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US3858854A
US3858854A US347534A US34753473A US3858854A US 3858854 A US3858854 A US 3858854A US 347534 A US347534 A US 347534A US 34753473 A US34753473 A US 34753473A US 3858854 A US3858854 A US 3858854A
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    • C11—ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
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  • This invention relates to a method of making a granular non-dusting composition for use in laundry products.
  • Powdered enzymes have been employed in presoak and washing detergent compositions since they are particularly effective against various common stains which are fixed to textiles and laundry.
  • proteolytic enzymes which possess the ability to digest and degrade protein matter, are effective in removing from textiles and laundry proteinic stains such as blood, sweat, milk, cocoa, gravy and other sauces and the like. This digestion or degradation of protein matter facilitates removal of dirt by the detergent.
  • Amylases and lipases are also useful in detergent cleaning.
  • an entirely new type of enzyme product one which is capable of being blended with granular detergent compositions to yield easily flowing products of good stability and odor, resistance to caking, and most important, without the formation of any significant detectable enzyme-containing dust.
  • the invention also makes it possible to make such detergent products of very accurately controlled and uniform enzyme content.
  • an enzyme-containing preparation is blended with a molten normally solid nonionic detergent and the resulting blend is sprayed into a cool atmosphere to form tiny solidified droplets of the blend.
  • These solidified droplets, or beads are substantially spherical and despite the soft waxy nature of the nonionic detergent they flow very easily. Even when handled mechanically under severe conditions, e.g., when tumbled roughly with built detergent granules, they yield substantially no enzymecontaining dust and keep their identities. Mixtures of these enzyme-containing beads and detergent granules also flow well and have good stability and odor. Although such mixtures may form dust in the air under severe handling, the dust is found to be enzyme-free.
  • the enzyme-containing beads dissolve very rapidly in water, releasing their enzyme content to the wash water quickly (e.g., in water at 40C).
  • the nonionic detergent is a waxy water-soluble material having a melting point of at least 45C, preferably at least 50C and not above 60C, which contains a hydrophilic polyethylene oxide chain attached to a hydrophobic radical.
  • Particularly suitable types of materials are those which are ethylene oxide adducts oflong chain alkanols (e.g., alkanols of about 12 to 20 carbon atoms) or long chain alkyl phenols (e.g., phenols having alkyl side chains of about 8 to 18 carbon atoms).
  • nonionic detergents are ethylene oxide adducts of long-chain alkyl thiophenols; ethylene oxide adducts of monoesters of hexahydric alcohols and inner ethers thereof such as sorbitan monolaurate, sorbitol monooleate and mannitan monopalmitate; ethylene oxide adducts of polypropylene glycol (e.g., Pluronics, such as those of suitable melting point listed on page 312 of the book Nonionic Surfactants edited by Schick, published 1967 by Marcel Dekker, Inc., N.Y.); and ethylene oxide adducts of long chain fatty acids such as palmitic acid; ethylene oxide adducts of partial esters (e.g., monoesters) of such fatty acids and glycerol; and ethylene oxide adducts of amides of such fatty acids (e.g., lauramide).
  • Pluronics such as those of suitable melting point listed on page 312
  • the enzyme preparation to be mixed with the molten nonionic detergent may be an extremely fine, often substantially, impalpable powder.
  • the particle diameter is mainly below 0.15 mm, generally above 0.01 mm, e.g., about 0.1 mm; for example, as much as or more of the material may pass through a 100 mesh sieve.
  • the commercial enzyme preparations are usually mixtures of an organic enzyme concentrate with a solid diluent salt, such as calcium sulfate, sodium chlo ride, sodium sulfate and other inert materials (e.g., clay).
  • a solid diluent salt such as calcium sulfate, sodium chlo ride, sodium sulfate and other inert materials (e.g., clay).
  • Such commercial preparations, sold by enzyme manufacturers, may be used in the practice of this invention.
  • the invention finds its greatest utility when it is used by the enzyme manufacturer in a process in which the organic enzyme concentrate (as produced, and substantially free of diluent salt) is blended directly with the substantially anhydrous molten nonionic and the heated blend is sprayed into a cool atmosphere to produce the tiny spherical beads, which may then be sold to detergent manufacturers for blending with various washing products, e.g., with built detergent granules.
  • the new dust-free enzyme-containing beads may also be sold directly to the consumer, e.g., in small moisture-proof packets (of, say, polyethylene film) containing sufficient enzyme for a single washing, so that the housewife may add such beads directly to the wash water.
  • the enzyme comprises a proteolytic enzyme which is active upon protein matter and catalyzes digestion or degradation of such matter when present as in linen or fabric stain in a hydrolysis reaction.
  • the enzymes may be effective at pH range of say about 4-12, and may be effective even at moderately high temperatures so long as the temperature does not degrade them.
  • Some proteolytic enzymes are effective at up to about C and higher. They are also effective at ambient temperature and lower to about 10C.
  • proteolytic enzymes which may be used in the: instant invention include pepsin, trypsin, chymotrypsin, papain, bromelin, colleginase, keratinase, carboxylase, amino peptidase, elastase, subtilisia and aspergillopepidase A and B.
  • Preferred enzymes are subtilisin enzymes manufactured and cultivated from special strains of spore forming bacteria, particularly Bacillus subtilis.
  • Proteolytic enzymes such as Alcalase, Maxatase, Protease AP, Protease ATP 40, Protease ATP 120, Protease L-252 and Protease L-423 are among those enzymes derived from strains of spore foaming bacillus, such as Bacillus subtillis.
  • proteolytic enzymes have different degrees of effectiveness in aiding in the removal of stains from textiles and linen.
  • Particularly preferred as stain removing enzymes are subtilisin enzymes.
  • Metalloproteases which contain divalent ions such as calcium, magnesium or zinc bound to their protein chains are of interest.
  • an amylase may be present such as a bacterial amylase of the alpha type (e.g., obtained by fermentation of B. subtilis).
  • a bacterial amylase of the alpha type e.g., obtained by fermentation of B. subtilis.
  • One very suitable enzyme mixture contains both a bacterial amylase of the alpha type and an alkaline protease, preferably in proportions to supply about 100,000 to 400,000 Novo alpha-amylase units per Anson unit of said alkaline protease.
  • the enzyme preparation may, as previously indicated, be incorporated as a powdered salt-containing product, or as a product containing little or no salt.
  • an aqueous culture liquid or broth containing the enzyme present therein as a result of bacterial growth
  • an aqueous culture liquid or broth containing the enzyme present therein as a result of bacterial growth
  • an aqueous culture liquid or broth containing the enzyme present therein as a result of bacterial growth
  • precipitated from the liquid as by means of cold ethanol or other precipitant such as sodium sulfate solution
  • the precipitated solids are separated from much of the liquid, as by centrifuging again, while washing with, say, cold ethanol or by filtering, and then dried at low temperature (e.g., in a vacuum or in drying chamber at, say, 40C., or by spraydrying) to form a dry enzyme concentrate in powder form (as described, for instance, in German Offenlegenschrift No.
  • the enzyme concentrate may be given a preliminary purification, as by redissolving it in water and then passing the solution over activated charcoal, and treating the resulting liquid to precipitate and recover an enzyme concentrate in the manner previously described.
  • German Offenlegenschrift No. 1,800,508 are proteases of the serine type produced by culture of the genus bacillus and show optimum proteolytic activity against hemoglobin at a pH value higher than 9 (e.g., pH 10, 10.5, 11 or l2). Particularly suitable is the enzyme designated in that German Offenlegenschrift as C372 or the enzyme sold by Novo industri A/S as SP-72.
  • the concentration of the enzyme in the beads of this invention may be varied. It is conveniently expressed, for proteolytic enzymes, in terms of Anson units.
  • the blend of nonionic detergent and enzyme concentrate from which the beads of this invention are produced may contain an amount of enzyme concentrate such as to give beads containing about 0.1 to Anson units or more per gram. There is substantially no loss of enzyme activity during the formation of the beads, particularly when the temperature of the blend is maintained below 65C.
  • the blend of molten nonionic detergent and enzyme concentrate may contain, for instance, in the range of about 5 to 50% of enzyme concentrate.
  • the blending may be effected by simply adding the powdered enzyme concentrate to the molten nonionic detergent while stirring. In the manufacture of the enzyme concentrate it may be found that there is a batch-to-batch variation in its enzyme content. Be-
  • the enzyme concentrate may be assayed; the amount of such concentrate of each batch added to the molten nonionic detergent may then be varied (in accordance with the assay) from batch to batch to produce blends having a predetermined substantially constant enzyme content.
  • the enzyme-containing granules or beads produced in accordance with this invention may be added to a wide variety of washing products. Thus, they may be incorporated in a laundry presoak product or in a laundry detergent or in a dishwashing product. These washing products may be in granular form, e.g., they may be spray-dried hollow granules of the washing product. It is also within the broader scope of the invention to use other granular forms of the washing product, such as granules made by breaking up porous agglomerates or by cutting extruded thin rods (e.g., spaghettilike extrudates). Usually the proportion of the enzymecontaining beads in the final product will be small, e.g., in the range of about /2% to 5%.
  • the enzyme-containing beads of this invention When the enzyme-containing beads of this invention have a relatively high enzyme content, say about /2 to 3 or more Anson units per gram of beads, they will generally be brownish in color. When mixed with conventional washing products which contain white or light colored (or differently colored) granules these brownish beads are often clearly visible, even when (as is usual) only a small proportion(e.g., /2 to 3%) of the beads is present. We have found that such visibility can be avoided by making the beads generally smaller than the granules of the washing products.
  • the brown beads are not noticeable in the mass of granules.
  • the visibility of the beads can also be decreased by the inclusion of very small amounts of an inert white pigment (such as about to 3% of TiO).
  • the size of the beads can be controlled by regulating the size of the droplets of the spray of the blend of molten nonionic detergent and enzyme concentrate.
  • the droplet size will depend on such factors as the viscosity of the material being sprayed, the spraying pressure and the nature of the spray head (e.g., the size of the orifice at the outlet of the spray head and the configuration of the core which imparts a swirling motion to the material, upstream of the outlet orifice).
  • the spraying pressure and the nature of the spray head e.g., the size of the orifice at the outlet of the spray head and the configuration of the core which imparts a swirling motion to the material, upstream of the outlet orifice.
  • the particle diameter of the beads of this invention is generally below lmm.
  • the enzyme-containing beads are essentially spherical (although there are occasional out-of-round beads and a few beads made up of two spheres of different size attached to each other at their outer surfaces). They are generally shiny, having smooth outer surfaces which may be slightly pebbled or dimpled (with small smooth-surfaced shallow depressions visible under the microscope).
  • the beads By viewing with a microscope, using transmitted light (e.g., with the beads immersed in a suitable medium such as paraffin oil), it can be seen that the beads contain irregular darker areas (of light brown color) which are of smaller size than the beads in which they arecarried (e.g., one-tenth their diameter) and which are encapsulated within the beads and do not project therefrom; the color of these areas indicates that they represent the enzyme concentrate, which thus may not be uniformly distributed throughout a given bead although the distribution of the enzyme from one sample of beads to the next is remarkably uniform.
  • Microscopic examination under transmitted polarized light shows that the nonionic detergent is present is distinctly crystalline form.
  • the beads have a skin of highly crystalline non-ionic detergent encapsulating a mixture of non-ionic detergent, enzyme concentrate and carrier salt.
  • a sharp scalpel blade was pressed diagonally against the top of a bead (under a dissecting microscope, using reflected light) the blade appeared to pass easily through the outer portion of the bead and to be deflected by a core (whose thickness is greater that that of said outer portion), giving a cut skin fragment which (when viewed with transmitted polarized light) was seen to have a highly crystalline structure. In one case in which this skin fragment was measured it was on the order of 5 microns in thickness.
  • EXAMPLE 1 a 19 parts of a proteolytic enzyme concentrate (in the form of a dark brown salt-containing fme powder whose enzyme content is 4 Anson units per gram) are mixed with 81 parts of a molten nonionic detergent having a melting point of 48C (Plurafac A-38) to form a free-flowing liquid slurry, which is then sprayed, at a temperature about 5C. above the melting point of the nonionic detergent, and under pressure, through a single fluid nozzle (of standard type, having a small outlet orifice and having, just upstream of the orifice, a stationary four-vaned core which is arranged to impart a swirling motion to the liquid).
  • a single fluid nozzle of standard type, having a small outlet orifice and having, just upstream of the orifice, a stationary four-vaned core which is arranged to impart a swirling motion to the liquid.
  • the spray emerges continuously from the nozzle into a circular tower about 8 feet in diameter and about 40 feet high, to the bottom of which there is supplied a continuous stream of air at a temperature of about 13C, so that the cool air flows upward into contact with the sprayed droplets, cooling and solidifying them within seconds after they leave the nozzle.
  • the solid beads are collected at the base of the tower.
  • the resulting free-flowing tan beads have the following screen analysis:
  • the dust content of the beads is about 18 ppm. This dust content is determined in a standard manner by permitting a given quantity (50 g) of the beads to fall a predetermined distance (in an enclosed device) onto a base, then immediately putting a cover over the fallen beads and allowing any dust to settle for minutes onto the cover.
  • the enzyme-containing beads are not noticeable, to the naked eye, in the resulting mixture.
  • the spray-dried granules of the heavy duty built de tergent composition have the following approximate overall composition: 10% sodium linear tridecylbenzenesulfonate; 2% of the ethoxylation product made from ethylene oxide and primary alkanols of Cl4Cl 5 chain length, the ethoxylation product containing 11 mols of oxyethylene per mol of alkanol; 2% of sodium soap of a mixture of 3 parts of tallow fatty acids and 1 part of coconut oil fatty acids; about 8.5% of total moisture; 34% of phosphate solids; 7% of sodium silicate solids (Na 0:SiO mol ration 1:2.35);0.5% of so dium carboxymethyl cellulose; 0.2% of water-soluble polyvinyl alcohol; and the balance sodium sulfate together with small amounts of fluorescent brighteners.
  • the granules of built detergent composition are prepared by spray drying a heated aqueous slurry containing the ingredients described and having a solids content of about 60% (i.e., the slurry has a total moisture content of about 40%).
  • This aqueous slurry is prepared by vigorous agitation in a crutcher and is at a temperature of about 60C; in making the aqueous slurry the phosphate (supplied as a powder of anhydrous pentasodium tripolyphosphate) is added last, just before spraying. Then the aqueous slurry is sprayed into a spray tower to which heated air, at a temperature well above the boiling point of water, is fed to evaporate off the water, in conventional manner.
  • Example 1a is repeated except that the spraydried granules having the following screen analysis are employed: Screen size: 10 20 40 I00 -l00 Retained: 1.4 18.7 41.1 22.7 6.2 3.2 6.7
  • Example 1 is repeated except that the proportions in the beads are 62 parts of the nonionic detergent and 38 parts of the enzyme concentrate.
  • Example 1 W EXAMPLE 3 Example 1 is repeated except that the proportions in the beads are 90.4 parts of nonionic detergent and 9.6 parts of enzyme concentrate, the cooling air temperature is about 24C, and the nozzle and spraying conditions are such that a product of the following screen analysis is obtained:
  • Example 1 is repeated, except that the enzymecontaining beads are made with Triton Surfactant 705 (m.p. 57C) as the molten nonionic detergent.
  • Example 1 is repeated except that the enzymecontaining beads are made from a mixture of 38 parts of the enzyme concentrate, 60.5 parts of molten nonionic detergent having a melting point of 54C (Wyandotte nonionic detergent 7135) and 1.5 parts of finely powdered TiO The beads are light tan in color, in contrast to the brown color when TiO is not present.
  • the enzymecontaining beads are made from a mixture of 38 parts of the enzyme concentrate, 60.5 parts of molten nonionic detergent having a melting point of 54C (Wyandotte nonionic detergent 7135) and 1.5 parts of finely powdered TiO
  • the beads are light tan in color, in contrast to the brown color when TiO is not present.
  • Example 5 is repeated, using 19 parts of a substantially salt-free enzyme concentrate containing 8 Anson units of proteolytic enzyme per gram, with 79.5 parts of the nonionic detergent and 1.5 parts of finely powdered TiO
  • Example 1 is repeated, using, in place of the nonionic detergent, the nonionic waxy water-soluble material known as Carbowax 4000 a substantially nonhygroscopic polyethylene glycol which is a polymer of ethylene oxide having an average molecular weight of about 3,000 3,700 (i.e., containing an average of about 68 84 ethylene oxide units) having a melting point of about 53 56C and a viscosity at 210F of about 75 85 cps.
  • Carbowax 4000 a substantially nonhygroscopic polyethylene glycol which is a polymer of ethylene oxide having an average molecular weight of about 3,000 3,700 (i.e., containing an average of about 68 84 ethylene oxide units) having a melting point of about 53 56C and a
  • EXAMPLE 8 In place of the built detergent granules used in Examples 1 7 there are used spray-dried hollow granules, of higher builder salt content made up of a mixture of pentasodium tripolyphosphate; an organic detergent (sodium linear tridecylbenzenesulfonate), 6.75%; sodium silicate (Na O:SiO ratio 1.0:2.35), 5.1%; optical brighteners, 0.28%; H 6% (plus or minus 1%), the balance being sodium sulfate and the total anhydrous phosphate solids content being 70%.
  • the proportion of the enzyme-containing beads added to these granules is, in each case, such as to provide 1.2 Anson unit of proteolytic enzyme per 100 gram of the mixture.
  • the resulting solid mixtures are highly effective presoak products.
  • the product is mixed with water (e.g., to form a 0.19% solution of the whole solid mixture) and used for soaking soiled and stained cotton garments or other fabric material (e.g., for 1 to 24 hours) prior to washing said fabric materials.
  • proteolytic enzyme used in the foregoing examples is subtilisin enzyme preparation, whose proteolytic activity is measured at a pH of 7.5; it has its maximum activity at a pH of about 8 9.
  • the salt-containing powder used in Examples 1 is commercially available, as Alcalase, from Novo lndustri A/S, Copenhagen, Denmark.
  • EXAMPLE 4 to caking under high pressures at elevated temperatures (e.g., in summertime storage).
  • FIGS. 1 to 3 are photomicrographs, on the scale indicated, of the materials of Example 1a.
  • FIG. 1 is a view of the tan beads by transmitted light, with the beads immersed in paraffin oil. Because of the shallow depths of focus of the microscope, this picture shows, in effect, optical sections of the beads includ ing some air bubbles (as evidenced by black-appearing circular areas within the beads).
  • FIG. 2 is a view of the beads by reflected light on a dark field.
  • FIG. 3 is a view of the blend of beads and spray dried hollow granules, also by reflected light on a dark field.
  • Example 1 the fluid pressure at the nozzle is about 800 psig., and the angle is about 45; for Example 2 the corresponding figures are about 700 psig. and 18, and for Example 5 they are about 1,800 psig. and 45.
  • the nonionic detergent used in Example 1 is an adduct of about 20-25 mols of ethylene oxide and one mol of a straight chain primary alkanol (e.g., of about 16 to 18 carbon atoms).
  • Example 4 the nonionic detergent is a biodegradable adduct of about'70 mols of ethylene oxide and one mol octylphenol.
  • a vertical chute of square cross section about 20 cm. on each side, of smooth hardboard (Masonite) having a smooth (removable) hardboard base at the bottom.
  • smooth hardboard Mosonite
  • a second horizontal slide only 20 cm. above the base is pushed rapidly (horizontally) into the chute so as to cover the fallen sample and isolate it from the airborne dust in the chute.
  • the device carries suitable sealing means (such as suitable stationary and hinged felt pads at the points where the slides enter the chute) to seal the chute from outside influences.
  • EXAMPLE 9 a Example 5 is repeated using 5 parts of TiO and 57 parts of the nonionic detergent, with the 38 parts of enzyme concentrate.
  • Example 9a repeated, using as the enzyme concentrate the protease, active at high pH, sold as Novo SP-72 having an assay of about 2 Anson units per gram, measured at pH 9.
  • Each of the bead products a and b of this Example 9 is mixed with the following spray-dried detergents (l-Vl) of hollow granular form, in proportions to provide, in the final mixture, about 0.5% of the enzyme concentrate (for the beads of Example 9a) and about 1% of the enzyme concentrate (for the beads of Example 9b), except that in the blends with the detergent Vl the amount of the enzyme concentrate is 0.3% (for the beads of Example 9a) and 0.6% (for the beads of Example 9b).
  • l-Vl spray-dried detergents
  • Example 2 spray dried granules as in Example 1, except that the content of phosphate is 34% and the granules also contain 6% of trisodium nitrilotriacetate (NTA).
  • NTA trisodium nitrilotriacetate
  • nonionic detergent instead of the nonionic detergent, one may employ other solid, meltable materials.
  • a waxy, water-soluble ethylene oxide polymer which does not have a hydrophobic end group also gives good results.
  • materials whose use is within the broader scope of the invention, are normally solid fusible binder materials which although water-insoluble are water-dispersible when mixed with granular washing products.
  • the enzyme-containing beads of such materials as plastic long-chain fatty acids which form water-soluble soaps in the alkaline wash water (having a pH of say, about 8 or 9 or 10 or even 11) produced when a washing product containing a minor portion of the enzymecontaining beads is dispersed in water.
  • Solid, meltable long chain fatty alcohols such as long chain alkanols or fatty acid monoglycerides or diglycerides or polyols, or fatty alkanolamides, e.g., suitable monoethanolamides, diethanolamides or isopropanolamides such as the diethanolamide of myristic acid
  • the materials may be used alone or in combination with each other; thus a relatively water-insoluble fatty acid or fatty alcohol may be blended (e.g., in 1:2, 1:1 or 2:1 ratio) with a highly water-soluble nonionic detergent to give a readily water-dispersible material.
  • the same bead-forming techniques may be used as described above.
  • the granular washing products with which the beads are blended generally have particle diameters below 2mm., with the major proportion of the product being usually present as particles having particle diameters below 1mm., more preferably below 0.9 mm.
  • the washing products may be, for example, presoak products, laundry detergent products, or dishwashing products.
  • the beads of this invention are preferably added in amount such as to provide in the range of about 0.05 to 3 (more preferably in the range of about 0.1 to l) Anson units of protease per 100 grams of the washing product.
  • a typical presoak product contains a relatively high concentration of builder salt such as about 30 to 95% pentasodium tripolyphosphate (calculated as anhydrous pentasodium tripolyphosphate), about 2 to 10% of organic surface active detergent, plus other ingredients such as sodium silicate (which acts as a builder salt and also acts to inhibit corrosion of aluminum surfaces), brightening agents and sodium sulfate.
  • builder salt such as about 30 to 95% pentasodium tripolyphosphate (calculated as anhydrous pentasodium tripolyphosphate), about 2 to 10% of organic surface active detergent, plus other ingredients such as sodium silicate (which acts as a builder salt and also acts to inhibit corrosion of aluminum surfaces), brightening agents and sodium sulfate.
  • a laundry detergent generally has a lower ratio of builder salt to organic surface active agent (e.g., a ratio in the range of about 5:1 to 15:1).
  • Dishwashing products designed for use in automatic dishwashers, are on the other hand usually more alkaline, containing a very high proportion of alkaline builder salt, such as a mixture of the pentasodium tripolyphosphate and sodium silicate; they contain little, if any, organic surface active detergent, e.g., about 0.2 to 3%, and usually also contain a minor proportion (e.g., 0.5 to 5%) of an agent to prevent water-spotting such as a dry water-soluble compound which on contact with water, liberates hypochlorite chlorine (e.g., a heterocyclic dichloroisocyanurate); alternatively, a chlorinated phosphate (such as the well known chlorinated trisodium phosphate) may be used to supply both hypochlorite chlorine and some phosphate.
  • alkaline builder salt such as a mixture of the pentasodium tripolyphosphate and sodium silicate
  • organic surface active detergent e.g., about 0.2 to 3%
  • the watersoluble builder salts may be phosphates and particularly condensed phosphates (e.g., pyrophosphates or tripolyphosphates), silicates, borates and carbonates (including bicarbonates), as well as organic builders such as salts of nitrilotriacetic acid or ethylene diamine tetracetic acid.
  • phosphates and particularly condensed phosphates e.g., pyrophosphates or tripolyphosphates
  • silicates e.g., silicates, borates and carbonates (including bicarbonates)
  • organic builders such as salts of nitrilotriacetic acid or ethylene diamine tetracetic acid.
  • Sodium and potassium salts are preferred.
  • sodium tripolyphosphate potassium pyrophosphate, sodium hexametaphosphate, sodium carbonate, sodium bicarbonate, sodium sesquicarbonate, sodium tetraborate, sodium silicate, salts (e.g., Na salt) of methylene diphiosphonic acid, disodium diglycollate, trisodium nitrilotriacetate, or mixtures of such builders, including mixtures of pentasodium tripolyphosphate and trisodium nitrilotriacetate in a ratio, of these two builders, of 1:10 to 10:1 e.g., 1:1.
  • salts e.g., Na salt
  • the anionic surface active agents include those surface active or detergent compounds which contain an organic hydrophobic group and an anionic solubilizing group.
  • anionic solubilizing groups are sulfonate, sulfate, carboxylate, phosphonate and phosphate.
  • Suitable anionic detergents which fall within the scope of the invention include the soaps, such as the water-soluble salts of higher fatty acids or resin acids, such as may be derived from fats, oils and waxes of animal, vegetable origin, e.g., the so dium soaps of tallow, grease, coconut oil, tall oil and mixtures thereof; and the sulfated and sulfonated syn thetic detergents, particularly those having about 8 to 26, and preferably about 12 to 22, carbon atoms to the molecule.
  • the soaps such as the water-soluble salts of higher fatty acids or resin acids, such as may be derived from fats, oils and waxes of animal, vegetable origin, e.g., the so dium soaps of tallow, grease, coconut oil, tall oil and mixtures thereof; and the sulfated and sulfonated syn thetic detergents, particularly those having about 8 to 26, and preferably about 12 to 22, carbon atoms to the molecule.
  • suitable synthetic anionic detergents there maybe cited the higher alkyl mononuclear aromatic sulfonates such as the higher alkyl benzene sulfonates containing from 10 to 16 carbon atoms in the alkyl group in a straight or branched chain, e.g., the sodium salts of higher alkyl benzene sulfonates or of the higher alkyl toluene, xylene and phenol sulfonates; alkyl naphthalene sulfonate, ammonium diamyl naphthalene sulfonate, and sodium dinonyl naphthalene sulfonate.
  • the higher alkyl mononuclear aromatic sulfonates such as the higher alkyl benzene sulfonates containing from 10 to 16 carbon atoms in the alkyl group in a straight or branched chain, e.g., the sodium salts of higher alkyl
  • composition there is used a linear alkyl benzene sulfonate having a high content of 3- (or higher) phenyl isomers and a correspondingly low content (well below 50%) of 2- (or lower) phenyl isomers; in other terminology, the benzene ring is preferably attached in large part at the 3 or higher (e.g., 4, 5, 6 or 7) position of the alkyl group and the content of isomers in which the benzene ring is attached at the 2 or 1 position is correspondingly low.
  • Particularly preferred materials are set forth in US. Pat. No. 3,320,174, May 16, 1967, of J. Rubinfeld.
  • anionic detergents are the olefin sulfonates, including long chain alkene sulfonates, long chain hydroxyalkane sulfonates or mixtures of alkenesulfonates and hydroxylalkanesulfonates.
  • paraffin sulfonates having, for example, about -20, preferably about 1520, carbon atoms
  • paraffin sulfonates having, for example, about -20, preferably about 1520, carbon atoms
  • the primary paraffin sulfonates made by reacting long chain alpha olefins and bisulfites (e.g., sodium bisulfite) or paraffin sulfonates having the sulfonate groups distributed along the paraffin chain such as the products made by reacting a long chain paraffin with sulfur dioxide and oxygen under ultraviolet light followed by neutralization with NaOH or other suitable base
  • sulfates of higher alcohols e.g., sulfates of higher alcohols
  • salts of a-sulfofatty esters e.g., of about 10 to carbon atoms, such as methyl a-sulfomyristate or a-sulfotallowate.
  • sulfates of higher alcohols are sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium tallow alcohol sulfate, Turkey Red Oil or other sulfated oils, or sulfates of monoor di-glycerides of fatty acids (e.g., stearic monoglyceride monosulfate), alkyl poly (ethenoxy) other sulfates such as the sulfates of the condensation products of ethylene oxide and lauryl alcohol (usually having 1 to 5 ethenoxy groups per molecule); lauryl or other higher alkyl glyceryl ether sulfonates; aromatic poly (ethenoxy) ether sulfates such as the sulfates of the condensation products of ethylene oxide and nonyl phenol (usually having 1 to 6 oxyethylene groups per molecule).
  • alkyl poly (ethenoxy) other sulfates such as the sulfates of the condensation products of ethylene oxide and lauryl alcohol (usually having 1 to
  • the suitable anionic detergents include also the acyl sarcosinates (e.g., sodium lauroylsarcosinate) the acyl esters (e.g., oleic acid ester) of isethionates, and the acyl N-methyl taurides (e.g., potassium N-methyl lauroylor oleyl tauride).
  • acyl sarcosinates e.g., sodium lauroylsarcosinate
  • the acyl esters e.g., oleic acid ester
  • the acyl N-methyl taurides e.g., potassium N-methyl lauroylor oleyl tauride
  • the most highly preferred water soluble anionic detergent compounds are the ammonium and substituted ammonium (such as mono-, diand triethanolamine), alkali metal (such as sodium and potassium) and alkaline earth metal (such as calcium and magnesium) salts of the higher alkyl benzene sulfonates, olefin sulfonates, the higher alkyl sulfates, and the higher fatty acid monoglyceride sulfates.
  • alkali metal such as sodium and potassium
  • alkaline earth metal such as calcium and magnesium
  • the particular salt will be suitably selected depending upon the particular formulation and the proportions therein.
  • Nonionic surface active agents include those surface active or detergent compounds which contain an organic hydrophobic group and a hydrophilic group which is a reaction product ofa solubilizing group such as carboxylate, hydroxyl, amido or amino with ethylene oxide or with the polyhydration product thereof, poly ethylene glycol.
  • nonionic surface active agents which may be used there may be noted the condensation products of alkyl phenols with ethylene oxide, e.g., the reaction product of isoctyl phenol with about 6 to 30 ethylene oxide units; condensation products of alkyl thiophenols with 10 to 15 ethylene oxide units; condensation products of higher fatty alcohols such as tridecyl alcohol with ethylene oxide; ethylene oxide addends of monoesters of hexahydric alcohols and inner ethers thereof such as sorbitan monolaurate, sorbitol monooleate and mannitan monopalmitate, and the condensation products of polypropylene glycol with ethylene oxide.
  • a particularly suitable composition, for use as a granular detergent material contains a mixture of a linear alkylbenzenesulfonate, as previously described, soap and a non-ionic detergent, with the soap and nonionic detergent being present in minor portions.
  • the ratios of the amounts of (A) soap, and (B) nonionic detergent, to (C) the total amount of the synthetic anionic sulfate and sulfonate detergent, in this mixture are preferably as follows: AzC, about 1:10 to 1:2, preferably about 1:4 to 1:6, on an anhydrous basis; B:C about 111C to 1:3, e.g., about 1:4 to 1:6, on an anhydrous basis.
  • the component (C) may comprise a blend of the linear alkylbenzenesulfonate detergent with other anionic synthetic sulfate or sulfonate detergents (e.g., olefin sulfonates, paraffin sulfonates having the sulfonate groups distributed along the paraffin chain, or alkyl sulfates) with the alkylbenzenesulfonate constituting, say, one-third, one-half or two-thirds of this blend.
  • anionic synthetic sulfate or sulfonate detergents e.g., olefin sulfonates, paraffin sulfonates having the sulfonate groups distributed along the paraffin chain, or alkyl sulfates
  • Suitable amphoteric detergents are those containing both an anionic and a cationic group and a hydrophobic organic group, which is advantageously a higher aliphatic radical, e.g., of 10-20 carbon atoms.
  • K-long chain alkyl aminocarboxylic acids e.g., of the the N-long chain alkyl iminodicarboxylic acids (e.g., of the formula RN(RCOOM)
  • the N-long chain alkyl betains e.g., of the formula where R is a long chain alkyl group,, e.g., of about 10-20 carbons, R is a divalent radical joining the amino and carboxyl portions of an amino acid (e.g., an alkylene radical of l-4 carbon atoms)
  • N is hydrogen or a salt-forming metal
  • R is a hydrogen or another monovalent substituent (e.g., methyl or other lower alkyl)
  • R and R are monovalent substituents joined
  • amphoteric detergents are N-alkyl-hetaaminopropionic acid; N-alkyl-beta-iminodipropionic acid, and N-alkyl, N,N-dimethyl glycine; the alkyl group may be, for example, that derived from coco fatty alcohol, lauryl alcohol, myristyl alcohol (or a lauryl-myristyl mixture), hydrogenated tallow alcohol, ce-
  • the substituted aminopropionic and iminodipropionic acids are often supplied in the sodium or other salt forms, which may likewise be used in the practice of this invention.
  • amphoteric detergents are the fatty imidazolines such as those made by reacting a long chain fatty acid (e.g., of to carbon atoms) with diethylene triamine and monohalocarboxylic acids having 2 to 6 carbon atoms, e.g., 1-coco-5-hydroxethyl-5-carboxymethylimidazoline; betaines containing a sulfonic group instead of the carboxylic group; betaines in which the long chain substituent is joined to the carboxylic group without an intervening nitrogen atom, e.g., inner salts of 2-trimethylamino fatty acids such as 2-trimethylaminolauric acid, and compounds of any of the previously mentioned types but in which the nitrogen atom is replaced by phospho
  • materials such as the higher fatty acid amides may be added to improve detergency and modify the foaming properties in a desirable manner.
  • materials such as the higher fatty acid amides may be added to improve detergency and modify the foaming properties in a desirable manner.
  • the higher fatty acid alkanolamides preferably having 23 carbons in each alkanol group and a fatty acyl radical within the range of 10-l8 carbons, preferably 10-14 carbons, such as lauric or myristic monoethanolamides, diethanolamides and isopropanol amides.
  • Tertiary higher alkyl amino oxides such as having about 10l8 carbons in one alkyl group, e.g., lauryl or myristyl dimethyl amino oxide, may be added also.
  • Fatty alcohols of 10-18 carbons such as lauryl or coconut fatty alcohols, or cetyl alcohol are suitable additives also.
  • a hydrotropic material such as the lower alkyl aryl sulfonates, e.g., sodium toluene or xylene sulfonates, can assist processing also. In general, these materials are added in minor amounts, usually from about /2 to 10%, preferably 1 to 6%, based on the total solids.
  • the washing products may also contain optical brightening agents or fluorescent dyes (e.g., in amounts in the range of about l/20% to l/2%); germicidal ingredients such as halogenated carbanilides, e.g., tri' bromosalicylanilide, halogenated salicylanilide, e.g., tribromosalicylanilide, halogenated bisphenols, e.g., hexachlorophene, halogenated trifluoromethyldiphenyl urea, zinc salt of 1-hydroxy-2-pyridinethione and the like (e.g., in amounts in the range of about 1/50% to 2%); soil-suspending agents such as sodium carboxymethyl cellulose or polyvinyl alcohol, preferably both, or other soluble polymeric materials, such as methyl cellulose (the amount of suspending agent being, for example, in the range of about 1/20% to 2%); antioxidants such as 2,6-di-tert-butylphenol, or other phenolic
  • a conventional bleaching agent commonly present in washing products is sodium perborate usually present as sodium perborate tetrahydrate in a concentration in the range of, say, about 5 to 30%; sodium perborate monohydrate may also be used.
  • the German Offenlengungschrift No. 1,800,508 previously mentioned teaches that the serine type proteases there described have superior stability against perborate and beads made with these enzymes are particularly suitable for use with perborate-containing compositions.
  • the enzyme-containing beads and the washing products with which they are mixed preferably contain biodegradable organic materials. In one embodiment any builder salts are also wholly or partly biodegradable.
  • a detergent composition consisting essentially of a mixture of a. a major proportion of a granular water-soluble detergent selected from the group consisting of anionic, nonionic, and amphoteric detergents, built with a water-soluble salt selected from the group consisting of organic and inorganic builder salts, the concentrations of the detergent and the builder salt being in the ranges of 0.2 to and 30 to 99.8%, respectively, based on the weight of the built granular detergent, and
  • substantially spherical beads consisting essentially of a water dispersible solid, fusible, substantially anhydrous, nonionic detergent binder having a melting point up to about 60C., having dispersed therein an enzyme concentrate consisting essentially of a proteolytic enzyme, said binder having a hydrophilic polyethylene oxide chain of 6 to 84 ethylene oxide units, the concentration of the proteolytic enzyme in the beads being sufficient so that the beads contain about 0.1 to 5 Anson units per gram, with substantially all of said beads passing through a 10 mesh U.S. Standard Sieve Series screen and at most 14.9% of said beads passing through a mesh U.S. Standard Sieve Series screen.
  • a mixture according to claim 1 wherein the proteolytic enzyme is of the serine type produced by culture of the genus bacillus and showing optimum proteolytic activity against hemoglobin at a pH higher than 9.

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