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EP0271004A2 Expired / Lapsed EP ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Detergent composition for clothing

Assignee: Kao Corp
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Filing: 1987-12-03
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2007-12-03
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Abstract

Abstract A novel detergent composition for clothing comprises a cellulase having a non-degrading index of the following equation of not less than 500 The composition can not only remove the dirt in clothing articles without damaging them but also show the effect of mitigating the roughness of cloth to the touch and the effect of preventing decoloration.

Inventors

  • 👤 Akira Suzuki
  • 👤 Susumu Ito
  • 👤 Kikuhiko Okamoto
  • 👤 Eiichi Hoshino
  • 👤 Michio Yokosuka
  • 👤 Moriyasu Murata

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction EP
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 15:31
CPC Classifications
C; C11; C11D; C11D3/00; C11D3/16; C11D3/38; C11D3/386; C11D3/38645; C12; C12N; C12N9/00; C12N9/14; C12N9/24; C12N9/2402; C12N9/2405; C12N9/2434; C12N9/2437; C12Y; C12Y302/00; C12Y302/01; C12Y302/01004

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim 22 words
A detergent composition for clothing, which comprises a cellulase having a non-degrading index of the following equation of not less than 500
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 22 words
A detergent composition for clothing, which comprises a cellulase having a non-degrading index of the following equation of not less than 500
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 56 words
A detergent composition for clothing according to Claim 1, wherein said cellulase is an alkalophilic cellulase which has an optimum pH not less than 7 or whose relative activity at a pH of not less than 8 is 50% or over of the activity under optimum conditions when carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) is used as a substrate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 47 words
A detergent composition for clothing according to Claim 1 or 2, wherein said cellulase is contained in an amount of from 50 to 20,000 units, per kg of the detergent composition, in terms of an enzymatic activity determined when carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) is used as a substrate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 63 words
A detergent composition for clothing according to Claim 1, wherein said cellulase is selected from the group consisting of alkaline cellulase K, alkaline cellulase K-344, alkaline cellulase K-534, alkaline cellulase K-539, alkaline cellulase K-577, alkaline cellulase K-425, alkaline cellulase K-521, alkaline cellulase K-580, alkaline cellulase K-588, alkaline cellulase K-597, alkaline cellulase K-522, CMCase I, CMCase II, alkaline cellulase E-II and alkaline cellulase E-III.

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