Detergent composition containing performance additive and copolymeric compatibilizing agent therefor

Claim 2

A detergent composition with a conventional matrix on basis of surface-active agents, builders and a copolymeric ingredient, characterized in, that a performance additive is present in an amount from 0.002% to 5% by weight, the copolymeric ingredient consists of an ethylenicly unsaturated monocarboxylic acid monomer having not more than 5, preferably 3 or 4, carbon atoms, and an ethylenicly unsaturated dicarboxylic acid monomer having not more than 6, preferably '4, carbon atoms, whereby the molar ratio of the monomers is in the range from 1:4 to 4:1; and whereby the weight ratio of the copolymer to the performance additive is in the range of from 500:1 to 1:5.

Claim 3

The detergent composition in accordance with Claim 1 wherein the copolymeric ingredient is comprised of (meth)-acrylic acid and maleic acid monomers.

Claim 4

The detergent composition in accordance with Claim 1 wherein the performance additive, present in an amount from 0.01% to 2% by weight, is a suds regulant agglomerate consisting of a water-insoluble liquid, at room temperature and atmospheric pressure, hydrocarbon; a water-insoluble solid hydrocarbon having a melting point in the range from 35°C to 110°C; and a hydrophobic silica; and wherein the weight ratio of copolymer to performance additive is in the range from 3:1 to 10:1.

Claim 5

The detergent composition in accordance with Claim 1 wherein the performance additive, present in an amount from 20 ppm to 2000 ppm, is a water-soluble photoactivator from the group of porphine or mono-, di-, tri-, or tetraaza pcrphine solubilized with anionic, nonionic, and/or cationic substituent groups and metal free or metallated with Zn(II), Ca(II), Cd(I.I), Mg (II), Sc (III), Al (III) or Sn(IV); and wherein the weight ratio of copolymer to performance additive is in the range from 500:1 to 7:1.

Claim 6

The detergent composition in accordance with Claim 1 wherein the performance additive, present in an amount from 0.1% to 1.5% by weight, is a polyamine having the formula: wherein R is an alkyl or alkenylgroup having 10 to 22 carbon atoms, the R 1 's, which are identical or different, are ethylene oxide or propylene oxide, R 2 is hydrogen, C 1-4 alkyl or (R 1 )y, where x, y, and z are numbers such that the sum (x+y+z) is in the range from 2 to 25, n is a number from 1 to 6 and m is a number from 1 to about 9; or an amine oxide having the formula: wherein R is an alkyl or alkepylgroup having 10 to 22 carbon atoms, the R 3 's which are identical or different are selected from C 1-4 alkyl, ethylene oxide and propylene oxide, k is an integer from 1 to about 6, 1 is an integer from 0 to 6, p is 0. or 1, u, v, and w are each 1 for alkylsubstituents, and integers in the range from 1 to 10 for ethylene oxide or propylene oxide substituents such that the sum of (u+v+w) is not greater than 25, whereby a 1% aqueous solution of the detergent compcsition has an alkaline pH (20°C) and wherein the weight ratio of copolymer to performance additive is in the range from 10:1 to 1:1.

Claim 7

The detergent composition in accordance with Claim 1 wherein the performance additive, present in an amount from 0.01% to 0.8% by weight, is a silicone, preferably in admixture with a hydrophobic silica, and wherein the weight ratio of copolymer to performance additive is in the range from 50:1 to 3:1.

Claim 8

The detergent composition in accordance with Claim 1 wherein the performance additive, present in an amount from 0.5% to 5% by weight, is represented by a detergent peracid precursor, and wherein the weight ratio of copolymer to performance additive is in the range from 4:1 to 1:5.