WO2011062235A1

WO2011062235A1 - Method for producing surfactant-supporting granule cluster

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Publication number: WO2011062235A1
Application number: PCT/JP2010/070594
Authority: WO
Inventors: 将寛山口; 崇亀井; 義信今泉; 浩章割田; 賢一郎川元; 高志中山
Original assignee: 花王株式会社
Priority date: 2009-11-18
Filing date: 2010-11-18
Publication date: 2011-05-26
Also published as: AU2010320063B2; CN102666827B; CN102666827A; BR112012011979A2; JP2011127105A; AU2010320063A1; JP5713644B2

Abstract

Provided is a method for producing a surfactant-supporting granule cluster exhibiting excellent capacity, strength, and speed for supporting a liquid surfactant composition without involving a drying step. The effect of said method is being able to produce a surfactant-supporting granule cluster exhibiting excellent capacity, strength, and speed for supporting a liquid surfactant composition without involving a drying step. As a result, a production method which is more economically advantageous, and which reduces equipment load can be provided. Moreover, the granule cluster obtained from said method has a sharp particle size distribution, and little coarse granules and fine granules. Further, detergent granules exerting excellent cleaning performance and quality can be efficiently obtained by supporting a liquid surfactant composition on the surfactant-supporting granule cluster.

Description

Method for producing surfactant-supporting granules

The present invention relates to a surfactant-supporting granule group and a method for producing the same. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a detergent particle group using such a surfactant-supporting granule group and a detergent composition comprising the detergent particle group.

As one method for obtaining a powder detergent, there is a production method including a step of supporting a liquid surfactant on a group of granules for supporting a surfactant. The surfactant-supporting granule group used in the production method is required to have a high supporting ability for the liquid surfactant. In other words, the supporting ability required for the surfactant-supporting granule group is that it can support a large amount of liquid surfactant (supporting capacity) and can be strongly retained inside the granule without causing the liquid surfactant once absorbed. It consists of two factors (bearing force). In each case, the loading capacity is necessary for blending the amount of surfactant necessary for exerting the cleaning performance, and the loading force is used for suppressing the smearing of the liquid surfactant, and the fluidity of the powder detergent is lowered. It is important in suppressing caking and preventing the liquid surfactant from transferring to the container and its surface.

Furthermore, from the viewpoint of productivity, the property of quickly absorbing the liquid surfactant (loading speed) is also required for the particles for supporting the surfactant.

Such a surfactant-supporting granule group has been studied in various ways. For example, Patent Literature 1 discloses a surfactant-supporting granule group obtained by spray-drying a preparation solution containing a water-soluble polymer and a water-soluble salt. However, spray drying is essential for the production of this granule group, and a production method that does not use spray drying is required from the viewpoint of economy.

On the other hand, for example, Patent Document 2 discloses a method of drying a composition comprising a hydrated inorganic salt and a polymer organic binder. However, this method is essentially a technique for increasing the absorption capacity (corresponding to the loading capacity in the present application) by releasing hydration water by drying, and it is extremely difficult to adjust the loading force and loading speed. In addition, there is a problem that a drying process is essential and equipment load increases.

Therefore, there is a demand for a production method that does not require a drying step in order to produce a surfactant-bearing granule group that is excellent in all of the carrying capacity / loading force / loading speed.

JP 2004-244644 A Japanese translation of PCT publication No. 2002-541267

That is, the gist of the present invention is a step in which a powder raw material containing an inorganic alkali having an oil absorption capacity of 0.4 mL / g or more and a binder that is solid at room temperature or a precursor binder thereof are stirred with a container rotary granulator. In addition, the present invention relates to a method for producing a surfactant-supporting granule group having a bulk density of 800 g / L or less, including a step of supplying the binder or a precursor binder thereof at a temperature equal to or higher than the melting point using a multi-fluid nozzle.

The present invention relates to a method for producing a surfactant-supporting granule group excellent in supporting capacity / supporting force / supporting speed of a liquid surfactant composition without performing a drying operation. Moreover, it is related with providing the detergent composition formed using the detergent particle group which uses this granule group for surfactant carrying | support, and this detergent particle group.

According to the present invention, it is possible to produce a surfactant-supporting granule group excellent in supporting capacity / supporting force / supporting speed of a liquid surfactant composition without performing a drying operation. . As a result, there is an effect that a more excellent manufacturing method can be provided with respect to economy and equipment load. And the particle size distribution of the obtained granule group is sharp, and there exists an effect that there are few coarse powder and fine powder. Further, by loading the liquid surfactant composition on the surfactant-carrying granules, it is possible to efficiently obtain detergent particles having good cleaning performance and quality.

One of the features of the present invention is a step of stirring a powder raw material containing an inorganic alkali having an oil absorption capacity of 0.4 mL / g or more and a binder in a solid state at room temperature or a precursor binder thereof with a container rotary granulator. Then, it is to obtain a granule group for supporting a surfactant having a bulk density of 800 g / L or less, including a step of supplying the binder or its precursor binder at a temperature higher than its melting point using a multi-fluid nozzle.

In general, in granulation using a container rotating granulator, it is possible to make the powder flow uniformly, and further, because of the mixing mechanism involving lifting of the particles by rotation and sliding / falling by their own weight, The shear force applied to the body is suppressed. Therefore, it can be said that the granulation method using such a granulator is a non-consolidated granulation method. In addition, a binder that is solid at normal temperature or its precursor binder does not advance granulation unless it has strong adhesiveness when in contact with the powder. is there. When such a solid binder or its precursor binder is supplied to a container-rotating granulator with a one-fluid nozzle or pipe, which is a common supply method, the supplied liquid components are uniformly distributed in the granulator. It was found that coarse particles are likely to be formed by a large liquid mass that is difficult to disperse in the region and is generated locally.

Therefore, a multi-fluid nozzle such as a two-fluid nozzle is used to spray into a container-rotating granulator by spraying a solid binder or its precursor binder at room temperature that exhibits adhesiveness when it comes into contact with powder. As a result, it was surprisingly found that uniform granulation can be achieved while suppressing the formation of coarse particles. This is because a binder that is solid at room temperature or its precursor binder is made into fine droplets in advance using a multi-fluid nozzle, so that the binder or precursor that is solid at room temperature even in a container rotary granulator. It is considered that high dispersion of the body binder can be achieved and a large liquid mass forming coarse particles is not generated. Accordingly, it is also one of the features of the present invention that a binder that is solid at room temperature that exhibits adhesiveness when it comes into contact with powder or a precursor binder thereof is added into a container rotary granulator using a multi-fluid nozzle. One.

In this way, in the present invention, by adopting a combination of a container rotary granulator and a multi-fluid nozzle, the particle size distribution is sharp, coarse powder, fine powder, which cannot be expected from the case of using each independently. There is an effect that a small amount of a surfactant-supporting granule group excellent in supporting capacity / supporting power / supporting speed of a liquid surfactant composition can be obtained in high yield without performing a drying operation.

Hereinafter, the aspect as an example of the production method of the present invention will be described in more detail.

In the present invention, the surfactant-supporting granule is a granule containing a powder raw material having an oil absorption capacity of 0.4 mL / g or more and a solid binder at room temperature. Preferably, it is a granule obtained by stirring and granulating a powder raw material containing an inorganic alkali having an oil absorption capacity of 0.4 mL / g or more and a solid binder at room temperature with a container rotary granulator. Such granules are used to carry a liquid surfactant composition. The aggregate of the granules is called a surfactant-supporting granule group. A detergent particle is a particle containing a surfactant and a builder derived from the carrier granule, in which a liquid surfactant composition is supported on a granule for supporting a surfactant. Means an aggregate. The detergent composition contains detergent particles and is optionally added separately from the detergent particles (for example, builder granules, fluorescent dyes, enzymes, fragrances, antifoams, bleaches, bleach activators) Etc.).

The liquid surfactant composition is a composition containing a surfactant that is liquid or pasty when supported on a surfactant-supporting granule group.

<Composition of granule group for supporting surfactant>
1. Powder raw material having an oil absorption capacity of 0.4 mL / g or more As an essential component in the present invention, a powder raw material containing an inorganic alkali having an oil absorption capacity of 0.4 mL / g or more can be mentioned. If it is a powder raw material having an oil absorption capacity of 0.4 mL / g or more, one kind of powder raw material may be used, or a mixed powder of two or more kinds of powders may be used. The oil absorption capacity is a value determined by the method described in the quality evaluation method described later. Examples of the powder raw material having an oil absorption capacity of 0.4 mL / g or more include an essentially porous substance having fine pores of 10 μm or less inside the powder, and a surfactant in the pores. The substance which can carry | support is mentioned. The upper limit of the oil absorption capacity is not particularly limited, but is desirably 1.0 mL / g or less, for example. The content of the inorganic alkaline agent in the powder raw material is not particularly limited, but is preferably 10 to 100% by weight, more preferably 20 to 100% by weight, and still more preferably 30 to 100% by weight.

From the viewpoint of granulation, the average particle size of the powder raw material is preferably 50 to 250 μm, more preferably 50 to 200 μm, still more preferably 80 to 200 μm.

Also, from the viewpoint of solubility, the powder raw material is preferably a water-soluble substance. Examples of such powder raw materials include light ash or soda ash produced by baking baking soda, mirabilite, and porous powder produced by drying trihydrate of sodium tripolyphosphate. Light ash is particularly preferable from the viewpoint of easy handling and availability.

In the present specification, water-soluble means that the solubility in water at 25 ° C. is 0.5 g / 100 g or more, and water-insoluble means that the solubility in water at 25 ° C. is less than 0.5 g / 100 g. Means.

When light ash is used as the powder raw material, the ability to support the surfactant can be further improved by adjusting the temperature during baking baking soda. From the viewpoint of supporting ability, the firing temperature is preferably 120 to 250 ° C, more preferably 150 to 220 ° C, and even more preferably 150 to 200 ° C.

The content of the powder raw material is preferably 40 to 95% by weight, more preferably 45 to 90% by weight, still more preferably 50 to 85% by weight, in the surfactant-supporting granule group, from the viewpoint of supportability. 50 to 80% by weight is particularly preferred.

2. Binder In this invention, a powder raw material is granulated by stirring said powder raw material and a solid binder or its precursor binder at normal temperature with a container rotary granulator. The solid state at normal temperature means a solid at normal temperature or a viscosity of 2000 mPa · s or higher at normal temperature. Moreover, a precursor binder means the binder which becomes a solid form at normal temperature by reacting with a powder raw material. The normal temperature as used herein is 20 ° C.

The water content in the binder or its precursor binder is preferably 40% or less, more preferably 20% or less, still more preferably 15% or less, and even more preferably 10% or less, from the viewpoint of productivity and supportability. 5% or less is particularly preferable. The smaller the moisture content in the binder, the more preferable it is to obtain a surfactant-supporting granule group having a high supporting ability without going through a drying step.

The binder is not particularly limited as long as it has the ability to bind components constituting the particles in the powder raw material containing inorganic alkali and has a property of rapidly dissolving and / or dispersing in water. Examples of the binder include polyalkylene glycols having a melting point of 30 ° C. or higher, polyoxyethylene alkyl ethers having a melting point of 30 ° C. or higher, and derivatives thereof. Examples of the precursor binder include higher fatty acids, alkylbenzene sulfonic acids, and alkyl sulfates. And polyoxyethylene alkyl ether sulfate.

The content of the binder or its precursor binder in the surfactant-carrying granule group is preferably 5 to 40% by weight in the surfactant-carrying granule group from the viewpoint of caking property and carrying ability. % By weight is more preferred, 8-30% by weight is still more preferred, and 10-30% by weight is particularly preferred.
Further, the viscosity of the binder at room temperature is preferably 2000 mPa · s or more, more preferably 5000 mPa · s or more, further preferably 10,000 mPa · s or more, and particularly preferably 15000 mPa · s.

3. Moisture The surfactant-supporting granule group in the present invention may contain an appropriate amount of water used in the production process. The moisture content obtained by measuring the surfactant-supporting granule group with an infrared moisture meter is preferably smaller from the viewpoint of increasing the carrying capacity of the liquid surfactant composition of the granule group, and preferably 15% by weight or less. More preferably, it is 10 weight% or less, More preferably, it is 5 weight% or less, More preferably, it is 3 weight% or less.

4). Other Components In the surfactant-carrying granule group in the present invention, even substances other than those listed in the above 1 to 3 can be appropriately blended as necessary. However, the blending amount of these substances is preferably 20% by weight or less, more preferably 10% by weight or less, and particularly preferably 5% by weight or less from the viewpoint of supporting ability. Examples of substances that can be blended are shown below.

-Chelating agent It can mix | blend in order to suppress the washing | cleaning action inhibition by a metal ion. The water-soluble chelating agent is not particularly limited as long as it is a substance that retains sequestering ability, but crystalline silicate, tripolyphosphate, orthophosphate, pyrophosphate and the like can be used. Among these, crystalline silicate and tripolyphosphate are preferable. The water-insoluble chelating agent preferably has an average particle diameter of 0.1 to 20 μm from the viewpoint of dispersibility in water. Suitable water-insoluble chelating agents include crystalline aluminosilicates such as A-type zeolite, P-type zeolite, and X-type zeolite. A-type zeolite is preferred from the viewpoint of sequestering ability and economy. .

Among the above substances, when crystalline aluminosilicate is used, the content of the crystalline aluminosilicate in the detergent particle group is from the viewpoint of improving fluidity, suppressing smudge and caking, and improving detergency. 0.1% by weight or more is preferable, 0.5% by weight or more is more preferable, 1% by weight or more is more preferable, 20% by weight or less is preferable from the viewpoint of rinsing properties and solubility, and 15% by weight or less is more preferable. 10 weight% or less is further more preferable, and 5 weight% or less is further more preferable.

-Water-soluble inorganic salt It is preferable to add a water-soluble inorganic salt in order to increase the ionic strength of the washing liquid and improve the effect of washing sebum dirt. The water-soluble inorganic salt is not particularly defined as long as it has a good solubility and does not adversely affect the detergency. For example, an alkali metal salt having a sulfate group and a sulfite group, an ammonium salt, and the like can be given. Among them, it is preferable to use sodium sulfate, sodium sulfite, or potassium sulfate having a high degree of ion dissociation. From the viewpoint of improving the dissolution rate, the combined use with magnesium sulfate is also preferable.

-Water-soluble polymer It is also preferable to mix | blend the water-soluble polymer with effects, such as metal ion capture | acquisition ability and mud dirt dispersibility. For example, carboxylic acid polymer, carboxymethyl cellulose, soluble starch, saccharides and the like can be mentioned. Among them, carboxylic acid polymers having a mass average molecular weight of several thousand to 100,000 are preferable from the viewpoint of sequestering ability, dispersibility of solid dirt, particle dirt, etc. and re-fouling prevention ability. Particularly, a salt of acrylic acid-maleic acid copolymer and Polyacrylate is preferred.

-Clay minerals Clay minerals have a layered structure, and it is possible to carry a liquid surfactant between the layers. Therefore, by adding clay minerals, it is possible to increase the loading capacity of the liquid surfactant and at the same time improve the loading capacity.

Examples of such clay minerals include talc, pyrophyllite, smectite (saponite, hectorite, saconite, stevensite, montmorillonite, beidellite, nontronite, etc.), vermiculite, mica (phlogopite, biotite, chinwald mica, etc.) , Muscovite, paragonite, ceradonite, sea chlorite, etc.), swellable mica, chlorite (clinochlore, chamosite, nimite, penantite, sudite, dombasite, etc.), brittle mica (clinintite, margarite, etc.), sulite, Serpentine minerals (antigolite, lizardite, chrysotile, amesite, cronstedite, burcherin, greenerite, garnierite, etc.), kaolin minerals (kaolinite, dickite, nacrite, halloysite, etc.) It is. Of these, talc, smectite, swellable mica, vermiculite, chrysotile, kaolin mineral, and the like are preferable, smectite is more preferable, and montmorillonite is further preferable in terms of flexibility. These may be used alone or in appropriate combination of two or more.

Further, from the viewpoint of the ability to support a surfactant, the following general formula (I):
_{_{_{[Si 8 (Mg a Al b}}} ) O 20 (OH) 4] X- · Me X + (I)
It is preferable to use the clay mineral represented by Here, a, b and x are 0 <a ≦ 6, 0 <b ≦ 4, x = 12-2a-3b, and Me is Na, K, Li, Ca1 / 2, Mg1 / 2 and NH _4. Is at least one ion selected from

Examples of the clay mineral represented by the general formula (I) include “Round rosyl DGA212”, “Round rosyl PR414”, “Round rosyl DG214”, “Round rosyl DGA powder”, “EXM0242”, “Hulasoft” manufactured by Sud Kemi. 1 powder ”,“ Detasoft GIS ”,“ Detasoft GIB ”,“ Detasoft GISW ”manufactured by Raviossa, Pure Bentonite, Standard Bentonite, Premium Bentonite manufactured by CSM, and the like. Among the above-mentioned examples of clay minerals, there are granulated granule types added with a binder component, which may be added as long as the effects of the present invention are not impaired. .

When the clay minerals listed above are used in the present invention, those in the form of powder are preferable from the viewpoint of granulation, and in the case of a granulated product, it is preferable to crush in advance until a suitable particle size is obtained. Examples of the crusher that can be used for crushing include impact crushers such as hammer crushers, impact crushers such as atomizers and pin mills, and shear crushers such as flash mills. These may be a single-stage operation or a multi-stage operation of the same or different pulverizers.

The average particle size of the clay mineral powder is preferably 100 μm or less, more preferably 50 μm or less, and even more preferably 30 μm or less.

In addition, from the viewpoint of supporting force and solubility, in the clay mineral represented by the general formula (I), the total of alkali metal ions (Na ions, K ions, Li ions) and alkaline earth metal ions (Ca ions, The total molar ratio [(Na + K + Li) / (Ca + Mg)] of Mg ions is preferably 1.0 or more, more preferably 1.5 or more, and further preferably 2.0 or more.

In order to obtain a clay mineral having a high ratio of alkali metal ions, it is only necessary to select a production area if it is a natural product, and it can also be prepared by adding an alkali metal salt when producing a clay granulated product. . Moreover, if it is a synthetic product, it can be arbitrarily prepared by a known method.

・ Water-insoluble excipient No particular limitation is imposed on the substance as long as it has good dispersibility in water and does not adversely affect detergency. Examples thereof include crystalline or amorphous aluminosilicates, silicon dioxide, hydrated silicate compounds, and the like. From the viewpoint of dispersibility in water, the primary particles preferably have an average particle size of 0.1 to 20 μm.

-Other auxiliary components Fluorescent dyes, pigments, dyes, etc. are listed.

In addition, the measurement of the average particle diameter of the said component can be measured by the method as described in the measuring method of the physical property mentioned later.

<Method for producing surfactant-supporting granules>
The method for producing a surfactant-supporting granule group of the present invention comprises a container rotary granulator comprising a powder raw material containing an inorganic alkali having an oil absorption capacity of 0.4 mL / g or more and a binder that is solid at room temperature or its precursor binder. And a step of supplying the binder or its precursor binder using a multi-fluid nozzle at a temperature equal to or higher than its melting point. By this production method, a surfactant-supporting granule group having a bulk density of 800 g / L or less can be obtained. One of the features of the present invention is that since the granule group obtained by such a production method has a small amount of water, it can be used as it is as a raw material for the detergent particle group without performing a drying operation such as spray drying.

When using a plurality of types of powder raw materials having an oil absorption capacity of 0.4 mL / g or more, it is preferable to mix them substantially uniformly before stirring with a container rotary granulator. As a mixing method at this time, for example, mixing may be performed using a container rotary granulator used for stirring, or after mixing in advance using another mixer, the container rotating granulator may be used. May be transferred. Examples of the other mixer used for mixing the powder raw material include a drum mixer, a bread mixer, a ribbon mixer, a Nauter mixer, a Shugi mixer, a Redige mixer, and a high speed mixer. Hereinafter, the binder refers to both a binder that is solid at room temperature and its precursor binder, unless otherwise specified.

Agglomerates containing each component are formed by stirring each component with a container rotary granulator.

The container rotary granulator used here is preferably a bread granulator or a drum granulator in which granulation proceeds by rotation of the main body barrel from the viewpoint of ease of granulation and improvement of carrying ability. . These apparatuses can be used in both batch and continuous processes. From the viewpoint of powder mixing property and solid-liquid mixing property, it is preferable to provide a baffle plate for assisting mixing in the pan or drum.

As operating conditions of the container rotary granulator, for example, the fluid number of the granulator defined by the following formula is preferably set to 1.0 or less, more preferably 0.8 or less, and 0.6 The following is more preferable, and 0.4 or less is particularly preferable.

Fluid number: Fr = V ² / (R × g)
V: Circumferential speed [m / s]
R: Radius from the center of rotation to the circumference of the rotating object [m]
g: Gravity acceleration [m / s ² ]

Further, from the viewpoint of uniformly adding water or an aqueous binder solution to the mixed powder, the fluid number of the granulator is preferably set to 0.005 or more, and more preferably set to 0.01 or more.

In the bread granulator or the drum granulator, V and R are values of the body barrel.

When stirring using a container rotating granulator, since granulation is performed under relatively low shear, the resulting granule structure tends to be a gently aggregated structure. Since the granule having such a structure has a high oil absorption capacity, it is a preferable property as a granule for supporting a surfactant. However, when a container rotating granulator is used, there is a problem that a liquid binder is difficult to be uniformly dispersed in the granulator. Therefore, for example, a method of uniformly dispersing the binder can be considered by examining the method of supplying the binder. For example, as a method for uniformly dispersing the binder, a method of miniaturizing the binder using a multi-fluid nozzle such as a two-fluid nozzle can be considered. However, the idea of using a multi-fluid nozzle for refining a highly viscous binder is unlikely to occur even by those skilled in the art.

The multi-fluid nozzle is a nozzle that mixes and atomizes a binder and atomizing gas (air, nitrogen, etc.) through an independent channel to the vicinity of the nozzle tip. A fluid nozzle or the like can be used. The mixing part of the binder and atomizing gas may be either an internal mixing type that mixes in the nozzle tip or an external mixing type that mixes outside the nozzle tip. For example, a high-viscosity binder is sprayed. In this case, an external mixing type is preferable from the viewpoint of preventing nozzle clogging.

In particular, it is preferable to add fine droplets using a multi-fluid nozzle such as a two-fluid nozzle. As such a multi-fluid nozzle, for example, an internal mixed type two-fluid nozzle such as manufactured by Spraying Systems Japan Co., Ltd., manufactured by Kyoritsu Alloy Manufacturing Co., Ltd., or manufactured by Ikeuchi Co., Ltd., Spraying Systems Japan Co., Ltd. , Manufactured by Kyoritsu Alloy Manufacturing Co., Ltd., manufactured by Atmax Co., Ltd., and the like, and external mixed type two fluid nozzles manufactured by Fujisaki Electric Co., Ltd. and the like.

The average particle size of the binder droplets supplied using a multi-fluid nozzle is preferably 1 to 200 μm from the viewpoint of improving the yield of the obtained granules and reducing the amount of coarse particles. More preferably, it is 150 μm, more preferably 10 to 60 μm.

In addition, the average particle diameter of the droplet diameter of the binder is calculated on a volume basis, and is a value measured using, for example, a laser diffraction particle size distribution measuring apparatus: Spray Tech (manufactured by Malvern).

When using a two-fluid nozzle, for example, it is preferable to supply the binder under the following conditions. From the viewpoint of liquid dispersion, the Air atomizing pressure for atomization is preferably 0.1 MPa or more, and preferably 1.0 MPa or less from the viewpoint of equipment load. The binder spray pressure is not particularly limited, but is preferably 1.0 MPa or less, for example, from the viewpoint of equipment load. In addition, the nozzle hole diameter can be appropriately selected according to the desired binder flow rate, but is preferably 0.5 mm or more from the viewpoint of preventing clogging.

Also, when it is desired to increase the supply rate of the binder, it is also effective to use a plurality of these multi-fluid nozzles and increase the supply rate while maintaining finer droplets.

The supplied binder or its precursor binder is heated to a temperature equal to or higher than its melting point. The temperature of the binder or its precursor binder when supplied from the multi-fluid nozzle is preferably 30 to 100 ° C., more preferably 40 to 90 ° C., and still more preferably 50 to 80 ° C. Further, the viscosity of the binder or its precursor binder when supplied from a multi-fluid nozzle is not particularly limited, but is preferably 2000 mPa · s or less, more preferably 1500 mPa · s or less, and still more preferably 1000 mPa · s or less.

The amount of the binder to be supplied or its precursor binder can be appropriately set within a range in which a surfactant-supporting granule group having predetermined characteristics can be produced. For example, it is preferable to supply 5.3 to 100 parts by weight of a binder or its precursor binder to 100 parts by weight of a powder raw material having an oil absorption capacity of 0.4 mL / g or more, and supply of 5.6 to 77.8 parts by weight. It is more preferable to supply 9.4 to 60 parts by weight, still more preferable to supply 12.5 to 60 parts by weight.

By using such a method, uniform dispersion is possible even in a high-viscosity binder or its precursor binder, and the yield is improved and a particle group for supporting a surfactant having a sharp particle size distribution is obtained.

Although the moisture content of the granule group obtained by the production method of the present invention is small, the present invention may further include a step of drying the granule group as necessary. Since the moisture content is small, the equipment load is small even when a drying process is introduced. By removing moisture, voids in the particles are increased, and the carrying capacity can be further improved. Conventionally known methods and conditions can be appropriately employed as the drying method and drying conditions.

<Physical properties of granule group for supporting surfactant>
The surfactant-supporting granule group in the present invention is presumed to have a structure in which powder raw materials having an oil absorption capacity of 0.4 mL / g or more are gradually aggregated by a solid binder or a precursor thereof at room temperature. Therefore, it has two supporting sites: (1) a large gap between powder raw materials, and (2) a small gap in the powder raw material (for example, a gap of 10 μm or less). Of these, both (1) and (2) have a significant effect on the loading capacity and loading force, and (1) has a significant effect on the loading speed. Surfactants with the desired loading capacity can be adjusted by adjusting these two loading sites. A group of supporting granules can be obtained.

The bulk density of the particles for supporting a surfactant of the present invention is 800 g from the viewpoint of securing the loading capacity of the liquid surfactant composition and from the viewpoint of securing a high bulk density after supporting the liquid surfactant composition. / L or less, preferably 650 g / L or less, more preferably 400 to 650 g / L, still more preferably 400 to 600 g / L. It is considered that the relatively low bulk density of the supporting granule group of the present invention is achieved by granulating with the container rotating granulator described above.

In addition, the average particle size of the supporting granule group from the viewpoint of powderiness and solubility when the detergent composition containing the detergent particle group in which the liquid surfactant composition is supported on the surfactant supporting granule group is used. The diameter is preferably 140 to 600 μm, more preferably 160 to 500 μm, and still more preferably 180 to 400 μm.

The oil absorption capacity of the liquid surfactant composition of the surfactant-supporting granule group is preferably 0.35 mL / g or more, more preferably from the viewpoint of increasing the allowable range of the liquid surfactant composition content. 4 mL / g or more, more preferably 0.45 mL / g or more, and even more preferably 0.5 mL / g or more. It is considered that the relatively high oil absorption capacity of the supporting granule group of the present invention is achieved by granulating with the above-described container rotary granulator.

The moisture content obtained by measuring the surfactant-supporting granule group with an infrared moisture meter is preferably smaller from the viewpoint of increasing the carrying capacity of the liquid surfactant composition of the granule group, and preferably 15% by weight or less. More preferably, it is 10 weight% or less, More preferably, it is 5 weight% or less, More preferably, it is 3 weight% or less.

An example of a specific composition of the surfactant-supporting granule group produced in the present invention is, for example, a powder raw material having a bulk density of 800 g / L or less and an oil absorption capacity of 0.4 mL / g or more. Examples include 95% by weight, 5 to 40% by weight of binder, and 0 to 15% by weight of water.

The bulk density, average particle size, oil absorption capacity and water content of the liquid surfactant composition can be measured by the methods described in the physical property measurement method described later.

<Composition and physical properties of detergent particles>
The detergent particle group in the present invention refers to a surfactant-carrying granule group using a surfactant as a binder, or a surfactant-carrying granule group according to the present invention, which further carries a surfactant composition or a water-soluble polymer. This is a detergent particle group.

As the surfactant composition, for example, one or more selected from the group consisting of an anionic surfactant, a nonionic surfactant, a cationic surfactant and an amphoteric surfactant can be used. . Anionic surfactants include alkylbenzene sulfonates, alkyl sulfates, alkyl or alkenyl ether sulfates, α-olefin sulfonates, α-sulfo fatty acid salts or esters thereof, alkyl or alkenyl ether carboxylates, amino acids Type surfactants, N-acylamino acid type surfactants and the like. Straight chain alkylbenzene sulfonates, alkyl sulfates or alkyl ether sulfates are preferred, and the counter ion is preferably an alkali metal such as sodium or potassium, or an amine such as monoethanolamine or diethanolamine.

Furthermore, in order to obtain an antifoaming effect, a fatty acid salt can be used in combination.

When mixing the surfactant composition and the surfactant-supporting granule group, a powder raw material other than the powder raw material may be added if desired, and the addition amount is based on 100 parts by weight of the granule group. 0 to 150 parts by weight is preferable. Examples of the powder raw material include crystalline silicates such as aluminosilicate and prefeed (manufactured by Tokuyama Siltech Co., Ltd.).

Preferred physical properties of the detergent particles according to the present invention are as follows.
The bulk density is preferably 500 to 1000 g / L, more preferably 600 to 1000 g / L, and still more preferably 650 to 900 g / L. The average particle diameter is preferably 150 to 500 μm, more preferably 180 to 400 μm.

In addition, the said bulk density and an average particle diameter can be measured by the method as described in the measuring method of the below-mentioned physical property.

<Production method of detergent particles>
A suitable production method for obtaining the detergent particle group includes the following step (I), and may further include step (II) as necessary.
Step (I): A step of mixing the surfactant composition with a granule group including the surfactant-carrying granule group under a condition where the surfactant composition is liquid or pasty.
Step (II): A step of mixing the detergent particles obtained in step (I) with a surface coating agent and coating the surface of the agent particles with the surface coating agent. However, in step (II), crushing may proceed simultaneously.

<Detergent composition>
The detergent composition in the present invention is a composition comprising the above-described detergent particle group, and further contains detergent components (for example, builder granules, fluorescent dyes, enzymes, perfumes, odorants, etc.) separately added to the detergent particle group. A foaming agent, a bleaching agent, a bleaching activator, etc.).

The content of the detergent particles in the detergent composition is preferably 50% by weight or more, more preferably 60% by weight or more, further preferably 70% by weight or more, 80% by weight or more, 100% by weight or less from the viewpoint of detergency. Is more preferable.

The content of detergent components other than the detergent particles in the detergent composition is preferably 50% by weight or less, more preferably 40% by weight or less, further preferably 30% by weight or less, and more preferably 20% by weight or less.

<Production method of detergent composition>
The method for producing the detergent composition is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include a method of mixing the detergent particle group and a separately added detergent component. Since the detergent composition thus obtained contains detergent particles with a large carrying capacity of a surfactant, a sufficient cleaning effect can be exhibited even with a small amount. The use of such a detergent composition is not particularly limited as long as it is a use using a powder detergent, and examples thereof include a powder detergent for clothing and a detergent for automatic tableware.

<Method of measuring physical properties>
1. Bulk density The bulk density is measured by a method defined by JIS K 3362.

2. Average particle diameter The average particle diameter is measured by the following two methods.
(1) For media with an average particle size of 80 μm or more, use a JIS Z 8801 standard sieve (mesh 2000 to 125 μm) for 5 minutes, and then calculate the median diameter from the weight fraction of the sieve mesh size. To do. More specifically, using a 9-stage sieve and a tray having a mesh opening of 125 μm, 180 μm, 250 μm, 355 μm, 500 μm, 710 μm, 1000 μm, 1410 μm, and 2000 μm, the top of the top is stacked in order from the small sieve. Add 100 g of particles from the top of a 2000 μm sieve, cover and attach to a low-tap type sieve shaker (manufactured by HEIKO, tapping 156 times / minute, rolling: 290 times / minute), and shake for 5 minutes. The weight of the particles remaining on each sieve and the tray is measured, and the weight ratio (%) of the particles on each sieve is calculated. The average particle size is obtained by accumulating the weight ratio of the particles on the sieve having a small mesh size in order from the saucer, and the total particle size becomes 50%.

In addition, about the thing with an average particle diameter of 125 micrometers or less, using the sieve of 12 steps | paragraphs and a saucer with an opening of 45 micrometers, 63 micrometers, 90 micrometers, 125 micrometers, 180 micrometers, 250 micrometers, 355 micrometers, 500 micrometers, 710 micrometers, 1000 micrometers, 1410 micrometers, and 2000 micrometers, the average For those having a particle size of 2000 μm or more, the same measurement is performed using a 12-stage sieve having a mesh size of 125 μm, 180 μm, 250 μm, 355 μm, 500 μm, 710 μm, 1000 μm, 1410 μm, 2000 μm, 2800 μm, 4000 μm, 5600 μm, The average particle size is calculated.

(2) For media having an average particle size of less than 80 μm, the median measured by using a laser diffraction / scattering particle size distribution analyzer LA-920 (manufactured by Horiba, Ltd.) and dispersing the particles in a solvent that does not dissolve them. The diameter was defined as the average particle diameter.

3. Water content The moisture content of the granules is measured by the infrared moisture meter method. That is, 3 g of a sample was placed on a sample pan having a known weight, heated at 200 ° C. using an infrared moisture meter (FD-240 manufactured by Kett Science Laboratory Co., Ltd.), and when the weight change disappeared for 30 seconds, drying was completed. And Then, the water content is calculated from the weight after drying and the weight before drying.

4). Flowability The flow time is defined as the time required for 100 mL of powder to flow out from the bulk density measurement hopper defined by JIS K 3362. The flow time is preferably 10 seconds or less, more preferably 8 seconds or less, and even more preferably 7 seconds or less.

<Quality evaluation method>
1. Oil absorption capacity 30-35 g of powder was put into an absorption measuring device (manufactured by Asahi Research Institute, Ltd., S410), and the driving blade 200r. p. m. Rotate with A liquid nonion (“Emulgen 108” manufactured by Kao Corporation) is dropped at a liquid supply rate of 4 mL / min to determine the point at which the maximum torque is obtained. The liquid addition amount at the point where the torque becomes 70% of the point where the maximum torque is reached is divided by the powder input amount to obtain the oil absorption capacity.

2. Particle size distribution As an index of particle size distribution, a detergent particle group that has been passed through a 1410 μm sieve is fitted, and a Rosin-Rammler number (RR number) is calculated and used. The following formula is used to calculate the number of Rosin-Rammlers.

log (log (100 / R (Dp))) = nlog (Dp) + log (β)
R (Dp): Cumulative rate [%] of powder having particle size Dp or more
Dp: particle size [μm]
n: Rosin-Rammler number β: Particle size characteristic coefficient

More specifically, the weight of the particles remaining on each sieve and the saucer is measured by the same method as the measurement of the average particle diameter, and the weight of the particles on each sieve (opening Dp [μm]). The ratio (cumulative rate R (Dp) [μm]) is calculated. Then, the slope n of the least square approximation line when log (log (100 / R (Dp))) is plotted against each logDp is defined as the Rosin-Rammler number.

The higher the Rosin-Rammler number n, the sharper the particle size distribution. n is preferably 1.5 or more and more preferably 2.0 or more from the viewpoint of the aesthetics of the granule group.

3. Granule yield The granule yield in this invention shows the ratio of the granule below 1180 micrometers Pass among all the granules.

4). Detergent yield The detergent yield in the present invention refers to the proportion of particles of 1180 μm or less in the detergent composition obtained by mixing the detergent particle group and a separately added detergent component.

In the following, aspects of the invention will be further described and disclosed by means of examples. This example is merely illustrative of the invention and is not meant to be limiting in any way. In this example, the following raw materials were used unless otherwise specified.
Light ash: average particle size 100μm
(Central Glass Co., Ltd .; oil absorption capacity 0.45 mL / g)
Dense ash: average particle size 300μm
(Central Glass Co., Ltd .; oil absorption capacity 0.13 mL / g)
Linear alkylbenzene sulfonic acid: 0.5% moisture content
("Neopelex GS" manufactured by Kao Corporation)
Fatty acid: 0% moisture content, melting point 40 ° C
(Palmitic acid manufactured by Kao Corporation)
High melting point polyoxyethylene alkyl ether: 3% moisture content, melting point 36 ° C
("Emulgen 121" manufactured by Kao Corporation)
Low melting point polyoxyethylene alkyl ether: moisture content 0%, melting point 6 ° C
("Emulgen 106" manufactured by Kao Corporation)
Polyethylene glycol: water content 40%, molecular weight 13000, viscosity (20 ° C.): 4600 mPa · s

Example 1
100 parts by weight (5.4 kg) of light ash was stirred in a 75 L drum granulator (φ40 cm × L60 cm / rotation speed 30 rpm) / fluid number 0.2 having a baffle plate. After stirring for 30 seconds, 28.4 parts by weight (200 mPa · s) of a linear alkylbenzene sulfonic acid at 60 ° C. was added to a two-fluid nozzle (BN90 type manufactured by Atmax Co., Ltd .: binder spray pressure 0.02 MPa / air spray for atomization). For 7 minutes using a pressure of 0.3 MPa). After the addition, the mixture was granulated for 2 minutes and then discharged from the drum granulator.

The obtained granule group 1 was a granule group having an average particle size of 261 μm and a bulk density of 498 g / L, and had an oil absorption capacity of 0.48 mL / g. The granule yield was 99.5% and the Rosin-Rammler number was 2.1. In addition, it was 35 micrometers when the spraying droplet diameter (average particle diameter) of the linear alkylbenzenesulfonic acid in this spraying condition was measured.

Example 2
100 parts by weight (5.1 kg) of light ash was stirred in a 75 L drum granulator (φ40 cm × L60 cm / rotation speed 30 rpm / fluid number 0.2) having a baffle plate. After stirring for 30 seconds, 35.4 parts by weight (200 mPa · s) of a linear alkylbenzene sulfonic acid at 60 ° C. was added to a two-fluid nozzle (BN90 type manufactured by Atmax Co., Ltd .: binder spray pressure 0.02 MPa / air spray for atomization). For 7 minutes using a pressure of 0.3 MPa). After the addition, the mixture was granulated for 2 minutes and then discharged from the drum granulator.

The obtained granule group 2 was a granule group having an average particle size of 300 μm and a bulk density of 542 g / L, and had an oil absorption capacity of 0.43 mL / g. The granule yield was 99.9% and the Rosin-Rammler number was 2.3. In addition, it was 35 micrometers when the spraying droplet diameter (average particle diameter) of the linear alkylbenzenesulfonic acid in this spraying condition was measured.

Example 3
100 parts by weight (5.5 kg) of light ash was stirred in a 75 L drum granulator (φ40 cm × L60 cm / rotation speed 30 rpm / fluid number 0.2) having a baffle plate. After stirring for 30 seconds, 28.2 parts by weight (10 mPa · s) of a fatty acid at 70 ° C. was added to a two-fluid nozzle (BN90 type manufactured by Atmax Co., Ltd .: binder spray pressure 0.01 MPa / air spray pressure for atomization 0.3 MPa. ) For 8.5 minutes. After the addition, the mixture was granulated for 2 minutes and then discharged from the drum granulator.

The resulting granule group 3 was a granule group having an average particle size of 190 μm and a bulk density of 556 g / L, and had an oil absorption capacity of 0.4 mL / g. The granule yield was 96.4% and the Rosin-Rammler number was 1.5.

Example 4
100 parts by weight (5.5 kg) of light ash was stirred in a 75 L drum granulator (φ40 cm × L60 cm / rotation speed 30 rpm / fluid number 0.2) having a baffle plate. After stirring for 30 seconds, 35.1 parts by weight (40 mPa · s) of a high melting point polyoxyethylene alkyl ether at 70 ° C. was added to a two-fluid nozzle (BN90 type manufactured by Atmax Co., Ltd .: binder spray pressure 0.02 MPa / for atomization) (Air spray pressure 0.3 MPa) was added in 9 minutes. After the addition, the mixture was granulated for 2 minutes and then discharged from the drum granulator.

The resulting granule group 4 was a granule group having an average particle size of 186 μm and a bulk density of 613 g / L, and had an oil absorption capacity of 0.36 mL / g. The granule yield was 99.9% and the Rosin-Rammler number was 2.2.

Example 5
100 parts by weight (4.9 kg) of light ash was stirred in a 75 L drum granulator (φ40 cm × L60 cm / rotation speed 30 rpm / fluid number 0.2) having a baffle plate. After stirring for 30 seconds, 42.9 parts by weight of polyethylene glycol at 60 ° C. was used using a two-fluid nozzle (BN90 type manufactured by Atmax Co., Ltd .: binder spray pressure 0.02 MPa / air spray pressure for atomization 0.3 MPa). Added in 10 minutes. After the addition, the mixture was granulated for 2 minutes and then discharged from the drum granulator.

The obtained granule group 5 was a granule group having an average particle size of 213 μm and a bulk density of 683 g / L, and had an oil absorption capacity of 0.5 mL / g. The granule yield was 98.4% and the Rosin-Rammler number was 1.8.

Example 6
Into a 300 mL beaker, 100 parts by weight (100 g) of the obtained surfactant-supporting granule group 1 was added, and a surfactant composition (polyoxyethylene alkyl ether “Emulgen 106” manufactured by Kao Corporation, 30 C.) 15 parts by weight were charged in 2 minutes, and then stirred for 3 minutes. Furthermore, 20 parts by weight of amorphous aluminosilicate was added, stirred for 1 minute, and the detergent particle group 1 was discharged.

The obtained detergent particle group 1 had an average particle diameter of 483 μm, a detergent yield of 74.2%, a bulk density of 624 g / L, and a fluidity of 6.4 s.

Example 7
A detergent particle group 2 was obtained in the same manner as in Example 6 except that the surfactant-supporting granule group 3 was used.

The resulting detergent particle group 2 had an average particle size of 140 μm, a detergent yield of 89.1%, a bulk density of 629 g / L, and a fluidity of 8.7 s.

Example 8
Detergent particle group 3 was obtained in the same manner as in Example 6 except that the surfactant-supporting granule group 4 was used and 35 parts by weight of amorphous aluminosilicate was added.

The resulting detergent particle group 3 had an average particle size of 363 μm, a detergent yield of 90.5%, a bulk density of 796 g / L, and a fluidity of 5.7 s.

Example 9
Detergent particle group 4 was obtained in the same manner as in Example 6 except that 35 parts by weight of amorphous aluminosilicate was added using surfactant-carrying granule group 5.

The resulting detergent particle group 4 had an average particle size of 224 μm, a detergent yield of 97.5%, a bulk density of 783 g / L, and a fluidity of 6.5 s.

Comparative Example 1
100 parts by weight (5.1 kg) of light ash was stirred in a 75 L drum granulator (φ40 cm × L60 cm / rotation speed 30 rpm / fluid number 0.2) having a baffle plate. After stirring for 30 seconds, 35.4 parts by weight (200 mPa · s) of linear alkylbenzene sulfonic acid at 60 ° C. was added in 3 minutes using a one-fluid nozzle (manufactured by Spraying Systems Japan Co., Ltd .: UNIJET 8003). did. After the addition, the mixture was granulated for 2 minutes and then discharged from the drum granulator.

The resulting granule group 6 was a granule group having an average particle size of 788 μm and a bulk density of 647 g / L, and had an oil absorption capacity of 0.43 mL / g. The granule yield was 56% and the Rosin-Rammler number was 1.0. In addition, it was 860 micrometers when the spraying droplet diameter (average particle diameter) of the linear alkylbenzenesulfonic acid in this spraying condition was measured.

Comparative Example 2
100 parts by weight (5.9 kg) of dense ash was stirred in a 75 L drum granulator (φ40 cm × L60 cm / rotation speed 30 rpm · fluid number 0.2) having a baffle plate. After stirring for 30 seconds, 17.7 parts by weight (200 mPa · s) of a linear alkylbenzene sulfonic acid at 60 ° C. was added to a two-fluid nozzle (BN90 type manufactured by Atmax Co., Ltd .: binder spray pressure 0.02 MPa / air spray for atomization). For 7 minutes using a pressure of 0.3 MPa). After the addition, the mixture was granulated for 2 minutes and then discharged from the drum granulator.

The obtained granule group 7 was a granule group having an average particle size of 596 μm and a bulk density of 810 g / L, and had an oil absorption capacity of 0.13 mL / g. The granule yield was 73% and the Rosin-Rammler number was 4.3. In addition, it was 35 micrometers when the spraying droplet diameter (average particle diameter) of the linear alkylbenzenesulfonic acid in this spraying condition was measured.

Comparative Example 3
100 parts by weight (5.4 kg) of light ash was stirred in a Redige mixer (manufactured by Matsuzaka Giken Co., Ltd., capacity 130 L, with jacket). After stirring for 30 seconds, 28.4 parts by weight (200 mPa · s) of a linear alkylbenzene sulfonic acid at 60 ° C. was added to a two-fluid nozzle (BN90 type manufactured by Atmax Co., Ltd .: binder spray pressure 0.02 MPa / air spray for atomization). For 7 minutes using a pressure of 0.3 MPa). After the addition, the mixture was granulated for 2 minutes and then discharged from the Redige mixer. In addition, it was 35 micrometers when the spraying droplet diameter (average particle diameter) of the linear alkylbenzenesulfonic acid in this spraying condition was measured.

The resulting granule group 8 was a granule group having an average particle diameter of 177 μm and a bulk density of 671 g / L, and had an oil absorption capacity of 0.29 mL / g. The granule yield was 98% and the Rosin-Rammler number was 1.1.

Comparative Example 4
100 parts by weight (5.4 kg) of light ash was stirred in a Redige mixer (manufactured by Matsuzaka Giken Co., Ltd., capacity 130 L, with jacket). After stirring for 30 seconds, 28.4 parts by weight (200 mPa · s) of a linear alkylbenzene sulfonic acid at 60 ° C. was added over 3 minutes using a one-fluid nozzle (UNIJET 8010 type manufactured by Spraying Systems Japan Co., Ltd.). . After the addition, the mixture was granulated for 2 minutes and then discharged from the Redige mixer.

The obtained granule group 9 was a granule group having an average particle diameter of 172 μm and a bulk density of 759 g / L, and had an oil absorption capacity of 0.32 mL / g. The granule yield was 99% and the Rosin-Rammler number was 0.9. In addition, it was 510 micrometers when the spraying droplet diameter (average particle diameter) of the linear alkylbenzenesulfonic acid in this spraying condition was measured.

Comparative Example 5
100 parts by weight (5.5 kg) of light ash was stirred in a 75 L drum granulator (φ40 cm × L60 cm / rotation speed 30 rpm / fluid number 0.2) having a baffle plate. After stirring for 30 seconds, 28.2 parts by weight of a low melting point polyoxyethylene alkyl ether (40 mPa · s) at 60 ° C. was added to a two-fluid nozzle (BN90 type manufactured by Atmax Co., Ltd .: binder spray pressure 0.01 MPa / for atomization) (Air spray pressure 0.3 MPa) was added in 7 minutes. After the addition, the mixture was granulated for 2 minutes and then discharged from the drum granulator.

The resulting granule group 10 was in the form of a wet powder and was unhandled.

Comparative Example 6
100 parts by weight (4.93 kg) of light ash was stirred in a 75 L drum granulator (φ40 cm × L60 cm / rotation speed 30 rpm / fluid number 0.2) having a baffle plate. After stirring for 30 seconds, 35.0 parts by weight of low-melting polyoxyethylene alkyl ether (40 mPa · s) at 60 ° C. was added to a two-fluid nozzle (BN90 type manufactured by Atmax Co., Ltd .: binder spray pressure 0.01 MPa / for atomization) (Air spray pressure 0.3 MPa) was added in 9.43 minutes. After the addition, granulation was continued by further mixing for 1 minute. Thereafter, 41 parts by weight of zeolite was added to 100 parts by weight of light ash, and further mixed for 1 minute, and discharged from the drum granulator.

The resulting granule group 11 was a granule group having an average particle diameter of 138 μm and a bulk density of 698 g / L, and had an oil absorption capacity of 0.20 mL / g. The granule yield was 99.3 and the Rosin-Rammler number was 1.0.

Comparative Example 7
Detergent particle group 5 was obtained in the same manner as in Example 6 except that granule group 7 was used and 45 parts by weight of amorphous aluminosilicate was added.

The resulting detergent particle group 5 had an average particle size of 4638 μm and a detergent yield of 0.1%.

The conditions and results of the above examples are shown in the following table.

The items and abbreviations in the table are described below.
LAS: linear alkylbenzene sulfonic acid FA: fatty acid E121: high melting point polyoxyethylene alkyl ether E106: low melting point polyoxyethylene alkyl ether PEG: polyethylene glycol zeolite: amorphous aluminosilicate

Coarse grain ratio: The ratio (% by weight) of granules remaining on a 1000 μm sieve among all the granules to be evaluated.
Bulk density: This indicates the bulk density of particles that have passed through a 1180 μm sieve among the particles to be evaluated.
Fluidity: The fluidity of particles that have passed through a 1180 μm sieve among the particles to be evaluated.
Oil-absorbing ability: The oil-absorbing ability of particles that have passed through a 2000 μm sieve among the powders to be evaluated is shown.

From comparison between Examples 1 and 2 and Comparative Examples 3 and 4, it was revealed that granules having a desired oil absorption capacity can be obtained by using a container rotating granulator. Further, from a comparison between Examples 1 and 2 and Comparative Example 1, it was found that granules having a sharp particle size distribution can be obtained in a high yield by adding a binder using a two-fluid nozzle.

From the comparison between Example 6 and Comparative Example 7, it was found that the detergent particle group obtained by absorbing the surfactant composition using the granule group of the present invention can also be produced without coarsening. Also, from Examples 3 to 5 and Comparative Example 5, it is clear that when a liquid that is not solid at room temperature is used as a binder, it is difficult to granulate, and the particle size distribution is broad even when zeolite is added (Comparative Example 6). It was found that the oil absorption capacity was low.

Examples 6 to 9 show that detergent particles can be obtained in a high yield by using the surfactant-supporting granule group of the present invention. Moreover, the detergent particles can be produced without further drying operation such as spray drying.

According to the present invention, it is possible to obtain a surfactant-supporting granule group excellent in supporting capacity / supporting force / supporting speed of a liquid surfactant composition by a method without using spray drying.

Claims

A step of stirring a powder raw material containing an inorganic alkali having an oil absorption capacity of 0.4 mL / g or more and a solid binder or a precursor binder thereof at room temperature with a container rotary granulator, using a multi-fluid nozzle A method for producing a granule group for supporting a surfactant having a bulk density of 800 g / L or less, comprising a step of supplying the binder or its precursor binder at a temperature equal to or higher than its melting point.
The manufacturing method of Claim 1 whose powder raw material containing an inorganic alkali is a powder raw material containing light ash.
The manufacturing method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the multi-fluid nozzle is a two-fluid nozzle.
The production method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the powder raw material containing an inorganic alkali has an average particle diameter of 50 to 250 µm.
The production method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the content of the powder raw material containing inorganic alkali is 40 to 95 wt% in the surfactant-supporting granule group.
The production method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a content of the binder or precursor binder that is solid at normal temperature is 5 to 40 wt% in the surfactant-supporting granule group.
A detergent particle group in which a surfactant composition is supported on a surfactant-supporting granule group produced by the production method according to any one of claims 1 to 6.
A detergent composition comprising the detergent particle group according to claim 7.