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Definitions

• compositions m either liquid or granular form, for use in laundry applications, wherein the compositions comprise certain fabric enhancing components, which can be, for example, a cyclic amme based polymer, ohgomer or copolymer material, hydrophobically modified carboxy methyl cellulose and mixtures thereof. Additionally, a contain for such compositions is provided.
• Short fibers are dislodged from woven and knit fabric/textile structures by the mechanical action of laundering. These dislodged fibers may form lint, fuzz or "pills" which are visible on the surface of fabrics and dimmish the appearance of newness of the fabric.
• repeated laundering of fabrics and textiles, especially with bleach-contammg laundry products can remove dye from fabncs and textiles and impart a faded, worn out appearance as a result of diminished color intensity, and in many cases, as a result of changes m hues or shades of color
• the present invention is directed to a detergent composition
• a detergent composition comprising a) from about 1 % to about 80% by weight of surfactants selected from the group consisting of noniomc, aniomc, cationic, amphote ⁇ c zwitte ⁇ omc surfactants and mixtures thereof; and b) from about 0 01% to about 5 0%, preferably from about 0 1% to about 4 0%, by weight of a fabric enhancing component selected from the group consisting of cyclic amme based polymers, oligomers or copolymers, hydrophobically modified cellulosic based polymers or oligomers, and mixtures thereof.
• the detergent composition is contained within an interior chamber of a container, the container further comprising an exterior surface wherein the exterior surface contains a description of the composition comprising language selected from the group consisting of: helps clothes look healthier, helps stop wear before it starts, maintains the appearance of clothes, helps prevent clothes from looking worn out, strengthens while it cleans for better looking clothes, strengthens threads so clothes look better, helps prevent clothes from looking worn, helps prevent wear and tear m the washer that can make clothes look old, helps keep clothes from agmg, helps clothes come out of the washer looking as good as when they went in, helps preserve the fabric integrity of clothes, strengthens threads from the mside out for better looking clothes, extends the life of clothes, is like a vitamin for clothes, works like an anti-agmg product on clothes, is like calcium for clothes, is like a supplement for clothes, after just 10 washes clothes look better than they would if you washed them with other detergents, fortifies threads for healthier looking clothes, helps prevent clothes from looking old before their time, is like stopping
• each T is independently selected from the group consisting of H, Ci -Cp alkyl, substituted alkyl.
• W comprises at least one cyclic constituent selected from the group consisting of:
• W may also comprise an aliphatic or substituted aliphatic moiety of the general structure
• each B is independently C ] -C ⁇ alkylene.
• each Q is independently selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, Cj-Cj alkoxy, C 2 -C j g hydroxyalkoxy, ammo, C -Cj g alkylamino, dialkylammo, t ⁇ alkylammo groups, heterocychc monoammo groups and diammo groups
• -each R j is independently selected from the group consisting of H, Ci -Cg alkyl and Cj-Cg hydroxyalkyl
• -each R 2 is independently selected from the group consisting of Cj-Ci 2 alkylene, Ci -Ci 2 alkenylene, -CH 2 -CH(OR ⁇ )-CH 2 , Cg-C ⁇ 2 alkarylene, C_j-C ⁇ 2 dihydroxyalkylene, poly(C 2 -C 4 alkyleneoxy)alkylene, H 2 CH(OH)CH 2 OR 2 OCH 2 CH(OH)CH 2 -, and C3-
• each R3 is independently selected from the group consisting of H, O, R 2 , Ci -C 2 Q hydroxyalkyl, Cj-C ⁇ alkyl, substituted alkyl, Cg-Ci 1 aryl, substituted aryl, C7-C1 1 alkylaryl, Ci -C 2 o ammoalkyl, -(CH 2 ) h COOM, -(CH 2 ) h SO 3 M, CH 2 CH(OH)S0 3 M, -(CH 2 ) OSO 3 M,
• each R4 is independently selected from the group consisting of H, Ci -C 2 alkyl, Ci -C 22 hydroxyalkyl, aryl and C7-C22 alkylaryl;
• -each R5 is independently selected from the group consisting of C 2 -Cg alkylene, C -Cg alkyl substituted alkylene;
• A is a compatible monovalent or di or polyvalent anion
• each R is selected from the group consisting of R , Re, and
• each R 2 is independently selected from the group consisting of H and Ci -C4 alkyl
• each Rc is — (CH ⁇ —C-OZ wherein each Z is independently selected from the group consisting of M, R 2 , Re, and R H ; each R H is independently selected from the group consisting of C5 -C 2 n alkyl, C5-C7 cycloalkyl, C7-O 0 alkylaryl, C7-C 2 o arylalkyl, substituted alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, C ⁇ -C 2 o alkoxy-2-hydroxyalkyl, C7-C20 alkylaryloxy-2 -hydroxyalkyl, (R ⁇ N-alkyl, (R4) 2 N-2- hydroxyalkyl, ⁇ 4)3 N-alkyl, (-14)3 N-2 -hydroxyalkyl, Cg-C ⁇ 2 aryloxy-2 -hydroxyalkyl, O R 5 O R . O R 5 O n i n r I I i n
• each R4 is independently selected from the group consisting of H, C ] -C 2 Q alkyl, C5-C7 cycloalkyl, C7-C20 alkylaryl, C7-C 2 Q arylalkyl, aminoalkyl, alkylammoalkyl, dialkylammoalkyl, pipe ⁇ dmoalkyl.
• each R5 is independently selected from the group consisting of H, Ci -C 2 Q alkyl, C5-C7 cycloalkyl, C7-C 2 ⁇ alkylaryl, C7-C 2 arylalkyl, substituted alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, (R 4 ) 2 N-alkyl, and (R 4 ) 3 N-alkyl, wherein'
• M is a suitable cation selected from the group consisting of Na, K, l/2Ca, and l/2Mg; each x is from 0 to about 5; each y is from about 1 to about 5; and provided that: - the Degree of Substitution for group R H is between about 0.001 and 0.1, more preferably between about 0.005 and 0.05, and most preferably between about 0.01 and 0.05; the Degree of Substitution for group Re wherein Z is H or M is between about 0.2 and 2.0, more preferably between about 0.3 and 1.0, and most preferably between about 0.4 and 0.7; - if any R H bears a positive charge, it is balanced by a suitable anion; and two R4's on the same nitrogen can together form a ring structure selected from the group consisting of pipe ⁇ dme and morpholme.
• the cyclic arrane based polymer, oligomer or copolymer materials defined above can be used, along with the hydrophobically modified cellulosic based polymers or oligomers, as a washing solution additive in either granular or liquid form. Alternatively, they can be admixed to granular detergents, dissolved in liquid detergent compositions or added to a fab ⁇ c softening composition.
• the laundry detergent compositions herein comprise from about 1% to 80% by weight of a detersive surfactant, from about 0.01% to 80% by weight of an organic or inorganic detergency builder and from about 0.01% to 5% by weight of the fab ⁇ c enhancing component of the present mvention
• the detersive surfactant and detergency builder materials can be any of those useful in conventional laundry detergent products
• Aqueous solutions of the fab ⁇ c enhancing component of the subject invention comprise from about 0 01% to 80% by weight of cyclic amme based polymers, oligomers or copolymers, hydrophobically modified cellulosic based polymers or oligomers and mixtures thereof dissolved in water and other ingredients such as stabilizers and pH adjusters
• the present invention relates to the laundering or treating of fabrics and textiles in aqueous washing or treating solutions formed from effective amounts of the detergent compositions described herein, or formed from the individual components of such compositions Laundering of fabrics and textiles in such washing solutions, followed by rinsing and drying, imparts fabric appearance benefits to the fabric and textile articles so treated.
• Such benefits can include improved overall appearance, pill/fuzz reduction, antifadmg, improved abrasion resistance, and/or enhanced softness.
• the present invention fabric appearance and integrity are enhanced
• the fabric enhancing component that is, the cyclic amme based polymers, oligomers or copolymers and hydrophobically modified cellulosic based polymers or oligomers can be added to wash solutions by incorporating them into a detergent composition, a fabric softener or by adding them separately to the washing solution
• the cyclic amme based polymers, oligomers or copolymers and hydrophobically modified cellulosic based polymers or oligomers are desc ⁇ bed herein primarily as liquid or granular detergent additives but the present invention is not meant to be so limited.
• the detergent containers of the present invention include any approp ⁇ ate type of detergent composition container Non-hmitmg examples of such containers include boxes, bags and bottles, which can be made from paper, plastic, cardboard, laminates, etc. Those skilled in the art will know what mate ⁇ als of construction and types of materials are appropriate for the detergent compositions of this invention.
• cyclic amine based polymers, oligomers or copolymers and hydrophobically modified cellulosic based polymers or oligomers, detergent composition components, optional ingredients for such compositions and methods of using such compositions are desc ⁇ bed m detail below. All percentages are by weight unless other specified.
• compositions of the present invention can comprise one or more cyclic amme based polymer, oligomer or copolymer
• Such materials have been found to impart a number of appearance benefits to fabrics and textiles laundered m aqueous washing solutions formed from detergent compositions which contain these materials.
• Such fabric appearance benefits can include, for example, improved overall appearance of the laundered fabrics, reduction of the formation of pills and fuzz, protection against color fading, improved abrasion resistance, etc
• the cyclic amine based fabric treatment materials used in the compositions and methods herein can provide such fabric appearance benefits with acceptably little or no loss in cleaning performance provided by the laundry detergent compositions into which such materials are incorporated.
• the cyclic amine based polymer, oligomer or copolymer component of the compositions herein may comprise combinations of these cyclic amme based materials.
• a mixture of piperadme and epihalohyd ⁇ n condensates can be combined with a mixture of morpholme and epihalohydrm condensates to achieve the desired fab ⁇ c treatment results.
• the molecular weight of cyclic amme based fabric treatment materials can vary within the mixture as is illustrated m the Examples below.
• an oligomer is a molecule consisting of only a few monomer units while polymers comprise considerably more monomer units.
• oligomers are defined as molecules having an average molecular weight below about 1,000 and polymers are molecules having an average molecular weight of greater than about 1,000.
• Copolymers are polymers or oligomers wherein two or more dissimilar monomers have been simultaneously or sequentially polymerized.
• Copolymers of the present invention can include, for example, polymers or oligomers polymerized from a mixture of a pnmary cyclic amme based monomer, e.g., piperadme, and a secondary cyclic amine monomer, e.g., morpholine.
• the fab ⁇ c enhancing component comp ⁇ smg cyclic amme based polymers, oligomers or copolymers, hydrophobically modified cellulosic based polymers or oligomers and mixtures thereof of the detergent compositions herein will generally comprise from about 0.01% to about 5% by the weight of the detergent composition. More preferably, the fabric enhancing component will comp ⁇ se from about 0.1% to about 4% by weight of the detergent compositions, most preferably from about 0.75% to about 3%. However, as discussed above, when used as a washing solution additive, i.e. when the fab ⁇ c enhancing component is not incorporated into a detergent composition, the concentration of the fab ⁇ c enhancing component can comprise from about 0.1% to about 80% by weight of the additive material.
• Cyclic amme based polymer, oligomer or copolymer materials which are suitable for use in laundry operations and provide the desired fabric appearance and integrity benefits can be characterized by the general formula given in the Summary of the Invention.
• Preferred compounds that fall within this general structure include compounds:
• -at least one W is selected from the group consisting of
• each R j is H
• -at least one W is selected from the group consisting of:
• Preferred compounds to be used as the linking group R 2 include, but are not limited to: polyepoxides, ethylenecarbonate, propylenecarbonate, urea, ⁇ , ⁇ -unsaturated carboxylic acids, esters of , ⁇ -unsaturated carboxylic acids, amides of ⁇ , ⁇ -unsaturated carboxylic acids, anhydrides of ⁇ , ⁇ -unsaturated carboxylic acids, di- or polycarboxyhc acids, esters of di- or polycarboxyhc acids, amides of di- or polycarboxyhc acids, anhydrides of di- or polycarboxyhc acids, glycidylhalogens, chloroformic esters, chloroacetic esters, derivatives of chloroformic esters, de ⁇ vatives of chloroacetic esters, epihalohyd ⁇ ns, glycerol dichlorohydrms, bis- (halohydrms), polyetherdihalo-compound
• R can also comp ⁇ se a reaction product formed by reacting one or more of polyetherdiamines, alkylenediammes, polyalkylenepolyamines, alcohols, alkyleneglycols and polyalkyleneglycols with ⁇ , ⁇ -unsaturated carboxylic acids, esters of ⁇ , ⁇ - unsaturated carboxylic acids, amides of ⁇ , ⁇ -unsaturated carboxylic acids and anhydrides of ⁇ , ⁇ - unsaturated carboxylic acids provided that the reaction products contain at least two double bonds, two carboxylic groups, two amide groups or two ester groups.
• cyclic amme based polymer, oligomer or copolymer mate ⁇ als for use herein include adducts of two or more compositions selected from the group consisting of piperazme, piperadme, epichlorohydrm, epichlorohyd ⁇ n benzyl quat, epichlorohyd ⁇ n methj l quat, mo ⁇ hohne and mixtures thereof
• cyclic amme based polymers can be linear or branched
• branching can be mtorduced using a polyfunctional crosslmking agent
• An example of one such polymer is exemplified below
• compositions of the present invention can comprises one or more cellulosic based polymer or oligomer.
• Such materials have been found to impart a number of appearance benefits to fabrics and textiles laundered in aqueous washing solutions formed from detergent compositions which contain such cellulosic based fab ⁇ c treatment materials
• Such fabric appearance benefits can include, for example, improved overall appearance of the laundered fabrics, reduction of the formation of pills and fuzz, protection against color fading, improved abrasion resistance, etc.
• the cellulosic based fabric treatment materials used in the compositions and methods herein can provide such fabric appearance benefits with acceptably little or no loss in cleaning performance provided by the laundry detergent compositions into which such materials are incorporated.
• an oligomer is a molecule consisting of only a few monomer units while polymers comprise considerably more monomer units.
• oligomers are defined as molecules having an average molecular weight below about 1,000 and polymers are molecules having an average molecular weight of greater than about 1,000.
• One suitable type of cellulosic based polymer or oligomer fabric treatment material for use herein has an average molecular weight of from about 5,000 to about 2,000,000, preferably from about 50,000 to about 1,000,000.
• the cellulosic based fab ⁇ c treatment component of the detergent compositions herein will generally comprise from about 0.1% to about 5% by the weight of the detergent composition More preferably, such cellulosic based fab ⁇ c treatment materials will comprise from about 0.5% to about 4% by weight of the detergent compositions, most preferably from about 0.75% to about 3%.
• concentration of the cellulosic based component can comprise from about 0.1% to about 80% by weight of the additive material.
• each R is selected from the group consisting of R 2 , Re, and
• each R is independently selected from the group consisting of H and C1-C4 alkyl
• each Z is independently selected from the group consisting of M, R 2 , Re, and R H ; each R H is independently selected from the group consisting of C5 -C 2 o alkyl, C5-C7 cycloalkyl, C7-C 2 Q alkylaryl, C7-C20 arylalkyl, substituted alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, C ⁇ -C 2 o alkoxy-2-hydroxyalkyl, C7-C 2 n alkylaryloxy-2 -hydroxyalkyl, (R4)2N-alkyl, (R4) N-2- hydroxyalkyl, (R4J3 N-alkyl, (R4J3 N-2 -hydroxyalkyl, Cg-C ⁇ aryloxy-2-hydroxyalkyl, O R 5 O R 5 O R 5 O R 5 O R 5 O R 5 O R 5 O R 5 O R 5 O R 5 O R 5 O R 5 O R 5 O R 5 O R 5 O R 5 O R 5 O R 5 O R 5 O
• each R4 is independently selected from the group consisting of H, C ] -C 2 Q alkyl, C5-C7 cycloalkyl, C7-C Q alkylaryl, C7-C 2 o arylalkyl, ammoalkyl, alkylammoalkyl. dialkylammoalkyl, pipe ⁇ dmoalkyl.
• each R5 is independently selected from the group consisting of H, Ci -C 2 o alkyl, C5-C7 cycloalkyl, C ⁇ -C 2 o alkylaryl, C -C20 arylalkyl, substituted alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, (R 4 ) 2 N-alkyl, and (R 4 ) 3 N-alkyl; wherein:
• M is a suitable cation selected from the group consisting of Na, K, l/2Ca, and l/2Mg; each x is from 0 to about 5; each y is from about 1 to about 5 ; and provided that: - the Degree of Substitution for group R H is between about 0.001 and 0.1, more preferably between about 0.005 and 0.05, and most preferably between about 0.01 and 0.05; the Degree of Substitution for group Re wherein Z is H or M is between about 0.2 and 2.0, more preferably between about 0.3 and 1.0, and most preferably between about 0.4 and 0.7; - if any R H bears a positive charge, it is balanced by a suitable amon; and two R4's on the same nitrogen can together form a ring structure selected from the group consisting of pipe ⁇ dme and mo ⁇ holme.
• the "Degree of Substitution” for group R H which is sometimes abbreviated herein “DS RH ", means the number of moles of group R H components that are substituted per anhydrous glucose unit, wherein an anhydrous glucose unit is a six membered ring as shown in the repeating unit of the general structure above.
• the "Degree of Substitution" for group Re which is sometimes abbreviated herein “DS RC ", means the number of moles of group Re components, wherein Z is H or M, that are substituted per anhydrous glucose unit, wherein an anhydrous glucose unit is a six membered ⁇ ng as shown in the repeating unit of the general structure above.
• Z is H or M
• the requirement that Z be H or M is necessary to insure that there are a sufficient number of carboxy methyl groups such that the resultmg polymer is soluble
• m addition to the required number of Re components wherein Z is H or M there can be. and most preferably are. additional Re components wherein Z is a group other than H or M
• the detergent compositions herein comprise from about 1% to 80% by weight of a detersive surfactant. Preferably such compositions comprise from about 5% to 50% by weight of surfactant.
• Detersive surfactants utilized can be of the anionic, nonio c, zwitte ⁇ onic, ampholytic or catiomc type or can comp ⁇ se compatible mixtures of these types.
• Detergent surfactants useful herein are described in U.S Patent 3,664,961, Nor ⁇ s, issued May 23, 1972, U.S. Patent 3,919,678, Laughlm et al., issued December 30, 1975, U.S. Patent 4,222,905, Cockrell, issued September 16, 1980, and m U.S. Patent 4,239,659, Mu ⁇ hy, issued December 16, 1980. All of these patents are mco ⁇ orated herein by reference. Of all the surfactants, amonics and nomomcs are preferred.
• Useful anionic surfactants can themselves be of several different types.
• water-soluble salts of the higher fatty acids i.e., "soaps”
• alkali metal soaps such as the sodium, potassium, ammonium, and alkylolammomum salts of higher fatty acids containing from about 8 to about 24 carbon atoms, and preferably from about 12 to about 18 carbon atoms.
• non-soap anionic surfactants which are suitable for use herein include the water- soluble salts, preferably the alkali metal, and ammonium salts, of organic sulfuric reaction products having in their molecular structure an alkyl group containing from about 10 to about 20 carbon atoms and a sulfonic acid or sulfuric acid ester group.
• alkyl is the alkyl portion of acyl groups.
• Especially valuable are linear straight chain alkylbenzene sulfonates in which the average number of carbon atoms in the alkyl group is from about 11 to 13, abbreviated as Cj 1.13 LAS.
• Preferred noniomc surfactants are those of the formula R. (OC H4) n OH, wherein R. is a Ci Q-Ci g alkyl group or a Cg-Cj 2 alkyl phenyl group, and n is from 3 to about 80.
• Particularly preferred are condensation products of Cj 2 -C ⁇ 5 alcohols with from about 5 to about 20 moles of ethylene oxide per mole of alcohol, e.g., C ⁇ -Ci 3 alcohol condensed with about 6.5 moles of ethylene oxide per mole of alcohol.
• Panandiker et al Provide Appearance and Integrity Benefits to Fabrics Laundered Therewith, which was filed on September 15, 1997, m the name of Panandiker et al [P&G Case No 6834] The entire disclosure of the Panandiker et al reference is mco ⁇ orated herein by reference.
• the detergent compositions herein may also comprise from about 0.1 % to 80% by weight of a detergent builder.
• a detergent builder Preferably such compositions m liquid form will comp ⁇ se from about 1% to 10% by weight of the builder component
• compositions in granular form will comprise from about 1% to 50% by weight of the builder component
• Detergent builders are well known in the art and can comprise, for example, phosphate salts as well as various organic and inorganic nonphosphorus builders
• Water-soluble, nonphosphorus organic builders useful herein include the various alkali metal, ammonium and substituted ammonium polyacetates, carboxylates, polycarboxylates and polyhydroxy sulfonates.
• Suitable polycarboxylates for use herein are the polyacetal carboxylates described in U.S. Patent 4,144,226, issued March 13, 1979 to Crutchfield et al., and U.S. Patent 4,246,495, issued March 27, 1979 to Crutchfield et al, both of which are mco ⁇ orated herein by reference.
• Particularly preferred polycarboxylate builders are the oxydisuccmates and the ether carboxylate builder compositions comp ⁇ sing a combination of tartrate monosuccmate and tartrate disuccinate described in U.S Patent 4,663,071, Bush et al., issued May 5, 1987, the disclosure of which is mco ⁇ orated herein by reference
• nonphosphorus, inorganic builders include the silicates, alummosilicates, borates and carbonates Particularly preferred are sodium and potassium carbonate, bicarbonate, sesquicarbonate, tetraborate decahydrate, and silicates having a weight ratio of S ⁇ 0 to alkali metal oxide of from about 0.5 to about 4.0, preferably from about 1.0 to about 2.4. Also preferred are alummosilicates including zeolites. Such mate ⁇ als and their use as detergent builders are more fully discussed in Corkill et al., U. S. Patent No. 4,605,509, the disclosure of which is mco ⁇ orated herein by reference. Also discussed in U. S Patent No. 4,605,509 are crystalline layered silicates which are suitable for use m the detergent compositions of this invention.
• the detergent compositions of the present invention can also include any number of additional optional ingredients
• additional optional ingredients include conventional detergent composition components such as enzymes and enzyme stabilizing agents, suds boosters or suds suppressers, anti-tarnish and anticorrosion agents, bleaching agents, soil suspending agents, soil release agents, germicides, pH adjusting agents, non-builder alkalinity sources, chelatmg agents, organic and inorganic fillers, solvents, hydrotropes, optical b ⁇ ghteners, dyes and perfumes
• One preferred additive is carboxy methyl cellulose, most preferably in a concentration of from about 0.01% to about 5% by weight of the detergent composition.
• pH adjusting agents may be necessary m certain applications where the pH of the wash solution is greater than about 10.0 because the fabric integrity benefits of the defined compositions begin to dimmish at a higher pH.
• a pH adjuster should be used to reduce the pH of the washing solution to below about 10.0, preferably to a pH of below about 9.5 and most preferably below about 7.5. Suitable pH adjusters will be known to those skilled in the art.
• a preferred optional ingredients for mco ⁇ oration into the detergent compositions herein comprises a bleaching agent, e.g., a peroxygen bleach.
• a bleaching agent e.g., a peroxygen bleach.
• peroxygen bleaching agents may be organic or inorganic in nature. Inorganic peroxygen bleaching agents are frequently utilized combination with a bleach activator.
• Useful organic peroxygen bleaching agents include percarboxyhc acid bleaching agents and salts thereof. Suitable examples of this class of agents include magnesium monoperoxyphthalate hexahydrate, the magnesium salt of metachloro perbenzoic acid, 4- nonylammo-4-oxoperoxybuty ⁇ c acid and diperoxydodecanedioic acid.
• Such bleaching agents are disclosed in U.S. Patent 4,483,781, Hartman, Issued November 20, 1984; European Patent Application EP-A-133,354, Banks et al., Published February 20, 1985; and U.S. Patent 4,412,934, Chung et al., Issued November 1, 1983.
• Highly preferred bleaching agents also include 6-nonylammo-6-oxoperoxycapro ⁇ c acid (NAPAA) as desc ⁇ bed in U.S. Patent 4,634,551, Issued January 6, 1987 to Burns et al.
• Inorganic peroxygen bleaching agents may also be used, generally in particulate form, m the detergent compositions herein. Inorganic bleaching agents are m fact preferred.
• Such inorganic peroxygen compounds include alkali metal perborate and percarbonate mate ⁇ als.
• sodium perborate e.g. mono- or terra-hydrate
• Suitable inorganic bleaching agents can also include sodium or potassium carbonate peroxyhydrate and equivalent "percarbonate" bleaches, sodium pyrophosphate peroxyhydrate.
• urea peroxyhydrate and sodium peroxide Persulfate bleach (e.g., OXONE. manufactured commercially by DuPont) can also be used.
• inorganic peroxygen bleaches will be coated with silicate, borate, sulfate or water-soluble surfactants.
• coated percarbonate particles are available from various commercial sources such as FMC, Solvay Interox, Tokai Denka and Degussa.
• Inorganic peroxygen bleaching agents e.g., the perborates, the percarbonates, etc.
• bleach activators which lead to the in situ production in aqueous solution (i.e., during use of the compositions herein for fabric laundering/bleaching) of the peroxy acid corresponding to the bleach activator
• aqueous solution i.e., during use of the compositions herein for fabric laundering/bleaching
• activators are disclosed in U.S. Patent 4,915,854, Issued April 10, 1990 to Mao et al.; and U.S.
• Nonanoyloxybenzene sulfonate (NOBS) and tetraacetyl ethylene diamme (TAED) activators are typical and preferred Mixtures thereof can also be used. See also the hereinbefore referenced U.S. 4,634,551 for other typical bleaches and activators useful herein.
• Other useful amido-de ⁇ ved bleach activators are those of the formulae:
• R 1 N(R 5 )C(0)R 2 C(0)L or R 1 C(0)N(R 5 )R 2 C(O)L wherein R is an alkyl group containing from about 6 to about 12 carbon atoms, R 2 is an alkylene containing from 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, ⁇ R is H or alkyl, aryl, or alkaryl containing from about 1 to about 10 carbon atoms, and L is any suitable leaving group.
• a leaving group is any group that is displaced from the bleach activator as a consequence of the nucleophilic attack on the bleach activator by the perhydrolysis amon
• a preferred leaving group is phenol sulfonate.
• bleach activators of the above formulae include (6-octanam ⁇ do- caproyl)oxybenzenesulfonate, (6-nonanam ⁇ docaproyl) oxybenzene-sul-fonate, (6-decanam ⁇ do- caproyl)oxybenzenesulfonate and mixtures thereof as described in the hereinbefore referenced U.S. Patent 4,634,551.
• Another class of useful bleach activators comprises the benzoxazm-type activators disclosed by Hodge et al. in U.S. Patent 4,966, 723, Issued October 30, 1990, mco ⁇ orated herein by reference. See also U.S. Patent 4,545,784, Issued to Sanderson, October 8, 1985, mco ⁇ orated herein by reference, which discloses acyl caprolactams, including benzoyl caprolactam, adsorbed into sodium perborate.
• peroxygen bleaching agent will generally comp ⁇ se from about 2% to 30% by weight of the detergent compositions herein. More preferably, peroxygen bleaching agent will comp ⁇ se from about 2% to 20% by weight of the compositions. Most preferably, peroxygen bleaching agent will be present to the extent of from about 3% to 15% by weight of the compositions herein If utilized, bleach activators can comp ⁇ se from about 2% to 10% b> weight of the detergent compositions herein Frequently, activators are employed such that the molar ratio of bleaching agent to activator ranges from about 1 1 to 10 1, more preferably from about 1.5.1 to 5.1 Additional suitable bleaching agents and bleach activators are disclosed in co-pendmg
• Another highly preferred optional ingredient m the detergent compositions herein is a detersive enzyme component.
• Enzymes can be included m the present detergent compositions for a variety of pu ⁇ oses, including removal of protem-based, carbohydrate-based, or t ⁇ glyce ⁇ de-based stains from substrates, for the prevention of refugee dye transfer in fabric laundering, and for fabric restoration Suitable enzymes include proteases, amylases, lipases, cellulases, peroxidases, and mixtures thereof of any suitable origin, such as vegetable, animal, bacterial, fungal and yeast origin Preferred selections are influenced by factors such as pH- activity and/or stability, optimal thermostability, and stability to active detergents, builders and the like. In this respect bacterial or fungal enzymes are preferred, such as bacterial amylases and proteases, and fungal cellulases.
• detergent enzyme means any enzyme having a cleaning, stam removing or otherwise beneficial effect a laundry detergent composition
• Preferred enzymes for laundry pu ⁇ oses include, but are not limited to. proteases, cellulases, lipases, amylases and peroxidases. Enzymes are normally inco ⁇ orated into detergent compositions at levels sufficient to provide a "cleanmg-effective amount".
• cleaningmg-effective amount refers to any amount capable of producing a cleaning, stam removal, soil removal, whitening, deodorizing, or freshness improving effect on substrates such as fabrics. In practical terms for current commercial preparations, typical amounts are up to about 5 mg by weight, more typically 0.01 mg to 3 mg, of active enzyme per gram of the detergent composition.
• compositions herein will typically comprise from 0.001% to 5%, preferably 0.01%-1% by weight of a commercial enzyme preparation.
• Protease enzymes are usually present in such commercial preparations at levels sufficient to provide from 0.005 to 0.1 Anson units (AU) of activity per gram of composition. Higher active levels may be desirable in highly concentrated detergent formulations.
• Cellulases usable herein include those disclosed in U S Patent No 4.435,307. Barbesgoard et al , March 6, 1984, and GB-A-2 075 028. GB-A-2 095.275 and DE-0S-2 247 832
• the enzyme stabilizing system can be any stabilizing system which is compatible with the detersive enzyme Such a system may be inherently provided by other formulation actives, or be added separately, e.g , by the formulator or by a manufacturer of detergent-ready enzymes.
• Such stabilizing systems can, for example, comp ⁇ se calcium ion, boric acid, propylene glycol, short chain carboxylic acids, boronic acids, and mixtures thereof, and are designed to address different stabilization problems depending on the type and physical form of the detergent composition.
• the detergent compositions according to the present invention can be in liquid, paste or granular form. Such compositions can be prepared by combining the essential and optional components m the requisite concentrations in any suitable order and by any conventional means.
• the forgoing description of uses for the fabric enhancing component is intended to be exemplary and other uses will be apparent to those skilled in the art and are intended to be within the scope of the present invention.
• Granular compositions are generally made by combining base granule ingredients, e.g., surfactants, builders, water, etc., as a slurry, and spray drying the resulting slurry to a low level of residual moisture (5-12%)
• base granule ingredients e.g., surfactants, builders, water, etc.
• the remaining dry ingredients e.g., granules of the essential fabric enhancing component can be admixed in granular powder form with the spray dried granules in a rotary mixing drum.
• the liquid ingredients e.g., solutions of the essential fabric enhancing component, enzymes, binders and perfumes, can be sprayed onto the resulting granules to form the finished detergent composition
• Granular compositions according to the present invention can also be in "compact form", i.e.
• the granular detergent compositions according to the present invention will contain a lower amount of "inorganic filler salt", compared to conventional granular detergents; typical filler salts are alkaline earth metal salts of sulphates and chlo ⁇ des, typically sodium sulphate; "compact" detergents typically comprise not more than 10% filler salt
• Liquid detergent compositions can be prepared by admixing the essential and optional ingredients thereof in any desired order to provide compositions containing components in the requisite concentrations
• Liquid compositions according to the present invention can also be m "compact form", in such case, the liquid detergent compositions according to the present invention will contain a lower amount of water, compared to conventional liquid detergents Addition of the fabric enhancing component to liquid detergent or other aqueous compositions of this invention may be accomplished by simply mixing into the liquid solutions the desired fab ⁇ c enhancing component
• the present invention also provides a method for laundering fabrics m a manner which imparts fabric appearance benefits provided by the fabric enhancing component used herein
• a method for laundering fabrics employs contacting these fabrics with an aqueous washing solution formed from an effective amount of the detergent compositions hereinbefore desc ⁇ bed or formed from the individual components of such compositions
• Contacting of fabrics with washing solution will generally occur under conditions of agitation although the compositions of the present invention may also be used to form aqueous unagitated soaking solutions for fabric cleaning and treatment.
• the washing solution have a pH of less than about 10.0, preferably it has a pH of about 9 5 and most preferably it has a pH of about 7.5.
• Agitation is preferably provided in a washing machine for good cleaning Washing is preferably followed by drying the wet fabric in a conventional clothes dryer
• An effective amount of a high density liquid or granular detergent composition in the aqueous wash solution in the washing machine is preferably from about 500 to about 7000 ppm, more preferably from about 1000 to about 3000 ppm.
• the fab ⁇ c enhancing component hereinbefore described as components of the laundry detergent compositions herein may also be used to treat and condition fab ⁇ cs and textiles in the absence of the surfactant and builder components of the detergent composition embodiments of this invention.
• a fab ⁇ c conditioning composition comp ⁇ smg only the fab ⁇ c enhancing component, or comprising an aqueous solution of the fabric enhancing component may be added du ⁇ ng the ⁇ nse cycle of a conventional home laundering operation m order to impart the desired fab ⁇ c appearance and integrity benefits hereinbefore described.
• Additional suitable fab ⁇ c softening agents are disclosed in co-pending PCT Application
• compositions of the present invention comprise at least about 1 %, preferably from about 10%, more preferably from about 20% to about 80%, more preferably to about 60% by weight, of the composition of one or more fabric softener actives.
• the polycationic condensate is prepared by reacting imidazole and epichlorohydrin To a round bottomed flask equipped with a magnatic stirrer, condenser and a thermometer are added imidazole (0.68 moles) and 95 mL water The solution is heated to 50°C followed by dropwise addition of epichlorohydrin (0.68 moles). After all the epichlorohydrin is added, the temperature is raised to 80°C until all the alkylating agent is consumed. The condensate produced had molecular weight of about 12,500.
• the reaction product is characterized as follows: water content 58% pH 5.6 chloride content 1.593 mmole/g
• the reaction product is characterized as follows water content 58.6% pH: 2.86 chloride content: 3.694 mmole/g
• the carboxylation of cellulose to produce CMC is a procedure that is well known to those skilled in the art.
• One method of producing the modified CMC materials of this invention is to add during the CMC making process the material, or mate ⁇ als, to be substituted.
• An example of such as procedure is given below.
• This same procedure can be utilized with the other substituent materials described herein by replacing the hexylchlo ⁇ de with the substituent material, or materials, of interest, for example, cetylchlo ⁇ de.
• the amount of material that should be added to the CMC making process to achieve the desired degree of substitution will be easily calculated by those skilled in the art in light of the following Examples.
• Level of Modification DS RH about 0.001 to about 0.1
• EXAMPLE 11 The following are idealized chemical structures for certain cyclic amine based polymers, oligomers or copolymers of this invention. Side reactions expected to occur during the condensation are not shown.
• Adduct of Imidazole-epichlorohyd ⁇ n-t ⁇ sglycidyl ether from glycerine (Ratio of ⁇ m ⁇ dazole:ep ⁇ chlorohyd ⁇ n: trisglycidylether 2.0: 1.76:0.26)
• Adduct of piperazine and epichlorohyd ⁇ n (ratio 1 : 1)
• Adduct of p ⁇ peraz ⁇ ne,mo ⁇ holme and epichlorohydrin (ratio 0.9: 0.4:1.0)
• Adduct of imidazole, piperazine and epichlorohydrin (ratio 1 : 1 :2)
• Adduct of imidazole, dimethylammopropylamine and epichlorohydrin (ratio 1.02:0.34: 1.0)
• Adduct of imidazole-epichlorohydrm and 3 chlorohydroxypropyl sulfonic acid (ratio: 1.0:0.83:0.34)
• Adduct of imidazole, piperazine andepichlorohyd ⁇ n (Ratio- 1.0:3.0:4.0) quat with 0.32 moles of chloroacetate and oxidized

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