US3796666A - Composition and method for dispersing proteinaceous stains - Google Patents

Composition and method for dispersing proteinaceous stains Download PDF

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US3796666A
US3796666A US00260650A US3796666DA US3796666A US 3796666 A US3796666 A US 3796666A US 00260650 A US00260650 A US 00260650A US 3796666D A US3796666D A US 3796666DA US 3796666 A US3796666 A US 3796666A
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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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    • C11ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
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  • a detergent composition is formulated to contain an aminothiol of the formula HS(CH NH where n is from 2 to 4, a protein swelling anionic surface-active agent and a pH buffering compound. This detergent composition has particular utility for dispersing proteinaceous stains.
  • the present invention provides a dispersing composition for proteinaceous stains comprising an aminothiol of the general formula:
  • n is from 2 to 4
  • a protein-swelling anionic surface-active agent in which n is from 2 to 4
  • one or more pH buffering compounds such that an aqueous solution of the composition containing 0.1 weight percent of aminothiol has pH in the range of 7 to 12.
  • the protein-swelling action of the surface-active agent renders the protein stains more susceptible to attack at their disulfide linkages by the sulfhydryl compounds.
  • the latter are effective in mild conditions and at low concentrations to break the bonds holding together the proteinaceous stains so that they are more readily dispersible by Washing.
  • aminoethanethiol (sometimes known as aminothioethanol or cysteamine), which is the compound of the general formula given above in which n is 2.
  • the compounds of the general formula given above are compatible with anionic surface-active agents and are effective in midly alkaline conditions, for instance, from pH 7 to 12, preferably from 8 to 11.
  • Suitable anionic detergents are those which have strong protein-swelling tendencies, particularly those with hydrophobic chains of about 12 carbon atoms, such as sodium alkylsulfates having about 8 to 14 carbon atoms, and
  • Suitable pH buffering compounds are known in the art. It is an advantage of these compositions that many of the compounds suitable as pH buffers are those employed in conventional alkaline detergent compositions, and, whether acting as buffers or not, these compounds may be incorporated in the compositions. Thus, there may be present water-soluble phosphates and polyphosphates, carbonates, silicates, borates, and, if desired, neutral salts such as chlorides, or sulfates. Alkaline organic sequestrant and detergency building salts such as the aminopolycar- 'boxylates such as nitrilotriacetates, or ethane hydroxy diphosphonates and the like may also be used.
  • the ratio of anionic surface-active agent to aminothiol is not very critical, but is preferably at least 1:2 molar so that enough anionic is present.
  • the upper limit of this ratio is determined by practical and economic considerations and may be as high as 10:1 or more.
  • a generally useful range is 1:2 to 8: 1, but normally a molar ratio of about 2:1 to 1:1 is suitable and convenient.
  • the proportion of pH buffering agent muct be sufficient to controlthe pH as specified above.
  • deterency builders When deterency builders are used they can be present in the proportions usual in built detergent compositions, and often as such provide ample pH buffering capacity.
  • the actual level of aminothiol in the compositions can vary widely according to the nature of the composition and the concentration at which it is intended to be used, and the preferred in-use concentrations will be described below.
  • reducing bleaching agents may be included in these compositions, but oxidizing agents are incompatible.
  • Suitable reducing bleaches are, for example, sodium borohydride, sodium dithionite and hydrazine hydrate.
  • nonionic, semipolar or zwitterionic surface-active agents may be included.
  • Suitable nonionic agents include the well-known condensation products of ethylene oxide on fatty alcohols, alkylphenols, fatty acids, fatty amines and sorbitan esters.
  • Semipolar agents are, for example, long-chain tertiary amine oxides or phosphine oxides, such as dodecyldimethylamine oxide.
  • Suitable zwitterionic agents include the quaternary ammonium betaines, sulfobetaines, and sulfatoor sulfito-betaines, for example, octadecyldimethyl ammonio-propane sulfonate or -hydroxypropane sulfonate, and dodecylbenzyl dimethyl ammoniopropane sulfonate.
  • compositions may also contain, when appropriate and compatible, the usual minor ingredients of such compositions.
  • These include suds-controlling agents, soil-suspending agents such as carboxymethylcellulose, polymers of maleic anhydride and methylvinylether and the like, enzymes, optical brighteners, tarnish-inhibitors, bacteriostats or bactericides, colors and perfumes.
  • the invention also embraces a method of dispersing a proteinaceous stain on the substrate stained therewith which comprises treating the stain with an aqueous solution of a composition of the invention while maintaining the pH of said solution in the range 7 to 12 preferably 8 to 11.
  • composition containing fl-aminoethanethiol it is preferred to use a composition containing fl-aminoethanethiol.
  • stained substrates may be treated by soaking or washing them, preferably with agitation, in solutions of the specified strength at temperatures in the usual washing range, for instance, from 10 to 100 C., especially from 20 to 70 C. An overnight soak at about 20 C. (or ambient) temperature is effective. At higher temperatures, stain dispersal can be obtained more quickly. Unlike enzymes, these compounds are not destroyed or rendered ineffective by high temperature up to about 100 C. Thus, they are suitable for use in compositions intended for automatic dishwashing machines where very hot water is commonly employed.
  • EXAMPLE I A standard blood stained test cloth (cotton), so-called EMPA 111 obtained from EMPA, Unterstrasse 11, 9001 St. Gall, Switzerland was given a preliminary wash in soft water at 40 C. and dried.
  • a solution was prepared containing 1 g. aminoethanethiol and 4 g. sodium lauryl sulfate (approx. equimolar proportions) per liter in soft water with pH buffered to 9.5.
  • a two-inch square piece of the above test cloth was allowed to soak overnight (16 hours) in 1 liter of the above solution, initially at 21 C. but allowed to cool naturally to about C. (ambient temperature). The cloth was then rinsed in soft water and allowed to dry.
  • a comparative test was made in which the test cloth was treated similarly except in that it was soaked in a solution of 5 g. per liter of a commercial enzymeand perborate-containing heavy-duty anionic detergent composition.
  • the stain removal by the aminoethanethiol/sodium lauryl sulfate mixture was as good as or better than by the conventional enzymeand peroxy bleach-containing detergent composition.
  • EXAMPLE II Test method for protein stain dispersion Standard blood-stained cotton fabric (EMPA 111, supplied by EMPA, St. Gall, Switzerland) was pretreated by washing at 40 C. in soft water for minutes. It was rinsed and air dried, and its reflectance measured with an BEL (Evans Electroselenium Ltd.) spectrophotometer using a No. 601 filter.
  • Test pieces of the pretreated fabric were soaked and/or washed in test solutions of compositions according to the invention and of reference compositions.
  • Test solutions for soaking were prepared, and the test pieces were added, at C., being then allowed to cool naturally during the period of the soak.
  • the test pieces were then The product of composition B of Example II was compared with the same, but omitting aminothiol and sodium lauryl sulfate and replacing with moisture (normal) to make up the formula weight, coded J.
  • the. test pieces were given a 10 min. wash, without any soak treatment, at various temperatures, followed by the usual rinse and drying.
  • Test pieces as in Example II were given an overnight soak and a 10 min. wash at 60 C.
  • the cleaning was found to improve in the order composition A to composition D.
  • a dispersing composition for proteinaceous stains consisting essentially of (a) an aminothiol of the general formula HS (CH NH wherein n is from 2 to 4; (b) a protein swelling anionic surface-active agent; and
  • a pH bufiering compound selected from the group consisting of water-soluble phosphates, polyphosphates, carbonates, silicates, and borates in an amount suflicient to impart a pH in the range of 7 to 12 to an aqueous solution of the composition containing 0.1 weight percent of aminothiol,
  • the molar ratio of the anionic surface-active agent to the aminothiol is at least 1:2.
  • composition of claim 1 wherein the molar ratio of anionic surface-active agent to aminothiol is from 1:2 to 8: 1.
  • composition of claim 2 wherein the anionic surface-active agent is an alkyl sulfate having 8 to 14 carbon atoms.
  • composition of claim 2 wherein the anionic surface-active agent is a soap having 8 to 14 carbon atoms.
  • composition of claim 3 wherein the aminothiol is fi-aminoethanethiol.

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