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US3130164A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Liquid bleaching and detergent composition

Assignee: Lever Brothers Co
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Filing: 1959-07-03
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Granted: 1964-04-21
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Expires: 1979-07-03
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Abstract

Abstract A stable concentrated liquid detergent composition comprises (a) at least one anionic detergent of formula RO(CnH2nO)mSO3M wherein R is an alkyl or alkylaryl radical in which the alkyl groups contain 6-18 carbon atoms, M is alkali metal, ammonium or substituted ammonium, n is 2 or 3, and m is 1-8, (b) an alkali metal condensed phosphate, suitably in an amount of 5-30% by weight of the composition, particularly sodium pyro- and/or tripoly-phosphate, and (c) a carboxymethylcellulose soil suspending agent, preferably sodium carboxymethylcellulose having a degree of substitution of 0.4-1.1. It is preferred that a further anionic detergent (d) be included, for example an alkyl sulphate, an alkylaryl sulphonate, or an acylated hydroxy-or amino-sulphonate, when the weight ratio of (a) to (d) is preferably 1:1 to 1:6; the total of (a) and (d) should be 5-25% by weight of the liquid composition. 1-5% by weight of sodium silicate having a ratio Na2O:SiO2 of 1:3.3 is preferably also included, and sodium carbonate, fatty acid alkanolamide, inorganic salts, optical brighteners, perfume and colour may also be incorporated.

Inventors

  • 👤 Best Georg Peter

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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CPC Classifications
C; C11; C11D; C11D1/00; C11D1/02; C11D1/12; C11D1/29; C11D3/00; C11D3/16; C11D3/20; C11D3/22; C11D3/222; C11D3/225; C11D3/39; C11D3/3947; D; D06; D06L; D06L4/00; D06L4/10; D06L4/12

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 176 words
A LIQUID BLEACHING AND DETERGENT COMPOSITION IN THE FORM OF A STABLE, POURABLE DISPERSION WHICH CONSISTS ESSENTIALLY OF WATER AND, BY WEIGHT OF THE COMPOSITION: (A) OF AT LEAST ONE ANIONIC ACTIVE DETERGENT A OF THE GENERAL FORMULA RO.(RNH2NO)M.SO3M, IN WHICH R IS SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF ALKYL RADICALS HAVING FROM 6 TO 18 CARBONS ATOMS AND ALKYLARYL RADICALS HAVING FROM 6 TO 18 CARBON ATOMS IN THE ALKYL RADICAL; M IS SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF ALKALI METAL, AMMONIUM AND SUBSTITUTED AMMONIUM RADICALS; (CNH2NO) IS SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF (C2H4O) AND (C3H6O); AND M IS FROM 1 TO 8; (B) FROM ABOUT 5 TO 30% OF A CONDENSED INORGANIC PHOSPHATE; (C) AS A SOIL-SUSPENDING AGENT, A MINOR AMOUNT OF A CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE HAVING A DEGREE OF SUBSTITUTION FROM 0.4. TO 1.1; AND (D) FROM ABOUT 0.5 TO 3% OF HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, SAID ANIONIC ACTIVE DETERGENT A BEING PRESENT IN SUCH PROPORTIONS THAT THE COMPOSITIONS ARE IN THE FORM OF STABLE, POURABLE DISPERSIONS WHICH HAVE LITTLE TENDENCY TO SEPARATE OUT ON STANDING.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 176 words
A LIQUID BLEACHING AND DETERGENT COMPOSITION IN THE FORM OF A STABLE, POURABLE DISPERSION WHICH CONSISTS ESSENTIALLY OF WATER AND, BY WEIGHT OF THE COMPOSITION: (A) OF AT LEAST ONE ANIONIC ACTIVE DETERGENT A OF THE GENERAL FORMULA RO.(RNH2NO)M.SO3M, IN WHICH R IS SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF ALKYL RADICALS HAVING FROM 6 TO 18 CARBONS ATOMS AND ALKYLARYL RADICALS HAVING FROM 6 TO 18 CARBON ATOMS IN THE ALKYL RADICAL; M IS SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF ALKALI METAL, AMMONIUM AND SUBSTITUTED AMMONIUM RADICALS; (CNH2NO) IS SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF (C2H4O) AND (C3H6O); AND M IS FROM 1 TO 8; (B) FROM ABOUT 5 TO 30% OF A CONDENSED INORGANIC PHOSPHATE; (C) AS A SOIL-SUSPENDING AGENT, A MINOR AMOUNT OF A CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE HAVING A DEGREE OF SUBSTITUTION FROM 0.4. TO 1.1; AND (D) FROM ABOUT 0.5 TO 3% OF HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, SAID ANIONIC ACTIVE DETERGENT A BEING PRESENT IN SUCH PROPORTIONS THAT THE COMPOSITIONS ARE IN THE FORM OF STABLE, POURABLE DISPERSIONS WHICH HAVE LITTLE TENDENCY TO SEPARATE OUT ON STANDING.

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