US3821119A - Silicated soda ash - Google Patents

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US3821119A
US3821119A US00250031A US25003172A US3821119A US 3821119 A US3821119 A US 3821119A US 00250031 A US00250031 A US 00250031A US 25003172 A US25003172 A US 25003172A US 3821119 A US3821119 A US 3821119A
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    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • 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
    • C11D7/00Compositions of detergents based essentially on non-surface-active compounds
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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
    • C11D3/00Other compounding ingredients of detergent compositions covered in group C11D1/00
    • C11D3/02Inorganic compounds ; Elemental compounds
    • C11D3/04Water-soluble compounds
    • C11D3/10Carbonates ; Bicarbonates
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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
    • C11D3/00Other compounding ingredients of detergent compositions covered in group C11D1/00
    • C11D3/02Inorganic compounds ; Elemental compounds
    • C11D3/12Water-insoluble compounds
    • C11D3/124Silicon containing, e.g. silica, silex, quartz or glass beads
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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
    • C11D7/00Compositions of detergents based essentially on non-surface-active compounds
    • C11D7/02Inorganic compounds
    • C11D7/04Water-soluble compounds
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  • ABSTRACT A method of preparing a particulate detergent builder includes admixing liquid sodium silicate with anhy- 3 Claims, No Drawings SILICATED SODA ASH It is known to be desirable to incorporate alkali metal silicates into various detergent compositions both for their inherent detergency and for their ability to protect ceramic and reactive metal surfaces from corrosive attack. Various problems have presented themselves in attempting to effect this incorporation. The most readily available source of dry, granular soluble SiO is the crystalline sodium metasilicates which, however, are too alkaline for many uses and in any event tend to segregate from the compositions into which they are incorporated.
  • particulate sodium silicates having a higher ratio of silica to sodium oxides are not readily available, thus being too expensive for incorporation into most detergent compositions. Furthermore, where used, the tendency of these particulate materials is again tosegregate and/or contribute substantially to dusting.
  • Various techniques have been suggested for blending liquid silicates into a detergent composition followed by drying to achieve the desired particulate state. However these methods, such as spray drying or agglomeration, generally require expensive equipment and hence large scale production to justify the necessary investment.
  • the silicate is distributed uniformly on the soda ash particles and a sufficient amount of said silicate may be incorporated to provide the desired and advantageous properties. Further it has been found that the resultant particles are highly absorbent, being capable of taking up, for example, up to percent of their weight of a liquid surfactant. It will be appreciated that the equipment requirements of one desiring to produce such a detergent builder are quite modest. Hence, most any desired size production operation may be achieved.
  • the sodium silicate employed will generally be one of those commercially available which have an Na O:SiO weight ratio within the stated range of from about l:l.6 to 3.3 and a solids content within the range of from 38-50 percent by weight, the balance being water. Of course it is possible to adjust the ratio of the solution to a desired point by the addition of sodium hydroxide.
  • the amount of such a silicate employed will be within the range of from 30-55 percent of the combined aqueous silicate/soda ash, corresponding to a uniform SiO content in the final product within the range of l0 to 30, preferably 18-22, percent by weight.
  • the sodium carbonate must be substantially anhydrous since those materials having water bound thereto will not accept the desired quantities of silicate. That the soda ash has a particle size of less than about 200 microns, for example passing through an eighty mesh screen, has been found important to the process since otherwise a sticky mass, essentially impossible to mix while retaining a particulate form, will be obtained on addition of the silicate solution.
  • the amount of sodium carbonate employed falls within the range of 45 to percent by weight of the mixture.
  • At least an eight mesh screen it is intended to refer to an eight mesh screen (Tyler or US. Standard) or one the openings of which are smaller, e.g., a 10 mesh screen.
  • the thus-screened material is then passed to a heating step wherein the temperature is rapidly raised to within the range of to 250C.
  • the temperature is rapidly raised to within the range of to 250C.
  • thermoforming material being screened may be allowed to fall directly onto the surface of a hot plate having the appropriate temperature.
  • the purpose of the heating step is to cause the formation of water vapor within the silicate and the subsequent release thereof, thereby resulting in the formation of a silicate foam.
  • Temperatures of less than 105C. do not yield any substantial foaming, thus dictating a product having a bulk density higher than is generally desired for use as a detergent builder. While temperatures in excess of 250C. may be used, no significant additional advantage is obtained, an optimum low bulk density being achieved at the stated temperature.
  • control of the temperature within this range is one method of regulating the bulk density of the product within the stated range of 25 to 50, preferably 35 to 50, pounds per cu. ft.
  • the process may be operated either batch-wise, for small amounts with specific formulations, or, preferably, in a continuous manner.
  • a surprising result of this process, and characteristic of the product, is that the pH of the silicated soda ash is lower than that of either ingredient alone.
  • the pH (measured as a 1 percent aqueous solution) of a product made from sodium silicate having a ratio of l:2.4 and containing 20 percent Si is measured at 1 L0.
  • a solution of soda ash alone reads 1 L4 and the silicate has a pH of l 1.3.
  • EXAMPLE 1 ln the following Table the samples are prepared by adding the silicate to the soda ash over a period of minutes while mixing at low speed in a Hobart mixer at a temperature of about 43C.
  • the soda ash employed is an anhydrous sodium carbonate, 98 percent of the particles of which pass through an 80 mesh Tyler sieve, indicating a particle size of less than 174 microns.
  • Mix- EXAMPIIE 3 scope of the appended claims.
  • a method of preparing a free-flowing particulate silicated sodium carbonate detergent builder which method consists essentially of:
  • Sample 8 was determined to be capable of absorbing up to 15 percent of a liquid polyethoxy ether nonionic surfactant while still remaining freeflowing.
  • the particulate free-flowing silicated sodium carbonate detergent builder produced by the method of claim 1 which is a substantially anhydrous coherent mixture of sodium carbonate and a sodium silicate having a Na O:SiO ratio of 1:1.6 to 3.3, the amount of SiO being within the range of 10 to 30 percent, said builder having a bulk density within the range of 25 to 50 lbs./ft. being capable of absorbing up to 15 percent of its weight of a liquid nonionic surfactant and having a pH lower than that of either the sodium silicate or sodium carbonate from which it is fonned.
  • the particulate free-flowing silicated sodium carbonate detergent builder produced by the process of claim 1 containing from 18 to 22 percent by weight SiO as sodium silicate having a Na O:SiO weight ratio l:2.4, said builder having a bulk density within the range of 35 to 50 lbs/ft, being capable of absorbing about 15 percent of its weight of a liquid nonionic surfactant and having a pH, measured as a 1 percent aqueous solution, of about l 1.0.

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GB2088073A GB1396215A (en) 1972-05-03 1973-05-02 Particulate detergent builders
FR7315664A FR2183132B3 (cs) 1972-05-03 1973-05-02
DE2322123A DE2322123A1 (de) 1972-05-03 1973-05-02 Verfahren zur herstellung frei fliessender, partikelfoermiger waschhilfsmittel aus silikatisiertem natriumcarbonat
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US4973419A (en) * 1988-12-30 1990-11-27 Lever Brothers Company, Division Of Conopco, Inc. Hydrated alkali metal phosphate and silicated salt compositions
JPH04275400A (ja) * 1990-11-30 1992-09-30 Rhone Poulenc Chim 洗剤組成物用のアルカリ金属シリケートをベースにしたビルダー剤
US5338528A (en) * 1990-11-14 1994-08-16 Eka Nobel Ab Alkali metal silicate composition with sodium carbonate additive
US5344633A (en) * 1990-11-14 1994-09-06 Eka Nobel Ab Alkali metal silicate composition with potassium compound additive
US5700294A (en) * 1992-05-26 1997-12-23 Rhone-Poulenc Chimie Method of washing with detergent compositions comprising amorphous silicoaluminate scavengers of calcium precipitates
US5798328A (en) * 1994-02-22 1998-08-25 Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft Auf Aktien Detergent composition comprising carbonate-amorphous silicate compound as builder and processes of using same
US6013617A (en) * 1996-01-19 2000-01-11 Rhone-Poulenc Chimie Q2 /Q3 alkali metal silicate/inorganic compound detergent builders
WO2002090487A1 (en) * 2001-05-08 2002-11-14 Ineos Silicas Limited Granular carbonate and silicate-containing compositions

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DE2642035A1 (de) * 1976-09-18 1978-03-23 Steinfels Ag Friedrich Verfahren zur herstellung von rieselfaehigen granulaten mit niedrigem schuettgewicht
FR2669838B1 (fr) * 1990-11-30 1994-04-01 Rhone Poulenc Chimie Cogranules spheriques de silicates de metaux alcalins et de carbonates de metaux alcalins, leur procede de preparation et leur application dans les compositions detergentes.
FR2688798B1 (fr) * 1992-03-20 1994-10-14 Rhobb Poulenc Chimie Agent "builder" a base de silicate et d'un produit mineral.
EP0658517A1 (de) * 1993-11-23 1995-06-21 Degussa Aktiengesellschaft Homogene Alkalisilikat/Alkalikarbonat-Mischungen
GB9402301D0 (en) * 1994-02-07 1994-03-30 Brunner Mond & Co Ltd Granular builder product
GB9504442D0 (en) * 1995-03-06 1995-04-26 Brunner Mond & Co Ltd Granular bleach/builder product
FR2735787B1 (fr) * 1995-06-26 1997-07-18 Rhone Poulenc Chimie Utilisation de cogranules de carbonate et de silicate de metal alcalin, comme agents alcalins reducteurs de la corrosion visible du verre et des decors dans les compositions detergentes
FR2791581B1 (fr) * 1999-04-02 2001-05-18 Rhodia Chimie Sa Composition a base d'un sel mineral substantiellement ou totalement hydrosoluble, formulation la comprenant, et leurs preparations

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US4973419A (en) * 1988-12-30 1990-11-27 Lever Brothers Company, Division Of Conopco, Inc. Hydrated alkali metal phosphate and silicated salt compositions
US5338528A (en) * 1990-11-14 1994-08-16 Eka Nobel Ab Alkali metal silicate composition with sodium carbonate additive
US5344633A (en) * 1990-11-14 1994-09-06 Eka Nobel Ab Alkali metal silicate composition with potassium compound additive
US5547603A (en) * 1990-11-14 1996-08-20 Eka Nobel Ab Silicate composition
JPH04275400A (ja) * 1990-11-30 1992-09-30 Rhone Poulenc Chim 洗剤組成物用のアルカリ金属シリケートをベースにしたビルダー剤
JP2594893B2 (ja) 1990-11-30 1997-03-26 ローヌ−プーラン・シミ 洗剤組成物用のアルカリ金属シリケートのコグラニュール形態のビルダー剤
JP2631051B2 (ja) 1990-11-30 1997-07-16 ローヌープーラン・シミ 洗剤組成物用のアルカリ金属シリケートをベースにしたビルダー剤
US5700294A (en) * 1992-05-26 1997-12-23 Rhone-Poulenc Chimie Method of washing with detergent compositions comprising amorphous silicoaluminate scavengers of calcium precipitates
US5798328A (en) * 1994-02-22 1998-08-25 Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft Auf Aktien Detergent composition comprising carbonate-amorphous silicate compound as builder and processes of using same
US6013617A (en) * 1996-01-19 2000-01-11 Rhone-Poulenc Chimie Q2 /Q3 alkali metal silicate/inorganic compound detergent builders
WO2002090487A1 (en) * 2001-05-08 2002-11-14 Ineos Silicas Limited Granular carbonate and silicate-containing compositions

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