EP4204527A1 - Detergent composition comprising isethionate surfactant - Google Patents
Detergent composition comprising isethionate surfactantInfo
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- C11—ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
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Definitions
- Detergent composition comprising isethionate surfactant
- the present invention relates to a fabric cleaning composition; in particular a solid laundry detergent composition having a desirable foam profile during the laundering process.
- Synthetic detergents are widely used for laundering fabrics, due to the efficiency of these detergent compositions in cleaning and stain removal.
- formulated laundry detergent composition includes various additives to provide improved cleaning and sensorial benefits.
- One of the sensorial benefits include maintaining a proper level of foam during the laundering process.
- Foaming, or sudsing, of detergents is an extremely important factor to consider when formulating a detergent composition. Foam is a significant consumer cue and acts as the primary reason by which a consumer perceives that a composition is having a cleaning effect. Unfortunately, while foam is easy to generate, it also needs to be removed from the substrate after cleaning. High volume of foam in the washing cycle typically results in foam being carried over to the rinse solution and requiring additional time, energy and water to thoroughly rinse the laundered articles. It is therefore advantageous to have high foam volume generation at early stages in the wash cycle for consumer acceptance. Thereafter, quick collapse of the foam to a lower volume toward the end of the wash cycle is another preferred aspect of the foaming profile of a detergent composition for complete cleaning and minimum wastage of clean water.
- rinse triggered antifoams are generally expensive and provide no other performance benefit to the composition other than foam suppression. Therefore, it is desirable that their presence is minimised.
- compositions to deliver reduced foaming have been made.
- the Honest Company, Inc provides a laundry detergent composition which prevents excessive foaming which takes place in a washing machine during agitation.
- the detergent composition includes alkyl isethionate as the surfactant and a defoaming agent.
- the present inventors have found that when an anionic, non-soap, non-isethionate anionic surfactant is combined in specific amounts with an isethionate surfactant and a foam suppressing agent in a carbonate built solid laundry detergent composition, the composition provides excellent foam profile while maintaining good cleaning performance.
- a solid laundry detergent composition comprising: i) an isethionate surfactant; ii) a foam suppressing agent; iii) an anionic non-soap, non-isethionate surfactant selected from the group consisting of alkyl sulphate surfactant, alkyl sulphonate surfactant, alkyl ether sulphate surfactant or combinations thereof; and, iv) a sodium carbonate builder. wherein the ratio of the isethionate surfactant to anionic non-isethionate surfactant is in a ratio from 1:1 to 1:200.
- a second aspect of the present invention disclosed is method of treating a textile surface with the solid laundry detergent composition according to any one of the preceding claims comprising the steps of: i) preparing a wash liquor with an effective amount of foam by contacting the detergent composition according to the first aspect with a liquid, preferably water; ii) soaking said textile surface in the wash liquor for a predetermined period of time; and, iii) optionally rinsing the textile surface.
- an isethionate surfactant a foam suppressing agent, an anionic non-soap, non-isethionate surfactant selected from the group consisting of alkyl sulphate surfactant, alkyl sulphonate surfactant, alkyl ether sulphate surfactant or combinations thereof and a sodium carbonate builder wherein the ratio of the isethionate surfactant to anionic non- isethionate surfactant is in the ratio from 1 :1 to 1:200 in a solid laundry detergent composition to provide fast lather generation in the wash liquor during the main wash stage and rapid collapse of lather during rinse stage.
- fabric As used herein, the terms “fabric”, “textile”, and “cloth” are used non-specifically and may refer to any type of flexible material consisting of a network of natural or artificial fibers, including natural, artificial, and synthetic fibers, such as, but not limited to, cotton, linen, wool, polyester, nylon, silk, acrylic, and the like, including blends of various fabrics or fibers.
- foaming profile refers to the properties of foam character in washing and rinsing solutions formed with a detergent composition.
- the foaming profile of a detergent composition includes but is not be limited to the speed of foam generation upon dissolving the detergent composition, the volume and retention of foam in the washing cycle, and the ease of rinsing the foam away in the rinsing cycle.
- the solid laundry detergent composition according to the first aspect of the present invention includes an isethionate surfactant, a foam suppressing agent, an anionic nonsoap, non-isethionate detersive surfactant and a sodium carbonate builder.
- composition includes an isethionate surfactant.
- the isethionate surfactant comprises a compound of the formula (I): wherein R 1 represents a C 4 to 36 substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl group; each of R 2 , R 3 , R 4 and R 5 independently represents a hydrogen atom or a C 1 to 4 alkyl group and M + represents a cation.
- R 1 is selected from a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, alkenyl, aryl or alkyl aryl group. More preferably R 1 is selected from a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or alkenyl group. R 1 may be an alkyl group or an alkenyl group. Preferably R 1 is an alkyl group. Most preferably R 1 is an unsubstituted alkyl or alkenyl group, especially an unsubstituted alkyl group. Preferably R 1 represents a C 5 to 30 alkyl group, preferably a C 7 to 24 alkyl group, more preferably a C 7 to 21 alkyl group, most preferably a C 8 to 18 alkyl group.
- the isethionate surfactant is a C 8 to 18 isethionate surfactant.
- R 2 represents a C 1 to 4 alkyl group, suitably a C 1 to 4 alkyl group in which a propyl or butyl group, when present, is straight-chained.
- R 2 may represent an n-propyl, ethyl or preferably, a methyl group.
- R 2 is hydrogen.
- R 3 represents a hydrogen atom.
- R 4 and R 5 represents a hydrogen atom and the other represents a hydrogen atom or a C 1 to 4 alkyl group.
- R 4 and R 5 represents a hydrogen atom or a C 1 to 4 alkyl group in which a propyl or butyl group is straight chain.
- R 4 and R 5 represents a n-propyl, ethyl or methyl group or, most preferably, a hydrogen atom.
- both R 4 and R 5 represent hydrogen atoms.
- each of the R 2 , R 3 , R 4 and R 5 is hydrogen, and the isethionate compound is of formula R 1 CO 2 CH 2 CH 2 SO 3 M.
- the isethionate surfactant is preferably a linear or branched C 8 to C 18 isethionate surfactant.
- M + represents an optionally substituted ammonium cation or, most preferably, a metal cation.
- Suitable ammonium cations include NH 4 + and the ammonium cation of triethanolamine or the cation of an organic amine base such as triisopropanolamine, diethanolamine and monoethanolamine.
- Suitable metal cations include alkali metal cations, for example sodium, lithium and potassium cations, and alkaline earth metal cations, for example calcium and magnesium cations.
- M + represents a potassium cation, or, especially, a sodium cation.
- the isethionate surfactant of the present invention may comprise a mixture of fatty acids to form a mixture of compounds of formula (I) in which R 1 may be different.
- R 1 is preferably the residue of a fatty acid.
- Fatty acids obtained from natural oils often include mixtures of fatty acids.
- the fatty acid obtained from coconut oil contains a mixture of fatty acids including C 12 lauric acid, C 14 myristic acid, C 16 palmitic acid, C 8 caprylic acid, and C 18 stearic and oleic.
- R 1 may include the residue of one or more naturally occurring fatty acids and/or of one or more synthetic fatty acids.
- R 1 consists essentially of the residue of a single fatty acid.
- carboxylic acids from which R 1 may be derived include caproic acid, caprylic acid, capric acid, lauric acid, myristic acid, palmitic acid, palmitoleic acid, stearic acid, oleic acid, linoleic acid, arachidic acid, gadoleic acid, arachidonic acid, eicosapentanoic acid, behinic acid, eruic acid, docosahexanoic lignoceric acid, naturally occurring fatty acids such as those obtained from coconut oil, tallow, palm kernel oil, butterfat, palm oil, olive oil, corn oil, linseed oil, peanut oil, fish oil and rapeseed oil; synthetic fatty acids made as chains of a single length or a selected distribution of chain lengths; and mixtures thereof.
- R 1 comprises the residue of lauric acid, that is a saturated fatty acid having 12 carbon atoms or the residue of mixed fatty acids derived from coconut oil.
- the isethionate surfactant includes but is not limited to the group consisting of sodium lauroyl methyl isethionate, ammonium cocoyl isethionate, sodium cocoyl isethionate, sodium hydrogenated cocoyl methyl isethionate, sodium lauroyl isethionate, sodium myristoyl isethionate, sodium oleoyl isethionate, sodium oleoyl methyl isethionate, sodium palm kerneloyl isethionate, sodium stearoyl methyl isethionate, sodium isethionate, dibromopropamidine diisethionate, hexamidine diisethionate, sodium methyl isethionate, and combinations thereof.
- composition of the present invention comprises sodium lauroyl isethionate and/or sodium cocoyl isethionate.
- Sodium cocoyl isethionate is especially preferred.
- the isethionate surfactant may include a mixture of more than one compound of formula (I).
- the isethionate surfactant may further comprise one or more of sodium lauroyl methyl isethionate, sodium cocoyl methyl isethionate and sodium oleoyl methyl isethionate.
- the commercially available isethionate surfactant includes sodium lauroyl methyl isethionate available under the tradename ISELUX LQ-CLR from Innospec, Inc., and Sodium cocyl isethionate available under the tradename Pureact SNDT-LO, Pureact I-78/80, Pureact I-85EC, Pureact I-85E Flakes and Pureact I-85C from Innospec, Inc.
- the solid detergent composition according to the present invention comprises from 0.05 wt.% to 5 wt.% isethionate surfactant, more preferably 0.2 wt.% to 4 wt.% isethionate surfactant.
- the solid detergent composition comprises at least 0.08 wt.%, preferably at least 0.1 wt.%, still preferably at least 0.15 wt.% and most preferably at least 0.2 wt.%, but typically not more than 4 w.t%, still preferably not more than 3 wt.%, still further preferably not more than 2 wt.% and most preferably not more than 1 wt.%.
- Foam supressing agent According to a first aspect of the present invention disclosed composition includes a foam supressing agent.
- foam suppressing agent used herein should be understood to include both the terms antifoaming agent and defoaming agent.
- foam suppressing foam should be understood as including both antifoaming and defoaming.
- Antifoaming is the prevention of foam in whole or in part. Defoaming is the diminishing or eliminating an already existing foam.
- foam suppressing agent also means an agent which regulates the foam to a desired extent.
- the foam suppressing agent may be selected from the group consisting of silicone compound, amino silicone compound, glycerol derivative, diester compound, fatty acid, soap, polyols or combinations thereof. More preferably the foam suppressing agent is selected from silicone compound, amino silicone compound, glycerol derivative, diester compound or mixtures thereof.
- Suitable foam suppressing agent for use herein may comprise essentially any known antifoam compound, including, for example silicone antifoam compounds and 2-alkyl alcanol antifoam compounds.
- foam suppressing agent it is meant herein any compound or mixtures of compounds which act such as to depress the foaming or foam produced by a solution of a detergent composition, particularly in the presence of agitation of that solution.
- Particularly preferred foam suppressing agent for use herein are silicone foam suppressing agent defined herein as any antifoam compound including a silicone component.
- Such silicone antifoam compounds also typically contain a silica component.
- the foam suppressing agent may be polysiloxanes having the structure: where R and R' are the same or different alkyl or aryl groups having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms; and x is an integer of at least 20.
- the preferred polysiloxanes are polydimethylsiloxanes, where both R and R' are methyl groups.
- the polysiloxanes usually have a molecular weight of from 500 to 200,000 and a kinematic viscosity of from 50 to 2 ⁇ 10 6 mm 2 sec -1 .
- the polysiloxanes have a kinematic viscosity of from 5 ⁇ 10 2 to 5 ⁇ 10 4 mm 2 sec -1 , most preferably from 3 ⁇ 10 3 to 3 ⁇ 10 4 mm 2 sec -1 at 25°C.
- the polysiloxane is generally end blocked with trimethylsilyl groups, but other end-blocking groups are also suitable.
- suitable commercially available polysiloxanes are the polydimethyl siloxanes, "Silicone 200 Fluids", available from Dow Corning, having viscosities of from 50 to 5 ⁇ 10 4 mm 2 sec -1 .
- silicone oils include silicone oils 47v 100, 47v 5000 and 47v 12500 available from Rhone Poulenc; Silcolapse 430 and Silicone EP 6508 available from ICI; Rhodosil 454 available from Rhone Poulenc; and Silkonol AK 100 available from Wacker.
- the foam suppressing agent may be preferably an amino-functional organopolysiloxane.
- a modified amino silicone organopolysiloxane of the general formula (II) where: A is an amino radical of the formula or a protonated amino form or acylated of the amino radical A, preferably selected from the group consisting of – (CH 2 ) 3 NH 2 and – (CH 2 ) 3 NH(CH 2 ) 2 NH 2 and mixtures thereof
- X is a monovalent hydrocarbon radical having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms or a polyoxyalkylene group
- G of the formula R 1 is a C 1 to C 10 alkylene radical, preferably a radical of the formula -CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 -
- R 2 is hydrogen or a C 1 to C 4 alkyl radical, preferably hydrogen
- R 3 is a C 1 to C 10 alkylene radical, preferably a radical of the formula -CH 2 CH 2 -
- R 4 is a C 1 to C 10 alkylene radical, preferably a radical of the formula -CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 -
- Another preferred amino-functional organopolysiloxane useful in the present invention is an amino-functional organopolysiloxane has at least one siloxane unit of the general formula and at least one siloxane unit of the general formula wherein: R 1 is the same or different and is a hydrogen atom, a monovalent, optionally fluorine-, chlorine- or bromine- substituted C 1 to C 18 hydrocarbyl radical or a C 1 to C 12 alkoxy radical or a hydroxyl radical, preferably a C 1 to C 18 hydrocarbyl radical or a C 1 to C 3 alkoxy radical or a hydroxyl radical, where Q is an amino group of the general formula or forms thereof with partial or full protonation on the nitrogen atoms, – NH 2 CH 2 CH 2 NH(CH 2 ) 3 is a preferred example.
- R 2 is a divalent C 1 to C 18 hydrocarbyl radical, preferably a divalent C 2 to C 4 hydrocarbyl radical
- R 3 is a hydrogen atom or a C 1 to C 10 alkyl radical
- R 4 is a hydrogen atom or a C 1 to C 10 alkyl radical
- R 5 is a hydrogen atom or a C1 to C10 alkyl radical
- a is 0, 1 or 2, preferably 0 or 1
- b is 1, 2 or 3, preferably 1
- c is 0, 1, 2 or 3, preferably 2 or 3
- m is 2, 3 or 4, preferably 2 or 3
- x is 0, 1 or 2, preferably 0 or 1, and the sum of a+b is less than or equal to 3.
- the hydrocarbyl radical mentioned may be saturated or unsaturated, linear, branched or a cyclic radical.
- Particularly preferred foam suppressing agent are amino-functional organopolysiloxanes of the general formula Where R is the same or different and is a monovalent C 1 to C 18 hydrocarbyl radical, R 1 and Q has the same meaning as provided in structure with general formula III (a,b), k is 0 or 1, m is 0 or an integer from 1 to 1000, n is 0 or an integer from 1 to 50 with the proviso that the organopolysiloxanes contain at least one Q radical per molecule.
- Suitable examples of the formula (IV) are amino-functional polydimethylsiloxanes terminated by trimethylsiloxanes units or amino-functional polydimethylsiloxanes terminated by hydroxyldimethylsiloxane units and C 1 to C 3 alkoxyldimethylsiloxane units.
- the silicone compound includes an amino-functional organopolysilioxane and a carrier material selected from the group of sodium carbonate, sodium sulphate, aluminium silicate, potassium carbonate, potassium sulphate, sodium hydrogencarbonate, potassium hydrogencarbonate and zeolites, and mixtures thereof.
- Yet another preferred modified amino silicone organopolysiloxane useful in the present invention is the one having the formula (V) where: Y is an amino group of the general formula, or the protonated or acylated amino forms of the amino group Y R 1 is the same or different and is a monovalent C 1 to C 6 alkyl radical or a C 1 to C 6 alkoxy radical or a hydroxyl radical, R is a monovalent C 1 to C 6 alkyl radical, R 2 is a monovalent C 2 to C 6 alkyl radical, R 3 is a C 1 to C 10 alkylene radical, R 4 is a hydrogen or a C 1 to C 4 alkyl radical, R 5 and R 6 independently represent hydrogen or a C 1 to C 4 alkyl radical.
- R 1 is the same or different and is a monovalent C 1 to C 6 alkyl radical or a C 1 to C 6 alkoxy radical or a hydroxyl radical
- R is a monovalent C 1 to C 6 alkyl radical
- R 2
- the silicone compound preferably includes the above-described amino silicone and a water-soluble carrier.
- the water-soluble carrier has a water solubility of 50 to 500 g/L at 25°C. More preferably the carrier is selected from the group consisting of sodium carbonate, sodium sulphate, potassium carbonate, potassium sulphate, sodium bicarbonate, potassium bicarbonate, water soluble starch or mixtures thereof.
- the foam suppressing agent may preferably be a diester compound.
- the foam suppressing agent as disclosed in the present invention is preferably a cyclohexane polycarboxylic acid derivative of the formula (VI) in which R 1 may be identical or different. It is selected from straight chain or branched C 1 to C 10 - alkyl or C 3 to C 8 -cycloalkyl; m is 0, 1, 2 or 3; n is 2, 3 or 4, and R is H or a straight chain or branched C 1 to C 30 alkyl, where at least one radical R is C 1 to C 30 alkyl.
- R 1 may be identical or different. It is selected from straight chain or branched C 1 to C 10 - alkyl or C 3 to C 8 -cycloalkyl; m is 0, 1, 2 or 3; n is 2, 3 or 4, and R is H or a straight chain or branched C 1 to C 30 alkyl, where at least one radical R is C 1 to C 30 alkyl.
- R 1 is an alkyl group selected from methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl, tert-butyl, n-pentyl, n-hexyl, n-octyl and 2-ethylhexyl.
- the R is an alkyl radical which includes those already mentioned under R 1 and n-nonyl, isononyl, n-decyl, isodecyl, n-undecyl, isoundecyl, n-dodecyl, isododecyl, n-tridecyl, isotridecyl, stearyl, n-eicosyl, where at least one radical R is n-nonyl, isononyl, n-decyl, isodecyl, n-undecyl, isoundecyl, n-dodecyl, isododecyl, n-tridecyl, isotridecyl, stearyl, n- eicosyl.
- the R is isononyl.
- the cyclohexane polycarboxylic acid derivatives may be selected from mono-, di-, tri-, tetra esters and anhydrides of cyclohexane polycarboxylic acids. Preferably, all the carboxylic acid groups are esterified.
- the cyclohexane polycarboxylic acid derivative is chosen from the group consisting of ring-hydrogenated mono- and dialkyl esters of phthalic acid, isophthalic acid and terephthalic acid, ring-hydrogenated mono-, di- and trialkyl esters of trimellitic acid, of trimesic acid and of hemimellitic acid, or mono-, di-, tri- and tetra alkyl esters of pyrromellitic acid, where the alkyl groups may be linear or branched and in each case have 1 to 30, preferably 2 to 10, particularly preferably 3 to 18, carbon atoms, and mixtures of two or more thereof.
- the cyclohexane polycarboxylic acid derivative is an alkyl ester of cyclohexane-1,4-dicarboxylic acid, alkyl ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, mixed esters of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid with C 1 to C 13 alcohols, mixed esters of cyclohexane-1,3-dicarboxylic acid with C 1 to C 13 alcohols, mixed esters of cyclohexane-1,4-dicarboxylic acid with C 1 to C 13 alcohols, alkyl esters of cyclohexane- 1, 3-dicarboxylic acid.
- cyclohexane polycarboxylic acid derivative is an alkyl ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid as given in the formula below where R 3 and R 4 are mutually independently selected from branched and unbranched C 7 to C 12 alkyl residues.
- C 7 to C 12 alkyl is selected from n-heptyl, 1-methylhexyl, 2- methylhexyl, 1-ethylpentyl, 2-ethylpentyl, 1-propylbutyl, 1-ethyl-2-methylpropyl, n-octyl, isooctyl, 2-ethylhexyl, n-nonyl, isononyl, 2-propylhexyl, n-decyl, isodecyl, 2- propylheptyl, n-undecyl, isoundecyl, n-dodecyl, isododecyl and the like.
- C 7 to C 12 alkyl stands for n-octyl, n-nonyl, isononyl, 2-ethylhexyl, isodecyl, 2- propylheptyl, n-undecyl or isoundecyl.
- residues R 3 and R 4 both stand for 2-ethylhexyl, isononyl or 2- propylheptyl.
- the alkyl ester of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid is preferably selected from the group consisting of di(isobutyl) ester of cyclohexane-1, 2-dicarboxylic acid, di(2- ethylhexyl) ester of cyclohexane-1, 2-dicarboxylic acid, di(isononyl) ester of cyclohexane-1, 2-dicarboxylic acid.
- Preferred ester groups are straight-chain or branched alkyl groups having 6 to 13 carbon atoms. Most preferably it is a di(isononyl) ester of cyclohexane-1, 2-dicarboxylic acid.
- Diisononylcyclohexane-1, 2-dicarboxylate is commercially available under the name Hexamoll® DINCH (BASF AG).
- the cyclohexane polycarboxylic acid derivatives are preferably prepared according to the process disclosed in WO 99/32427.
- the foam suppressing agent may preferably a glycerol derivative.
- the glycerol derivative has the general formula (VII) as mentioned herein below. wherein the R 1 is H or C 12 to C 18 saturated or unsaturated alkyl ester and R 2 is C12 to C 18 saturated or unsaturated alkyl ester.
- the glycerol derivative is preferably glycerol monooleate, glycerol dioleate, glycerol monostearate, glycerol distearate and mixtures thereof, preferably the glycerol derivative is a glycerol monostearate, glycerol monooleate or mixtures thereof. Most preferably the glycerol derivative is a glycerol monooleate.
- the foam suppressing agent is a glycerol derivative used in combination with methyl cellulose.
- glycerol monooleate is used in combination with methyl cellulose.
- the ratio of glycerol derivative to methyl cellulose is at least 0.6, preferably at least 0.75, more preferably 1.
- the ratio of glycerol derivative to methyl cellulose is at most 1, preferably at most 2, more preferably at most 5, even more preferably at most 7.
- a further foam suppressing agent such as finely divided particulate silica may also be used in the composition of the present invention. Any type of silica can be employed in the preparation of hydrophobic silica.
- Preferred examples are precipitated silica and pyrogenic silica which can be converted to a hydrophobic form by treatment, for example with chloroalkylsilanes, especially dimethyldichlorosilane, or by treatment, for example, with an alcohol, especially octanol.
- Other suitable agents can be employed in the preparation of hydrophobic silica.
- the hydrophobic silica should preferably have a surface area of >50m 2 g -1 and a particle size of ⁇ 10 ⁇ m, preferably ⁇ 3 ⁇ m.
- foam suppressing agents examples include monocarboxylic fatty acid and soluble salts therein, fatty acid esters (e.g., fatty acid triglycerides), and fatty acid esters of monovalent alcohols.
- Another preferred foam suppressing agent is includes a combination of silicone antifoam compound and an organic carrier material.
- the organic carrier material may be a fatty acid, an alcohol or a mixture thereof.
- the fatty acid may preferably have a carbon chain containing from 12 to 20 carbon atoms and a melting point in the range from 45°C to 85°C.
- the organic carrier material may preferably be an alcohol having a carbon chain containing from 12 to 20 carbon atoms with a melting point of from 45°C to 80°C.
- the organic carrier may include a monoester of glycerol and a fatty acid having a carbon chain containing from 12 to 20 carbon atoms and with a melting point in the range 50° to 85° C.
- Examples of the organic material according to the invention are water insoluble fatty acids, fatty alcohols and mixtures thereof or monoesters of glycerol and certain fatty acids.
- the foam suppressing agent may preferably be a soap foam suppressing agent.
- the soap has an iodine value of less than 2, more preferably the iodine value is less than 1, still preferably less than 0.5 most preferably less than 0.3.
- the fatty acid soap preferably has a degree of saturation of more than 95%, still preferably 100%.
- the soap which provides as a foam suppressing agent in the present invention may be at a level from 0.01 wt.% to 15 wt.%, preferably from 0.02 wt.% to 10 wt.%, more preferably from 0.05 wt.% to 5 wt.%, most preferably 0.5 wt.% to 5 wt.% of the composition.
- the solid detergent composition according to the present invention comprises from 0.05 wt.% to 2.0 wt.% foam suppressing agent.
- the solid detergent composition comprises at least 0.05 wt.%, preferably at least 0.08 wt.%, still preferably at least 0.2 wt.% and most preferably at least 0.4 wt.%, but typically not more than 1.5 w.t%, still preferably not more than 1.3 wt.%, still further preferably not more than 1 wt.% and most preferably not more than 0.8 wt.%.
- Anionic surfactant According to a first aspect of the present invention disclosed composition includes an anionic non-soap, non-isethionate surfactant.
- the anionic non-soap, non-isethionate surfactant is selected from the group consisting of sulphonate surfactant, sulphate surfactant, alkyl ether sulphate surfactant or combinations thereof.
- Suitable sulphonate surfactant includes methyl ester sulphonates, alpha olefin sulphonates, alkyl benzene sulphonates, especially alkyl benzene sulphonates.
- C 10 to C 15 alkyl benzene sulfonates (LAS), still preferably C 10 to C 14 alkyl benzene sulfonates (LAS), still preferably the benzene sulfonate (LAS) has at least 50 wt.% of C 12 alkyl benzene sulfonate, still preferably 80 wt.% C 12 alkyl benzene sulfonates.
- the alkyl chain in the alkyl benzene sulphonate is straight or branched, more preferably linear.
- the alkyl benzene sulphonate is preferably in the salt form with the cation selected from alkali metal, alkaline earth metal or alkanolamine.
- alkali metal selected from sodium or potassium, most preferably sodium.
- the anionic detersive surfactant including C 10 to C 15 alkyl benzene sulfonates (LAS), alkyl ethoxy sulfates, water-soluble salts of organic, sulfuric acid reaction products, reaction products of fatty acids esterified with succinates, olefin sulfonates having about 10 to about 24 carbon atoms, and beta- alkyloxy alkane sulfonates.
- Nonlimiting examples of sulphate anionic surfactants useful herein include: C 10 to C 20 primary, branched chain and random alkyl sulfates (AS); C 10 to C 18 secondary (2,3) alkyl sulfates; C 10 to C 18 alkyl alkoxy sulfates (AES) wherein x is from 1-30; C10 to C18 alkyl alkoxy carboxylates comprising 1-5 ethoxy units; mid-chain branched alkyl sulfates as discussed in US 6,020,303 and US 6,060,443; mid-chain branched alkyl alkoxy sulfates as discussed in US 6,008, 181 and US 6,020,303; modified alkylbenzene sulfonate (MLAS) as discussed in WO 99/05243, WO 99/05242 and WO 99/05244; methyl ester sulfonate (MES); and alpha-olefin sulfonate (AOS).
- Such surfactants include the alkyl benzene sulfonic acids and their salts as well as alkoxylated or non-alkoxylated alkyl sulfate materials.
- Exemplary anionic surfactants are the alkali metal salts of C 10 to C 18 alkyl benzene sulfonic acids, preferably C 10 to C 18 alkyl benzene sulfonic acids.
- the alkyl group is linear.
- Such linear alkyl benzene sulfonates are known as "LAS".
- Such surfactants and their preparation are described for example in U.S. Patent Nos.2,220,099 and 2,477,383.
- sodium and potassium linear straight chain alkylbenzene sulfonates in which the average number of carbon atoms in the alkyl group is from about 11 to 14.
- Sodium C 11 to C 14 LAS e.g., C 12 LAS
- anionic surfactant comprises linear or branched ethoxylated alkyl sulfate surfactants.
- linear alkyl ether sulphate surfactant Preferably linear alkyl ether sulphate surfactant.
- Such materials also known as alkyl ether sulfates or alkyl polyethoxylate sulfates, are those which correspond to the formula: R'-O-(C 2 H 4O )n-SO3M wherein R' is a C 8 to C 20 alkyl group, n is from about 1 to 20, and M is a salt-forming cation.
- R' is C 10 to C 18 alkyl, n is from about 1 to 15, and M is sodium, potassium, ammonium, alkylammonium, or alkanolammonium.
- R' is a C 12 to C 16 from about 1 to 6 and M is sodium.
- Non-ethoxylated alkyl sulfates may also be added separately to the compositions of this invention.
- Specific examples of non-alkoxylated, e.g., non-ethoxylated, alkyl ether sulfate surfactants are those produced by the sulfation of higher C 8 to C 20 fatty alcohols.
- R"OSO 3 -M + Conventional primary alkyl sulfate surfactants have the general formula: R"OSO 3 -M + wherein R" is typically a C 8 to C 20 alkyl group, which may be straight chain or branched chain, and M is a water-solubilizing cation.
- R" is a C 10 to C 15 alkyl group
- M is alkali metal, more specifically R" is C 12 to C 14 alkyl and M is sodium.
- anionic surfactants useful herein include: a) C 11 to C 18 alkyl benzene sulfonates (LAS); b) C 10 to C 20 primary, branched-chain and random alkyl sulfates (AS); c) C 10 to C 18 secondary (2,3)-alkyl sulfates having following formulae: wherein M is hydrogen or a cation which provides charge neutrality, and all M units, whether associated with a surfactant or adjunct ingredient, can either be a hydrogen atom or a cation depending upon the form isolated by the artisan or the relative pH of the system wherein the compound is used, with non-limiting examples of preferred cations including sodium, potassium, ammonium, and mixtures thereof, and x is an integer of at least about 7, preferably at least about 9, and y is an integer of at least 8, preferably at least about 9; d) C 10 to C 18 alkyl alkoxy sulfates (AES) wherein preferably z is from
- MLAS modified alkylbenzene sulfonate
- MES methyl ester sulfonate
- AOS alphaolefin sulfonate
- Anionic surfactants may exist in an acid form and the acid form may be neutralized to form a surfactant salt.
- Typical agents for neutralization include a metal counter ion base such as a hydroxide, e.g., NaOH or KOH.
- Further agents for neutralizing anionic surfactants include ammonia, amines, or alkanolamines. Suitable non-limiting examples include monoethanolamine, diethanolamine, triethanolamine, and other linear or branched alkanolamines known in the art, for example, 2-amino-1-propanol, 1- aminopropanol, monoisopropanolamine, or 1-amino-3-propanol.
- Amine neutralization may be done to a full or partial extent, e.g.
- part of the anionic surfactant mix may be neutralized with sodium or potassium and part of the anionic surfactant mix may be neutralized with amines or alkanolamines.
- the anionic non-isethionate surfactant is a non-soap anionic surfactant.
- the term “soap” is used herein in its popular sense, i.e., the alkali metal or alkanol ammonium salts of aliphatic, alkanes, or alkene monocarboxylic acids. Sodium, potassium, magnesium, mono-, di- and tri-ethanol ammonium cations, or combinations thereof, are the most suitable for purposes of this invention.
- the anionic non- isethionate surfactant is selected from alkyl sulphate surfactant, alkyl sulphonate surfactant, alkyl ether sulphate surfactant, alkyl ether sulphonate surfactant or combinations thereof.
- the anionic non-isethionate surfactant includes 0 wt.% to 10 wt.% alkyl sulfates, preferably 0 wt.% to 5 wt.% alkyl sulfates, preferably PAS.
- the anionic non-isethionate surfactant may also include from 0 wt.% to 10 wt.% MES, preferably 0 wt.% to 5 wt.% MES.
- the anionic non-isethionate surfactant may be an SLES, preferably included in the composition in an amount from 0 wt.% to 10 wt.%, preferably 0 wt.% to 5 wt.%.
- the anionic non-isethionate surfactant comprises alkyl benzene sulphonate, Preferably C 10 to C 15 alkyl benzene sulfonates (LAS), still preferably C 10 to C 13 alkyl benzene sulfonates (LAS) as the predominant anionic non-soap non-isethionate surfactant.
- the amount of the alkyl benzene sulphonate surfactant is from 3 wt.% to 50 wt.%, more preferably from 3 wt.% to 25 wt.%.
- the anionic non-isethionate surfactant is preferably alkyl benzene sulphonate used either alone or in combination with other surfactant as mentioned above.
- the detergent composition of the present invention includes from 3 wt.% to 50 wt.% of an anionic non-isethionate surfactant.
- the detergent composition comprises at least 4 wt.%, still preferably at least 5 wt.% , still preferably at least 10 wt.%, most preferably at least 15 wt.% of the anionic non-soap non-isethionate surfactant, but typically not more than 45 wt.% , still preferably not more than 40 wt.%, still further preferably not more than 35 wt.%, still more preferably not more than 30 wt.% and most preferably not more than 25 wt.% of an anionic non-isethionate surfactant based on the weight of the detergent composition.
- the ratio of the isethionate surfactant to the anionic non-isethionate surfactant is in a ratio from 1:1 to 1:200, still preferably the ratio is from 1:1 to 160, further preferably the ratio is from 1:1 to 1:100, still more preferably 1:5 to 1:200, further preferably the ratio is from 1:5 to 1:160, more preferably from 1:5 to 1:100.
- the total amount of anionic non-soap, non-isethionate surfactant is greater than the isethionate surfactant present in the composition.
- Carbonate builder The detergent composition of the present invention includes a sodium carbonate builder.
- Examples of the carbonate builder includes alkaline earth metal and alkali metal carbonates as disclosed in the German patent application No.2,321,001.
- the carbonate builder preferably further includes other alkali metal carbonate, alkaline earth metal carbonate or mixtures thereof.
- Preferred alkali carbonates are sodium and/or potassium carbonate of which sodium carbonate is particularly preferred.
- sodium carbonate makes up at least 75 wt.%, more preferably at least 85 wt.% and even more preferably at least 90 wt.% of the total weight of the alkali carbonate builder.
- the detergent composition of the present invention includes from 0.1 wt.% to 40 wt.% sodium carbonate builder.
- the detergent composition comprises at least 0.8 wt.%, still preferably at least 1 wt.%, still preferably at least 2 wt.%, most preferably at least 5 wt.% of the carbonate builder, but typically not more than 38 wt.%, still preferably not more than 35 wt.%, most preferably not more than 30 wt.% of carbonate builder based on the weight of the cleaning composition.
- Non-carbonate builder In addition to the carbonate builder the detergent composition of the present invention may preferably include further inorganic non-carbonate builder.
- the other preferred builders may be selected from the group consisting of silicates, silica, zeolites phosphates or mixtures thereof.
- non-carbonate builder may be organic builders which includes but are not limited to as succinates, carboxylates, malonates, polycarboxylates, citric acid or a salt thereof.
- Suitable silicates include the water-soluble sodium silicates with an SiO 2 : Na 2 O ratio of from 1.0 to 2.8, with ratios of from 1.6 to 2.4 being preferred, and 2.0 ratio being most preferred.
- the silicates may be in the form of either the anhydrous salt or a hydrated salt.
- Sodium silicate with an SiO 2 : Na 2 O ratio of 2.0 is the most preferred silicate.
- Silicates are preferably present in the detergent compositions in accord with the invention at a level of from 5% to 50% by weight of the composition, more preferably from 10% to 40% by weight.
- the composition is also phosphate free, that is the composition has no deliberately added phosphate builder such as STPP.
- the detergent composition includes 0 wt.% to 8 wt.% zeolite, still preferably the composition has no deliberately added zeolite.
- Form of the composition The composition of the present invention is in the solid form.
- composition according to the present invention may be made via a variety of conventional methods known in the art and those which includes but is not limited to the mixing of ingredients, including dry-mixing, compaction such as agglomerating, extrusion, tabletting, or spray- drying of the various compounds comprised in the detergent component, or mixtures of these techniques, whereby the components herein also can be made by for example compaction, including extrusion and agglomerating, or spray-drying.
- the detergent composition may be made by any of the conventional processes, especially preferred is the technique of slurry making and spray drying.
- compositions herein can take a variety of physical solid forms including forms such as powder, particulate, granule, ribbon, noodle, paste, tablet, flake, pastille and bar, and preferably the composition is in the form of powder, granules or a tablet, still preferably the composition is in the form of a powder.
- the composition may be in the form of a unit dose formulation, delayed delivery formulation, detergent contained on or in a porous substrate or nonwoven sheet, and other suitable forms that may be apparent to one skilled in the art in view of the teachings herein.
- the composition according to the present invention may preferably be in a form selected from powder, unit dose or pouch form, tablet, gel, paste, bar, or flake.
- the composition is for manual-washing.
- the composition of the present invention is a solid laundry detergent composition.
- the composition is in the form of a spray - dried powder.
- the compositions preferably have a density of more than 350 grams/litre, more preferably more than 450 grams/litre or even more than 570 grams/litre.
- the composition according to the present invention has a pH of from 8 to 13, preferably from 8.5 to 11.5, more preferably 8.5 to 11 when measured at 1 wt.% dilution in de- ionised water at 25°C.
- the sodium carbonate builder provides the desired pH to the composition.
- the composition of the present invention preferably also includes further alkaline source which is selected from bicarbonates and semi-bicarbonates.
- the composition may preferably include a buffer.
- Optional ingredients The detergent composition of the present invention may preferably include one or more of the optional ingredients selected from the group consisting of cleaning and care ingredients.
- the optional ingredients include one or more adjunct cleaning additives selected from polymers, enzymes, enzyme stabilizer, brightening agents, hueing agent, bleach, chelating agent, humectant, perfume, filler or carrier, an alkalinity system, a buffer or combinations thereof.
- Polymers The composition of the present invention may preferably include polymers which provide cleaning or care benefits.
- the cleaning polymer includes but is not limited to soil release polymer, carboxylate polymers, antiredeposition polymers, cellulosic polymers, care polymers, dye-transfer inhibiting polymer, amphiphilic alkoxylated grease cleaning polymers, clay soil cleaning polymers, soil suspending polymers or mixtures thereof.
- Suitable carboxylate polymer includes polymers such as a maleate/acrylate random copolymer or polyacrylate homopolymer.
- Suitable carboxylate polymers includes polyacrylate homopolymers having a molecular weight of from 4,000 Da to 9,000 Da; maleate/acrylate random copolymers having a molecular weight of from 30,000 Da to 100,000 Da, or from 50,000 Da to 100,000 Da, or from 60,000 Da to 80,000 Da.
- homopolymeric or copolymeric carboxylic acids such as polyacrylic acid, polymethacrylic acid, polymaleic acid, copolymers of acrylic acid or Methacrylic acid with maleic acid and maleic acid with vinyl methyl ether, these polymeric acids being present as free acids or preferably as sodium salts.
- Preferred representatives of this group are sodium polyacrylate and sodium salts of acrylic acid-maleic acid copolymers having a weight ratio of acrylic acid: maleic acid of 10: 1 to 1: 1, preferably 7: 1 to 2: 1.
- These compounds generally have molecular weights of 3,000 to 150,000, preferably 5,000 to 100,000.
- Soil release polymers are designed to modify the surface of the fabric to facilitate the ease of removal of soil.
- soil release polymers are based on or derivatives of polyethylene glycol/vinyl acetate copolymers or polyethylene glycol terephthalate polyesters and combinations thereof.
- Preferred soil release polymer includes polymers of aromatic dicarboxylic acids and alkylene glycols (including polymers containing polyalkylene glycols), as described in WO2009/153184, EP2692842 and WO2014/019903.
- Suitable soil release polymers are sold by Clariant under the TexCare® series of polymers, e.g.
- TexCare® SRN240 TexCare® SRN100, TexCare® SRN170, TexCare® SRN300, TexCare® SRN325, TexCare® SRA100 and TexCare® SRA300.
- Other suitable soil release polymers are sold by Rhodia under the Repel-o- Tex® series of polymers, e.g. Repel-o-Tex® SF2, Repel-o-Tex® SRP6 and Repel-o- Tex® Crystal.
- a preferred polymer is selected from the group consisting of polyester soil release polymer, both end-capped and non-end-capped sulphonated PET/POET polymers, both end-capped and non-end-capped unsulphonated PET/POET polymers or combinations thereof.
- the levels of these soil release polymer in the adjunct particle is from 3 wt.% to 15wt.% at least 5 wt%, still preferably at least 6wt%, still preferably at least 6.5wt%, most preferably at least 7wt%, but typically not more than 14wt%, still preferably not more than 13wt%, most preferably not more than 12wt%.
- Anti-redeposition polymers are designed to suspend or disperse soil. Typically, antiredeposition polymers are polyethylene glycol polymers, polycarboxylate polymers, polyethyleneimine polymers or mixtures thereof.
- Suitable antiredeposition polymers are ethoxylated and or propoxylated polyethylene imine or polycarboxylate materials, for example, acrylic acid-based homo or copolymers available under the trademark ACUSOL from Dow Chemical, Alcosperse from Akzonobel or Sokolan from BASF.
- Suitable care polymers include cellulosic polymers that are cationically modified or hydrophobically modified. Such modified cellulosic polymers can provide anti- abrasion benefits and dye lock benefits to fabric during the laundering cycle.
- Suitable cellulosic polymers include cationically modified hydroxyethyl cellulose.
- Other suitable care polymers include dye lock polymers, for example the condensation oligomer produced by the condensation of imidazole and epichlorhydrin, preferably in ratio of 1:4:1.
- a suitable commercially available dye lock polymer is Polyquart® FDI (Cognis).
- the adjunct particle includes from 0.01% to 10%, preferably from 0.05% to 0.5% by weight of care polymer.
- suitable sequestering polymers are DEQUEST TM , organic phosphonate type sequestering polymers sold by Monsanto and alkanehydroxy phosphonates.
- the cleaning composition is preferably substantially free of phosphate based sequestering polymers.
- the composition of the present invention preferably includes one or more enzymes.
- Preferred examples of the enzymes include those which provide cleaning performance and/or fabric care benefits.
- suitable enzymes include, but are not limited to, hemicellulases, peroxidases, proteases, cellulases, xylanases, lipases, xyloglucanase, phospholipases, esterases, cutinases, pectinases, mannanases, pectate lyases, keratinases, reductases, oxidases, phenoloxidases, lipoxygenases, ligninases, pullulanases, tannases, pentosanases, malanases, G-glucanases, arabinosidases, hyaluronidase, chondroitinase, laccase, and amylases, or mixtures thereof.
- a typical combination is an enzyme cocktail that may comprise, for example, a protease and lipase in conjunction with one or more of amylase, mannanase and cellulase.
- the aforementioned additional enzymes may be present at levels from about 0.00001% to about 2%, from about 0.0001% to about 1% or from 0.001% to about 0.5% enzyme protein by weight of the detergent composition.
- preferred enzymes would include a protease.
- Suitable proteases include metalloproteases and serine proteases, including neutral or alkaline microbial serine proteases, such as subtilisins (EC 3.4.21.62).
- Suitable proteases include those known to a person skilled in the art and preferably from animal, vegetable or microbial origin. In one aspect, such suitable protease may be of microbial origin. The suitable proteases include chemically or genetically modified mutants of the aforementioned suitable proteases. In one aspect, the suitable protease may be a serine protease, such as an alkaline microbial protease or/and a trypsin-type protease.
- Suitable commercially available protease enzymes include those sold under the trade names Alcalase®, Savinase®, Primase®, Durazym®, Polarzyme®, Kannase®, Liquanase®, Liquanase Ultra®, Savinase Ultra®, Ovozyme®, Neutrase®, Everlase® and Esperase® by Novozymes A/S (Denmark), those sold under the tradename Maxatase®, Maxaca®l, Maxapem®, Properase®, Purafect®, Purafect Prime®, Purafect Ox®, FN3®, FN4®, 10 Excellase® and Purafect OXP® by Genencor International, those sold under the tradename Opticlean® and Optimase by Solvay Enzymes.
- Suitable alpha-amylases include those of bacterial or fungal origin. Chemically or genetically modified mutants (variants) are included.
- a preferred alkaline alpha- amylase is derived from a strain of Bacillus, such as Bacillus licheniformis, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, Bacillus stearothermophilus, Bacillus subtilis, or other Bacillus sp. , such as Bacillus sp.
- Preferred amylases include those variants of amylase disclosed in WO 96/23874, WO06/002643, WO 09/149130, and WO 00/60060, which is incorporated herein by reference.
- Suitable commercially available alpha-amylases include DURAMYL®, LIQUEZYME®, TERMAMYL®, TERMAMYL ULTRA®, NATALASE®, SUPRAMYL®, STAINZYME®, STAINZYME PLUS®, FUNGAMYL® and BAN® (Novozymes A/S, Bagsvaerd, Denmark), 15 KEMZYM® AT 9000 Biozym Biotech Trading GmbH Wehlistrasse 27b A- 1200 Wien Austria, RAPIDASE®, PURASTAR®, ENZYSIZE®, OPTISIZE HT PLUS®, POWERASE® and PURASTAR OXAM® (Genencor International Inc., Palo Alto, California) and KAM® (Kao, 14-10 Nihonbashi Kayabacho, 1-chome, Chuo-ku Tokyo 103-8210,Japan).
- suitable amylases include NATALASE®, STAINZYME and STAINZYME PLUS® and mixtures thereof.
- such enzymes may be selected from the group consisting of: lipases, including "first cycle lipases".
- the lipase is a first-wash lipase, preferably a variant of the wild-type lipase from Thermomyces lanuginosus comprising one or more of the T231R and N233R mutations.
- the wild-type sequence is the 269 amino acids (amino acids 23 —291) of the Swissprot accession number Swiss-Prot 059952 (derived from Thermomyces lanuginosus (Humicola Ianuginosa)).
- Preferred lipases would include those sold under the tradenames Lipex® and Lipolex®.
- other preferred enzymes include microbial-derived endoglucanases exhibiting endo-beta-1, 4-glucanase activity (E.C.3.2.L4), including a bacterial polypeptide endogenous to a member of the genus Bacillus which has a sequence of at least 90%, 94%, 97% and even 99% identity to the amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO:2 in 7,141,403B2) and mixtures thereof.
- Suitable endoglucanases are sold under the tradenames Celluclean® and Whitezyme® (Novozymes A/S, Bagsvaerd, Denmark).
- Enzyme stabilizing system The enzyme-containing compositions described herein may optionally comprise from 0.001% to 10%, in some examples from about 0.005% to about 8%, and in other examples, from about 0.01% to about 6%, by weight of the composition, of an enzyme stabilizing system.
- the enzyme stabilizing system can be any stabilizing system which is compatible with the detersive enzyme.
- Such a system may be inherently provided by other formulation actives, or be added separately, e.g., by the formulator or by a manufacturer of detergent-ready enzymes.
- Such stabilizing systems can, for example, comprise calcium ion, boric acid, propylene glycol, short chain carboxylic acids, boronic acids, chlorine bleach scavengers and mixtures thereof, and are designed to address different stabilization problems depending on the type and physical form of the cleaning composition.
- a reversible protease inhibitor such as a boron compound, including borate, 4-formyl phenylboronic acid, phenylboronic acid and derivatives thereof, or compounds such as calcium formate, sodium formate and 1,2-propane diol may be added to further improve stability.
- Brightening agents Optical brighteners or other brightening or whitening agents may be incorporated at levels from 0.01% to 1.2%, by weight of the composition.
- Brighteners suitable for the present invention can be classified into subgroups, including but not limited to: derivatives of stilbene, pyrazoline, coumarin, benzoxazoles, carboxylic acid, methinecyanines, dibenzothiophene-5, 5- dioxide, azoles, 5- and 6-membered-ring heterocycles, and other miscellaneous agents.
- Preferred commercially available Brighteners includes Tinopal AMS-GX by Ciba Geigy Corporation, Tinopal UNPA-GX by Ciba-Geigy Corporation, Tinopal 5BM-GX by Ciba-Geigy Corporation.
- the brighteners may be added in particulate form or as a premix with a suitable solvent, for example nonionic surfactant, monoethanolamine, propane diol.
- Fabric hueing agents The composition may comprise a fabric hueing agent (sometimes referred to as shading, bluing or whitening agents). Typically the hueing agent provides a blue or violet shade to fabric. Hueing agents can be used either alone or in combination to create a specific shade of hueing and/or to shade different fabric types. This may be provided for example by mixing a red and green-blue dye to yield a blue or violet shade.
- Hueing agents may be selected from any known chemical class of dye, including but not limited to acridine, anthraquinone (including polycyclic quinones), azine, azo (e.g., monoazo, disazo, trisazo, tetrakisazo, polyazo), including 30 premetallized azo, benzodifurane and benzodifuranone, carotenoid, coumarin, cyanine, diazahemicyanine, diphenylmethane, formazan, hemicyanine, indigoids, methane, naphthalimides, naphthoquinone, nitro and nitroso, oxazine, phthalocyanine, pyrazoles, stilbene, styryl, triarylmethane, triphenylmethane, xanthenes and mixtures thereof.
- acridine including but not limited to acridine, anthraquinone (including polycyclic quinones),
- Suitable fabric hueing agents include dyes, dye-clay conjugates, and organic and inorganic pigments.
- Additional surfactants In addition to the isethionate surfactant and the anionic non-isethionate surfactant the detergent composition according to the present invention may include additional surfactants selected from but not limited to non-ionic surfactant, amphoteric surfactant cationic surfactant, zwitterionic surfactant, or mixtures thereof.
- Non-ionic surfactant include: C12 to C18 alkyl ethoxylates, such as, NEODOL nonionic surfactants from Shell; C6 to C12 alkyl phenol alkoxylates wherein the alkoxylate units are a mixture of ethyleneoxy and propyleneoxy units; C12 to C18 alcohol and C6 to C12 alkyl phenol condensates with ethylene oxide/propylene oxide block alkyl polyamine ethoxylates such as PLURONIC from BASF; C14 to C22 mid-chain branched alcohols, BA, as discussed in US 6, 150,322; C14 to C22 mid-chain branched alkyl alkoxylates, BAEx wherein x is from 1 to 30, as discussed in US 6, 153,577, US 6,020,303 and US 6,093,856; alkylpolysaccharides as discussed in U.S.
- C12 to C18 alkyl ethoxylates such as, NEODOL nonionic
- Non-limiting examples of semi-polar nonionic surfactants includes water-soluble amine oxides containing one alkyl moiety of from about 10 to about 18 carbon atoms and 2 moieties selected from the group consisting of alkyl moieties and hydroxyalkyl moieties containing from about 1 to about 3 carbon atoms; water-soluble phosphine oxides containing one alkyl moiety of from about 10 to about 18 carbon atoms and 2 moieties selected from the group consisting of alkyl moieties and hydroxyalkyl moieties containing from about 1 to about 3 carbon atoms; and water-soluble sulfoxides containing one alkyl moiety of from about 10 to about 18 carbon atoms and a moiety selected from the group consisting of alkyl moieties and hydroxyalkyl moieties of from about 1 to about 3 carbon atoms.
- Non-limiting examples of cationic surfactants include: the quaternary ammonium surfactants, which can have up to 26 carbon atoms include: alkoxylate quaternary ammonium (AQA) surfactants as discussed in US 6,136,769; dimethyl hydroxyethyl quaternary ammonium as discussed in 6,004,922; dimethyl hydroxyethyl lauryl ammonium chloride; polyamine cationic surfactants as discussed in WO 98/35002, WO 98/35003, WO 98/35004, WO 98/35005, and WO 98/35006; cationic ester surfactants as discussed in US Patents Nos.4,228,042, 4,239,660, 4,260,529 and US 6,022,844; and amino surfactants as discussed in US 6,221,825 and WO 00/47708, specifically amido propyldimethyl
- Non-limiting examples of zwitterionic or ampholytic surfactants include: derivatives of secondary and tertiary amines, derivatives of heterocyclic secondary and tertiary amines, or derivatives of quaternary ammonium, quaternary phosphonium or tertiary sulfonium compounds. See U.S.
- betaines including alkyl dimethyl betaine and cocodimethyl amidopropyl betaine, C 8 to C 18 (for example from C 12 to C 18 ) amine oxides and sulfo and hydroxy betaines, such as N-alkyl-N, N- dimethylammino-l-propane sulfonate where the alkyl group can be C 8 to C 18 and in certain embodiments from C 10 to
- Non-limiting examples of ampholytic surfactants include: aliphatic derivatives of secondary or tertiary amines, or aliphatic derivatives of heterocyclic secondary and tertiary amines in which the aliphatic radical can be straight- or branched-chain.
- One of the aliphatic substituents may contain at least about 8 carbon atoms, for example from about 8 to about 18 carbon atoms, and at least one contains an anionic water-solubilizing group, e.g. carboxy, sulfonate, sulfate. See U.S. Patent No.3,929,678 at column 19, lines 18-35, for suitable examples of ampholytic surfactants.
- the solid laundry detergent composition includes fillers such as sodium sulphate, sodium chloride, calcite, dolomite or mixtures thereof.
- Methods of laundering comprising the steps of: i) preparing an aqueous wash liquor with an effective amount of foam by contacting the detergent composition according to the first aspect with a liquid; ii) soaking said textile surface in the wash liquor for a predetermined period of time; and, iii) optionally rinsing the textile surface.
- the rinsing of the textile surface is carried in less than 3 rinsing steps, preferably less than 2 rinsing steps more preferably in a single rinsing step.
- the method includes the step of preparing an aqueous wash liquor of the detergent composition in a liquid.
- the wash liquor is preferably prepared by dissolving the detergent composition in water.
- the textile surface is subjected to a washing step prior to the aforementioned optional rinsing step.
- washing includes, but is not limited to, scrubbing, wiping and mechanical agitation.
- the compositions are preferably employed at concentrations of from about 200 ppm to about 10,000 ppm in solution.
- Machine laundry methods herein typically comprise treating soiled laundry with an aqueous wash solution in a washing machine having dissolved or dispensed therein an effective amount of the detergent composition in accordance with the invention.
- an effective amount of the detergent composition it is meant from 20 g to 300 g of product dissolved or dispersed in a wash solution of volume from 5 to 65 liters, as are typical product dosages and wash solution volumes commonly employed in conventional machine laundry methods.
- Hand-washing methods, and combined handwashing with semiautomatic washing machines are also included.
- a third aspect of the present invention is the use of isethionate surfactant, a foam suppressing agent, an anionic non-soap non-isethionate surfactant selected from the group consisting of alkyl sulphonate surfactant, alkyl sulphate surfactant, alkoxylated sulphate surfactant or combinations thereof and a sodium carbonate builder wherein the ratio of the isethionate surfactant to anionic non- isethionate surfactant is in the ratio from 1:1to 1:160 in a detergent composition to provide fast lather generation in the wash liquor during the main wash stage and rapid collapse of lather during rinse stage.
- Comparative Example (Comp A) This is a solid laundry detergent composition which includes anionic surfactant (LAS) and a sodium carbonate builder but is without an isethionate surfactant (SCI) and does not include a foam suppressing agent (silicone oil).
- Comparative Example (Comp B) This is a solid laundry detergent composition which includes an anionic surfactant (LAS), a sodium carbonate builder and an isethionate surfactant (SCI) but without a foam suppressing agent (silicone oil).
- Comparative Example (Comp C) This is a solid detergent composition which includes an anionic surfactant (LAS), a sodium carbonate builder and a foam suppressing agent (silicone oil) but without an isethionate surfactant (SCI).
- Example according to the present invention (Ex 1): This is a solid detergent composition which includes an anionic surfactant (LAS), a sodium carbonate builder, a foam suppressing agent (silicone oil) and an isethionate surfactant (SCI).
- Foam measurement method The foam volume generated by the various solid laundry detergent composition as described above was measured using the automated cylinder shake protocol.
- Automated cylinder shake protocol In this protocol firstly a known amount of the detergent powder was added in a beaker containing water to form a 3gpl wash liquor. The water had a hardness of 24° FH (Ca:Mg, 2:1). The beaker was placed on a magnetic stirrer for 20 minutes at a speed of 150 rpm for complete dissolution of the detergent composition in water to form an aqueous liquor (AL). A. In a first set of foam measurement, 40 mL of the aqueous liquor (AL) formed above was taken in a 250 mL stoppered graduated glass cylinder. The glass cylinder is marked at 2 mL intervals and has a height of 14 inches from the inside of the bottom to the 250 mL mark.
- the detergent composition according to the present invention shows good foam as compared to the comp A (LAS without foam suppressing agent) and Comp C (LAS with foam suppressing agent).
- the detergent composition according to the present invention which includes a foam suppressing agent shows similar foam profile as that of Comp B (surfactant without foam suppressing agent)
- the composition according to the present invention achieves quick foam reduction as compared to the Comp A or Comp B.
- Example 2 Foam profile of solid laundry detergent composition with different ratio ranges between the isethionate surfactant and the anionic non-isethionate surfactant
- composition according to the present invention having a ratio between the isethionate surfactant to the anionic non-isethionate surfactant of 1:90 (Inventive 2) shows good foam in the wash liquor and quick foam reduction in the rinse stage.
- the composition according to the present invention having a ratio between the isethionate surfactant to the anionic non-isethionate surfactant of 1:9 (Inventive 3) shows good foam in the wash liquor and quick foam reduction in the rinse stage.
- the above set of examples clearly show that the detergent composition according to the present invention exhibits good foam volume in the initial wash cycle and thereafter it also provides desirable low sudsing properties in the rinse stage which minimizes the wastage of clean water required for rinsing.
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