies in the range from 1 : 200 to 1 : 4, more preferably from 1 : 99 to 1 : 9, and most preferably from 1 : 49 to 1 : 19.
  • the mixed salt is of sodium sulphate and sodium carbonate which has the general formula Na 2 SO 4 .n.Na 2 CO 3 wherein n is form 0.1 to 3, preferably n is from 0.15 to 1.0 and most preferably n is from 0.2 to 0.5.
  • Another suitable coating material is sodium silicate of SiO 2 : Na 2 O ratio from 1.6 : 1 to 3.4 : 1, preferably 2.8 : 1, applied as an aqueous solution to give a level of from 2% to 10%, (normally from 3% to 5%) of silicate solids by weight of the percarbonate.
  • Magnesium silicate can also be included in the coating.
  • Other suitable coating materials include the alkali and alkaline earth metal sulphates and carbonates.
  • Potassium peroxymonopersulfate is another inorganic perhydrate salt of usefulness in the detergent compositions.
  • the detergent compositions herein also preferably include a peroxyacid bleach precursor (bleach activator), usually in combination with an inorganic perhydrate salt.
  • Peroxyacid bleach precursors are normally incorporated at a level of from 1% to 20% by weight, more preferably from 1% to 10% by weight, most preferably from 1% to 7% by weight of the compositions.
  • the peroxyacid bleach precursors typically contain one or more N- or O-acyl groups, which precursors can be selected from a wide range of classes. Suitable classes include anhydrides, esters, imides and acylated derivatives of imidazoles and oximes, and examples of useful materials within these classes are disclosed in GB-A-1586789. The most preferred classes are esters such as are disclosed in GB-A-836988, 864798, 1147871 and 2143231 and imides such as are disclosed in GB-A-855735 & 1246338.
  • Particularly preferred bleach precursor compounds are the N,N,N 1 ,N 1 tetra acetylated compounds of formula (CH 3 CO) 2 -(CH 2 ) x -(CH 3 CO) 2 wherein x can be O or an integer between 1 & 6.
  • TAMD tetra acetyl methylene diamine
  • TAED tetra acetyl ethylene diamine
  • TAHD tetraacetyl hexylene diamine
  • peroxyacid bleach activator compounds are the amide substituted compounds described in EP-A-0170386.
  • peroxyacid bleach precursor compounds include sodium trimethyl hexanoyloxy benzene sulfonate and sodium acetoxy benzene sulfonate.
  • the detergent compositions may also contain organic peroxyacids at a level of from 1% to 15% by weight, more preferably from 1% to 10% by weight of the composition.
  • Useful organic peroxyacids include the amide substituted peroxyacids described in EP-A-0170386.
  • organic peroxyacids include diperoxy dodecanedioc acid, diperoxy tetra decanedioc acid, diperoxyhexadecanedioc acid, mono- and diperazelaic acid, mono- and diperbrassylic acid, monoperoxy phthalic acid, perbenzoic acid, and their salts as disclosed in, for example, EP-A-0341 947.
  • compositions herein may contain a lime soap dispersant compound, which has a lime soap dispersing power (LSDP), as defined hereinafter of no more than 8, preferably no more than 7, most preferably no more than 6.
  • LSDP lime soap dispersing power
  • the lime soap dispersant compound is preferably present at a level of from 0.1% to 40% by weight, more preferably 1% to 20% by weight, most preferably from 2% to 10% by weight of the compositions.
  • a lime soap dispersant is a material that prevents the precipitation of alkali metal, ammonium or amine salts of fatty acids by calcium or magnesium ions.
  • a numerical measure of the effectiveness of a lime soap dispersant is given by the lime soap dispersing power (LSDP) which is determined using the lime soap dispersion test as described in an article by H.C. Borghetty and C.A. Bergman, J. Am. Oil. Chem. Soc., volume 27, pages 88-90, (1950).
  • This lime soap dispersion test method is widely used by practitioners in this art field being referred to, for example, in the following review articles; W.N. Linfield, Surfactant Science Series, Volume 7, p3; W.N. Linfield, Tenside Surf.
  • Polymeric lime soap dispersants suitable for use herein are described in the article by M.K. Nagarajan and W.F. Masler, to be found in Cosmetics and Toiletries, Volume 104, pages 71-73, (1989).
  • Examples of such polymeric lime soap dispersants include certain water-soluble salts of copolymers of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid or mixtures thereof, and an acrylamide or substituted acrylamide, where such polymers typically have a molecular weight of from 5,000 to 20,000.
  • Surfactants having good lime soap dispersant capability will include certain amine oxides, betaines, sulfobetaines, alkyl ethoxysulfates and ethoxylated alcohols.
  • Organic polymeric compounds may be added to the detergent compositions herein.
  • organic polymeric compounds it is meant essentially any polymeric organic compounds commonly used as dispersants, anti-redeposition and soil suspension agents in detergent compositions.
  • Organic polymeric compound may be incorporated into the detergent compositions of the invention at a level of from 0.05% to 30%, preferably from 0.5% to 15%, most preferably from 1% to 10% by weight of the compositions.
  • Organic polymers containing acrylic acid or its salts having an average molecular weight of less than 15,000, hereinafter referred to as low molecular weight acrylic acid containing polymer, are particularly preferred organic polymeric compounds herein.
  • the low molecular weight acrylic acid containing polymers preferably have an average molecular weight of less than 15,000, preferably from 500 to 12,000, more preferably from 1,500 to 10,000, most preferably from 2,500 to 9,000.
  • the low molecular weight acrylic acid containing polymers may be either homopolymers or copolymers including the essential acrylic acid or acrylic acid salt monomer units.
  • Copolymers may include essentially any suitable other monomer units including modified acrylic, fumaric, maleic, itaconic, aconitic, mesaconic, citraconic and methylenemalonic acid or their salts, maleic anhydride, acrylamide, alkylene, vinylmethyl ether, styrene and any mixtures thereof.
  • Preferred commercially available low molecular weight acrylic acid containing homopolymers include those sold under the tradename Sokalan PA30, PA20, PA15 and PA10 by BASF GmbH, and those sold under the tradename Acusol 45N by Rohm and Haas.
  • Preferred low molecular weight acrylic acid containing copolymers include those which contain as monomer units: a) from 90% to 10%, preferably from 80% to 20% by weight acrylic acid or its salts and b) from 10% to 90%, preferably from 20% to 80% by weight of a substituted acrylic monomer or its salts having the general formula -[CR 2 -CR 1 (CO-O-R 3 )]- wherein at least one of the substituents R 1 , R 2 or R 3 , preferably R 1 or R 2 is a 1 to 4 carbon alkyl or hydroxyalkyl group, R 1 or R 2 can be a hydrogen and R 3 can be a hydrogen or alkali metal salt.
  • the most preferred copolymer of this type has a molecular weight of 3500 and contains 60% to 80% by weight of acrylic acid and 40% to 20% by weight of methyl acrylic acid.
  • Preferred commercially available low molecular weight acrylic acid containing copolymers include those sold under the tradename Sokalan CP 10 by BASF GmbH.
  • suitable polyacrylate/modified polyacrylate copolymers include those copolymers of unsaturated aliphatic carboxylic acids disclosed in U.S. Patents No.s 4,530,766, and 5,084,535 which have a molecular weight of less than 15,000.
  • organic polymeric compounds include the water soluble organic homo- or co-polymeric polycarboxylic acids or their salts in which the polycarboxylic acid comprises at least two carboxyl radicals separated from each other by not more than two carbon atoms.
  • Polymers of the latter type are disclosed in GB-A-1,596,756.
  • Examples of such salts are the copolymers of polyacrylate with maleic anhydride having a molecular weight of from 20,000 to 70,000, especially about 40,000.
  • Suitable organic polymeric compounds include the polymers of acrylamide and acrylate having a molecular weight of from 16,000 to 100,000, and the acrylate/fumarate copolymers having a molecular weight of from 16,000 to 80,000.
  • polyamino compounds are useful herein including those derived from aspartic acid such as those disclosed in EP-A-305282, EP-A-305283 and EP-A-351629.
  • organic polymeric compounds suitable for incorporation in the detergent compositions herein include cellulose derivatives such as methylcellulose, carboxymethylcellulose and hydroxyethylcellulose.
  • organic polymeric compounds are the polyethylene glycols, particularly those of molecular weight 1000-10000, more particularly 2000 to 8000 and most preferably about 4000.
  • the detergent compositions herein may also comprise from 0.01% to 10 %, preferably from 0.05% to 0.5% by weight of polymeric dye transfer inhibiting agents.
  • the polymeric dye transfer inhibiting agents are preferably selected from polyamine N-oxide polymers, copolymers ofN-vinylpyrrolidone and N-vinylimidazole, polyvinylpyrrolidone polymers or combinations thereof.
  • Polyamine N-oxide polymers suitable for use herein 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.
  • 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, and 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.
  • R is selected from aliphatic, aromatic, alicyclic or heterocyclic groups.
  • One class of said 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 pyrridine, pyrrole, imidazole, pyrrolidine, piperidine, quinoline, acridine 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 pyrridine, 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 2:3 to 1:1000000. More preferably from 1:4 to 1:1000000, most preferably from 1:7 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 either an amine 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; preferably from 1,000 to 50,000, more preferably from 2,000 to 30,000, most preferably from 3,000 to 20,000.
  • Preferred polymers for use herein may comprise a polymer selected from N-vinylimidazole N-vinylpyrrolidone copolymers wherein said polymer has an average molecular weight range from 5,000 to 50,000 more preferably from 8,000 to 30,000, most preferably from 10,000 to 20,000.
  • the preferred N-vinylimidazole N-vinylpyrrolidone copolymers have a molar ratio of N-vinylimidazole to N-vinylpyrrolidone from 1 to 0.2, more preferably from 0.8 to 0.3, most preferably from 0.6 to 0.4 .
  • the detergent compositions herein may also utilize polyvinylpyrrolidone ("PVP" having an average molecular weight of from 2,500 to 400,000, preferably from 5,000 to 200,000, more preferably from 5,000 to 50,000, and most preferably from 5,000 to 15,000.
  • PVP polyvinylpyrrolidone
  • Suitable polyvinylpyrrolidones are commercially vailable from ISP Corporation, New York, NY and Montreal, Canada under the product names PVP K-15 (viscosity molecular weight of 10,000), PVP K-30 (average molecular weight of 40,000), PVP K-60 (average molecular weight of 160,000), and PVP K-90 (average molecular weight of 360,000).
  • PVP K-15 is also available from ISP Corporation.
  • Other suitable polyvinylpyrrolidones which are commercially available from BASF Cooperation include Sokalan HP 165 and Sokalan HP 12.
  • Polyvinylpyrrolidone may be incorporated in the detergent compositions herein at a level of from 0.01% to 5% by weight of the detergent, preferably from 0.05% to 3% by weight, and more preferably from 0.1% to 2% by weight.
  • the amount of polyvinylpyrrolidone delivered in the wash solution is preferably from 0.5 ppm to 250 ppm, preferably from 2.5 ppm to 150 ppm, more preferably from 5 ppm to 100 ppm.
  • the detergent compositions herein may also utilize polyvinyloxazolidones as polymeric dye transfer inhibiting agents.
  • Said polyvinyloxazolidones have an average molecular weight of from 2,500 to 400,000, preferably from 5,000 to 200,000, more preferably from 5,000 to 50,000, and most preferably from 5,000 to 15,000.
  • the amount of polyvinyloxazolidone incorporated in the detergent compositions may be from 0.01% to 5% by weight, preferably from 0.05% to 3% by weight, and more preferably from 0.1% to 2% by weight.
  • the amount of polyvinyloxazolidone delivered in the wash solution is typically from 0.5 ppm to 250 ppm, preferably from 2.5 ppm to 150 ppm, more preferably from 5 ppm to 100 ppm.
  • the detergent compositions herein may also utilize polyvinylimidazole as polymeric dye transfer inhibiting agent.
  • Said polyvinylimidazoles preferably have an average molecular weight of from 2,500 to 400,000, more preferably from 5,000 to 50,000, and most preferably from 5,000 to 15,000.
  • the amount of polyvinylimidazole incoraliad in the detergent compositions may be from 0.01% to 5% by weight, preferably from 0.05% to 3% by weight, and more preferably from 0.1% to 2% by weight.
  • the amount of polyvinylimidazole delivered in the wash solution is from 0.5 ppm to 250 ppm, preferably from 2.5 ppm to 150 ppm, more preferably from 5 ppm to 100 ppm.
  • Heavy metal ion sequestrants are useful components herein.
  • heavy metal ion sequestrants it is meant components which act to sequester (chelate) heavy metal ions. These components may also have calcium and magnesium chelation capacity, but preferentially they bind heavy metal ions such as iron, manganese and copper.
  • Heavy metal ion sequestrants are preferably present at a level of from 0.005% to 20%, more preferably from 0.05% to 10%, most preferably from 0.1% to 5% by weight of the compositions.
  • Heavy metal ion sequestrants which are acidic in nature, having for example phosphonic acid or carboxylic acid functionalities, may be present either in their acid form or as a complex/salt with a suitable counter cation such as an alkali or alkaline metal ion, ammonium, or substituted ammonium ion, or any mixtures thereof.
  • a suitable counter cation such as an alkali or alkaline metal ion, ammonium, or substituted ammonium ion, or any mixtures thereof.
  • any salts/complexes are water soluble.
  • the molar ratio of said counter cation to the heavy metal ion sequestrant is preferably at least 1:1.
  • Suitable heavy metal ion sequestrants for use herein include the organo aminophosphonates, such as the amino alkylene poly (alkylene phosphonates) and nitrilo trimethylene phosphonates.
  • organo aminophosphonates are diethylene triamine penta (methylene phosphonate) and hexamethylene diamine tetra (methylene phosphonate).
  • Suitable heavy metal ion sequestrants for use herein include nitrilotriacetic acid and polyaminocarboxylic acids such as ethylenediaminotetracetic acid, ethylenetriamine pentacetic acid, or ethylenediamine disuccinic acid.
  • ethylenediamine-N,N'-disuccinic acid EDDS
  • heavy metal ion sequestrants for use herein are iminodiacetic acid derivatives such as 2-hydroxyethyl diacetic acid or glyceryl imino diacetic acid, described in EPA 317 542 and EPA 399 133.
  • any heavy metal ion sequestrant is sprayed onto powdered sodium sulphate prior to incorporation into granular compostions in accord with the invention. This step leads to enhanced sequestrant stability in the granular detergent matrix.
  • a preferred component of the detergent compositions herein is a crystal growth inhibitor selected from organo diphosphonic acid or one of its salts/complexes.
  • the organo diphosphonic acid component is preferably present at a level of from 0.005% to 20%, more preferably from 0.1% to 10%, most preferably from 0.2% to 5% by weight of the compositions.
  • the organo diphosphonic acid component may be present in its acid form or in the form of one of its salts or complexes with a suitable counter cation and reference hereinafter to the acid implicitly includes reference to said salts or complexes.
  • any salts/complexes are water soluble, with the alkali metal and alkaline earth metal salts/complexes being especially preferred.
  • the organo diphosphonic acid is preferably a C 1 -C 4 diphosphonic acid, more preferably a C 2 diphosphonic acid, such as ethylene diphosphonic acid, or most preferably ethane 1-hydroxy-1,1-diphosphonic acid (HEDP).
  • HEDP ethane 1-hydroxy-1,1-diphosphonic acid
  • Another optional ingredient useful in the detergent compositions herein is one or more enzymes.
  • Preferred enzymatic materials include the commercially available lipases, amylases, neutral and alkaline proteases, esterases, cellulases and peroxidases conventionally incorporated into detergent compositions. Suitable enzymes are discussed in US Patents 3,519,570 and 3,533,139.
  • protease enzymes include those sold under the tradenames Alcalase, Savinase, Durazym, and Esperase by Novo Industries A/S (Denmark), those sold under the tradename Maxatase, Maxacal and Maxapem by Gist-Brocades, those sold under the tradename FN, FNA and FN-2 by Genencor International, and those sold under the tradename Opticlean and Optimase by Solvay Enzymes.
  • Protease enzyme may be incorporated into the compositions in accordance with the invention at a level of from 0.0001 % to 2% active enzyme by weight of the composition.
  • Preferred amylases include, for example, -amylases obtained from a special strain of B licheniforms, described in more detail in GB-1,269,839 (Novo).
  • Preferred commercially available amylases include for example, those sold under the tradename Rapidase by Gist-Brocades, and those sold under the tradename Termamyl and BAN by Novo Industries A/S.
  • Amylase enzyme may be incorporated into the composition in accordance with the invention at a level of from 0.0001% to 2% active enzyme by weight of the composition.
  • Lipolytic enzyme may be present at levels of active lipolytic enzyme of from 0.0001% to 2% by weight, preferably 0.001% to 1% by weight, most preferably from 0.001% to 0.5% by weight of the compositions.
  • the lipase may be fungal or bacterial in origin being obtained, for example, from a lipase producing strain of Humicola sp.or Thermomyces sp. or Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes or Pseudomas fluorescens . Lipase from chemically or genetically modified mutants of these strains are also useful herein.
  • a preferred lipase is derived from Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes , which is described in Granted European Patent, EP-B-0218272.
  • Another preferred lipase herein is obtained by cloning the gene from Humicola lanuginosa and expressing the gene in Aspergillus oryza, as host, as described in European Patent Application, EP-A-0258 068, which is commercially available from Novo Industri A/S, Bagsvaerd, Denmark, under the trade name Lipolase. This lipase is also described in U.S. Patent 4,810,414, Huge-Jensen et al, issued March 7, 1989.
  • Enzyme-containing compositions herein may comprise from 0.001% to 10%, preferably from 0.005% to 8%,most preferably from 0.01% to 6%, by weight of an enzyme stabilizing system.
  • the enzyme stabilizing system can be any stabilizing system which is compatible with the detersive enzyme.
  • Such stabilizing systems can comprise calcium ion, boric acid, propylene glycol, short chain carboxylic acid, boronic acid, and mixtures thereof.
  • Such stabilizing systems can also comprise reversible protease inhibitors.
  • compositions herein may further comprise from 0% to 10%, preferably from 0.01% to 6% by weight, of chlorine bleach scavengers, added to prevent chlorine bleach species present in many water supplies from attacking and inactivating the enzymes, especially under alkaline conditions.
  • chlorine bleach scavengers While chlorine levels in water may be small, typically in the range from 0.5 ppm to 1.75 ppm, the available chlorine in the total volume of water that comes in contact with the enzyme during washing is usually large; accordingly, enzyme stability in-use can be problematic.
  • Suitable chlorine scavenger anions are widely available, and are illustrated by salts containing ammonium cations or sulfite, bisulfite, thiosulfite, thiosulfate, iodide, etc.
  • Antioxidants such as carbamate, ascorbate, etc., organic amines such as ethylenediaminetetracetic acid (EDTA) or alkali metal salt thereof, monoethanolamine (MEA), and mixtures thereof can likewise be used.
  • EDTA ethylenediaminetetracetic acid
  • MEA monoethanolamine
  • scavengers such as bisulfate, nitrate, chloride, sources of hydrogen peroxide such as sodium perborate tetrahydrate, sodium perborate monohydrate and sodium percarbonate, as well as phosphate, condensed phosphate, acetate, benzoate, citrate, formate, lactate, malate, tartrate, salicylate, etc. and mixtures thereof can be used if desired.
  • compositions may also contain corrosion inhibitor which is preferably incorporated at a level of from 0.05% to 10%, preferably from 0.1% to 5% by weight of the composition.
  • Suitable corrosion inhibitors include paraffin oil typically a predominantly branched aliphatic hydrocarbon having a number of carbon atoms in the range of from 20 to 50; preferred paraffin oil selected from predominantly branched C 25-45 species with a ratio of cyclic to noncyclic hydrocarbons of about 32:68; a paraffin oil meeting these characteristics is sold by Wintershall, Salzbergen, Germany, under the trade name WINOG 70.
  • Suitable corrosion inhibitor compounds include benzotriazole and any derivatives thereof, mercaptans and diols, especially mercaptans with 4 to 20 carbon atoms including lauryl mercaptan, thiophenol, thionapthol, thionalide and thioanthranol.
  • mercaptans and diols especially mercaptans with 4 to 20 carbon atoms including lauryl mercaptan, thiophenol, thionapthol, thionalide and thioanthranol.
  • the C 12 -C 20 fatty acids, or their salts especially aluminium tristearate.
  • the C 12 -C 20 hydroxy fatty acids, or their salts are also suitable.
  • Phosphonated octa-decane and other anti-oxidants such as betahydroxytoluene (BHT) are also suitable.
  • compositions herein may comprise a suds suppressing system preferably present at a level of from 0.01% to 15%, more preferably from 0.05% to 10%, most preferably from 0.1% to 5% by weight of the composition.
  • a suds suppressing system is a highly preferred component of the compositions when the surfactant system comprises high foaming surfactant.
  • Suitable suds suppressing systems for use herein may comprise essentially any known antifoam compound, including, for example silicone antifoam compounds, 2-alkyl alcanol antifoam compounds, and paraffin antifoam compounds.
  • antifoam compound any compound or mixtures of compounds which act such as to depress the foaming or sudsing produced by a solution of a detergent composition, particularly in the presence of agitation of that solution.
  • Particularly preferred antifoam compounds for use herein are silicone antifoam compounds defined herein as any antifoam compound including a silicone component. Such silicone antifoam compounds also typically contain a silica component.
  • silicone antifoam compounds also typically contain a silica component.
  • silica component The term "silicone” as used herein, and in general throughout the industry, encompasses a variety of relatively high molecular weight polymers containing siloxane units and hydrocarbyl group of various types.
  • Suitable antifoam compounds include the monocarboxylic fatty acids and soluble salts thereof. These materials are described in US Patent 2,954,347, issued September 27, 1960 to Wayne St. John.
  • the monocarboxylic fatty acids, and salts thereof, for use as suds suppressor typically have hydrocarbyl chains of 10 to about 24 carbon atoms, preferably 12 to 18 carbon atoms.
  • Suitable salts include the alkali metal salts such as sodium, potassium, and lithium salts, and ammonium and alkanolammonium salts.
  • Suitable antifoam compounds include, for example, high molecular weight hydrocarbons such as paraffin, fatty esters (e.g. fatty acid triglycerides), fatty acid esters of monovalent alcohols, aliphatic C 18 -C 40 ketones (e.g. stearone) N-alkylated amino triazines such as tri- to hexaalkylmelamines or di- to tetra alkyldiamine chlortriazines formed as products of cyanuric chloride with two or three moles of a primary or secondary amine containing 1 to 24 carbon atoms, propylene oxide, bis stearic acid amide and monostearyl di-alkali metal (e.g.
  • hydrocarbons such as paraffin, fatty esters (e.g. fatty acid triglycerides), fatty acid esters of monovalent alcohols, aliphatic C 18 -C 40 ketones (e.g. stearone) N-alkylated amino
  • the hydrocarbons such as paraffin and haloparaffin, can be utilized in liquid form.
  • the liquid hydrocarbons will be liquid at room temperature and atmospheric pressure, and will have a pour point in the range of about -40°C and about 5°C, and a minimum boiling point not less than 110°C (atmospheric pressure). It is also known to utilize waxy hydrocarbons, preferably having a melting point below about 100°C. Hydrocarbon suds suppressors are described, for example, in U.S. Patent 4,265,779, issued May 5, 1981 to Gandolfo et al.
  • the hydrocarbons thus, include aliphatic, alicyclic, aromatic, and heterocyclic saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbons having from about 12 to about 70 carbon atoms.
  • Copolymers of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide particularly the mixed ethoxylated/propoxylated fatty alcohols with an alkyl chain length of from 10 to 16 carbon atoms, a degree of ethoxylation of from 3 to 30 and a degree of propoxylation of from 1 to 10, are also suitable antifoam compounds for use herein.
  • 2-alky-alcanols antifoam compounds for use herein have been described in DE 40 21 265.
  • the 2-alkyl-alcanols suitable for use herein consist of a C 6 to C 16 alkyl chain carrying a terminal hydroxy group, and said alkyl chain is substituted in the alpha position by a C 1 to C 10 alkyl chain.
  • Mixtures of 2-alkyl-alcanols can be used in the compositions according to the present invention.
  • compositions herein may contain organic solvents, particularly when formulated as liquids or gels.
  • the compositions in accord with the invention preferably contain a solvent system present at levels of from 1% to 30% by weight, preferably from 3% to 25% by weight, more preferably form 5% to 20% by weight of the composition.
  • the solvent system may be a mono, or mixed solvent system.
  • at least the major component of the solvent system is of low volatility.
  • Suitable organic solvent for use herein has the general formula RO(CH 2 C(Me)HO) n H, wherein R is an alkyl, alkenyl, or alkyl aryl group having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms, and n is an integer from 1 to 4.
  • R is an alkyl group containing 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and n is 1 or 2.
  • Especially preferred R groups are n-butyl or isobutyl.
  • Water-soluble CARBITOL solvents are compounds of the 2-(2-alkoxyethoxy)ethanol class wherein the alkoxy group is derived from ethyl, propyl or butyl; a preferred water-soluble carbitol is 2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol also known as butyl carbitol.
  • Water-soluble CELLOSOLVE solvents are compounds of the 2-alkoxyethoxy ethanol class, with 2-butoxyethoxyethanol being preferred.
  • Suitable solvents are benzyl alcohol, and diols such as 2-ethyl-1,3-hexanediol and 2,2,4-trimethl-1,3-pentanediol.
  • the low molecular weight, water-soluble, liquid polyethylene glycols are also suitable solvents for use herein.
  • the alkane mono and diols are suitable for use herein.
  • C 1 -C 4 monohydric alcohols eg: ethanol, propanol, isopropanol, butanol and mixtures thereof
  • ethanol particularly preferred.
  • the C1-C4 dihydric alcohols, including propylene glycol, are also preferred.
  • Hydrotrope may be added to the compositions herein, and is typically present at levels of from 0.5% to 20%, preferably from 1% to 10%, by weight.
  • Useful hydrotropes include sodium, potassium, and ammonium xylene sulfonates, sodium, potassium, and ammonium toluene sulfonate, sodium potassium and ammonium cumene sulfonate, and mixtures thereof.
  • compositions herein include perfumes, colours and fillers.
  • compositions preferably have a pH as a 1% solution in distilled water at 20°C of from 8.5 to 13.0, preferably from 9.5 to 11.5, most preferably from 9.8 to 11.0.
  • the pH of the compositions may be adjusted by the use of various pH adjusting agents.
  • Preferred acidification agents include inorganic and organic acids including, for example, carboxylate acids, such as citric and succinic acids.
  • Bicarbonates, particularly sodium bicarbonate, are useful pH adjusting agents herein.
  • a highly preferred acidification acid is citric acid which has the advantage of providing builder capacity to the wash solution.
  • the detergent compositions herein can be formulated in any desirable form such as powders, tablets, granulates, pastes, liquids and gels.
  • the detergent compositions herein may be formulated as liquid compositions which typically comprise from 94% to 35% by weight, preferably from 90% to 40% by weight, most preferably from 80% to 50% by weight of a liquid carrier, e.g., water, preferably a mixture of water and organic solvent.
  • a liquid carrier e.g., water, preferably a mixture of water and organic solvent.
  • Gel compositions are typically formulated with polyakenyl polyether having a molecular weight of from about 750,000 to about 4,000,000.
  • the detergent compositions herein may also be in the form of solids, such as powders, granules and tablets.
  • the particle size of the components of granular compositions should preferably be such that no more that 5% of particles are greater than 1.4mm in diameter and not more than 5% of particles are less than 0.15mm in diameter.
  • the bulk density of granular detergent compositions is typically at least 450 g/litre, more usually at least 600 g/litre and more preferably from 650 g/litre to 1000 g/litre.
  • granular detergent compositions can be made via a variety of methods including dry mixing, spray drying, agglomeration and granulation.
  • compositions A, B and D were assessed using the following representative test method.
  • composition B in accord with the invention was less that obtained for the reference composition A or for the comparative composition D which contained the polymeric dye transfer inhibiting agent PVNO.

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  1. Verwendung einer Bleichmittelspezies zur Inhibierung der Übertragung einer bleichbaren Nahrungsmittelverschmutzung aus einer wässrigen Waschlösung auf ein Substrat bei einem Geschirrspülverfahren, wobei die Bleichmittelspezies aus Diacyl- und Tetraacylperoxid-Bleichmittelspezies und Mischungen hiervon gewählt ist.
  2. Verwendung nach Anspruch 1, wobei das Verfahren ein maschinelles Geschirrspülverfahren ist.
  3. Verwendung nach Anspruch 1 und/oder 2, wobei die Diacylperoxid-Bleichmittelspezies aus Diacylperoxiden der allgemeinen Formel gewählt ist:
    Figure 00500001
    worin R1 ein aromatische Gruppe oder eine C6-C18-Alkylgruppe bedeutet, die ein lineare Kette von mindestens 5 Kohlenstoffatomen und wahlweise einen oder mehrere Substituenten (z.B. -N+(CH3)3, -COOH oder -CN) und/oder eine oder mehrere unterbrechende Gruppen (z.B. -CONH- oder -CH=CH-), welche zwischen benachbarten Kohlenstoffatomen des Alkylrestes interpoliert sind, enthält, und R2 eine mit einer Peroxidgruppe kompatible, aliphatische oder aromatische Gruppe bedeutet, so daß R1 und R2 zusammen insgesamt 8 bis 30 Kohlenstoffatome enthalten, und wobei die Tetraacylperoxid-Bleichmittelspezies aus Tetraacylperoxiden der allgemeinen Formel gewählt ist:
    Figure 00500002
    worin R3 eine aromatische Gruppe oder eine C1-C9-Alkylgruppe bedeutet, und n eine ganze Zahl von 2 bis einschließlich 12 bedeutet.
  4. Verwendung nach Anspruch 3, wobei R1 und R2 Phenylgruppen sind.
  5. Verwendung nach mindestens einem der Ansprüche 1-4 wobei die bleichbare Nahrungsmittelverschmutzung eine Carotenoid-Verschmutzung ist.
  6. Verwendung nach mindestens einem der Ansprüche 1-5, wobei das Substrat Kunststoffmaterial umfasst.
  7. Verwendung nach den Ansprüchen 1-6, wobei die wässrige Waschlösung die besagte Bleichmittelspezies in einem Anteil von 1 bis 100 ppm, bezogen auf Gewicht der Waschlösung, umfasst.
  8. Verwendung nach Anspruch 7, wobei die wässrige Waschlösung die besagte Bleichmittelspezies in einem Anteil von 5 bis 50 ppm, bezogen auf Gewicht der Waschlösung, umfasst.
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