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Granular detergent composition

Assignee: Lion Corp
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Filing: 1982-04-30
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Granted: 1983-11-22
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Expires: 2002-04-30
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Abstract

Abstract A granular detergent composition is described containing an α-sulfo fatty acid ester salt and having good granular or powder properties, without containing any phosphate, and also having a less decomposable property of an α-sulfo fatty acid ester salt contained therein. This granular detergent composition comprises (a) at least one α-sulfo fatty acid ester salt having the general formula [I]: ##STR1## wherein R is an alkyl group having 4 through 20 carbon atoms, R 1 is an alkyl group having 1 through 6 carbon atoms, and M 1 is a salt-forming pair ion; (b) at least one fatty acid soap having the general formula [II]: R.sub.2 COOM.sub.2 [II] wherein R 2 is an alkyl group having 8 through 20 carbon atoms, and M 2 is an alkali metal; and (c) at least one polycarboxylic acid salt, the total content of the components (a) and (b) in the composition being 20% through 80% by weight, the weight ratio of the component (a) to the component (b) being within the range of from 4/1 through 1/4, and the content of the component (c) in the composition being 1% through 20% by weight.

Inventors

  • 👤 Teruo Magari
  • 👤 Mitsuyoshi Yazaki
  • 👤 Masayoshi Nakamura

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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CPC Classifications
C; C11; C11D; C11D3/00; C11D3/16; C11D3/26; C11D3/33; C11D1/00; C11D1/02; C11D1/12; C11D1/28; C11D10/00; C11D10/04; C11D10/042; C11D3/20; C11D3/2075; C11D3/2082; C11D3/2086

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim 155 words
A granular detergent composition comprising: (a) at least one α-sulfo fatty acid ester salt having the general formula [I]: ##STR3## wherein R is a alkyl group having 4 through 20 carbon atoms, R 1 is an alkyl group having 1 through 6 carbon atoms, and M 1 is a salt-forming pair ion; (b) at least one fatty acid soap having the general formula [II]: R.sub.2 COOM.sub.2 [II] wherein R 2 is an alkyl group having 8 through 20 carbon atoms, and M 2 is an alkali metal; and (c) at least one polycarboxylic acid salt having 2 to 8 carbon atoms, the total content of the components (a) and (b) in the composition being 20% through 80% by weight, the weight ratio of the component (a) to the component (b) being within the range of from 4/1 through 1/4, and the content of the component (c) in the composition being 1% through 20% by weight.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 155 words
A granular detergent composition comprising: (a) at least one α-sulfo fatty acid ester salt having the general formula [I]: ##STR3## wherein R is a alkyl group having 4 through 20 carbon atoms, R 1 is an alkyl group having 1 through 6 carbon atoms, and M 1 is a salt-forming pair ion; (b) at least one fatty acid soap having the general formula [II]: R.sub.2 COOM.sub.2 [II] wherein R 2 is an alkyl group having 8 through 20 carbon atoms, and M 2 is an alkali metal; and (c) at least one polycarboxylic acid salt having 2 to 8 carbon atoms, the total content of the components (a) and (b) in the composition being 20% through 80% by weight, the weight ratio of the component (a) to the component (b) being within the range of from 4/1 through 1/4, and the content of the component (c) in the composition being 1% through 20% by weight.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 28 words
A granular detergent composition as claimed in claim 1 wherein the α-sulfo fatty acid ester salt is derived from a fatty acid having 6 through 22 carbon atoms.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 26 words
A granular detergent composition as claimed in claim 2 wherein the fatty acid is a hardened tallow fatty acid or a hardened palm oil fatty acid.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 27 words
A granular detergent composition as claimed in claim 1 wherein the alkyl group R 1 in the general formula [I] is methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, or i-propyl group.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 20 words
A granular detergent composition as claimed in claim 1 wherein the salt-forming pair ion M 1 is sodium or potassium.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 26 words
A granular detergent composition as claimed in claim 1 wherein the fatty acid soap is derived from an fatty acid having 9 through 21 carbon atoms.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 49 words
A granular detergent composition as claimed in claim 6 wherein the fatty acid is a tallow fatty acid, a lard fatty acid, a palm oil fatty acid, a coconut oil fatty acid, a cottonseed oil fatty acid, a rice bran oil fatty acid, or a soybean oil fatty acid.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 20 words
A granular detergent composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the salt-forming pair ion M 2 is sodium or potassium.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 48 words
A granular detergent composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the polycarboxylic acid salt is a salt of a polycarboxylic acid selected from the group consisting of citric acid, oxalic acid, malonic acid, succinic acid, tartaric acid, maleic acid, fumaric acid, malic acid, phthalic acid and nitrilotriacetic acid.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 22 words
A granular detergent composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one polycarboxylic acid salt is an alkali metal salt.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 15 words
A granular detergent composition as claimed in claim 10, wherein the alkali metal is sodium.

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