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Built liquid detergent composition

Assignee: Lever Brothers Co
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Filing: 1977-03-03
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Granted: 1978-11-21
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Expires: 1997-03-03
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Abstract

Abstract A critical mixture of a sulphonate-type hydrotrope and a monoalkane phosphonic acid or salt thereof when included in an aqueous built liquid detergent provides for an improved stability, clarity and homogeneity thereof.

Inventors

  • 👤 Ho Tan Tai

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-10 01:08
CPC Classifications
C; C11; C11D; C11D3/00; C11D3/16; C11D3/34; C11D3/3418; C11D1/00; C11D1/66; C11D1/83; C11D3/36; C11D3/361

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim 202 words
An aqueous built liquid detergent composition, consisting essentially of: (a) 5-15% by weight of an anionic synthetic detergent selected from the group consisting of C 10 -C 24 alkylbenzene sulphonates, C 10 -C 24 alkane sulphonates and C 10 -C 24 alkylether sulphates containing 1-10 moles of ethylene- or propylene oxide; (b) 1-5% by weight of a nonionic synthetic detergent selected from a group consisting of adducts of 5-30 moles of an alkylene oxide to C 10 -C 24 primary alcohols, C 10 -C 24 secondary alcohols, and C 9 -C 18 alkylphenols; (c) 1-5% by weight of a sodium or potassium salt of dimerized oleic acid; (d) 1-25% by weight of a sodium or potassium builder salt selected from the group consisting of orthophosphates, pyrophosphates, tripolyphosphates, carbonates and mixtures thereof; (e) 0.75-8.5% by weight of an alkali metal or ammonium salt of xylene-, toluene- or cumene sulphonic acid; (f) 0.5-2.5% by weight of a monoalkane phosphonic acid, in which the alkane group contains 4-10 carbon atoms, or the alkali metal or ammonium salt thereof, whereby the amount of salt of xylene sulphonic acid is more than 4% by weight when the amount of the monoalkane phosphonic acid is 1% or less.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 202 words
An aqueous built liquid detergent composition, consisting essentially of: (a) 5-15% by weight of an anionic synthetic detergent selected from the group consisting of C 10 -C 24 alkylbenzene sulphonates, C 10 -C 24 alkane sulphonates and C 10 -C 24 alkylether sulphates containing 1-10 moles of ethylene- or propylene oxide; (b) 1-5% by weight of a nonionic synthetic detergent selected from a group consisting of adducts of 5-30 moles of an alkylene oxide to C 10 -C 24 primary alcohols, C 10 -C 24 secondary alcohols, and C 9 -C 18 alkylphenols; (c) 1-5% by weight of a sodium or potassium salt of dimerized oleic acid; (d) 1-25% by weight of a sodium or potassium builder salt selected from the group consisting of orthophosphates, pyrophosphates, tripolyphosphates, carbonates and mixtures thereof; (e) 0.75-8.5% by weight of an alkali metal or ammonium salt of xylene-, toluene- or cumene sulphonic acid; (f) 0.5-2.5% by weight of a monoalkane phosphonic acid, in which the alkane group contains 4-10 carbon atoms, or the alkali metal or ammonium salt thereof, whereby the amount of salt of xylene sulphonic acid is more than 4% by weight when the amount of the monoalkane phosphonic acid is 1% or less.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 23 words
A composition according to claim 1, further comprising 0.5-5% by weight of a sodium or potassium polyacrylate with a molecular weight of 3,500-22,000.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 15 words
A composition according to claim 1, wherein the monoalkane phosphonic acid is monooctane phosphonic acid.

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