GB2205867A - Anhydrides in detergent compositions - Google Patents

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GB2205867A
GB2205867A GB08811819A GB8811819A GB2205867A GB 2205867 A GB2205867 A GB 2205867A GB 08811819 A GB08811819 A GB 08811819A GB 8811819 A GB8811819 A GB 8811819A GB 2205867 A GB2205867 A GB 2205867A
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    • C11ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
    • C11DDETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
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This invention relates to the use of bleach activators in detergent compositions. These activators comprise one or more substituted derivatives of 5-norbornene-2,3-dicarboxylic anhydride ("nadic anhydride") or an analogue thereof. The use of these compounds enables the bleach activation to take place at relatively lower temperatures than used hitherto.

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ANHYDRIDES IN DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS The present invention relates to the use of anhydrides as bleach activators, especially in detergent compositions.
Compounds such as tetraacetyl ethylene diamine (hereafter referred to as "TAED") are well known. Processes for the production of such compounds are disclosed for instance in published German patent application no. 2832021. These compounds are said to be efficient in activating the conventional inorganic salts used as bleach precursors in detergent compositions and generate peracetic acid in situ by the reaction thereof with alkaline hydrogen peroxide. The activating agent for the bleach precursor is the so-called bleach activator. Specific examples of such bleach precursors are sodium perborate and sodium percarbonate. In the absence of the activators the bleach precursor is satisfactorily effective only at the boil, its effectiveness being very slow at lower temperatures.The use of compounds such as TAED enable the bleach precursor to function more effectively at temperatures of the order of 60 C.
It has now been found that certain anhydrides function at least as efficiently as conventional additives in activating the bleach precursor in detergent compositions, especially at low temperatures.
Accordingly the present invention is a detergent composition comprising (i) a surfactant selected from anionic, nonionic, zwitterionic and cationic surfactants and mixtures thereof, (ii) a precursor compound capable of giving rise to hydrogen peroxide in the presence of a bleach activator, (iii) a bleach activator (iv) a suds suppressing agent and (v) a detergent builder, characterised in that the bleach activator comprises one or more substituted derivatives of 5-norbornene-2,3-dicarboxylic anhydride (hereafter referred to as nnadic anhydride" for convenience) of the general formula (I):
wherein:: zl and z2 are the same or different groups selected from H, halogen, nitrile, hydroxyl and 0 -O-C-R in which R is a simple or substituted C1-C10 alkyl and Y is a -CH2-, -CH=CH-, -O-, -S- or an NR1 group and wherein R1 is H or R group as defined above.
Specific examples of the compounds falling within the generic formula (I) above include: 5,6-dibromonadic anhydride; 5,6-di-oacetyl-nadic anhydride; 5,6-dihydronadic anhydride; and 4,5-dibromo3,6-endoxo-1,2,3,6-tetrahydrophthalic anhydride.
Methods of preparing substituted nadic anhydrides are well known in the art. For instance, 5,6-dibromonadic anhydride can be prepared according to the process described in GB-A-1079015 and in J. Am. Chem. Soc., Vol 81, pp 1655 (1959).
The bleach activators of the present invention are powerful.
They can therefore be used as such or in conjunction with other conventional activators such as TAED, phthalic anhydride, maleic anhydride, succinic anhydride isononanoyl oxybenzene sulphonate (also known as isonobs') and tetracetyl glycoluril (also known as "TAGU") and the like or with mixtures of such known activators.
Any of the well known surfactants can be used in the detergent compositions of the present invention. A typical list of these surfactants can be found in EP 0120591 and in USP 3,663,961.
Examples of water soluble anionic surfactants include the salts of alkyl benzene sulphonates, paraffin sulphonates, alpha-olefin sulphonates, alkyl glyceryl ether sulphonates and 2-acyloxy alkane-l-sulphonate, and beta-alkyloxy alkane sulphonate.
Similarly, salts of alkyl sulphates, alkyl polyalkoxy ether sulphates, alpha-sulpho-carboxylates and their esters, fatty acid monoglyceride sulphates and sulphonates and alkyl phenol polyalkoxy ether sulphates may also be used.
Suitable examples of the above surfactants are linear straight chain alkyl benzene sulphonates and methyl-branched alkyl sulphates having in either case 8-16 carbon atoms in the alkyl group.
Other anionic detergent compounds suitable for use herein include the sodium alkyl glyceryl ether sulphonates derived from tallow and coconut oil; sodium fatty acid monoglyceride sulphonates and sulphates derived from coconut oil; and sodium or potassium salts of Cg-C12 alkyl phenol alkylene oxide ether sulphate containing up to 10 alkylene oxide units per molecule. Mixtures of anionic surfactants may also be used.
A substantial list of such compounds can be found in e.g.
McCutcheon's Dictionary of Emulsifiers and Detergents, International Sedition (1981), published by the Manufacturing Confectioner Publishing Co. and in "Surfactants Europa: A Directory of Surface Active Agents available in Europe", Ed. Gordon L. Hollis, Vol 1 (1982), published by George Goodwin.
The nonionic surfactants which may be used in the present invention are condensates of an alkylene oxide e.g. ethylene oxide with a hydrophobic group to form a surfactant having an appropriate hydrophilic-lipophilic balance (HLB) in the range from 8 to 17, suitably from 9.5 to 13.5, preferably from 10 to 12.5. The hydrophobic group may be an aliphatic or aromatic type and the length of the polyoxyethylene group condensed therewith can be readily adjusted to yield a water-soluble compound having the desired degree of HLB.
Examples of suitable nonionic surfactants include: (a) The polyethylene oxide condensates of alkyl phenol in which the alkyl group e.g. contains from 6 to 12 carbon atoms and in which from 3 to 30 moles, preferably 5 to 14 moles of ethylene oxide are present. Other examples include a mole of dodecylphenol condensed with 9 moles of ethylene oxide, a mole of dinonylphenol condensed with 11 moles of ethylene oxide and a mole of nonylphenol and octadecylphenol condensed with 13 moles of ethylene oxide.
(b) The nonionic surfactant may also be formed as a condensation product of a mole of primary or secondary Cg-C24 aliphatic alcohols with from 2 to 40 moles, preferably 2 to 9 moles of ethylene oxide.
Specific examples of nonionic surfactants useful for the purposes of the invention include the various grades of Dobanol (Registered Trade Mark, supplied by Shell) Lutensol (Registered Trade Mark, supplied by BASF) and Synperonics (Registered Trade Mark, supplied by ICI).
Other useful nonionic surfactants include the synthetic nonionic detergents available on the market under "Pluronics"(Registered Trade Mark) and supplied by Wyandotte Chemicals Corporation.
Zwitterionic compounds such as betaines and sulphobetaines, particularly those with a Cg-C16 alkyl substituent on the nitrogen atom can also be used as surfactants.
Examples of cationic surfactants that can be used include e.g.
quaternary ammonium compounds and compounds of a semi-polar nature, for example amine oxides. Suitable quaternary ammonium compounds are the mono Cg-C16, N-alkyl or alkenyl ammonium compounds in which remaining N valences are methyl, hydroxyethyl or hydroxypropyl groups. Suitable examples of amine oxides are the mono Cg-C20, N-alkyl or alkenyl amine oxides and the propylene-1,3-diamine dioxides in which the remaining N valences are methyl, hydroxyethyl or hydroxypropyl substituents.
The detergent compositions can comprise from 1 to 70% w/w, suitably from 1 to 20X w/w of surfactant. Mixtures of anionic with nonionic or zwitterionic surfactant types are preferred.
Suitable precursor compounds which are capable of giving rise to hydrogen peroxide in the presence of a bleach activator include sodium perborate mono and tetrahydrate, sodium percarbonate, sodium persilicate and the clathrate 4Na2S04:2H202:lNaCl.
If clathrate materials are used a separate source of alkalinity will be required and for stability reasons these are preferably stored separately from the hydrogen peroxide source. The precursor compound (ii) capable of giving rise to hydrogen perox-ide can be present in an amount of from 1 to 40X w/w suitably from 5 to 35% by weight, preferably from 10 to 30Z by weight of the total composition.
In the detergent compositions of the present invention the molar ratio of hydrogen peroxide generated from a bleach precursor to bleach activator is suitably greater than 1.5:1, preferably at least 2.0. Under the usage conditions encountered in domestic laundry practice, the molar ratio of bleach precursor to bleach activator is generally greater than 5.0:1 and is most preferably greater than 10:1.
Suds suppressing agents which are useful in the detergent compositions of the invention are suitably selected from silicone, wax, vegetable and hydrocarbon oil and phosphate ester varieties.
Suitable silicone suds controlling agents include polydimethylsiloxanes having a molecular weight in the range from 200 to 200,000 and a kinematic viscosity in the range from 20 to 2,000,000 mm2/s (cSt), preferably from 3000 to 30,000 mm2/s (cSt), and mixtures of siloxanes and hydrophobic silanated (e.g.
trimethylsilanated) silica having a particle size in the range from 10 to 20 millimicrons and a specific surface area above 50 m2/g.
Suitable waxes include microcrystalline waxes having a melting point in the range from 65"C to 1000C, a molecular weight in the range from 4,000-10,000 and a penetration value of at least 6, measured at 77"C by ASTM-D1321 and also paraffin waxes, synthetic waxes and natural waxes. Suitable phosphate esters include mono- and/or di-C16-C22 alkyl or alkenyl phosphate esters, and the corresponding mono- and/or di alkyl or alkenyl ether phosphates containing up to 6 ethoxy groups per molecule.
Suds suppressors are normally present in an amount from 0.01 to 5% w/w of the total composition depending upon the type of suds suppressor used, and is preferably from 0.1 to 2% w/w.
A highly preferred component of detergent compositions in accordance with the invention is one or more detergent builder salts which may comprise up to 90Z of the composition, more typically from 10 to 70Z by weight thereof. Suitable detergent builder salts useful herein can be of the polyvalent inorganic and polyvalent organic types or mixtures thereof. Examples of suitable water-soluble, inorganic alkaline detergent builder salts include the alkali metal carbonates, borates, phosphates, pyrophosphates, tripolyphosphates and bicarbonates.
Examples of suitable organic alkaline detergency builder salts are water-soluble polycarboxylates such as the salts of nitrilotriacetic acid, lactic acid, glycollic acid and ether derivatives thereof; succinic acid, malonic acid, (ethylenedioxy)diacetic acid, maleic acid, diglycollic acid, tartaric acid, tartronic acid and fumaric acid; citric acid, aconitic acid, citraconic acid, carboxymethyloxysuccinic acid, lactoxysuccinic acid, and 2-oxy-1,1,3propane tricarboxylic acid; oxydisuccinic acid, 1,1,2,2-ethane tetracarboxylic acid, 1,1,3,3-propane tetracarboxylic acid and 1,1,2,3-propane tetracarboxylic acid; cyclopentane cis, cis,cistetracarboxylic acid, cyclopentadiene pentacarboxylic acid, 2,3,4,5-tetrahydrofuran-cis, cis, cis-tetracarboxylic acid, 2,5-tetrahydrofuran-cis-dicarboxylic acid, 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexanehexacarboxylic acid, mellitic acid, pyromellitic acid and the phthalic acid derivatives.
Water-insoluble detergent builders can also be used. A specific example of such builders are the zeolites especially-the sodium type A zeolite typified by SASIL (Registered Trade Mark).
Mixtures of organic and/or inorganic builders can also be used.
Chelating agents, soil suspending and anti-redeposition agents, optical brightening agents, enzymes, colours and perfumes may also be added to the detergent composition.
Chelating agents that can be incorporated include citric acid, nitrilotriacetic and ethylene diamine tetra acetic acids and their salts, organic phosphonate derivatives such as those disclosed in US Patent Nos. 3,213,030, 3,433,021, 3,292,121 and 2,599,807 and carboxylic acid builder salts such as those disclosed in US Patent No. 3,308,067. The chelating agents can be present in amounts ranging from 0.1 to 3X, suitably from 0.2 to 2Z by weight of the total composition.
According to a further embodiment the present invention is a detergent composition comprising (i) a surfactant selected from anionic, nonionic, zwitterionic and cationic surfactants and mixtures thereof, (ii) a precursor compound capable of giving rise to hydrogen peroxide in the presence of a bleach activator, (iii) a bleach activator, (iv) a suds suppressing agent and (v) a detergent builder, wherein the bleach activator comprises one or more substituted derivatives of 5-norbornene-2,3-dicarboxylic anhydride of the general formula (I) above.
The detergent compositions containing the bleach activators of the present invention may contain, in addition, minor conventional additives such as fragrances perfumes and the like.
Thus the bleach activators of the present invention should find wide use in detergent compositions which use the inorganic bleach precursors. The fact that these anhydrides activate the bleach precursors at relatively lower temperatures than those used hitherto should enable a considerable energy saving to be achieved, when the detergents are used.
The present invention is further illustrated with reference to the accompanying Examples.
Example Washing/bleaching tests were carried out on standard stained cloth swatches (EMPA red wine and Krefeld Tea, 2" x 6") using the base detergent powder composition (Table 1) and the various bleach activators described in Table 2 in a terg-o-tometer. The terg-o-tometer was maintained at a constant temperature of 40"C and operated at 75 rpm.
4g of base detergent plus 0.75g sodium perborate tetrahydrate plus activator as described in Table 2 was added to one litre of tap water at 40"C, having a hardness of about 290 ppm as calcium carbonate. One red wine swatch and one tea swatch was added, then the composition agitated for 30 minutes at 400C after which the swatches were removed, rinsed in tap water and dried at 24"C. The reflectance of the swatches were taken before and after using an ICS Micromatch reflectometer and the percentage stain removal (Z SR) calculated by applying the following formula: x SR - L sample - L redwine x 100 L white - L redwine Three replicates were run and the average result is quoted (Table 2).
Table 1 X Linear sodium alkyl benzene sulphonate 8.0 (mean length of alkyl chain C11.5) Ethoxylated tallow alcohol (14 EO) 2.9 Sodium soap (chain length C12 - C16: 13-26% 3.5 C18 - C22: 74-87%) Sodium triphosphate 43.8 Sodium silicate (SiO2:Na2O = 3.3: :1) 7.5 Magnesium silicate 1.9 Carboxymethylcellulose 1.2 Sodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 0.2 Sodium sulphate ~~~ 21.2 Water 9.8 100.0 Table 2 Percentage Stain Removal of Activators at 5-1Z Levels C.25g 0.20g 0.15g 0.10g 0.05g Activator (5Z) (4Z) (3Z) (2Z) (1%) 5,6-Dibromonadic 87.0 84.8 83.1 82.0 80.3 anhydride 5,6-Di-O-acetyl 83.4 82.4 81.4 80.5 79.5 nadic anhydride 5,6-Dihydro nadic 82.6 81.7 81.0 79.9 79.5 anhydr ide 4,5-Dibromo-3,6-endoxo-1,2, 85.1 83.2 82.0 81.3 80.0 3,6-tetrahydrophthalic anhydride With no activator present, sodium perborate tetrahydrate gives a percentage stain removal of 76.0%.

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1. A detergent composition comprising (i) a surfactant selected from anionic, nonionic, zwitterionic and cat ionic surfactants and mixtures thereof, (ii) a precursor compound capable of giving rise to hydrogen peroxide in the presence of a bleach activator, (iii) a bleach activator (iv) a suds suppressing agent and (v) a detergent builder, characterised in that the bleach activator comprises one or more substituted derivatives of 5-norbornene-2,3-dicarboxylic anhydride (hereafter referred to as "nadic anhydride" for convenience) of the general formula (I):
wherein:: zl and z2 are the same or different groups selected from H, halogen, nitrile, hydroxyl and 0 -O-C-R in which R is a simple or substituted C1-C10 alkyl and Y is a -CH2-, -CH=CH-, -O-, -S- or an NR1 group and wherein R1 is H or R group as defined above.
2. A detergent composition according to claim l wherein the compound of the general formula (I) above is selected from 5,6-dibromonadic anhydride; 5,6-di-o-acetyl-nadic anhydride; 5,6-dihydronadic anhydride; and 4,5-dibromo3,6-endoxo-1,2,3,6- tetrahydrophthalic anhydride.
3. A composition according to claim 1 or 2 wherein the surfactant is an anionic surfactant selected from linear straight chain alkyl benzene sulphonates and methyl-branded alkyl sulphates having in either case 8-16 carbon atoms in the alkyl group; sodium alkyl glyceryl ether sulphonates derived from tallow or coconut oils sodium fatty acid monoglyceride sulphonates and sulphates derived from coconut oil; and sodium and potassium salts of Cg-C12 alkyl phenol alkylene oxide ether sulphate containing up to 10 alkylene oxide units.
4. A composition according to claim 1 or 2 wherein the surfactant is a non-ionic surfactant being a condensate of either an alkylene oxide with a hydrophobic group which has a hydrophilic-lipophilic balance (HLB) in the range from 8 to 17, or of a mole of primary or secondary C8-C24 aliphatic alcohol with 2-9 moles of ethylene oxide.
5. A composition according to claims 1 or 2 wherein the surfactant is a cationic surfactant which is either a quaternary ammonium compound or an amine oxide.
6. A composition according to any one of the preceding claims wherein the composition comprises 1 to 70Z w/w of surfactant.
7. A composition according to any one of the preceding claims wherein the precursor compounds which are capable of giving rise to hydrogen peroxide in the presence of a bleach activator comprise sodium perborate mono- or tetrahydrate, sodium percarbonate, sodium persilicate or the clathrate 4Na2S04.2H202:lNaCl.
8. A composition according to any one of the preceding claims wherein the precursor compound capable of giving rise to hydrogen peroxide is present in an amount from 1 to 40X w/w of the total composition.
9. A composition according to any one of the preceding claims wherein the amount of precursor compound used is such that the mole ratio of hydrogen peroxide generated from the precursor to bleach activator is greater than 1.5:1.
10. A detergent composition comprising (i) a surfactant selected from anionic, nonionic, zwitterionic and cationic surfactants and mixtures thereof, (ii) a precursor compound capable of giving rise to hydrogen peroxide in the presence of a bleach activator, (iii) a bleach activator, (iv) a suds suppressing agent and (v) a detergent builder, wherein the bleach activator comprises one or more substituted derivatives of 5-norbornene-2,3-dicarboxylic anhydride of the general formula (I) in claim 1 above.
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