EP0026528A1
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Detergent compositions
Assignee: Procter and Gamble Ltd
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Filing: 1980-09-18
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2000-09-18
Abstract
Abstract A laundry detergent composition providing cleaning and softening of textiles comprises an anionic surfactant, a water-insoluble di C10-C26 tertiary amine, and a water-soluble cationic compound which may be a mono C10-C18 alkyl primary, secondary or tertiary amine, or a water-soluble salt thereof or a water-soluble mono C8-C16 alkyl quaternary ammonium compound. A smectite clay serving as an additional textile softening agent and a detergent builder salt are preferred components of the granular form of the composition which may contain other conventional detergent ingredients.
Inventors
- 👤 Gianfranco Luigi Spadini
- 👤 Peter Norman Crisp
- 👤 Allan Campbell Mcritchie
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 07:03
CPC Classifications
C; C11; C11D; C11D1/00; C11D1/38; C11D1/40; C11D1/65; C11D3/00; C11D3/0005; C11D3/001; C11D3/02; C11D3/12; C11D3/124; C11D3/1246; C11D3/1253; C11D1/02; C11D1/12; C11D1/14; C11D1/22; C11D1/29; C11D1/62
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
308 words
A detergent composition comprising: (a) 3%-30% of an anionic surfactant; (b) 1%-25% of a water insoluble tertiary amine having the general formula:- wherein R 1 is a C 10 -C 26 alkyl or alkenyl group R 2 is as R 1 or, where R 1 is a C 20 -C 26 alkyl or alkenyl group, may be a C l -C 7 alkyl group and R 3 has the formula -CH 2 -Y wherein Y is H, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, , -CH 2 OH, -CH = C H 2 -CH 2 CH 2 OH, -CH 2 CN wherein R 4 is a C 1 -C 4 alkyl group, each R 5 is independently H or C 1 -C 4 alkyl and each R 6 is independently H or C 1 -C 20 alkyl; and (c)0.5%-10% of a water soluble cationic compound selected from the group consisting of:- (i) quaternary ammonium compounds of formula:-R 7 R 8 R 9 R 10 N + X - wherein R 7 is C 8 -C 16 alkyl, each of R 8 , R 9 and R 10 is independently C 1 -C 4 alkyl or hydroxy alkyl, benzyl, or -(C 2 H 4 O) x H where x has a value from 2 to 5, not more than one of R 8 , R 9 or R 10 being benzyl and X is an anion; and (ii) aliphatic means of general formula:-R 11 R 12 R 13 N wherein R 11 is C 8 -C 14 alkyl, R 12 and R 13 are independently hydrogen, C l -C 4 alkyl or hydroxyalkyl, benzyl or -(C 2 H 4 O) x H where x has a value from 2 to 5, and water soluble salts thereof; provided that the molar ratio of component (c) to component (a) does not exceed 1:1.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
308 words
A detergent composition comprising: (a) 3%-30% of an anionic surfactant; (b) 1%-25% of a water insoluble tertiary amine having the general formula:- wherein R 1 is a C 10 -C 26 alkyl or alkenyl group R 2 is as R 1 or, where R 1 is a C 20 -C 26 alkyl or alkenyl group, may be a C l -C 7 alkyl group and R 3 has the formula -CH 2 -Y wherein Y is H, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, , -CH 2 OH, -CH = C H 2 -CH 2 CH 2 OH, -CH 2 CN wherein R 4 is a C 1 -C 4 alkyl group, each R 5 is independently H or C 1 -C 4 alkyl and each R 6 is independently H or C 1 -C 20 alkyl; and (c)0.5%-10% of a water soluble cationic compound selected from the group consisting of:- (i) quaternary ammonium compounds of formula:-R 7 R 8 R 9 R 10 N + X - wherein R 7 is C 8 -C 16 alkyl, each of R 8 , R 9 and R 10 is independently C 1 -C 4 alkyl or hydroxy alkyl, benzyl, or -(C 2 H 4 O) x H where x has a value from 2 to 5, not more than one of R 8 , R 9 or R 10 being benzyl and X is an anion; and (ii) aliphatic means of general formula:-R 11 R 12 R 13 N wherein R 11 is C 8 -C 14 alkyl, R 12 and R 13 are independently hydrogen, C l -C 4 alkyl or hydroxyalkyl, benzyl or -(C 2 H 4 O) x H where x has a value from 2 to 5, and water soluble salts thereof; provided that the molar ratio of component (c) to component (a) does not exceed 1:1.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
A detergent composition according to Claim 1 wherein the molar ratio of (c) to (a) does not exceed 1:2.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
48 words
A detergent composition according to either one of Claims 1 and 2 wherein the amine (b) is selected from compounds in which R 1 and R 2 are C 10 -C 22 alkyl groups and R 3 is selected from methyl, benzyl, allyl, 2-hydroxyethyl and 2-cyano ethyl groups.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
50 words
A detergent composition according to any one of Claims 1 to 3 wherein the water-soluble cationic compound (c) is selected from quaternary ammonium salts in which R 7 is C 12 -C 14 alkyl and R 8 , R 9 and R 10 are selected from methyl and hydroxyethyl groups.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
44 words
A detergent composition according to any one of Claim 1 to 4 further comprising from 1.5% to 35% by weight of the composition of component (d) comprising an impalpable smectite-type clay having an ion exchange capacity of at least 50 meq per 100 g.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
A detergent composition according to Claim 5 wherein the smectite-type clay is a sodium or calcium montmorillonite clay.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
A detergent composition according to either one of Claims 5 and 6 comprising from 5%-10% of component (a), from 1%-15% of component (b), from 1.5%-3% of component (c) and from 4%-15% of component (d).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
A detergent composition according to any one of Claims 1 to 7 further comprising (e) from 10-80% by weight of the composition of a detergent builder salt.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
40 words
A detergent composition according to any one of Claims 1 to 8 further comprising an ethoxylated nonionic surfactant of HLB 11.5-17.0 in an amount of less than 50%, preferably less than 30% of the total anionic, cationic and nonionic surfactants.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
A granular detergent composition according to Claim 8 wherein component (b) is added to preformed granules comprising components (a), (c), (d) and (e).
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