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Anti-redeposition detergent composition
Assignee: Rhone Poulenc Chimie de Base SA
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Filing: 1985-05-23
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Granted: 1988-02-09
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Expires: 2005-05-23
Abstract
Abstract A detergent composition adopted for the washing of a fibrous textile substrate, notably a textile substrate comprising fibers of a synthetic organic polymer, includes an anti-redepositon effective amount of at least one hydrophilic/hydrophobic anti-redeposition copolymer which comprises at least one of the recurring units ethylene oxide and alkylene oxide, said copolymer being such as to reduce the zeta potential of the fibers of said textile substrate to a value of 0.5 times or less the zeta potential of the bare fiber content thereof, and said effective amount being such that at least 0.02 mg of said copolymer is adsorbed onto said textile fibers per gram of substrate.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert Gresser
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 09:06
CPC Classifications
C; C11; C11D; C11D3/00; C11D3/0005; C11D3/0036; C11D3/16; C11D3/37; C11D3/3703; C11D3/3707; C11D3/3723; C11D3/3726; C11D3/373; C11D3/3738
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 27
Claim 1
Independent Claim
161 words
A detergent composition adapted for the washing of a fibrous textile substrate, said composition comprising at least one hydrophilic/hydrophobic anti-redeposition copolymer in a detergent composition which comprises at least one of the recurring units ethylene oxide as the hydrophilic moiety and alkylene oxide as the hydrophobic moiety, said copolymer having the following formula: ##STR4## wherein R 9 and R 10 represent branched or straight chain polyoxyethylene and polyoxyalkylene homopolymers containing from 3 to 6 carbon atoms, or branched or straight chain polyoxyethylene-polyoxyalkylene copolymers, and A represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkylene or phenylene radical, said copolymer being present in the detergent composition in an amount effective to result in adsorption per gram of substrate of at least 0.02 mg of said copolymer onto said textile fibers, said copolymer characterized in that it can reduce the zeta potential of the fibers of said textile substrate to a value of 0.5 times or less the zeta potential of the bare fiber content thereof.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
161 words
A detergent composition adapted for the washing of a fibrous textile substrate, said composition comprising at least one hydrophilic/hydrophobic anti-redeposition copolymer in a detergent composition which comprises at least one of the recurring units ethylene oxide as the hydrophilic moiety and alkylene oxide as the hydrophobic moiety, said copolymer having the following formula: ##STR4## wherein R 9 and R 10 represent branched or straight chain polyoxyethylene and polyoxyalkylene homopolymers containing from 3 to 6 carbon atoms, or branched or straight chain polyoxyethylene-polyoxyalkylene copolymers, and A represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkylene or phenylene radical, said copolymer being present in the detergent composition in an amount effective to result in adsorption per gram of substrate of at least 0.02 mg of said copolymer onto said textile fibers, said copolymer characterized in that it can reduce the zeta potential of the fibers of said textile substrate to a value of 0.5 times or less the zeta potential of the bare fiber content thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
The detergent composition as defined by claim 1, said polyoxyalkylene copolymers comprising polyoxypropylene copolymers.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
The detergent composition as defined by claim 1, said at least one copolymer having a molecular weight ranging from 4,000 to 25,000.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
The detergent composition as defined by claim 1, said at least one copolymer comprising an amount by weight of ethylene oxide ranging from 40 to 50%.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
The detergent composition as defined by claim 4, said at least one copolymer comprising polyoxyethylene sequences having a molecular weight from 550 to 3,500.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
The detergent composition as defined by claim 1, said at least one copolymer comprising polyoxyalkylene sequences having a molecular weight from 500 to 4,000.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
36 words
The detergent composition as defined by claim 1, said effective amount of said at least one copolymer being such that from 0.05 to 5 mg thereof is adsorbed onto said textile fibers per grams of substrate.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
13 words
The detergent composition as defined by claim 1, further comprising a detergent builder.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
14 words
The detergent composition as defined by claim 8, further comprising a surface active agent.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
159 words
A process for washing a fibrous textile substrate, comprising adding a composition comprising at least one hydrophilic/hydorphobic anti-redeposition copolymer in a detergent composition to an aqueous medium containing textile fibers, in an amount sufficient to result in adsorption per gram of substrate of at least 0.02 mg of said copolymer onto said textile fibers, which copolymer comprises at least one of the recurring units ethylene oxide as the hydrophilic moiety and alkylene oxide as the hydrophobic moiety, said polymer having the following formula: ##STR5## wherein R 9 and R 10 represent branched or straight chain polyoxyethylene and polyoxyalkylene homopolymers containing from 3 to 6 carbon atoms or branched or straight chain polyoxyethylene-polyoxyalkylene copolymers and A represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkylene or phenylene radical, said copolymer characterized in that it can reduce the zeta potential of the fibers of said textile substrate to a value of 0.5 times or less the zeta potential of the bare fiber content thereof.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
159 words
A process for washing a fibrous textile substrate, comprising adding a composition comprising at least one hydrophilic/hydorphobic anti-redeposition copolymer in a detergent composition to an aqueous medium containing textile fibers, in an amount sufficient to result in adsorption per gram of substrate of at least 0.02 mg of said copolymer onto said textile fibers, which copolymer comprises at least one of the recurring units ethylene oxide as the hydrophilic moiety and alkylene oxide as the hydrophobic moiety, said polymer having the following formula: ##STR5## wherein R 9 and R 10 represent branched or straight chain polyoxyethylene and polyoxyalkylene homopolymers containing from 3 to 6 carbon atoms or branched or straight chain polyoxyethylene-polyoxyalkylene copolymers and A represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkylene or phenylene radical, said copolymer characterized in that it can reduce the zeta potential of the fibers of said textile substrate to a value of 0.5 times or less the zeta potential of the bare fiber content thereof.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
12 words
The process of claim 10, wherein said polyoxyalkylene copolymers comprise polyoxypropylene copolymers.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process of claim 10, wherein said at least one copolymer has a molecular weight ranging from 4,000 to 25,000.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
24 words
The process of claim 10, wherein said at least one copolymer comprises an amount by weight of ethylene oxide ranging from 40 to 50%.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
23 words
The process of claim 13, wherein said at least one copolymer comprises polyoxyethylene sequences having a molecular weight of from 550 to 3,500.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
23 words
The process of claim 10, wherein said at least one copolymer comprises polyoxyalkylene sequences having a molecular weight of from 500 to 4,000.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
33 words
The process of claim 10, said effective amount of said at least one copolymer being such that from 0.05 to 5 mg thereof is adsorbed onto said textile fibers per gram of substrate.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
28 words
The process of claim 10, further comprising initially adding said anti-redeposition copolymer to a slurry of the other constituents of said composition and thence drying the resulting admixture.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process of claim 17, wherein said copolymer is added to the slurry in the form of an aqueous solution thereof.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process of claim 17, wherein said copolymer is added to the slurry in the form of a water/alcohol solution thereof.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
13 words
The process of claim 19, said alcohol comprising a non-ionic surface active agent.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
13 words
The process of claim 17, said copolymer being affixed to a silica carrier.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
15 words
The process of claim 17, comprising adding said copolymer in admixture with a sulfonic acid.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
10 words
The detergent composition of claim 10, comprising a detergent builder.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
15 words
The process of claim 10 wherein the detergent composition further comprises a surface active agent.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
16 words
The process of claim 10 wherein the textile substrate comprises fibers of a synthetic organic polymer.
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