US4000094A — Water-insoluble aluminosilicate-containing deterg…

Claim 1

Independent Claim 86 words

A process for producing crisp free-flowing built detergent composition granules by spray-drying an aqueous slurry having therein included processing aids comprising the steps of a. forming an aqueous slurry consisting essentially of 1. from 25% to 75% on a dry weight basis of a water-insoluble aluminosilicate builder having the formula Na.sub.z [(AlO.sub.2).sub.z.sup.. (SiO.sub. 2).sub.y] .sup.. x H.sub.2 O wherein z and y are at least 6, the molar ratio of z to y is from 1.0 to 0.5 and x is from 10 to 264; 2.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 86 words

A process for producing crisp free-flowing built detergent composition granules by spray-drying an aqueous slurry having therein included processing aids comprising the steps of a. forming an aqueous slurry consisting essentially of 1. from 25% to 75% on a dry weight basis of a water-insoluble aluminosilicate builder having the formula Na.sub.z [(AlO.sub.2).sub.z.sup.. (SiO.sub. 2).sub.y] .sup.. x H.sub.2 O wherein z and y are at least 6, the molar ratio of z to y is from 1.0 to 0.5 and x is from 10 to 264; 2.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 68 words

from 5% to 25% on a dry weight basis of an organic detergent selected from the group consisting of anionic, nonionic, zwitterionic, and ampholytic detergents, and mixtures thereof; 3. as processing aids from 2% to 20% on a dry weight basis of a mixture of sodium carbonate and sodium sulfosuccinate wherein the ration of sodium carbonate to sodium sulfosuccinate is about 1.75:1; and 4. the balance water; and

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 68 words

from 5% to 25% on a dry weight basis of an organic detergent selected from the group consisting of anionic, nonionic, zwitterionic, and ampholytic detergents, and mixtures thereof; 3. as processing aids from 2% to 20% on a dry weight basis of a mixture of sodium carbonate and sodium sulfosuccinate wherein the ration of sodium carbonate to sodium sulfosuccinate is about 1.75:1; and 4. the balance water; and

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 36 words

b. spray-drying the slurry to form the crisp free-flowing granules. 2. The process of claim 1 wherein the aluminosilicate added to the aqueous slurry has a particle size diameter of from 0.1 micron to 100 microns.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 23 words

The process of claim 2 wherein the aluminosilicate is Na.sub.12 (AlO.sub.a.sup.. SiO.sub. 2).sub.12.sup.. x H.sub.2 O wherein x is from 15 to 30.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 16 words

The process of claim 3 wherein the aluminosilicate is Na.sub.12 (AlO.sub.2.sup.. SiO.sub. 2).sub.12. 27 H.sub.2 O.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 22 words

The process of claim 4 wherein the aluminosilicate represents from 40% to 60% on a dry weight basis of the aqueous slurry.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 123 words

A spray-dried built detergent composition comprised of granules which are crisp and free-flowing and possess excellent storage stability consisting essentially of: a. from 25% to 75% of a water-insoluble aluminosilicate builder having the formula Na.sub.z [(AlO.sub.2).sub.z.sup.. (SiO.sub.2).sub.y ].sup.. x H.sub.2 O wherein z and y are at least 6, the molar ratio of z to y is from 1.0 to 0.5 and x is from 10 to 264; b. from 5% to 25% of an organic detergent selected from the group consisting of anionic, nonionic, zwitterionic, and ampholytic detergents and mixtures thereof; and c. as a processing aid from 2% to 20% of a mixture of sodium carbonate and sodium sulfosuccinate in a ratio of sodium carbonate to sodium sulfosuccinate of about 1.75:1.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 123 words

A spray-dried built detergent composition comprised of granules which are crisp and free-flowing and possess excellent storage stability consisting essentially of: a. from 25% to 75% of a water-insoluble aluminosilicate builder having the formula Na.sub.z [(AlO.sub.2).sub.z.sup.. (SiO.sub.2).sub.y ].sup.. x H.sub.2 O wherein z and y are at least 6, the molar ratio of z to y is from 1.0 to 0.5 and x is from 10 to 264; b. from 5% to 25% of an organic detergent selected from the group consisting of anionic, nonionic, zwitterionic, and ampholytic detergents and mixtures thereof; and c. as a processing aid from 2% to 20% of a mixture of sodium carbonate and sodium sulfosuccinate in a ratio of sodium carbonate to sodium sulfosuccinate of about 1.75:1.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 18 words

The detergent composition of claim 6 wherein the processing aid represents from 5 to 15% of the composition.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 24 words

The detergent composition of claim 7 wherein the aluminosilicate is Na.sub.12 (AlO.sub.2.sup.. SiO.sub. 2).sub.12.sup.. x H.sub.2 O where x is from 15 to 30.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 21 words

The detergent composition of claim 8 wherein the aluminosilicate has a particle size diameter of from 0.1 micron to 100 microns.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1979-12-28	1980-06-28	1980-12-28	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1983-12-28	1984-06-28	1984-12-28	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	1987-12-28	1988-06-28	1988-12-28	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Water-insoluble aluminosilicate-containing detergent composition

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