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Low phosphate, softening laundry detergent containing ethoxylated nonionic, alkylpolysaccharide and cationic surfactants
Assignee: Procter and Gamble Co
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Filing: 1984-01-27
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Granted: 1985-01-15
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Expires: 2004-01-27
Abstract
Abstract Detergent compositions with a mixture of a conventional nonionic detergent surfactant, an alkylpolysaccharide detergent surfactant, and a cationic fabric-softening/antistatic compound deposit the cationic material more effectively than prior compositions containing only the conventional nonionic detergent surfactant and the cationic material.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas E. Cook
- 👤 Ernest W. Dolle
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-28 12:54
CPC Classifications
C; C11; C11D; C11D1/00; C11D1/66; C11D1/835; C11D1/662; C11D1/38; C11D1/62; C11D1/72
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
174 words
A low phosphate laundry detergent composition providing softening and/or antistatic benefits, having a pH in the laundry solution of greater than about 7, comprising from about 20% to about 80% by weight of a surfactant mixture consisting essentially of: (a) an ethoxylated alcohol or alkylphenol nonionic detergent surfactant having an HLB of from 6 to about 14, or a mixture of such surfactants; (b) an alkylpolysaccharide detergent surfactant of the formula RO(C 2 H 4 O) t (glycosyl) x , where R is an alkyl containing from about 10 to about 18 caron atoms; t is from 0 to about 10; and x is a number from about 11/2 to about 3; and (c) a quaternary ammonium cationic surfactant having 2 chains which contain an average of from about 16 to about 22 carbon atoms, or a mixture of such surfactants; the weight ratio of (a) to (b) being from about 3:1 to about 1:3, and the weight ratio of (a)+(b) to (c) being in the range of from about 3:1 to about 9:1.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
174 words
A low phosphate laundry detergent composition providing softening and/or antistatic benefits, having a pH in the laundry solution of greater than about 7, comprising from about 20% to about 80% by weight of a surfactant mixture consisting essentially of: (a) an ethoxylated alcohol or alkylphenol nonionic detergent surfactant having an HLB of from 6 to about 14, or a mixture of such surfactants; (b) an alkylpolysaccharide detergent surfactant of the formula RO(C 2 H 4 O) t (glycosyl) x , where R is an alkyl containing from about 10 to about 18 caron atoms; t is from 0 to about 10; and x is a number from about 11/2 to about 3; and (c) a quaternary ammonium cationic surfactant having 2 chains which contain an average of from about 16 to about 22 carbon atoms, or a mixture of such surfactants; the weight ratio of (a) to (b) being from about 3:1 to about 1:3, and the weight ratio of (a)+(b) to (c) being in the range of from about 3:1 to about 9:1.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
73 words
A composition according to claim 1 wherein the cationic surfactant is selected from the group consisting of ##STR2## or mixtures thereof, wherein the R 1 and R 2 groups contain an average of from about 16 to about 22 carbon atoms, R 3 and R 4 are C 1 to C 4 alkyl or hydroxyalkyl groups, and X is an anion selected from the group consisting of halide, hydroxide, methyl sulfate, or acetate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
A composition according to claim 2 wherein R 1 and R 2 are alkyl groups.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
51 words
A composition according to claim 3 wherein, the nonionic surfactant has the formula R(OC 2 H 4 ) n OH wherein R is a primary alkyl chain containing an average of from about 10 to about 18 carbon atoms and n is an average of from about 2 to about 9.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
162 words
A composition according to claim 4 wherein the nonionic surfactant is selected from the group consisting of the condensation product of C 14-15 alcohol with 2.25 moles of ethylene oxide; the condensation product of C 14-15 alcohol with 7 moles of ethylene oxide; the condensation product of C 12-15 alcohol with 7 moles of ethylene oxide; the condensation product of C 12-15 alcohol with 9 moles of ethylene oxide; the condensation product of C 12-13 alcohol with 6.5 moles of ethylene oxide, and the same product which is stripped so as to remove lower ethoxylate and nonethoxylated fractions; the condensation product of C 9-11 alcohol with 8 moles of ethylene oxide, which is stripped so as to remove lower ethoxylate and nonethoxylated fractions; the condensation product of coconut alcohol with 5 moles of ethylene oxide; the condensation product of coconut alcohol with 6 moles of ethylene oxide; the condensation product of tallow alcohol with 9 moles of ethylene oxide; and mixtures thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
41 words
A composition according to claim 5 wherein the cationic surfactant is selected from the group consisting of ditallowalkyldimethylammonium chloride, ditallowalkyldimethylammonium methyl sulfate, dihexadecylalkyldimethylammonium chloride, dioctadecylalkyldimethylammonium chloride, dieicosylalkyldimethylammonium chloride, methyl (1) tallowalkyl amido ethyl (2) tallowalkyl imidazolinium methyl sulfate, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
13 words
A composition according to claim 6 wherein the cationic surfactant is ditallowalkyldimethylammonium chloride.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
108 words
a low phosphate laundry detergent composition, having a pH in the laundry solution of greater than about 7, comprising from about 20% to about 80% by weight of a surfactant mixture consisting essentially of: (a) the condensation product of a C 14-15 alcohol with about 7 moles of ethylene oxide; (b) an alkylpolyglycoside surfactant of the formula R 2 O(glycosyl) x , wherein R 2 is a C 12-13 alkyl group and x is about 2; (c) ditallowalkyldimethylammonium chloride; wherein the weight ratio of (a) to (b) is from about 3:1 to 1:3, and the weight ratio of (a)+(b) to (c) is from about 3:1 to about 9:1.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
108 words
a low phosphate laundry detergent composition, having a pH in the laundry solution of greater than about 7, comprising from about 20% to about 80% by weight of a surfactant mixture consisting essentially of: (a) the condensation product of a C 14-15 alcohol with about 7 moles of ethylene oxide; (b) an alkylpolyglycoside surfactant of the formula R 2 O(glycosyl) x , wherein R 2 is a C 12-13 alkyl group and x is about 2; (c) ditallowalkyldimethylammonium chloride; wherein the weight ratio of (a) to (b) is from about 3:1 to 1:3, and the weight ratio of (a)+(b) to (c) is from about 3:1 to about 9:1.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
26 words
A composition according to claim 8 comprising about 2.7% by weight of ditallowalkyldimethylammonium chloride and wherein the weight ratio of (a)+(b) to (c) is about 7.4.
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