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Washing and cleaning agents
Assignee: Henkel AG and Co KGaA
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Filing: 1984-01-16
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Granted: 1986-04-08
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Expires: 2004-01-16
Abstract
Abstract Powder-form washing and cleaning agents which can be made up into stock liquors containing in addition to synthetic surfactants and ingredients such as alkali carbonates, alkali silicates, alkali sulfates, water-soluble, organic or inorganic complexing agents, (a) from 10 to 40% by weight of finely particulate zeolites of the NaA or NaX type or mixtures thereof and (b) from 0.5 to 2.5% by weight of xanthan gum as dispersant in a ratio by weight of a:b of from 5:1 to 25:1 for the preparation of approximately 10% by weight aqueous stable stock liquor suspensions.
Inventors
- 👤 Uwe Trabitzsch
- 👤 Helmut Grund
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-06 12:46
CPC Classifications
C; C11; C11D; C11D3/00; C11D3/16; C11D3/20; C11D3/22; C11D3/222; C11D3/02; C11D3/12; C11D3/124; C11D3/1246; C11D3/128; C11D3/1286
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
198 words
A powdered composition consisting essentially of an, alkaline reacting washing and cleaning product, capable of being made up into a stable aqueous stock liquor suspension containing from about 5% to about 15% by weight of said composition, said powdered composition consisting essentially of (a) from about 10 to about 40% by weight, in finely particulate form, of an NaA type zeolite, an NaX type zeolite, or a mixture of such zeolites; (b) from about 0.2 to about 2.5% by weight of xanthan gum; (c) from about 2 to about 40% by weight of an anionic surfactant, a non-ionic surfactant, or a mixture of such surfactants; (d) from 0 to about 60% by weight of at least one component selected from the group consisting of a water-soluble organic complexing agent, a water-soluble inorganic complexing agent, an alkali metal carbonate, an alkali metal silicate, and an alkali metal sulfate; and (e) balance to 100% by weight of water in addition to any water adsorbed by said zeolite, provided that the total water content of said composition does not exceed about 20% by weight; and wherein the ratio of weight of (a) to (b) is between about 5:1 and about 25:1.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
198 words
A powdered composition consisting essentially of an, alkaline reacting washing and cleaning product, capable of being made up into a stable aqueous stock liquor suspension containing from about 5% to about 15% by weight of said composition, said powdered composition consisting essentially of (a) from about 10 to about 40% by weight, in finely particulate form, of an NaA type zeolite, an NaX type zeolite, or a mixture of such zeolites; (b) from about 0.2 to about 2.5% by weight of xanthan gum; (c) from about 2 to about 40% by weight of an anionic surfactant, a non-ionic surfactant, or a mixture of such surfactants; (d) from 0 to about 60% by weight of at least one component selected from the group consisting of a water-soluble organic complexing agent, a water-soluble inorganic complexing agent, an alkali metal carbonate, an alkali metal silicate, and an alkali metal sulfate; and (e) balance to 100% by weight of water in addition to any water adsorbed by said zeolite, provided that the total water content of said composition does not exceed about 20% by weight; and wherein the ratio of weight of (a) to (b) is between about 5:1 and about 25:1.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
A composition in accordance with claim 1 wherein from about 15 to about 25% by weight of component (a) is present in the composition.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
A composition in accordance with claim 1 wherein from about 0.5 to about 2.0% by weight of component (c) is present in the composition.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
A composition in accordance with claim 1 wherein component (c) is present in from about 5 to about 15% by weight.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
A composition in accordance with claim 1 wherein from about 0.5 to about 50% by weight of component (d) is present in the composition.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
A composition in accordance with claim 1 wherein the ratio by weight of (a) to (b) is between about 10:1 and about 20:1.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
188 words
A suspension consisting essentially of an aqueous stable stock liquor for washing and cleaning containing from about 5 to about 15% by weight of a powder-form composition suspended therein an consisting essentially of (a) from about 10 to about 40% by weight, in finely particulate form, of an NaA type zeolite, an NaX type zeolite, or a mixture of such zeolites; (b) from about 0.2 to about 2.5% by weight of xanthan gum; (c) from about 2 to about 40% by weight of an anionic surfactant, a non-ionic surfactant, or a mixture of such surfactants; (d) from 0 to about 60% by weight of at least one component selected from the group consisting of a water-soluble organic complexing agent, a water-soluble inorganic complexing agent, an alkali metal carbonate, an alkali metal silicate, and an alkali metal sulfate; and (e) balance to 100% by weight of water in addition to any water adsorbed by said zeolite, provided that the total water content of said composition does not exceed about 20% by weight; and wherein the ratio by weight of (a) to (b) is between about 5:1 and about 25:1.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
188 words
A suspension consisting essentially of an aqueous stable stock liquor for washing and cleaning containing from about 5 to about 15% by weight of a powder-form composition suspended therein an consisting essentially of (a) from about 10 to about 40% by weight, in finely particulate form, of an NaA type zeolite, an NaX type zeolite, or a mixture of such zeolites; (b) from about 0.2 to about 2.5% by weight of xanthan gum; (c) from about 2 to about 40% by weight of an anionic surfactant, a non-ionic surfactant, or a mixture of such surfactants; (d) from 0 to about 60% by weight of at least one component selected from the group consisting of a water-soluble organic complexing agent, a water-soluble inorganic complexing agent, an alkali metal carbonate, an alkali metal silicate, and an alkali metal sulfate; and (e) balance to 100% by weight of water in addition to any water adsorbed by said zeolite, provided that the total water content of said composition does not exceed about 20% by weight; and wherein the ratio by weight of (a) to (b) is between about 5:1 and about 25:1.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
29 words
An aqueous suspension in accordance with claim 7 wherein from about 15 to about 25% by weight of component (a) in said powder-form composition is present in the suspension.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
29 words
An aqueous suspension in accordance with claim 7 wherein from about 0.5 to about 2.0% by weight of component (b) in said powder-form composition is present in the suspension.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
26 words
An aqueous suspension in accordance with claim 7 wherein component (c) in said powder-form composition is present in from about 5 to about 15% by weight.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
29 words
An aqueous suspension in accordance with claim 7 wherein from about 0.5 to about 50% by weight of component (d) in said powder-form composition is present in the suspension.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
28 words
An aqueous suspension in accordance with claim 7 wherein the ratio by weight of (a) to (b) in said powder-form composition is between about 10:1 and about 20:1.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
20 words
An aqueous suspension in accordance with claim 7 wherein said suspension contains about 10% by weight of the powder-form composition.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
88 words
In a dry powder-form washing and cleaning agent containing (a) from about 10 to about 40% by weight of a finely particulate form of an NaA type zeolite, an NaX type zeolite, or a mixture of such zeolites; and which is to be made up into approximately 5 to 15% by weight aqueous stable stock liquor suspensions; the improvement comprising including in said agent a dispersion aid (b) consisting essentially of about 0.2 to 2.5% by weight of xanthan gum, the weight ratio of (a):(b) being about 5-25:1.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
88 words
In a dry powder-form washing and cleaning agent containing (a) from about 10 to about 40% by weight of a finely particulate form of an NaA type zeolite, an NaX type zeolite, or a mixture of such zeolites; and which is to be made up into approximately 5 to 15% by weight aqueous stable stock liquor suspensions; the improvement comprising including in said agent a dispersion aid (b) consisting essentially of about 0.2 to 2.5% by weight of xanthan gum, the weight ratio of (a):(b) being about 5-25:1.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
18 words
The improvement of claim 14 wherein (a) is present in from about 15 to about 25% by weight.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
21 words
The improvement of claim 14 wherein said dispersing aid (b) is present in from about 0.5 to about 2.0% by weight.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
21 words
The improvement of claim 15 wherein said dispersing aid (b) is present in from about 0.5 to about 2.0% by weight.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
12 words
The improvement of claim 14 wherein said ratio (a):(b) is about 10-20:1.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
12 words
The improvement of claim 16 wherein said ratio (a):(b) is about 10-20:1.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
12 words
The improvement of claim 17 wherein said ratio (a):(b) is about 10-20:1.
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