EP3083929A1 - Lessives ou détergents comprenant une couche de mousse sèche hydrosoluble - Google Patents

Lessives ou détergents comprenant une couche de mousse sèche hydrosoluble

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EP3083929A1
EP3083929A1 EP14809660.5A EP14809660A EP3083929A1 EP 3083929 A1 EP3083929 A1 EP 3083929A1 EP 14809660 A EP14809660 A EP 14809660A EP 3083929 A1 EP3083929 A1 EP 3083929A1
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layer
soluble
substantially water
detergent
chamber
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Christian Reichert
Peter Schmiedel
Tobias Segler
Matthias Sunder
Uwe Trebbe
Frank Meier
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Henkel AG and Co KGaA
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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
    • C11D17/04—Detergent materials or soaps characterised by their shape or physical properties combined with or containing other objects
    • C11D17/041—Compositions releasably affixed on a substrate or incorporated into a dispensing means
    • C11D17/042—Water soluble or water disintegrable containers or substrates containing cleaning compositions or additives for cleaning compositions
    • 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
    • C11D1/00—Detergent compositions based essentially on surface-active compounds; Use of these compounds as a detergent
    • C11D1/02—Anionic compounds
    • 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
    • C11D1/00—Detergent compositions based essentially on surface-active compounds; Use of these compounds as a detergent
    • C11D1/38—Cationic compounds
    • 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
    • C11D1/00—Detergent compositions based essentially on surface-active compounds; Use of these compounds as a detergent
    • C11D1/66—Non-ionic compounds
    • 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
    • C11D1/00—Detergent compositions based essentially on surface-active compounds; Use of these compounds as a detergent
    • C11D1/88—Ampholytes; Electroneutral compounds
    • 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
    • C11D3/00—Other compounding ingredients of detergent compositions covered in group C11D1/00
    • C11D3/0005—Other compounding ingredients characterised by their effect
    • C11D3/001—Softening compositions
    • 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
    • C11D3/00—Other compounding ingredients of detergent compositions covered in group C11D1/00
    • C11D3/16—Organic compounds
    • C11D3/38—Products with no well-defined composition, e.g. natural products
    • C11D3/386—Preparations containing enzymes, e.g. protease or amylase
    • 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
    • C11D3/00—Other compounding ingredients of detergent compositions covered in group C11D1/00
    • C11D3/395—Bleaching agents
    • C11D3/3953—Inorganic bleaching agents
    • 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
    • C11D3/00—Other compounding ingredients of detergent compositions covered in group C11D1/00
    • C11D3/40—Dyes ; Pigments
    • C11D3/42—Brightening agents ; Blueing agents
    • 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
    • C11D3/00—Other compounding ingredients of detergent compositions covered in group C11D1/00
    • C11D3/50—Perfumes

Definitions

  • the invention relates to laundry or cleaning articles comprising at least one water-soluble layer comprising a substantially dry, substantially water-soluble foam, to processes for making these articles and to their use.
  • Detergents and cleaners are known in a variety of forms. Thus, the consumer knows of solid, for example tablet or granular detergent and liquid or gel cleaner for hard surfaces. Also known are agents, such as dishwashing or hand soaps, which are in the liquid state in the package, but the consumer before using them by means of an intumescent metering device converted into a foam and dosed directly into the rinse water or the palm (for
  • Dishwashing agent for example, WO 2007/003302 A1.
  • Some bath cleaners are also sprayed directly onto the surfaces to be treated as foam using special foam spray nozzles. Also, shaving foam is foamed until the dosage by the consumer.
  • Foams are considered by consumers to have special properties, such as high drug activity and associated performance of the product. At the same time, consumers expect a softness, softness, protection and care from a foam, but also improved stain removal performance.
  • WO2010 / 077650 A1 US201 1/0028373 A1, US201 1/0028374 A1 and US201 1/0023240 A1 describe detergents and cleaners which consist of water-soluble foams.
  • the actual active substance density is not very high, so that a significantly larger volume is required in comparison with liquid detergents and cleansers to provide the same amount of active ingredient. This is detrimental to the transportation of the articles, as the cost of shipping container goods is based on the volume and not the Weight is calculated.
  • the articles must be made in a relatively large and thus unwieldy format for the consumer, for a washing or
  • the present invention relates to laundry or cleaning articles comprising: a) at least one first layer which is a flexible, substantially dry, substantially water-soluble foam layer, b) at least one first chamber and c) at least one second substantially water-soluble one Layer, wherein the at least one first chamber contains a unit dose of a liquid and / or solid detergent or cleaning agent.
  • the at least one second layer is a substantially water-soluble film.
  • the at least one chamber is arranged between the at least one first and the at least one second layer and is formed by the at least one first and the at least one second layer or
  • the at least one first chamber is formed by a first structure which comprises the at least one first layer or
  • the at least one first chamber is formed by a first structure comprising the at least one second layer.
  • the at least one second layer completely encloses the first structure or, in case c), the at least one first layer completely encloses the first structure.
  • the first structure comprises a third layer which is a substantially water-soluble film that forms the at least one first layer in case b) with the at least one first layer and in case c) with the at least one second layer forming the at least one first chamber or
  • the first structure consists of the at least one first layer or
  • the first structure consists of the at least one second layer.
  • the at least one second layer is transparent and is formed such that the content of the at least one first chamber is visible from the outside through the at least one second layer.
  • a) comprises the flexible, substantially dry, substantially water-soluble
  • Foam layer constituting the at least one first layer, foamed substantially water-soluble polyvinyl alcohol and / or foamed substantially water-soluble polyvinylpyrrolidone and / or foamed substantially water-soluble copolymers thereof and / or
  • the at least one second substantially water-soluble layer is an im
  • the at least one second substantially water-soluble layer is a flexible one
  • the at least one second substantially water-soluble layer consists of a substantially water-soluble polymer film consisting essentially of substantially water-soluble polyvinyl alcohol and / or substantially water-soluble
  • the flexible, substantially water-soluble, substantially dry foam layer of the at least one first layer comprises at least one component selected from the group consisting of a surfactant, plasticizer, perfume, perfume delivery system, dye, preservative, Bitter, filler, excipient, special polymer and a functional additive, wherein the surfactant is in particular selected from the group consisting of Nio, cation, anion, amphoteric surfactants and mixtures thereof, the plasticizer is selected in particular from the group consisting of glycerol and Polyols, the excipient is in particular selected from the group consisting of thickeners and salts, the special polymer is in particular selected from the group consisting of acrylic acid (co) polymer, cationic hydroxymethylcellulose, carboxymethylcellulose and HPMC, and the functional Addi in particular, is selected from the group consisting of silicone oils, bentonites, perfume capsules, enzymes and bleach, the bleach being particularly selected is from the group of peroxyacids and amides
  • Phthalimidoperoxyhexanoic acid (PAP).
  • Substantially water-soluble polyvinyl alcohol and / or the substantially water-soluble polyvinylpyrrolidone and / or the substantially water-soluble copolymers thereof of the at least one first layer and / or the at least one second layer have an average chain length of 600 to 12,000, in particular 1,000 to 8,000.
  • the laundry detergent or cleaning article is substantially water-soluble.
  • the laundry or cleaning article comprises at least one second compartment comprising a unit dose of a solid and / or liquid detergent or cleaning agent.
  • the at least one second chamber is designed like the at least one first chamber.
  • the at least one first chamber contains a unit dose of a liquid detergent or cleaning agent.
  • the at least one second chamber contains a unit dose of solid detergent or cleaning agent.
  • the laundry or cleaning article has a single chamber. In further embodiments, the washing or cleaning article has two chambers. In some embodiments, the laundry or cleaning article has three chambers.
  • the chambers are constructed according to the same pattern.
  • the flexible, substantially dry, substantially water-soluble foam comprises the at least one first layer
  • the present invention relates to a method for producing a
  • Washing or cleaning agent article comprising:
  • the second substantially water-soluble layer is preferably a substantially water-soluble film.
  • the provision of the at least one first chamber comprises the formation of the at least one first chamber between the at least one first and the at least one second layer through the at least one first and the at least one second layer or
  • the provision of the at least one first chamber comprises the formation of the at least one first chamber by a first structure, wherein the first structure comprises the at least one first layer or
  • the provision of the at least one first chamber comprises the formation of the at least one first chamber by a first structure, wherein the first structure comprises the at least one second layer.
  • the provision of the at least one second layer comprises that the at least one second layer is formed so as to completely enclose the first structure or in case c) comprises the provision of the at least one first layer that the at least one first layer is formed so that it completely encloses the first structure.
  • providing the at least one second layer comprises forming the at least one second layer and the third layer of the type to be in direct contact with each other or
  • providing the at least one first layer comprises forming the at least one first layer and the first structure of the type so as to be in direct contact with each other.
  • the first structure comprises a third layer, which is a substantially water-soluble film, wherein in case b) the at least one first chamber is formed by the at least one second layer and the third layer and wherein c) the at least one first chamber is formed by the at least one first layer and the third layer or
  • the first structure consists of the at least one first layer or
  • the first structure consists of the at least one second layer.
  • Detergent article is the at least one second layer transparent and is formed the way that the content of the at least one first chamber is visible from the outside through the at least one second layer.
  • the method comprises mediating the contact between the at least one first and the at least one second layer, wherein the contact between the two layers is mediated by at least one method selected from the group consisting of printing method, adhesive method, welding method and moistening, Pressing and drying the two layers.
  • Detergent article is the washing or cleaning agent a wash or
  • the present invention relates to a washing or
  • Detergent article obtainable by a process according to the second aspect of the present invention.
  • the present invention relates to a container containing at least one washing or cleaning agent article according to the first aspect or third aspect of the present invention.
  • the present invention relates to the use of a detergent or cleaning article according to the first or third aspect of the present invention as a washing or dishwashing detergent.
  • Figure 1 shows a cross section through an embodiment of the washing or
  • the at least one first layer which is a flexible, substantially water-soluble, substantially dry foam layer (20), forms with the at least one second substantially water-soluble layer (30) a chamber containing a unit dose of a liquid and / or solid wash Contains - or cleaning agent (40).
  • Figure 2 shows a cross section through an embodiment of the washing or
  • Detergent article (10) of the present invention comprises a first layer which is a flexible, substantially water-soluble, substantially dry foam layer (20).
  • a first structure forms a chamber containing a unit dose of a liquid and / or solid detergent or cleaner (40).
  • the first structure consists of the at least one second substantially water-soluble layer (30) and a third substantially water-soluble layer (50).
  • FIG. 3 shows a cross section through an embodiment of the washing or
  • the article comprises a first layer which is a flexible, substantially water-soluble, substantially dry foam layer (20).
  • a first structure forms a chamber containing a unit dose of a liquid and / or solid detergent or cleaner (40).
  • the first structure consists of the at least one second substantially water-soluble layer (30) and a third substantially water-soluble layer (50).
  • the article further comprises a fourth layer which is a flexible, substantially water-soluble, substantially dry foam layer (60).
  • the two flexible, substantially water-soluble, substantially dry foam layers (20) and (60) enclose the first structure.
  • Figure 4 shows a plot of force versus displacement for determining the modulus of elasticity of a substantially dry, substantially water-soluble foam.
  • a laundry detergent or cleaning article comprising: a) at least one first layer which is a flexible, substantially water-soluble, substantially dry foam layer, b) at least one first chamber, and c) at least one second substantially water-soluble layer, said at least one first chamber containing a unit dose of a liquid and / or solid detergent or cleaning agent, which is the solution to the problems described above.
  • unit doses of detergents and cleaning agents can be combined with dry foams to form laundry detergent and cleaner articles.
  • This has the advantage that the foam does not have to be generated by the consumer and a pressure-resistant packaging and propellant are obsolete. Nevertheless, the product gives the consumer the special properties associated with a foam.
  • the combination with liquid and / or solid detergents ensures a significantly higher amount of active ingredient in the product, so that the article can be dimensioned significantly smaller than a single foam existing article. This saves on transportation and packaging costs, since the articles now have a lower volume and thus less packaging material per article is needed and more articles per volume can be stored and transported. Nevertheless, the article is sprung and padded by the foam layer and therefore more resistant to transport-related loads.
  • the inventors of the present invention have surprisingly found that the combination of the foams with liquid and / or solid detergents and cleaning agents makes possible novel combinations of ingredients.
  • Liquid detergents can now be combined with bleaching agents in the foam, so that the problem of the use of bleaching agents in liquid detergents and cleaners, which has long been described in the prior art, is overcome by the present invention.
  • the second substantially water-soluble layer allows the foam to be treated with unit doses of liquid and / or solid wash and water
  • laundry and cleaning agent articles described here have a new and pleasant feel for the consumer through the use of dry foam.
  • a laundry detergent or cleaning article is an article which comprises a unit dose of a washing or cleaning agent.
  • the article is
  • the article has the dimensions customary in the household.
  • the article has a volume of 100 ml or less, preferably 75 ml or less, more preferably 50 ml or less, more preferably 40 ml or less, most preferably 30 ml or less, more preferably 25 ml or less, still more preferably 20 ml or less, still more preferably 15 ml or less.
  • the laundry and cleaning products in certain embodiments have a good dissolving and / or dispersion rate at temperatures between 10 and 60 ° C and especially between 20 and 45 ° C.
  • the foam of the article of the present invention exhibits a higher dispersion and / or dissolution rate than conventional films, especially PVA of the prior art.
  • the detergent or cleaning agent article comprises water-soluble film only to a small extent and essentially consists of the unit dose of the detergent or cleaning agent and at least one foam layer, the overall solubility and / or dispersibility is significantly higher than for comparable articles with a higher film content, since the foam layers have a significantly higher solubility and / or dispersibility than water-soluble films.
  • solid unit doses it is almost completely possible to dispense with films and thus the solubility and / or
  • Dispersibility of the detergent or cleaner article can be increased.
  • the at least one first layer is a flexible, substantially water soluble, im
  • layer refers to a sheet which the washing or cleaning article has, wherein a layer has certain chemical and physical properties
  • a layer can also be produced only during the production of the washing or cleaning agent Even if, in a later step, the layer is combined with another, chemically and physically identical layer, it nevertheless becomes independent in the sense of the present invention Layer considered.
  • structure refers to a unitary structure of one or more layers in the laundry detergent or cleaning article
  • a structure consists of at least one or more layers.
  • a structure consists of one or more chemically and physically identical layers.
  • a structure is composed of chemically and / or physically dissimilar layers.
  • a structure may comprise a flexible, substantially dry, substantially water-soluble foam layer and a substantially water-soluble film.
  • foam layers or foils which differ by one, two or three chemical constituents.
  • the layers of a structure may differ, for example, with regard to the surfactants, bleach or water-soluble polymer contained.
  • the Differentiate layers of a structure in terms of their physical properties. For example, they can be flexible, modulus of elasticity, water solubility or medium
  • a laundry or cleaning article may have one or more bodies.
  • a body in the sense of the present invention may have any configuration except that of a layer. In this sense, a body may e.g. be cuboidal or spherical.
  • At least one or “at least one” as used herein means 1 or more
  • Liquid in this context means that the corresponding preparations are free-flowing liquids, pastes or gels. “Solid” furthermore means that the corresponding preparations are present in solid form, in powder form or as granules.
  • “Flexible” in the sense of the present invention means that the claimed layer reversibly resumes its original shape after deformation.This is especially fulfilled if the layer determines a modulus of elasticity at 25 ° C. by tensile experiments in the linear range of 0.001 to 100 MPa, preferably from 0.01 to 10 MPa, in particular from 0.1 to 1 MPa.
  • the foam has the at least one first layer
  • Elastic modulus determined at 25 ° C by tensile experiments in the linear range of 0.001 to 100 MPa, preferably from 0.01 to 10 MPa, in particular from 0.1 to 1 MPa. Measurements are taken using the "TA.XTplus Texture Analyzer" from Stable Micro Systems, details of which can be found in the examples.
  • the flexible, essentially dry, essentially water-soluble foam of the at least one first layer has, in certain embodiments, an average cell diameter of from 10 to about 1200 ⁇ m, preferably from 200 to about 1000 ⁇ m.
  • foam in the present document, a structure of gas-filled, spherical or polyhedron-shaped cells, which by liquid, semi-liquid, highly viscous or solid
  • a substantially dry foam has highly viscous or solid cell ridges.
  • the "mean cell diameter" in the sense of the present invention is determined as follows: The cross-section of a foamed section of foam was digitally photographed using a microscope, using the digital photos the average diameter of 10 to 20 cells was determined by means of photo-editing software as the average
  • the software is, for example, the ImageJ program.
  • ImageJ is a freely available program that enables Java-based image editing and has been developed at the National Institutes of Health.
  • the program is also suitable for determining the thickness of the cell walls.
  • the pixel size of the digital camera and the magnification factor of the microscope must be used.
  • the flexible, substantially dry, substantially water soluble foam, the at least one first layer comprises in certain embodiments, a density of about 0.03 g / cm 3 to about 0.30 g / cm 3, in particular from about 0.04 g / cm 3 to about 0.08 g / cm 3, more particularly to about 0.05 g / cm 3 to about 0.06 g / cm 3.
  • the density is determined by cutting and weighing a block of 10 mm x 100 mm x 100 mm from a piece of foam.
  • dry in the sense of the present invention means that the foam has a water content of 6% by weight or less.
  • a “substantially” dry foam has a water content of 10% by weight or less
  • Substantially water-soluble foam layer of the at least one first layer is substantially water-soluble foam layer of the at least one first layer
  • the flexible, substantially dry, substantially water-soluble foam layer has a water content of 8-5 wt.%, In particular 7-6 wt.%.
  • the flexible, substantially dry, substantially water-soluble foam layer has a water content of 10-1 wt.%, 9-1 wt.%, 8-1 wt.%, 7-1 wt. %, from 6 to 1% by weight or from 5 to 1% by weight.
  • water-soluble means that a component has a solubility in distilled water, measured at 25 ° C., of at least 0.1 g / l In some embodiments, the components have a solubility of about at least 0.1 to about 500 g / l, measured at 25 ° C, on.
  • Water-soluble layer in the sense of the present invention means that the constituents of the layer have a solubility in distilled water, measured at 25 ° C., of at least 0.1 g / l In some embodiments, the constituents of the layer have a solubility of about at least 0.1 to about 500 g / l measured at 25 ° C. Usually, they require less than 30 minutes of water-soluble substances to dissolve.
  • a "substantially water-soluble layer” means that at least 80% by weight of the layer is water-soluble for the purposes of the present invention. In certain embodiments, at least 90% by weight, at least 95% by weight, is at least 97.5 wt .-%, at least 99 wt .-% or at least 99.5 wt .-% of the layer of water-soluble in the context of the present invention.
  • substantially water-soluble foam means that at least 80% by weight of the foam is water-soluble for the purposes of the present invention
  • Embodiments are at least 90 wt .-%, at least 95 wt .-%, at least 97.5 wt .-%, at least 99 wt .-% or at least 99.5 wt .-% of the foam water-soluble in the context of the present invention.
  • Components that are not water-soluble in the laundry detergent or detergent article are at least dispersible in distilled water at 25 ° C. Therefore, the entire article is water-dispersible.
  • water-dispersible is understood in particular to mean that the material forms a finely divided suspension after addition to water or another aqueous solution at 25 ° C.
  • a "chamber” in the sense of the present invention is a space which is closed on all sides, in which chamber there is a unit dose of liquid and / or solid detergent or cleaning agent
  • the wall of the chamber can be formed of one or more layers
  • the unit dose is tightly encapsulated by the chamber.
  • first structure is understood in certain embodiments to mean a part of the detergent article that forms the at least one first chamber
  • the first structure is substantially water-soluble
  • the first structure may consist of one or more substantially water-soluble layers.
  • the at least one first structure comprises the at least one first or at least one second layer
  • the at least one first structure may comprise the flexible, substantially dry, substantially water-soluble foam of the first layer or the substantially water-soluble film of the second layer.
  • unit dose within the meaning of the present invention refers to a physically discrete dose containing a predetermined amount of detergent or cleaning agent necessary to achieve a desired washing or cleaning effect.
  • detergent and cleaning agent is to be understood as a “detergent and cleaning agent preparation”
  • the detergent or cleaner formulations may also be in the form of solids compressed into bodies, which may be of any desired shape;
  • shaped articles such as tablets, blocks, briquettes, rings or the like
  • moldings can also depressions, hollows, cuts or similar. which serve special purposes of accommodating individual washing preparations.
  • molded articles in combination with powders, in combination with liquids (the latter for example in a closed enclosure of a water-soluble material) or in combination with a washing-active preparation embedded in a fusible matrix are also within the scope of the present invention.
  • the at least one second layer is a substantially water-soluble film.
  • film refers to a thin, sheet, pliable, and windable
  • Sheet material of organic materials which may have been produced in substantially any manner, for example by extrusion, rolling, beating, pouring, calendering or spraying.
  • This layer is flexible in certain embodiments.
  • a film is flexible if it meets the following parameters:
  • a tear strength in the range of 20 N / mm 2 to 50 N / mm 2 , preferably in the range of 25 N / mm 2 to 45 N / mm 2 , more preferably in the range of 30 N / mm 2 to 40 N / mm 2 , more preferably in the range of 32 N / mm 2 to 38 N / mm 2 , and most preferably in the range of 34 N / mm 2 to 36 N / mm 2 ; and or
  • an E modulus in the range of 4 N / mm 2 to 20 N / mm 2 , preferably in the range of 5 N / mm 2 to 18 N / mm 2 , more preferably in the range of 6 N / mm 2 to 16 N / mm 2 , more preferably in the range of 8 N / mm 2 to 14 N / mm 2 , and most preferably in the range of 10 N / mm 2 to 12 N / mm 2 ; and or an elongation at break (ASTM D882, ISO 527) in the range of 150% to 1000%, preferably in the range of 180% to 900%, more preferably in the range of 200% to 800%, even more preferably in the range of 250% to 750 %, and most preferably in the range of 300% to 450%; and or
  • a tear resistance (ASTM D1922, ISO 6383) of 20 g / mm 2 to 60 g / mm 2 , preferably in the range of 25 g / mm 2 to 55 g / mm 2 , more preferably in the range of 30 g / mm 2 to 50 g / mm 2 , more preferably in the range of 32 g / mm 2 to 48 g / mm 2 , and most preferably in the range of 35 g / mm 2 to 45 g / mm 2 ; and or
  • an impact strength (ASTM D1709, DIN 53433) of 100 g to 2000 g, preferably in the range of 150 g to 1500 g, more preferably in the range of 200 g to 1000 g, even more preferably in the range of 300 g to 800 g, and most preferably in the range of 400g to 750g.
  • the measurements are carried out at 23 ° C and 50% relative humidity.
  • the at least one chamber is disposed between the at least one first and the at least one second layers and is formed by the at least one first layer and the at least one second layer.
  • the at least one first chamber is formed by a first structure comprising the at least one first layer.
  • the at least one second layer completely encloses the first structure.
  • the at least one second layer completely encloses the first structure, wherein the second layer is not the outermost layer of the detergent article.
  • the at least one second layer and the first structure may be in direct contact with each other.
  • the first structure comprises a third layer that is a substantially water-soluble film that forms the at least one first layer with the at least one first layer.
  • the first structure consists of the at least one first layer.
  • the at least one first chamber is formed by a first structure comprising the at least one second layer.
  • the at least one first layer completely encloses the first structure.
  • the at least one first layer and the first structure can be in direct contact with one another.
  • the first structure comprises a third layer that is a substantially water-soluble film that forms the at least one first layer with the at least one second layer.
  • the first structure consists of the at least one second layer.
  • the at least one second layer is transparent and is formed such that the contents of the at least one first chamber are visible from the outside through the at least one second layer.
  • a transparent layer in the sense of the present invention is a layer that is permeable to light.
  • the layer is in particular transparent to light in the wavelength range from 380 nm to 780 nm.
  • the term "transparent” includes both transparent and translucent, and means that a layer according to the invention has a permeability of more than 25%, more preferably more than 30%, most preferably more than 40%, optimally more than 50% in the 380-780 nm (approximately visible part of the
  • the absorbance may be less than 0.6 (approximately equivalent to 25% transmission) or the transmission greater than 25%, with% transmission being determined by the formula: iex / iin x 100%.
  • a layer for a wavelength in the visible light range has more than 25% transmittance, it is considered transparent / translucent.
  • the unit dose of detergent or cleaning agent present in the chamber especially a liquid unit dose of detergent or cleaning agent, contains a stabilizing agent which stabilizes the ingredients against degradation and deactivation phenomena by light irradiation.
  • a stabilizing agent which stabilizes the ingredients against degradation and deactivation phenomena by light irradiation.
  • Particularly suitable here have antioxidants, UV absorbers and
  • the flexible, substantially dry, substantially water-soluble foam layer of the at least one first layer comprises foamed, substantially water-soluble polymers and / or copolymers thereof.
  • Water-soluble polymers suitable in the context of the present invention are selected from the group consisting of (optionally partially acetylated) polymers
  • Acrylic acid monomers and ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid monomers polyacrylates, polymethacrylates, co-polymers of acrylic acid and methacrylate, polyvinyl alcohol,
  • the flexible, substantially dry, substantially water-soluble foam layer of the at least one first layer comprises foamed, substantially water-soluble polymer selected from the group consisting of (optionally partially acetylated) polymers of acrylic acid monomers and ethylenically unsaturated Carboxylic acid monomers, polyacrylates, polymethacrylates, copolymers of acrylic acid and methacrylate, polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinylcaprolactam,
  • HPMCs Hydroxypropyl methylcelluloses
  • mixtures polymer blends, composites
  • the flexible, substantially dry, substantially water-soluble foam layer of the at least one first layer comprises foamed, substantially water-soluble polyvinyl alcohol and / or foamed, substantially water-soluble polyvinylpyrrolidone and / or foamed, substantially water-soluble copolymers thereof ,
  • the flexible, substantially dry, substantially water-soluble foam layer of the at least one first layer comprises at least one component selected from the group consisting of a surfactant, plasticizer, perfume, perfume delivery system, dye, preservative, Bitter, filler, excipient, specialty polymer and a functional additive.
  • specialty polymers includes grayness inhibitors, soil release polymers, and
  • the laundry or cleaning article comprises the flexible, substantially water-soluble, substantially dry layer of the at least one first layer, and a second or more flexible, substantially dry, substantially water-soluble foam layers having at least one compositional composition Component or with regard to at least one of its physical properties.
  • the foams for example, in terms of their mean
  • the foams differ with regard to their chemical composition, for example with regard to their contained dyes, bleaches, surfactants and / or water-soluble polymers.
  • the laundry or cleaning article may contain, in addition to the flexible, substantially dry, substantially water-soluble foam layer of the first layer, one or more other flexible, substantially dry, substantially water-soluble foam layer of the first layer, one or more other flexible, substantially dry, substantially water-soluble foam layer of the first layer, one or more other flexible, substantially dry, substantially water-soluble foam layer of the first layer, one or more other flexible, substantially dry, substantially water-soluble foam layer of the first layer, one or more other flexible, substantially dry, substantially water-soluble foam layer of the first layer, one or more other flexible, substantially dry, substantially water-soluble
  • the laundry or cleaning product article comprises two flexible, in the
  • substantially water-soluble foam layers may enclose the at least one second substantially water-soluble layer. Furthermore, the two foam layers can enclose the at least one first structure which has the second substantially water-soluble layer and which forms at least one first chamber.
  • the washing or cleaning agent articles according to the invention are particularly suitable for the controlled release of the active substances contained in the group of washing or cleaning agents.
  • an embodiment according to which the article as a whole is water-soluble or at least water-dispersible is preferred, ie. H. when used as intended during washing or machine cleaning, dissolves (completely) when the conditions for release are reached.
  • the essential advantage of this embodiment is that the article within a practically relevant short time - as a non-limiting example, can be at least partially solve or disperse under precisely defined conditions in the cleaning liquor and thus according to the requirements of the wrapped content, a few seconds to 5 min, d. H. the cleaning-active material or several materials in the fleet brings.
  • the third layer may also be a flexible, substantially water-soluble one
  • Be essentially dry foam layer This may be configured as the foam layer of the first layer defined herein.
  • a third layer when a third layer is present and is a flexible, substantially water-soluble, substantially dry foam layer, it may be different from the flexible, substantially dry, substantially water-soluble foam layer of the first layer due to the presence of another dye.
  • the laundry or cleaning article then has at least two flexible, substantially water-soluble, substantially dry foam layers with different dyes.
  • the laundry or cleaning article is substantially water-soluble. In some embodiments of the laundry or cleaning article, the laundry or cleaning article is made up
  • the first chamber contains a unit dose of a liquid and / or solid detergent or cleaner.
  • Cleaning surfactant understood, that is, a surfactant that actively soils of
  • Substantially water-soluble foam layer of the at least one first layer of surfactant contains a single surfactant.
  • the foam contains at least one surfactant. In different embodiments, the foam contains at least one surfactant.
  • the surfactant is in particular selected from the group consisting of nitro, cation, anion, amphoteric surfactants and mixtures thereof. Also suitable are all surfactants which are disclosed in connection with the unit doses of liquid and solid detergents.
  • the proportion of surfactant in the foam is at least 0.1% by weight.
  • the surfactant content is 1 wt% or more, 5 wt% or more, 10 wt% or more, 15 wt% or more, 20 wt% or more or 25 wt%, or more.
  • the foam comprises up to 75% by weight, up to 70% by weight, up to 60% by weight, up to 50% by weight, up to 40% by weight or up to 30% by weight. -% surfactant on.
  • the foam has 1 to 75% by weight or 10 to 50% by weight of surfactant.
  • the flexible, substantially dry, substantially contains
  • water-soluble foam layer of the at least one first layer of an anionic surfactant of the at least one first layer of an anionic surfactant.
  • Suitable are any anionic surfactants disclosed herein. Particularly suitable are alk (en) ylsulfates, preferably the alkali metal salts and in particular the sodium salts of
  • Sulfuric acid half esters of C 12 -18 fatty alcohols for example from coconut fatty alcohol,
  • the Ci2-Ci6-alkyl sulfates and Ci2-Ci5-alkyl sulfates and Cw-cis-alkyl sulfates are preferred.
  • Secondary and tertiary alkyl sulfates are also suitable anionic surfactants.
  • fatty alcohol ether sulfates such as the sulfuric acid monoesters of the straight-chain or branched C7-2i alcohols ethoxylated with from 1 to 6 mol of ethylene oxide, such as 2-methyl-branched C9-11- Alcohols with an average of 3.5 moles of ethylene oxide (EO) or Ci2-is fatty alcohols with 1 to 4 EO are suitable.
  • the anionic surfactant is sodium lauryl ether sulfate (Texapon N70).
  • nonionic surfactants are selected from the group consisting of polyethoxylated alkylphenols, polyethoxylated alcohols, polyethoxylated
  • Polyoxypropylene glycols glycerol esters of alkanoic acids, polyglycerol esters of alkanoic acids, propylene glycol esters of alkanoic acids, sorbitan esters of alkanoic acids, polyethoxylated sorbitan esters of alkanoic acids, polyethoxylated glycol esters of alkanoic acids, polyethoxylated alkanoic acids, alkanolamides, N-alkylpyrrolidones, alkyl glycosides, alkyl polyglucosides,
  • Alkylamine oxides and polyethoxylated silicones are Alkylamine oxides and polyethoxylated silicones.
  • surfactants are selected from the group consisting of:
  • Block copolymers of ethylene oxide and fatty alkyl radicals block copolymers of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide, hydrophobically-modified polyacrylates, hydrophobically-modified celluloses,
  • Silicone polyethers silicone copolyol esters, diquaternary polydimethylsiloxanes, and co-modified amino / polyether silicones.
  • the plasticizer is selected from the group consisting of glycerol and polyols.
  • the adjuvant is selected from the group consisting of thickeners and salts.
  • Suitable thickeners are e.g. those from the group of naturally derived polymers, for example agar-agar, carrageenan, tragacanth, gum arabic, alginates, pectins, polyoses, guar flour, locust bean gum, starch, dextrins, gelatin and casein.
  • Thickeners which represent modified natural substances are mainly from the group of modified starches and celluloses, examples which may be mentioned here carboxymethylcellulose and other cellulose ethers, hydroxyethyl and propylcellulose and core flour ethers.
  • microfibrillar bacterial celluloses are suitable as thickeners.
  • a large group of thickeners that find wide use in a variety of applications are the group of naturally derived polymers.
  • polyacrylic and polymethacrylic compounds such as polyacrylic and polymethacrylic compounds, vinyl polymers, polycarboxylic acids, polyethers, polyimines, polyamides and polyurethanes. Also suitable and preferred is xanthan.
  • the specialty polymer is selected from the group consisting of acrylic acid (co) polymer, cationic hydroxymethylcellulose, carboxymethylcellulose, and HPMC.
  • the functional additive is selected from the group consisting of silicone oils, bentonites, perfume capsules, perfume delivery systems, enzymes, and bleach.
  • the bleach is selected from the group of peroxyacids and amides of various peroxyacids, e.g. Phthalimidoperoxyhexanoic acid (PAP).
  • PAP Phthalimidoperoxyhexanoic acid
  • the water-soluble polyvinyl alcohol and / or polyvinylpyrrolidone and / or copolymers of the substantially dry, substantially water-soluble foam of the first flexible, substantially water-soluble layer has an average chain length of 600 to 12,000, in particular 1,000 to 8,000 ,
  • the water-soluble polyvinyl alcohol and / or polyvinylpyrrolidone and / or copolymers of the second substantially water-soluble layer have an average chain length of 600 to 12,000, especially 1,000 to 8,000. In particular embodiments, this is essentially the same
  • water-soluble film of the at least one second substantially water-soluble layer has an average chain length of 600 to 12,000, in particular 1000 to 8000.
  • average chain length refers to the average number of monomer units in the backbone of a polymer chain within a population of polymer chains
  • the average chain length of a polymer is determined by gel permeation chromatography (GPC) using a UV detector / connections are used for calibration.
  • the laundry or cleaning article comprises at least one second compartment comprising a unit dose of a solid and / or liquid detergent or cleaning agent.
  • the at least one second chamber is designed like the at least one first chamber.
  • the at least one second chamber has the same configuration of the at least one first chamber.
  • the unit dose of washing or cleaning agent in the chamber may be identical or different.
  • the chambers have a unit dose in the same state of matter.
  • the chambers have unit doses in different states of aggregation.
  • both chambers contain a liquid unit dose of detergent or cleaning agent.
  • both chambers have a fixed unit dose of detergent or cleaning agent.
  • one chamber has a unit dose liquid and the other chamber has a fixed unit dose. Regardless of the state of aggregation of
  • the chambers have in certain cases unitized doses of different composition.
  • the at least one first chamber contains a unit dose of a liquid detergent or cleaning agent.
  • the at least one second chamber contains a unit dose of solid detergent or cleaning agent.
  • the at least one chamber of the detergent or cleaner article may contain at least 50% by volume, preferably at least 60%, preferably at least 70% by volume, more preferably at least 80% by volume, most of the unit dose of the detergent or cleaning agent preferably be filled to 90% by volume to ⁇ 100% by volume.
  • the flexible, essentially dry, substantially water-soluble foam layer of the at least one first layer has a modulus of elasticity determined at 25 ° C. by tensile experiments in the linear range between 0.001 and 100 MPa, preferably from 0.01 to 10 MPa, in particular from 0.1 to 1 MPa.
  • the at least one second layer is a substantially water-soluble film.
  • the at least one second substantially water-soluble layer is a substantially water-soluble polymer film. In various embodiments, the at least one second is substantially
  • the at least one second substantially water-soluble layer consists of a substantially water-soluble film consisting essentially of substantially water-soluble polyvinyl alcohol and / or substantially water-soluble polyvinylpyrrolidone and / or substantially water-soluble copolymers thereof.
  • Suitable water-soluble films are preferably based on a polyvinyl alcohol or a polyvinyl alcohol copolymer whose molecular weight is in the range from 10,000 to 1,000,000 gmol -1 , preferably from 20,000 to 500,000 gmol 1 , more preferably from 30,000 to 100,000 gmol -1 and in particular from 40,000 to 80,000 gmol -1 lies. It is preferred that the film
  • Suitable water-soluble films are preferably based on a polyvinyl alcohol or a polyvinyl alcohol copolymer whose molecular weight is in the range from 10,000 to 1,000,000 gmol -1 , preferably from 20,000 to 500,000 gmol 1 , more preferably from 30,000 to 100,000 gmol -1 and in particular from 40,000 to 80,000 gmol -1 lies.
  • polyvinyl alcohol is usually carried out by hydrolysis of polyvinyl acetate, since the direct synthesis route is not possible.
  • polyvinyl alcohol copolymers which are prepared from correspondingly polyvinyl acetate copolymers. It is preferred if at least one layer of the water-soluble coating comprises a polyvinyl alcohol whose degree of hydrolysis makes up 70 to 100 mol%, preferably 80 to 90 mol%, particularly preferably 81 to 89 mol% and in particular 82 to 88 mol%.
  • the acetate groups contained in the film material are stored during storage of the
  • water-soluble packaging partially hydrolyzed.
  • the acetic inherent odor is masked by the perfume ingredients which pass from the liquid detergent or cleaning agent through the perfume-permeable casing to the outer surface of the water-soluble package.
  • Preferred polyvinyl alcohol copolymers include, in addition to vinyl alcohol, dicarboxylic acids as further monomers.
  • Suitable dicarboxylic acids are itaconic acid, malonic acid, succinic acid and
  • polyvinyl alcohol copolymers include, in addition to vinyl alcohol, an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid, its salt or its esters.
  • Such polyvinyl alcohol copolymers particularly preferably contain, in addition to vinyl alcohol, acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, acrylates, methacrylates or mixtures thereof.
  • a suitable for preparing the water-soluble coating sheet material may additionally polymers, selected from the group comprising acrylic acid-containing polymers, polyacrylamides, oxazoline polymers, polystyrene sulfonates, polyurethanes, polyesters, polyether polylactic acid, and / or mixtures of the above polymers may be added.
  • Preferred polyvinyl alcohol copolymers include, in addition to vinyl alcohol, dicarboxylic acids as further monomers.
  • Suitable dicarboxylic acids are itaconic acid, malonic acid, succinic acid and
  • Suitable water-soluble films for use in the present invention are films sold under the name Monosol M8630 by MonoSol LLC.
  • Other suitable films include films called Solublon® PT, Solublon® KA, Solublon® KC or
  • Solublon® KL from Aicello Chemical Europe GmbH or the films VF-HP from Kuraray.
  • substantially water-soluble film means that at least 80% by weight of the film is water-soluble in accordance with the present invention. In certain embodiments, at least 90% by weight, at least 95% by weight, at least 97.5% by weight, at least 99% by weight or at least 99.5% by weight of the film is water-soluble in the sense of the present invention.
  • a "chamber is arranged between the at least one first and the at least one second layer and is formed by the at least one first and the at least one second layer” means that the chamber is between the at least one first and the at least one second layer and the walls of the chamber are formed by the at least one first and the at least one second layer.
  • the laundry or cleaning article has a first structure comprising the second layer and the third substantially water-soluble layer.
  • the first structure consists of the second and third layers.
  • both layers are films. These are essentially water-soluble films as described in the present application.
  • the first structure consists of the second and third layers, which are foils. Then, the at least one first chamber is formed by the second and third film layers.
  • the second and third layers consist essentially of the Substantially water-soluble polyvinyl alcohol and / or substantially water-soluble polyvinylpyrrolidone and / or substantially water-soluble copolymers thereof.
  • the laundry or cleaning article is a pouch.
  • the laundry or cleaning article may comprise a second, third, fourth or more flexible, substantially water-soluble, substantially dry foam layers defined as the at least one first flexible, substantially water-soluble, substantially dry foam layer of the at least one first layer ,
  • Unit doses of the liquid and / or solid detergent or cleaning agent contained in the laundry detergent or cleaning article of the invention may contain all conventional ingredients of such agents which do not undesirably interact with the laundry detergent or detergent article.
  • the amount of detergent or cleaning agent according to the invention in the unit dose is preferably 5 to 50 g, more preferably 10 to 30 g, especially 15 to 25 g.
  • the liquid detergent of the unit dose contains a surfactant which may be, for example, an anionic surfactant, a nonionic surfactant, a zwitterionic surfactant, a cationic surfactant, or a mixture thereof.
  • a surfactant which may be, for example, an anionic surfactant, a nonionic surfactant, a zwitterionic surfactant, a cationic surfactant, or a mixture thereof.
  • the liquid detergent or cleaning agent contains anionic and nonionic surfactant.
  • the anionic surfactant used may preferably be sulfonates and / or sulfates.
  • the content of anionic surfactant is 5 to 25 wt .-% and preferably 8 to 20 wt .-%, each based on the total washing or cleaning agent.
  • surfactants of the sulfonate type are preferably C9-i3-alkylbenzenesulfonates,
  • Olefinsulfonates ie mixtures of alkene and hydroxyalkanesulfonates and disulfonates, as obtained for example from Ci2-iso-monoolefins with terminal or internal double bond by sulfonation with gaseous sulfur trioxide and subsequent alkaline or acidic hydrolysis of the sulfonation, into consideration.
  • Alk (en) ylsulfates are the alkali metal salts and in particular the sodium salts of the sulfuric acid semiesters of the C 12-18 fatty alcohols, for example of coconut fatty alcohol,
  • the Ci2-Ci6-alkyl sulfates and Ci2-Ci5-alkyl sulfates and Cw-cis-alkyl sulfates are preferred.
  • Secondary and tertiary alkyl sulfates are also suitable anionic surfactants.
  • fatty alcohol ether sulfates such as the sulfuric acid monoesters of straight-chain or branched C7-2i alcohols ethoxylated with from 1 to 6 mol of ethylene oxide, such as 2-methyl-branched C9-11 alcohols having on average 3.5 moles of ethylene oxide (EO) or C12- Fatty alcohols with 1 to 4 EO are suitable.
  • Suitable anionic surfactants are soaps.
  • Suitable are saturated and unsaturated fatty acid soaps, such as the salts of lauric acid, myristic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid, (hydrogenated) erucic acid and behenic acid and, in particular, soap mixtures derived from natural fatty acids, for example coconut, palm kernel, olive oil or tallow fatty acids.
  • anionic surfactants and the soaps may be in the form of their sodium, potassium or
  • the anionic surfactants are in the form of their ammonium salts.
  • Preferred counterions for the anionic surfactants are the protonated forms of choline, triethylamine, monoethanolamine or methylethylamine.
  • Suitable nonionic surfactants include alkoxylated fatty alcohols, alkoxylated
  • Fatty acid alkyl esters Fatty acid alkyl esters, fatty acid amides, alkoxylated fatty acid amides, polyhydroxy fatty acid amides, alkylphenol polyglycol ethers, amine oxides, alkyl polyglucosides, hydroxy mixed ethers and mixtures thereof.
  • the nonionic surfactant used is preferably alkoxylated, advantageously ethoxylated, in particular primary, alcohols having preferably 8 to 18 carbon atoms and on average 4 to 12 moles of ethylene oxide (EO) per mole of alcohol, in which the alcohol radical can be linear or preferably methyl-branched in the 2-position or linear and methyl-branched radicals in the mixture can contain, as they are usually present in Oxoalkoholresten.
  • alcohol ethoxylates having linear radicals of alcohols of native origin having 12 to 18 carbon atoms, for example coconut, palm, tallow or oleyl alcohol, and on average 5 to 8 EO per mole of alcohol are preferred.
  • the preferred ethoxylated alcohols include, for example, C12-14-alcohols with 4 EO or 7 EO, Cg-n-alcohol with 7 EO, cis-is alcohols with 5 EO, 7 EO or 8 EO, Ci2-i8-alcohols with 5 EO or 7 EO and mixtures of these.
  • Levels of ethoxylation represent statistical averages, which may be an integer or a fractional number for a particular product.
  • Preferred alcohol ethoxylates have a narrowed Homolog distribution (narrow rank ethoxylates, NRE).
  • NRE narrow rank ethoxylates
  • fatty alcohols with more than 12 EO can also be used. Examples include tallow fatty alcohol with 14 EO, 25 EO, 30 EO or 40 EO.
  • Nonionic surfactants containing EO and PO groups together in the molecule can also be used according to the invention.
  • washing, cleaning, after-treatment or washing assistant particularly preferably contains a C 12-18 fatty alcohol with 7 EO or a C 13-15 oxo alcohol with 7 EO as nonionic surfactant.
  • the content of nonionic surfactant is 1 to 25 wt .-% and preferably 2 to 20 wt .-%, each based on the total liquid detergent or cleaning agent.
  • the total amount of anionic and nonionic surfactant in the unit-dose liquid detergent or detergent is up to 50% by weight, preferably up to 45% by weight, based on the total liquid detergent or cleaning agent.
  • washing or cleaning agent may contain other ingredients that further improve the performance and / or aesthetic properties of the detergent or cleaning agent.
  • the washing or cleaning agent may contain other ingredients that further improve the performance and / or aesthetic properties of the detergent or cleaning agent.
  • the washing or cleaning agent may contain other ingredients that further improve the performance and / or aesthetic properties of the detergent or cleaning agent.
  • the washing or cleaning agent contains the washing or
  • Cleaning agent preferably additionally one or more substances from the group of
  • Builders bleaches, bleach catalysts, bleach activator, enzymes, electrolytes, pH adjusters, perfumes, perfume carriers, fluorescers, dyes, hydrotropes, foam inhibitors, silicone oils, antiredeposition agents, grayness inhibitors, anti-shrinkage agents, wrinkle inhibitors,
  • Color transfer inhibitors antimicrobial agents, germicides, fungicides, antioxidants, preservatives, corrosion inhibitors, antistatic agents, bittering agents, ironing aids, repellents and impregnating agents, skin-care agents, swelling and anti-slip agents, softening components, corrosion inhibitors and UV absorbers.
  • the unit doses of the liquid detergent or cleaning agent may include water, wherein the content of water is preferably less than 20% by weight, more preferably less than 15% by weight, even more preferably less than 10% by weight, more preferably less than 5 wt .-%, each based on the total unit dose of the detergent or cleaning agent, is.
  • the content of water is preferably less than 5% by weight, more preferably less than 4% by weight, even more preferably less than 3% by weight, even more preferably less than 2.5% by weight. , in each case based on the total unit dose of the detergent or cleaning agent.
  • the unit dose of a liquid detergent or cleaner comprises at least 10% by weight of glycerine, dipropylene glycol, surfactant and a perfume.
  • Solid detergents and cleaners of the unit dose show a good dissolution rate at temperatures between 15 and 60 ° C and in particular between 20 and 45 ° C.
  • solid detergents which contain from 20 to 45% by weight of surfactants are preferred.
  • the unit-dose solid detergents or cleaners contain surfactants selected from the group consisting of anionic surfactants, nonionic surfactants, cationic surfactants and amphiphilic surfactants, as well as combinations thereof.
  • Suitable anionic surfactants are, for example, those of the sulfonate and sulfates type.
  • Sulfonate type surfactants include alkylbenzenesulfonates (C9-Cis-alkyl), olefin-sulfonates, d.
  • H Mixtures of alkene and hydroxyalkanesulfonates and disulfonates, as obtained for example from Ci2-Ci8 monoolefins with terminal and internal double bond by sulfonating with gaseous sulfur trioxide and subsequent alkaline or acidic hydrolysis of the sulfonation, into consideration.
  • dialkansulfonates prepared from C12-cis-alkanes by sulfochlorination or sulfoxidation and subsequent hydrolysis
  • esters of ⁇ -sulfo fatty acids esters of ⁇ -sulfo fatty acids
  • esters of hydrogenated coconut, palm kernel or tallow for example the o sulfonated methyl esters of hydrogenated coconut, palm kernel or tallow.
  • Suitable surfactants of the sulfate type are the sulfuric acid monoesters of primary alcohols of natural and synthetic origin, that is, of fatty alcohols, for example
  • coconut fatty alcohols coconut fatty alcohols, tallow fatty alcohols, oleyl alcohol, lauryl, myristyl, palmityl or
  • Stearyl alcohol or the Cio-C2o-oxo alcohols, and those secondary alcohols of this chain length.
  • sulfuric acid monoesters of ethoxylated with 1 to 6 moles of ethylene oxide alcohols such as 2-methyl-branched C9-Cn alcohols having an average of 3.5 moles of ethylene oxide are suitable.
  • sulfated fatty acid monoglycerides are also suitable.
  • soaps of natural or synthetic, preferably saturated, fatty acids are useful.
  • Particularly suitable are soap mixtures derived from natural fatty acids, for example coconut, palm kernel or tallow fatty acids. Preference is given to those which are composed of 50 to 100% of saturated C 12 -C 18 -fatty acid soaps and 0 to 50% of oleic acid soaps.
  • the anionic surfactants can be present in the form of their sodium, potassium and ammonium salts and as soluble salts of organic bases, such as mono-, di- or triethanolamine.
  • the content of anionic surfactants or anionic surfactant mixtures in the unit dose is preferably 5 to 40, in particular 8 to 35 wt .-%. It is particularly advantageous if the content of the agents to sulfonates and / or sulfates 10 to 35 wt .-%, in particular 15 to 30 wt .-%, and the content of soap up to 8 wt .-%, in particular 0, 5 to 5 wt .-%, is.
  • the anionic surfactants can be used in solid, for example in spray-dried or granulated form, or in liquid to pasty form. So it is preferable that as
  • Plasticizers and / or lubricants used anionic surfactants in the form of an aqueous surfactant paste in the process.
  • the content of the ethoxylated alcohols used as nonionic surfactants is preferably 1 to 15 wt .-% and in particular 2 to 10 wt .-%.
  • the agents contain up to 5 wt .-%, in particular 1 to 3 wt .-%, of polyethylene glycol having a molecular weight between 200 and 1 500.
  • the weight ratio of anionic surfactant: nonionic surfactant is preferably at least 1: 1 and in particular 2: 1 to 6: 1.
  • nonionic surfactants and alkyl glycosides of the general formula R-0- (G) x in which R is a primary straight-chain or methyl-branched in the 2-position aliphatic radical having 8 to 22, preferably 12 to 18 carbon atoms, G is a symbol is that represents a glycoside unit having 5 or 6 carbon atoms, and the degree of oligomerization x is between 1 and 10, preferably between 1 and 2 and in particular significantly smaller than 1, 4, for example in amounts of 1 to 10 wt .-%, are used.
  • Suitable organic and inorganic builders are weakly acidic, neutral or alkaline reactive soluble and / or insoluble components which precipitate or complex calcium ions.
  • ingredients of the process products of the invention may be inorganic and organic builders.
  • Inorganic builders include water-insoluble or non-water-soluble ingredients such as aluminosilicates and especially zeolites.
  • Detergent a zeolite content of at least 10 wt .-%, for example at least 15 wt .-% or at least 20 wt .-% or at least 30 wt .-% or even beyond, for example at least 50 wt .-%, based on the total washing or cleaning agent.
  • a possible minimum amount of zeolite may be, for example, at a value of 1% by weight, 5% by weight or even 10% by weight, based on the total washing or cleaning agent.
  • the detergent or cleaning agent according to the invention preferably in amounts of 0.1 wt .-% to 40 wt .-%, preferably 5 wt .-% to 25 wt .-% and particularly preferably 10 wt .-% to 20 wt .-%, based on the total weight of the agent, with sodium carbonate is particularly preferred as a soluble builder.
  • the agent according to the invention contains less than 10% by weight, for example less than 5% by weight, of soluble builder.
  • the agent according to the invention is free of soluble builder.
  • Useful fine crystalline, synthetic and bound water-containing zeolite is preferably zeolite A and / or P.
  • zeolite P for example, zeolite MAP (R)
  • zeolite X (Commercial product from Crosfield) particularly preferred. Also suitable however are zeolite X and mixtures of A, X and / or P. Of particular interest is a co-crystallized sodium / potassium aluminum silicate of zeolite A and zeolite X, which as VEGOBOND AX ® (a product of Condea Augusta SpA) Trade is available.
  • the zeolite can be used as a spray-dried powder or else as undried, still moist, stabilized suspension of its preparation. In the event that the zeolite is used as a suspension, it may contain minor additions of nonionic surfactants as
  • Stabilizers contain, for example, 1 to 3 wt .-%, based on zeolite, of ethoxylated C12-Ci8-fatty alcohols having 2 to 5 ethylene oxide groups, C-i2-Ci4 fatty alcohols with 4 to 5
  • Suitable zeolites have an average particle size of preferably less than 10 ⁇ m (volume distribution, measuring method: Coulter Counter) and preferably contain from 18 to 22% by weight, in particular from 20 to 22% by weight, of bound water.
  • zeolites are faujasite-type zeolites. Together with the zeolites X and Y, the mineral faujasite belongs to the faujasite types within the zeolite structure group 4, which are characterized by the double-six-membered subunit D6R.
  • the zeolite structure group 4 includes, in addition to the faujasite types mentioned, the minerals
  • Chabazite and gmelinite as well as the synthetic zeolites R (chabazite type), S (gmelinite type), L and ZK-5.
  • the latter two synthetic zeolites have no mineral analogs.
  • Faujasite-type zeolites are composed of ⁇ -cages linked tetrahedrally via D6R subunits, with the ⁇ -cages resembling the carbon atoms in the diamond.
  • the three-dimensional network of the faujasite-type zeolites suitable according to the invention has pores of 2.2 and 7.4 ⁇ , and the unit cell also contains 8 cavities of about 13 A diameter and can be represented by the formula Nas6 [(AIO2) 86 (FIG. SiO2) i06] 264 H2O.
  • the network of zeolite X contains a void volume of about 50%, based on the dehydrated crystal, which represents the largest void space of all known zeolites (zeolite Y: about 48% void volume, faujasite: about 47% void volume).
  • zeolite Y about 48% void volume
  • faujasite about 47% void volume
  • the term "faujasite type zeolite” denotes all three zeolites which form the faujasite subgroup of the zeolite structure group 4.
  • zeolite Y and faujasite and mixtures of these compounds are also suitable according to the invention, with pure zeolite X being preferred.
  • Mixtures or cocrystallizates of faujasite-type zeolites with other zeolites, which need not necessarily belong to the zeolite structure group 4, are also suitable according to the invention, with preferably at least 50% by weight of the faujasite-type zeolites being suitable.
  • the suitable aluminum silicates are commercially available, and the methods for their
  • These zeolites have pore sizes of 8.0 to 8.4 ⁇ .
  • zeolite A-LSX which corresponds to a cocrystal of zeolite X and zeolite A and in its anhydrous form has the formula (M2 / nO + M'2 nO) Al 2 O 3-z SiO 2, where M and M 'are alkali metal or alkaline earth metals and z is a number from 2, 1 to 2.6.
  • This product is commercially available under the brand name VEGOBOND AX from CONDEA Augusta S.p.A.
  • Y-type zeolites are also commercially available and can be obtained, for example, by the formulas
  • the particle sizes of the suitable zeolites are advantageously in the range of 0.1 ⁇ up to 100 ⁇ , preferably from 0.5 ⁇ to 50 ⁇ and in particular from 1 ⁇ to 30 ⁇ , each measured by standard particle size determination methods.
  • the washing or cleaning agent according to the invention is free of zeolite.
  • all the inorganic constituents present, ie all constituents to be incorporated in the process, are preferably water-soluble. Therefore, builders other than the zeolites mentioned are used in these embodiments.
  • polyacetals which can be obtained by reacting dialdehydes with polyolcarboxylic acids which have 5 to 7 C atoms and at least 3 hydroxyl groups.
  • Preferred polyacetals are selected from dialdehydes such as glyoxal,
  • organic builder substances are dextrins, for example oligomers or polymers of carbohydrates, which can be obtained by partial hydrolysis of starches.
  • the hydrolysis can be carried out by customary, for example acid or enzyme catalyzed processes.
  • they are hydrolysis products with middle
  • a polysaccharide with a dextrose equivalent (DE) in the range from 0.5 to 40, in particular from 2 to 30 is preferred, DE being a common measure of the reducing action of a polysaccharide compared to dextrose, which has a DE of 100 , is.
  • DE dextrose equivalent
  • Usable are both maltodextrins with a DE between 3 and 20 and dry glucose syrups with a DE between 20 and 37 and so-called yellow dextrins and white dextrins with higher molecular weights in the range from 2000 to 30,000 g / mol.
  • a preferred dextrin is described in British Patent Application 94 19 091.
  • the oxidized derivatives of such dextrins are their reaction products with oxidizing agents which are capable of oxidizing at least one alcohol function of the saccharide ring to the carboxylic acid function.
  • Ethylenediamine disuccinate are other suitable cobuilders.
  • Ethylenediamine-N, N '-di- succinate (EDDS) is preferably used in the form of its sodium or magnesium salts.
  • EDDS Ethylenediamine-N, N '-di- succinate
  • glycerol disuccinates and glycerol trisuccinates are also preferred in this context. Suitable amounts are, for example, 3 to 15 wt .-%, based on the total detergent or cleaning agent.
  • acetylated hydroxycarboxylic acids or their salts which may optionally also be present in lactone form and which contain at least 4 carbon atoms and at least one hydroxyl group and a maximum of two acid groups.
  • Another class of substances with cobuilder properties are the phosphonates. These are, in particular, hydroxyalkane or aminoalkanephosphonates. Among the hydroxyalkane phosphonates, 1-hydroxyethane-1,1-diphosphonate (HEDP) is of particular importance as a co-builder. It is preferably used as the sodium salt, the
  • Aminoalkanephosphonates are preferably ethylenediamine tetramethylenephosphonate (EDTMP), diethylenetriaminepentamethylenephosphonate (DTPMP) and their higher homologs. They are preferably in the form of the neutral reacting sodium salts, e.g. when
  • the builder used here is preferably HEDP from the class of phosphonates.
  • Aminoalkanephosphonates also have a pronounced heavy metal binding capacity.
  • washing or cleaning agents also contain bleach, to use aminoalkanephosphonates, in particular DTPMP, or to use mixtures of the phosphonates mentioned.
  • phosphates in particular pentasodium triphosphate, if appropriate also pyrophosphates and orthophosphates, which act primarily as precipitants for calcium salts.
  • Phosphates are predominantly used in automatic dishwasher detergents, but in some cases also in detergents.
  • Alkalimetallphosphate is the summary term for the alkali metal (especially sodium and potassium) salts of various phosphoric acids, in which one
  • Metaphosphoric acids (HP03) n and orthophosphoric acid H3PO4 can distinguish in addition to higher molecular weight representatives.
  • the phosphates combine several advantages: they act as alkali carriers, prevent lime deposits on machine parts or lime incrustations in fabrics and also contribute to the cleaning performance.
  • Sodium dihydrogen phosphate, NaH 2 PO 4 exists as a dihydrate (density 1, 91 like 3 , melting point 60 °) and as monohydrate (density 2.04 like 3 ). Both salts are white, very soluble in water powders, which lose the water of crystallization when heated and at 200 C in the weak acid diphosphate (disodium hydrogen diphosphate, ⁇ ), at higher temperature in
  • NaH 2 PO 4 is acidic; It arises when phosphoric acid is adjusted to a pH of 4.5 with sodium hydroxide solution and the mash is sprayed.
  • Potassium dihydrogen phosphate primary or monobasic potassium phosphate, potassium phosphate, KDP
  • KH 2 PO 4 is a white salt of density 2.33, preferably 3 , has a melting point of 253 ° [decomposition to form potassium polyphosphate (KPO 3) x] and is readily soluble in water
  • Disodium hydrogen phosphate (secondary sodium phosphate), Na 2 HPO 4 is a colorless, very slightly water-soluble crystalline salt.
  • Disodium hydrogen phosphate is prepared by neutralization of phosphoric acid with soda solution using phenolphthalein as an indicator. dipotassium
  • K2HPO4 is an amorphous, white salt that is readily soluble in water.
  • Trisodium phosphate, tertiary sodium phosphate, NasPC are colorless crystals known as
  • Trisodium phosphate is readily soluble in water under alkaline reaction and is prepared by evaporation of a solution of exactly 1 mole of disodium phosphate and 1 mole of NaOH.
  • Tripotassium phosphate (tertiary or tribasic potassium phosphate), K3PO4, is a white, deliquescent, granular powder of density 2.56, preferably 3 , has a melting point of 1340 ° and is readily soluble in water with an alkaline reaction. It arises, for example, when heating Thomasschlacke with coal and potassium sulfate. Despite the higher price, the more soluble, therefore highly effective, potassium phosphates are often preferred over the corresponding sodium compounds in the detergent industry.
  • Tetrasodium diphosphate (sodium pyrophosphate), Na4P20, exists in anhydrous form (density 2.534, 3 , melting point 988 °, also indicated as 880 °) and as decahydrate (density 1, 815-1, 836, 3 , melting point 94 ° with loss of water). Both substances are colorless crystals which are soluble in water with an alkaline reaction.
  • Na4P20 is formed by heating disodium phosphate to> 200 ° C or by reacting phosphoric acid with soda in a stoichiometric ratio and dewatering the solution by spraying. The decahydrate complexes heavy metal salts and hardness agents and therefore reduces the hardness of the water.
  • K4P2O7 (Potassium pyrophosphate), K4P2O7, exists in the form of the trihydrate and is a colorless, hygroscopic powder with a density of 2.33% 3 , which is soluble in water, the pH of the 1% solution at 25 ° being 10.4 is.
  • Potassium phosphates are collectively referred to as condensed phosphates.
  • the technically important pentasodium triphosphate, NasPsO-io sodium tripolyphosphate
  • NasPsO-io sodium tripolyphosphate
  • n third In 100 g of water dissolve
  • Potassium polyphosphates are widely used in the detergents and cleaners industry. There are also sodium potassium tripolyphosphates which can also be used in the context of the present invention. These arise, for example, if one
  • Potassium tripolyphosphate and sodium potassium tripolyphosphate can be used according to the invention.
  • carbonates and silicates are used as inorganic builder substances.
  • crystalline, layered sodium silicates of the general formula NaMSixO 2 + 1 .yH 2 O, where M is sodium or hydrogen, x is a number from 1.6 to 4, preferably 1.9 to 4.0, and y is a number from 0 to 20 is and preferred values for x are 2, 3 or 4.
  • crystalline silicates are preferably subsequently added to the direct or post-treated spray-drying product.
  • Preferred crystalline layered silicates of the formula given are those in which M is sodium and x assumes the values 2 or 3. In particular, both .beta.
  • SKS® .delta.-sodium disilicates Na.sub.2Si.sub.20.sub.yH.sup.2 + are preferred.
  • Such compounds are commercially available, for example, under the name SKS® (from Clariant).
  • SKS-6 ® is a ⁇ -sodium having the formula Na2Si20s yH2Ü
  • SKS-7 ® is predominantly a beta-sodium disilicate.
  • Reaction with acids eg citric acid or carbonic acid
  • the alkalinity of the layered silicates can be suitably influenced.
  • Phyllosilicates doped with phosphate or with carbonate have altered crystal morphologies in comparison with the ⁇ -sodium disilicate, dissolve more rapidly and show increased calcium binding capacity in comparison with ⁇ -sodium disilicate.
  • phyllosilicates of the general empirical formula x Na2.fwdarw.Y S1O2.z P2O5 in which the ratio x to y is a number 0.35 to 0.6, the ratio x to z is a number from 1.75 to 1200 and the ratio y to z a number from 4 to 2800 corresponds known.
  • the solubility of the layered silicates can also be increased by using particularly finely divided layered silicates. Also compounds from the crystalline layer silicates with others
  • ingredients can be used.
  • Cellulose derivatives which have advantages in disintegrating activity, as well as compounds with polycarboxylates, e.g. Citric acid, or polymeric polycarboxylates, e.g. Copolymers of acrylic acid, to name a few.
  • polycarboxylates e.g. Citric acid
  • polymeric polycarboxylates e.g. Copolymers of acrylic acid
  • the preferred builders also include amorphous sodium silicates having a modulus of Na2 ⁇ : S1O2 of from 1: 2 to 1: 3.3, preferably from 1: 2 to 1: 2.8, and more preferably from 1: 2 to 1: 2.6, which Have secondary washing properties.
  • amorphous is also understood to mean “X-ray amorphous”. This means that the silicates are at
  • diffraction maxima This is to be interpreted as meaning that the products have microcrystalline regions of size 10 to a few hundred nm, with values of up to max. 50 nm and in particular up to max. 20 nm are preferred.
  • Such so-called X-ray amorphous silicates which likewise have a dissolution delay compared with the conventional water glasses, are known.
  • compacted / compacted amorphous silicates particularly preferred are compacted / compacted amorphous silicates, compounded amorphous silicates and overdried X-ray amorphous silicates.
  • the content of the (X-ray) amorphous silicates in particular zeolite-free compositions is preferably 1 to 10 wt .-%, which corresponds to a preferred embodiment of the invention.
  • Particularly preferred inorganic water-soluble builders are alkali metal carbonates and alkali metal bicarbonates, with sodium and potassium carbonate, and especially sodium carbonate, being among the preferred embodiments.
  • the content of alkali metal carbonates in particular zeolite-free compositions can vary within a very broad range and is preferably 1 to 50 wt .-%, advantageously 5 to 40 wt .-%, in particular 8 to 30 wt .-%, wherein usually the content of alkali metal carbonates is higher than on (X-ray) amorphous Silicates.
  • the washing or cleaning agent according to the invention is free of alkali metal carbonates.
  • Useful organic builders are for example those which can be used in the form of their alkali metal and in particular sodium salts
  • Polycarboxylic acids such as citric acid, adipic acid, succinic acid, glutaric acid, tartaric acid, sugar acids, aminocarboxylic acids, nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA), if such use is not objectionable for environmental reasons, and mixtures thereof.
  • Preferred salts are the salts of polycarboxylic acids such as citric acid, adipic acid, succinic acid, glutaric acid, tartaric acid, sugar acids and mixtures thereof.
  • the acids themselves can also be used.
  • the acids typically also have the property of an acidifying component and thus serve, for example, in US Pat
  • inventive process products also for adjusting a lower and milder pH of detergents or cleaners.
  • citric acid, succinic acid, glutaric acid, adipic acid, gluconic acid and any desired mixtures of these can be mentioned here.
  • polymeric polycarboxylates for example the alkali metal salts of polyacrylic acid or of polymethacrylic acid, for example those having a relative molecular mass of 500 to 70,000 g / mol.
  • the molecular weights stated for polymeric polycarboxylates are weight-average molar masses M w of the particular acid form, which were determined in principle by means of gel permeation chromatography (GPC), a UV detector being used. The measurement was carried out against an external polyacrylic acid standard, which provides realistic molecular weight values due to its structural relationship with the polymers investigated. These data differ significantly from the molecular weight data, in which polystyrene sulfonic acids are used as standard. The molar masses measured against polystyrenesulfonic acids are generally significantly higher than the molecular weights specified in this document.
  • the detergents or cleaners according to the invention may also contain polymers.
  • Suitable polymers include in particular polyacrylates, which preferably have a molecular weight of 2,000 to 20,000 g / mol. Because of their superior solubility, the short-chain polyacrylates, which have molar masses of from 2000 to 10000 g / mol, and particularly preferably from 3000 to 5000 g / mol, may again be preferred from this group.
  • copolymeric polycarboxylates in particular those of acrylic acid with methacrylic acid and of acrylic acid or methacrylic acid with maleic acid.
  • Copolymers of acrylic acid with maleic acid which contain 50 to 90% by weight of acrylic acid and 50 to 10% by weight of maleic acid have proven to be particularly suitable.
  • Their relative molecular weight, based on free acids is generally from 2000 to 70000 g / mol, preferably from 20,000 to 50,000 g / mol and in particular from 30,000 to 40,000 g / mol.
  • the content of detergents or cleaners Organic builders can vary widely. Levels of from 2 to 20% by weight are preferred, with particular contents of not more than 10% by weight finding particular approval.
  • the washing or cleaning agent according to the invention is free of organic builders.
  • detergent ingredients include graying inhibitors (soil carriers), foam inhibitors, bleaches and bleach activators, optical brighteners, enzymes,
  • sodium perborate tetrahydrate NaBC ⁇ H2O2 ⁇ 3 H2O
  • sodium perborate monohydrate NaBC ⁇ H2O2
  • Other useful bleaching agents are, for example
  • Peroxycarbonate Na 2 CO 3 - 1, 5 H 2 O 2
  • peroxypyrophosphates citrate perhydrates
  • peroxygenic salts or peracids which yield H2O2 such as perbenzoates, peroxaphthalates, diperazelaic acid or diperdodecanedioic acid.
  • the content of the bleaching agents is preferably from 5 to 25% by weight and in particular from 10 to 20% by weight, it being advantageous to use peroxycarbonate.
  • bleach activators can be incorporated into the preparations.
  • N-acyl or O-acyl compounds which form organic peracids with H2O2, preferably ⁇ , ⁇ '-tetraacylated diamines, such as ⁇ , ⁇ , ⁇ ', ⁇ '-tetraacetylethylenediamine, furthermore carboxylic acid anhydrides and esters of polyols, such as glucose pentaacetate.
  • the content of the bleach-containing agents in bleach activator is in the usual range, preferably between 1 and 10 wt .-% and in particular between 3 and 8 wt .-%.
  • Graying inhibitors have the task of keeping suspended from the fiber debris suspended in the fleet and thus to prevent graying.
  • water-soluble colloids are usually of organic nature, such as the water-soluble salts of polymeric carboxylic acids, glue, gelatin, salts of ether carboxylic acids or ether sulfonic acids of starch or cellulose or salts of acidic sulfuric acid esters of cellulose or starch.
  • water-soluble polyamides containing acidic groups are suitable for this purpose. It is also possible to use soluble starch preparations and starch products other than those mentioned above, for example degraded starch, aldehyde starches etc.
  • Polyvinylpyrrolidone is also useful.
  • Methylhydroxyethylcellulose and mixtures thereof and polyvinylpyrrolidone in particular in amounts of 0.5 to 5 wt .-%, based on the agent used.
  • the foaming power of the surfactants can be increased or decreased by combining suitable surfactant types; a reduction can also be achieved by adding non-surfactant organic substances.
  • a reduced foaming power which is desirable when working in machines, is often achieved by combining different types of surfactants, for example sulfates and / or sulfonates with nonionic surfactants and / or with soaps. Soaps increase
  • Suitable foam-inhibiting soaps are therefore those soaps of natural and synthetic origin, which have a high proportion of cis-C24 fatty acids.
  • Foam inhibitors are organopolysiloxanes and mixtures thereof with microfine, optionally silanized silica, paraffins, waxes, microcrystalline waxes and their mixtures with signed silicic acid.
  • Bisacylamides derived from C 12 -C 20 -alkylamines and C 2 -C 6 -dicarboxylic acids are also useful. It is also advantageous to use mixtures of different foam inhibitors, for example those of silicones and paraffins or waxes.
  • the foam inhibitors are bound to a granular, water-soluble or dispersible carrier substance or are added to the plasticizer and / or lubricant.
  • the detergents may contain as optical brighteners derivatives of diaminostil bendisulfonic acid or their alkali metal salts.
  • optical brighteners derivatives of diaminostil bendisulfonic acid or their alkali metal salts for example, salts of 4,4'-bis (2-anilino-4-morpholino-1, 3,5-triazin-6-yl-amino) -stilbene-2,2'-disulphonic acid or similarly constructed compounds which are suitable instead of the morpholino group, carry a diethanolamino group, a methylamino group, an anilino group or a 2-methoxyethylamino group.
  • brighteners of the substituted 4,4'-distyryl-di-phenyl type may be present; for example, the compound 4,4'-bis (4-chloro-3-sulfostyryl) -diphenyl. Mixtures of the aforementioned brightener can be used.
  • uniformly white granules are obtained when the means except the usual optical brighteners in conventional amounts, for example between 0, 1 and 0.5, preferably by 0.1 to 0.3 wt .-%, also small amounts, for example 10 ⁇ 6 to 10 ⁇ 3 wt .-%, preferably by 10 ⁇ 5 wt .-%, of a blue dye.
  • a particularly preferred dye is Tinolux (R) (product name of Ciba-Geigy).
  • Enzymes are those from the class of proteases, lipases and amylases
  • subtilisin-type proteases and in particular proteases derived from Bacillus lentus are used.
  • the enzymes may be adsorbed to carriers and / or embedded in envelope substances to protect against premature degradation.
  • Suitable stabilizers are the salts of polyphosphonic acids, in particular 1-hydroxyethane-1,1-diphosphonic acid (HEDP).
  • HEDP 1-hydroxyethane-1,1-diphosphonic acid
  • the detergents and cleaners can be uniformly prepared from extrudates having the above ingredients.
  • the agents can also be obtained from a mixture of several different granules, of which the extrudates according to the invention form the main constituent.
  • the bleach activator, the enzymes as well as dyes and fragrances can be admixed subsequently to the extrudates. It is preferred that the bleach activator and the enzymes are each in compacted granular form, for example, as each separately prepared extrudates by means of a kneader of the above
  • the washing and cleaning article meets the standard pelvic test.
  • the standard gullet is a test cylinder, which has the size of a Kinderschlundes.
  • the Standard Maw is usually used to test whether toys or small parts can be swallowed on toys of infants under the age of 3 years.
  • the dimensions of the standard throat (in mm) are given in FIG.
  • parts with a width of 31, 7 mm and a length of at least 31, 7 mm must have a height (thickness) of 25.4 mm in order to pass the standard gullet test. With a larger width, the height (thickness) can also be slightly smaller.
  • the inventive laundry or cleaning products have a width of at least 32 mm, in particular from 32 to 40 mm and more preferably from 33 to 38 mm and a height of at least 25 to 30 mm and in particular from 25 to 27 mm.
  • the length of the washing or cleaning agent article can be flexibly designed; By definition (and for safety reasons) the length should be at least equal to the width. In the case of an automatic dishwashing detergent, the maximum length is dictated by the size of the metering chambers in the automatic dishwashers and should therefore not exceed 50 mm.
  • washing or cleaning agent articles according to the invention are distinguished
  • the dimensional stability of the unit dose liquid detergents or cleaners can be defined by the weight constancy during storage of the contained detergent or cleaning agent.
  • the greatest possible weight stability during storage of the washing or cleaning agent contained in the washing or cleaning agent is given when the pure agent (without the other components of the article) as high a constant weight in the test described below has: 50 mg of the wash - Or detergent (without articles) are stored in an open aluminum crucible under isothermal conditions (40 ° C) for several hours under purge gas (air, 3 l / h). At intervals of 30 minutes, the weight of the filled crucible is checked and determines the residue of the detergent or the weight loss.
  • weight loss is highest in the first two hours of the given test.
  • dimensional stability of the washing or cleaning article is understood to mean that the washing or cleaning agent has a weight loss of not more than 15% by weight in the specified test after 2 hours, preferably after 4 hours.
  • the weight loss after one hour is not above 10% by weight. It is even more advantageous if the weight loss after 2 hours is not above 10% by weight.
  • the present invention relates to a method for producing a
  • Washing or cleaning agent article comprising:
  • the second substantially water-soluble layer is preferably a substantially water-soluble film.
  • providing in the sense of the present invention means that a finished layer is introduced into the process of the present invention
  • the method also includes the formation of the layer and the
  • forming in the sense of the present invention means that a layer or a chamber is designed according to the invention, that is to say arranged in the article and, if necessary, first produced there.
  • Detergent article comprises providing the at least one first chamber forming the at least one first chamber between the at least one first and the at least one second layer through the at least one first and the at least one second layer.
  • Detergent article the provision of the at least one first chamber, the formation of the at least one first chamber by a first structure, wherein the first structure comprises the at least one first layer.
  • the provision of the at least one second layer comprises forming the at least one second layer so as to completely enclose the first structure. Further includes in some
  • Embodiments providing the at least one second layer, that the at least one second layer and the third layer of the type are formed so that they are in direct contact with each other.
  • the first structure comprises a third layer which is a substantially water-soluble film, wherein the at least one first chamber is formed by the at least one second layer and the third layer.
  • the first structure is the at least one first layer.
  • Detergent article comprises providing the at least one first chamber forming the at least one first chamber through a first structure, wherein the first structure comprises the at least one second layer.
  • providing the at least one first layer comprises forming the at least one first layer to completely enclose the first structure.
  • providing the at least one first layer includes forming the at least one first layer and the first structure of the type to be in direct contact with each other.
  • the first structure comprises a third layer which is a water-soluble film, wherein the at least one first chamber is defined by the at least one first Layer and the third layer is formed.
  • the first structure is the at least one second layer.
  • contact in the sense of the present invention means with respect to two layers that the two layers touch each other at at least one location.
  • Method step is applied, which brings two layers into contact with each other.
  • Method of providing a contact in the sense of the present invention may be any suitable method by means of which the contact between two layers of the present invention can be mediated In particular, such methods are selected from the group consisting of printing process, bonding process, welding process and moistening, Pressing and drying the layers whose contact is to be conveyed.
  • Detergent article is the at least one second layer transparent and is formed the way that the content of the at least one first chamber is visible from the outside through the at least one second layer.
  • the method comprises mediating the contact between the at least one first and the at least one second layer, wherein the contact between the two layers is mediated by at least one method selected from the group consisting of printing method, adhesive method, welding method and moistening, Pressing and drying the two layers.
  • WO2012 / 138820 A1 discloses in particular the production of foam layers. The disclosure of these references is hereby incorporated by reference.
  • Providing at least a first layer that is a flexible, substantially water-soluble, substantially dry foam layer includes making the first layer that is being processed into the laundry detergent or detergent article. That is, this step involves preparing a liquid solution This solution is foamed by suitable methods and then shaped and dried The molding involves pouring the foamed solution into suitable molds which impart a predetermined shape to the foam
  • the first layer, which is a flexible, substantially water-soluble, substantially dry foam layer can be prepared in any desired form. This can be chosen freely depending on marketing, so can the
  • the dry includes drying methods such as contact drying, hot air drying, vacuum drying, microwave drying and drum drying. Subsequently, the foam layer printed and / or by
  • Foam layers of special shape are produced. It is particularly effective to produce long webs of a foam layer, to print on these and / or to form certain shapes of small foam layers by punching / cutting. Also, the foam layers may be labeled with certain characters, e.g. logos, patterns and symbols are embossed. The foam layer can thus be individually adapted to the wishes of consumers and / or marketing strategies.
  • Forming at least a first chamber containing a unit dose of a liquid and / or solid detergent or cleaner includes deep drawing a first layer, blanketing with the unit dose of a liquid and / or solid detergent, and sealing the chamber with a second layer so as to give a dense chamber containing the unit dose As described above, the two layers can be joined together.
  • the first layer which is a flexible, substantially water-soluble, substantially dry layer
  • the second layer which is one in the
  • Substantially water-soluble film is thermoformed together.
  • the two layers are permanently bonded together before, during or after deep drawing. If the first and second layers are joined prior to deep drawing, the orientation of the two layers is arbitrary. If the two layers are joined together during thermoforming or afterward, it is advantageous and preferred if the first layer is oriented downwards to the vacuum.
  • the at least one first chamber is in particular
  • Embodiments formed by a third layer which is a substantially water-soluble film.
  • the third and the second and optionally the first layer are joined together as described herein.
  • Detergent article is the washing or cleaning agent a wash or
  • the present invention relates to a washing or
  • Detergent article obtainable by a process according to the second aspect of the present invention.
  • Container having washing or cleaning articles
  • the present invention relates to a container containing a laundry or cleaning article according to the first aspect or third aspect of the present invention.
  • a laundry or cleaning article according to the present invention can be stored in a closable container and so scented the interior of the sealable container.
  • the sealable container is usually designed to receive a plurality of water-soluble packages.
  • a container is a device which is intended to cover a plurality of washing or cleaning agent articles in such a way that they can be shipped, stored and / or sold.
  • the container usually has a bottom and a lateral surface, through which an interior space is formed for receiving the detergent or cleaning agent article. Furthermore, the container regularly has an opening for removal of the washing or cleaning agent articles from the container, the opening being closable by a closure.
  • the container is designed in particular so that in the closed state no
  • Fragrance release from the container takes place in the environment.
  • the container for receiving the detergent or cleaning agent has the lowest possible water vapor permeability in order to protect the laundry or cleaning agent articles stored in it from unwanted exposure to water vapor.
  • the container is formed according to a first preferred embodiment as a dimensionally stable container, for example in the form of a closable box, box, bottle or box.
  • the container is preferably formed from a plastic. It is also possible to form the container from a pulp-containing material such as paper, cardboard or cardboard. Of course, the container may also be made of multi-layer materials comprising plastics, pulp-containing materials and / or metallic materials. Composite materials consisting of a cellulose-containing carrier material, which is laminated with plastic and / or metallic films, are suitable here.
  • the present invention relates to the use of a
  • Detergent or detergent article of the invention as a washing or dishwashing detergent.
  • the laundry or cleaning article of the present invention is used for laundry washing.
  • the laundry or cleaning article of the present invention is used for dishwashing.
  • the measurements of the moduli of elasticity are made with the device "TA.XTplus Texture Analyzer" of the company Stable Micro Systems.
  • Cut test specimens determine length, width and width.
  • Test specimen dimensions length 100 mm, width 7 mm, width 10 mm
  • E elastic modulus
  • ⁇ elongation (dimensionless)
  • ⁇ change in length [mm]
  • 10 original length [mm]
  • o mechanical stress [pressure, Newtons / mm 2 ]
  • F force [Newton]
  • A area [ Width x width, mm 2 ].
  • a premix comprising from about 1 to about 75 weight percent surfactant, from about 0.1 to about 25 weight percent water soluble polymer, from about 0.1 to about 75 weight percent water, and optionally from about 0.1 to about 25 weight percent.
  • % Plasticizer wherein the premix has: a viscosity at 1 s and 70 ° C of from about 1,000 cps to about 20,000 cps; and wherein the premix is heated to a temperature in the range of about 60 ° C to about 90 ° C.
  • the viscosity of the premix is determined using a Brookfield RVDV-1 Prime Viscometer with a CPE-41 cone and a shear rate of 1 s with a duration of 300 s.
  • the premix has: a viscosity at 1 s and 70 ° C of from about 1,000 cps to about 20,000 cps; and wherein the premix is heated to a temperature in the range of about 60 ° C to about 90 ° C.
  • Premix made in an in-line dispersing system An exemplary, not
  • Venting the premix by introducing a gas into the premix to form a moist, aerated premix, wherein the humidified, aerated premix has a density of from about 0.15 to about 0.65 g / ml.
  • a dynamic foam generator can be used for the continuous foaming.
  • the ventilation and thus the foam density can be regulated.
  • step 3 Apply the foam from step 2 and dry to form a flexible, substantially dry, substantially water-soluble foam layer.
  • the residual moisture of the foam is 10% by weight or less.
  • step 1-3 Simultaneously deep drawing a flexible, substantially water-soluble, substantially dry foam layer (step 1-3) and a water-soluble PVA film, wherein the
  • Foam layer under the PVA film e.g., Mono-Sol films M8630 90u, M8630 76u or M8630 88u). Connect the foam layer with the PVA film (if necessary before deep drawing).
  • the detergent or cleaning article thus produced exhibits good water solubility and good washing or cleaning performance in a washing machine or dishwashing machine.
  • the article is good and comfortable in the hand.
  • a film or detergent or cleaning article with or without contents is clamped in a jig, preferably a 35mm slide frame.
  • a 600 ml beaker is filled with 500 ml of distilled water.
  • the water is stirred by means of a 5 cm stirring fish, the stirring speed being increased until a vortex is created which reaches a height of about one fifth of the total water level.
  • the temperature is adjusted to the predetermined value, for example, 10 ° C or 23 ° C.
  • the clamping device such as slide frames, is preferably by means of a
  • Clamping device is parallel to the water surface and the crocodile clip is located about 0.6 cm below the waterline. The clamping device is held so that it extends - seen from above - approximately to the middle of the beaker.
  • the time is measured until the film or the detergent article breaks with or without content. Secondly, it measures the time it takes for the film or the wash or
  • Detergent article with / without content is disintegrated into separate parts and the time until all film fragments have dissolved in the water.
  • test After a maximum of 300 seconds, the test is aborted. The test is repeated three times and then averaged.
  • Seconds determined that the film needed to tear in the slide frame. Furthermore, a time of ⁇ 70 seconds was determined for a film which can be used according to the invention, for example, which required the film to go into solution, wherein a slide frame was used as the clamping device. In certain embodiments, the time for the disintegration is ⁇ 100 seconds and / or the time for complete resolution is ⁇ 300 seconds at 23 ° C.

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L'invention concerne des articles de lessive ou de détergent, comprenant : a) au moins une première couche sensiblement hydrosoluble; b) au moins une première chambre; et c) au moins une deuxième couche sensiblement hydrosoluble. La première ou les premières chambres contiennent une dose unitaire de lessive ou de détergent fluide et/ou solide. L'invention concerne également un procédé de production d'articles de lessive ou de détergent de ce type ainsi que leur utilisation.
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