Classifications

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Definitions

• the present disclosure relates to water soluble films, related water soluble pouches, and container systems that include a closeable container and at least one pouch in an interior space of the container, where the pouch includes a water-soluble film including a polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH) resin blend, and a household care or non-household care composition containing a migratory component such as perfume and organic solvent, where the composition is at least partially enclosed in a compartment by the water-soluble film.
• PVOH polyvinyl alcohol
• Water-soluble pouches have proven to be an effective and popular way to deliver unitized doses of household care compositions such as laundry detergents. Such pouches often package household care compositions in a compartment formed by a water-soluble film, thereby providing a convenient, no-mess form for the consumer. Consumers may select such products not only for convenience and performance benefits, but also for aesthetic reasons. For example, the products may deliver a pleasant scent to a target surface, such as a fabric.
• the pouches often include water-soluble films made from polyvinyl alcohol polymers, and such films are typically selected to minimize any leakage of ingredients, from inside the compartment(s) of the pouch. Leakage or loss of ingredients, such as organic solvents, may cause product stability problems, decreased performance benefits, under- filled pouches that may negatively impact consumer product quality perception, and/or pouches that stick together or that feel greasy to the consumer.
• the present disclosure also relates to a container system that includes: a closeable container having walls that define an interior space, at least one pouch in the interior space, the pouch including a water-soluble film and a household care or non-household care composition at least partially enclosed in a compartment by the water-soluble film, the household care or non- household care composition including perfume and organic solvent, and the film including a polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH) resin blend, the PVOH resin blend including a first PVOH polymer that includes a first anionic monomeric unit, a vinyl alcohol monomer unit, and optionally a vinyl acetate unit, the PVOH resin blend further including a second PVOH polymer selected from a PVOH polymer that includes (a) a second anionic monomeric unit, a vinyl alcohol monomer unit and optionally a vinyl acetate unit, or (b) a PVOH homopolymer consisting of a vinyl alcohol monomer unit and optionally a vinyl acetate unit.
• PVOH polyvinyl alcohol
• FIG. 5 is a side cross-sectional view of a pouch.
• FIG. 6 shows a multi-compartment pouch.
• FIG. 7 shows measurements of pouch weeping at a first top compartment of a multicompartment pouch.
• FIG. 8 shows measurements of pouch weeping at a second top compartment of a multicompartment pouch.
• FIG. 9 shows measurements of pouch weeping at a bottom compartment of a multicompartment pouch.
• the present disclosure relates to water-soluble films, related pouches, and related container systems that include closeable containers that have at least one pouch contained therein, where the pouch includes a water-soluble film and a household care or non-household care composition, which includes perfume and organic solvent, at least partially enclosed in a compartment by the water-soluble film.
• a film having a particular polyvinyl alcohol resin blend for such pouches can result in a pleasant perfume bloom upon opening a sealed container while minimizing other leakage of pouch ingredients (e.g., organic solvent), as such leakage may lead to problems such as product instability and/or loss of pouch integrity.
• the films also have suitable chemical and mechanical properties allowing them to be useful for forming (e.g.
• thermoforming water-soluble containers, and for resisting chemical change upon contact with various types of compositions, e.g. alkaline detergents.
• the films of the present disclosure are adapted for use with a perfume-containing composition to provide the effects described herein, by including polyvinyl alcohol resin blends that include at least one polyvinyl alcohol polymer that includes an anionic monomer unit.
• the terms “substantially free of or “substantially free from” may be used herein. This means that the indicated material is at the very minimum not deliberately added to the composition to form part of it, or, preferably, is not present at analytically detectable levels. It is meant to include compositions whereby the indicated material is present only as an impurity in one of the other materials deliberately included. The indicated material may be present, if at all, at a level of less than 1%, or less than 0.1%, or less than 0.01%, or even 0%, by weight of the composition.
• Solids include: granules, micro-capsules, beads, noodles, and pearlized balls.
• Solid compositions may provide a technical benefit including, but not limited to, through-the-wash benefits, pre-treatment benefits, and/or aesthetic effects.
• wt.% and wt% are intended to refer to the composition of the identified element in “dry” (non water) parts by weight of the entire film (when applicable) or parts by weight of the entire composition enclosed within a pouch (when applicable).
• the term “phr” is intended to refer to the composition of the identified element in parts per one hundred parts water-soluble polymer (or resin; whether PVOH or otherwise) in the water-soluble film.
• the container systems of the present disclosure relate to containers.
• the containers described herein are closeable, and are typically delivered at least to the consumer as closed containers.
• the container may be re-closeable once opened, particularly when the container contains more than one of the pouches described herein.
• the container may not be re-closeable and may be intended to be discarded upon a first opening, particularly when the container contains only one of the pouches described herein.
• the containers of the present disclosure may have walls that define an interior space.
• the container may have a bottom wall and one or more side walls.
• the one or more side walls may be connected to the bottom wall, and the walls together may define the interior space.
• One or more of the walls may be transparent, translucent, or opaque, either partially or completely.
• the containers may have an opening suitable for adding and/or dispensing the pouches described herein. Particularly when the container is resealable, the opening may be selectively closeable and/or selectively openable.
• the container 1000 may be any container that is suitable to contain the pouches 1050 described herein.
• the container 1000 may be selected from a flexible bag 1100 and a rigid tub 1200.
• the container 1000 may be a flexible bag 1100.
• Suitable bags may be made from materials such as film-forming plastics, such as polyethylene terephthalate, polyethylene, NylonTM, BarexTM, EvohTM, and combinations thereof.
• the bag 1100 may include walls 1010, which may be made from panels 1102 that are joined together at edges 1104, 1106, forming an interior space 1020 therebetween. Non-limiting examples of joining processes include ultrasonic welding, autogeneous bonding, pressure sealing, adhesive sealing and combinations thereof.
• the panels 1102 may include layers that are laminated together.
• the bag 1100 may include a window 1112, through which the contained pouches may be viewed.
• the bag 1100 may be partially or completely opaque.
• the container 1000 may be a flexible bag 1100 that is a flow-wrapped bag 1120, as shown in FIG. 2.
• Flow-wrapped bags 1120 typically enclose a single pouch, e.g. used for sampling, allowing the consumers to experience the product perfume when opening the flow wrap.
• flow-wrap bags 1120 are intended for one-time usage and do not include reclosing means.
• the wall 1010 of the bag 1120 may be wrapped into a type of tube that defines an interior space 1020.
• the flow-wrapped bag 1020 may include end seals 1122, 1124, where the material of the wall 1010 may be joined to itself.
• the bag 1020 may also include a length seal 1126 that stretches from one end seal 1122 to the other 1124.
• the container 1000 may be a rigid tub 1200.
• the tub may include lid 1212 and a container body 1202.
• the tub 1200 or portions thereof may be made from materials such as a suitable plastic material such as polyethylene terephthalate or any suitable polyolefin and/or polyester.
• the body 1202 of the tub 1200 may include a front wall 1204, a rear wall 1205, side walls 1206, 1208, and a bottom wall 1210, forming an interior space 1020 therebetween.
• the container may limit the ingress and/or egress of water, including water vapor, into the container, particularly as the container is intended to contain pouches that include water- sensitive film.
• the package When the opening is in a closed position, the package may have a moisture vapor transfer rate (MVTR) of less than about 2.0 grams per day per square meter of package surface (g/day/m A 2), or less than about 1.0 g/day/m A 2, or less than about 0.75g/day/m A 2, or less than about 0.50g/day/m A 2, or less than about 0.25g/day/m A 2, at 35°C and 65% relative humidity.
• MVTR measurement of MVTR is determined according to the method disclosed in ASTM
• Containers that limit the ingress/egress of water and/or water vapor may also be useful in containing volatile perfumes, so that an adequate volume of perfume can build up in the headspace of the container to enable a desirable perfume bloom upon opening the container.
• the container systems described herein may include at least one pouch.
• the pouches may include water-soluble film.
• the film may be formed into a compartment, which may at least partially or completely enclose a composition.
• the composition may be a household care composition at least partially enclosed in a compartment by the water-soluble film, or a non- household care compositions. Suitable films and household care compositions are described in more detail herein, while household care compositions and non-household care compositions are known generally.
• the pouches typically include at least one sealed compartment.
• the pouches may comprise a single compartment or multiple compartments, such as at least two compartments or at least three compartments.
• FIG.5 1 illustrates an article in which a water-soluble pouch 100 is formed from water-soluble polymer films 10, 20 sealed at an interface 30.
• FIG. 6 illustrates an article in which a water-soluble multi-compartment pouch 1 is formed from water-soluble film 5.
• the pouch 1 has three compartments; two smaller
• compartments 3, 4 are superposed on a larger bottom compartment 2.
• the compartments of multi-compartment pouches may be of the same or different size(s) and/or volume(s).
• the compartments of the present multi-compartment pouches can be separate or conjoined in any suitable manner.
• the second and/or third and/or subsequent compartments may be superimposed on the first compartment.
• the third compartment may be superimposed on the second compartment, which may in turn be superimposed on the first compartment in a sandwich configuration.
• the second and third compartments may be superimposed on the first compartment.
• the first, second and optionally third and subsequent compartments may be attached to one another in a side by side relationship.
• the compartments may be packed in a string, each compartment being individually separable by a perforation line.
• each compartment may be individually torn-off from the remainder of the string by the end-user, for example, so as to pre-treat or post-treat a fabric with a composition from a compartment.
• the first compartment may be surrounded by at least the second compartment, for example in a tire-and-rim configuration, or in a pouch-in-a-pouch configuration.
• Multi-compartment pouches may comprise three compartments consisting of a large first compartment and two smaller compartments.
• the second and third smaller compartments are superimposed on the first larger compartment.
• the size and geometry of the compartments are chosen such that this arrangement is achievable.
• the geometry of the compartments may be the same or different.
• the second and optionally third compartment may each have a different geometry and shape as compared to the first compartment.
• the second and optionally third compartments may be arranged in a design on the first compartment.
• the design may be decorative, educative, or illustrative, for example to illustrate a concept or instruction, and/or used to indicate origin of the product.
• Articles such as pouches and packets may be made using any suitable equipment and method.
• single compartment pouches may be made using vertical form filling, horizontal form filling, or rotary drum filling techniques commonly known in the art. Such processes may be either continuous or intermittent.
• the film may be dampened, and/or heated to increase the malleability thereof.
• the method may also involve the use of a vacuum to draw the film into a suitable mold. The vacuum drawing the film into the mold can be applied for about 0.2 to about 5 seconds, or about 0.3 to about 3, or about 0.5 to about 1.5 seconds, once the film is on the horizontal portion of the surface.
• This vacuum can be such that it provides an underpressure in a range of 10 mbar to 1000 mbar, or in a range of 100 mbar to 600 mbar, for example.
• the molds in which articles such as packets may be made, can have any shape, length, width and depth, depending on the required dimensions of the pouches.
• the molds may also vary in size and shape from one to another, if desirable.
• the volume of the final pouches may be about 5 ml to about 300 ml, or about 10 to 150 ml, or about 20 to about 100 ml, and the mold sizes are adjusted accordingly.
• the pouch may comprise a first and a second sealed compartment.
• the second compartment may be in a generally superposed relationship with the first sealed compartment such that the second sealed compartment and the first sealed compartment share a partitioning wall interior to the pouch.
• the pouch may comprise a first and a second compartment further comprises a third sealed compartment.
• the third sealed compartment is in a generally superposed relationship with the first sealed compartment such that the third sealed compartment and the first sealed compartment share a partitioning wall interior to the pouch.
• the first composition and the second composition may be selected from one of the following combinations: liquid, liquid; liquid, powder; powder, powder; and powder, liquid.
• the first, second and third compositions may be selected from one of the following
• the single compartment or plurality of sealed compartments may contain a composition.
• the plurality of compartments may each contain the same or a different composition.
• the composition may be in a form selected from a liquid, solid, or combination thereof.
• the composition may be in the form of a liquid, solid, a powder, beads, or mixtures thereof.
• the composition may be a household care composition, for example a household care composition selected from the group of light duty liquid detergents compositions, heavy duty liquid detergent compositions, hard surface cleaning compositions including hand dishwashing or automatic dishwashing compositions, detergent gels commonly used for laundry, bleaching compositions, laundry additives, fabric enhancer compositions, shampoos, body washes, other personal care compositions, and mixtures thereof.
• a household care composition selected from the group of light duty liquid detergents compositions, heavy duty liquid detergent compositions, hard surface cleaning compositions including hand dishwashing or automatic dishwashing compositions, detergent gels commonly used for laundry, bleaching compositions, laundry additives, fabric enhancer compositions, shampoos, body washes, other personal care compositions, and mixtures thereof.
• the composition may be a non-household care composition, for example a composition selected from agricultural compositions, automotive compositions, aviation compositions, food and nutritive compositions (including nutraceuticals), industrial compositions, livestock compositions, marine compositions, medical compositions, mercantile compositions, military and quasi-military compositions, office compositions, and recreational and park compositions, pet compositions, including cleaning and detergent compositions applicable to any such use.
• Other non-consumer compositions and uses include compositions for mining (coal, metal, and non- metallic), landscaping compositions, petroleum and oil compositions, compositions labeled for industrial use, and compositions labeled for institutional use.
• non-consumer compositions for a select group of embodiments include agricultural compositions, aviation compositions, nutraceuticals, industrial compositions, livestock compositions, marine
• compositions medical compositions, mercantile compositions, military and quasi-military compositions, office compositions, and recreational and park compositions, mining
• compositions (coal, metal, and non-metallic), landscaping compositions, petroleum and oil compositions, compositions labeled for industrial use, and compositions labeled for solely for institutional use.
• Pouches may be made according to any suitable method.
• the method may include the steps of: providing a water-soluble film as described herein; shaping the film to form an open compartment; providing the composition to the open compartment; and sealing the open compartment, e.g., with a second water soluble film, to form a pouch having a sealed compartment having the composition enclosed therein.
• the different compartments of a multi-compartment pouches may be made together in a side-by-side style wherein the resulting, cojoined pouches may or may not be separated by cutting. Alternatively, the compartments can be made separately.
• Second and/or third compartment(s) can be made in a separate step and then combined with the first compartment as described in European Patent Application Number 08101442.5 or WO 2009/152031.
• Pouches may be made according to a process comprising the steps of: a)forming a first compartment, optionally using heat and/or vacuum, using a first film on a first forming machine; b) filling the first compartment with a first composition; c) on a second forming machine, deforming a second film, optionally using heat and vacuum, to make a second and optionally third molded compartment; d) filling the second and optionally third compartments; e) sealing the second and optionally third compartment using a third film; f) placing the sealed second and optionally third compartments onto the first compartment; g) sealing the first, second and optionally third compartments; and h) cutting the films to produce a multi-compartment pouch.
• the first and second forming machines may be selected based on their suitability to perform the above process.
• the first forming machine may be a horizontal forming machine
• the second forming machine may be a rotary drum forming machine, for example located above the first forming machine.
• the film and/or pouch may be sprayed or dusted with a suitable material, such as an active agent, a lubricant, an aversive agent, or mixtures thereof.
• a suitable material such as an active agent, a lubricant, an aversive agent, or mixtures thereof.
• the film and/or pouch may be printed upon, for example, with an ink and/or an active agent.
• the present disclosure relates to pouches that include water-soluble film.
• the water- soluble film may at least partially or completely enclose a household care or non-household care composition in a compartment.
• the films described herein include a polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH) resin blend.
• the PVOH resin blend includes at least a first PVOH polymer and a second PVOH polymer, as described in more detail below.
• homopolymer resin to an alkaline environment can transform the resin from one which dissolves rapidly and entirely in a given aqueous environment (e.g., a cold water medium) to one which dissolves slowly and/or incompletely in the aqueous environment, potentially resulting in undissolved polymeric residue at the end of a wash cycle.
• aqueous environment e.g., a cold water medium
• the packets may become increasingly prone to premature dissolution during a hot wash cycle (nominally 40°C), and may in turn decrease the efficacy of certain laundry actives due to the presence of the bleaching agent and the resulting pH influence.
• pouches that include films having a carefully selected PVOH resin blend.
• the present disclosure relates to pouches comprising water-soluble film including a polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH) resin blend and optionally one or more additional components such as plasticizers, fillers, surfactants, and other additives as described in more detail below.
• PVOH polyvinyl alcohol
• Fully hydrolyzed PVOH wherein virtually all the acetate groups have been converted to alcohol groups, is a strongly hydrogen-bonded, highly crystalline polymer which dissolves only in hot water— greater than about 140°F (60°C). If a sufficient number of acetate groups are allowed to remain after the hydrolysis of polyvinyl acetate, the PVOH polymer then being known as partially hydrolyzed, it is more weakly hydrogen-bonded and less crystalline and is soluble in cold water— less than about 50° F (10° C).
• An intermediate cold or hot water soluble film can include, for example, intermediate partially-hydrolyzed PVOH (e.g. , with degrees of hydrolysis of about 94% to about 98%), and is readily soluble only in warm water— e.g.
• the degree of hydrolysis of the PVOH may be chosen such that the water-solubility of the polymer is temperature dependent, and thus the solubility of a film made from the polymer, any compatibilizer polymer, and additional ingredients is also influenced.
• the film is cold water-soluble. A cold water-soluble film, soluble in water at a temperature of less than
• the resin blend is present in the film from about 50% to about 80%, or from about 60% to about 75%.
• the foregoing concentrations of first PVOH polymer alternatively or additionally can be relative to total water-soluble polymer content in film, PVOH or otherwise.
• the second PVOH polymer may be present in an amount in a range of about 10 wt.% to about 90 wt.%, or from about 10 wt.% to about 30 wt.%, or from about 10 wt.% to about 35 wt.%, or from about 10 wt.% to less than 35 wt.%, or from about 20 wt.% to about 45 wt.%, or from about 30 wt.% to about 90 wt.%, or from about 40 wt.% to about 90 wt.%, or from about 50 wt.% to about 80 wt.%, or from about 60 wt.% to about 70 wt.%, or from about 65 wt.% to about 95 wt.%, or from about 10 wt.% to about 34 wt.% of total PVOH
• the second PVOH polymer can be present in an amount which, together with a concentration of first PVOH polymer described above, sums to 100%.
• concentrations of second PVOH polymer alternatively or additionally can be relative to total water-soluble polymer content in film, PVOH or otherwise.
• the water-soluble polymers can be included in the film in an amount in a range of about 30 wt.% or 50 wt.% to about 90 wt.% or 50 wt.% to about 95 wt.%, for example.
• the weight ratio of the amount of all water-soluble polymers as compared to the combined amount of all plasticizers, including water, compatibilizing agents, and secondary additives can be in a range of about 0.5 to about 18, about 0.5 to about 15, about 0.5 to about 9, about 0.5 to about 5, about 1 to 3, or about 1 to 2, for example. Preferably this ratio is from about 1 to about 3, more preferably from about 1.3 to about 2.5.
• the specific amounts of plasticizers and other non-polymer component can be selected in a particular embodiment based on an intended application of the water-soluble film to adjust film flexibility and to impart processing benefits in view of desired mechanical film properties.
• the second viscosity ⁇ 2 may be in a range of about 4 cP to about 24 cP (e.g., at least about 4, 8, 10 or 12 cP and/or up to about 12, 16, 20, or 24 cP, such as about 10 cP to about 16 cP or about 10 cP to about 20 cP).
• the second PVOH polymer can have a second 4% solution viscosity at 20°C ( ⁇ 2 ) of about 20 cP or less (e.g., at least about 4, 8, 10, or 12 cP and/or up to about 12, 16, or 20 cP).
• the PVOH resin blend may consist essentially of the first PVOH polymer and the second PVOH polymer.
• PVOH polymers may be characterized by a degree of hydrolysis.
• the first PVOH polymer may be characterized by a degree of hydrolysis of 60% to about 99%, preferably from about 80% to about 98%, preferably from about 85% to about 95%, preferably from about 87% to about 92%.
• the second PVOH polymer may be characterized by a degree of hydrolysis of from about 60% to about 99%, preferably from about 80% to about 98%, preferably from about 85% to about 95%, preferably from about 87% to about 92%.
• the water-soluble film may have a residue value of about 48 wt.% or less as measured by the Dissolution Chamber Test.
• the water-soluble film may have an average tensile strength value of at least about 33 MPa as measured by the Tensile Strength Test.
• the water-soluble film may have a modulus value of at least about 12 N/mm as measured by the Modulus Test. The test methods for each are provided herein.
• the PVOH resin blends described herein may include a first PVOH polymer.
• the first PVOH polymer may include a first anionic monomer unit.
• the first PVOH polymer may be a PVOH terpolymer including vinyl alcohol monomer units, vinyl acetate monomer units (i.e., when not completely hydrolyzed), and a single type of anionic monomer unit (e.g., a where a single type of monomer unit can include equivalent acid forms, salt forms, and optionally residual ester forms of the anionic monomer unit).
• the PVOH copolymer can include two or more types of anionic monomer units.
• the anionic monomer unit in the first PVOH polymer may be a carboxylated anionic monomer unit.
• a "carboxylated anionic monomer unit” includes the vinyl polymerization units corresponding to monocarboxylic acid vinyl monomers, their esters and anhydrides, dicarboxylic monomers having a polymerizable double bond, their esters and anhydrides, and salts, preferably alkali metal salts, of any of the foregoing.
• Suitable carboxylated anionic monomer units include the vinyl
• polymerization units corresponding to vinyl anionic monomers including vinyl acetic acid, maleic acid, monoalkyl maleate, dialkyl maleate, maleic anyhydride, fumaric acid, monoalkyl fumarate, dialkyl fumarate, monomethyl fumarate, dimethyl fumarate, fumaric anyhydride, itaconic acid, monomethyl itaconate, dimethyl itaconate, itaconic anhydride, alkali metal salts of the foregoing (e.g., sodium, potassium, or other alkali metal salts), esters of the foregoing (e.g., methyl, ethyl, or other Ci-C 4 or C 6 alkyl esters), and combinations thereof (e.g., multiple types of anionic monomers or equivalent forms of the same anionic monomer).
• alkali metal salts of the foregoing e.g., sodium, potassium, or other alkali metal salts
• esters of the foregoing e.g., methyl, e
• the carboxylated anionic monomer unit may be derived from maleic acid, monoalkyl maleate, dialkyl maleate, maleic anhydride, and combinations thereof.
• the carboxylated anionic monomer unit may be derived from a monoalkyl maleate monomer unit.
• the monoalkyl maleate monomer unit may be derived from a member of the group consisting of monomethyl maleate, alkali metals salts thereof (e.g., sodium salts), and combinations thereof.
• the one or more anionic monomer units may be incorporated or present in the first PVOH polymer at a given amount.
• anionic monomer content increases, so does solubility of the PVOH polymer resin, resin blends, and/or films made from such resins or resin blends.
• Films that include PVOH polymers having higher anionic monomer contents also may have relatively greater tackiness, which may be indicative of greater sealability.
• a water soluble film where the relative tackiness is too high may not be desired due to challenges converting tacky films into pouches.
• the amount of anionic monomer units may be characterized in terms of the molar content (expressed, e.g., as mol.%) of the anionic monomer units in a PVOH polymer.
• the one or more anionic monomer units may be present in the first PVOH polymer in an amount in a range of from about 1 mol.% to about 5 mol.%, or from about 2 mol.% to about 4 mol.%, or from about 2 mol.% to about 5 mol.%, or from about 3 mol.% to about 5 mol.%, or from about 3.5 mol.% to about 4.5 mol.%, or from about 4 mol.% to about 4.5 mol.%, individually or collectively.
• the one or more anionic monomer units may be present in the first PVOH polymer in an amount in a range of from about 1 mol.% to about 4 mol.%, or from about 1 mol.% to about 3 mol.%.
• the anionic monomer unit(s) may be present in the first PVOH polymer in an amount of at least about 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, of 4.0 mol.%, and/or up to about 6.0, 5.5, 5.0, 4.5, 4.0, 3.5, 3.0, or 2.5 mol.%.
• the anionic monomer unit(s) may be characterized in terms of the anionic monomer units present in a PVOH film, for example as molar content (mol.%) of the anionic monomer units compared to the total amount of PVOH polymer in the film (e.g., total of PVOH polymer, including homopolymer(s) and copolymer(s), in the PVOH resin blend).
• the anionic monomer unit(s) may be present in the water-soluble film in an amount in the range of from about 0.5 mol.% to about 5 mol.% of total PVOH polymer in the film.
• the anionic monomer unit(s) may be present in the film in an amount of at least about 0.5, 0.75, 1.0, or 1.2 mol.%, and/or up to about 5.0, 4.5, 4.0, 3.0, 2.5, 2.0, or 1.7 mol.%, of total PVOH polymer in the film.
• a first PVOH polymer that includes (carboxylated) anionic monomer units may be blended with a second PVOH polymer, such as a homopolymer, in about a
• the first PVOH polymer may be present in an amount in a range of about 10 wt.% to about 90 wt.% of total PVOH polymers in the film.
• the PVOH resin blends described herein may include a second PVOH polymer.
• the second PVOH polymer is selected from a PVOH polymer that includes (a) a second anionic monomeric unit, a vinyl alcohol monomer unit and optionally a vinyl acetate unit, or (b) a PVOH homopolymer consisting of a vinyl alcohol monomer unit and optionally a vinyl acetate unit.
• the second anionic monomeric unit may be selected from the group consisting of vinyl acetic acid, maleic acid, monoalkyl maleate, dialkyl maleate, maleic anyhydride, fumaric acid, monoalkyl fumarate, dialkyl fumarate, monomethyl fumarate, dimethyl fumarate, fumaric anyhydride, itaconic acid, monomethyl itaconate, dimethyl itaconate, itaconic anhydride, vinyl sulfonic acid, allyl sulfonic acid, ethylene sulfonic acid, 2-acrylamido-l-methylpropanesulfonic acid, 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid, 2-methylacrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid, 2-sufoethyl acrylate, alkali metal salts of the foregoing, esters of the foregoing, and combinations thereof.
• the second anionic monomeric unit may be selected from the group consisting of acrylamido methylpropanes
• the first anionic monomeric unit in the first PVOH polymer may be selected from the group consisting of monomethyl maleate, alkali metal salts thereof, and combinations thereof
• the second monomeric unit in the second PVOH polymer may be selected from the group consisting of acrylamido methylpropanesulfonic acids, alkali metal salts thereof, and combinations thereof.
• the first PVOH polymer may be present in the PVOH blend in a range of from about 50wt.% to about 90wt.%, preferably from about 70wt.% to about 90wt.%, by weight of the total PVOH polymers in the blend, wherein the first anionic monomeric unit is derived from a member selected from the group consisting of monomethyl maleate, alkali metal salts thereof, and combinations thereof, wherein the second PVOH polymer is present in the PVOH blend in a range of from about 10wt.% to about 50wt.%, preferably from about 10wt.% to about 30wt.%, by weight of the total PVOH polymers in the blend, and wherein the second monomeric unit is derived from a member selected from the group consisting of acrylamido methylpropanesulfonic acids, alkali metal salts thereof, and combinations thereof.
• the first PVOH polymer may have a first level of incorporation (ai) of the first anionic monomer unit
• the second PVOH polymer may have a second level of incorporation (a 2 ) of the second anionic monomer unit.
• the absolute value of lai - a 2 l may be greater than zero.
• the value of (ai - a 2 ) may be greater than zero.
• ai is in a range of about 1 mol.% to about 5 mol.%, preferably from about 1 mol.% to about 3mol.% of the first PVOH polymer
• a 2 is in a range of about 1 mol.% to about 5 mol.%, preferably from about 1 mol.% to about 3 mol.% of the second PVOH polymer
• lai - a 2 l preferably ai - a 2i is in a range of about 0 mo.% to about 3 mol.%, or from about 1 mol.% to about 3 mol.%.
• the first PVOH polymer may be characterized by a first 4% solution viscosity at 20°C ( ⁇ )
• the second PVOH polymer may be characterized by a second 4% solution viscosity at 20°C ( ⁇ 2 )
• an absolute viscosity difference ⁇ 2 - ⁇ for the first PVOH polymer and the second PVOH polymer may be in a range of 0 cP to about 10 cP, preferably of from 2cP to 8 cP.
• the second PVOH polymer may be characterized by a degree of hydrolysis of from about 60% to about 99%, preferably from about 80% to about 98%, preferably from about 83% to about 95%, preferably from about 85% to about 92%.
• the second PVOH polymer may be present in an amount in a range of about 10 wt.% to about 90 wt.%, preferably 30 wt% to 80 wt%, more preferably 50 wt% to 70 wt% of total PVOH polymers in the film.
• the first PVOH polymer may be present in the PVOH blend in a range of from about 20wt.% to about 60wt.%, or from about 30wt.% to about 40wt.%, or about 65 wt.% to about 90 wt.%, or greater than 65 wt.% to about 90 wt.%, by weight of the total PVOH polymers in the blend, wherein the first anionic monomeric unit of the first PVOH polymer is derived from a member selected from the group consisting of monomethyl maleate, alkali metal salts thereof, and combinations thereof, and wherein the second PVOH polymer is a PVOH homopolymer that is characterized by a 4% solution viscosity at 20°C ( ⁇ 2 ) from about lOcP to about 30cP and is present in the PVOH resin blend in a range of from about 10 wt.% to about 35 wt.%, or about 10 wt.% to less than 35 wt.%, or 40wt.% to
• first PVOH polymer is present in the PVOH blend in a range of about 30wt.% to less than 70wt.%,or about 30wt.% to about 50wt.%, or about 65 wt.% to about 90 wt.%, or greater than 65 wt.% to about 90 wt.%by weight of the total PVOH polymers in the blend, wherein the first anionic monomeric unit of the first PVOH polymer is derived from a member selected from the group consisting of monomethyl maleate, alkali metal salts thereof, and combinations thereof, and wherein the second PVOH polymer is a PVOH homopolymer that is characterized by a 4% solution viscosity at 20°C ( ⁇ 2 ) in a range of about 4cP to about 30cP, or about 4cP to about 18cP and is present in the PVOH resin blend in a range of about 10 wt.% to about 35 wt.%, or about 10 wt.% to less than 35
• water-soluble polymers can include polyalkylene oxides, polyacrylamides, polyacrylic acids and salts thereof, celluloses, cellulose ethers, cellulose esters, cellulose amides, polyvinyl acetates, polycarboxylic acids and salts thereof, polyaminoacids, polyamides, gelatines, methylcelluloses, carboxymethylcelluloses and salts thereof, dextrins, ethylcelluloses, hydroxyethyl celluloses, hydroxypropyl methylcelluloses, maltodextrins, and polymethacrylates.
• Such water-soluble polymers, whether PVOH or otherwise are commercially available from a variety of sources. Any of the foregoing water-soluble polymers are generally suitable for use as film-forming polymers.
• the water-soluble film can include copolymers and/or blends of the foregoing resins.
• Water-soluble polymers for use in the film described herein can be characterized by a viscosity in a range of about 3.0 to about 27.0 cP, about 4.0 to about 24.0 cP, about 4.0 to about 23.0 cP, about 4.0 cP to about 15 cP, or about 6.0 to about 10.0 cP, for example.
• the viscosity of a polymer is determined by measuring a freshly made solution using a Brookfield LV type viscometer with UL adapter as described in British Standard EN ISO 15023-2:2006 Annex E Brookfield Test method.
• the weight- average molecular weight of the water-soluble polymers can be in a range of about 30,000 to about 175,000, or about 30,000 to about 100,000, or about 55,000 to about 85,000, for example.
• the water-soluble film can contain other auxiliary agents and processing agents, such as, but not limited to, plasticizers, plasticizer compatibilizers, surfactants, lubricants, release agents, fillers, extenders, cross-linking agents, antiblocking agents, antioxidants, detackifying agents, antifoams, nanoparticles such as layered silicate-type nanoclays (e.g., sodium montmorillonite), bleaching agents (e.g., sodium metabisulfite, sodium bisulfite or others), aversive agents such as bitterants (e.g., denatonium salts such as denatonium benzoate, denatonium saccharide, and denatonium chloride; sucrose octaacetate; quinine; flavonoids such as quercetin and naringen; and quassinoids such as quassin and brucine) and pungents (e.g., capsaicin, piperine, allyl isothiocyanate, and resinferatoxi
• Films that include plasticizers are beneficial.
• the amount of such agents can be up to about 50 wt. %, 20 wt %, 15 wt %, 10 wt %, 5 wt. %, 4 wt % and/or at least 0.01 wt. %, 0.1 wt %, 1 wt %, or 5 wt %, individually or collectively.
• the total amount of such auxiliary agents and processing aids in the film is from about 20% to about 50%, more preferably from about 25% to about 40% .
• the plasticizer can include, but is not limited to, glycerin, diglycerin, sorbitol, ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, tetraethylene glycol, propylene glycol, polyethylene glycols up to 400 MW, neopentyl glycol, trimethylolpropane, polyether polyols, sorbitol, 2-methyl-l,3-propanediol, ethanolamines, and a mixture thereof.
• a preferred plasticizer is glycerin, sorbitol, triethyleneglycol, propylene glycol, diproyplene glycol, 2-methyl- 1,3 -propanediol, trimethylolpropane, or a combination thereof.
• the total amount of the plasticizer can be in a range of about 1 wt.% to about 40 wt.%, or 10 wt. % to about 40 wt. %, or about 15 wt. % to about 35 wt. %, or about 20 wt. % to about 30 wt. %, for example about 25 wt. %, based on total film weight.
• Combinations of glycerin, dipropylene glycol, and sorbitol can be used.
• combinations of glycerin, trimethylolpropane and sorbitol can be used.
• glycerin can be used in an amount of about 5 wt % to about 30 wt %, or 5 wt % to about 20 wt %, e.g., about 13 wt %.
• dipropylene glycol or trimethylolpropane can be used in an amount of about 1 wt. % to about 20 wt. %, or about 3 wt. % to about 10 wt. %, for example 6 wt. %.
• sorbitol can be used in an amount of about 1 wt % to about 20 wt %, or about 2 wt % to about 10 wt %, e.g., about 5 wt %.
• the specific amounts of plasticizers can be selected in a particular embodiment based on desired film flexibility and processability features of the water-soluble film. At low plasticizer levels, films may become brittle, difficult to process, or prone to breaking. At elevated plasticizer levels, films may be too soft, weak, or difficult to process for a desired use.
• Suitable surfactants can include the nonionic, cationic, anionic and zwitterionic classes. Suitable surfactants include, but are not limited to, polyoxyethylenated polyoxypropylene glycols, alcohol ethoxylates, alkylphenol ethoxylates, tertiary acetylenic glycols and
• alkanolamides nonionics
• polyoxyethylenated amines quaternary ammonium salts and quaternized polyoxyethylenated amines (cationics)
• amine oxides N-alkylbetaines and sulfobetaines (zwitterionics).
• surfactants include dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate, lactylated fatty acid esters of glycerol and propylene glycol, lactylic esters of fatty acids, sodium alkyl sulfates, polysorbate 20, polysorbate 60, polysorbate 65, polysorbate 80, lecithin, acetylated fatty acid esters of glycerol and propylene glycol, and acetylated esters of fatty acids, and combinations thereof.
• the amount of surfactant in the water-soluble film may be in a range of about 0.1 wt % to 2.5 wt %, optionally about 1.0 wt % to 2.0 wt %.
• Suitable lubricants/release agents can include, but are not limited to, fatty acids and their salts, fatty alcohols, fatty esters, fatty amines, fatty amine acetates and fatty amides.
• Preferred lubricants/release agents are fatty acids, fatty acid salts, and fatty amine acetates.
• the amount of lubricant/release agent in the water-soluble film may be in a range of about 0.02 wt % to about 1.5 wt %, optionally about 0.1 wt % to about 1 wt %.
• the film may include an aversive agent, such as a bittering agent, e.g., denatonium benzoate and/or a derivative thereof.
• aversive agent such as a bittering agent, e.g., denatonium benzoate and/or a derivative thereof.
• the aversive agent may be mixed with the polymeric material and/or other adjuncts prior to making the film (e.g., prior to casting or extruding the film).
• the aversive agent may be added to the film or to the pouch once formed, for example, added by dusting, printing, spraying, or otherwise coating.
• Suitable fillers/extenders/antiblocking agents/detackifying agents include, but are not limited to, starches, modified starches, crosslinked polyvinylpyrrolidone, crosslinked cellulose, microcrystalline cellulose, silica, metallic oxides, calcium carbonate, talc and mica. Preferred materials are starches, modified starches and silica.
• the amount of filler/extender/antiblocking agent/detackifying agent in the water-soluble film may be in a range of about 0.1 wt % to about 25 wt %, or about 1 wt % to about 10 wt %, or about 2 wt. % to about 8 wt. %, or about 3 wt. % to about 5 wt. %. In the absence of starch, one preferred range for a suitable
• filler/extender/antiblocking agent/detackifying agent is about 0.1 wt % or 1 wt % to about 4 wt % or 6 wt %, or about 1 wt. % to about 4 wt. %, or about 1 wt. % to about 2.5 wt. %.
• the film may be opaque, transparent or translucent.
• the film may comprise a printed area.
• the area of print may cover an uninterrupted portion of the film or it may cover parts thereof.
• the area of print may comprise inks, pigments, dyes, blueing agents or mixtures thereof.
• the area of print may comprise a single color or maybe comprise multiple colors, even three colors.
• the print may be present as a layer on the surface of the film or may at least partially penetrate into the film.
• the film will comprise a first side and a second side.
• the area of print may be achieved using standard techniques, such as flexographic printing or inkjet printing.
• the area of print may be on either or both sides of the film.
• an ink or pigment may be added during the manufacture of the film such that all or at least part of the film is colored.
• the water-soluble film can be a free-standing film consisting of one layer or a plurality of like layers.
• the film described herein can also be used to make an article such as a packet with two or more compartments made of the same film or in combination with films of other polymeric materials. Additional films can, for example, be obtained by casting, blow-molding, extrusion or blown extrusion of the same or a different polymeric material, as known in the art.
• polymers can be selected from polyacrylates and water-soluble acrylate copolymers, methylcellulose, carboxymethylcellulose sodium, dextrin, ethylcellulose, hydroxyethyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, maltodextrin, polymethacrylates, and combinations thereof, or selected from polyvinyl alcohols, polyvinyl alcohol copolymers and hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose (HPMC), and combinations thereof.
• One contemplated class of films is characterized by the level of polymer in the pouch material, for example the PVOH resin blend, as described above, being at least 60%.
• compositions including Household Care Compositions
• compositions encapsulated by the films described herein can have any suitable viscosity depending on factors such as formulated ingredients and purpose of the
• the composition may have a high shear viscosity value, at a shear rate of 20s "1 and a temperature of 20°C, of 100 to 3,000 cP, alternatively 300 to 2,000 cP, alternatively 500 to 1,000 cP, and a low shear viscosity value, at a shear rate of 1 s "1 and a temperature of 20°C, of 500 to 100,000 cP, alternatively 1000 to 10,000 cP, alternatively 1,300 to 5,000 cP.
• Methods to measure viscosity are known in the art. According to the present disclosure, viscosity
• perfume encompasses the perfume raw materials (PRMs) and perfume accords.
• PRMs perfume raw materials
• perfume raw material refers to compounds having a molecular weight of at least about 100 g/mol and which are useful in imparting an odor, fragrance, essence or scent, either alone or with other perfume raw materials.
• perfume ingredient and “perfume raw material” are interchangeable.
• according refers to a mixture of two or more PRMs. Typical PRM comprise inter alia alcohols, ketones, aldehydes, esters, ethers, nitrites and alkenes, such as terpene.
• PRMs Perfume and Flavor Chemicals
• Vols. I and II Steffen Arctander Allured Pub. Co. (1994) and "Perfumes: Art, Science and Technology", Miller, P. M. and Lamparsky, D., Blackie Academic and Professional (1994).
• the PRMs are characterized by their boiling points (B.P.) measured at the normal pressure (760 mm Hg), and their octanol/water partitioning coefficient (P). Based on these characteristics, the PRMS may be categorized as Quadrant I, Quadrant II, Quadrant III, or Quadrant IV perfumes, as described in more detail below.
• Octanol/water partitioning coefficient of a PRM is the ratio between its equilibrium concentration in octanol and in water.
• the logP of many PRMs has been reported; for example, the Pomona92 database, available from Daylight Chemical Information Systems, Inc. (Daylight CIS), Irvine, Calif., contains many, along with citations to the original literature. However, the logP values are most conveniently calculated by the "CLOGP” program, also available from Daylight CIS. This program also lists experimental logP values when they are available in the Pomona92 database.
• the "calculated logP" (ClogP) is determined by the fragment approach on Hansch and Leo (cf., A. Leo, in Comprehensive Medicinal Chemistry, Vol. 4, C. Hansch, P. G.
• Quadrant I perfumes Perfume raw materials having a B.P. lower than 250° C and a ClogP lower than 3.0 are called Quadrant I perfumes. Quadrant I perfumes having a B.P. lower than 250° C and a ClogP between 0 and 3.0 are preferred.
• Non-limiting examples of Quadrant I perfume raw materials include Allyl Caproate, Arnyl Acetate, Arnyl Propionate, Anisic Aldehyde, Anisole,
• Quadrant II perfumes Perfume raw materials having a B.P. of about 250° C. or higher and a ClogP lower than 3.0 are called Quadrant II perfumes. Quadrant II perfumes having a B.P. higher than 250° C and a ClogP between 0 and 3.0 are preferred. Non-limiting examples of Quadrant II perfume raw materials include coumarin, eugenol, iso-eugenol, indole, methyl cinnamate, methyl
• dihydrojasmonate methyl-N-methyl anthranilate, beta-methyl naphthyl ketone, delta- Nnonalactone, vanillin, and mixtures thereof.
• Quadrant III perfume raw materials having a B.P. less than 250° C. and a ClogP higher than about 3.0 are called Quadrant III perfumes.
• Non-limiting examples of Quadrant III perfume raw materials include iso-bomyl acetate, carvacrol, alpha-citronellol, paracymene, dihydro myrcenol, geranyl acetate, d-limonene, linalyl acetate, vertenex.
• the perfume raw materials and accords may be obtained from one or more of the following perfume material suppliers Firmenich (Geneva, Switzerland), Givaudan (Argenteuil, France), IFF (Hazlet, N.J.), Quest (Mount Olive, N.J.), Bedoukian (Danbury, Conn.), Sigma Aldrich (St.
• Quadrant I perfume ingredients are hydrophilic (e.g., a ClogP lower than 3.0) and have low boiling points (e.g., a B.P. lower than 250°C); thus, they are easily lost to the wash or rinse medium or during heat drying.
• compositions of the present disclosure may be intentionally formulated, e.g., to improve the perfume odor in the headspace of the container to enable consumers to appreciate the perfume character of the contained water soluble pouches.
• compositions of the present disclosure may include at least about 2%, or at least about 3%, or at least about 4%, by weight of the composition, of Quadrant I perfume ingredients.
• Perfume according to the present disclosure may contain from about 15% to about 60%, preferably from about 20% to about 55%, more preferably from about 25% to about 50% by weight of the perfume accord of non-enduring perfume ingredients.
• Non-enduring perfume ingredients encompass Quadrant I, II and III perfume ingredients.
• Perfume according to the present disclosure may contain from about 2% to about 15%, preferably from about 3% to about 12%, more preferably from about 4% to about 10% by weight of the perfume accord of Quadrant I perfume ingredients.
• the perfume may include at least about 2%, or at least about 3%, or at least about 4%, by weight of the composition, of Quadrant I perfume ingredients.
• the perfume may include from about 2.5% to about 25%, preferably from about 3% to about 20%, more preferably from about 5% to about 15% of Quadrant II perfume ingredients, from about 10% to about 50%, preferably from about 15% to about 45%, more preferably from about 20% to about 40% of Quadrant III perfume ingredients, and/or from about 40% to about 85%, preferably from about 45% to about 75%, more preferably from about 40% to about 65% of Quadrant IV perfume ingredients.
• Such perfume accords have been found, when co-formulated with organic solvents into household care compositions enclosed in the water soluble film according to the present disclosure to form water soluble pouches according to the present disclosure, to deliver good perfume odor in the headspace of the container to enable consumers to appreciate the perfume character of the contained water soluble pouches, while still delivering efficient perfume on fabrics deposition through the wash hence great odor impact on fabrics at both wet and dry stage, and minimizing organic solvent loss upon storage.
• the perfume will not contain about 15% to about 60% of Quadrant I, II and III perfume ingredients. Additionally or alternatively, in one type of embodiment, the perfume will not contain about 2% to about 15% Quadrant I perfume ingredients. Additionally or alternatively, in one type of embodiment, the perfume will not contain about 2% to about 15% Quadrant I perfume ingredients, 2.5% to 25% Quadrant II perfume ingredients, 10% to 50% Quadrant III perfume ingredients, and 40% to 85% Quadrant IV perfume ingredients. Additionally or alternatively, in one type of embodiment, the perfume will not be encapsulated in a core/shell encapsulate.
• a portion of the perfume may be encapsulated perfume.
• the perfume may be
• An encapsulate may include a core and a wall, where the wall acts as a shell at least partially surrounding the core.
• the core may include a benefit agent, such as perfume.
• the wall may include an outer surface, which may include a coating.
• the coating may include an efficiency polymer.
• the composition may comprise from about 0.1%, or from about 0.2%, or from about 0.3%, or from about 0.4%, or from about 0.5%, to about 5%, or to about 2.5%, or to about 2%, or to about 1%, by weight of the composition, of encapsulates.
• the composition may include from about 0.1% to about 1%, by weight of the composition, of encapsulates.
• the encapsulates may be friable.
• the encapsulates particle size can be measured by typical methods known in the art such as with a Malvern particle sizer.
• the encapsulates may have a mean particle size of from about 10 microns to about 500 microns, or to about 200 microns, or to about 100 microns, or to about 50 microns, or to about 30 microns.
• a plurality of encapsulates may form aggregates.
• the encapsulates may have a cationic charge at a pH range from about 2 to about 10, from about 3 to about 9, or from about 4 to about 8.
• the aminoplast may include an aminoplast copolymer, such as melamine-formaldehyde, urea-formaldehyde, cross-linked melamine formaldehyde, or mixtures thereof.
• the wall material may include melamine formaldehyde, and the wall may further include a coating as described below.
• the encapsulate may include a core that comprises perfume, and a wall that includes melamine formaldehyde and/or cross linked melamine formaldehyde.
• the encapsulate may include a core that comprises perfume, and a wall that comprises melamine formaldehyde and/or cross linked melamine formaldehyde, poly(acrylic acid) and poly(acrylic acid-co-butyl acrylate).
• the outer wall of the encapsulate may include a coating. Certain coatings may improve deposition of the encapsulate onto a target surface, such as a fabric.
• the encapsulate may have a coating-to-wall weight ratio of from about 1:200 to about 1:2, or from about 1: 100 to about 1:4, or even from about 1:80 to about 1: 10.
• the coating may comprise an efficiency polymer.
• the coating may comprise a cationic efficiency polymer.
• the cationic polymer may be selected from the group consisting of polysaccharides, cationically modified starch, cationically modified guar, polysiloxanes, poly diallyl dimethyl ammonium halides, copolymers of poly diallyl dimethyl ammonium chloride and vinyl pyrrolidone, acrylamides, imidazoles, imidazolinium halides, imidazolium halides, polyvinyl amines, polyvinyl formamides, pollyallyl amines, copolymers thereof, and mixtures thereof.
• the coating may comprise a polymer selected from the group consisting of polyvinyl amines, polyvinyl formamides, polyallyl amines, copolymers thereof, and mixtures thereof.
• the coating may comprise polyvinyl formamide.
• the polyvinyl formamide may have a hydrolysis degree of from about 5% to about 95%, from about 7% to about 60%, or even from about 10% to about 40%.
• One or more of the efficiency polymers may have an average molecular mass from about 1,000 Da to about 50,000,000 Da, from about 5,000 Da, to about 25,000,000 Da, from about
• One or more of the efficiency polymers may have a charge density from about 1 meq/g efficiency polymer to about 23 meq/g efficiency polymer, from about 1.2 meq/g efficiency polymer and 16 meq/g efficiency polymer, from about 2 meq/g efficiency polymer to about 10 meq/g efficiency polymer, or even from about 1 meq/g efficiency polymer to about 4 meq/g efficiency polymer.
• the core of the encapsulate may include a benefit agent.
• Suitable benefit agents may include perfume raw materials, silicone oils, waxes, hydrocarbons, higher fatty acids, essential oils, lipids, skin coolants, vitamins, sunscreens, antioxidants, glycerine, catalysts, bleach particles, silicon dioxide particles, malodor reducing agents, odor-controlling materials, chelating agents, antistatic agents, softening agents, insect and moth repelling agents, colorants, antioxidants, chelants, bodying agents, drape and form control agents, smoothness agents, wrinkle control agents, sanitization agents, disinfecting agents, germ control agents, mold control agents, mildew control agents, antiviral agents, drying agents, stain resistance agents, soil release agents, fabric refreshing agents and freshness extending agents, chlorine bleach odor control agents, dye fixatives, dye transfer inhibitors, color maintenance agents, optical brighteners, color restoration/rejuvenation agents, anti-fading agents, whiteness enhancers, anti-abrasion agents, wear resistance agents, fabric integrity agents,
• the encapsulates may include a core that comprises perfume raw materials, and a wall that includes melamine formaldehyde and/or cross linked melamine formaldehyde, where the wall further comprises a coating on an outer surface of the wall, where the coating includes an efficiency polymer such as polyvinyl formamide.
• Suitable encapsulates may be obtained from Encapsys (Appleton, Wisconsin, USA).
• the detergent compositions may include mixtures of different encapsulates, for example encapsulates having different wall materials and/or benefit agents.
• compositions may include organic solvent.
• Organic solvents may be useful in the composition, e.g. household care or non-household care compositions of the present disclosure, for example, to facilitate product stability.
• the loss of or migration of organic solvents from the pouches described herein can cause problems such as product instability, sticky or greasy pouches, etc.
• the water-soluble films of the present disclosure operate with the compositions and containers of the present disclosure to minimize the migration or loss of organic solvents while providing other pouch benefits, such as pouch integrity, film plasticity, in- use dissolution, and/or perfume release.
• compositions may include from about 1% to about 50%, by weight of the
• Suitable organic solvents may include glycerol, 1,2-propanediol, 1,3-propanediol, dipropylene glycol, diethylene glycol, polyalkylene glycol (such as polyethylene glycols, which may have a weight average molecular weight of from about 200 to about 600, or to about 500, or to about 400), sorbitol, and mixtures thereof.
• the household care or non-household care composition may be substantially free of ethanol, meaning that the composition comprises from 0% (including 0%) to about 0.1% ethanol by weight of the composition.
• fatty acids nor alkanolamines e.g., monoethanolamine, diethanolamine, triethanolamine
• hydrotropes such as cumene sulphonate, toluene sulphonate or xylene sulphonate are understood to be organic solvents.
• Water is also not understood as an organic solvent within the scope of this invention.
• the composition e.g. household care or non-household care composition may comprise at least two organic solvents, or at least three organic solvents.
• the composition may include a first organic solvent.
• the first organic solvent may be present in a greater proportion than other organic solvents.
• the first organic solvent may be 1,2-propanediol.
• the composition e.g.
• household care or non-household care composition may include a second organic solvent.
• the second organic solvent may be glycerol.
• the ratio of first solvent, e.g. 1,2-propanediol, to second solvent, e.g. glycerol, may be from about 7: 1 to about 1:5, or from about 6.5: 1 to about 1:3, or from about 4: 1 to about 1: 1, or from 3.5: 1 to 1.5: 1.
• the composition e.g. household care or non-household care composition may include 1,2-propanediol and dipropylene glycol.
• the weight ratio of 1,2-propanediol to dipropylene glycol may be between 1 : 1 and 10: 1, or between 1 : 1 and 5: 1, or between 1.5: 1 and 4: 1.
• the composition, e.g. household care or non-household care composition may include
• 1,2-propanediol, glyerol and dipropylene glycol The weight ratio of 1,2-propanediol to glycerol and from 1,2-propanediol to dipropylene glycol may be between 1: 1 and 10: 1, or between 1: 1 and 5: 1, or between 1.5: 1 and 4: 1.
• the weight ratio of glycerol to dipropylene glycol may be between 3: 1 and 1:3, or between 2: 1 and 1:2, or between 1.5: 1 and 1: 1.5.
• at least one, or at least two, of the organic solvents of the organic solvents are the same as at least one, or at least two of the plasticizers of the film material.
• a common solvent/plasticizer can improve plasticity of the film over time when it is in contact with the composition contained in the compartment. Having a common solvent/plasticizer may also facilitate selective leakage of certain perfume into the headspace of a container.
• the common solvent/plasticizer may be selected from glycerol, sorbitol, dipropylene glycol, 1,2-propanediol, 1,3 -propanediol, or combinations thereof.
• the organic solvents of the present compositions may be characterized by a cLogP value, as described above, which gives an indication of relative hydrophilicity.
• the cLogP values of several organic solvents are provided below in Table 1.
• the organic solvent may contain at least about 10%, or at least about 20%, by weight of the total organic solvent, of an organic solvent having a boiling point above 250°C, and/or the perfume may contain at least about 10%, or at least about 20%, or at least about 30% by weight of the total perfume, of perfume raw materials having a boiling point below 250°C.
• the organic solvent may contain at least about 50%, or at least about 80%, or at least about 90% or even at least about 95% by weight of the total organic solvent, of an organic solvent having a cLogP value below zero, and/or the perfume may contain at least about 50%, or at least about 80%, or at least about 90% or even at least about 95% by weight of the total perfume, of perfume raw materials having a having a cLogP value above zero.
• the perfume accord will comprise between about 4% and about 40%, preferably between 6% and 30%, more preferably between 8% and 20% by weight of the perfume of perfume raw materials with a Clog P between 0 and 3.0, and between 60% and 96%, preferably between 70% and 94%, more preferably between 80% and 92% by weight of the perfume of perfume raw materials with a Clog P above 3.0.
• compositions may comprise surfactants, quaternary ammonium compounds, and/or solvent systems.
• Quaternary ammonium compounds may be present in fabric enhancer compositions, such as fabric softeners, and comprise quaternary ammonium cations that are positively charged polyatomic ions of the structure NR 4 + , where R is an alkyl group or an aryl group.
• the household care and non-household care compositions described herein may include from about 5% to about 70%, or from about 10% to about 60%, or from about 20% to about
• surfactant which may be selected from anionic, nonionic, cationic, zwitterionic, or amphoteric surfactants, or mixtures thereof.
• Anionic surfactants may include alkyl benzene sulphonates, alkoxylated alkyl sulfates, or combinations thereof.
• Nonionic surfactants may include ethoxylated nonionic surfactants.
• the composition may comprise from 5 to 60% or from about 15 to about 50%, or from about 20 to about 45% surfactant.
• the surfactant may comprise anionic surfactant and nonionic surfactant in a weight ratio of from about 20: 1 to about 1:3, or from about 15: 1 to about 1:2, or from about 12: 1 to about 3: 1, wherein the anionic surfactant is comprised of one or more of fatty acids, alkyl ether sulphates, alkylbenzene sulfonates or combinations thereof.
• the household care and non-household care compositions described herein may include water, if any, at relatively low levels.
• the household care or non-household care composition may comprise less than 20%, or less than 15%, or less than 12%, or less than 10%, or less than 8%, or less than 5% water.
• the composition may comprise from about 1% to 20%, or from about 3% to about 15%, or from about 5% to about 12%, by weight of the composition, water.
• the composition may be substantially anhydrous, meaning herein that it may contain less than about 5%, or less than about 2%, or less than about 1% of water. Relatively high levels of water may adversely affect the integrity of the water-soluble film.
• the container systems described herein may be suitable for storing, transporting, and/or selling the pouches contained therein. Any of the pouches described herein, as well as the household and non-household care compositions contained therein, may be used to treat a substrate, e.g., fabric or a hard surface, for example by contacting the substrate with the film, article, and/or composition contained therein.
• the contacting step may occur manually or in an automatic machine, e.g., an automatic (top or front-loading) laundry machine,an automatic dishwashing machine, a floor cleaning machine, or other washing machine.
• the contacting step may occur in the presence of water, which may be at a temperature up to about 80°C, or up to about 60°C, or up to about 40°C, or up to about 30°C, or up to about 20°C, or up to about 15°C, or up to about 10°C, or up to about 5°C.
• the contacting step may be followed by a multi-rinse cycle or even by a single rinse cycle.
• the method may include a step of opening a closed container and accessing a pouch contained therein. The method may further include the step of closing the container.
• a method of treating a substrate, such as a fabric may include the steps of: opening a closed container; accessing a pouch contained in an interior space of the container, wherein the pouch comprises a water-soluble film and a household care or non-household care composition at least partially enclosed in a compartment by the water-soluble film, the household care or non- household care composition comprising from about 0.1% to about 10%, by weight of the composition, of perfume, and from about 1% to about 50%, by weight of the composition, of an organic solvent; the film comprising a polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH) resin blend, the PVOH resin blend comprising a first PVOH polymer that comprises a first anionic monomeric unit, a vinyl alcohol monomer unit, and optionally a vinyl acetate unit, the PVOH resin blend further comprising a second PVOH polymer selected from the group consisting of: a) a PVOH polymer that comprises a second anionic monomeric unit, a vinyl alcohol monomer unit, and optionally a vinyl acetate unit, or b)
• the present disclosure further relates to a use of a water-soluble film to provide a pleasant scent experience upon opening a container, where the water-soluble film forms a pouch and at least partially encloses in a compartment a household care or non-household care composition that comprises perfume and organic solvent, and where the water-soluble film comprises a polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH) resin blend, the PVOH resin blend comprising a first PVOH polymer that comprises a first anionic monomeric unit, a vinyl alcohol monomer unit, and optionally a vinyl acetate unit, the PVOH resin blend further comprising a second PVOH polymer selected from the group consisting of: a) a PVOH polymer that comprises a second anionic monomeric unit, a vinyl alcohol monomer unit, and optionally a vinyl acetate unit, or b) a PVOH
• PVOH polyvinyl alcohol
• homopolymer consisting essentially of a vinyl alcohol monomer unit and optionally a vinyl acetate unit.
• a water-soluble film suitable for or adapted for containing a composition comprising a perfume and an organic solvent and selectively allowing release of the perfume over time
• the film comprising a polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH) resin blend
• the PVOH resin blend comprising a first PVOH polymer that comprises a first anionic monomeric unit, a vinyl alcohol monomer unit, and optionally a vinyl acetate unit,
• the PVOH resin blend further comprising a second PVOH polymer selected from the group consisting of:
• PVOH polymer that comprises a second anionic monomeric unit, a vinyl alcohol monomer unit, and optionally a vinyl acetate unit, or
• the first anionic monomeric unit is derived from a member selected from the group consisting of vinyl acetic acid, maleic acid, monoalkyl maleate, dialkyl maleate, maleic anyhydride, fumaric acid, monoalkyl fumarate, dialkyl fumarate, monomethyl fumarate, dimethyl fumarate, fumaric anyhydride, itaconic acid, monomethyl itaconate, dimethyl itaconate, itaconic anhydride, vinyl sulfonic acid, allyl sulfonic acid, ethylene sulfonic acid, 2-acrylamido-l-methylpropanesulfonic acid, 2-acrylamido-2- methylpropanesulfonic acid, 2-methylacrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid, 2-sufoethyl acrylate, salts of the foregoing, preferably alkali metal salts of the foregoing, esters of the foregoing, and combinations thereof.
• the second anionic monomeric unit is derived from a member selected from the group consisting of vinyl acetic acid, maleic acid, monoalkyl maleate, dialkyl maleate, maleic anyhydride, fumaric acid, monoalkyl fumarate, dialkyl fumarate, monomethyl fumarate, dimethyl fumarate, fumaric anyhydride, itaconic acid, monomethyl itaconate, dimethyl itaconate, itaconic anhydride, vinyl sulfonic acid, allyl sulfonic acid, ethylene sulfonic acid, 2-acrylamido-l-methylpropanesulfonic acid, 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid, 2-methylacrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid, 2-sufoethyl acrylate, salts of the foregoing, preferably alkali metal salts of the foregoing, esters of the foregoing,
• the second anionic monomeric unit is derived from a sulfonated anionic monomeric unit, preferably derived from a member selected from the group consisting of acrylamido methylpropanesulfonic acids, salts thereof, and combinations thereof.
• first PVOH polymer is present in the PVOH blend in a range of from about 50wt.% to about 90wt.%, by weight of the total PVOH polymers in the blend, wherein the first anionic monomeric unit is derived from a member selected from the group consisting of monomethyl maleate, alkali metal salts thereof, and combinations thereof,
• the second PVOH polymer is present in the PVOH blend in a range of from about 10wt.% to about 50wt.%, by weight of the total PVOH polymers in the blend, and wherein the second monomeric unit is derived from a member selected from the group consisting of acrylamido methylpropanesulfonic acids, alkali metal salts thereof, and combinations thereof.
• ai is in a range of about 1 mol.% to about 5 mol.%, preferably from about 1 mol.% to about 3mol.% of the first PVOH polymer
• a 2 is in a range of about 1 mol.% to about 5 mol.%, preferably from about 1 mol.% to about 3 mol.% of the second PVOH polymer
• lai - a 2 l preferably ai - a 2i is in a range of about 0 mo.% to about 3 mol.%, or from about 1 mol.% to about 3 mol.%.
• the first PVOH polymer is present in the PVOH blend in a range of from about 20wt.% to about 60wt.%, preferably from about 30wt.% to about 40wt.%, by weight of the total PVOH polymers in the blend,
• first anionic monomeric unit of the first PVOH polymer is derived from a member selected from the group consisting of monomethyl maleate, alkali metal salts thereof, and combinations thereof, and
• the PVOH homopolymer is characterized by a 4% solution viscosity at 20°C ( ⁇ 2 ) from about lOcP to about 30cP and is present in the PVOH resin blend in a range of from about 40wt.% to about 80wt.%, preferably from about 60wt.% to about 70wt.%, by weight of the total PVOH polymers in the blend.
• the third water-soluble polymer is selected from the group consisting of polyethyleneimines, polyvinyl pyrrolidones, polyalkylene oxides, polyacrylamides, cellulose ethers, cellulose esters, cellulose amides, polyvinyl acetates, polyamides, gelatines, methylcelluloses, carboxymethylcelluloses and salts thereof, dextrins, ethylcelluloses, hydroxyethyl celluloses, hydroxypropyl methylcelluloses, maltodextrins, starches, modified starches, guar gum, gum Acacia, xanthan gum, carrageenan, polyacrylates and salts thereof, copolymers thereof, blends thereof, and combinations thereof.
• the water-soluble film further comprises one or more components selected from the group consisting of plasticizers, plasticizer compatibilizers, lubricants, release agents, fillers, extenders, cross-linking agents, antiblocking agents, antioxidants, detackifying agents, antifoams, nanoparticles, bleaching agents, surfactants, and combinations thereof.
• perfume comprises from about 15% to about 60%, by weight of the perfume, of non-enduring perfume ingredients selected from Quadrant I perfume ingredients, Quadrant II perfume ingredients, Quadrant III perfume ingredients, and combinations thereof.
• any one of the preceding paragraphs 1 to 38 wherein the organic solvent comprises at least about 50%, or at least about 80%, or at least about 90%, or even at least about 95%, by weight of the total organic solvent, of an organic solvent having a cLogP value below zero, and wherein the perfume comprises at least about 50%, or at least about 80%, or at least about 90%, or even at least about 95%, by weight of the total perfume, of perfume raw materials having a having a cLogP value above zero.
• the film further comprises at least one plasticizer, and wherein at least one of the organic solvents is the same as the plasticizer ("common solvent/plasticizer"), preferably wherein the common solvent/plasticizer is selected from glycerol, sorbitol, dipropylene glycol, 1,2-propanediol, 1,3-propanediol, and combinations thereof.
• plasticizer common solvent/plasticizer
• the common solvent/plasticizer is selected from glycerol, sorbitol, dipropylene glycol, 1,2-propanediol, 1,3-propanediol, and combinations thereof.
• a container comprising the film of any one of paragraphs 1-42.
• the PVOH resin blend comprising a first PVOH polymer that comprises a first anionic monomeric unit, a vinyl alcohol monomer unit, and optionally a vinyl acetate unit,
• the PVOH resin blend further comprising a second PVOH polymer selected from the group consisting of: a) a PVOH polymer that comprises a second anionic monomeric unit, a vinyl alcohol monomer unit, and optionally a vinyl acetate unit, or
• PVOH homopolymer consisting essentially of a vinyl alcohol monomer unit and optionally a vinyl acetate unit.
• the first anionic monomeric unit is derived from a member selected from the group consisting of maleic acid, monoalkyl maleate, dialkyl maleate, maleic anyhydride, and combinations thereof.
• the first anionic monomer unit is derived from a monoalkyl maleate selected from the group consisting of monomethyl maleate, salts thereof, and combinations thereof.
• the second anionic monomeric unit is derived from a member selected from the group consisting of vinyl acetic acid, maleic acid, monoalkyl maleate, dialkyl maleate, maleic anyhydride, fumaric acid, monoalkyl fumarate, dialkyl fumarate, monomethyl fumarate, dimethyl fumarate, fumaric anyhydride, itaconic acid, monomethyl itaconate, dimethyl itaconate, itaconic anhydride, vinyl sulfonic acid, allyl sulfonic acid, ethylene sulfonic acid, 2-acrylamido-l-methylpropanesulfonic acid, 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid, 2-methylacrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid, 2-sufoethyl acrylate, salts of the foregoing, preferably alkali metal salts of the foregoing, esters of the fore
• the second anionic monomeric unit is derived from a sulfonated anionic monomeric unit, preferably derived from a member selected from the group consisting of acrylamido methylpropanesulfonic acids, salts thereof, and combinations thereof.
• the second PVOH polymer is present in the PVOH blend in a range of from about 10wt.% to about 50wt.%, by weight of the total PVOH polymers in the blend, and wherein the second monomeric unit is derived from a member selected from the group consisting of acrylamido methylpropanesulfonic acids, alkali metal salts thereof, and combinations thereof.
• ai is in a range of about 1 mol.% to about 5 mol.%, preferably from about 1 mol.% to about 3mol.% of the first PVOH polymer
• a 2 is in a range of about 1 mol.% to about 5 mol.%, preferably from about 1 mol.% to about 3 mol.% of the second PVOH polymer
• lai - a 2 l preferably ai - a 2i is in a range of about 0 mo.% to about 3 mol.%, or from about 1 mol.% to about 3 mol.%.
• the first PVOH polymer is present in the PVOH blend in a range of from about 20wt.% to about 60wt.%, preferably from about 30wt.% to about 40wt.%, by weight of the total PVOH polymers in the blend,
• the water-soluble film further comprises at least a third water-soluble polymer, preferably which is a polymer other than a PVOH polymer.
• the third water-soluble polymer is selected from the group consisting of polyethyleneimines, polyvinyl pyrrolidones, polyalkylene oxides, polyacrylamides, cellulose ethers, cellulose esters, cellulose amides, polyvinyl acetates, polyamides, gelatines, methylcelluloses, carboxymethylcelluloses and salts thereof, dextrins, ethylcelluloses, hydroxyethyl celluloses, hydroxypropyl methylcelluloses, maltodextrins, starches, modified starches, guar gum, gum Acacia, xanthan gum, carrageenan, polyacrylates and salts thereof, copolymers thereof, blends thereof, and combinations thereof.
• the water-soluble film further comprises one or more components selected from the group consisting of plasticizers, plasticizer compatibilizers, lubricants, release agents, fillers, extenders, cross-linking agents, antiblocking agents, antioxidants, detackifying agents, antifoams, nanoparticles, bleaching agents, surfactants, and combinations thereof.
• the perfume comprises from about 15% to about 60%, by weight of the perfume, of non-enduring perfume ingredients selected from Quadrant I perfume ingredients, Quadrant II perfume ingredients, Quadrant III perfume ingredients, and combinations thereof.
• organic solvent is selected from the group consisting of glycerol, 1,2-propanediol, 1,3-propanediol, dipropylene glycol, diethylene glycol, polyalkylene glycol, sorbitol, and mixtures thereof.
• any one of the preceding paragraphs 44 to 81 wherein the organic solvent comprises at least about 50%, or at least about 80%, or at least about 90%, or even at least about 95%, by weight of the total organic solvent, of an organic solvent having a cLogP value below zero, and wherein the perfume comprises at least about 50%, or at least about 80%, or at least about 90%, or even at least about 95%, by weight of the total perfume, of perfume raw materials having a having a cLogP value above zero.
• the film further comprises at least one plasticizer, and wherein at least one of the organic solvents is the same as the plasticizer ("common solvent/plasticizer”), preferably wherein the common
• solvent/plasticizer is selected from glycerol, sorbitol, dipropylene glycol, 1,2-propanediol, 1,3- propanediol, and combinations thereof.
• composition comprises from about 5% to about 70%, by weight of the composition, of surfactant.
• composition is a fabric care composition.
• a use of a water-soluble film to provide a pleasant scent experience upon opening a container where the water-soluble film forms a pouch and at least partially encloses in a compartment a composition that comprises perfume and organic solvent, and where the water- soluble film comprises a polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH) resin blend,
• PVOH polyvinyl alcohol
• the PVOH resin blend comprising a first PVOH polymer that comprises a first anionic monomeric unit, a vinyl alcohol monomer unit, and optionally a vinyl acetate unit, the PVOH resin blend further comprising a second PVOH polymer selected from the group consisting of:
• PVOH polymer that comprises a second anionic monomeric unit, a vinyl alcohol monomer unit, and optionally a vinyl acetate unit, or
• PVOH homopolymer consisting essentially of a vinyl alcohol monomer unit and optionally a vinyl acetate unit.
• a container system comprising:
• a closeable container having walls that define an interior space
• the non-household care composition comprising from about 0.1% to about 10%, by:
• non-household care composition of perfume, and from about 1% to about 50%, by weight of the non-household care composition, of an organic solvent;
• the film comprising a polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH) resin blend
• the PVOH resin blend comprising a first PVOH polymer that comprises a first anionic monomeric unit, a vinyl alcohol monomer unit, and optionally a vinyl acetate unit,
• the PVOH resin blend further comprising a second PVOH polymer selected from the group consisting of:
• PVOH polymer that comprises a second anionic monomeric unit, a vinyl alcohol monomer unit, and optionally a vinyl acetate unit, or
• PVOH homopolymer consisting essentially of a vinyl alcohol monomer unit and optionally a vinyl acetate unit.
• the second anionic monomeric unit is different than the first anionic monomeric unit.
• first PVOH polymer is present in the PVOH blend in a range of from about 50wt.% to about 90wt.%, by weight of the total PVOH polymers in the blend, wherein the first anionic monomeric unit is derived from a member selected from the group consisting of monomethyl maleate, alkali metal salts thereof, and combinations thereof,
• the second PVOH polymer is present in the PVOH blend in a range of from about 10wt.% to about 50wt.%, by weight of the total PVOH polymers in the blend, and wherein the second monomeric unit is derived from a member selected from the group consisting of acrylamido methylpropanesulfonic acids, alkali metal salts thereof, and combinations thereof.
• a container system according to any one of the preceding paragraphs 87 to 100, wherein ai is in a range of about 1 mol.% to about 5 mol.%, preferably from about 1 mol.% to about 3mol.% of the first PVOH polymer, a 2 is in a range of about 1 mol.% to about 5 mol.%, preferably from about 1 mol.% to about 3 mol.% of the second PVOH polymer, and lai - a 2 l , preferably ai - a 2i is in a range of about 0 mo.% to about 3 mol.%, or from about 1 mol.% to about 3 mol.%.
• the first PVOH polymer is present in the PVOH blend in a range of from about 20wt.% to about 60wt.%, preferably from about 30wt.% to about 40wt.%, by weight of the total PVOH polymers in the blend, wherein the first anionic monomeric unit of the first PVOH polymer is derived from a member selected from the group consisting of monomethyl maleate, alkali metal salts thereof, and combinations thereof, and
• the PVOH homopolymer is characterized by a 4% solution viscosity at 20°C ( ⁇ 2 ) from about lOcP to about 30cP and is present in the PVOH resin blend in a range of from about 40wt.% to about 80wt.%, preferably from about 60wt.% to about 70wt.%, by weight of the total PVOH polymers in the blend.
• a container system according to any one of the preceding paragraphs 87 to 109, wherein the first PVOH polymer is characterized by a first 4% solution viscosity at 20°C ( ⁇ ), wherein the second PVOH polymer is characterized by a second 4% solution viscosity at 20°C ( ⁇ 2 ), and wherein an absolute viscosity difference ⁇ 2 - ⁇ for the first PVOH polymer and the second PVOH polymer is in a range of 0 cP to about 10 cP.
• the third water-soluble polymer is selected from the group consisting of polyethyleneimines, polyvinyl pyrrolidones, polyalkylene oxides, polyacrylamides, cellulose ethers, cellulose esters, cellulose amides, polyvinyl acetates, polyamides, gelatines, methylcelluloses, carboxymethylcelluloses and salts thereof, dextrins, ethylcelluloses, hydroxyethyl celluloses, hydroxypropyl methylcelluloses, maltodextrins, starches, modified starches, guar gum, gum Acacia, xanthan gum, carrageenan, polyacrylates and salts thereof, copolymers thereof, blends thereof, and combinations thereof.
• the water- soluble film further comprises one or more components selected from the group consisting of plasticizers, plasticizer compatibilizers, lubricants, release agents, fillers, extenders, cross-linking agents, antiblocking agents, antioxidants, detackifying agents, antifoams, nanoparticles, bleaching agents, surfactants, and combinations thereof.
• the water- soluble film further comprises one or more plasticizers in an amount in a range of about lwt.% to about 40 wt.% of the film.
• the film further comprises at least one plasticizer, and wherein at least one of the organic solvents is the same as the plasticizer ("common solvent/plasticizer”), preferably wherein the common solvent/plasticizer is selected from glycerol, sorbitol, dipropylene glycol, 1,2-propanediol, 1,3- propanediol, and combinations thereof.
• the common solvent/plasticizer is selected from glycerol, sorbitol, dipropylene glycol, 1,2-propanediol, 1,3- propanediol, and combinations thereof.
• non- household care composition comprises from about 5% to about 70%, by weight of the composition, of surfactant.
• non- household care composition is selected from one or more agricultural compositions, automotive compositions, aviation compositions, food and nutritive compositions, industrial compositions, livestock compositions, marine compositions, medical compositions, mercantile compositions, military and quasi-military compositions, office compositions, and recreational and park compositions, and pet compositions, optionally including cleaning and detergent compositions.
• a method of treating a substrate comprising the steps of:
• the pouch comprises a water-soluble film described herein and a non-household care composition described herein at least partially enclosed in a compartment by the water-soluble film, the non-household care composition optionally comprising from about 0.1% to about 10%, by
• non-household care composition of perfume, and from about 1% to about 50%, by weight of the non-household care composition, of an organic solvent;
• the film comprising a polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH) resin blend, optionally
• the PVOH resin blend comprising a first PVOH polymer that comprises a first anionic monomeric unit, a vinyl alcohol monomer unit, and optionally a vinyl acetate unit,
• the PVOH resin blend further comprising a second PVOH polymer selected from the group consisting of:
• PVOH polymer that comprises a second anionic monomeric unit, a vinyl alcohol monomer unit, and optionally a vinyl acetate unit, or
• PVOH homopolymer consisting essentially of a vinyl alcohol monomer unit and optionally a vinyl acetate unit;
• PVOH polyvinyl alcohol
• the PVOH resin blend comprising a first PVOH polymer that comprises a first anionic monomeric unit, a vinyl alcohol monomer unit, and optionally a vinyl acetate unit, the PVOH resin blend further comprising a second PVOH polymer selected from the group consisting of:
• PVOH polymer that comprises a second anionic monomeric unit, a vinyl alcohol monomer unit, and optionally a vinyl acetate unit, or
• a container system comprising: a closeable container having walls that define an interior space; at least one pouch in the interior space, the pouch comprising a water-soluble film and a household care composition at least partially enclosed in a compartment by the water-soluble film, the household care composition comprising from about 0.1% to about 10%, by weight of the household care composition, of perfume, and from about 1% to about 50%, by weight of the household care composition, of an organic solvent; the film comprising a polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH) resin blend, the PVOH resin blend comprising a first PVOH polymer that comprises a first anionic monomeric unit, a vinyl alcohol monomer unit, and optionally a vinyl acetate unit, the PVOH resin blend further comprising a second PVOH polymer selected from the group consisting of: a) a PVOH polymer that comprises a second anionic monomeric unit, a vinyl alcohol monomer
• a container system according to any of paragraphs 133-142, wherein the second anionic monomeric unit is derived from a member selected from the group consisting of vinyl acetic acid, maleic acid, monoalkyl maleate, dialkyl maleate, maleic anyhydride, fumaric acid, monoalkyl fumarate, dialkyl fumarate, monomethyl fumarate, dimethyl fumarate, fumaric anyhydride, itaconic acid, monomethyl itaconate, dimethyl itaconate, itaconic anhydride, vinyl sulfonic acid, allyl sulfonic acid, ethylene sulfonic acid, 2-acrylamido-l-methylpropanesulfonic acid, 2- acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid, 2-methylacrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid, 2- sufoethyl acrylate, salts of the foregoing, preferably alkali metal salts of the foregoing, esters of the foregoing, est
• a container system according to any of paragraphs 133-144, wherein the first PVOH polymer is present in the PVOH blend in a range of from about 50wt.% to about 90wt.%, by weight of the total PVOH polymers in the blend, wherein the first anionic monomeric unit is derived from a member selected from the group consisting of monomethyl maleate, alkali metal salts thereof, and combinations thereof, wherein the second PVOH polymer is present in the PVOH blend in a range of from about 10wt.% to about 50wt.%, by weight of the total PVOH polymers in the blend, and wherein the second monomeric unit is derived from a member selected from the group consisting of acrylamido methylpropanesulfonic acids, alkali metal salts thereof, and combinations thereof.
• a container system according any of paragraphs 133-152, wherein the first PVOH polymer is present in the PVOH blend in a range of from about 20wt.% to about 60wt.%, preferably from about 30wt.% to about 40wt.%, by weight of the total PVOH polymers in the blend, wherein the first anionic monomeric unit of the first PVOH polymer is derived from a member selected from the group consisting of monomethyl maleate, alkali metal salts thereof, and combinations thereof, and wherein the PVOH homopolymer is characterized by a 4% solution viscosity at 20°C ( ⁇ 2 ) from about lOcP to about 30cP and is present in the PVOH resin blend in a range of from about 40wt.% to about 80wt.%, preferably from about 60wt.% to about 70wt.%, by weight of the total PVOH polymers in the blend.
• the third water-soluble polymer is selected from the group consisting of polyethyleneimines, polyvinyl pyrrolidones, polyalkylene oxides, polyacrylamides, cellulose ethers, cellulose esters, cellulose amides, polyvinyl acetates, polyamides, gelatines, methylcelluloses, carboxymethylcelluloses and salts thereof, dextrins, ethylcelluloses, hydroxyethyl celluloses, hydroxypropyl methylcelluloses, maltodextrins, starches, modified starches, guar gum, gum Acacia, xanthan gum, carrageenan, polyacrylates and salts thereof, copolymers thereof, blends thereof, and combinations thereof.
• a container system according to any of paragraphs 133-165, wherein the perfume comprises: a) from about 2% to about 15%, preferably from about 3% to about 12%, more preferably from about 4% to about 10% by weight of the perfume accord of Quadrant I perfume ingredients; b) from about 2.5% to about 25%, preferably from about 3% to about 20%, more preferably from about 5% to about 15% of Quadrant II perfume ingredients; c) from about 10% to about 50%, preferably from about 15% to about 45%, more preferably from about 20% to about 40% of Quadrant III perfume ingredients; and/or d) from about 40% to about 85%, preferably from about 45% to about 75%, more preferably from about 40% to about 65% of Quadrant IV perfume ingredients.
• a container system according to any of paragraphs 133-169, wherein the organic solvent comprises at least about 10%, or at least about 20%, by weight of the total organic solvent, of an organic solvent having a boiling point above 250°C, and wherein the perfume comprises at least about 10%, or at least about 20%, or at least about 30%, by weight of the total perfume, of perfume raw materials having a boiling point below 250°C.
• a container system according to any of paragraphs 133-170, wherein the organic solvent comprises at least about 50%, or at least about 80%, or at least about 90%, or even at least about 95%, by weight of the total organic solvent, of an organic solvent having a cLogP value below zero, and wherein the perfume comprises at least about 50%, or at least about 80%, or at least about 90%, or even at least about 95%, by weight of the total perfume, of perfume raw materials having a having a cLogP value above zero.
• solvent/plasticizer is selected from glycerol, sorbitol, dipropylene glycol, 1,2-propanediol, 1,3- propanediol, and combinations thereof.
• a method of treating a substrate, such as a fabric comprising the steps of: opening a closed container; accessing a pouch contained in an interior space of the container, wherein the pouch is according to any of paragraphs 1-44, preferably wherein the pouch comprises a water-soluble film and a household care composition at least partially enclosed in a compartment by the water- soluble film, the household care composition comprising from about 0.1% to about 10%, by weight of the household care composition, of perfume, and from about 1% to about 50%, by weight of the household care composition, of an organic solvent; the film comprising a polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH) resin blend, the PVOH resin blend comprising a first PVOH polymer that comprises a first anionic monomeric unit, a vinyl alcohol monomer unit, and optionally a vinyl acetate unit, the PVOH resin blend further comprising a second PVOH polymer selected from the group consisting of: a) a PVOH polymer that comprises a second anionic monomeric unit, a vinyl alcohol monomer unit, and optional
• a use of a water-soluble film to provide a pleasant scent experience upon opening a container where the water-soluble film forms a pouch according to any of paragraphs 1-44, preferably wherein the film forms a pouch and at least partially encloses in a compartment a household care composition that comprises perfume and organic solvent, and where the water- soluble film comprises a polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH) resin blend, the PVOH resin blend comprising a first PVOH polymer that comprises a first anionic monomeric unit, a vinyl alcohol monomer unit, and optionally a vinyl acetate unit, the PVOH resin blend further comprising a second PVOH polymer selected from the group consisting of: a) a PVOH polymer that comprises a second anionic monomeric unit, a vinyl alcohol monomer unit, and optionally a vinyl acetate unit, or b) a PVOH homopolymer consisting essentially of a vinyl alcohol monomer unit and optionally a vinyl acetate unit.
• PVOH polyvinyl alcohol
• a container system comprising: a closeable container having walls that define an interior space; at least one pouch in the interior space, the pouch comprising a water-soluble film and a household care composition at least partially enclosed in a compartment by the water soluble film, the household care composition comprising from about 0.1% to about 10%, by weight of the household care composition, of perfume, and from about 1% to about 50%, by weight of the household care composition, of an organic solvent; the film comprising at least about 50 wt% of a polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH) resin blend, a first PVOH polymer present from about 65 wt% to about 90 wt% of the total PVOH polymers in the film, the first PVOH polymer comprises a first anionic monomeric unit, a vinyl alcohol monomer unit, and optionally a vinyl acetate unit, the PVOH resin blend further comprising a second PVOH polymer present from about 10 wt% to about 35 wt%, the second PVOH comprises a PVOH homopolymer consisting essentially of
• a container system according to paragraph 179 wherein the first PVOH polymer is present from about 70 wt% to about 90 wt% of the total PVOH polymers in the film and the second PVOH polymer is present from about 10 wt% to about 30 wt%.
• a container system according to any one of paragraphs 179-180, wherein the first anionic monomeric unit is derived from a member selected from the group consisting of vinyl acetic acid, maleic acid, monoalkyl maleate, dialkyl maleate, maleic anyhydride, fumaric acid, monoalkyl fumarate, dialkyl fumarate, monomethyl fumarate, dimethyl fumarate, fumaric anyhydride, itaconic acid, monomethyl itaconate, dimethyl itaconate, itaconic anhydride, vinyl sulfonic acid, allyl sulfonic acid, ethylene sulfonic acid, 2-acrylamido-l-methylpropanesulfonic acid, 2- acrylamido-2- methylpropanesulfonic acid, 2-methylacrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid, 2-sufoethyl acrylate, salts of the foregoing, or alkali metal salts of the foregoing, esters of the foregoing
• a container system according to any one of paragraphs 179-188, wherein the first PVOH polymer is present in the PVOH blend in a range of from about 65 wt.% to about 90 wt%, or from about 65 wt.% to about 80wt.%, by weight of the total PVOH polymers in the blend, wherein the first anionic monomeric unit of the first PVOH polymer is derived from a member selected from the group consisting of monomethyl maleate, alkali metal salts thereof, and combinations thereof, and wherein the PVOH homopolymer is characterized by a 4% solution viscosity at 20°C ( ⁇ 2) from about lOcP to about 30cP and is present in the PVOH resin blend in a range of from about 10wt.% to about 45wt.%, or from about 20wt.% to about 45wt.%, by weight of the total PVOH polymers in the blend.
• the first anionic monomeric unit of the first PVOH polymer is derived from a member selected from the
• a container system according to any one of paragraphs 179-191, wherein the first PVOH polymer is characterized by a first 4% solution viscosity at 20°C ( ⁇ ), wherein the second PVOH polymer is characterized by a second 4% solution viscosity at 20°C ( ⁇ 2), and wherein an absolute viscosity difference ⁇ 2 - ⁇ for the first PVOH polymer and the second PVOH polymer is in a range of 0 cP to about 10 cP.
• a container system according to any one of paragraphs 179-193, wherein the water-soluble film has at least one, or at least two, or all three, of the following characteristics: a) a residue value of about 48 wt.% or less as measured by the Dissolution Chamber Test; b) an average tensile strength value of at least about 33 MPa as measured by the Tensile
• the water-soluble film further comprises at least a third water-soluble polymer, preferably which is a polymer other than a PVOH polymer.
• the third water-soluble polymer is selected from the group consisting of polyethyleneimines, polyvinyl pyrrolidones, polyalkylene oxides, polyacrylamides, cellulose ethers, cellulose esters, cellulose amides, polyvinyl acetates, polyamides, gelatines, methylcelluloses, carboxymethylcelluloses and salts thereof, dextrins, ethylcelluloses, hydroxyethyl celluloses, hydroxypropyl methylcelluloses, maltodextrins, starches, modified starches, guar gum, gum Acacia, xanthan gum, carrageenan, polyacrylates and salts thereof, copolymers thereof, blends thereof, and combinations thereof.
• the water soluble film further comprises one or more components selected from the group consisting of plasticizers, plasticizer compatibilizers, lubricants, release agents, fillers, extenders, cross-linking agents, antiblocking agents, antioxidants, detackifying agents, antifoams, nanoparticles, bleaching agents, surfactants, and combinations thereof.
• 201 The container system of any one of paragraphs 179-200, wherein the organic solvent is selected from the group consisting of glycerol, 1,2-propanediol, 1,3-propanediol, dipropylene glycol, diethylene glycol, polyalkylene glycol, sorbitol, and mixtures thereof.
• the organic solvent is selected from the group consisting of glycerol, 1,2-propanediol, 1,3-propanediol, dipropylene glycol, diethylene glycol, polyalkylene glycol, sorbitol, and mixtures thereof.
• the film further comprises at least one plasticizer, and wherein at least one of the organic solvents is the same as the plasticizer ("common solvent/plasticizer”), preferably wherein the common solvent/plasticizer is selected from glycerol, sorbitol, dipropylene glycol, 1,2-propanediol, 1,3 -propanediol, and combinations thereof.
• a method of treating a substrate comprising the steps of: opening a closed container; accessing a pouch contained in an interior space of the container, wherein the pouch comprises a water-soluble film and a household care composition at least partially enclosed in a compartment by the water-soluble film, the household care composition comprising from about 0.1% to about 10%, by weight of the household care composition, of perfume, and from about 1% to about 50%, by weight of the household care composition, of an organic solvent; the film comprising at least about 50 wt% of a polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH) resin blend, a first PVOH polymer present from about 65 wt% to about 90 wt% of the total PVOH polymers in the film, the first PVOH polymer comprises a first anionic monomeric unit, a vinyl alcohol monomer unit, and optionally a vinyl acetate unit, the PVOH resin blend further comprising a second PVOH polymer present from about 10 wt% to about 35 wt%, the second PVOH comprises a
• PVOH polyvinyl
• a polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH) resin blend comprises, a first PVOH polymer present from about 65 wt% to about 90 wt% of the total PVOH polymers in the film, the first PVOH polymer comprises a first anionic monomeric unit, a vinyl alcohol monomer unit, and optionally a vinyl acetate unit, and the PVOH resin blend further comprising a second PVOH polymer present from about 10 wt% to about 35 wt%, the second PVOH comprises a PVOH homopolymer consisting essentially of a vinyl alcohol monomer unit and optionally a vinyl acetate unit.
• PVOH polyvinyl alcohol
• a container system comprising: a closeable container having walls that define an interior space; at least one pouch in the interior space, the pouch comprising a water-soluble film and a household care composition at least partially enclosed in a compartment by the water soluble film, the household care composition comprising from about 0.1% to about 10%, by weight of the household care composition, of perfume, and from about 1% to about 50%, by weight of the household care composition, of an organic solvent; the film comprising at least 50 wt% of a polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH) resin blend, the PVOH resin blend comprising a first PVOH polymer that comprises a first anionic monomeric unit, a vinyl alcohol monomer unit, and optionally a vinyl acetate unit, the PVOH resin blend further comprising a second PVOH polymer that comprises a second anionic monomeric unit, a vinyl alcohol monomer unit, and optionally a vinyl acetate unit; wherein the household care composition does not include (i), (ii), (iii), or (iv):
• a container system according to any one of paragraphs 211-219, wherein the second anionic monomeric unit is derived from a member selected from the group consisting of vinyl acetic acid, maleic acid, monoalkyl maleate, dialkyl maleate, maleic anyhydride, fumaric acid, monoalkyl fumarate, dialkyl fumarate, monomethyl fumarate, dimethyl fumarate, fumaric anyhydride, itaconic acid, monomethyl itaconate, dimethyl itaconate, itaconic anhydride, vinyl sulfonic acid, allyl sulfonic acid, ethylene sulfonic acid, 2-acrylamido-l-methylpropanesulfonic acid, 2- acrylamido-2- methylpropanesulfonic acid, 2-methylacrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid, 2-sufoethyl acrylate, salts of the foregoing, preferably alkali metal salts of the foregoing, esters of the foregoing
• a container system according to any one of paragraphs 211-230, wherein the first PVOH polymer is characterized by a first 4% solution viscosity at 20°C ( ⁇ ), wherein the second PVOH polymer is characterized by a second 4% solution viscosity at 20°C ( ⁇ 2), and wherein an absolute viscosity difference ⁇ 2 - ⁇ for the first PVOH polymer and the second PVOH polymer is in a range of 0 cP to about 10 cP.
• a container system according to any one of paragraphs 211-232, wherein the water-soluble film has at least one, or at least two, or all three, of the following characteristics: a) a residue value of about 48 wt.% or less as measured by the Dissolution Chamber Test; b) an average tensile strength value of at least about 33 MPa as measured by the Tensile Strength Test; and/or c) a modulus value of at least about 12 N/mm2 as measured by the Modulus Test.
• the water-soluble film further comprises at least a third water-soluble polymer, preferably which is a polymer other than a PVOH polymer.
• the third water-soluble polymer is selected from the group consisting of polyethyleneimines, polyvinyl pyrrolidones, polyalkylene oxides, polyacrylamides, cellulose ethers, cellulose esters, cellulose amides, polyvinyl acetates, polyamides, gelatines, methylcelluloses, carboxymethylcelluloses and salts thereof, dextrins, ethylcelluloses, hydroxyethyl celluloses, hydroxypropyl methylcelluloses, maltodextrins, starches, modified starches, guar gum, gum Acacia, xanthan gum, carrageenan, polyacrylates and salts thereof, copolymers thereof, blends thereof, and combinations thereof.
• the water soluble film further comprises one or more components selected from the group consisting of plasticizers, plasticizer compatibilizers, lubricants, release agents, fillers, extenders, cross-linking agents, antiblocking agents, antioxidants, detackifying agents, antifoams, nanoparticles, bleaching agents, surfactants, and combinations thereof. 237.
• the water-soluble film further comprises one or more plasticizers in an amount in a range of about lwt.% to about 40 wt.% of the film.
• the film further comprises at least one plasticizer, and wherein at least one of the organic solvents is the same as the plasticizer ("common solvent/plasticizer”), preferably wherein the common solvent/plasticizer is selected from glycerol, sorbitol, dipropylene glycol, 1,2-propanediol, 1,3-propanediol, and combinations thereof.
• a method of treating a substrate comprising the steps of: opening a closed container; accessing a pouch contained in an interior space of the container, wherein the pouch comprises a water-soluble film and a household care composition at least partially enclosed in a compartment by the water-soluble film, the household care composition comprising from about 0.1% to about 10%, by weight of the household care composition, of perfume, and from about 1% to about 50%, by weight of the household care composition, of an organic solvent; wherein the household care composition does not include (i), (ii), (iii), or (iv):
• PVOH polyvinyl alcohol
• the water-soluble film comprises at least 50 wt% of a polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH) resin blend
• PVOH resin blend comprising a first PVOH polymer that comprises a first anionic monomeric unit, a vinyl alcohol monomer unit, and optionally a vinyl acetate unit
• the PVOH resin blend further comprising a second PVOH polymer that comprises a second anionic monomeric unit, a vinyl alcohol monomer unit, and optionally a vinyl acetate unit.
• test methods are to be used to determine some of the particular characteristics described herein.
• Dissolution Chamber Residue Test A water-soluble film characterized by or to be tested for undissolved residue according to the Dissolution Chamber (DC) Test is analyzed as follows using the following materials:
• Binder clips (size #5 or equivalent);
• test specimens are cut from a selected test film having a thickness of 3.0 ⁇ 0.10 mil (or 76.2 ⁇ 2.5 ⁇ ) using the cutting punch. If cut from a film web, the specimens should be cut from areas of web evenly spaced along the transverse direction of the web. Each test specimens is then analyzed using the following procedure:
• the dissolution chamber assembly rests on the beaker bottom such that the test specimen film is positioned horizontally about 10 mm from the bottom.
• the four folded-back binder clips of the dissolution chamber assembly are suitable to maintain the about 10 mm film clearance from the beaker bottom, however, any other equivalent support means may be used.
• the water-soluble film may have a DC value of at least 1, 2, 5, 10, or 20 wt.% and/or up to about 15, 20, 30, 40, 45 wt.%, or 48 wt.% (e.g., about 5 wt.% to about 48 wt.%, about 10 wt.% to about 45 wt.%, about 20 wt.% to about 45 wt.%, or about 30 wt.% to about 40 wt.%).
• a water-soluble film characterized by or to be tested for tensile strength according to the Tensile Strength (TS) Test and modulus (or tensile stress) according to the Modulus (MOD) Test is analyzed as follows. The procedure includes the determination of tensile strength and the determination of modulus at 100% elongation according to ASTM D 882 ("Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of Thin Plastic Sheeting") or equivalent. An INSTRON tensile testing apparatus (Model 5544 Tensile Tester or equivalent) is used for the collection of film data. A minimum of three test specimens, each cut with reliable cutting tools to ensure dimensional stability and reproducibility, are tested in the machine direction (MD) (where applicable) for each measurement.
• MD machine direction
• Tests are conducted in the standard laboratory atmosphere of 23 + 2.0°C and 35 + 5 % relative humidity. For tensile strength or modulus determination, 1"- wide (2.54 cm) samples of a single film sheet having a thickness of 3.0 ⁇ 0.15 mil (or
• an upper bound for a suitable TS value range can be a TS value for a corresponding water-soluble film having only a single PVOH polymer or PVOH copolymer of the PVOH polymers and PVOH copolymers in the PVOH resin blend (e.g., a corresponding single-resin film having the higher TS value).
• the water-soluble films according to the disclosure can be marked by MOD values of at least about 11 N/mm 2 or about 12 N/mm 2 as measured by the MOD Test. Generally, higher MOD values are desirable because they correspond to pouches having a greater stiffness and a lower likelihood of deforming and sticking to each other when loaded on top of each other during production or in final consumer packaging.
• the water-soluble film may have a MOD value of at least about 11, 12, or 13 N/mm 2 and/or up to about 13, 14, 15, or 16 N/mm 2 (e.g., about
• an upper bound for a suitable MOD value range can be a MOD value for a corresponding water-soluble film having only a single PVOH polymer or PVOH copolymer of the PVOH polymers and PVOH copolymers in the PVOH resin blend (e.g., a corresponding single-resin film having the higher MOD value).
• Example 1 Sample resin blends, and films and pouches made therefrom.
• Table 2 lists several exemplary PVOH polymer resins (A-J) that may be used to make PVOH films.
• Example 2 Pouches containing household care compositions.
• Single compartment pouches and/or multi-compartment pouches may be formed from any one of the films described in Example 1 (e.g., films including any of PVOH Blends 1-12).
• the pouches may contain household care compositions according to the following formulations.
• the perfume in each includes at least 2%, by weight of the perfume, of Quadrant I perfume raw materials. More particularly, as shown in Table 4, the perfume in Example A and Example B comprises from about 2% to about 10% of Ql perfume raw materials, from about 5% to about 10% of Q2 perfume raw materials, from about 30 to about 40% of quadrant 3 raw materials and from about 50 to about 60% of quadrant 4 raw materials by weight of the total perfume.
• Multi-compartment pouches were made from water-soluble films having blends of a polyvinyl alcohol monomethyl maleate copolymer with a polyvinyl alcohol copolymer.
• the polyvinyl alcohol monomethyl maleate copolymer made up from 30% to 50% of the polyvinyl alcohol resin component, and polyvinyl alcohol homopolymers with viscosities (4% solution viscosity at 20 °C) ranging from 4 cP to 18 cP and degrees of hydrolysis from 86% to 88% made up the balance of 70% to 50% of the polyvinyl alcohol resin component, while each individual polyvinyl alcohol homopolymer component was present in the resin blend in amounts ranging from 10% to 70%.
• the weight- average viscosity of the polyvinyl alcohol resin blends is shown in Table 5 below.
• the films were thermoformed into multi-compartment pouches according to Figure 6, with each compartment containing a different liquid laundry detergent formulation.
• the pouches had two distinct compartments on one side of the pouch (Top 1 and Top 2, e.g. compartments 3 and 4 in Figure 6) and a third distinct compartment on the bottom of the pouch (compartment 2 in Figure 6).
• the pouches were held at stress conditions (80% relative humidity, 32 °C) for two weeks, and then multiple capacitance measurements (by CORNEOMETER capacitance probe) were taken at each of the pouch compartment external surfaces, to measure the relative amount of solvent migration to the pouch compartment surfaces. Mean values for each region are reported.
• the solvent migration to the surface is referred to in the art as weeping, and thus the measurements are described in Table 5 as mean Weep Measurements, where higher values indicate relatively more solvent weeping, a negative characteristic.
• the Weep values in Table 5 are relative measurements, and can be regarded as dimensionless.

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