Liquid detergent composition

Claim 2

A detergent composition comprising: (a) 0.1 to 95% by weight of a saccharide nonionic surfactant, and (b) 0.01 to 5% by weight of an antibacterial agent.

Claim 3

The detergent composition according to claim 1, wherein said saccharide nonionic surfactant is an alkyl saccharide surfactant represented by: R₁-O-(R₂O) m -G n (I) wherein R₁ represents a linear or branched alkyl, alkenyl, or alkylphenyl group having 6-18 carbon atoms, R₂ represents an alkylene group having 2-4 carbon atoms, G is a reducing sugar having 5-6 carbon atoms, m denotes a value of 0-10, and n denotes a value of 1-10.

Claim 4

The detergent composition according to claim 1, wherein said saccharide nonionic surfactant is a saccharide amide surfactant represented by: wherein R₃ represents a linear or branched alkyl, alkenyl, or alkylphenyl group having 5-17 carbon atoms, R₄ represents a hydrogen atom, a linear or branched alkyl or alkenyl group having 1-18 carbon atoms, a group wherein R₅ represents a hydrogen atom or methyl group and p denotes a value of 0-10, or a group -CH₂-CH₂-OH, -CH₂- -CH₃ , or -CH₂-CH₂-CH₂-OH, and X represents a polyhydroxyalkyl group derived from saccharide residue having 4-30 carbon atoms.

Claim 5

The detergent composition according to claim 1, wherein said antibacterial agent is selected from the group consisting of: (a) calcium-, magnesium-, barium-, strontium-, zinc-, cadmium-, tin-, or zirconium salts of 2-mercapto­pyridine-N-oxide, (b) 1-hydroxy-2-pyrrolidone derivatives represented by formula (III), wherein R₆ represents an alkyl group having 1-17 carbon atoms, alkenyl group having 2-17 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl group having 5-8 carbon atoms, bicycloalkyl group having 7-9 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl-alkyl group wherein the alkyl group has 1-4 carbon atoms and the cycloalkyl group may be substituted with an alkyl group having 1-4 carbon atoms, aryl group, aralkyl group with an alkyl group having 1-4 carbon atoms, aryl-alkenyl group with the alkenyl group having 2-4 carbon atoms, aryloxyalkyl or arylmercaptoalkyl group with the alkyl group having 1-4 carbon atoms, benzhydryl group, phenylsulfonylalkyl group with the alkyl group having 1-4 carbon atoms, furylalkenyl group with the furyl or alkenyl group having 2-4 carbon atoms, wherein the above-mentioned aryl residual group may be substituted with an alkyl group having 1-4 carbon atoms, alkoxy group having 1-4 carbon atoms, nitro group, cyano group, or a halogen atom; R₇ represents a hydrogen atom, alkyl group having 1-4 carbon atoms, alkenyl group having 2-4 carbon atoms, halogen atom, phenyl group, or benzyl group; and X⁺ represents an organic base, alkali metal ion, ammonium ion, alkaline earth metal ion, or a divalent to tetravalent cationic ion, (c) 2,2′-dithio-bis-(pyridine-N-oxide) represented by formula (IV), (d) trichloro carbanide (TCC) represented by formula (V), (e) trichlosan represented by formula (VI), (f) linear mono- or di-alkyl quaternary ammonium salts represented by formula (VII), wherein R₈-R₁₁ represent hydrocarbon groups, and one or two of R₈-R₁₁ have 8-24 carbon atoms and others are an alkyl or hydroxyalkyl group having 1-3 carbon atoms; and X⁻ represents a halogen atom, amino acid, fatty acid, an anionic residue of phosphate, phosphonate, sulfonate, or sulfate having an alkyl or alkenyl group of branched or straight 1-30 carbon atoms, and an anionic oligomer or polymer selected from formalin condensates of sulfonized polycyclic aromatic compounds which may have a three or more polymerized styrene sulfonic acid as an essential constituent or a hydrocarbon group as a substituent, and (g) benzalkonium salts represented by formula (VIII), wherein R₁₂ represents a hydrocarbon group having 8-24 carbon atoms; and Y⁻ represents a halogen atom, amino acid, fatty acid, an anionic residue of phosphate, phosphonate, sulfonate, or sulfate having an alkyl or alkenyl group of branched or straight chain 1-30 carbon atoms, and an anionic oligomer or polymer selected from formalin condensates of sulfonized polycyclic aromatic compounds which may have a three or more polymerized styrene sulfonic acid as an essential constituent or a hydrocarbon group as a substituent.