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Definitions

• the present invention relates to detergent compositions which comprise low levels of inorganic sulphate salts, but instead high levels of carbonate salts and a system to counter balance the effects of the carbonate salt.
• compositions comprise filler salts such as sodium sulphate. Certain formulations even comprise very high levels of such sulphate salts, in particular low density products sometimes comprise more than 30% by weight of sulphates.
• inorganic sulphates it is desirable to reduce the level of inorganic sulphates in the products, in particular from an environmental point of view.
• inorganic materials can be used. Some of these materials may for example be detergent builders including zeolites, phosphates or silicates. However, these ingredients may increase the formulation cost significantly. Also, high levels of phosphates as fillers are not acceptable in all countries for environmental reasons.
• Other, cheaper inorganic materials include for example inorganic carbonate salts, which can be readily formulated in detergents. They have as additional benefit that they provide a high alkalinity which is advantageous for the detergency.
• Clays and flocculants are known in the art to provide softness to fabrics. They are for example described in EP 313146- A. However, it was previously not known that the clays and flocculating agents can counteract the disadvantages of high levels of carbonate.
• the invention relates to a detergent composition
• a detergent composition comprising a) a clay; b) a flocculating agent; c) at least 18%, preferably at least 20% by weight of an alkali and/ or earth alkali salt of carbonate.
• the invention also relates to the use of a clay and a flocculating agent compositions comprising 18% by weight or more of alkali and or earth alkali carbonate salt.
• compositions preferably comprise low levels of sulphate.
• compositions are useful for both automatic washing and hand washing, including also pre-treatment, soaking and conditioning.
• the carbonate salts for use herein include any carbonate salts, but are in particular alkali and/ or earth alkali carbonate salts, in particular carboante, bicarbonate and sesquicarbonate salts.
• Preferred salts include carbonate, sesqiocarbonate and hydrogen carbonate of potassium, lithium, sodium, and the like amongst which sodium and potassium carbonate are preferred.
• Suitable bicarbonates to be used herein include any alkali metal salt of bicarbonate like lithium, sodium, potassium and the like, amongst which sodium and potassium bicarbonate are preferred.
• the choice of carbonate or bicarbonate or mixtures thereof in the dry effervescent granules may be made depending on the pH desired in the aqueous medium wherein the granules are dissolved.
• the inorganic alkali and/ or earth alkali carbonate salt of the compositions of the invention comprises preferably a potassium or more preferably a sodium salt of carbonate and/ or bicarbonate.
• the carbonate salt comprises sodium carbonate, optionally also a sodium bicarbonate.
• the inorganic carbonate salts herein are preferably present at a level of at least 20% by weight of the composition. Preferably they are present at a level of at least 23% or even 25%o or even 30% by weight, preferably up to about 60% by weight or more preferably up to 55%) or even 50% by weight.
• detergent granules such as agglomerates or spray dried granules.
• an effervescence source is present, preferably comprising an organic acid, such as carboxylic acids or aminoacids, and a carbonate. Then it may be preferred that part or all of the carbonate salt herein is premixed with the organic acid, and thus present in an separate granular component.
• the carbonate may have any particle size.
• the carbonate salt in particular when the carbonate salt is present in a granule and not as separately added compound, the carbonate salt has preferably a volume median particle size from 5 to 375 microns, whereby preferably at least 60%>, preferably at least 70% or even at least 80%> or even at least 90% by volume, has a particle size of from 1 to 425 microns.
• the carbonate salt particles has a volume median particle size of 10 to 250, whereby preferably at least 60 %, or even at least 70% or even at least 80%> or even at least 90% by volume, has a particle size of from 1 to 375 microns; or even preferably a volume median particle size from 10 to 200 microns, whereby preferably at least 60 %>, preferably at least 70% or even at least 80% or even at least 90%> by volume, has a particle size of from 1 to 250 microns.
• the carbonate salt when added as separate component, so to say 'dry- added' or admixed to the other detergent ingredients, the carbonate may have any particle size, including the above specified particle sizes, but preferably at least an volume average particle size of 200 microns or even 250 microns or even 300 microns.
• the carbonate salt of the required particle size is obtained by grinding a larger particle size material, optionally followed by selecting the material with the required particle size by any suitable method.
• percarbonate salts may be present in the compositions of the invention as a bleaching agent, they are not included in the carbonate salts as defined herein
• compositions of the invention contain a clay, preferably present at a level of from 0.05%) to 40%, more preferably from 0.5% to 30%, most preferably from 2% to 20% by weight of the composition.
• a clay preferably present at a level of from 0.05%) to 40%, more preferably from 0.5% to 30%, most preferably from 2% to 20% by weight of the composition.
• the weight ratio of clay to the flocculating polymer is preferably from 1000:1 to 1:1, more preferably from 500:1 to 1:1, most preferably from 300:1 to 1:1, or even more preferably from 80:1 to 10:1, or in certain applications even from 60:1 to 20:1.
• One preferred clay may be a bentonite clay.
• Highly preferred are smectite clays, as for example are disclosed in the US Patents No.s 3,862,058 3,948,790, 3,954,632 and 4,062,647 and European Patents No.s EP-A-299,575 and EP-A-313,146 all in the name of the Procter and Gamble Company.
• smectite clays herein includes both the clays in which aluminium oxide is present in a silicate lattice and the clays in which magnesium oxide is present in a silicate lattice.
• Typical smectite clay compounds include the compounds having the general formula Al2(Si2 ⁇ 5)2(OH)2-nH2 ⁇ and the compounds having the general formula
• Suitable smectite clays include those selected from the classes of the montmorillonites, hectorites, volchonskoites, nontronites, saponites and sauconites, particularly those having an alkali or alkaline earth metal ion within the crystal lattice structure.
• Sodium or calcium montmorillonite are particularly preferred.
• Suitable smectite clays are sold by various suppliers including English China Clays, Laviosa, Georgia Kaolin and Colin Stewart Minerals.
• Clays for use herein preferably have a largest particle dimension of from 0.01 ⁇ m to 800 ⁇ m, more preferably from 1mm to 400 mm, most preferably from 5mm to 200 mm.
• Particles of the clay mineral compound may be included as components of agglomerate particles containing other detergent compounds.
• the term "largest particle dimension" of the clay mineral compound refers to the largest dimension of the clay mineral component as such, and not to the agglomerated particle as a whole.
• Substitution of small cations, such as protons, sodium ions, potassium ions, magnesium ions and calcium ions, and of certain organic molecules including those having positively charged functional groups can typically take place within the crystal lattice structure of the smectite clays.
• a clay may be chosen for its ability to preferentially absorb one cation type, such ability being assessed by measurements of relative ion exchange capacity.
• the smectite clays suitable herein typically have a cation exchange capacity of at least 50 meq/lOOg.
• U.S. Patent No. 3,954,632 describes a method for measurement of cation exchange capacity.
• the crystal lattice structure of the clay mineral compounds may have, in a preferred execution, a cationic fabric softening agent substituted therein.
• a cationic fabric softening agent substituted therein Such substituted clays have been termed 'hydrophobically activated' clays, as for example sold under the tradename Claytone EM by English China Clays International.
• the cationic fabric softening agents are typically present at a weight ratio, cationic fabric softening agent to clay, of from 1 :200 to 1 : 10, preferably from 1 : 100 to 1 :20.
• Suitable cationic fabric softening agents include the water insoluble tertiary amines or dilong chain amide materials as disclosed in GB-A-1 514276 and EP-B-0 011 340.
• Organophilic clays may also be used herein. These are hydrophobically modified clays which have organic ions replacing inorganic metal ions by ion exchange processes known in the art. These kinds of clay are readily mixable with organic solvent and have the capability to absorb organic solvent at the interlayers. Suitable examples or organophilic clays useful in the invention are Bentone SD-1, SD-2 and SD-3 from Rheox of Highstown, N.J.
• the clay is present in an intimate mixture or in a particle with a humectant and a hydrophobic compound, preferably a wax or oil, such as paraffin oil.
• humectants are organic compounds, including propylene glycol, ethylene glycol, dimers or trimers of glycol, most preferably glycerol.
• the particle is preferably an agglomerate.
• the particle may be such that the wax or oil and optionally the humectant form an encapsulate on the clay or alternatively, the clay be a encapsulate for the wax or oil and the humectant. It may be preferred that the particle comprises an organic salt or silica or silicate.
• the clay is preferably mixed with one or more surfactants and optionally builders and optionally water, in which case the mixture is preferably subsequently dried.
• a mixture is further processed in a spray-drying method to obtain a spray dried particle comprising the clay.
• the flocculating agent is also comprised in the particle or granule comprising the clay.
• the clay, and optionally also the flocculating polymer is present in a mixture with a wax and a structering agent.
• suitable structuring agents which can be used in particles comprising the clay herein include relatively small hydrophobic solid particles such as hydrophobic silica and relatively high molecular weight hydrocarbons such as hydrocarbon rubber.
• Hydrophobic silicas are silica particles with a hydrophobic group chemically attached to the surface of the particles.
• Silica particles can be hydrophobically modified with organic group such as silicone by treating the silica particles with a reactive organosilicon compound. Examples are Cab-O-Sil TS720 and TS530 available from Cabot Corporation and Aerosil 200 supplied by Degussa Corp.
• submicron hydrophobic fumed silicas such as those supplied by Cabot Co. under the trademarks Cab-O-Sil TS720 and TS530 are especially preferred.
• High molecular weight hydrocarbons include homo- or copolymers of ethylene, propylene and butadiene having a molecular weight of about 50,000 to about 5,000,000. Suitable examples include Ortheleium® polyethylenepropylne elastomers supplied by DuPont Corporation. Examples of suitable waxes which can be present in the particles containing the clay, or be mixed with the clay, are commercially available include (1) paraffin wax such as Merck 7150, Merck 7151 supplied by E. Merck or Darmsteadt Germany; Boler 1397, Boler 1538 supplied by Boler of Wayne, Pa, and Ross 115/120 or 1365 supplied by Frank D Ross Co of Jersey City N.J.; (2) Beeswax and (3) Japan Wax also supplied by Frank P Ross Co. Inc. of New Jersey; and (4) Petrolatum waxes such as Petrolatum Pereco Snow or Petrolatum Penreco Ultima supplied by Penreco of Pennsylvania.
• paraffin wax such as Merck 7150, Merck 7151 supplied by E. Mer
• a blend of paraffin wax and petrolatum wax is preferred as the coating material especially for liquid actives, such as liquid nonionic surfactants.
• Paraffin waxes are highly crystallised materials.
• the intimate mixture comprises a chelating agent as described herein after.
• compositions of the invention may contain a clay flocculating agent, preferably present at a level of from 0.005% to 10%>, more preferably from 0.05%> to 5%, most preferably from 0.1%o to 2% by weight of the composition.
• the clay flocculating agent functions such as to bring together the particles of clay compound in the wash solution and hence to aid their deposition onto the surface of the fabrics in the wash. This functional requirement is hence different from that of clay dispersant compounds which are commonly added to laundry detergent compositions to aid the removal of clay soils from fabrics and enable their dispersion within the wash solution.
• Preferred as clay flocculating agents herein are organic polymeric materials having an average weight of from 100,000 to 10,000,000, preferably from 150,000 to 5,000,000, more preferably from 200,000 to 2,000,000.
• Suitable organic polymeric materials comprise homopolymers or copolymers containing monomeric units selected from alkylene oxide, particularly ethylene oxide, acrylamide, acrylic acid, vinyl alcohol, vinyl pyrrolidone, and ethylene imine. Homopolymers of, on particular, ethylene oxide, but also acrylamide and acrylic acid are preferred.
• EP-A-299,575 and EP-A-313,146 in the name of the Procter and Gamble Company describe preferred organic polymeric clay flocculating agents for use herein.
• Inorganic clay flocculating agents are also suitable herein, typical examples of which include lime and alum.
• the flocculating agent is preferably present in a detergent base granule such as a detergent agglomerate, extrudate or spray-dried particle, comprising generally one or more surfactants and builders.
• the cleaning compositions of the invention are preferably solid, in the form of granules, extrudates, flakes, bars or tablets.
• compositions can be used in automatic washing or hand washing. Also, the compositions can be such that they are suitable for pre-treatment or soaking, or for conditioning of the fabric after the main wash.
• compositions in accord with the invention may also contain additional detergent components.
• additional detergent components The precise nature of these additional components, and levels of incorporation thereof will depend on the physical form of the composition or component, and the precise nature of the washing operation for which it is to be used.
• compositions of the invention preferably contain one or more additional detergent components selected from surfactants, bleaches, bleach catalysts, alkalinity systems, additional builders, including phosphate-containing builders, organic polymeric compounds, enzymes, suds suppressers, soaps, lime soap, dispersants, soil suspension and anti-redeposition agents soil releasing agents, perfumes, brighteners, photo-bleaching agents and additional corrosion inhibitors.
• additional detergent components selected from surfactants, bleaches, bleach catalysts, alkalinity systems, additional builders, including phosphate-containing builders, organic polymeric compounds, enzymes, suds suppressers, soaps, lime soap, dispersants, soil suspension and anti-redeposition agents soil releasing agents, perfumes, brighteners, photo-bleaching agents and additional corrosion inhibitors.
• the composition comprises low levels of inorganic sulphate salts, in particular sodium sulphate, preferably less than 15% or even less than 10%> by weight, or more preferably less than 8%> or even less than 5%> by weight. It may even be preferred that substantially no inorganic sulphate salts are purposely added to the detergent composition and that the compositions comprise thus less than 1% or even less than 0.5% or even substantially no inorganic sulphate salt.
• compositions comprise an anionic surfactant, preferably at least 5% of an anionic surfactant or even at least 10%> or even at least 15%> of an anionic surfactant.
• anionic surfactant comprises at least an linear or branched C 9 - C 24 , preferably C ⁇ -C 14 alkyl benzene sulphonate salt. It has been found that the anionic surfactants have a better performance than other surfactants when high levels of carbonate are present.
• nonionic surfactants may be included to provide additional softness to the fabrics and, in particular in hand wash formulations where they can also provide softness to the skin.
• Preferred mixtures include mixtures of alkoxylated nonionic alcohol surfactants having different degrees of alkoxylation, preferably at least one surfactant having an alkoxylation degree of from 3 to 5 and at least one having an alkoxylation degree of from 5.5. to 11.
• compositions comprises one or more of the group comprising amorphous silicate, crystalline layered silicate, aluminosilicate or phosphate salt, preferably at least 6%> or even at least 10% by weight. It may be preferred that at least 6% or even at least 8%> or even at least 10 % by weight of a phosphate salt is present.
• the solid or granular formulations herein may comprise water. In a preferred embodiment, in particular when a spray-dried granule is present in the detergents, at least 5% by weight or even at least 7% by weight of water is present.
• soil release polymers in particular polyesters or polysaccherides or derivatives thereof, cellulose based polymers, including carboxy methyl cellulose, cellulose ethers or ester or amine or amide modified celluloses, encapsulated perfumes, effervescence sources, preferably based on carbonate and acid compounds, in particular citric acid, malic acid or maleic acid, phosphonate- builders, dye transfer inhibitors, and process aids such as hydrotropes.
• cellulose based polymers including carboxy methyl cellulose, cellulose ethers or ester or amine or amide modified celluloses
• encapsulated perfumes effervescence sources, preferably based on carbonate and acid compounds, in particular citric acid, malic acid or maleic acid, phosphonate- builders, dye transfer inhibitors, and process aids such as hydrotropes.
• Highly preferred may be to include a carboxy methyl cellulose compound at a level of at least 0.5%) or even 0.75%> or even 1% by weight of the composition, or alternatively, or in addition a polysaccheride at a level of at least 0.5%> or even 0.75%> or even 1%> by weight of the composition.
• compositions comprise a cationic softener.
• Highly preferred water-insoluble quaternary ammonium compounds are those having two C 12 -C 24 alkyl or alkenyl chains, optionally substituted by functional groups such as -OH,-O-,-CONH,- COO- etc.
• R, and R 2 represent hydrocarbyl groups from about 12 to about 24 carbon atoms; R 3 and R 4 represent hydrocarbyl groups containing from 1 to about 4 carbon atoms; and X is an anion, preferably selected from halide, methyl sulfate and ethyl sulfate radicals.
• quaternary softeners include ditallow dimethylammonium chloride; ditallow dimethyl ammonium methyl sulfate; dihexadecyl dimethyl ammonium chloride; di(hydrogenated tallow alkyl)dimethyl ammonium chloride; dioctadecyl dimethyl ammonium chloride; dieicosyl dimethyl ammonium chloride; didocosyl dimethyl ammonium chloride; di(hydrogenated tallow) dimethyl ammonium methyl sulfate; dihexadecyl diethyl ammonium chloride; di(coconut alkyl) dimethyl ammonium chloride.
• Ditallow dimethyl ammonium chloride, di(hydrogenated tallow alkyl) dimethyl ammonium chloride, di(coconut alkyl) dimehtyl ammonium methosulfate are preferred.
• fabric softening agent excludes, cationic detergent active materials which have a solubility above 10 g/1 in water at 20°C at a pH of about 6.
• ditallowyl methylamine is Especially preferred.
• This is commercially available as Armeen M2HT from AKZO NV, as Genamin SH301 from FARBWERKE HOECHST, and as Noram M2SH from the CECA COMPANY.
• compositions in accord with the invention preferably contain one or more surfactants selected from anionic, nonionic, cationic, ampholytic, amphoteric and zwitterionic surfactants and mixtures thereof.
• ampholytic, amphoteric and zwitteronic surfactants are generally used in combination with one or more anionic and/or nonionic surfactants.
• Anionic Surfactant is generally used in combination with one or more anionic and/or nonionic surfactants.
• compositions in accord with the present invention preferably comprise an additional anionic surfactant.
• anionic surfactants useful for detersive purposes can be comprised in the detergent composition. These can include salts (including, for example, sodium, potassium, ammonium, and substituted ammonium salts such as mono-, di- and triethanolamine salts) of the anionic sulfate, sulfonate, carboxylate and sarcosinate surfactants.
• Anionic sulfate and sulfonate surfactants are preferred.
• surfactants systems comprising a sulfonate and a sulfate surfactant, preferably a linear or branched alkyl benzene sulfonate and alkyl ethoxylsulfates, as described herein, preferably combined with a cationic surfactants as described herein.
• anionic surfactants include the isethionates such as the acyl isethionates, N-acyl taurates, fatty acid amides of methyl tauride, alkyl succinates and sulfosuccinates, monoesters of sulfosuccinate (especially saturated and unsaturated C - ⁇ -C , n monoesters) diesters of sulfosuccinate (especially saturated and unsaturated C ⁇ -C, . diesters), N-acyl sarcosinates.
• Resin acids and hydrogenated resin acids are also suitable, such as rosin, hydrogenated rosin, and resin acids and hydrogenated resin acids present in or derived from tallow oil.
• Anionic sulfate surfactants suitable for use herein include the linear and branched primary and secondary alkyl sulfates, alkyl ethoxysulfates, fatty oleoyl glycerol sulfates, alkyl phenol ethylene oxide ether sulfates, the C5-C17 acyl-N-(Cj-C4 alkyl) and -N-(C ⁇ -C2 hydroxyalkyl) glucamine sulfates, and sulfates of alkylpolysaccharides such as the sulfates of alkylpolyglucoside (the nonionic nonsulfated compounds being described herein).
• Alkyl sulfate surfactants are preferably selected from the linear and branched primary C 1 Q-C j g alkyl sulfates, more preferably the C ⁇ ⁇ -C ⁇ 5 branched chain alkyl sulfates and the C12-C14 linear chain alkyl sulfates.
• Alkyl ethoxysulfate surfactants are preferably selected from the group consisting of the Cl0"Cl8 a lkyl sulfates which have been ethoxylated with from 0.5 to 20 moles of ethylene oxide per molecule.
• the alkyl ethoxysulfate surfactant is a C ⁇ ⁇ - Ci8- most preferably C ⁇ -C ⁇ ⁇ alkyl sulfate which has been ethoxylated with from 0.5 to 7, preferably from 1 to 5, moles of ethylene oxide per molecule.
• a particularly preferred aspect of the invention employs mixtures of the preferred alkyl sulfate and/ or sulfonate and alkyl ethoxysulfate surfactants. Such mixtures have been disclosed in PCT Patent Application No. WO 93/18124.
• Anionic sulfonate surfactants suitable for use herein include the salts of C5-C20 linear alkylbenzene sulfonates, alkyl ester sulfonates, C ⁇ -C22 primary or secondary alkane sulfonates, C6-C24 olefin sulfonates, sulfonated polycarboxylic acids, alkyl glycerol sulfonates, fatty acyl glycerol sulfonates, fatty oleyl glycerol sulfonates, and any mixtures thereof.
• Anionic Carboxylate surfactant Suitable anionic carboxylate surfactants include the alkyl ethoxy carboxylates, the alkyl polyethoxy polycarboxylate surfactants and the soaps ('alkyl carboxyls'), especially certain secondary soaps as described herein.
• Suitable alkyl ethoxy carboxylates include those with the formula RO(CH2CH2 ⁇ ) x CH2C00-M + wherein R is a C to Ci alkyl group, x ranges from O to 10, and the ethoxylate distribution is such that, on a weight basis, the amount of material where x is 0 is less than 20 % and M is a cation.
• Suitable alkyl polyethoxy polycarboxylate surfactants include those having the formula RO-(CHR ⁇ -CHR2-O)-R3 wherein R is a C ⁇ to C alkyl group, x is from 1 to 25, R ⁇ and R2 are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl acid radical, succinic acid radical, hydroxy succinic acid radical, and mixtures thereof, and R3 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon having between 1 and 8 carbon atoms, and mixtures thereof.
• Suitable soap surfactants include the secondary soap surfactants which contain a carboxyl unit connected to a secondary carbon.
• Preferred secondary soap surfactants for use herein are water-soluble members selected from the group consisting of the water-soluble salts of 2-methyl- 1-undecanoic acid, 2-ethyl-l-decanoic acid, 2-propyl-l-nonanoic acid, 2- butyl-1-octanoic acid and 2-pentyl-l-heptanoic acid. Certain soaps may also be included as suds suppressors.
• alkali metal sarcosinates of formula R-CON (R 1 ) CH2 COOM, wherein R is a C5-C17 linear or branched alkyl or alkenyl group, R 1 is a C1-C4 alkyl group and M is an alkali metal ion.
• R is a C5-C17 linear or branched alkyl or alkenyl group
• R 1 is a C1-C4 alkyl group
• M is an alkali metal ion.
• any alkoxylated nonionic surfactants are suitable herein.
• the ethoxylated and propoxylated nonionic surfactants are preferred.
• Preferred alkoxylated surfactants can be selected from the classes of the nonionic condensates of alkyl phenols, nonionic ethoxylated alcohols, nonionic ethoxylated/propoxylated fatty alcohols, nonionic ethoxylate/propoxylate condensates with propylene glycol, and the nonionic ethoxylate condensation products with propylene oxide/ethylene diamine adducts.
• the condensation products of aliphatic alcohols with from 1 to 25 moles of alkylene oxide, particularly ethylene oxide and/or propylene oxide, are suitable for use herein.
• the alkyl chain of the aliphatic alcohol can either be straight or branched, primary or secondary, and generally contains from 6 to 22 carbon atoms.
• Particularly preferred are the condensation products of alcohols having an alkyl group containing from 8 to 20 carbon atoms with from 2 to 10 moles of ethylene oxide per mole of alcohol.
• Polyhydroxy fatty acid amides suitable for use herein are those having the structural formula R ⁇ CONR ⁇ Z wherein : RI is H, C1-C4 hydrocarbyl, 2-hydroxy ethyl, 2-hydroxy propyl, ethoxy, propoxy, or a mixture thereof, preferable C1-C4 alkyl, more preferably Ci or C2 alkyl, most preferably C ⁇ alkyl (i.e., methyl); and R2 is a C5-C31 hydrocarbyl, preferably straight-chain C5-C ⁇ 9 alkyl or alkenyl, more preferably straight-chain C9-C 17 alkyl or alkenyl, most preferably straight-chain C -C17 alkyl or alkenyl, or mixture thereof; and Z is a polyhydroxyhydrocarbyl having a linear hydrocarbyl chain with at least 3 hydroxyls directly connected to the chain, or an alkoxylated derivative (preferably ethoxylated or propoxylated) thereof.
• Z
• Suitable fatty acid amide surfactants include those having the formula: R6C0N(R7)2 wherein R 6 is an alkyl group containing from 7 to 21, preferably from 9 to 17 carbon atoms and each R ⁇ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1-C4 alkyl, C ⁇ - C4 hydroxyalkyl, and -(C2H4 ⁇ ) x H, where x is in the range of from 1 to 3.
• Suitable alkylpolysaccharides for use herein are disclosed in U.S. Patent 4,565,647, Llenado, issued January 21, 1986, having a hydrophobic group containing from 6 to 30 carbon atoms and a polysaccharide, e.g., a polyglycoside, hydrophilic group containing from 1.3 to 10 saccharide units.
• Preferred alkylpolyglycosides have the formula: R2 ⁇ (C n H 2n O)t(glycosyl) x
• R ⁇ is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkylphenyl, hydroxyalkyl, hydroxyalkylphenyl, and mixtures thereof in which the alkyl groups contain from 10 to 18 carbon atoms; n is 2 or 3; t is from 0 to 10, and x is from 1.3 to 8.
• the glycosyl is preferably derived from glucose.
• Suitable amphoteric surfactants for use herein include the amine oxide surfactants and the alkyl amphocarboxylic acids.
• Suitable amine oxides include those compounds having the formula wherein R ⁇ is selected from an alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, acylamidopropoyl and alkyl phenyl group, or mixtures thereof, containing from 8 to 26 carbon atoms; R ⁇ is an alkylene or hydroxyalkylene group containing from 2 to 3 carbon atoms, or mixtures thereof; x is from 0 to 5, preferably from 0 to 3; and each R ⁇ is an alkyl or hydroxyalkyl group containing from 1 to 3, or a polyethylene oxide group containing from 1 to 3 ethylene oxide groups.
• Preferred are CJQ-CIS alkyl dimethylamine oxide, and C ⁇ o-18 acylamido alkyl dimethylamine oxide.
• a suitable example of an alkyl aphodicarboxylic acid is Miranol(TM) C2M Cone. manufactured by Miranol, Inc., Dayton, NJ.
• Zwitterionic surfactants can also be incorporated into the detergent compositions in accord with the invention. These surfactants can be broadly described as derivatives of secondary and tertiary amines, derivatives of heterocyclic secondary and tertiary amines, or derivatives of quaternary ammonium, quaternary phosphonium or tertiary sulfonium compounds. Betaine and sultaine surfactants are exemplary zwitterionic surfactants for use herein.
• Suitable betaines are those compounds having the formula R(R')2N + R2C00 ⁇ wherein R is a C6-C1 hydrocarbyl group, each Ri is typically Ci -C3 alkyl, and R ⁇ is a C1-C5 hydrocarbyl group.
• Preferred betaines are C 2- 18 dimethyl-ammonio hexanoate and the
• Suitable cationic surfactants to be used in the detergent herein include the quaternary ammonium surfactants.
• the quaternary ammonium surfactant is a mono Cg- Ci6, preferably Cg-C o N-alkyl or alkenyl ammonium surfactants wherein the remaining N positions are substituted by methyl, hydroxyethyl or hydroxypropyl groups.
• Preferred are also the mono-alkoxylated and bis-alkoxylated amine surfactants.
• cationic ester surfactants Another suitable group of cationic surfactants which can be used in the detergent compositions or components thereof herein are cationic ester surfactants.
• the cationic ester surfactant is a, preferably water dispersible, compound having surfactant properties comprising at least one ester (i.e. -COO-) linkage and at least one cationically charged group.
• Suitable cationic ester surfactants including choline ester surfactants, have for example been disclosed in US Patents No.s 4228042, 4239660 and 4260529.
• ester linkage and cationically charged group are separated from each other in the surfactant molecule by a spacer group consisting of a chain comprising at least three atoms (i.e. of three atoms chain length), preferably from three to eight atoms, more preferably from three to five atoms, most preferably three atoms.
• the atoms forming the spacer group chain are selected from the group consisting of carbon, nitrogen and oxygen atoms and any mixtures thereof, with the proviso that any nitrogen or oxygen atom in said chain connects only with carbon atoms in the chain.
• spacer groups having, for example, -O-O- (i.e.
• spacer groups having, for example -CH2-O- CH2- and -CH2-NH-CH2- linkages are included.
• the spacer group chain comprises only carbon atoms, most preferably the chain is a hydrocarbyl chain.
• Cationic mono-alkoxylated amine surfactants Highly preferred herein are cationic mono-alkoxylated amine surfactant preferably of the general formula I:
• Ri is an alkyl or alkenyl moiety containing from about 6 to about 18 carbon atoms, preferably 6 to about 16 carbon atoms, most preferably from about 6 to about 14 carbon atoms;
• R ⁇ and R-* are each independently alkyl groups containing from one to about three carbon atoms, preferably methyl, most preferably both R ⁇ and R ⁇ are methyl groups;
• R ⁇ is selected from hydrogen (preferred), methyl and ethyl;
• X " is an anion such as chloride, bromide, methylsulfate, sulfate, or the like, to provide electrical neutrality;
• A is a alkoxy group, especially a ethoxy, propoxy or butoxy group; and
• p is from 0 to about 30, preferably 2 to about 15, most preferably 2 to about 8.
• Particularly preferred ApR ⁇ groups are — CH 2 CH 2 OH, — CH 2 CH 2 CH OH, — CH 2 CH(CH 3 )OH and —
• R 1 groups are linear alkyl groups.
• Linear Ri groups having from 8 to 14 carbon atoms are preferred.
• Another highly preferred cationic mono-alkoxylated amine surfactants for use herein are of the formula
• Ri is CIQ-C S hydrocarbyl and mixtures thereof, especially C 0-C14 alkyl, preferably CJO and C12 alkyl, and X is any convenient anion to provide charge balance, preferably chloride or bromide.
• the levels of the cationic mono-alkoxylated amine surfactants used in detergent compositions of the invention is preferably from 0.1% to 20%>, more preferably from 0.2%) to 7%, most preferably from 0.3%> to 3.0% by weight of the composition.
• Cationic bis-alkoxylated amine surfactant preferably has the general formula II:
• Ri is an alkyl or alkenyl moiety containing from about 8 to about 18 carbon atoms, preferably 10 to about 16 carbon atoms, most preferably from about 10 to about 14 carbon atoms;
• R ⁇ is an alkyl group containing from one to three carbon atoms, preferably methyl;
• R-> and R ⁇ can vary independently and are selected from hydrogen (preferred), methyl and ethyl,
• X" is an anion such as chloride, bromide, methylsulfate, sulfate, or the like, sufficient to provide electrical neutrality.
• a and A' can vary independently and are each selected from C1-C4 alkoxy, especially ethoxy, (i.e., -CH2CH2O-), propoxy, butoxy and mixtures thereof; p is from 1 to about 30, preferably 1 to about 4 and q is from 1 to about 30, preferably 1 to about 4, and most preferably both p and q are 1.
• Highly preferred cationic bis-alkoxylated amine surfactants for use herein are of the formula
• Ri is C Q-CI 8 hydrocarbyl and mixtures thereof, preferably C Q, C 2, C 4 alkyl and mixtures thereof.
• X is any convenient anion to provide charge balance, preferably chloride.
• cationic bis-alkoxylated amine surfactants useful herein include compounds of the formula:
• Ri is C Q-CI S hydrocarbyl, preferably C10-C 4 alkyl, independently p is 1 to about 3 and q is 1 to about 3, R ⁇ is C -C3 alkyl, preferably methyl, and X is an anion, especially chloride or bromide.
• compositions are a perhydrate bleach, such as metal perborates, metal percarbonates, particularly the sodium salts.
• Perborate can be mono or tetra hydrated.
• Sodium percarbonate has the formula corresponding to 2Na2CO3.3H2O2, and is available commercially as a crystalline solid.
• Potassium peroxymonopersulfate, sodium per is another optional inorganic perhydrate salt of use in the detergent compositions herein.
• a preferred feature of the composition is an organic peroxyacid bleaching system.
• the bleaching system contains a hydrogen peroxide source and an organic peroxyacid bleach precursor compound.
• the production of the organic peroxyacid occurs by an in situ reaction of the precursor with a source of hydrogen peroxide.
• Preferred sources of hydrogen peroxide include inorganic perhydrate bleaches, such as the perborate bleach of the claimed invention.
• a preformed organic peroxyacid is incorporated directly into the composition.
• compositions containing mixtures of a hydrogen peroxide source and organic peroxyacid precursor in combination with a preformed organic peroxyacid are also envisaged.
• Peroxyacid bleach precursors are compounds which react with hydrogen peroxide in a perhydrolysis reaction to produce a peroxyacid.
• peroxyacid bleach precursors may be represented as
• L is a leaving group and X is essentially any functionality, such that on perhydroloysis the structure of the peroxyacid produced is O X-C-OOH
• Peroxyacid bleach precursor compounds are preferably incorporated at a level of from 0.5%) to 20%) by weight, more preferably from 1%> to 15%> by weight, most preferably from 1.5% to 10%) by weight of the detergent compositions.
• Suitable peroxyacid bleach precursor compounds typically contain one or more N- or O- acyl groups, which precursors can be selected from a wide range of classes.
• Suitable classes include anhydrides, esters, imides, lactams and acylated derivatives of imidazoles and oximes. Examples of useful materials within these classes are disclosed in GB-A- 1586789. Suitable esters are disclosed in GB-A-836988, 864798, 1147871, 2143231 and EP-A-0170386.
• L group The leaving group, hereinafter L group, must be sufficiently reactive for the perhydrolysis reaction to occur within the optimum time frame (e.g., a wash cycle). However, if L is too reactive, this activator will be difficult to stabilize for use in a bleaching composition.
• Preferred L groups are selected from the group consisting of:
• R is an alkyl, aryl, or alkaryl group containing from 1 to
• R is an alkyl chain containing from 1 to 8 carbon atoms, R is H or
• R , and Y is H or a solubilizing group. Any of R , R and R may be substituted by essentially any functional group including, for example alkyl, hydroxy, alkoxy, halogen, amine, nitrosyl, amide and ammonium or alkyl ammmonium groups.
• the preferred solubilizing groups are -SO. M , -CO 2 " M , -SO M , -N (R ) and
• R 3 is an alkyl chain containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms
• M is a cation which provides solubility to the bleach activator
• X is an anion which provides solubility to the bleach activator.
• M is an alkali metal, ammonium or substituted ammonium cation, with sodium and potassium being most preferred
• X is a halide, hydroxide, methylsulfate or acetate anion.
• Alkyl percarboxylic acid bleach precursors form percarboxylic acids on perhydrolysis.
• Preferred precursors of this type provide peracetic acid on perhydrolysis.
• Preferred alkyl percarboxylic precursor compounds of the imide type include the N-
• TAED Tetraacetyl ethylene diamine
• the TAED is preferably not present in the agglomerated particle of the present invention, but preferably present in the detergent composition, comprising the particle.
• alkyl percarboxylic acid precursors include sodium 3,5,5-tri-methyl hexanoyloxybenzene sulfonate (iso-NOBS), sodium nonanoyloxybenzene sulfonate (NOBS), sodium acetoxybenzene sulfonate (ABS) and pentaacetyl glucose.
• Amide substituted alkyl peroxyacid precursor compounds are suitable herein, including those of the following general formulae:
• R* is an alkyl group with from 1 to 14 carbon atoms
• R 2 is an alkylene group containing from 1 to 14 carbon atoms
• R 5 is H or an alkyl group containing 1 to 10 carbon atoms and L can be essentially any leaving group.
• Amide substituted bleach activator compounds of this type are described in EP-A-0170386.
• Perbenzoic acid precursor compounds provide perbenzoic acid on perhydrolysis.
• Suitable O-acylated perbenzoic acid precursor compounds include the substituted and unsubstituted benzoyl oxybenzene sulfonates, and the benzoylation products of sorbitol, glucose, and all saccharides with benzoylating agents, and those of the imide type including N-benzoyl succinimide, tetrabenzoyl ethylene diamine and the N-benzoyl substituted ureas.
• Suitable imidazole type perbenzoic acid precursors include N-benzoyl imidazole and N-benzoyl benzimidazole.
• Other useful N-acyl group-containing perbenzoic acid precursors include N-benzoyl pyrrolidone, dibenzoyl taurine and benzoyl pyroglutamic acid.
• the organic peroxyacid bleaching system may contain, in addition to, or as an alternative to, an organic peroxyacid bleach precursor compound, a preformed hydrophobic organic peroxyacid , typically at a level of from 0.05%> to 20%> by weight, more preferably from 1%) to 10% by weight of the composition.
• a preferred class of hydrophobic organic peroxyacid compounds are the amide substituted compounds of the following general formulae:
• R* is an aryl or alkaryl group with from about 1 to about 14 carbon atoms
• R 2 is an alkylene, arylene, and alkarylene group containing from about 1 to 14 carbon atoms
• R ⁇ is H or an alkyl, aryl, or alkaryl group containing 1 to 10 carbon atoms.
• Ri preferably contains from about 6 to 12 carbon atoms.
• R 2 preferably contains from about 4 to 8 carbon atoms.
• Rl may be straight chain or branched alkyl, substituted aryl or alkylaryl containing branching, substitution, or both and may be sourced from either synthetic sources or natural sources including for example, tallow fat. Analogous structural variations are permissible for R 2 .
• R2 can include alkyl, aryl, wherein said R 2 may also contain halogen, nitrogen, sulphur and other typical substituent groups or organic compounds.
• R ⁇ is preferably H or methyl.
• Rl and R ⁇ should not contain more than 18 carbon atoms total. Amide substituted bleach activator compounds of this type are described in EP-A-0170386.
• Suitable examples of this class of agents include (6- octylamino)-6-oxo-caproic acid, (6-nonylamino)-6-oxo-caproic acid, (6-decylamino)-6- oxo-caproic acid, magnesium monoperoxyphthalate hexahydrate, the magnesium salt of metachloro perbenzoic acid, 4-nonylamino-4-oxoperoxybutyric acid and diperoxydodecanedioic acid.
• Such bleaching agents are disclosed in U.S. 4,483,781, U.S. 4,634,551, EP 0,133,354, U.S. 4,412,934 and EP 0,170,386.
• a preferred hydrophobic preformed peroxyacid bleach compound for the purpose of the invention is monononylamido peroxycarboxylic acid.
• Suitable organic peroxyacids include diperoxyalkanedioc acids having more than 7 carbon atoms, such as diperoxydodecanedioc acid, diperoxytetradecanedioc acid and diperoxyhexadecanedioc acid.
• organic peroxyacids include diamino peroxyacids, which are disclosed in WO 95/ 03275, with the following general formula:
• R is selected from the group consisting of C1-C12 alkylene, C5-C12 cycloalkylene, C ⁇ -
• Rl and R 2 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, C -C 6 alkyl and C6-C12 aryl radicals and a radical that can form a C3-C12 ring together with R ⁇ and both nitrogens;
• R ⁇ is selected from the group consisting of C -C12 alkylene, C5-C12 cycloalkylene and Cg-C ⁇ arylene radicals;
• n and n' each are an integer chosen such that the sum thereof is 1;
• m and m' each are an integer chosen such that the sum thereof is 1; and
• M is selected from the group consisting of H, alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, ammonium, alkanolammonium cations and radicals and combinations thereof.
• Suitable organic peroxyacids are include the amido peroxyacids which are disclosed in WO 95/ 16673, with the following general structure:
• the substituent X on the benzene nucleus is preferably a hydrogen or a meta or para substituent, selected from the group comprising halogen, typically chlorine atom, or some other non-released non-interfering species such as an alkyl group, conveniently up to C6 for example a methyl, ethyl or propyl group.
• X can represent a second amido-percarboxylic acid substituent of formula:-
• R, Y, Z and n are as defined above.
• R ⁇ is selected from the group consisting of C -C 2 alkylene, C5-C 2 cycloalkylene, Cg-Ci2 arylene and radical combinations thereof;
• PAP phthaloylamido peroxyacid
• the composition can contain a transition metal containing bleach catalyst.
• One suitable type of bleach catalyst is a catalyst system comprising a transition metal cation of defined bleach catalytic activity, such as copper, iron or manganese cations, an auxiliary metal cation having little or no bleach catalytic activity, such as zinc or aluminum cations, and a sequestrant having defined stability constants for the catalytic and auxiliary metal cations, particularly ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, ethylenediaminetetra(methylenephosphonic acid) and water-soluble salts thereof.
• a transition metal cation of defined bleach catalytic activity such as copper, iron or manganese cations
• an auxiliary metal cation having little or no bleach catalytic activity such as zinc or aluminum cations
• a sequestrant having defined stability constants for the catalytic and auxiliary metal cations, particularly ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, ethylenediaminetetra(methylenephosphonic acid) and water-soluble salts thereof.
• bleach catalysts include the manganese-based complexes disclosed in U.S. Pat. 5,246,621 and U.S. Pat. 5,244,594. Preferred examples of these catalysts include
• ligands suitable for use herein include 1 ,5,9-trimethyl- 1 ,5,9-triazacyclododecane, 2-methyl- 1 ,4,7-triazacyclononane, 2-methyl- 1,4,7-triazacyclononane, l,2,4,7-tetramethyl-l,4,7-triazacyclononane, and mixtures thereof.
• bleach catalysts useful herein may also be selected as appropriate for the present invention.
• suitable bleach catalysts see U.S. Pat. 4,246,612 and U.S. Pat. 5,227,084. See also U.S. Pat. 5,194,416 which teaches mononuclear manganese (IN) complexes such as Mn(l,4,7-trimethyl-l,4,7-triazacyclononane)(OCH3)3_(PF6).
• Still another type of bleach catalyst is a water-soluble complex of manganese (III), and/or (IN) with a ligand which is a non-carboxylate polyhydroxy compound having at least three consecutive C-OH groups.
• Preferred ligands include sorbitol, iditol, dulsitol, mannitol, xylithol, arabitol, adonitol, meso-erythritol, meso-inositol, lactose, and mixtures thereof.
• U.S. Pat. 5,114,611 teaches a bleach catalyst comprising a complex of transition metals, including Mn, Co, Fe, or Cu, with an non-(macro)-cyclic ligand.
• Said ligands are of the formula: R 2 R 3
• B is a bridging group selected from O, S. CR ⁇ RG.
• R ⁇ , R ⁇ , and R? can each be H, alkyl, or aryl groups, including substituted or unsubstituted groups.
• Preferred ligands include pyridine, pyridazine, pyrimidine, pyrazine, imidazole, pyrazole, and triazole rings. Optionally, said rings may be substituted with substituents such as alkyl, aryl, alkoxy, halide, and nitro. Particularly preferred is the ligand 2,2'-bispyridylamine.
• Preferred bleach catalysts include Co, Cu, Mn, Fe,-bispyridylmethane and -bispyridylamine complexes.
• Highly preferred catalysts include Co(2,2'-bispyridylamine)Cl2, Di(isothiocyanato)bispyridylamine-cobalt (II), trisdipyridylamine-cobalt(II) perchlorate, Co(2,2-bispyridylamine)2 ⁇ 2Cl ⁇ 4, Bis-(2,2'- bispyridylamine) copper(II) perchlorate, tris(di-2-pyridylamine) iron(II) perchlorate, and mixtures thereof.
• binuclear Mn complexed with tetra-N-dentate and bi-N-dentate ligands including N4MnHI(u-O)2MnI v N4) + and [Bipy2Mn m (u-O)2MnI v bipy2]- (ClO 4 ) 3 .
• bleach catalysts are described, for example, in European patent application, publication no. 408,131 (cobalt complex catalysts), European patent applications, publication nos. 384,503, and 306,089 (metallo-porphyrin catalysts), U.S. 4,728,455 (manganese/multidentate ligand catalyst), U.S. 4,711,748 and European patent application, publication no. 224,952, (absorbed manganese on aluminosilicate catalyst), U.S. 4,601,845 (aluminosilicate support with manganese and zinc or magnesium salt), U.S. 4,626,373 (manganese/ligand catalyst), U.S. 4,119,557 (ferric complex catalyst), German Pat.
• the bleach catalyst is typically used in a catalytically effective amount in the compositions and processes herein.
• catalytically effective amount is meant an amount which is sufficient, under whatever comparative test conditions are employed, to enhance bleaching and removal of the stain or stains of interest from the target substrate.
• the test conditions will vary, depending on the type of washing appliance used and the habits of the user. Some users elect to use very hot water; others use warm or even cold water in laundering operations. Of course, the catalytic performance of the bleach catalyst will be affected by such considerations, and the levels of bleach catalyst used in fully-formulated detergent and bleach compositions can be appropriately adjusted.
• compositions and processes herein can be adjusted to provide on the order of at least one part per ten million of the active bleach catalyst species in the aqueous washing liquor, and will preferably provide from about 1 ppm to about 200 ppm of the catalyst species in the wash liquor.
• 3 micromolar manganese catalyst is effective at 40°C, pH 10 under European conditions using perborate and a bleach precursor. An increase in concentration of 3-5 fold may be required under U.S. conditions to achieve the same results.
• compositions in accord with the present invention preferably contain a water-soluble builder compound, typically present in detergent compositions at a level of from 1%> to 80% by weight, preferably from 10%> to 60% by weight, most preferably from 15% to 40% by weight of the composition.
• the detergent compositions of the invention preferably comprise phosphate-containing builder material. Preferably present at a level of from 0.5%> to 60%, more preferably from 5% to 50%, more preferably from 8% to 40.
• the phosphate-containing builder material preferably comprises tetrasodium pyrophosphate or even more preferably anhydrous sodium tripolyphosphate.
• Suitable water-soluble builder compounds include the water soluble monomeric polycarboxylates, or their acid forms, homo or copolymeric polycarboxylic acids or their salts in which the polycarboxylic acid comprises at least two carboxylic radicals separated from each other by not more that two carbon atoms, borates, and mixtures of any of the foregoing.
• the carboxylate or polycarboxylate builder can be momomeric or oligomeric in type although monomeric polycarboxylates are generally preferred for reasons of cost and performance.
• Suitable carboxylates containing one carboxy group include the water soluble salts of lactic acid, glycolic acid and ether derivatives thereof.
• Polycarboxylates containing two carboxy groups include the water-soluble salts of succinic acid, malonic acid, (ethylenedioxy) diacetic acid, maleic acid, diglycolic acid, tartaric acid, tartronic acid and fumaric acid, as well as the ether carboxylates and the sulf ⁇ nyl carboxylates.
• Polycarboxylates or their acids containing three carboxy groups include, in particular, water-soluble citrates, aconitrates and mecanicates as well as succinate derivatives such as the carboxymethyloxysuccinates described in British Patent No.
• the most preferred polycarboxylic acid containing three carboxy groups is citric acid, preferably present at a level of from 0.1 %> to 15%, more preferably from 0.5% to 8% by weight of the composition.
• Polycarboxylates containing four carboxy groups include oxydisuccinates disclosed in British Patent No. 1,261,829, 1,1,2,2-ethane tetracarboxylates, 1,1,3,3-propane tetracarboxylates and 1,1,2,3-propane tetracarboxylates.
• Polycarboxylates containing sulfo substituents include the sulfosuccinate derivatives disclosed in British Patent Nos. 1,398,421 and 1,398,422 and in U.S. Patent No. 3,936,448, and the sulfonated pyrolysed citrates described in British Patent No. 1,439,000.
• Preferred polycarboxylates are hydroxycarboxylates containing up to three carboxy groups per molecule, more particularly citrates.
• the parent acids of the monomeric or oligomeric polycarboxylate chelating agents or mixtures thereof with their salts e.g. citric acid or citrate/citric acid mixtures are also contemplated as useful builder components.
• Suitable examples of water-soluble phosphate builders are the alkali metal tripolyphosphates, sodium, potassium and ammonium pyrophosphate, sodium and potassium and ammonium pyrophosphate, sodium and potassium orthophosphate, sodium polymeta/phosphate in which the degree of polymerization ranges from about 6 to 21, and salts of phytic acid.
• compositions in accord with the present invention may contain a partially soluble or insoluble builder compound, typically present in detergent compositions at a level of from 0.5% to 60% by weight, preferably from 5%> to 50%o by weight, most preferably from 8% to 40%) weight of the composition.
• Examples of largely water insoluble builders include the sodium aluminosilicates.
• Suitable aluminosilicate zeolites have the unit cell formula Na z [(AlO2)z(SiO2)y]. H2O wherein z and y are at least 6; the molar ratio of z to y is from 1.0 to 0.5 and x is at least 5, preferably from 7.5 to 276, more preferably from 10 to 264.
• the aluminosilicate material are in hydrated form and are preferably crystalline, containing from 10%> to 28%>, more preferably from 18% to 22% water in bound form.
• the aluminosilicate zeolites can be naturally occurring materials, but are preferably synthetically derived. Synthetic crystalline aluminosilicate ion exchange materials are available under the designations Zeolite A, Zeolite B, Zeolite P, Zeolite X, Zeolite HS and mixtures thereof.
• Zeolite A has the formula:
• Zeolite X has the formula Na86 [(AlO 2 )86(SiO 2 )i06]- 276 H 2 O.
• zeolite MAP builder Another preferred aluminosilicate zeolite is zeolite MAP builder.
• the zeolite MAP can be present at a level of from 1% to 80%>, more preferably from
• Zeolite MAP is described in EP 384070A (Unilever). It is defined as an alkali metal alumino-silicate of the zeolite P type having a silicon to aluminium ratio not greater than 1.33, preferably within the range from 0.9 to 1.33 and more preferably within the range of from 0.9 to 1.2.
• zeolite MAP having a silicon to aluminium ratio not greater than 1.15 and, more particularly, not greater than 1.07.
• the zeolite MAP detergent builder has a particle size, expressed as a d5 Q value of from 1.0 to 10.0 micrometres, more preferably from 2.0 to 7.0 micrometres, most preferably from 2.5 to 5.0 micrometres.
• the d5o value indicates that 50%> by weight of the particles have a diameter smaller than that figure.
• the particle size may, in particular be determined by conventional analytical techniques such as microscopic determination using a scanning electron microscope or by means of a laser granulometer. Other methods of establishing d5Q values are disclosed in EP 384070A.
• compositions of the invention preferably contain as an optional component a heavy metal ion sequestrant.
• heavy metal ion sequestrant it is meant herein components which act to sequester (chelate) heavy metal ions. These components may also have calcium and magnesium chelation capacity, but preferentially they show selectivity to binding heavy metal ions such as iron, manganese and copper.
• Heavy metal ion sequestrants are generally present at a level of from 0.005%) to 10%), preferably from 0.1%. to 5%>, more preferably from 0.25%. to 7.5%> and most preferably from 0.3%) to 2% by weight of the compositions or component
• Suitable heavy metal ion sequestrants for use herein include organic phosphonates, such as the amino alkylene poly (alkylene phosphonates), alkali metal ethane 1 -hydroxy disphosphonates and nitrilo trimethylene phosphonates.
• Preferred among the above species are diethylene triamine penta (methylene phosphonate), ethylene diamine tri (methylene phosphonate) hexamethylene diamine tetra (methylene phosphonate) and hydroxy-ethylene 1,1 diphosphonate, and 1,1 hydroxyethane dimethylene phosphonic acid. Highly preferred is 1,1 hydroxyethane diphosphonic acid.
• Suitable heavy metal ion sequestrant for use herein include nitrilotriacetic acid and polyaminocarboxylic acids such as ethylenediaminotetracetic acid, ethylenediamine disuccinic acid, ethylenediamine diglutaric acid, 2-hydroxypropylenediamine disuccinic acid or any salts thereof.
• Suitable heavy metal ion sequestrants for use herein are iminodiacetic acid derivatives such as 2-hydroxyethyl diacetic acid or glyceryl imino diacetic acid, described in EP-A-317,542 and EP-A-399,133.
• iminodiacetic acid-N-2-hydroxypropyl sulfonic acid and aspartic acid N-carboxymethyl N-2-hydroxypropyl-3-sulfonic acid sequestrants described in EP-A-516,102 are also suitable herein.
• EP-A-476,257 describes suitable amino based sequestrants.
• EP-A-510,331 describes suitable sequestrants derived from collagen, keratin or casein.
• EP-A- 528,859 describes a suitable alkyl iminodiacetic acid sequestrant. Dipicolinic acid and 2-phosphonobutane-l,2,4-tricarboxylic acid are alos suitable.
• Glycinamide- N,N'-disuccinic acid (GADS), ethylenediamine-N-N'-diglutaric acid (EDDG) and 2- hydroxypropylenediamine-N-N'-disuccinic acid (HPDDS) are also suitable.
• diethylenetriamine pentacetic acid ethylenediamine-N,N'- disuccinic acid (EDDS) and 1,1 hydroxyethane diphosphonic acid or the alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, ammonium, or substituted ammonium salts thereof, or mixtures thereof.
• EDDS ethylenediamine-N,N'- disuccinic acid
• 1,1 hydroxyethane diphosphonic acid or the alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, ammonium, or substituted ammonium salts thereof, or mixtures thereof.
• Another preferred ingredient useful in the compositions herein is one or more additional enzymes.
• Preferred additional enzymatic materials include the commercially available Upases, cutinases, amylases, neutral and alkaline proteases, cellulases, endolases, esterases, pectinases, lactases and peroxidases conventionally incorporated into detergent compositions. Suitable enzymes are discussed in US Patents 3,519,570 and 3,533,139.
• Preferred commercially available protease enzymes include those sold under the tradenames Alcalase, Savinase, Primase, Durazym, and Esperase by Novo Industries A/S (Denmark), those sold under the tradename Maxatase, Maxacal and Maxapem by Gist- Brocades, those sold by Genencor International, and those sold under the tradename
• Protease enzyme may be incorporated into the compositions in accordance with the invention at a level of from 0.0001 %> to 4% active enzyme by weight of the composition.
• Preferred amylases include, for example, ⁇ -amylases obtained from a special strain of B Hcheniformis, described in more detail in GB- 1,269,839 (Novo).
• Preferred commercially available amylases include for example, those sold under the tradename Rapidase by Gist- Brocades, and those sold under the tradename Termamyl, Duramyl and BAN by Novo Industries A/S.
• Highly preferred amylase enzymes maybe those described in PCT/ US 9703635, and in WO95/26397 and WO96/23873.
• Amylase enzyme may be incorporated into the composition in accordance with the invention at a level of from 0.0001%) to 2%. active enzyme by weight of the composition.
• Lipolytic enzyme may be present at levels of active lipolytic enzyme of from 0.0001%. to 2% by weight, preferably 0.001% to 1% by weight, most preferably from 0.001% to 0.5% by weight of the compositions.
• the lipase may be fungal or bacterial in origin being obtained, for example, from a lipase producing strain of Humicola sp., Thermomyces sp. or Pseudomonas sp. including Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes or Pseudomas fluorescens. Lipase from chemically or genetically modified mutants of these strains are also useful herein.
• a preferred lipase is derived from Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes. which is described in Granted European Patent, EP-B-0218272.
• Another preferred lipase herein is obtained by cloning the gene from Humicola lanuginosa and expressing the gene in Aspergillus orvza, as host, as described in European Patent Application, EP-A-0258 068, which is commercially available from Novo Industri A S, Bagsvaerd, Denmark, under the trade name Lipolase. This lipase is also described in U.S. Patent 4,810,414, Huge- Jensen et al, issued March 7, 1989. Additional organic Polymeric Compound
• Organic polymeric compounds are preferred additional components of the compositions herein and are preferably present as components of any particulate components where they may act such as to bind the particulate component together.
• organic polymeric compound it is meant herein essentially any polymeric organic compound commonly used as dispersants, and anti-redeposition and soil suspension agents in detergent composition.
• Organic polymeric compound is typically incorporated in the detergent compositions of the invention at a level of from 0.01% to 30%, preferably from 0.1% to 15%, most preferably from 0.5%> to 10% by weight of the compositions.
• organic polymeric compounds include the water soluble organic homo- or co-polymeric polycarboxylic acids or their salts in which the polycarboxylic acid comprises at least two carboxyl radicals separated from each other by not more than two carbon atoms.
• Polymers of the latter type are disclosed in GB-A- 1,596,756.
• salts are polyacrylates of MWt 1000-5000 and their copolymers with maleic anhydride, such copolymers having a molecular weight of from 2000 to 100,000, especially 40,000 to 80,000.
• polyamino compounds are useful herein including those derived from aspartic acid such as those disclosed in EP-A-305282, EP-A-305283 and EP-A-351629.
• Terpolymers containing monomer units selected from maleic acid, acrylic acid, polyaspartic acid and vinyl alcohol, particularly those having an average molecular weight of from 5,000 to 10,000, are also suitable herein.
• organic polymeric compounds suitable for incorporation in the detergent compositions herein include cellulose derivatives such as methylcellulose, carboxymethylcellulose, hydroxypropylmethylcellulose and hydroxyethylcellulose.
• Further useful organic polymeric compounds are the polyethylene glycols, particularly those of molecular weight 1000-10000, more particularly 2000 to 8000 and most preferably about 4000.
• Polyethylene oxides are preferred additional ingredients, in particular present in a particle with the clay herein, as a humectant, preferably also combined with a wax or oil.
• Highly preferred polymeric components herein are cotton and non-cotton soil release polymer according to U.S. Patent 4,968,451, Scheibel et al., and U.S. Patent 5,415,807, Gosselink et al., and in particular according to US application no.60/051517.
• Another organic compound which is a preferred clay dispersant/ anti-redeposition agent, for use herein, can be the ethoxylated cationic monoamines and diamines of the formula:
• X is a nonionic group selected from the group consisting of H, C1-C4 alkyl or hydroxyalkyl ester or ether groups, and mixtures thereof
• a is from 0 to 20, preferably from 0 to 4 (e.g. ethylene, propylene, hexamethylene)
• the detergent compositions of the invention when formulated for use in machine washing compositions, may comprise a suds suppressing system present at a level of from 0.01% to 15%, preferably from 0.02% to 10%, most preferably from 0.05% to 3% by weight of the composition.
• Suitable suds suppressing systems for use herein may comprise essentially any known antifoam compound, including, for example silicone antifoam compounds and 2-alkyl alcanol antifoam compounds.
• antifoam compound any compound or mixtures of compounds which act such as to depress the foaming or sudsing produced by a solution of a detergent composition, particularly in the presence of agitation of that solution.
• Particularly preferred antifoam compounds for use herein are silicone antifoam compounds defined herein as any antifoam compound including a silicone component. Such silicone antifoam compounds also typically contain a silica component.
• silicone antifoam compounds as used herein, and in general throughout the industry, encompasses a variety of relatively high molecular weight polymers containing siloxane units and hydrocarbyl group of various types.
• Preferred silicone antifoam compounds are the siloxanes, particularly the polydimethylsiloxanes having trimethylsilyl end blocking units.
• Suitable antifoam compounds include the monocarboxylic fatty acids and soluble salts thereof. These materials are described in US Patent 2,954,347, issued September 27, 1960 to Wayne St. John.
• the monocarboxylic fatty acids, and salts thereof, for use as suds suppressor typically have hydrocarbyl chains of 10 to 24 carbon atoms, preferably 12 to 18 carbon atoms.
• Suitable salts include the alkali metal salts such as sodium, potassium, and lithium salts, and ammonium and alkanolammonium salts.
• Suitable antifoam compounds include, for example, high molecular weight fatty esters (e.g. fatty acid triglycerides), fatty acid esters of monovalent alcohols, aliphatic C18-C40 ketones (e.g. stearone) N-alkylated amino triazines such as tri- to hexa- alkyhnelamines or di- to tetra alkyldiamine chlortriazines formed as products of cyanuric chloride with two or three moles of a primary or secondary amine containing 1 to 24 carbon atoms, propylene oxide, bis stearic acid amide and monostearyl di-alkali metal (e.g. sodium, potassium, lithium) phosphates and phosphate esters.
• high molecular weight fatty esters e.g. fatty acid triglycerides
• fatty acid esters of monovalent alcohols e.g. fatty acid esters of monovalent alcohols
• a preferred suds suppressing system comprises:
• antifoam compound preferably silicone antifoam compound, most preferably a silicone antifoam compound comprising in combination
• silica at a level of from 1 % to 50%, preferably 5% to 25% by weight of the silicone/silica antifoam compound;
• silica/silicone antifoam compound is incorporated at a level of from 5% to 50%, preferably 10% to 40% by weight;
• a dispersant compound most preferably comprising a silicone glycol rake copolymer with a polyoxyalkylene content of 72-78%. and an ethylene oxide to propylene oxide ratio of from 1:0.9 to 1 :1.1, at a level of from 0.5% to 10%>, preferably 1%> to 10% by weight;
• a particularly preferred silicone glycol rake copolymer of this type is DCO544, commercially available from DOW Corning under the tradename DCO544;
• an inert carrier fluid compound most preferably comprising a C i g-C 18 ethoxylated alcohol with a degree of ethoxylation of from 5 to 50, preferably 8 to 15, at a level of from 5% to 80%, preferably 10% to 70%, by weight;
• a highly preferred particulate suds suppressing system is described in EP-A-0210731 and comprises a silicone antifoam compound and an organic carrier material having a melting point in the range 50°C to 85°C, wherein the organic carrier material comprises a monoester of glycerol and a fatty acid having a carbon chain containing from 12 to 20 carbon atoms.
• EP-A-0210721 discloses other preferred particulate suds suppressing systems wherein the organic carrier material is a fatty acid or alcohol having a carbon chain containing from 12 to 20 carbon atoms, or a mixture thereof, with a melting point of from 45°C to 80°C.
• suds suppressing systems comprise polydimethylsiloxane or mixtures of silicone, such as polydimethylsiloxane, aluminosilicate and polycarboxylic polymers, such as copolymers of laic and acrylic acid.
• compositions herein may also comprise from 0.01% to 10 %, preferably from 0.05%) to 0.5%) by weight of polymeric dye transfer inhibiting agents.
• the polymeric dye transfer inhibiting agents are preferably selected from polyamine N- oxide polymers, copolymers of N-vinylpyrrolidone and N-vinylimidazole, polyvinylpyrrolidonepolymers or combinations thereof, whereby these polymers can be cross-linked polymers.
• compositions herein also optionally contain from about 0.005% to 5%> by weight of certain types of hydrophilic optical brighteners.
• Hydrophilic optical brighteners useful herein include those having the structural formula:
• Ri is selected from anilino, N-2-bis-hydroxyethyl and NH-2-hydroxyethyl
• R 2 is selected from N-2-bis-hydroxyethyl, N-2-hydroxyethyl-N-methylamino, morphilino, chloro and amino
• M is a salt-forming cation such as sodium or potassium.
• the brightener is 4,4',-bis[(4-anilino-6-(N-2-bis-hydroxyethyl)-s-triazine- 2-yl)amino]-2,2'-stilbenedisulfonic acid and disodium salt.
• This particular brightener species is commercially marketed under the tradename Tinopal-UNPA-GX by Ciba-
• Tinopal-CBS-X and Tinopal-UNPA-GX is the preferred hydrophilic optical brightener useful in the detergent compositions herein.
• R is anilino
• R2 is N-2-hydroxyethyl-N-2-methylamino
• M is a cation such as sodium
• the brightener is 4,4'-bis[(4-anilino-6-(N-2-hydroxyethyl-N- methylamino)-s-triazine-2-yl)amino]2,2'-stilbenedisulfonic acid disodium salt.
• This particular brightener species is commercially marketed under the tradename Tinopal 5BM-GX by Ciba-Geigy Corporation.
• the brightener is 4,4'-bis[(4-anilino-6-morphilino-s-triazine-2-yl)amino]2,2'- stilbenedisulfonic acid, sodium salt.
• This particular brightener species are commercially marketed under the tradename Tinopal-DMS-X and Tinopal AMS-GX by Ciba Geigy Corporation.
• Deflocculating polymers Preferred deflocculating agents which may be present herein contain hydrophilica monomers, which may be polymerized to form the hydrophilic polymer segment include one or a mixture of water soluble monomers or a combination of water soluble and relatively water insoluble monomers such that the resulting polymers are water soluble at ambient temperatures to the extent of greater than about 10 grams per litre.
• Suitable such monomers include ethylenically unsaturated amides such as acrylamide, methacrylamide and fiimaramide and their N-substituted derivatives such as 2- acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid, N-(dimethylaminomethyl) acrylamide as well as N-(trimethylammoniummethyl) acrylamide chloride and N- (trimethylammoniumpropyl) methacrylamide chloride; ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acids or dicarboxylic acids such as acrylic acid, maleic acid, methacrylic acid, itaconic acid, fumaric acid, crotonic acid, aconitic acid and citraconic acid; and other ethylenically unsaturated quaternary ammonium compounds such as vinyl-benzyl trimethyl ammonium chloride; sulfoalkyl esters of unsaturated carboxylic acids such as 2- sulfoethyl methacrylate; amino
• the hydrophilic polymer segment may contain small amounts of relatively hydrophobic units, e.g., those derived from polymers having a solubility of less than 1 g/1 in water, provided that the overall solubility of the hydrophilic polymer still satisfies the solubility requirements as specified above.
• relatively water insoluble polymers are polyvinyl acetate, polymethyl methacrylate, polyethyl acrylate, polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, polybutylene oxide, polypropylene oxide and polyhydroxypropyl acrylate.
• polymers may preferably be alkyl sulfide terminated polymers, or a polymers with as a terminating group a a sulfoxide or a sulfone group or a hydrophobic merapto end-cap group derived from a mercaptan having the structure RSH, where R is an alkyl or aralkyl radical having 4 to 28 carbon atoms.
• R should be of sufficient chain length such that it exhibits olephilic properties, i.e., it is miscible with the oily lamellar droplet or micelle phase of the detergent composition.
• the mercaptans are alkyl or aralkyl mercaptans containing about 6 to 18 carbon atoms such as hexyl mercaptan, decyl mercaptan, dodecylbenzyl mercaptan, dodecyl mercaptan and octadecyl mercaptan.
• Preferred deflocculating polymers of these types have a weight average molecular weight, as measured by gel permeation chromatography using polyacrylate standards, in the range of from about 200 to 50,000, more preferably from about 200 to 25,000 and most preferably for polymers based on poiyacrylic and polymethacrylic acid, from about 3,000 to 10,000.
• the most preferred polymers are hydrophilic homopolymers such as poiyacrylic or polymethacrylic acid and copolymers of acrylic or methacrylic acid with less than 50 wt %> or maleic acid (anhydride), wherein the bulk of the polymer chains are end-capped with a single hydrophobic segment derived from dodecyl mercaptan.
• SRA Polymeric soil release agents, hereinafter "SRA" can optionally be employed in the present compositions. If utilized, SRA's will generally comprise from 0.01%> to 10.0%, typically from 0.1% to 5%>, preferably from 0.2%> to 3.0% by weight, of the compositions.
• Preferred SRA's typically have hydrophilic segments to hydrophilize the surface of hydrophobic fibers such as polyester and nylon, and hydrophobic segments to deposit upon hydrophobic fibers and remain adhered thereto through completion of washing and rinsing cycles, thereby serving as an anchor for the hydrophilic segments. This can enable stains occurring subsequent to treatment with the SRA to be more easily cleaned in later washing procedures.
• Preferred SRA's include oligomeric terephthalate esters, typically prepared by processes involving at least one transesterification/oligomerization, often with a metal catalyst such as a titanium(IN) alkoxide.
• esters may be made using additional monomers capable of being incorporated into the ester structure through one, two, three, four or more positions, without, of course, forming a densely crosslinked overall structure.
• Suitable SRA's include a sulfonated product of a substantially linear ester oligomer comprised of an oligomeric ester backbone of terephthaloyl and oxyalkyleneoxy repeat units and allyl-derived sulfonated terminal moieties covalently attached to the backbone, for example as described in U.S. 4,968,451, November 6, 1990 to J.J. Scheibel and E.P. Gosselink.
• ester oligomers can be prepared by: (a) ethoxylating allyl alcohol; (b) reacting the product of (a) with dimethyl terephthalate (“DMT”) and 1,2 -propylene glycol (“PG”) in a two-stage transesterification/oligomerization procedure; and (c) reacting the product of (b) with sodium metabisulfite in water.
• DMT dimethyl terephthalate
• PG 1,2 -propylene glycol
• SRA's include the nonionic end- capped 1,2-propylene/polyoxyethylene terephthalate polyesters of U.S.
• Gosselink et al. for example those produced by transesterification/oligomerization of poly(ethyleneglycol) methyl ether, DMT, PG and poly(ethyleneglycol) ("PEG").
• SRA's include: the partly- and fully- anionic-end-capped oligomeric esters of U.S. 4,721,580, January 26, 1988 to Gosselink, such as oligomers from ethylene glycol ("EG"), PG, DMT and Na-3,6-dioxa-8- hydroxyoctanesulfonate; the nonionic-capped block polyester oligomeric compounds of U.S.
• Gosselink for example produced from DMT, methyl (Me)-capped PEG and EG and/or PG, or a combination of DMT, EG and/or PG, Me-capped PEG and Na-dimethyl-5-sulfoisophthalate; and the anionic, especially sulfoaroyl, end-capped terephthalate esters of U.S.
• SRA's also include: simple copolymeric blocks of ethylene terephthalate or propylene terephthalate with polyethylene oxide or polypropylene oxide terephthalate, see U.S. 3,959,230 to Hays, May 25, 1976 and U.S. 3,893,929 to Basadur, July 8, 1975; cellulosic derivatives such as the hydroxyether cellulosic polymers available as METHOCEL from Dow; the C1-C4 alkyl celluloses and C4 hydroxyalkyl celluloses, see U.S. 4,000,093,
• methyl cellulose ethers having an average degree of substitution (methyl) per anhydroglucose unit from about 1.6 to about 2.3 and a solution viscosity of from about 80 to about 120 centipoise measured at 20°C as a 2%o aqueous solution.
• Such materials are available as METOLOSE SMI 00 and METOLOSE SM200, which are the trade names of methyl cellulose ethers manufactured by Shin-etsu Kagaku Kogyo KK. Also highly preferred are polysaccheride polymers.
• SRA's include: (I) nonionic terephthalates using diisocyanate coupling agents to link polymeric ester structures, see U.S. 4,201,824, Violland et al. and U.S. 4,240,918 Lagasse et al.; and (II) SRA's with carboxylate terminal groups made by adding trimellitic anhydride to known SRA's to convert terminal hydroxyl groups to trimellitate esters. With the proper selection of catalyst, the trimellitic anhydride forms linkages to the terminals of the polymer through an ester of the isolated carboxylic acid of trimellitic anhydride rather than by opening of the anhydride linkage.
• Either nonionic or anionic SRA's may be used as starting materials as long as they have hydroxyl terminal groups which may be esterified. See U.S. 4,525,524 Tung et al..
• Other classes include: (III) anionic terephthalate-based SRA's of the urethane-linked variety, see U.S. 4,201,824, Violland et al.;
• compositions of the invention include perfumes, colours and other filler salts as replacement for sulphate filler salt.
• Highly preferred compositions contain from about 2% to about 10%> by weight of an organic acid, preferably citric acid, malic acid, maleic acid, acetic acid, tartaric acid, glutaric acid or an aminoacid.
• a carbonate salt preferably combined with a carbonate salt, minor amounts (e.g., less than about 20%) by weight) of neutralizing agents, buffering agents, phase regulants, hydrotropes, enzyme stabilizing agents, polyacids, suds regulants, opacifiers, anti-oxidants, bactericides, photo-bleaches, speckles, dyes, such as those described in US Patent 4,285,841 to Barrat et al., issued August 25, 1981 (herein incorporated by reference), can be present.
• neutralizing agents e.g., less than about 20%
• buffering agents e.g., phase regulants, hydrotropes, enzyme stabilizing agents, polyacids, suds regulants, opacifiers, anti-oxidants, bactericides, photo-bleaches, speckles, dyes, such as those described in US Patent 4,285,841 to Barrat et al., issued August 25, 1981 (herein incorporated by reference), can be present.
• composition of the invention can be made via a variety of methods, including dry- mixing, agglomerating, compaction, or spray-drying of the various compounds comprised in the detergent component, or mixtures of these techniques.
• compositions herein can take a variety of physical forms including liquid, but preferably solid forms such as tablet, flake, pastille and bar, and preferably granular forms.
• compositions in accord with the present invention can also be used in or in combination with bleach additive compositions, for example comprising chlorine bleach.
• Detergent compositions herein in particular laundry detergents, preferably have a bulk density of from 280 g/litre to 200 g/litre, or preferably from 300 g/litre or even 350g/litre or 420g/litre to 2000g/litre or more preferably to 1500g/litre or 100 g/litre or even to 700g/litre.
• the detergent compositions can include as an additional component a chlorine-based bleach.
• a chlorine-based bleach since preferred detergent compositions of the invention are solid, most liquid chlorine-based bleaching will not be suitable for these detergent compositions and only granular or powder chlorine-based bleaches will be suitable.
• the detergent compositions can be formulated such that they are chlorine- based bleach-compatible, thus ensuring that a chlorine based bleach can be added to the detergent composition by the user at the beginning or during the washing process.
• the chlorine-based bleach is such that a hypochlorite species is formed in aqueous solution.
• the hypochlorite ion is chemically represented by the formula OCI " .
• bleaching agents which yield a hypochlorite species in aqueous solution include alkali metal and alkaline earth metal hypochlorites, hypochlorite addition products, chloramines, chlorimines, chloramides, and chlorimides.
• Specific examples of compounds of this type include sodium hypochlorite, potassium hypochlorite, monobasic calcium hypochlorite, dibasic magnesium hypochlorite, chlorinated trisodium phosphate dodecahydrate, potassium dichloroisocyanurate, sodium dichloroisocyanurate sodium dichloroisocyanurate dihydrate, trichlorocyanuric acid, l,3-dichloro-5,5- dimethylhydantoin, N-chlorosulfamide, Chloramine T, Dichloramine T, chloramine B and Dichloramine B.
• a preferred bleaching agent for use in the compositions of the instant invention is sodium hypochlorite, potassium hypochlorite, or a mixture thereof.
• hypochlorite-yielding bleaching agents are available in solid or concentrated form and are dissolved in water during preparation of the compositions of the instant invention. Some of the above materials are available as aqueous solutions.
• 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 a machine laundry detergent composition in accord with the invention.
• an effective amount of the detergent composition it is meant from lOg to 300g of product dissolved or dispersed in a wash solution of volume from 5 to 65 litres, as are typical product dosages and wash solution volumes commonly employed in conventional machine laundry methods.
• the compsoitions herein can be useful in both conventional washing machines and low- water fill washing machines.
• the composition hand washing.
• the detergent composition is a pre-treatment or soaking composition, to be used to pre-treat or soak soiled and stained fabrics.
• TAS Sodium tallow alkyl sulfate
• CxyAS Sodium C ⁇ x - Ciy alkyl sulfate
• C46SAS Sodium C14 - Ci secondary (2,3) alkyl sulfate
• CxyEzS Sodium C X -C y alkyl sulfate condensed with z moles of ethylene oxide
• CxyEz C 1 X -C 1 v predominantly linear primary alcohol condensed with an average of z moles of ethylene oxide
• Nai2(AlO2SiO2)i2-2 H2O having a primary particle size in the range from 0.1 to 10 micrometers (weight expressed on an anhydrous basis)
• Citric acid Anhydrous citric acid
• Bicarbonate Anhydrous sodium bicarbonate with a particle size distribution between 400 ⁇ m and 1200 ⁇ m
• MA/AA Copolymer of 4:6 maleic/acrylic acid, average molecular weight about 10,000
• Protease Proteolytic enzyme having 3.3%. by weight of active enzyme, sold by NOVO Industries A/S under the tradename Savinase Protease I Proteolytic enzyme, having 4%> by weight of active enzyme, as described in WO 95/10591, sold by Genencor
• Alcalase Proteolytic enzyme having 5.3%. by weight of active enzyme, sold by NOVO Industries A/S Cellulase Cellulytic enzyme, having 0.23%. by weight of active enzyme, sold by NOVO Industries A/S under the tradename Carezyme
• Amylase Amylolytic enzyme having 1.6% by weight of active enzyme, sold by NOVO Industries A/S under the tradename Termamyl 120T
• Amylase II Amylolytic enzyme as disclosed in PCT/ US9703635 Lipase Lipolytic enzyme, having 2.0%> by weight of active enzyme, sold by NOVO Industries A S under the tradename Lipolase Lipase II Lipolytic enzyme, having 2.0% by weight of active enzyme, sold by NOVO Industries A/S under the tradename Lipolase Ultra Endolase Endoglucanase enzyme, having 1.5% by weight of active enzyme, sold by NOVO Industries A S
• DOBS Decanoyloxybenzene sulfonate in the form of the sodium salt
• Brightener 1 Disodium 4,4'-bis(2-sulphostyryl)biphenyl
• Brightener 2 Disodium 4,4'-bis(4-anilino-6-morphohno-l.3.5-triazin-2- yl)amino) stilbene-2:2'-disulfonate
• PVNO Polyvinylpyridine N-oxide polymer with an average molecular weight of 50,000
• PVPVI Copolymer of polyvinylpyrolidone and vinylimidazole with an average molecular weight of 20,000
• Flocculating agent II polyethylene oxide of average molecular weight of between 400,000 and 1,000,000
• Flocculating agent III polymer of acrylamide and/ or acrylic acid of average molecular weight of 200,000 and 400,000
• SRP I Anionically end-capped polyester soil release polymer
• SRP II Polysaccheride soil release polymer
• SRP 1 Nonionically end capped poly esters
• SRP 2 Diethoxylated poly (1, 2 propylene terephtalate) short block polymer
• Opacifier Water based monostyrene latex mixture, sold by BASF
• composition in the form of a tablet or granular formulation in accord with the invention is a composition in the form of a tablet or granular formulation in accord with the invention.
• compositions in the form of a tablet, bar, extrudate or granule in accord with the invention are compositions in the form of a tablet, bar, extrudate or granule in accord with the invention.

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