EP0783562A1 - High active granular detergent compositions and process for making them - Google Patents
High active granular detergent compositions and process for making themInfo
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- EP0783562A1 EP0783562A1 EP95934088A EP95934088A EP0783562A1 EP 0783562 A1 EP0783562 A1 EP 0783562A1 EP 95934088 A EP95934088 A EP 95934088A EP 95934088 A EP95934088 A EP 95934088A EP 0783562 A1 EP0783562 A1 EP 0783562A1
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C11—ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
- C11D—DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
- C11D17/00—Detergent materials or soaps characterised by their shape or physical properties
- C11D17/06—Powder; Flakes; Free-flowing mixtures; Sheets
- C11D17/065—High-density particulate detergent compositions
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C11—ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
- C11D—DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
- C11D11/00—Special methods for preparing compositions containing mixtures of detergents ; Methods for using cleaning compositions
- C11D11/0082—Special methods for preparing compositions containing mixtures of detergents ; Methods for using cleaning compositions one or more of the detergent ingredients being in a liquefied state, e.g. slurry, paste or melt, and the process resulting in solid detergent particles such as granules, powders or beads
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- the present invention relates to a process for making a high active granular detergent composition and in particular a high bulk density granular detergent composition, that is, one having a bulk density higher than 600 grams per liter and at least 40% by weight of surfactants.
- a high active granular detergent composition Preferably the granular detergent composition has good powder properties.
- the invention relates to a process for the preparation of a granular detergent composition, especially one with a high proportion of surfactant.
- Granular detergent compositions with high surfactant levels of about 40% by weight or higher have several advantages over compositions with lower concentrations, particularly in working environments using lower amounts of water.
- high bulk density granular detergent compositions have several advantages over low bulk density compositions.
- the packing volume of the granules is lower, meaning that packaging can be smaller which facilitates storage and transport of products.
- Factors which govern the bulk density of detergent granules are the bulk density of the starting materials, for those granules produced by dry-mixing, and the chemical composition of the slurry for those granules produced by spray drying. Given the constraints that formulating effective compositions place on using either of these factors to vary bulk density, substantial increases in bulk density can mostly only be achieved by mechanical processing.
- EP-A-337,330 (Henkel) relates to a continuous process for obtaining high bulk density detergent powder containing a considerable amount of anionic and nonionic surfactant material, said process comprising treating spray-dried detergent material in a high-speed mixer under addition of nonionic material, whereby the mean residence time in the mixer is from 10-60 seconds.
- liquid surfactant compositions that can be sprayed onto spray-dried powders to increase the bulk density. While these "densified" spray dried powders have not been produced by mechanical densification, the disadvantages of using a spray dried powder as a starting point remain. In addition only a limited level of liquid surfactant can be sprayed-on if powder properties are not to suffer and the spray-on process relies on an absorbent powder base.
- European Patent Application No. 420 317 Appel discloses a three-step process for preparing a high bulk density granular detergent composition by in situ neutralization of a liquid acid precursor of an anionic surfactant. Typically, in this type of process, excess carbonate is required to assure reasonable conversion of the acid. Excess carbonate gives rise to undesirably high pH in the product. Use of the acid precursor also requires careful handling, storage and coordination with granulation.
- Beerse et al. US 5,108,646 discloses a granulation process for making a granular detergent builder, rather than a complete detergent composition.
- applicants' invention requires at least about 40% by weight of active surfactant and in addition describes a granulation route to make a complete detergent.
- Applicants particles contain detergent solids such as builders and fillers, and mixed surfactant actives with a very low water content as the binder for the granulation process.
- Beerse et al. discloses a granulation process using an aqueous mixed active paste, but the granules must be combined with at least 1.3 times their weight of spray-dried base granules to produce a complete detergent product.
- Beerse's solid builder portion must be chosen from zeolites or silicates, and the size of the solids are restricted to 0.1 to 10 microns.
- the current invention permits any detergent solid ingredient including soda ash or sodium sulfate and in a much wider size range.
- Beerse's ratio of anionic to nonionic surfactant is limited to 3:1 or greater, unlike the current invention.
- the weigh ratio of builder to binder is 1.75:1 to 3.5:1. The maximum amount of surfactant in the adjunct is thus about 36%.
- a mobile surfactant system comprising anionic surfactants and an alkoxylated nonionic surfactant is added to particulate starting material during treatment of this starting material in a high speed mixer/densifier.
- the anionic surfactants may be linear alkyl benzene sulfonate, alkyl sulfate and the like. It has been found that a superior detergent powder can be produced containing high surfactant levels produced by granulating solid detergent ingredients with a binder composed of a low-moisture content liquid mixture of anionic and nonionic surfactants and small particulate components with high surface areas which act as granulating aids.
- the entire particulate mixture can have high surface area or the high surface area can be achieved by manipulating selected components of the mixture.
- the active (surfactant) levels that can be achieved are as high as 60% by weight of surfactants and at least 40% by weight. The advantages are the increased level of active that can be incorporated into the granulate by comparison to granulations without the high surface area components.
- the invention provides a process and a product prepared by the process for making a high active, high bulk density detergent composition
- a binder component comprising a neutralized or partially neutralized surfactant with a particulate solid component, of initial particle size from about 0.1 to about 500 microns, wherein the binder maintains the mixture in a particulate state throughout the process.
- the particle size of at least 15% by weight of the particulate solids must be at least 50 microns and is preferably from about 50 to 400 microns to provide seeding.
- the process is essentially an agglomeration process, wherein the solid component is agglomerated by the binder component, resulting in detergent particles containing the solid component and a surfactant phase.
- the use of sufficient high surface area solids allows more liquid surfactant to be adsorbed per weight of solid.
- This agglomeration process can be carried out either as a continuous or a batch process.
- a continuous process is, however, preferred.
- the present invention is concerned with a process for making a high active, high bulk density detergent composition as well as the composition itself, the process comprising the steps of (i) introducing a binder component, comprising a neutralized or partially neutralized surfactant, and a solid component of initial particle size from submicron to about 500 microns into a high shear mixer to thereby form a particulate mixture and (ii) subjecting said mixture to high shear mixing and thereby granulating the components to form granules of a size within the range of from 1 to 1200 microns.
- a coating agent such as zeolite is added to the mixer.
- the detergent composition is suitably a complete detergent composition.
- Complete is used to refer to a detergent composition comprising sufficient surfactant, builder, and alkalinity source to function as an effective fabric washing powder.
- Alkalinity source refers to soda ash or phosphates.
- complete does not restrict the addition of certain minor components in conventional amounts for example at weights of less than 5%. Such minor components include enzymes, bleach, perfume, anti-deposition agent, or dye, to enhance the performance of the washing powder.
- the particulate detergent composition may, if desired, be used as a feedstock in a detergent production process.
- a liquid component surfactant such as nonionic surfactant may be sprayed onto the composition and it may then be coated with for example zeolite.
- the detergent composition is used as a feedstock, it is preferred that it be the direct product of the process of the present invention. That, is, additional components are not incorporated into the detergent particles prior to their use as a feedstock.
- the particles may be admixed with separate particles comprising other materials. This provides the advantage of allowing the detergent composition to be produced at one location by a single-step process and optionally admixture with separate particles and then transported to a remote location for storage or further processing as desired.
- the detergent composition is in suitably substantially pure form.
- substantially pure form we mean that the composition may contain up to 10% by weight of other particulate material but is preferably substantially free of any such other material.
- the particulate to solid component must have at least
- particle size is meant the average particle size as determined by Rosin-Rammler calculation.
- viscosity raising components are water and, particularly, fatty acid in combination with a stoichiometric amount of alkaline material (such as caustic soda) sufficient to neutralize the fatty acid which obviously results in the formation of soap.
- alkaline material such as caustic soda
- a solid component which can comprise detergency builders such as water-soluble alkaline inorganic materials (for example sodium carbonate seeded with calcium carbonate) , zeolite, sodium tripolyphosphate, other water-soluble inorganic materials, for example, sodium bicarbonate or silicate, fluorescers, polycarboxylate polymers, anti-redeposi ion agents and fillers, is mixed with a binder component which in addition to a neutralized or partially neutralized surfactant can comprise water, silicate solution, liquid polymer components, polyethylene glycols, perfumes, fatty acids and other materials.
- binder component includes any component which is plastically deformable under conditions encountered during the process.
- This invention allows higher surfactant levels to be incorporated into detergent powders produced by granulation.
- the addition of a small weight fraction of particles that possess high surface area sufficient so that the average surface area of the particulate solids is at least about 9m 2 /g and preferably at least about 15m 2 /g greatly improves the amount of surfactant that can be added.
- At least 15% by weight of the particulate solids must have a particle size of at least 50 microns, preferably 50 microns to 400 microns to provide a site for seeding.
- the high surface area solids preferably have an average diameter that differs from the other standard solid components. This leads to a marked increase in the surfactant to solids weight ratio.
- the inclusion of additional, high surface area particulate components which result in a total solid surface area exceeding 9m 2 /g, preferably at least 12 m 2 /g, and most preferably at least 15m 2 /g, extends the attainable surfactant weight levels to 60% by weight.
- High surface area may be achieved by employing porous particles, such as zeolite MAP, Sipernat, or by using very small (sub-micron) particles, such as Cabot Cab-O-Sil. Other porous particles are also suitable.
- the high surface area of the resulting particle mixture then allows more liquid active to be adsorbed per weight of solid.
- the multi-modal distribution of particles resulting from the mixture of different components imparts greater strength in the granulate.
- the small particles in the distribution serve to increase the yield stress and viscosity of the liquid active binder mixture, thereby promoting efficient agglomeration of the larger particulate components.
- the multi-modal distribution of particles also results in more efficient packing of the solids, which strengthens the granulate. Although more efficient packing eliminates some void space in the agglomerate which liquid active could fill, this loss is more than compensated for by the void space gained by employing porous particles.
- Examples of materials which may be postdosed to the composition include enzymes, bleaches, bleach precursors, bleach stabilizers, lather suppressors, perfumes and dyes.
- Liquid or pasty ingredients may conveniently be absorbed on to solid porous particles, generally inorganic, which may then be postdosed to the composition obtained by the process of the invention.
- the process is very flexible with respect to the chemical composition of the starting materials. Phosphate as well as zeolite built compositions may be made.
- the process is also suitable for preparing calcite/carbonate containing compositions.
- the particulate solid component has an initial particle size of 0.1 to 500 microns, preferably 1 to 350 microns, more preferably from 0.1 to 300 microns.
- the solid component preferably comprises from 5 to 95% of detergent builders, more preferably from 10 to 80%, most preferably from 20 to 60% by weight.
- the neutralized or partially neutralized surfactant may comprise anionic, nonionic or zwitterionic surfactants.
- partially neutralized is meant a surfactant that may be selected from the linear alkyl benzene sulfate or sulfonate C 12 to C l ⁇ linear alkyl benzene sulfate, alpha-olefin sulfate or sulfonate, internal olefin sulfate or sulfonate, fatty acid ester sulfate or sulfonate, primary alkyl sulfate or sulfonate, primary and secondary alcohol sulfates or sulfonates and water soluble salts of the fatty acids for example tallow or coconut soaps.
- the nonionic surfactant may be selected from those compounds produced by the condensation of alkylene oxide groups with an organic hydrophobic compound for example alkyl phenols or alcohols.
- Preferred nonionics are the water soluble condensation products of aliphatic alcohols with 8 to 30 carbon atoms in the molecule with 3 to 15 moles of ethylene oxide per mole of alcohol.
- Other nonionics include water soluble amine oxides containing one alkyl moiety of about 10 to 18 carbon atoms and 2 moieties selected from the groups of alkyl and hydroxyalkyl moieties with from 1 to 3 carbon atoms and those nonionics derived from sugars, for example the alkyl poly glycosides.
- the zwitterionic surfactants include derivatives of aliphatic quaternary ammonium phosphonium and sulphonium compounds in which one of the aliphatic substituents contains an anionic water-solubilizing group.
- the binder component comprises a mixture of neutralized or partially neutralized surfactants for example a mixture of linear or primary alkylbenzene sulfonate containing from 11 to 14 carbon atoms and a C 12 to C 15 primary alcohol ethoxylated with 3 to 7 moles of ethylene oxide per mole of alcohol in a weight ratio of anionic to nonionic of 3 to 1 or a mixture of a C 14 to C 17 primary or secondary alcohol sulphate with a C 12 to C 15 primary alcohol ethoxylated with 3 to 7 moles of ethylene oxide per mole of alcohol in a weight ratio of 2 to 1.
- a mixture of linear or primary alkylbenzene sulfonate containing from 11 to 14 carbon atoms and a C 12 to C 15 primary alcohol ethoxylated with 3 to 7 moles of ethylene oxide per mole of alcohol in a weight ratio of anionic to nonionic of 3 to 1 or a mixture of a C 14 to C 17 primary or secondary alcohol sulphate
- the neutralized surfactant comprises less than 20% by weight of water, more preferably less than 10% most preferably less than 5% by weight and is made by the method described in US 4,923,636 and US 4,826,632 to Blackburn, or US 4,052,342 to Fernley or US 5,324,455 to Dumas et al., incorporated herein by reference.
- the surfactant content of the binder is preferably from 50% to 100%, more preferably from 55% to 90% most preferably from 60% to 80%.
- Preferred surfactant mixtures contain 20 to 80% by weight of anionic surfactant, 20 to 80% by weight of nonionic surfactant and no water.
- the binder component comprises less than 30% by weight of water, more preferably between 0.5% and 25%, most preferably between 5% and 15%.
- the high shear mixer advantageously used to carry out the process is preferably a Littleford
- This apparatus consists essentially of a large, static hollow cylinder with its longitudinal axis horizontal. Along this axis is a rotating shaft with several different types of blades mounted thereon.
- the shaft tip speed is between 1 /sec and 20 m/sec, more preferably 1 m/sec and 12 m/sec.
- the mixer can be equipped with one or more high speed cutters and preferably these are operated at tip speeds from 15 m/sec to 80 m/sec, more preferably from 20 m/sec to 70 m/sec.
- Other suitable mixers for the process of the invention are the Lodige 1 TM 1 , Eirich 1 TM 1 RV02, Powrex'TM 1 VG100, Zanchetta (TM) , Schugi'TM 1 and Fukae'TM 1 .
- the solid component is fed into the mixer followed by the binder component which is either sprayed on to the solid component or pumped into the mixer.
- the components are mixed for a total residence time preferably of from 0.2 to 8 minutes, more preferably of from 0.25 to 5 minutes.
- a coating agent such as zeolite can be added to the mixer and the mixer operated with only the main shaft for 20 to -60 seconds.
- the granules made by the process preferably have a bulk density of from 600 g/liter to 1150 g/liter and a particle size (measured by Rosin-Rammler) of from 300 to 1,200 microns more preferably from 400 to 800 microns.
- the ratio of binder component to solid component is preferably in a weight ratio of from 3:2 to 2:3, more preferably 1:1 to 2:3.
- the process is preferably operated at a temperature from ambient to 60°C, more preferably from ambient to 40°C.
- the invention is further illustrated by the following non-limiting examples in which parts and percentages are by weight unless otherwise indicated.
- Zeolite Zeolite 4A (Wessalith ex Degussa) and Zeolite MAP (ex Crosfield)
- Nonionic Nonionic surfactant ethoxylated alcohol
- Sip 50s A silicate produced by Degussa and fully described in bulletin PT 71-
- Examples 1-4 were prepared on a 45kg (1001b) scale in a high speed Batch Lodige (Littleford FM 130D) mixer or on a smaller scale in a 300-500 gm scale in the General Model VC- 4 food processor. Solid and binder were added to the mixer before starting the granulation, and the duration of the granulation ranged from 30 seconds to two minutes. The granulation was halted when most of the particles appeared to be between 100 and 500 microns in diameter. The resulting powders were free flowing.
- Examples 1, 3 and 4 demonstrate formulations in which the surfactant level of the granule exceeds 40% by weight.
- the mixture of solids employed, the resulting specific surface areas, and the amount of active in the product are reported in Table 1.
- the specific surface areas are measured in square meters per gram of particles, and the values for a given mixture are calculated on a weight average basis using the BET measured surface areas.
- BET surface areas employed for individual components are listed in Table 2 below.
- Example 2 serves as a comparative to illustrate that a surfactant level lower than 40% is achieved when the solid mixture has a relatively small specific surface area.
- Zeolite MAP 35 1.6 siL90 100 > 1 siP50s 450 ⁇ 4
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