EP1586628A1 - Teilchenförmige Bleichmittelzusammensetzungen - Google Patents

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EP1586628A1
EP1586628A1 EP04447088A EP04447088A EP1586628A1 EP 1586628 A1 EP1586628 A1 EP 1586628A1 EP 04447088 A EP04447088 A EP 04447088A EP 04447088 A EP04447088 A EP 04447088A EP 1586628 A1 EP1586628 A1 EP 1586628A1
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Stefano Resta
Luca Sarcinelli
Andrea Esposito
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    • C11—ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
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  • the present invention relates to a particulate bleach additive composition, which can be used to bleach fabrics in conjunction with a conventional granular or liquid laundry detergent.
  • halogen bleaches especially hypochlorite bleaches, or peroxygen oxygen bleaches.
  • Particulate bleaching compositions based on peroxygen oxygen bleaches suitable for the bleaching of stains on fabrics are based on so-called persalt bleaches such as sodium perborate, in its various hydrate forms, or on sodium percarbonate.
  • persalt bleaches are sources of hydrogen peroxide when used in aqueous washing conditions.
  • persalt bleaches are formulated in granular compositions with so-called bleach activators, such as TAED or NOBS.
  • the bleach activators are species that react with hydrogen peroxide to form a peroxyacid or peracid.
  • the disadvantage connected to such activated bleaching compositions is the bleach activators' requirement for certain temperature conditions to react with peroxide. Furthermore, the dissolution of the activator and of the bleach source can pose a problem.
  • peroxy carboxylic acid has been developed. It has been found that bleaching compositions based on pre-formed peroxy carboxylic acid show a good bleaching performance, when used in laundry applications, especially as so-called bleach additives, and are also safe to fabrics and/or colors. Indeed, peroxy carboxylic acids are known in the art, for example from EP-A-0 435 379. Furthermore, the use of such peroxy carboxylic acid to treat fabrics has been described in the art, e.g., in WO 00/27963, WO 00/27964, WO 00/27965, WO 00/27966, WO 00/27967, WO 00/27977 and WO 2002/12431.
  • imido-type peroxy acids which being solids with good crystalline properties and high melting points are safer to be handled at manufacturing plants, and due to the fact that imido-type peroxy acids are solid, stability in particular in particulate bleaching compositions, is easier to achieve.
  • a specific class of imido-type peroxy acids are of imido-type peroxy alkanoic acids, especially phthalimido peroxy alkanoic acids, and in particular ⁇ -phthalimido peroxy hexanoic acid (PAP).
  • bleach additives it is meant herein, a particulate composition that is used in conjunction with, this means added to the washing machine together with, a conventional laundry detergent, in particular a particulate laundry detergent, in a laundry washing operation.
  • pretreater bleaching compositions comprising imido-type peroxy acids, wherein the pretreater is applied onto the fabric prior to the washing or rinsing and left to act thereon for an effective amount of time.
  • particulate bleach additives comprising an imido-type peroxy acid and a source of protons according to the present invention meets the above objective.
  • compositions of the present invention are suitable for the bleaching of different types of fabrics including natural fabrics, (e.g., fabrics made of cotton, and linen), synthetic fabrics such as those made of polymeric fibres of synthetic origin (e.g., polyamide-elasthane) as well as those made of both natural and synthetic fibres.
  • synthetic fabrics such as those made of polymeric fibres of synthetic origin (e.g., polyamide-elasthane) as well as those made of both natural and synthetic fibres.
  • the particulate bleach additives of the present invention herein may be used on synthetic fabrics despite a standing prejudice against using bleaches on synthetic fabrics, as evidenced by warnings on labels of clothes and commercially available bleaching compositions like hypochlorite-containing compositions.
  • particulate bleach additives according to the present invention are that they can be used in a variety of conditions, i.e., in hard and soft water.
  • compositions of the present invention exhibit also effective stain removal performance on various stains including enzymatic stains and/or greasy stains.
  • DE-A-100 20 767 describes particulate laundry additives for use with detergents comprising Na percarbonate and citric acid.
  • the compositions further comprise high levels of alkaline material, such as Carbonate or percarbonate or NaHCO 3 . Even though the amount of acid would be sufficient to lower the pH of the wash liquor to below 9, the presence of the alkaline material counterbalances the acid and prevents the reduction of the pH through the wash.
  • the present invention encompasses a particulate bleach additive composition
  • a particulate bleach additive composition comprising an imido-type peroxy acid and a source of protons having at least one acidic moiety donating protons in water at a pH below 7.5, wherein said composition comprises at least 0.80 mmoles of protons available at pH below 7.5 per gram of composition, when dissolved in 10 ml of water.
  • the present invention encompasses a process of treating fabrics which comprises the steps of forming an aqueous bath comprising water, a conventional laundry detergent, preferably a granular laundry detergent, and a particulate bleach additive composition according to the present invention, and subsequently contacting said fabrics with said aqueous bath.
  • the present invention encompasses the use of a source of protons having at least one acidic moiety donating protons in water at a pH below 7.5, in a particulate bleach additive composition comprising an imido-type peroxy acid, wherein said composition comprises at least 0.80 mmoles of protons available at pH below 7.5 per gram of composition when dissolved in 10 ml of water, to provide effective bleaching performance on stained fabrics, when used in conjunction with a conventional particulate laundry detergent.
  • the particulate bleach additive composition is the particulate bleach additive composition
  • the particulate bleaching compositions herein are so called particulate bleach additive compositions suitable for use in conjunction with a conventional laundry detergent, and in particular with particulate laundry detergents, to treat (stained) fabrics.
  • additive or “through-the-wash (bleaching) composition” refer to compositions that are preferably employed in the specific process of treating, preferably bleaching, fabrics as encompassed by the present invention.
  • additive compositions are added together with a conventional laundry detergent (preferably particulate laundry detergent) into a washing machine and are active in the same wash-cycle.
  • a conventional laundry detergent preferably particulate laundry detergent
  • so-called 'spotter' or 'pretreater' compositions that are applied, mostly undiluted, onto fabrics prior to washing or rinsing the fabrics and left to act thereon for an effective amount of time.
  • so-called 'soakers' or 'rinse-added' compositions are contacted, mostly in diluted form, with fabrics prior or during rinsing of fabrics with water.
  • the bleach additive compositions herein are particulate compositions.
  • particulate it is meant herein powders, pearls, granules, tablets and the like.
  • Particulate compositions are preferably applied onto the fabrics to be treated dissolved in, an appropriate solvent, typically water.
  • the particulate bleach additive composition herein have a pH measured at 25°C, preferably of at least, with increasing preference in the order given, preference in the order given, 0.1, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5, 5.5, 6, 6.5, 7, when diluted into 1 to 500 times its weight of water.
  • particulate bleach additive composition herein have a pH measured at 25°C, preferably of no more than, with increasing preference in the order given, 12, 11.5, 11, 10.5, 10, 9.5, 9, 8.5 or 8, when diluted into 1 to 500 times its weight of water.
  • the pH of the compositions is governed by the concentration and type of source of protons as discussed herein below.
  • the bleaching performance of the particulate bleach additive compositions may be evaluated by the following test methods on various types of bleachable stains :
  • a suitable test method for evaluating the bleaching performance on a soiled fabric under additive-conditions is the following:
  • a particulate bleach additive composition is used in the wash-cycle of a conventional washing machine.
  • the particulate bleach additive composition is added together with a conventional particulate laundry detergent (such as DASH® powder, TIDE@, ARIEL tablets@, ARIEL® powder).
  • the particulate bleach additive composition is dosed at 30 grams per wash-load and the conventional laundry detergent is dosed at 110 grams per wash load for granules and 2 tabs per wash load for tablets (recommended dosages).
  • the soiled fabrics are washed according to the standard procedure of the washing machine at a temperature of from 30° to 70°C for 10 to 100 minutes and then rinsed.
  • Reference composition(s) in the comparative test undergo the same treatment.
  • Soiled fabrics/swatches with for example tea, coffee and the like may be commercially available from E.M.C. Co. Inc..
  • a visual grading may be used to assign difference in panel units (psu) in a range from 0 to 4, wherein 0 means no noticeable difference in bleaching performance between a particulate bleach additive composition according to the present invention and a reference composition and 4 means a noticeable difference in bleaching performance between a particulate bleach additive composition according to the present invention and a reference composition.
  • the bleaching composition of the present invention comprises an imido-type peroxy acid.
  • Said imido-type peroxy acid is preferably a solid, substantially water insoluble pre-formed imido-type peroxy acid.
  • the imido-type peroxy acid has the general formula : X-R-C(O)OOH wherein R is a linear or branched, substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon chain having at least 1 carbon atom and X is a substituted imide, preferably a substituted imide wherein the imidic nitrogen forms a bond with R.
  • substituted imide it is meant herein an imide having a substitution on the nitrogen.
  • the imido-type peroxy acid is according to the general formula : wherein R1 and R2 are independently linear or branched, substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon chains having at least 1 carbon atom, preferably aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon chains and may form a ring.
  • the R group preferably comprises from 2 to 24 carbon atoms.
  • the R group may be a branched alkyl chain comprising one or more side chains which comprise substituent groups selected from the group consisting of aryl, halogen, ester, ether, amine, amide, substituted phthalic amino, imide, hydroxide, sulphide, sulphate, sulphonate, carboxylic, heterocyclic, nitrate, aldehyde, ketone or mixtures thereof.
  • R is an alkyl group having from 3 to 12 carbon atoms, more preferably from 5 to 9 carbon atoms.
  • Preferred substituent groups A, B, C and D are linear or branched alkyl groups having from 1 to 5 carbon atoms, but more preferably hydrogen.
  • said imido-type peroxy acid is an imido-type peroxy alkanoic acid, preferably a phthalimido peroxy alkanoic acid, even more preferably said imido-type peroxy acid is selected from the group consisting of : ⁇ -phthalimido peroxy hexanoic acid (also known as Phthalimido peroxy caproic acid - PAP); phthalimido peroxy heptanoic acid; phthalimido peroxy octanoic acid; phthalimido peroxy nonanoic acid; and Phthalimido peroxy decanoic acid; and mixtures thereof and most preferably ⁇ -phthalimido peroxy hexanoic acid (PAP).
  • PAP Phthalimido peroxy decanoic acid
  • Suitable phthalimido peroxy alkanoic acid have the general formula: wherein R is selected from C1-4 alkyl and n is an integer of from 1 to 5.
  • PAP ⁇ -phthalimido peroxy hexanoic acid
  • PAP is preferably used as a substantially water-insoluble solid or wet-cake and is available from Ausimont under the trade name Eureco®.
  • Said imido-type peroxy acid may be present at a level in the composition of from 0.1% to 30% more preferably 0.1% to 20% and most preferably 1% to 15% by weight of the total composition.
  • the imido-type peroxy acid may be present at a much higher level of for example 3% to 40%, more preferably from 4% to 30%, most preferably from 5% to 25% by weight of the total composition.
  • compositions herein comprise a source of protons having at least one acidic moiety donating protons in water at a pH below 7.5, wherein said composition comprises at least 0.80 mmoles of protons available at pH below 7.5 per gram of composition, when dissolved in 10 ml of water.
  • the compositions herein may comprise a mixture of suitable sources of protons.
  • the level of protons in a given composition is assessed upon dissolution of the composition in demineralized water.
  • a species with LewisBronsted acid behavior i.e., a species which in water solution is capable of donating a proton or accepting an electron pair from another species.
  • mmoles of protons available at pH below 7.5 per gram of composition when dissolved in 10 ml of water, this means either free protons or protons that may disassociate, at a pH below 7.5, which are capable of being delivered to (alkaline / base) species present in the wash solution and thereby reducing the pH in the wash liquor / solution formed by a conventional laundry detergent, preferably a conventional particulate laundry detergent.
  • the concentration (in mmoles per gram of composition, when dissolved in 10 ml of water) of available protons in a given composition is equivalent to the amount in mmoles of 1 M Sodium Hydroxide solution (1 mol of NaOH in 1 liter of demin. water) needed to bring the pH of 100 grams of the given composition up to a value of 7.5 and divided by 100.
  • composition consisting of 5 grams citric acid a and 95 grams of sodium sulfate (citric acid has mol. wt. of 192.12 and three acidic protons donated at a pH below 7.5), and dissolved into 1 liter of water, 79 mmoles of 1 M Sodium Hydroxide solution are required to bring the pH up to a value of 7.5.
  • said composition comprise a source of protons donating protons in water at a pH below 7.5 and wherein said source of protons is present at a concentration of 0.79 mmoles of protons available at pH below 7.5 per gram of composition, when dissolved in 10 ml of water.
  • composition consisting of 9 grams citric acid and 91 grams of sodium sulfate (citric acid has mol. wt. of 192.12 and three acidic protons donated at a pH below 7.5), and dissolved into 1 liter of water
  • 140 mmoles of 1 M Sodium Hydroxide solution are required to bring the pH up to a value of 7.5.
  • said composition comprise a source of protons donating protons in water at a pH below 7.5 and wherein said source of protons is present at a concentration of 1.4 mmoles of protons available at pH below 7.5 per gram of composition, when dissolved in 10 ml of water.
  • composition consisting of 5 grams succinic acid and 95 grams of sodium sulfate (succinic acid has mol. wt. of 118.09 and two acidic protons donated at a pH below 7.5), and dissolved into 1 liter of water, 85 mmoles of 1 M Sodium Hydroxide solution are required to bring the pH up to a value of 7.5.
  • said composition comprise a source of protons donating protons in water at a pH below 7.5 and wherein said source of protons is present at a concentration of 0.85 mmoles of protons available at pH below 7.5 per gram of composition, when dissolved in 10 ml of water.
  • composition consisting of 4 grams succinic acid, 4 grams of citric acid and 92 grams of sodium chloride, and dissolved into 1 liter of water
  • 130 mmoles of 1 M Sodium Hydroxide solution are required to bring the pH up to a value of 7.5.
  • said composition comprise a source of protons donating protons in water at a pH below 7.5 and wherein said source of protons is present at a concentration of 1.30 mmoles of protons available at pH below 7.5 per gram of composition, when dissolved in 10 ml of water.
  • the source of protons herein preferably is present at a concentration of at least 0.80, preferably at least 0.90, more preferably 1.0, even more preferably 1.1, yet more preferably 1.8, still more preferably 2.0 and most preferably 2.5 mmoles of protons available at pH below 7.5 per gram of composition, when dissolved in 10 ml of water.
  • the source of protons herein may be present at a concentration of up to 5, preferably up to 4.5, more preferably 4, even more preferably 3.5, yet more preferably 3.0, still more preferably 2.7 mmoles of protons available at pH below 7.5 per gram of composition, when dissolved in 10 ml of water.
  • Suitable sources of protons herein may be organic or inorganic. Suitable organic sources of protons herein are selected from the group consisting of : succinic acid, malonic acid, citric acid, glutaric acid, adipic acid, pimelic acid, suberic acid, azelaic acid, phtalic acid, isophthalic acid, terephthalic acid, hemimellitic acid, trimellitic acid, trimesic acid, mellophanic acid, prehnitic acid, pyromellitic acid, benzenepentacarboxylic acid, and mellitic acid and mixtures thereof.
  • Suitable inorganic sources of protons herein are selected from the group consisting of : hydrogen-sulfuric acid, and dihydrogen-phosphoric acid, and mixtures thereof.
  • said source of protons herein is selected from the group consisting of citric acid, succinic acid, malonic acid, glutaric acid, and adipic acid and mixtures thereof. More preferably said source of protons herein is selected from the group consisting of citric acid, succinic acid and malonic acid, and mixtures thereof.
  • Most preferably said source of protons herein is citric acid.
  • sources of protons are for example sodium hydrogen carbonate, ammonium sulfate, mono ethanol-ammonium sulfate, percarboxylic acids (such as imido-type peroxy acids, like PAP), peracetic acid and diperpimelic acid.
  • sources of protons for example sodium hydrogen carbonate, ammonium sulfate, mono ethanol-ammonium sulfate, percarboxylic acids (such as imido-type peroxy acids, like PAP), peracetic acid and diperpimelic acid.
  • said source of protons does not include the imido-type peroxy acid present in the compositions according to the present invention.
  • the composition herein comprises citric acid at concentration of at least 0.051 grams per gram of composition (resulting in a concentration of at least 0.80 mmoles of protons available at pH below 7.5 per gram of composition, when dissolved in 10 ml of water), preferably at least 0.083 grams per gram of composition (resulting in a concentration of at least 1.3 mmoles of protons available at pH below 7.5 per gram of composition, when dissolved in 10 ml of water), more preferably at least 0.118 grams per gram of composition (resulting in a concentration of at least 1.84 mmoles of protons available at pH below 7.5 per gram of composition, when dissolved in 10 ml of water), and most preferably at least 0.138 grams per gram of composition (resulting in a concentration of at least 2.2 mmoles of protons available at pH below 7.5 per gram of composition, when dissolved in 10 ml of water).
  • the composition herein comprises succinic acid at concentration of at least 0.047 grams per gram of composition (resulting in a concentration of at least 0.80 mmoles of protons available at pH below 7.5 per gram of composition, when dissolved in 10 ml of water), preferably at least 0.076 grams per gram of composition (resulting in a concentration of at least 1.3 mmoles of protons available at pH below 7.5 per gram of composition, when dissolved in 10 ml of water), more preferably at least 0.109 grams per gram of composition (resulting in a concentration of at least 1.84 mmoles of protons available at pH below 7.5 per gram of composition, when dissolved in 10 ml of water), and most preferably at least 0.127 grams per gram of composition (resulting in a concentration of at least 2.2 mmoles of protons available at pH below 7.5 per gram of composition, when dissolved in 10 ml of water).
  • the composition herein comprises malonic acid at concentration of at least 0.0416 grams per gram of composition (resulting in a concentration of at least 0.80 mmoles of protons available at pH below 7.5 per gram of composition, when dissolved in 10 ml of water), preferably at least 0.0675 grams per gram of composition (resulting in a concentration of at least 1.3 mmoles of protons available at pH below 7.5 per gram of composition, when dissolved in 10 ml of water), and more preferably at least 0.096 grams per gram of composition (resulting in a concentration of at least 1.84 mmoles of protons available at pH below 7.5 per gram of composition, when dissolved in 10 ml of water), and most preferably at least 0.112 grams per gram of composition (resulting in a concentration of at least 2.2 mmoles of protons available at pH below 7.5 per gram of composition, when dissolved in 10 ml of water).
  • the composition herein comprises glutaric acid at concentration of at least 0.0528 grams per gram of composition (resulting in a concentration of at least 0.80 mmoles of protons available at pH below 7.5 per gram of composition when dissolved in 10 ml of water), preferably at least 0.0859 grams per gram of composition (resulting in a concentration of at least 1.3 mmoles of protons available at pH below 7.5 per gram of composition when dissolved in 10 ml of water), and most preferably at least 0.143 grams per gram of composition (resulting in a concentration of at least 2.2 mmoles of protons available at pH below 7.5 per gram of composition when dissolved in 10 ml of water).
  • the composition herein comprises adipic acid at concentration of at least 0.0585 grams per gram of composition (resulting in a concentration of at least 0.80 mmoles of protons available at pH below 7.5 per gram of composition when dissolved in 10 ml of water), preferably at least 0.0950 grams per gram of composition (resulting in a concentration of at least 1.3 mmoles of protons available at pH below 7.5 per gram of composition when dissolved in 10 ml of water), and more preferably at least 0.158 grams per gram of composition (resulting in a concentration of at least 2.2 mmoles of protons available at pH below 7.5 per gram of composition when dissolved in 10 ml of water).
  • the bleaching activity of imido-type peroxy acids is most optimal in a pH range of from 9.0 to 8.0
  • the PAP bleaching activity is most optimal at a pH of 8.4.
  • conventional laundry detergents and in particular conventional granular laundry detergent are heavily buffered compositions providing a wash liquor having a pH in the range of 9.8-10. Indeed, as shown in Figure 1 herein, a significant buffering can be observed for conventional granular laundry detergents.
  • the protons have to be added in conjunction with the imido-type peroxy acid-containing particulate laundry bleach additive as described herein.
  • the bleach additive herein needs to contain high amounts of free acid (i.e., available protons) also referred to as reserve acidity.
  • reserve acidity is provided by the source of protons herein.
  • particulate bleach additive composition for example, at a dosage of 162 grams of particulate bleach additive composition according to the present invention per wash-load 130 mmoles of available protons at pH below 7.5 (162 grams times 0.80 mmoles of protons available at pH below 7.5 per gram of composition) are available to off-set the buffering of the wash solution provided by the particulate laundry detergent.
  • compositions herein may further comprise a variety of other optional ingredients such as surfactants, filers, chelating agents, radical scavengers, antioxidants, stabilisers, builders, soil suspending polymer, polymeric soil release agents, dye transfer inhibitor, solvents, suds controlling agents, suds booster, brighteners, perfumes, pigments, dyes and the like.
  • optional ingredients such as surfactants, filers, chelating agents, radical scavengers, antioxidants, stabilisers, builders, soil suspending polymer, polymeric soil release agents, dye transfer inhibitor, solvents, suds controlling agents, suds booster, brighteners, perfumes, pigments, dyes and the like.
  • Suitable filler salts herein are selected from the group consisting of sodium sulfate, sodium chloride, sodium tripolyphosphate "STPP" and the like.
  • compositions according to the present invention may comprise from up to 75% by weight of the total composition of a filler salt or a mixture thereof, preferably from 70% to 10 % and more preferably from 60% to 30%.
  • compositions of the present invention may comprise a surfactant or a mixture thereof including nonionic surfactants, anionic surfactants, cationic surfactants, zwitterionic surfactants and/or amphoteric surfactants.
  • compositions according to the present invention may comprise from 0.01% to 50% by weight of the total composition of a surfactant or a mixture thereof, preferably from 0.1% to 30 % and more preferably from 0.2% to 10%.
  • compositions of the present invention may comprise a chelating agent as an optional ingredient.
  • Suitable phosphonate chelating agents for use herein may include alkali metal ethane 1-hydroxy diphosphonates (HEDP), alkylene poly (alkylene phosphonate), as well as amino phosphonate compounds, including amino aminotri(methylene phosphonic acid) (ATMP), nitrilo trimethylene phosphonates (NTP), ethylene diamine tetra methylene phosphonates, and diethylene triamine penta methylene phosphonates (DTPMP).
  • the phosphonate compounds may be present either in their acid form or as salts of different cations on some or all of their acid functionalities.
  • Preferred phosphonate chelating agents to be used herein are diethylene triamine penta methylene phosphonate (DTPMP) and ethane 1-hydroxy diphosphonate (HEDP). Such phosphonate chelating agents are commercially available from Monsanto under the trade name DEQUEST®.
  • Polyfunctionally-substituted aromatic chelating agents may also be useful in the compositions herein. See U.S. patent 3,812,044, issued May 21, 1974, to Connor et al.
  • Preferred compounds of this type in acid form are dihydroxydisulfobenzenes such as 1,2-dihydroxy -3,5-disulfobenzene.
  • a preferred biodegradable chelating agent for use herein is ethylene diamine N,N'-disuccinic acid, or alkali metal, or alkaline earth, ammonium or substitutes ammonium salts thereof or mixtures thereof.
  • Ethylenediamine N,N'- disuccinic acids, especially the (S,S) isomer have been extensively described in US patent 4, 704, 233, November 3, 1987, to Hartman and Perkins.
  • Ethylenediamine N,N'- disuccinic acids is, for instance, commercially available under the tradename ssEDDS® from Palmer Research Laboratories.
  • Suitable amino carboxylates to be used herein include ethylene diamine tetra acetates, diethylene triamine pentaacetates, diethylene triamine pentaacetate (DTPA),N-hydroxyethylethylenediamine triacetates, nitrilotri-acetates, ethylenediamine tetrapropionates, triethylenetetraaminehexa-acetates, ethanol-diglycines, propylene diamine tetracetic acid (PDTA) and methyl glycine di-acetic acid (MGDA), both in their acid form, or in their alkali metal, ammonium, and substituted ammonium salt forms.
  • PDTA propylene diamine tetracetic acid
  • MGDA methyl glycine di-acetic acid
  • Particularly suitable amino carboxylates to be used herein are diethylene triamine penta acetic acid, propylene diamine tetracetic acid (PDTA) which is, for instance, commercially available from BASF under the trade name Trilon FS® and methyl glycine di-acetic acid (MGDA).
  • PDTA propylene diamine tetracetic acid
  • MGDA methyl glycine di-acetic acid
  • carboxylate chelating agents to be used herein include salicylic acid, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, glycine, malonic acid or mixtures thereof.
  • R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , and R 4 are independently selected from the group consisting of -H, alkyl, alkoxy, aryl, aryloxy, -Cl, -Br, -NO 2 , -C(O)R', and -SO 2 R"; wherein R' is selected from the group consisting of -H, -OH, alkyl, alkoxy, aryl, and aryloxy; R" is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkoxy, aryl, and aryloxy; and R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , and R 8 are independently selected from the group consisting of -H and alkyl.
  • Particularly preferred chelating agents to be used herein are amino aminotri(methylene phosphonic acid), di-ethylene-triamino-pentaacetic acid, diethylene triamine penta methylene phosphonate, 1-hydroxy ethane diphosphonate, ethylenediamine N, N'-disuccinic acid, and mixtures thereof.
  • compositions according to the present invention comprise up to 5% by weight of the total composition of a chelating agent, or mixtures thereof, preferably from 0.01% to 1.5% by weight and more preferably from 0.01% to 0.5%.
  • compositions according to the present invention may further comprise a soil suspending polyamine polymer or mixtures thereof, as an optional ingredient.
  • a soil suspending polyamine polymer known to those skilled in the art may be used herein.
  • Particularly suitable polyamine polymers for use herein are polyalkoxylated polyamines.
  • compositions comprise up to 10% by weight of the total composition of such a soil suspending polyamine polymer or mixtures thereof, preferably from 0.1% to 5% and more preferably from 0.3% to 2%.
  • compositions herein may also comprise other polymeric soil release agents known to those skilled in the art.
  • polymeric soil release agents are characterised by having both hydrophilic segments, to hydrophilize the surface of hydrophobic fibres, such as polyester and nylon, and hydrophobic segments, to deposit upon hydrophobic fibres and remain adhered thereto through completion of washing and rinsing cycles and, thus, serve as an anchor for the hydrophilic segments. This can enable stains occurring subsequent to treatment with the soil release agent to be more easily cleaned in later washing procedures.
  • soil release agents will generally comprise from 0.01% to 10.0%, by weight, of the detergent compositions herein, typically from 0.1% to 5%, preferably from 0.2% to 3.0%.
  • compositions of the present invention may also include one or more materials effective for inhibiting the transfer of dyes from one dyed surface to another during the cleaning process.
  • dye transfer inhibiting agents include polyvinyl pyrrolidone polymers, polyamine N-oxide polymers, co-polymers of N-vinylpyrrolidone and N-vinylimidazole, manganese phthalocyanine, peroxidases, and mixtures thereof. If used, these agents typically comprise from 0.01% to 10% by weight of the composition, preferably from 0.01% to 5%, and more preferably from 0.05% to 2%.
  • any optical brighteners, fluorescent whitening agents or other brightening or whitening agents known in the art can be incorporated in the instant compositions when they are designed for fabric treatment or laundering, at levels typically from about 0.05% to about 1.2%, by weight, of the detergent compositions herein.
  • composition described herein may also comprise minor ingredients such as pigment or dyes and perfumes.
  • the present invention encompasses a process of treating fabrics which comprises the steps of forming an aqueous bath comprising water, a conventional laundry detergent, preferably a granular laundry detergent, and a particulate bleach additive composition according to the present invention, and subsequently contacting said fabrics with said aqueous bath.
  • the particulate bleach additive compositions according to the present invention are dosed herein to provide at least 80 mmoles, preferably 100 mmoles, more preferably 130 mmoles, still more preferably 180 mmoles, most preferably 210 mmoles of protons available at pH below 7.5 per wash-load. Indeed, sufficient amount of said particulate bleach additive composition is added to provide the above amounts of protons available at pH below 7.5.
  • the particulate bleach additive compositions according to the present invention are dosed at minimum 15 grams per wash-load, preferably of from 20 grams to 170 grams, more preferably 30 grams to 110 grams.
  • the dosage of the particulate bleach additive composition herein depends on the level of protons available at a pH below 7.5 per gram of composition. Indeed, compositions having levels of protons available at a pH below 7.5 per gram of composition at the minimum required level herein (0.8 mmoles per gram of composition) require a higher dosage (162.5 grams to, e.g., donate 130 mmoles of protons available at pH below 7.5 per wash-load).
  • compositions having levels of protons available at a pH below 7.5 per gram of composition above the minimum required level herein (e.g., 1.3 mmoles per gram of composition) require a lower dosage (100 grams to, e.g., donate 130 mmoles of protons available at pH below 7.5 per wash-load).
  • the processes of treating, preferably bleaching, fabrics according to the present invention delivers effective whiteness performance as well as effective stain removal performance.
  • the process of treating fabrics herein comprises the steps of forming an aqueous bath comprising water, a conventional laundry detergent and a particulate bleach additive composition, as described herein, subsequently contacting said fabrics with said aqueous bath.
  • conventional laundry detergent it is meant herein, a laundry detergent composition currently available on the market.
  • said conventional laundry detergent comprises at least one surfactant.
  • Said laundry detergent compositions may be formulated as particulates (including powders, pearls, granules, tablets and the like), liquids (liquids, gels, and the like) as well as detergent forms based on water-soluble or water-permeable pouches comprising liquids and/or particulates (such as liquid-tabs).
  • Suitable particulate laundry detergent compositions are for example DASH powder®, ARIEL tablets®, ARIEL powder® and other products sold under the trade names ARIEL® or TIDE®.
  • the conventional laundry detergent is a conventional particulate laundry detergent more preferably a conventional powder, pearl, granule or tablet laundry detergent.
  • the conventional laundry detergent as described herein and, the particulate bleach additive composition herein are dissolved or dispersed, preferably substantially dissolved or dispersed, in the aqueous bath formed in the process according to the present invention.
  • substantially dissolved or dispersed it is meant herein, that at least 50%, preferably at least 80%, more preferably at least 90%, even more preferably at least 95%, still more preferably at least 98%, and most preferably at least 99%, of said conventional laundry detergent and/or said particulate bleach additive composition are dissolved or dispersed in the aqueous bath formed in the process according to the present invention.
  • the particulate bleach additive composition and the conventional detergent composition may be delivered into the washing machine either by charging the dispenser drawer of the washing machine with one or both of the detergents or by directly charging the drum of the washing machine with one or both of the detergents. More preferably the particulate bleach additive composition is directly placed into the drum of the washing machine, preferably using a dosing device, such as a dosing ball (such as the Vizirette®). Even more preferably the particulate bleach additive composition and the conventional detergent composition are both placed into the drum of the washing machine, preferably using suitable dosing devices such as dosing balls, dosing nets etc.
  • the particulate bleach additive composition is preferably delivered to the main wash cycle of the washing machine before, but more preferably at the same time as the conventional detergent composition.
  • the particulate bleach additive compositions herein is typically used in dissolved form.
  • in dissolved form it is meant herein that the particulate bleach additive compositions according to the present invention may be dissolved by the user, preferably in water. The dissolution occurs in a washing machine. Said compositions can be dissolved up to 500 times its own weight, preferably from 5 to 350 times and more preferably from 10 to 200 times.
  • Packaging form of the particulate compositions :
  • compositions herein can be packaged in a variety of containers including conventional boxes, tubs etc.
  • compositions are made by combining the listed ingredients in the listed proportions (weight % unless otherwise specified).
  • the following Examples are meant to exemplify compositions according to the present invention but are not necessarily used to limit or otherwise define the scope of the present invention.
  • compositions (% weight) I II III IV V PAP 4.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 Succinic acid 10.0 17.1 7.1 5.0 0.0 Citric acid 0.0 0.0 0.0 15.0 malonic acid 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Na hydrogen-sulfate 0.0 0.0 0.0 15.0 0.0 Sodium sulfate balance balance balance balance balance balance mmoles of protons per grams of composition 1.7 2.9 1.2 2.1 2.3 VI VII VIII IX X PAP 5.0 5.0 6.0 7.8 7.8 Succinic acid 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 22.2 Citric acid 20.0 25.0 18.0 25.0 0.0 malonic acid 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Na hydrogen-sulfate 0.0 0.0 7.0 0.0 0.0 Sodium sulfate balance balance balance balance balance balance balance balance balance balance balance balance balance mmoles of protons per grams of composition 3.1 3.9 3.4 3.9 3.8 XI XII XIII XIV XV PAP 7.0 7.0 8.0 8.0 9.
  • PAP is phthalimido peroxy hexanoic acid available from Ausimont under the tradename Eureco®.

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