Heavy duty liquid detergent

Claim 2

An aqueous liquid detergent composition with improved penetrating, dissolving and suspending characteristics comprising about 2 to 8% by weight, 70% active, of a lower alkanolacetamide and about 2 to 5% by weight of a liquid isoparaffinic hydrocarbon.

Claim 3

The detergent composition of claim 1, wherein the lower alkanol of said lower alkanolacetamide is selected from the group consisting of ethanol, propanol or butanol.

Claim 4

The detergent composition of claim 2, wherein said lower alkanolacetamide is monoethanol acetamide of the formula HOCH 2 CH 2 NHCOCH 3 .

Claim 5

The detergent composition of claim 1, said composition further comprising about 1 to 6% by weight of a polyethoxylated alkylphenol.

Claim 6

The detergent composition of claim 1, said composition further comprising about 10 to 40% by weight, 60% active, of a (higher alkyl) aryl sulfonate.

Claim 7

The detergent composition of claim 1, said composition further comprising about 10 to 30% by weight of a polyethoxylated higher alkanol.

Claim 8

The detergent composition of claim 1, said composition further comprising about 2 to 10% by weight, 40% active, of a lower alkylbenzene sulfonate hydrotrope.

Claim 9

The detergent composition of claim 1, said composition comprising: (i) About 2 to 8% by weight, 70% active, of a lower alkanolacetamide; (ii) About 2 to 5% by weight of a liquid isoparaffinic hydrocarbon; (iii) About 10 to 40% by weight, 60% active, of a (higher alkyl) aryl sulfonate; (iv) About 10 to 30% by weight of a polyethoxylated higher alkanol; and (v) About 2 to 10% by weight, 40% active, of a lower alkylbenzene sulfonate hydrotrope.

Claim 10

The detergent composition of claim 8, further comprising: (vi) About 1 to 6% by weight of a polyethoxylated alkylphenol.

Claim 11

The detergent composition of claim 1, said composition comprising: (i) About 2 to 8% by weight, 70% active, of a lower alkanolacetamide of the formula HO-R-NHCOCH 3 wherein R is alkylene of about 2 to 4 carbons; (ii) About 2 to 5% by weight of a liquid isoparaffinic hydrocarbon; (iii) About 10 to 40% by weight, 60% active, of a (higher alkyl) aryl sulfonate having a higher alkyl group of about 12 to 15 carbons; (iv) About 10 to 30% by weight of a polyethoxylated about C 9 to C 15 alkanol having an ethoxylation range of about 6 to 12 moles of ethylene oxide; and (v) About 2 to 10% by weight, 40% active, of a lower alkylbenzene sulfonate hydrotrope wherein the lower alkylbenzene is selected from the group consisting of toluene, xylene or cumene.

Claim 12

The detergent composition of claim 10, further comprising: (vi) About 1 to 6% by weight of a polyethoxylated alkylphenol having an ethoxylation range of about 8 to 12 moles of ethylene oxide.

Claim 15

The method of claim 12, wherein said foreign material comprises sebaceous soil and said surface is a fabric comprising cotton fiber.

Claim 16

The method of claim 12, wherein the lower alkanol of said lower alkanolacetamide is selected from the group consisting of ethanol, propanol or butanol.

Claim 17

The method of claim 14, wherein said lower alkanolacetamide is monoethanol acetamide of the formula HOCH 2 CH 2 NHCOCH 3 .

Claim 18

The method of claim 12, wherein said liquid hydrocarbon is an isoparaffinic hydrocarbon.

Claim 19

The method of claim 12, said composition further comprising about 1 to 6% by weight of a polyethoxylated alkylphenol.

Claim 20

The method of claim 12, said composition further comprising about 10 to 40% by weight, 60% active, of a (higher alkyl) aryl sulfonate.

Claim 21

The method of claim 12, said composition further comprising about 10 to 30% by weight of a polyethoxylated higher alkanol.

Claim 22

The method of claim 12, said composition further comprising about 2 to 10% by weight, 40% active, of a lower alkylbenzene sulfonate hydrotrope.

Claim 23

The method of claim 12, said composition comprising: (i) About 2 to 8% by weight, 70% active, of a lower alkanolacetamide; (ii) About 2 to 5% by weight of a liquid hydrocarbon; (iii) About 10 to 40% by weight, 60% active, of a (higher alkyl) aryl sulfonate; (iv) About 10 to 30% by weight of a polyethoxylated higher alkanol; and (v) About 2 to 10% by weight, 40% active, of a lower alkylbenzene sulfonate hydrotrope.

Claim 24

The method of claim 21, said composition further comprising: (vi) About 1 to 6% by weight of a polyethoxylated alkylphenol.

Claim 25

The method of claim 12, said composition comprising: (i) About 2 to 8% by weight, 70% active, of a lower alkanolacetamide of the formula HO-R-NHCOCH 3 wherein R is alkylene of about 2 to 4 carbons; (ii) About 2 to 5% by weight of a liquid isoparaffinic hydrocarbon; (iii) About 10 to 40% by weight, 60% active, of a (higher alkyl) aryl sulfonate having a higher alkyl group of about 12 to 15 carbons; (iv) About 10 to 30% by weight of a polyethoxylated about C 9 to C 15 alkanol having an ethoxylation range of about 6 to 12 moles of ethylene oxide; and (v) About 2 to 10% by weight, 40% active, of a lower alkylbenzene sulfonate hydrotrope wherein the lower alkylbenzene is selected from the group consisting of toluene, xylene or cumene.

Claim 26

The method of claim 23 further comprising: (vi) About 1 to 6% by weight of a polyethoxylated alkylphenol having an ethoxylation range of about 8 to 12 moles of ethylene oxide.