JP2002541342A - Fabric softening component - Google Patents

Abstract

  (57) [Summary] The present invention relates to a fabric softening component comprising a clay, a flocculant, a surfactant and a carrier material. The carrier material is preferably a powdered or granular builder or alkalinity source. The component is preferably a spray-dried particle, extrudate or agglomerate. This component preferably comprises at least a sulfate and / or sulfonate surfactant, a zeolite and / or a phosphate builder and a carbonate. It is highly preferred that this component also comprises a brightener.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001] Technical Field The present invention clay and aggregates, comprising a surfactant system and carrier material, relates to the flexibility imparting component used as a softness imparting agent for fabrics. This component can also be used in detergent compositions.

BACKGROUND clay invention have previously been used to impart flexibility to fabrics laundered in the compositions. Clay is described as a material that can be dry added to other detergent granules or mixed with other ingredients. EP-A-313146 discloses clay particles of 60% to 99% clay and humectant added to detergent compositions.

[0003] Clay flocculants have long been known to improve the adhesion of clay to fabrics. EP-A-313146 discloses that a detergent comprising clay particles preferably comprises a clay flocculant.

Here, the present inventors have found that when the clay and the flocculant are present as an intimate mixture with each other, the efficiency of clay adhesion is increased. This not only improves the adhesion efficiency of the clay, but also achieves the same flexibility performance even when the amount of the clay is reduced.

[0005] Although the use of intimate mixtures enhances the adhesion of the clay, it has also been found that it is important to efficiently distribute the cohesive clay during washing. We have found that this is achieved by mixing a mixture of clay and flocculant with a surfactant. However, it has also been found that the adhesion is further improved when the powdered or granular carrier material is mixed with clay, flocculants and surfactants. Furthermore, the use of surfactants allows the clay and flocculant to be easily mixed while the carrier material forms a mixture that is tack-free, easy to handle, and can be easily processed to the required form. it can. In this form, the mixture is more storage-stable, which is advantageous since it does not require immediate further processing and can be stored until ultimate use.

[0006] It is highly preferred that the carrier material comprises an alkalinity source and / or a builder, since a multipurpose softening component is obtained. Such components include as components of detergent compositions, as fabric softener components, or as laundry and softening components themselves, especially hand laundering or light laundering or laundering of clean laundry. Useful in some applications.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a solid fabric softening component comprising: a) clay; b) at least 5% of a surfactant system; c) at least 15% by weight of a solid carrier material; d) a flocculant. About.

[0008] The component is preferably in the form of spray-dried particles, agglomerates, or extrudates. However, the ingredients can also be processed into tablet or bar form. The component can be used in any of these forms for treating fabrics, or as part of a detergent composition or a fabric softener composition. The components can be used in both automatic and manual laundering, including pre-treatment or dipping, or post-treatment, such as fabric conditioning.

[0009] The component of the present invention comprises at least clay, a flocculant, a surfactant and a solid carrier material. The total amount of surfactant in the component is preferably between 5 and 90% of the component.
%, More preferably 10 to 70% by weight or 10 to 60% by weight, more preferably 15 to 60% by weight or 15 to 50% by weight.

[0010] Preferably, the surfactant comprises at least an anionic sulfate surfactant or an anionic sulfonate surfactant. Preferred sulfonate and sulfate surfactants are described below.

[0011] The sulfonate or sulfate surfactant or mixture thereof is preferably present in an amount of 5 to 60% by weight of the component, more preferably 10 to 60% by weight of the component, even 15 to 50% by weight.

[0012] The component preferably comprises a nonionic surfactant or a mixture thereof as sole surfactant or in combination with other surfactants. The nonionic surfactant is preferably 2 to 60% by weight of the component, more preferably 5 to 5% of the component.
It is present in an amount of 50% by weight, even 10-45% by weight.

[0013] The carrier material is preferably in granular or powder form. The carrier material preferably comprises an alkalinity source and / or a builder. Preferred sources of alkalinity are inorganic carbonates. Preferred builders (also often alkaline) are aluminosilicates, crystalline silicates, amorphous silicates, crystalline sheet silicates, phosphates, carboxylic acids or salts thereof. However, other inorganic salts, such as sulfates, can also be used. A preferred salt of the above type is the sodium salt. Preferably, at least one potassium salt is present in an intimate mixture with the clay.

[0014] The carrier material is preferably 20-95% by weight, more preferably 25-90% by weight.
% By weight, or 25-80% by weight, more preferably 30-70% by weight.

Here, the inorganic carbonate comprises at least 10% by weight of the component, even at least 1%
5% by weight, preferably up to 60% by weight, even up to 50% by weight, even 4%
It is present in amounts up to 0% by weight.

It is highly preferred here that at least a phosphate or aluminosilicate builder is present. Here, the builder, preferably a phosphate and / or aluminosilicate builder, comprises at least 10% by weight of the components, even at least 15%.
% By weight, preferably up to 60% by weight, even up to 50% by weight, even 40% by weight.
It is present in amounts up to% by weight.

[0017] While silicates are useful and sometimes preferred, the silicates may have at least one
It is preferably used in addition to other builders or sources of alkalinity.

The clay is preferably in an amount of at least 1% by weight of the components, more preferably from 2 to
It is present in an amount of 60% by weight, more preferably 5-40% by weight, even 5-30% by weight, even 7-25% by weight.

The components are made by mixing clay, flocculant, carrier material and surfactant. Thereby, these materials are intimately mixed with each other. This can be done by any mixing or granulation process known in the art. However, the order of mixing can greatly affect the final performance of the components. A preferred mixing method is as follows.

In one embodiment, the clay and the flocculant are mixed into an intimate mixture with each other by mixing the clay and the flocculant, which is subsequently combined with the surfactant system, the carrier material, or the surfactant and the carrier material. In an intimate mixture or with these materials.

In another very preferred embodiment, the flocculant and the surfactant or a part thereof, or the carrier material or a part thereof, preferably both the surfactant system and the carrier material or a part thereof First intimately mixing, then the mixture is mixed or dispersed with clay. Subsequently, if desired, the resulting mixture is mixed with the remaining carrier material and / or surfactant.

In another preferred embodiment, the clay is first mixed intimately with the carrier material or a part thereof, and then the mixture is dispersed with or in a flocculant,
Alternatively, it is mixed with a flocculant and a surfactant and, if desired, the remaining carrier material. If desired, a portion of the surfactant can be mixed with the clay and the carrier material or a portion thereof in the first step.

The weight ratio of clay to cohesive polymer is preferably from 1000: 1 to 1: 1, more preferably from 500: 1 to 1: 1, most preferably from 300: 1 to 1: 1, and even more preferably from 80: 1. : 1 to 10: 1, and in particular applications 60: 1 to 20: 1.

The weight ratio of clay to carrier material is preferably 1:30 to 5: 1, more preferably 1:20 to 3: 1, more preferably 1:15 to 1: 1, and even 1: 1.
0 to 1: 2. The weight ratio of surfactant to clay is preferably from 1:30 to 10
: 1, more preferably 1:15 to 5: 1, still more preferably 1:10 to 3: 1,
Furthermore, it is 1: 5 to 1: 1.

The presence of a brightener is highly preferred because it not only gives the fabric a gloss or whiteness, but also improves the appearance of the components. The brightener is preferably at least 0.05% by weight of the components, more preferably at least 0.1% by weight, even 0.15% by weight.
%, Even 0.2% by weight.

The present component preferably has a free water content of not more than 30% by weight of the component, more preferably 0.1% by weight.
5-20% by weight, even 1-15% by weight, or at least 5% by weight of the components
In an amount of However, it may be preferable to have water-sensitive ingredients, such as intumescents, enzymes, bleaches, fragrances, in which case the amount of free moisture is preferably less than the above-mentioned amount, for example 12 % By weight, more preferably less than 6% by weight, even less than 5% by weight, most preferably 4, even 3% by weight
Is less than.

In a preferred embodiment, the component comprises an organic or inorganic acid, especially when a carbonate is present, to provide effervescence with the carbonate. Preferred acids include citric, tartaric, lactic, maleic, malic, glutaric, adipic, acetic and amino acids.

The component can also comprise other fabric protectants, such as soil release polymers, cellulosic polymers, dye transfer inhibitors, cationic softening agents, or mixtures thereof. Highly preferred perfume ingredients, enzymes or chelating agents can also be present.

The component is preferably spray-dried or agglomerated particles, or extrudates or flakes, or can be processed into tablets or bars. These particles can be produced by known methods of granulation, spray drying, agglomeration, extrusion or tablet formation, by intimately mixing the raw materials, adding water or other solvent if desired, and optionally drying. .

Clay As used herein, the clay may be any clay capable of imparting flexibility to the fabric. For clarity, the term clay as used herein excludes sodium aluminosilicate zeolite builder compounds, which can be included in the components of the present invention as a carrier material or part thereof.

The component preferably comprises a mixture of clays.

One of the preferred clays is bentonite clay. Highly preferred clays are, for example, all U.S. Pat. No. 3,862, under the name Procter and Gamble Company.
Nos. 058, 3,948,790, 3,954,632 and 4,06
2,647, and EP-A-299,575 and E.
It is a smectite clay described in each specification of P-A-313,146.

As used herein, the term smectite clay refers to aluminum oxide having a silicate lattice.
Clay present in the silicate, and magnesium oxide present in the silicate lattice
Including both clay. A typical smectite clay compound has the general formula Al₂(S
i₂O₅)₂(OH)₂. nH₂A compound having O, and a general formula Mg₃(Si ₂ O₅)₂(OH)₂. nH₂Includes compounds having O. Smectite cray
-Tends to have an inflatable three-layer structure.

Examples of suitable smectite clays include materials selected from montmorillonite, hectorite, volchonskoites, nontronite, saponite and sauconite, especially alkali or alkaline earth metal ions, having a crystal lattice structure. There is a substance inside. Sodium or calcium montmorillonite is particularly preferred.

Suitable smectite clays, especially montmorillonite, are available from English China Clays, L.
It is sold by various suppliers, including aviosa, Georgia Kaolin and Colin Stewart Minerals.

The clay used here preferably has a maximum particle size of 0.01 μm to 800 μm.
, More preferably 1 mm to 400 mm, still more preferably 5 mm to 200 mm.

[0037] Particles of the clay mineral compound can be included as a component of agglomerated particles containing other detergent compounds. When present as such a component, the term "maximum particle size" of the clay mineral compound means the largest dimension of the clay mineral component itself, rather than the aggregated particles as a whole.

The replacement of small cations, such as protons, sodium ions, potassium ions, magnesium ions and calcium ions, and the replacement of certain organic molecules, including those with positively charged functional groups, is a key feature of the smectite clay crystal lattice. Generally done in the structure. Clay can be selected for its ability to preferentially absorb one type of cation, and such ability is assessed by measuring relative ion exchange capacity. Suitable smectite clays here generally have a cation exchange capacity of at least 50 meq / 100 g. US Patent 3,954,632
The specification describes a method for measuring the cation exchange capacity.

The crystal lattice structure of the clay mineral compound may, in a preferred embodiment, include a substituted cationic fabric softener therein. Such substituted clays are called "hydrophobically activated" clays. The cationic fabric softener typically comprises a 1: 200 weight ratio of cationic fabric softener to clay.
１ ： 1: 10, preferably 1: 100-1: 20. Suitable cationic fabric softeners are water-insoluble tertiary amines, such as those described in GB-A-151,276 and EP-B-0011340. Or a two-chain amide material.

A preferred commercially available “hydrophobically activated” clay is a bentonite clay containing about 40% by weight dimethyl ditallow quaternary ammonium salt.
Commercially available from ina Clays International under the trade name Claytone EM.

[0041] Lipophilic clays can also be used here. These materials are hydrophobically modified clays having organic ions that replace inorganic metal ions by ion exchange processes known in the art. These types of clays can be easily mixed with organic solvents and have the ability to absorb organic solvents between layers. Suitable examples of lipophilic clays useful in the present invention include Bentone SD-1, SD-2 and SD-3 available from Rheox of Highstown, NJ.
It is.

If desired, clays, and cohesive polymers are also present in a mixture with the wax and the structurant.

Flocculant The component of the present invention is preferably a clay present in an amount of 0.005 to 10%, more preferably 0.05 to 5%, most preferably 0.1 to 2% by weight of the component. A flocculant may be included.

[0044] The clay flocculant functions to collect particles of the clay compound in the washing solution and facilitate adhesion to the fabric in the washing solution. Thus, this functional requirement is different from that of clay dispersant compounds which are generally added to laundry detergent components to remove viscous soils from fabrics and to facilitate the dispersion of the soils in laundry solutions. ing.

Here, the clay flocculant has an average molecular weight of 100,000 to 10,000,
000, preferably 150,000 to 5,000,000, more preferably 20
It is an organic polymer material having a molecular weight of 2,000 to 2,000,000.

Suitable organic polymeric materials include homopolymers or copolymers containing monomer units selected from alkylene oxides, especially ethylene oxide, acrylamide, acrylic acid, vinyl alcohol, vinyl pyrrolidone, and ethylene imine. Become. Particularly, a homopolymer of ethylene oxide, acrylamide and acrylic acid are preferred.

European Patent No. EP-A-299 in the name of Procter & Gamble Company
575 and EP-A-313 146 describe preferred organic polymeric clay flocculants for use herein.

[0048] Also suitable here are inorganic clay flocculants, typical examples of which include lime and alum.

Carbonates Suitable alkali and / or alkaline earth inorganic carbonates herein include carbonates and bicarbonates such as potassium, lithium, sodium and the like, among which sodium and potassium carbonates. preferable. Suitable bicarbonates for use herein include all alkali metal bicarbonates, such as lithium, sodium, potassium, etc., with sodium and potassium bicarbonates being particularly preferred. However, the carbonates and bicarbonates or mixtures thereof used in the dry effervescent granules are selected according to the desired pH in the aqueous medium in which the granules are dissolved. For example, if a relatively high pH (eg, above pH 9.5) in an aqueous medium is desired,
It is preferred to use the carbonate alone or a combination of carbonate and bicarbonate wherein the level of carbonate is higher than the level of bicarbonate. The inorganic alkali and / or alkaline earth carbonate of the component of the present invention preferably comprises potassium or, more preferably, sodium carbonate and / or bicarbonate. Preferably, the carbonate comprises sodium carbonate and, optionally, sodium bicarbonate.

In one embodiment of the present invention, there is an effervescent source comprising an organic acid, preferably a carboxylic acid or amino acid, or a carbonate. In that case, it is preferred that some or all of the carbonates used here are premixed with the organic acid and are present as separate granular components.

[0051] The carbonate can have any particle size. In one embodiment, the carbonate preferably has a volume average particle size of from 5 to 375 microns, especially when the carbonate is present in the granules rather than as a separately added component, wherein at least 60% by volume, preferably at least 70% by volume, even at least 80%
By volume, and even at least 90% by volume, has a particle size of 1-425 microns. More preferably, the carbon dioxide source has a volume average particle size of from 10 to 250 microns, preferably at least 60% by volume, even at least 70% by volume.
% By volume, even at least 80% by volume, and even at least 90% by volume
It has a particle size of 375 microns, more preferably a volume average particle size of 10 to 2
00 microns, preferably at least 60% by volume, preferably at least 70% by volume, even at least 80% by volume, even at least 90% by volume
% By volume has a particle size of 1 to 250 microns.

Builder Materials Preferred builders are aluminosilicate materials, such as zeolites and / or phosphates.

Preferred examples of water-soluble phosphate builders are alkali metal tripolyphosphates, sodium, potassium and ammonium pyrophosphates, sodium and potassium and ammonium pyrophosphates, sodium and potassium orthophosphates, polymerization degrees of Sodium polymeta / phosphate, which is about 6-21, and salts of phytic acid. The phosphate builder material most preferably comprises tetrasodium pyrophosphate, or more preferably anhydrous sodium tripolyphosphate.

Suitable aluminosilicate zeolites are those having the following unit cell formula:

Na _z [(AlO ₂ ) _z (SiO ₂ ) _y ]. xH in ₂ O formula, z and y are at least 6, the molar ratio of z and y is 1.0-0.5, x is at least 5, preferably from 7.5 to 276, more preferably 10 to 26
4. The aluminosilicate material is in a hydrated form, preferably crystalline, and comprises 10% to 28%, more preferably 18% to 22% water in a combined form.

The aluminosilicate zeolite may be a naturally occurring material, but a synthetic product is preferred. Synthetic crystalline aluminosilicate ion exchange materials include zeolite A and zeolite B
, Zeolite P, zeolite X, zeolite HS, and mixtures thereof. Zeolite A has the following formula:

[0057] Na₁₂[AlO₂)₁₂(SiO₂)₁₂]. xH₂In the formula, x is from 20 to 30, especially 27. Zeolite X has the formula Na₈₆[(AlO ₂ )₈₆(SiO₂)₁₀₆]. 276H₂It has O.

Another preferred aluminosilicate zeolite is a zeolite MAP builder. Zeolite MAP is described in EP 384070-A. Zeolite MAP is defined as a zeolite P-type alkali metal aluminosilicate having a silicon to aluminum ratio of 1.33 or less, preferably 0.9.
１1.33, more preferably in the range of 0.9１．２1.2.

Zeolite M having a ratio of silicon to aluminum of 1.15 or less, especially 1.07 or less
APs are particularly important.

In a preferred embodiment, the zeolite MAP detergent builder has a particle size, expressed as d ₅₀ , of 1.0 to 10.0 micrometers, more preferably 2.0 to 7.0 micrometers, most preferably 2.5 to 7.0 micrometers. ５5.0 micrometers.

A value of d ₅₀ indicates that 50% by weight of the particles have a smaller diameter than that value. The particle size can be measured in particular by conventional analytical techniques, for example microscopy using a scanning electron microscope, or using a laser granulometer.
Other methods of determining the d ₅₀ value is described in EP 384070A.

Also preferred are crystalline layered silicate materials, such as SKS-6 (commercially available from Clariant), and amorphous silicates, preferably 1.6 or 2 ratio sodium silicate.
These materials can be present as a powdered material of low density, for example less than 40 g / l, or as a material which is compacted, for example having a density of more than 400 g / l, for example obtained by roller compaction. These materials can also be present in a mixture with one another or with other builder materials or inorganic salts.

This component is preferably a water-soluble monomeric polycarboxylate, or an acid form thereof, a homopolymeric or copolymeric polycarboxylic acid or a salt thereof (where the polycarboxylic acid is (Including at least two carboxyl groups separated from each other by no more than 2 carbon atoms), borates, and mixtures thereof.

The carboxylate or polycarboxylate builder may be in monomeric or oligomeric form, but for cost and performance reasons monomeric polycarboxylates are generally preferred.

Suitable carboxylates containing one carboxy group include the water-soluble salts of lactic acid, glycolic acid and their ether derivatives. Polycarboxylates containing two carboxy groups include water-soluble salts of succinic, malonic, (ethylenedioxy) diacetic, maleic, diglycolic, tartaric, tartronic and fumaric acids, and ether carboxylate. And sulfinyl carboxylate. Polycarboxylates containing three carboxy groups or their acids include, in particular, water-soluble citrate, aconitate and citraconic acid salts, and succinate derivatives, for example GB 1,379,241. Carboxymethyloxysuccinate, Lactoxysuccinate described in GB 1,389,732, and Dutch application 720
Amino succinate and oxypolycarboxylate materials described in US Pat. No. 5,873,437, for example 2 described in GB 1,387,447.
-Oxa-1,1,3-propanetricarboxylate. The most preferred polycarboxylic acid containing three carboxy groups is citric acid, preferably 0.1% of the composition.
It is present in an amount of 1 to 15% by weight, more preferably 0.5 to 8% by weight.

Polycarboxylates containing four carboxy groups include those described in GB 1,261.
Oxydisuccinate, 1,1,2,2-ethanetetracarboxylate, 1,1,3,3-propanetetracarboxylate and 1
, 1,2,3-propanetetracarboxylate. Polycarboxylates containing sulfo substituents include those disclosed in British Patents 1,398,421 and 1,39.
8,422, and U.S. Pat. No. 3,936,448, and the sulfosuccinate derivatives described in U.S. Pat. No. 3,936,448, and the sulfonated pyrolysis described in British Patent 1,439,000. Citrate. Preferred polycarboxylates are hydroxycarboxylates containing up to 3 carboxy groups per molecule, especially citrate.

Mixtures of the monomeric or oligomeric polycarboxylate chelators with the parent acid or salts thereof, such as citric acid or citrate / citric acid mixtures, are also useful as builder components.

[0068] Borate builders, as well as borate-forming materials capable of forming borates under wash conditions, are water-soluble builders useful herein.

Surfactant System This component comprises a surfactant system. Surfactant systems include surfactants commonly used in detergent compositions, such as anionic surfactants, nonionic surfactants, cationic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants, zwitterions System surfactants or mixtures thereof. As noted above, it is preferred that at least an anionic sulfate and / or sulfonate surfactant is present. Nonionic surfactants are also preferred.

When a cationic surfactant, a zwitterionic surfactant or an amphoteric surfactant is present, it is preferable that at least an anionic surfactant or a nonionic surfactant is also present.

Anionic surfactants All anionic surfactants useful for cleaning purposes are suitable. These surfactants include salts of anionic sulfates, sulfonates, carboxylate and sarcosinate surfactants (eg, sodium, potassium, ammonium,
And substituted ammonium salts such as mono-, di- and triethanolamine salts).

The anionic sulfonate surfactant is preferably present as an anionic surfactant or as part of an anionic surfactant.

Other suitable anionic surfactants include isethionates, such as acyl isethionates, N-acyl taurates, fatty acid amides of methyl tauride, alkyl succinates and sulfosuccinates, sulfosuccinates monoesters (especially saturated and unsaturated _C 12 _{-C 18} monoesters), sulfosulfuron diester succinate (as particularly saturation, and desaturated a _C 6 _{-C 14} diesters),
N-acyl sarcosinates are mentioned. Also suitable are resin acids and hydrogenated resin acids such as rosin, hydrogenated rosin, and resin acids present in or derived from tallow oil.

The performance characteristics obtained when an anionic surfactant is also used in the component of the present invention include an anionic surfactant having a long carbon chain, for example, a carbon chain having a carbon chain length of ₁₂ or more, especially Particularly useful for surfactants having a carbon chain length of _14-15 or _C16-18 .

Anionic Sulfate Surfactants Suitable anionic sulfate surfactants for use in the components of the present invention include:
A linear or branched alkyl or alkenyl moiety having 9 to 22 carbon atoms,
More preferably primary and secondary alkyl sulfates having _C 12 _{-C 18} alkyl, the alkyl ethoxysulfate, fatty oleoyl glycerol sulfates, alkyl phenol ethylene oxide ether _sulfates, C 5 _{-C 17 acyl-N-(C} 1 ~ C ₄ alkyl) and -N- _(C 1 ~C ₂ hydroxyalkyl) glucamine sulfates, and alkyl polysaccharides sulfate,
For example, there is a sulfate of an alkyl polyglucoside (a nonionic non-sulfate compound described herein).

The alkyl ethoxy sulphate surfactant is preferably used in an amount of 0,1 per molecule.
Selected from the group consisting of _C 9 _{-C 22} alkyl sulfates ethoxylated with 5-20 moles of ethylene oxide. More preferably, the alkyl ethoxy sulfate surfactant is preferably 0.5 to 7 moles per molecule, preferably 1 to 7 moles.
_C 11 _{-C 18} with 5 moles of ethylene oxide and ethoxylated, most preferably _C 11 _{-C 15} alkyl sulphate.

In a particularly preferred embodiment of the invention, a mixture of the preferred alkyl sulphate and alkyl ethoxy sulphate surfactants is used. Such a mixture is
It is described in CT patent application WO 93/18124.

[0078]Anionic sulfonate surfactant Anionic sulfonate surfactants suitable for use herein include C₅~ C ₂₀ , More preferably C₁₀~ C₁₆, More preferably C₁₁~ C₁₃(Linear
Alkylbenzene sulfonate, alkyl ester sulfonate, C)₆~
C₂₂Primary or secondary alkane sulfonate, C₆~ C₂₄Olefin sulf
Phonate, sulfonated polycarboxylic acid, alkyl glycerol sulfonate, fat
Fatty acyl glycerol sulfonate, fatty oleyl glycerol sulfonate,
And their mixtures.

The alkyl ester sulfonated surfactant preferably has the following formula:

R ¹ —CH (SO ₃ M) — (A) _x —C (O) —OR ^{2 wherein} R ¹ is C ₆ -C ₂₂ hydrocarbyl and R ² is C ₁ -C ₆ alkyl. Wherein A is C ₆ -C ₂₂ alkylene, alkenylene, x is 0 or 1, and M is a cation. The counter ion M is preferably sodium, potassium or ammonium.

The alkyl ester sulfonated surfactant is preferably an α-sulfoalkyl ester of the above formula, wherein x is therefore zero. Preferably, R ¹ has 10 to 10 carbon atoms.
22, preferably an alkyl or alkenyl group of 16 C atoms, x is preferably 0. R ² is preferably ethyl, more preferably methyl.

The R ¹ of the ester is preferably derived from an unsaturated fatty acid having preferably ¹ , 2 or 3 double bonds. It is also preferred that the ester R ¹ is derived from a natural fatty acid, preferably palmitic or stearic acid or mixtures thereof.

Dianionic Surfactants For the components of the present invention, dianionic surfactants are also suitable. A dianionic surfactant having the following formula is preferred.

[0084]

Embedded image Wherein R is an optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, alkaryl, ether of chain length C ₁ -C ₂₈ , preferably C ₃ -C ₂₄ , most preferably C ₈ -C ₂₀ . An ester, amine or amide group, or hydrogen;
And B are independently a chain length of C ₁ -C ₂₈ , preferably C ₁ -C ₅ , most preferably C ₁ or C ₂ , alkylene, alkenylene, (poly) alkoxylene, hydroxyalkylene, arylalkylene or amide Selected from an alkylene group, or a covalent bond, preferably wherein A and B contain a total of at least 2 atoms, the total carbon number of A, B, and R is from 4 to about 31, and X and Y are carboxy. Rate, and preferably an anionic group selected from the group comprising sulfates and sulfonates, z is 0 or preferably 1, and M is a cationic moiety, preferably substituted or substituted. No ammonium ions, or alkali or alkaline earth metal ions.

The most preferred dianionic surfactants have the formula above, where R is the chain length C₁₀~ C ₁₈ Wherein A and B are independently C₁Or C₂And X and
And Y are both sulfate groups, and M is potassium, ammonium or sodium.
Um ion.

The following dianionic surfactants are preferable in the present invention.

(A) 3-disulfate compounds, preferably 1,3C7-C23 (ie, the total number of carbon atoms in the molecule) linear or branched alkyl or alkenyl disulfate, more preferably a compound having the formula: is there.

[0088]

Embedded image In the formula, R is a linear or branched alkyl or alkenyl group of chain length from about C4~ about C _20.

(B) 1,4 disulfate compounds, preferably 1,4C8 to C22 linear or branched alkyl or alkenyl disulfates, more preferably compounds having the following formula:

[0090]

Embedded image Wherein R is a linear or branched alkyl or alkenyl group having a chain length of about C ₄ to about C ₁₈ , and preferred R is octanyl, nonanyl, decyl, dodecyl, tetradecyl, hexadecyl, octadecyl, and the like. Selected from a mixture of

(C) 1,5 disulfate compounds, preferably 1,5C9 to C23 linear or branched alkyl or alkenyl disulfates, more preferably compounds having the following formula:

[0092]

Embedded image In the formula, R is a linear or branched alkyl or alkenyl group of chain length from about C _{4 ~} about C _18.

The dianionic surfactant of the present invention is preferably an alkoxylated dianionic surfactant.

Preferred alkoxylated dianionic surfactants have the formula:

Embedded image Wherein R is an optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, alkaryl, ether of chain length C ₁ -C ₂₈ , preferably C ₃ -C ₂₄ , most preferably C ₈ -C ₂₀ . An ester, amine or amide group, or hydrogen;
And B are independently selected from optionally substituted alkyl and alkenyl groups of chain length C ₁ -C ₂₈ , preferably C ₁ -C ₅ , most preferably C ₁ or C ₂ , or covalent bonds. , EO / PO are alkoxy moieties selected from ethoxy, propoxy, and mixed ethoxy / propoxy groups, where n and m are independently in the range of about 0 to about 10 and at least m or n is at least 1 Wherein A and B contain a total of at least 2 atoms, A, B, and R have a total carbon number of 4 to about 31, and X and Y are selected from the group consisting of sulfates and sulfonates An anionic group, provided that at least one of X or Y is a sulfate group and M is a cationic moiety, preferably substituted or substituted Not ammonium ion, or an alkali or alkaline earth metal ions.

Most preferred alkoxylated dianionic surfactants have the formula above, where R is an alkyl group of chain length C ₁₀ -C ₁₈ and A and B are independently C ₁ or C ₂ Where n and m are both 1, X and Y are both sulfate groups, and M is a potassium, ammonium or sodium ion.

Medium-chain branched alkyl sulfates or sulfonates Medium-chain branched alkyl sulfates or sulfonates are also suitable anionic surfactants for use in the components of the present invention. Medium-chain branched alkyl sulfates are preferred.

Preferred medium chain branched primary alkyl sulphate surfactants have the formula:

[0098]

Embedded image These surfactants have a linear primary alkyl sulphate chain skeleton having preferably 12 to 19 carbon atoms (i.e., the longest carbon straight chain containing sulfated carbon atoms) and their branched chains. The primary alkyl moiety preferably has at least 14 carbon atoms, and preferably no more than 20 carbon atoms. For components of the present invention comprising two or more of these sulfate surfactants, the average total number of carbon atoms for the branched primary alkyl moiety is greater than 14.5 and up to about 17.5. . Thus, the surfactant system comprises at least one branched primary alkyl sulfate surfactant compound, preferably having a longest carbon straight chain having 12 or more or 19 or less carbon atoms, wherein the branched The total number of carbon atoms contained is at least 1
It must be 4 and the average total number of carbon atoms in the further branched primary alkyl moiety is above 14.5 and up to about 17.5.

Preferred mono-methyl branched primary alkyl sulfates are 3-methylpentadecanol sulfate, 4-methylpentadecanol sulfate, 5-methylpentadecanol sulfate,
Methylpentadecanol sulfate, 6-methylpentadecanol sulfate, 7-methylpentadecanol sulfate, 8-methylpentadecanol sulfate, 9-methylpentadecanol sulfate, 10-methylpentadecanol sulfate, 11-methylpentane Decanol sulfate, 12-methylpentadecanol sulfate, 13-methylpentadecanol sulfate, 3-methylhexadecanol sulfate, 4-methylhexadecanol sulfate, 5-methylhexadecanol sulfate, 6-methylhexadecanol Sulfate, 7-methylhexadecanol sulfate, 8-methylhexadecanol sulfate, 9-methylhexadecanol sulfate, 10
Selected from the group consisting of -methylhexadecanol sulfate, 11-methylhexadecanol sulfate, 12-methylhexadecanol sulfate, 13-methylhexadecanol sulfate, 14-methylhexadecanol sulfate, and mixtures thereof .

Preferred di-methyl branched primary alkyl sulfates are 2,3-methyltetradecanol sulfate, 2,4-methyltetradecanol sulfate,
2,5-methyltetradecanol sulfate, 2,6-methyltetradecanol sulfate, 2,7-methyltetradecanol sulfate, 2,8-methyltetradecanol sulfate, 2,9-methyltetradecanol sulfate, 2 , 10-methyltetradecanol sulfate, 2,11-methyltetradecanol sulfate, 2,12-methyltetradecanol sulfate, 2,
3-methylpentadecanol sulfate, 2,4-methylpentadecanol sulfate, 2,5-methylpentadecanol sulfate, 2,6-methylpentadecanol sulfate, 2,7-methylpentadecanol sulfate,
2,8-methylpentadecanol sulfate, 2,9-methylpentadecanol sulfate, 2,10-methylpentadecanol sulfate, 2,11-
It is selected from the group consisting of methylpentadecanol sulfate, 2,12-methylpentadecanol sulfate, 2,13-methylpentadecanol sulfate, and mixtures thereof.

The following branched primary alkyl sulfates having 16 carbon atoms and having one branching unit are examples of preferred branched surfactants useful in the components of the present invention.

[0102]

Embedded image Wherein M is preferably sodium.

The following branched primary alkyl sulfates having 17 carbon atoms and having two branching units are examples of preferred branched surfactants of the present invention.

[0104]

Embedded image Wherein M is preferably sodium.

Anionic Carboxylate Surfactants Suitable anionic carboxylate surfactants include alkyl ethoxy carboxylate, alkyl polyethoxy polycarboxylate surfactants and soaps ("alkyl carboxyls"), especially The particular secondary soaps mentioned are mentioned.

Suitable alkylethoxycarboxylates include those having the formula:

RO (CH ₂ CH ₂ O) _x CH ₂ COO ⁻ M ^{+ wherein} R is a C ₆ -C ₁₈ alkyl group, x is 0-10, and x is 0 in the ethoxylate. The amount of substance is distributed such that it is less than 20% by weight, and M is a cation. Suitable alkyl polyethoxy polycarboxylate surfactants include those having the formula:

RO— (CHR₁-CHR₂-O) -R₃ Where R is C₆~ C₁₈An alkyl group, x is 1 to 25,₁And R ₂ Represents hydrogen, methyl acid group, succinic acid group, hydroxysuccinic acid group, and
Selected from the group consisting of mixtures,₃Is hydrogen, substituted or substituted
Selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbons having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, and mixtures thereof.
Selected.

[0109] Suitable soap surfactants include secondary soap surfactants that include a carboxyl unit attached to a secondary carbon. Preferred secondary soap surfactants for use herein are 2-methyl-1-undecanoic acid, 2-ethyl-1-decanoic acid, 2-propyl-1-nonanoic acid, 2-butyl-1-octane. A water-soluble substance selected from the group consisting of acids and water-soluble salts of 2-pentyl-1-heptanoic acid.

Certain soaps can also be included as foam inhibitors.

Alkali Metal Sarcosinate Surfactants Other suitable anionic surfactants are the alkali metal sarcosinates of the formula

R-CON (R ¹ ) CH ₂ COOM wherein R is a C ₅ -C ₁₇ linear or branched alkyl or alkenyl group, and R ₁ is a C ₁ -C ₄ alkyl group. And M is an alkali metal ion. Preferred examples are myristyl and oleylmethyl sarcosinate in the form of the sodium salt.

The non-ionic surfactant-based detergent component can comprise a non-ionic surfactant system comprising at least two types of non-ionic alkoxylated surfactants.

[0114] Substantially all alkoxylated nonionic surfactants are preferred here.
Ethoxylated and propoxylated nonionic surfactants are preferred.

Preferred alkoxylated surfactants include alkylphenols, nonionic ethoxylated alcohols, nonionic alkoxylated fatty acid amides, nonionic condensates of nonionic ethoxylated / propoxylated fatty alcohols, and propylene glycol. It can be selected from the group of nonionic ethoxylate / propoxylate condensates and nonionic ethoxylate condensation products with propylene oxide / ethylenediamine adduct.

Preferably, the at least one nonionic surfactant is an alkoxylated alcohol surfactant described below.

[0117] Nonionic alkoxylated fatty acid amides are also preferred and can further enhance the softness of the fabric or impart softness to the skin when the detergent contacts the skin.

Comprising at least two nonionic alkoxylated alcohol surfactants, preferably one surfactant having an average degree of alkoxylation of 5 or less;
Nonionic surfactant systems in which the average degree of alkoxylation of one surfactant exceeds 5 are most preferred. At least one having an average degree of alkoxylation of 3 or 5
Species of non-ionic alkoxylated alcohols and an average degree of alkoxylation of 5.5
Highly preferred are systems comprising at least one nonionic alkoxylated alcohol of from 15 to 15, preferably 6 or 9.

The alkoxylated group of the nonionic surfactant is preferably a propoxylate group, more preferably an ethoxylate group.

The condensation products of aliphatic alcohols with 1 to 25 mol of alkylene oxides, in particular ethylene oxide and / or propylene oxide, are preferred in the nonionic surfactant systems according to the invention. The alkyl chain of the aliphatic alcohol may be linear or branched, primary or secondary, and generally has from 6 to 22 carbon atoms. 8 carbon atoms
Condensation products of alcohols having an alkyl group of from 20 to 20 are particularly preferred.

The nonionic surfactant system of the present invention can comprise an alkoxylated fatty acid amide, and preferably comprises a compound having the formula:

[0122]

Embedded image Wherein, _{R 1} is _C 12 _{-C 18} alkyl or alkenyl group, _{R 2} is _C 2 ~
A C ₄ alkylene group, R ₃ is hydrogen or a C ₁ -C ₄ alkyl group, R ₄ is a C ₁ -C ₄ alkyl group or hydrogen, and n is a number of 3-12.

Preferred alkoxylated fatty acid amides are those in which R ₁ is a C ₁₂ -C ₁₄ or or C ₁₆ -C ₁₈ alkyl group, R ₂ is propylene, or more preferably ethylene, and R ₄ is methyl Or hydrogen, and R ₃ is or a methyl or ethyl group.

The detergent component of the present invention can further comprise a non-alkoxylated nonionic surfactant including polyhydroxy fatty acid amide. Materials suitable for use herein are substances having the following structural formula.

R²CONR¹Z where R¹Is H, C₁~ C₄Hydrocarbyl, 2-hydroxyethyl, 2-hydr
Loxypropyl, ethoxy, propoxy, or mixtures thereof, preferably C ₁ ~ C₄Alkyl, more preferably C₁Or C₂Alkyl, most preferably C ₁ Alkyl (ie, methyl);₂Is C₅~ C₃₁Hydrocarbyl, good
Preferably straight chain C₅~ C₁₉Alkyl or alkenyl, more preferably linear C₉ ~ C₁₇Alkyl or alkenyl, most preferably straight chain C₁₁~ C₁₇Archi
Or alkenyl, or a mixture thereof, wherein Z is at least 3
Polyhydroxyhydrs with hydrocarbyl straight chains with droxyl directly attached to the chain
Locarbyl or their alkoxylation (preferably ethoxylation or
(Ropoxylation) derivative. Z is preferably obtained from a reducing sugar by an amination reaction.
And more preferably Z is glycityl.

The detergent components of the present invention are described in alkyl polysaccharides, such as those described in US Pat. No. 4,565,647, Llenado, issued Jan. 21, 1986, and have 6 carbon atoms.
Substances having a hydrophobic group of up to 30 and a hydrophilic group of a polysaccharide having 1.3 to 10 saccharide units, for example, a polyglycoside, can also be included.

Preferred alkyl polyglycosides have the following formula:

R ² O (C _n H _2n O) _t (glycosyl) _{x In the} formula, R ² is an alkyl group having 10 to 18 carbon atoms in the alkyl group, alkylphenyl, hydroxyalkyl, hydroxyalkylphenyl, and the like. Wherein n is 2 or 3, t is 0-10, and x is 1.3-8. Glycosyl is preferably derived from glucose.

[0129] Amphoteric (amphoteric) Suitable amphoteric surfactants for use herein surfactants include amine oxide surfactants and the alkyl amphoteric acids.

[0130] Suitable amine oxides include compounds having the formula:

R ³ (OR ⁴ ) _x N ⁰ (R ⁵ ) _{2 wherein} R ³ is an alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, acylamidopropyl and alkylphenyl group having 8 to 26 carbon atoms, or a mixture thereof. R ⁴ is an alkylene or hydroxyalkylene group having 2 to 3 carbon atoms, or a mixture thereof, x is 0 to 5, preferably 0 to 3, and each R ⁵ is
It is an alkyl or hydroxyalkyl group containing 1 to 3 or a polyethylene oxide group having 1 to 3 ethylene oxide groups. C ₁₀ -C ₁₈ alkyl dimethyl amine oxides, and _{C 10-18} acylamido alkyl dimethylamine oxide.

A good example of an alkyl amphoteric dicarboxylic acid is Miranol® C2M Conc. Manufactured by Miranol, Inc., Dayton, NJ.

Zwitterionic Surfactant A zwitterionic surfactant can be added to the detergent component of the present invention. These surfactants include derivatives of secondary and tertiary amines, derivatives of heterocyclic secondary and tertiary amines, or derivatives of quaternary ammonium, quaternary phosphonium or tertiary sulfonium compounds. Can be roughly described as: Betaine and sultaine surfactants are representative of the zwitterionic surfactants used herein.

Preferred betaines are compounds having the formula:

[0135] ^{_{R (R ') 2 N +}} R 2 COO - wherein, R is _C 6 _{-C 18} hydrocarbyl group, each ^{R 1} is typically _C 1 ~
A C ₃ alkyl, ^{R 2} is _C 1 -C ₅ hydrocarbyl group. Preferred betaines are _{C 12-18} dimethyl - an ammonio hexanoate and _{C 10-18} acylamido propane (or ethane) dimethyl (or diethyl) betaines. Complex betaine surfactants are also suitable for use herein.

[0136]Cationic surfactant Suitable cationic surfactants for use in the detergents of the present invention are quaternary ammonium
Surfactants. Preferably, the quaternary ammonium surfactant is mono C ₆ ~ C₁₆, Preferably C₆~ C₁₀N-alkyl or alkenyl ammonium
Surfactant, wherein the remaining N positions are methyl, hydroxyethyl or
It is substituted by a hydroxypropyl group. Mono-alkoxylation and bis
-Alkoxylated amine surfactants are also preferred.

Another preferred group of cationic surfactants that can be used in the detergent components of the present invention are cationic ester surfactants. Cationic ester surfactants have surfactant properties, comprising at least one ester (i.e., -COO-) linkage and at least one cationically charged group, preferably dispersed in water. It is a compound that can be used.

Suitable cationic ester surfactants, including choline ester surfactants, are described, for example, in US Pat. Nos. 4,228,042, 4,239,660 and 42605.
No. 29 is disclosed in each specification.

In a preferred embodiment, the ester linkage and the cationically charged group are surface active
In the agent molecule, at least 3 atoms (i.e., 3 atoms in chain length), preferably 3-8 atoms
And more preferably consists of a chain comprising 3-5 atoms, most preferably 3 atoms
They are separated from each other by a spacer group. The atoms forming the spacer chain are
, Selected from the group consisting of carbon, nitrogen and oxygen and mixtures thereof,
However, any nitrogen or oxygen atom in the chain is only attached to a carbon atom in the chain.
Thus, for example, -OO- (i.e., peroxide), -NN-, and -NO.
A spacer group having a bond is excluded, for example, -CH₂-O-CH ₂ -And -CH₂-NH-CH₂A spacer group having a bond is included. Good
In a preferred embodiment, the chain of the spacer group comprises only carbon atoms, most preferably
Is a hydrocarbyl chain.

Cationic mono-alkoxylated amine surfactants Highly preferred materials here are cationic mono-alkoxylated amine surfactants having the following general formula I:

[0141]

Embedded image Wherein R ¹ is an alkyl or alkenyl moiety having about 6 to about 18, preferably 6 to about 16, most preferably about 6 to about 14 carbon atoms, and R ² and R ³ are each independently , alkyl group with a carbon number from 1 to about 3, preferably methyl, most preferably both R ² and R ³ are methyl groups, R ⁴ is hydrogen (preferred), is selected from methyl and ethyl , X ^- is an anion to provide electrical neutrality, for example chloride, bromide, methyl sulfate, sulfate, etc., a is an alkoxy group, especially an ethoxy, propoxy, butoxy, p is 0 It is about 30, preferably 2 to about 15, and most preferably 2 to about 8.

Preferably, the ApR in formula I⁴The group is p = 1 and is a hydroxyalkyl group
And the number of carbon atoms is 6 or less, in which case the —OH group is
It is separated from quaternary ammonium nitrogen atoms. Particularly preferred ApR⁴The group is -CH ₂ CH₂OH, -CH₂CH₂CH₂OH, -CH₂CH (CH₃) OH and
-CH (CH₃) CH₂OH and -CH₂CH₂OH is particularly preferred. Like
New R¹The group is a linear alkyl group. Linear R having 8 to 14 carbon atoms¹ Groups are preferred.

Another highly preferred cationic mono-alkoxylated amine surfactant for use herein is a material having the formula:

[0144]

Embedded image Wherein R ¹ is C ₁₀ -C ₁₈ hydrocarbyl and mixtures thereof, in particular C ₁₀ -C ₁₄ alkyl, preferably C ₁₀ and C ₁₂ alkyl, and X is any of the convenient charge balancing An anion, preferably chloride or bromide.

As mentioned above, compounds of the above type include ethoxy (CH ₂ CH ₂ O) units (E
O) is, butoxy, isopropoxy _{[CH (CH 3) CH 2} O] and _{[CH 2 CH (CH 3)} O] units (i-Pr) or n- propoxy units (Pr), or EO and / or Pr And / or compounds that are replaced with a mixture of i-Pr units.

The amount of cationic mono-alkoxylated amine surfactant used in the detergent components of the present invention is from 0.5 to 30%, more preferably from 1 to 25%, most preferably from 1 to 25% by weight of the components. 10% by weight.

Cationic bis-alkoxylated amine surfactant The cationic bis-alkoxylated amine surfactant has the following general formula II:

[0148]

Embedded image Wherein R ¹ is an alkyl or alkenyl moiety having from about 8 to about 18, preferably from about 10 to about 16, most preferably from about 10 to about 14, and R ² has from 1 to 3 carbon atoms. An alkyl group, preferably methyl, wherein R ³ and R ⁴ can be independently varied and are selected from hydrogen (preferred), methyl and ethyl;
X ⁻ is an anion sufficient to provide electrical neutrality, such as chloride, bromide, methyl sulfate, sulfate, and the like. A and A ′ can be independently varied and are each selected from C ₁ -C ₄ alkoxy, especially ethoxy (ie, —CH ₂ CH ₂ O—), propoxy, butoxy and mixtures thereof, and p is 1 To about 30, preferably 1 to about 4, q is 1 to about 30, preferably 1 to about 4, most preferably both p and q are 1.

Highly preferred cationic bis-alkoxylated amine surfactants for use herein are those having the formula:

[0150]

Embedded image Wherein R ¹ is C ₁₀ -C ₁₈ hydrocarbyl and mixtures thereof, preferably C ₁₀ , C ₁₂ , C ₁₄ alkyl and mixtures thereof. X is any anion convenient for balancing the charge, preferably chloride. Respect general cationic bis alkoxylated amine structure noted above, since in a preferred compound ^{R 1} is derived from _(coconut) C 12 _{-C 14} alkyl fraction fatty acids, ^{R 2} is methyl, ApR ³ and A ' qR ⁴ is each monoethoxy.

[0151] Other cationic bisalkoxylated amine surfactants useful for use herein include compounds having the formula:

[0152]

Embedded imageWhere R¹Is C₁₀~ C₁₈Hydrocarbyl, preferably C₁₀~ C₁₄Archi
Independently p is 1 to about 3, q is 1 to about 3, R²Is C₁~ C ₃ X is an alkyl, preferably methyl, and X is an anion, especially chloride or bromide.
It is romide.

Other compounds of the above type include ethoxy (CH ₂ CH ₂ O) units (EO)
Butoxy (Bu), isopropoxy _{[CH (CH 3) CH 2} O] and _{[CH 2 CH (CH 3)} O] units (i-Pr) or n- propoxy units (Pr), or EO and / or Pr and And / or compounds replaced by a mixture of i-Pr units.

Other Raw Materials of Components and Compositions Containing the Components The present component can comprise other raw materials. These raw materials are preferably those commonly used in laundry detergents or laundry softeners, as described below.

The fabric softening component of the present invention can be present in a detergent composition or a softening composition. These compositions are preferably in the form of solid, granules, extrudates, flakes, bars or tablets.

The compositions can be used for automatic or manual laundry. The composition is also suitable for pre-treatment or soaking, or for rinsing or conditioning the fabric after the main wash.

[0157] The compositions of the present invention can also include other detergent components. The nature of these additional ingredients and their loading will vary depending on the physical form of the composition or ingredient, and the nature of the laundry operation using it.

The compositions of the present invention preferably comprise other surfactants, bleaches, bleach catalysts, alkalinity systems, other builders, other organic polymeric compounds, enzymes, foam control as described above. And one or more additional detergent ingredients selected from agents, soaps, lime soaps, dispersants, soil dispersal and anti-redeposition agents, soil release agents, fragrances, brighteners, photobleaches and other corrosion inhibitors.

Highly preferred additional ingredients are soil release polymers, especially polyesters or polysaccharides or derivatives thereof, cellulosic polymers including carboxymethylcellulose, cellulose ethers or esters or amine or amide modified celluloses, encapsulated perfumes Effervescent sources, preferably phosphonate builders, dye transfer inhibitors, and processing aids, such as hydrotropes, based on carbonates and acid compounds, especially citric acid, malic acid or maleic acid. . These raw materials are described in more detail below.

The carboxymethylcellulose compound is included in an amount of at least 0.5%, or 0.75%, or even 1% by weight of the composition, or the polysaccharide is at least 0.5% by weight of the composition, or Very preferably it is included in an amount of 0.75% by weight, even 1% by weight.

[0161] The composition preferably comprises a cationic softening agent. Highly preferred water-soluble quaternary ammonium compounds are -OH, -O-, -CONH,
Substituted with -COO- of such functional groups is a compound having two _C 12 _{-C 24} alkyl or alkenyl chain.

A well-known substance of a quaternary ammonium compound that is substantially insoluble in water has the following formula:

R ₁ R ₂ R ₃ R ₄ NX wherein R ₁ and R ₂ represent a hydrocarbyl group having from about 12 to about 24 carbon atoms, and R ₃ and R ₄ represent from about 1 to about 4 carbon atoms. X represents a hydrocarbyl group
Preferred are anions selected from halide, methyl sulfate and ethyl sulfate groups. Representative examples of these quaternary softeners include ditallow dimethyl ammonium chloride, ditallow dimethyl ammonium methyl sulfate, dihexadecyl dimethyl ammonium chloride, di (hydrogenated tallow alkyl) dimethyl ammonium chloride, dioctadecyl dimethyl ammonium Chloride, dieicosyldimethylammonium chloride, didocosyldimethylammonium chloride, di (hydrogenated tallowalkyl) dimethylammonium methylsulfate, dihexadecyldiethylammonium chloride, di (coconut alkyl) dimethylammonium chloride. Ditallow dimethyl ammonium chloride, di (hydrogenated tallow alkyl) dimethyl ammonium chloride, di (coconut alkyl) dimethyl ammonium methosulfate are preferred.

Also suitable herein are the imidaxolinium fabric softening components of US Pat. No. 4,127,489, which are incorporated herein by reference. As used herein, the term "fabric softener" excludes cationic detergent actives having a solubility in water at 20 ° C. and pH of about 6 greater than 10 g / l.

Ditallowylmethylamine is particularly preferred. Material is from Armene M2 from AKZO NV
It is commercially available as HT as Genamin SH301 from FARBWERKE HOECHST and Noram M2SH from CECA COMPANY.

Preferred additional components of the perhydrate bleach component or composition are perhydrate bleach, such as metal perborates, metal percarbonates, especially the sodium salt. The perborate may be a mono- or tetrahydrate. Sodium percarbonate is 2Na ₂ CO ₃ . It has a formula corresponding to 3H ₂ O ₂ and is commercially available as a crystalline solid.

Sodium peroxypersulfate, sodium Per, is another inorganic perhydrate salt optionally used in the detergent compositions of the present invention.

[0168] Preferred embodiments of the organic peracid bleach-based composition or component is an organic peracid bleaching system. In a preferred embodiment, the bleaching system comprises a hydrogen peroxide source and an organic peracid bleach precursor compound. Organic peracids are formed by the in situ reaction of a precursor and a source of hydrogen peroxide. Preferred sources of hydrogen peroxide include inorganic perhydrate bleach, such as the perborate bleach of the claimed invention. In another preferred embodiment, the preformed organic peracid is incorporated directly into the composition. Compositions comprising a mixture of a hydrogen peroxide source and an organic peracid precursor in combination with a preformed organic peracid are also contemplated.

Peracid bleach precursor Precursor bleach precursor is a compound that reacts with hydrogen peroxide in a perhydrolysis reaction to form peracid. In general, the peracid bleach precursor is represented as O‖X-C-L, where L is a leaving group, and X is the structure of the peracid formed by perhydrolysis as O‖X-C Substantially all functional groups such as -OOH.

The peracid bleach precursor compound is preferably present in an amount of 0.5 to 20%, more preferably 1 to 15%, most preferably 1.5 to 10% by weight of the detergent composition.

Suitable peracid bleach precursor compounds typically contain one or more N- or O-acyl groups, and these precursors can be selected from a wide range of groups. Preferred types include acid anhydrides, esters, imides, lactams and acylated derivatives of imidazoles and oximes. Examples of useful materials in these categories are described in GB-A-1586789. Suitable esters are described in GB-A-836988, 864798, 114787.
No. 1,214,231 and EP-A-0170386.

[0172] leaving group leaving group (hereinafter L group) must have a sufficient reactivity as the reaction occurs within the optimum time frame (e.g. wash cycle). However, if the reactivity of L is too high, the activator is difficult to stabilize for use in bleaching compositions.

Preferred L groups are

Embedded image And a mixture thereof, wherein R ¹ has 1 to ¹ carbon atoms.
An alkyl, aryl, or alkaryl group that is 14, R ³ is an alkyl chain having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, R ⁴ is H or R ³ , and Y is H or a group imparting solubility. is there. Any of R ¹ , R ³ and R ⁴ can be substituted with substantially all functional groups, including, for example, alkyl, hydroxy, alkoxy, halogen, amine, nitrosyl, amide and ammonium or alkyl ammonium groups.

A group that imparts a preferred solubility is —SO₃ ⁻M⁺, -CO₂ ⁻M⁺, -SO₄ ⁻ M⁺, -N⁺(R³)₄X⁻And O <-N (R³)₃And most preferably
Is -SO₃ ⁻M⁺And -CO₂ ⁻M⁺And R³Contains 1 to 4 carbon atoms
M is a cation that imparts solubility to the bleach activator;
Are anions that impart solubility to the bleach activator. Preferably M is alkali gold
Genus, ammonium or substituted ammonium cations,
And potassium are most preferred, and X is a halide, hydroxide, methyl sulfate
Or acetate anion.

Alkyl percarboxylic acid bleach precursor The alkyl percarboxylic bleach precursor forms percarboxylic acid by perhydrolysis. Preferred precursors of this type form peracetic acid by perhydrolysis.

Preferred imide-type alkyl percarboxylic acid precursor compounds include N-, N, N ¹ , N ¹ tetraacetylated alkylenediamines having 1 to 6 carbon atoms in the alkylene group, and particularly preferably 1 to 2 alkylene groups. And compounds containing 6 carbon atoms. Tetraacetylethylenediamine (TAED) is particularly preferred. TAED is preferably not present in the agglomerated particles of the present invention, but is preferably present in the detergent composition comprising the particles.

[0177] Other preferred alkyl percarboxylic acid precursors include sodium 3,5,5-tri-methylhexanoyloxybenzenesulfonate (iso-NOBS), sodium nonanoyloxybenzenesulfonate (NOBS), sodium acetoxybenzenesulfonate (ABS) and pentaacetylglucose.

Amide-Substituted Alkyl Peracid Bleach Precursors Amide-substituted alkyl peracid bleach precursors , including compounds having the following general formula, are preferred herein.

[0179]

Embedded image Wherein R ¹ is an alkyl group having 1 to 14 carbon atoms, and R ² is an alkyl group having 1 to 1 carbon atoms.
4, R ⁵ is H or an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and L may be substantially any leaving group. Such amide-substituted bleach activator compounds are described in EP-A-0170386.

Perbenzoic Acid Precursor A perbenzoic acid precursor is a compound that produces perbenzoic acid by perhydrolysis.
Suitable O-acylated perbenzoic acid precursor compounds include substituted and unsubstituted benzoyloxybenzenesulfonates, and products of benzoylation of sorbitol, glucose, and all saccharides with benzoylating agents, And imide-type substances including N-benzoylsuccinimide, tetrabenzoylethylenediamine and N-benzoyl-substituted ureas. Suitable imidazole-type perbenzoic acid precursors include N-benzoylimidazole and N-benzoylbenzimidazole. Other useful N-acyl group containing perbenzoic acid precursors include N-benzoylpyrrolidone, dibenzoyltaurine and benzoylpyroglutamic acid.

The pre-formed organic peracid organic peracid bleaching system comprises a pre-formed hydrophobic organic peracid, typically in addition to or instead of the organic peracid bleach precursor, typically comprising a composition. 0.05-20% by weight of
, More preferably 1 to 10% by weight.

A preferred group of hydrophobic organic peracid compounds are amide substituted compounds having the general formula:

[0183]

Embedded imageWhere R¹Is an aryl or alkaryl group having about 1 to about 14 carbon atoms
, R²Is an alkylene, arylene, and alkali having about 1 to about 14 carbon atoms.
Ene group;⁵Is H or an alkyl, aryl having 1 to 10 carbon atoms,
Or an alkaryl group. R¹Preferably has about 6 to 12 carbon atoms. R ² Preferably has about 4 to 8 carbon atoms. R¹Is a linear or branched chain
Alkyl, substituted aryl or branched, substituted, or alkyl containing both
May be aryl, from synthetic or natural sources including, for example, tallow fat
Obtainable. R²Similar structural variations are possible for. R²Is al
And aryl.²Is halogen, nitrogen, sulfur and others
Typical substituents or organic compounds can also be included. R⁵Is preferably H
Or methyl. R¹And R⁵Should have no more than 18 carbon atoms. this
Certain amide-substituted bleach activators are disclosed in EP-A-0170386.
It is described in the specification. A good example of this type of material is (6-octylamino)
-6-oxo-caproic acid, (6-nonylamino) -6-oxo-caproic acid
, (6-decylamino) -6-oxo-caproic acid, monoperoxyphthalic acid
Gnesium hexahydrate, magnesium salt of metachloroperbenzoic acid, 4-nonylamido
No-4-oxoperoxybutyric acid and diperoxidedecanedioic acid.
You. Such bleaching agents are disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,483,781, 4,634,55.
No. 1, EP 0,133,354, U.S. Pat. No. 4,412,934
And EP 0,170,386.
A preferred hydrophobic preformed peracid bleach compound for the purposes of the present invention is monononyl
Amido peroxycarboxylic acid.

Other suitable organic peracids include diperoxyalkandioic acids having more than 7 carbon atoms, such as diperoxidedecandionic acid, diperoxytetradecandionic acid and diperoxyhexadecandionic acid.

Other suitable organic peroxides include diaminoperacids described in International Patent Publication No. WO 95/03275 and having the formula:

[0186]

Embedded imageWhere R is C₁~ C₁₂Alkylene, C₅~ C₁₂Cycloalkylene, C₆~ C ₁₂ Selected from the group consisting of arylene and combinations of those groups,¹and
R²Are independently H, C₁~ C₁₆Chloroalkyl and C₆~ C₁₂Aryl group
And R³And C with both nitrogen₃~ C₁₂From the group consisting of groups that can form rings
Selected, R³Is C₁~ C₁₂Alkylene, C₅~ C₁₂Cycloalkylene and
And C₆~ C₁₂Selected from the group consisting of arylene, wherein n and n 'are each
M and m 'are integers selected so that their sum is one,
M is an integer selected so that their sum is 1, and M is H, an alkali metal,
Lucari earth metal, ammonium, alkanol ammonium cations and radicals
And combinations thereof.

Other suitable organic peracids are the amide peracids described in WO 95/16673 and having the following general structure:

X—Ar—CO—NY—R (Z) —CO—OOH wherein X represents hydrogen or a compatible substituent, Ar is an aryl group, and R
Represents (CH ₂ ) _n , wherein n = 2 or 3, and Y and Z are each independently hydrogen or an alkyl or aryl or alkaryl or aryl group substituted with a compatible substituent. Represents a substituent selected from:
When 3, at least one of Y and Z is not hydrogen. The substituent X on the benzene nucleus is preferably hydrogen, or halogen, typically a chlorine atom, or another unreleased, non-interfering group, for example an alkyl group, preferably up to C6, for example methyl, ethyl. , A propyl group, or a meta or para substituent selected from the group comprising: Alternatively, X can represent a second amide-percarboxylic acid substituent having the formula:

-CO-NY-R (Z) -CO-OOH wherein R, Y, Z and n are as defined above.

MOOC-R ¹ CO-NR ² -R ³ -NR ⁴ -CO-R ⁵ COOOM wherein R ¹ is C ₁ -C ₁₂ alkylene, C ₅ -C ₁₂ cycloalkylene, C ₆ -C ₁₂ arylene And a combination of these groups, wherein R is a highly preferred material is phthaloylamide peracid (PAP).

The bleach catalyst composition or component can include a transition metal containing bleach catalyst.

A suitable type of bleach catalyst is a transition metal cation having a specific bleach catalytic activity.
Has a limited stability constant for copper, iron or manganese cations, auxiliary metal cations with little or no bleach catalytic activity, for example zinc or aluminum cations, and catalyst and auxiliary metal cations A catalyst system comprising a sequestering agent, especially ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, ethylenediaminetetra (methylenephosphonic acid) and their water-soluble salts. Such catalysts are described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,430,243.

Other types of bleaching catalysts are described in US Pat. No. 5,246,621 and US Pat.
And manganese-based complexes described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,244,594.
Preferred examples of these catalysts include Mn^IV ₂(U-O)₃(1,4,7-to
Limethyl-1,4,7-triazacyclononane)₂− (PF₆)₂, Mn^III ₂ (U-O)₁(U-OAc)₂(1,4,7-trimethyl-1,4,7-tri
Azacyclononane)₂− (ClO₄)₂, Mn^IV ₄(U-O)₆(1,4,7
-Triazacyclononane)₄− (ClO₄)₂ , Mn^IIIMn^IV ₄(U-
O)₁(U-OAc)₂(1,4,7-trimethyl-1,4,7-triazasic
Rononan)₂− (ClO₄)₃, And their mixtures. Other bleach catalysts
Are described in published European patent application 549,272. here
Other suitable ligands include 1,5,9-trimethyl-1,5,9-triazacyclo
Dodecane, 2-methyl-1,4,7-triazacyclononane, 2-methyl-1,
4,7-triazacyclononane, 1,2,4,7-tetramethyl-1,4,7-
There are triazacyclononane, and mixtures thereof.

The bleach catalysts useful herein can also be selected as suitable components for the present invention. See U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,246,612 and 5,227,084 for suitable bleaching catalysts. Mononuclear manganese (IV) complexes, such as Mn
(1,4,7-trimethyl-1,4,7-triazacyclononane _{(OCH 3) 3 - (PF} 6), see also U.S. Pat. No. 5,194,416, which discloses.

Yet another type of bleach catalyst described in US Pat. No. 5,114,606 is a non-carboxylate polyhydroxy compound having at least three consecutive C-OH groups. A water-soluble complex of manganese (III) and / or (IV) containing a strontium. Preferred ligands include sorbitol, iditol, dulcitol, mannitol, xylitol, arabitol, adonitol, meso-erythritol, meso-inositol, lactose, and mixtures thereof.

US Pat. No. 5,114,611 discloses a bleaching catalyst comprising a complex of a transition metal, including Mn, Co, Fe or Cu, with a non- (macro) cyclic ligand. . The ligand has the following formula:

[0197]

Embedded image Wherein R ¹ , R ² , R ³ and R ⁴ are each H, such that R ¹ -N ＝ CR ² and R ³ -C ＝ NR ⁴ form a 5- or 6-membered ring, respectively. , Substituted alkyl and aryl groups. B is O, S, CR ⁵ R ⁶ , N
A bridge group selected from R ⁷ and C ＝ O, wherein R ⁵ , R ⁶ , and R ⁷ may each be H, an alkyl, including substituted or unsubstituted group, or an aryl group. . Preferred ligands include pyridine, pyridazine, pyrimidine, pyrazine, imidazole, pyrazole, and triazole rings.
If desired, the ring may be substituted with substituents such as alkyl, aryl, alkoxy, halide and nitro. Particularly preferred is the ligand 2,2'-bispyridylamine. Preferred bleach catalysts include Co, Cu, Mn, Fe-bispyridylmethane and bispyridylamine complexes. Highly preferred catalysts include Co (2,2′-bispyridylamine) Cl ₂ , di (isothiocyanato) bispyridylamine-cobalt (II), trisdipyridylamine-cobalt (II) perchlorate, Co ( 2,2 _{bispyridylamine)} 2 _O 2 ClO4, perchloric acid bis (2,2'-bispyridylamine) copper (II), tris perchlorate (di-2
Pyridylamine) iron (II), and mixtures thereof.

[0198] Other ^{_{examples, N 4 Mn III (u-}} O) 2 Mn IV N 4) + and ^{_{[Bipy 2 Mn III (u-}} O) 2 Mn IV Bipy 2] - ( including _{ClO 4) 3} , Dinuclear Mn complexes with 4-N- and 2-N-dentate ligands.

Other bleaching catalysts are, for example, published European patent applications 408,131 (cobalt complex catalysts), published European patent applications 384,503 and 306,0.
No. 89 (metallo-porphyrin catalyst), U.S. Pat. No. 4,728,455 (manganese / polydentate ligand catalyst), U.S. Pat. No. 4,711,748 and published European patent application 224,952 (aluminosilicate). US Pat. No. 4,601,845 (aluminosilicate support and manganese and zinc or magnesium salts), US Pat. No. 4,626,373 (manganese / ligand catalyst) No. 4,119,557 (ferric complex catalyst), German Patent 2,054,019 (cobalt chelate catalyst), Canadian Patent 866,1.
No. 91 (transition metal-containing salts), US Pat. No. 4,430,243 (chelates with manganese cations and non-catalytic metal cations), and US Pat.
No. 28,455 (manganese gluconate catalyst).

The bleach catalyst is typically used in the compositions and methods of the present invention in a catalytically effective amount. By "catalytically effective amount" is meant an amount sufficient to bleach and remove the soil of interest from the intended substrate, whatever the conditions of the comparative test. The test conditions vary depending on the type of washing device used and the habits of the user. Some users use very hot water for the washing operation, while others use hot or cold water. Of course, the catalytic performance of the bleach catalyst is affected by such conditions, and the amount of bleach catalyst used in fully formulated detergent and bleach compositions can be adjusted as appropriate. As a practical matter, but not by way of limitation, the compositions and methods of the present invention include:
Providing at least one part per ten million parts of active bleaching catalyst material in the wash water;
Preferably, it can be adjusted to provide from about 1 ppm to about 200 ppm of catalytic material in the wash liquor. To further illustrate this point, manganese catalysts on the order of 3 micromolar are effective at 40 ° C., pH 10, under European conditions using perborates and peracids. Under US conditions, concentrations would need to be increased 3-5 fold to achieve the same result.

Heavy Metal Ion Sequestering Agent The composition or component of the present invention preferably contains a heavy metal ion sequestering agent as an optional component. The heavy metal ion sequestering agent means a component that sequesters (chelates) heavy metal ions. These components may have the ability to chelate calcium and magnesium, but preferably have the selectivity of binding heavy metal ions such as iron, manganese and copper.

Heavy sequestering agents generally comprise from 0.005 to 10%, preferably from 0.1 to 5%, more preferably from 0.25 to 7.5%, most preferably from 0,5% to 10% by weight of the composition.
. It is present in an amount of 3 to 2% by weight.

Suitable heavy metal ion sequestering agents for use herein include organic phosphonates,
Examples include aminoalkylene poly (alkylene phosphonates), alkali metal ethane 1-hydroxy diphosphonates, and nitrilotrimethylene phosphonates.

Preferred among the above substances are diethylenetriaminepenta (methylenephosphonate), ethylenediaminetri (methylenephosphonate), hexamethylenediaminetetra (methylenephosphonate) and hydroxy-ethylene 1,1 diphosphonate, 1,1 hydroxyethane. Diphosphonic acid and 1,1 hydroxyethane dimethylene phosphonic acid.

Other heavy metal ion sequestering agents suitable for use herein include nitrilotriacetic acid and polyaminocarboxylic acids such as ethylenediaminotetraacetic acid, ethylenediaminedisuccinic acid, ethylenediaminediglutaric acid, 2-hydroxypropylenediaminedisuccinate. An acid or any salt thereof is included.

Other suitable heavy sequestering agents for use herein are iminodiacetic acid derivatives, such as EP-A-317,542 and EP-A-39.
2-hydroxyethyldiacetic acid or glyceryl iminodiacetic acid as described in US Pat. No. 9,133. Sequestration of iminodiacetic acid-N-2-hydroxypropyl sulfonic acid and aspartic acid N-carboxymethyl N-2-hydroxypropyl-3-sulfonic acid described in EP-A-516,102. Agents are also suitable here. European Patent EP-A-5
Also preferred are the β-alanine-N, N′-diacetic acid, aspartic acid-N, N′-diacetic acid, aspartic acid-N-monoacetic acid and iminodiacetic acid sequestering agents described in JP 09,382. It is.

European Patent EP-A-476,257 describes suitable amino sequestering agents. EP-A-510,331 describes suitable sequestering agents derived from collagen, keratin or casein. European Patent EP-A-528,859 describes suitable alkyliminodiacetic acid sequestering agents. Dipicolinic acid and 2-phosphonobutane-1,2,4-tricarboxylic acid are also suitable. Glycinamide-N, N′-disuccinic acid (GADS), ethylenediamine-NN′-diglutaric acid (EDDG) and 2-hydroxypropylenediamine-NN′-disuccinic acid (HPDDS) are also suitable.

Diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid, ethylenediamine-N, N′-disuccinic acid (EDDS) and 1,1-hydroxyethanediphosphonic acid or their alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, ammonium, or substituted ammonium salts, or mixtures thereof Is particularly preferred.

Enzymes Another highly preferred component useful in the components or compositions of the present invention is one or more additional enzymes.

[0210] Preferred additional enzyme materials include commercially available lipases, cutinases, amylases, neutral and alkaline proteases, cellulases, endases, esterases, pectinases, lactases and peroxidases conventionally formulated in detergent compositions. Can be Suitable enzymes are described in U.S. Patent Nos. 3,519,570 and 3,533,139.

[0211] Preferred commercially available protease enzymes include Novo Industries A / S (Denmark).
Enzymes available under the trade names Alcalase, Savinase, Primase, Durazym, and Esperase; enzymes available under the trade names Maxatase, Maxacal and Maxapem from Gist Brocades; enzymes available from Genencor International; and Opticl from Solvay Enzymes.
Examples include enzymes marketed under the trade names ean and Optimase. Protease enzymes can be incorporated into the compositions of the present invention in amounts of 0.0001 to 4% active enzyme by weight of the composition.

Preferred amylases are described, for example, in GB 1,269,839 (Novo)
Α-derived from a special strain of B licheniformis, described in more detail by
Amylase. Preferred commercially available amylase include, for example, Gist Brocades
Amylase sold under the trade name Rapidase from Novo Industries A /
Amylase sold under the trade names Termamyl, Duramyl and BAN from S. Highly preferred amylase enzymes may be those described in PCT / US9703635 and International Patent Nos. WO 95/26397 and WO 96/23873.

The amylase enzyme can be incorporated into the compositions of the present invention in an amount of 0.0001 to 2% active enzyme by weight of the composition.

The lipolytic enzyme is present in an amount of 0.0001 to 2% by weight of the composition, preferably 0.001 to 2%.
It can be present in an amount of 1% by weight, most preferably 0.001 to 0.5% by weight active lipolytic enzyme.

[0215] lipase, derived from fungi or bacteria, Humicola sp., Thermomyces sp. Also <br/> is obtained from Ps eudomonas sp. Lipase producing strain encompasses Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes or Pseudomonas fluorescens. Lipases obtained from chemically or genetically altered mutants of these strains are also useful herein. Preferred lipases are obtained from Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes described in assigned European Patent EP-B-0218272.

Another preferred lipase is to clone a gene obtained from Humicola lanuginosa as described in European Patent Application EP-A-0258068 and to express this gene in Aspergillus oryza as a host And marketed under the trade name Lipolase from Novo Industries A / S, Bagsvaerd, Denmark. This lipase is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,810,414, Huge-J
ensen et al., promulgated March 7, 1989.

Other Organic Polymeric Compounds Other organic polymeric compounds are preferred additional materials to the compositions or components of the present invention, and are preferably present as components of all particulate components, They can act to combine into one. By organic polymeric compound is meant substantially all polymeric organic compounds commonly used as dispersants and anti-redeposition agents and soil dispersants in detergent compositions.

The organic polymeric compound is present in the detergent compositions of the present invention typically at 0.01% of the composition.
-30% by weight, preferably 0.1-15% by weight, most preferably 0.5-10% by weight.

Examples of organic polymer compounds include water-soluble organic homopolymers or copolymers wherein the polycarboxylic acid comprises at least two carboxyl groups separated from each other by no more than two carbon atoms. Includes polycarboxylic acids or their salts. Polymers of the latter type are described in GB-A-1,596,756.
Examples of such salts are polyacrylates of MWt 1000-5000 and their copolymers with maleic anhydride, such copolymers having a molecular weight of 20,000
It is from 0 to 100,000, especially from 40,000 to 80,000.

European patents EP-A-305282, EP-A-305283,
Useful herein are polyamino compounds, including compounds derived from aspartic acid, as described in EP-A-351 629.

Terpolymers containing monomer units selected from maleic acid, acrylic acid, polyaspartic acid and vinyl alcohol, especially 5,000-10,000 average molecular weight
000 terpolymers are also suitable here.

Other organic polymeric compounds suitable for incorporation in the detergent compositions of the present invention include cellulose derivatives such as methylcellulose, carboxymethylcellulose, hydroxypropylmethylcellulose and hydroxyethylcellulose.

Another useful organic polymeric compound is polyethylene glycol, especially one having a molecular weight of 1
000 to 10000, especially 2000 to 8000, most preferably about 4000 polyethylene glycol.

Highly preferred polymeric components here are described in US Pat. No. 4,968,451, Sc
Cotton and non-cotton soil release polymers by heibel et al. and U.S. Patent No. 5,415,807, Gosselink et al., and especially U.S. Patent Application No. 60/051517.

Another preferred clay dispersant / anti-redeposition agent organic compound for use herein is ethoxylated cationic monoamines and diamines having the formula:

[0226]

Embedded image In the formula, X, H, a C ₁ -C ₄ alkyl or hydroxyalkyl ester or ether groups, and non-ionic group selected from the group consisting of mixtures thereof, a is 0 to 20, preferably 0 4 (e.g., ethylene, propylene, hexamethylene), b is 1 or 0, and for cationic monoamines (b = 0), n is at least 16, typically 20-35; For cationic diamines (b = 1), n is at least 12, typically about 12
~ 42.

Other dispersants / anti-redeposition agents used herein are described in European Patent EP-B-0.
No. 11965 and U.S. Pat. No. 4,659,802 and U.S. Pat.
No. 4,848, each specification.

Foam Inhibiting System The detergent compositions or components of the present invention, when formulated for a machine cleaning composition, comprise from 0.01% to 15%, preferably from 0.02% to 10%, most preferably from 10% by weight of the composition. 0
. It may comprise a foam control system present in an amount of from 0.5 to 3% by weight.

Suitable foam control systems for use herein can comprise substantially all known antifoam compounds, including, for example, silicone antifoam compounds and 2-alkylalkanol antifoam compounds. .

By defoaming compound is meant here all compounds or mixtures of compounds which act by means of a solution of the detergent composition, in particular the foaming or foaming which occurs when the solution is stirred.

Particularly preferred antifoam compounds for use herein are the silicone antifoam compounds, defined herein as all antifoam compounds that include a silicone component. Such silicone antifoam compounds typically also include a silica component. The term "silicone" as generally used in the present invention and throughout the industry encompasses a variety of relatively high molecular weight polymers containing various types of siloxane units and hydrocarbyl groups. Preferred silicone antifoam compounds are siloxanes, especially polydimethylsiloxanes having units that block trimethylsilyl ends.

Other suitable antifoam compounds include monocarboxylic fatty acids and their soluble salts. These materials are described in U.S. Pat. No. 2,954,347, issued Sep. 27, 1960 to Wayne St. John. The monocarboxylic fatty acids and their salts used as foam inhibitors typically have a hydrocarbyl chain having 10 to 12, preferably 12 to 18 carbon atoms. Suitable salts include the alkali metal salts such as sodium, potassium, and lithium salts, and ammonium and alkanolammonium salts.

Other suitable defoaming compounds include, for example, high molecular weight fatty esters (eg, fatty acid triglycerides), fatty acid esters of monohydric alcohols, aliphatic C ₁₈ -C ₄₀ ketones (eg, stearone), N-alkylated aminotriazines E.g. tri- to hexa-alkylmelamine or di-tetra-alkyldiamine formed as a reaction product of cyanuric chloride with 2 or 3 moles of a primary or secondary amine having 1 to 24 carbon atoms having 1 to 24 carbon atoms Chlorotriazine, propylene oxide, bisstearic acid amide and monostearyl dialkali metal (eg, sodium, potassium, lithium) phosphates and phosphates are mentioned.

Preferred foam control systems include (a) an antifoam compound, preferably a silicone antifoam compound, most preferably (i) an amount of 50-99%, preferably 75-95%, by weight of the silicone antifoam compound. A silicone antifoam compound comprising (ii) a silica / silica antifoam compound in an amount of from 1 to 50% by weight, preferably from 5 to 25% by weight of the silicone / silica antifoam compound. Is incorporated in an amount of 5 to 50% by weight, preferably 10 to 40% by weight), (b) a dispersant compound in an amount of 0.5 to 10% by weight, preferably 1 to 10% by weight, most preferably A silicone glycol rake copolymer having a polyoxyalkylene content of 72 to 78% and a ratio of ethylene oxide to propylene oxide of 1: 0.9 to 1: 1.1 (this Particularly preferred silicone glycol rake copolymers are commercially available from DOW Corning under the trade name DCO544), (c) an inert carrier fluid compound (A) in an amount of 5 to 80% by weight, preferably 10 to 70% by weight. most preferably ethoxylated degree 5 to 50, preferably comprise comprising _C 16 _{-C 18} ethoxylated alcohol is 8-15).

[0235] Highly preferred particulate foam control systems are described in EP-A-02107.
No. 31, comprising a silicone defoaming compound and an organic carrier material having a melting point of 50 ° C. to 80 ° C., wherein the organic carrier material has a monoester of glycerol and a carbon chain having 12 to 20 carbon atoms. It comprises fatty acids. EP-A-0210721 discloses another preferred particulate foam control system wherein the organic carrier material is a fatty acid or alcohol having a carbon chain of 12 to 20 carbon atoms, or a mixture thereof. Having a melting point of 45 ° C.
80 ° C.

Other highly preferred foam control systems comprise mixtures of polydimethylsiloxane or silicone, such as polydimethylsiloxane, aluminosilicate and polycarboxylic acid polymers, such as copolymers of laic and acrylic acid. .

The presence of soap is also very preferred.

Polymeric dye transfer inhibitor This component and / or composition is present in an amount of 0.01 to 10% by weight, preferably 0.05 to 10% by weight.
Up to 0.5% by weight of a polymeric dye transfer inhibitor may also be included.

The polymeric dye transfer inhibitor is preferably a polyamine N-oxide polymer, N-
It is selected from a copolymer of vinylpyrrolidone and N-vinylimidazole, a polyvinylpyrrolidone polymer or a combination thereof, wherein these polymers may be crosslinked polymers.

Optical Brighteners The components or compositions of the present invention may preferably comprise from about 0.05 to 5% by weight, as described above.
%, More preferably 0.07-3%, even 0.1-2.5%, or about 0.05-5%, more preferably 0.1-3% by weight of the composition, or even 0
. 12-2.5% by weight of certain hydrophilic optical brighteners.

[0241] Hydrophilic optical brighteners useful in the present invention include those having the following structural formula:

[0242]

Embedded image Wherein R ₁ is selected from anilino, N-2-bis-hydroxyethyl and NH-2-hydroxyethyl, and R ₂ is N-2-bis-hydroxyethyl, N-2-
Selected from hydroxyethyl-N-methylamino, morpholino, chloro and amino, M is a salt-forming cation, such as sodium or potassium.

In the above formula, when R ₁ is anilino, R ₂ is N-2-bis-hydroxyethyl, and M is a cation, for example, sodium, the brightener is:
4,4'-bis [(4-anilino-6- (N-2-bis-hydroxyethyl)-
s-Triazin-2-yl) amino] -2,2'-stilbene disulfonic acid and disodium salt. This special brightener is available from Ciba-Geigy Corporation
It is marketed under the trade name Tinopal-UNPA-GX. Tinopal-CBS-X and Tinopal-
UNPA-GX is a preferred hydrophilic optical brightener useful in the detergent compositions of the present invention.

In the above formula, R ₁ is anilino, and R ₂ is N-2-hydroxyethyl-N-
When 2-methylamino and M is a cation such as sodium, the brightener is 4,4′-bis [(4-anilino-6- (N-2-hydroxyethyl-N-methylamino). ) -S-Triazin-2-yl) amino] -2,2 '
-Disodium salt of stilbene disulfonic acid. This special brightener is commercially available from Ciba-Geigy Corporation under the trade name Tinopal 5BM-GX.

In the above formula, when R ₁ is anilino, R ₂ is morpholino, and M is a cation, eg, sodium, the brightener is 4,4′-bis [(
4-anilino-6-morpholino-s-triazin-2-yl) amino] -2,
2'-Stilbene disulfonic acid, sodium salt. This special brightener is commercially available from Ciba-Geigy Corporation under the trade names Tinopal DMS-X and Tinopal AMS-GX.

[0246] The polymeric soil release agent present component or composition, can be used if desired polymeric soil release agent (hereinafter referred to as "SRA"). When used, the SRA is typically 0% of the composition.
. 01-10.0% by weight, typically 0.1-5% by weight, preferably 0.2-3%
. Accounts for 0% by weight.

Preferred SRAs are typically hydrophilic moieties for imparting hydrophilicity to the surface of hydrophobic fibers such as polyester and nylon, and adhere to the hydrophobic fibers and remain there throughout the wash and rinse cycle. And generally has a hydrophobic moiety that functions as an anchor for the hydrophilic moiety. As a result, dirt generated after the treatment with SRA is more easily washed in a later washing step.

Preferred SRAs are oligomeric terephthalic acids typically prepared by processes involving at least one transesterification / oligomerization (often using metal catalysts such as titanium (IV) alkoxides) And esters. Such esters are of course made using additional monomers that can be incorporated into the ester structure through one, two, three, four or more positions, without forming a tightly crosslinked overall structure. be able to.

Suitable SRAs are, for example, terephthaloyl and oxyalkyleneoxy repeats, as described in US Pat. No. 4,968,451, issued Nov. 6, 1990 to JJ Scheibel and EP Gosselink. Includes a substantially linear ester oligomer sulfonation product comprising an oligomeric ester backbone of units and a sulfonated end moiety derived from allyl covalently attached to the backbone. Such ester oligomers can (a) ethoxylate allyl alcohol and (b) convert the product of (a) to dimethyl terephthalate ("DMT") and 1
, 2-propylene glycol ("PG") in a two-stage transesterification / oligomerization step, and reacting the products of (c) and (b) with sodium metabisulfite in water. it can. Another SRA is disclosed in U.S. Pat.
No. 711,730, Dec. 8, 1987, Gosselink et al., Nonionic end-capped 1,2-propylene / polyoxyethylene terephthalate polyesters such as poly (ethylene glycol) methyl ether, DMT, PG and poly. Includes materials made by transesterification / oligomerization of (ethylene glycol) ("PEG"). Other examples of SRA include U.S. Pat.
No. 1,580, Jan. 26, 1988, Gosselink, partially and fully anionic end-capped oligomeric esters such as ethylene glycol (
"EG"), an oligomer derived from PG, DMT and Na-3,6-dioxa-8-hydroxyoctanesulfonate, U.S. Pat. No. 4,702,857, Oct. 27, 1987, Gosselink, Non- Ionic capped block polyester oligomeric compounds such as DMT, methyl (Me) capped PEG and EG and / or PG, or DMT, EG and / or P
G, materials made from a combination of Me-capped PEG and Na-dimethyl-5-sulfoisophthalate, and U.S. Pat. No. 4,877,896, 19
There is an anionic system of Maldonado, Gosselink et al., Oct. 31, 1989, especially sulfoalloyl end-capped terephthalates, the latter being a typical SRA useful in both laundry and fabric conditioning products. Material, for example m
An ester composition made from monosodium sulfobenzoate, PG and DMT, but optionally but preferably with added PEG, such as PEG
3400.

SRA includes simple copolymeric blocks of ethylene terephthalate or propylene terephthalate and polyethylene oxide or polypropylene oxide terephthalate (US Pat. No. 3,959,230, Hays, May 25, 1976, and U.S. Patent No. 3,893,929, Basadur, 7 August 1975, reference), cellulosic derivatives, such as the commercially available hydroxy ether cellulosic polymer as METHOCEL from _Dow, C 1 -C ₄ alkyl celluloses and C ₄ hydroxyalkyl cellulose (U.S. Patent No. 4,000,093 specification Patent,
(See Nicol, et al., Dec. 28, 1976), and the average degree of substitution (methyl) per anhydroglucose unit is about 1.6 to about 2.3, measured at 2O <0> C as a 2% aqueous solution. Methyl cellulose ethers having a solution viscosity of about 80 to about 120 centipoise are also included. Such materials include METROLOSE SM100, a trade name of methylcellulose ether manufactured by Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
Available as METOLOSE SM200.

Another group of SRAs comprises (I) nonionic terephthalates which use a diisocyanate coupling agent to link the polymeric ester structure (US Pat. No. 4,201,8).
No. 24, Violland et al. And U.S. Pat. No. 4,240,918, Lagasse et al.), And (II) trimellitic anhydride is added to a known SRA and the terminal hydroxyl group is trimellitate. And SRA containing carboxylic acid ester end groups. By selecting an appropriate catalyst, trimellitic anhydride forms a bond at the end of the polymer through an isolated carboxylic acid ester of trimellitic anhydride, rather than opening an anhydride bond. Either nonionic or anionic SRAs can be used as starting materials, as long as they have an esterifiable hydroxyl end group. U.S. Pat. No. 4,525,524, Tu
See ng et al. Other types include (III) SRA based on anionic terephthalate having various urethane bonds (US Pat. No. 4,201,824, Vi
olland et al.).

Other Optional Ingredients Other optional ingredients suitable for incorporation into the compositions or ingredients of the present invention include flavoring, coloring and sulfate fillers in place of other filler salts. Is included.

Also, preferably in combination with carbonates, in small amounts (eg, less than about 20% by weight)
Neutralizers, buffers, phase modifiers, hydrotropes, enzyme stabilizers, polyacids, foam regulators, opacifiers, antioxidants, bactericides, photo-bleaches, speckles, dyes, e.g. Patent No. 4,285,841, Barrat et al., August 25, 1981.
Materials described in the Japanese promulgation (hereby incorporated by reference) may be present.

Composition Forms The compositions of the present invention can be prepared by various methods, including dry mixing, agglomeration, compression, or spray drying of the various compounds contained in the detergent components, and combinations of these techniques. it can.

The compositions of the present invention can take a variety of physical forms, including liquid, but preferably solid forms, such as tablets, flakes, pastels and bars, with granular forms being preferred.

The compositions of the present invention can also be used in or in combination with bleach additive compositions, for example, compositions comprising chlorine bleaches.

The present detergent compositions, especially laundry detergents, preferably have a bulk density of 280 g / l to 2 g / l.
00 g / l, preferably 300 g / l or 350 g / l or 4
From 20 g / l to 2000 g / l, or more preferably up to 1500 g / l, or up to 100 g / l or 700 g / l.

The chlorine bleach detergent composition can include a chlorine bleach as an additional component. However, because the preferred detergent compositions of the present invention are solids, most liquid chlorine bleaching are not suitable for these detergent compositions, and only granular or powdered chlorine bleaching agents are preferred.

Alternatively, the detergent composition is compatible with the chlorine bleach and should be formulated so that the user can add the chlorine bleach to the detergent composition at or during the start of washing. Can also.

Chlorine bleach is a material from which hypochlorite is formed in an aqueous solution. Hypochlorite ions are represented chemically by the formula OCT.

Bleaches that form hypochlorite in aqueous solution include hypochlorites of alkali metals or alkaline earth metals, hypochlorite addition products, chloramine, chlorimine,
Chloramide, and chlorimide. Specific examples of such compounds include sodium hypochlorite, potassium hypochlorite, monobasic calcium hypochlorite, dibasic magnesium hypochlorite, chlorinated trisodium phosphate dodecahydrate, Potassium dichloroisocyanurate, sodium dichloroisocyanurate, sodium dichloroisocyanurate dihydrate, trichlorocyanuric acid, 1,3-dichloro-5,5
-Dimethylhydantoin, N-chlorosulfamide, Chloramine T, Dichlorami
ne T, chloramine B and Dichloramine B. Preferred bleaches for the compositions of the present invention are sodium hypochlorite, potassium hypochlorite, or mixtures thereof. A preferred chlorine bleach is Triclosan (trade name).

Most of the above-described hypochlorite-forming bleaches are available in solid or concentrated form and dissolve in water in making the compositions of the present invention. Some of the above materials are commercially available as aqueous solutions.

Washing Methods Machine washing methods typically involve treating soiled laundry in a washing machine with an effective amount of a washing solution in which a mechanical laundry detergent composition of the present invention has been dissolved or supplied. To do. An effective amount of the detergent composition is 10 g to 300 g dissolved or dispersed in a washing solution having a volume of 5 to 65 liters, which is a typical product usage amount and a washing solution volume generally used in a normal machine washing method. Means the product.

The compositions of the present invention are useful in both conventional and low water washing machines.

In a preferred mode of use, the composition manual washing. In another preferred use, the detergent composition is a pre-treatment or dip composition used to pre-treat or soak soiled, stained fabrics.

In the abbreviation detergent compositions used in the examples, the abbreviated components have the following meanings. LAS: Sodium linear _{C 11-13} alkyl benzene sulphonate TAS: Sodium tallow alkyl sulfate CxyAS: Sodium _C 1x _{-C 1y} alkyl sulfate C46SAS: Sodium _C 14 _{-C 16} secondary (2,3) alkyl sulfates CxyEzS: ethylene oxide z moles C _1x -C _1y alkyl sulfate CxyEz: a C _1x -C _1y predominantly linear primary alcohol condensed with an average z mole of ethylene oxide QAS: R ₂ .N ⁺ (CH ₃ ) ₂ (C _{2 H 4 OH), R 2 =} C 12 ~C 14 QAS1: R 2 .N + (CH 3) 2 (C 2 H 4 OH), R 2 = C 8 ~C 11 SADS: formula 2- (R). _{.-1,4- C 4 H 7 (} SO 4 -) sodium _{2 C 1} 4 _{~C 22} alkyl disulfate _{(wherein, R = C 10 ~C 18)} SADE2S: condensed with z moles of ethylene oxide, wherein 2- (R). _{C 4 H 7 -1,4- (SO 4} -) 2 Sodium _C 14 _{-C 22} alkyl disulfate _{(wherein, R = C 10 ~C 18)} MES: the _{C 18} fatty acid x- sulfomethyl ester APA: C ₈ -C ₁₀ amidopropyl dimethylamine soaps: tallow and sodium linear alkyl carboxylate derived from a 80/20 mixture of coconut fatty acids STS: sodium toluene sulphonate _{CFAA: C} 12 ~C ₁₄ (coco) alkyl N- methyl glucamide TFAA: C ₁₆ -C ₁₈ alkyl N-methylglucamide TPKFA: C ₁₆ -C ₁₈ topped whole cut fatty acid STPP: anhydrous sodium tripolyphosphate TSPP: tetrasodium pyrophosphate zeolite A: formula Na ₁₂ (AlO ₂ SiO ₂ ) ₁₂ . 27H ₂ hydrated sodium aluminosilicate of O, primary particle size from 0.1 to 10 micrometers (weight displayed for anhydride) NaSKS-6: Crystalline layered silicate of formula _δ-Na 2 _Si 2 _{O 5} Citric acid: anhydrous citric acid borate: sodium borate carbonate: anhydrous sodium carbonate, particle size 200 μm to 900 μm bicarbonate: anhydrous sodium bicarbonate, particle size distribution 400 μm to 1200 μm silicate: amorphous sodium silicate ( SiO ₂ : Na ₂ O = 2.0: 1) Sulfate: anhydrous sodium sulfate Mg sulfate: anhydrous magnesium sulfate citrate: trisodium citrate dihydrate, activity 86.4%, particle size distribution 42
5 μm to 850 μm MA / AA: maleic acid / acrylic acid 1: 4 copolymer, average molecular weight about 70,0
MA / AA (1): maleic acid / acrylic acid 4: 6 copolymer, average molecular weight about 1
000 AA: sodium polyacrylate polymer, average molecular weight 4,500 CMC: sodium carboxymethyl cellulose Cellulose ether: methyl cellulose ether, degree of polymerization 650, manufactured by Shin-Etsu Chemical Protease: proteolytic enzyme, active enzyme 3.3% by weight, Savinase Sold by NOVO Industries A / S under the trade name Protease I: Proteolytic enzyme, 4% by weight of active enzyme, International Patent WO95
/ 10591, sold by Genencor Int. Inc. Alcalase: proteolytic enzyme, active enzyme 5.3% by weight, sold by NOVO Industries A / S Cellulase: cellulolytic enzyme, active enzyme 0.23% by weight, NOVO Industries
Amylase: starch-degrading enzyme, active enzyme 1.6% by weight, NOVO Industries A / S
Amylase II: amylolytic enzyme, described in PCT / US97303635 Lipase: lipolytic enzyme, active enzyme 2.0% by weight, NOVO Industries A / S to Li
Polase II: Lipolytic enzyme, active enzyme 2.0% by weight, from NOVO Industries A / S
Endolase: Endoglucanase enzyme, active enzyme 1.5% by weight, NOVO Industries
Sold from A / S PB4: Nominal formula NaBO ₂ . 3H ₂ O. Sodium perborate tetrahydrate PB1: H ₂ O ₂ Nominal formula NaBO ₂ . H ₂ O ₂ anhydrous sodium perborate bleach percarbonate: nominal formula 2Na ₂ CO ₃ . 3H ₂ O ₂ sodium percarbonate DOBS: decanoyloxybenzenesulfonate in the form of sodium salt DPDA: diperoxide decandionic acid NOBS: nonanoyloxybenzenesulfonate in the form of sodium salt NACA-OBS: (6-nonamidocaproyl) Oxybenzenesulfonate LOBS: dodecanoyloxybenzenesulfonate in the form of sodium salt DOBS: decanoyloxybenzenesulfonate in the form of sodium salt DOBA: decanoyloxybenzoic acid TAED: tetraacetylethylenediamine DTPA: diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid DTPMP: diethylenetriaminepentamethylene Phosphonate), Monsanto
EDDS: ethylenediamine-N, N-disuccinic acid, (S, S) isomer, its sodium salt form Photoactivated bleach (1): encapsulated in dextrin-soluble polymer Sulfonated zinc phthalocyanine Photoactivated bleach (2): Sulfonated aluminozinc phthalocyanine brightener encapsulated in dextrin-soluble polymer 1: Disodium 4,4'-bis (2-sulfostyryl) biphenyl brightener 2 : Disodium 4,4'-bis (4-anilino-6-morpholino-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl) amino) stilbene-2: 2'-disulfonate HEDP: 1,1-hydroxyethanedi Phosphonic acid PEGx: polyethylene glycol, molecular weight x (typically 4,000) PEO: polyethylene glycol Sid, average molecular weight 50,000 TEMPAE: tetraethylene pentaamine ethoxylate PVI: polyvinyl imidazole, average molecular weight 20,000 PVP: polyvinyl pyrrolidone polymer, average molecular weight 60,000 PVNO: polyvinyl pyridine N-oxide polymer, average molecular weight 50 , 000 PVPVI: copolymer of polyvinyl pyrrolidone and vinyl imidazole, average molecular weight 20,000 QEA: bis _{((C 2 H 5 O)} (C 2 H 4 O) n) (CH 3) -N + -C 6 H ₁₂ -N ⁺ -(
CH ₃₎ bis _{((C 2 H 5 O)} - (C 2 H 4 O)) n, n = 20~30 PEI: polyethyleneimine, average molecular weight 1800, average degree of ethoxylation of nitrogen per 7 ethyleneoxy residues Base Clay I: Bentonite Clay Clay II: Smectite Clay Flocculant I: Polyethylene oxide, average molecular weight 20,000 to 400,000 Flocculant II: Polyethylene oxide, average molecular weight 400,000 to 1,000,000
00 flocculant III: polymer of acrylamide and / or acrylic acid, average molecular weight 2
0000-400,000 SRPI: Anionically end-capped polyester soil free polymer SRPII: Polysaccharide soil free polymer SRP1: Anionically end-capped polyester SRP2: Diethoxylated poly (1,2 propylene terephthalate) Short block polymer Silicone defoamer: polydimethylsiloxane foam control agent containing siloxane-oxyalkylene copolymer as dispersant, ratio of foam control agent to dispersant 10: 1 to 1: 1
00: 1 opacifier: aqueous monostyrene latex mixture, sold under the trade name Lytron 621 by BASF Corporation Wax: paraffin wax Speckle: colored carbonate or organic carboxylic acid

The components of the present invention are shown below (% by weight of the components).

[Table 1] In the examples below, all amounts are given as weight percent of the composition.

Example 1 The following detergent composition in the form of a tablet, bar or granular formulation is according to the invention. A B C D Component I-XII remainder remainder remainder remainder spray Brightener 0.02 - - 0.02 C45E7 or E9 - - 2.0 1.0 C45E3 or E4 - - 2.0 4.0 Perfume 0.5 - 0.5 0.2 Silicone antifoam 0.3 - - - Dry additives QEA --- 1.0 HEDP / EDDS 0.3-0.5 0.5 Sulfate 2.0-0.5 1.0 Carbonate 2.0 10 15.0 12.0 Citric acid 2.5--2.0 QAS--0.5 0.5 SKS-6 3.5--5.0 Percarbonate--15.0 9.0 PB4- - - 3.0 TAED / NOBS - - - 5.0 PAP - - 2.0 - protease 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 lipase - 0.4 - 0.2 amylase 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 Brightener 0.05 - - 0.05 perfume 1.0 0.2 0.5 0.3 speckle 1.2 0.5 2.0 - other / minor 100% of total ingredients

Example 2 The following detergent composition in the form of a tablet, bar or granular formulation is according to the invention. EFGHI J Component I-XII Remaining Remaining Remaining Remaining Remaining Remaining Spray C45E7-2.0--2.0 2.0 C25E9 3.0 -----C23E9--1.5 2.0-2.0 Fragrance 0.3 0.3 0.3 2.0 0.3 0.3 Aggregate C45AS 5.0 5.0 -2.0 5.0- LAS 2.0 2.0 7.0--8.0 STPP / Zeolite A 7.5 7.5 7.5 8.0 7.5 7.5 Carbonate 4.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 PEG 4000 0.5 0.5 0.5-0.5 0.5 Others (water, etc.) 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 Dry additives citric acid - - - - 2.0 - PB4 - 3.0 - - - - PB1 - - 4.0 1.0 - - percarbonate 12.0 - - 1.0 - 2.0 carbonate - 5.3 20.0 5.0 14.0 24.0 NOBS 0.5 - 0.4 0.3 - 0.6 PAP - 0.9 - - 0.3 - TAED 0.6 0.4 0.6 0.3 0.9 0.5 methylcellulose 0.2 - - - - 0.5 DTPA 0.7 0.5 1.0 0.5 0.5 1.2 speckle 0.3 0.2 2.0 - 0.7 0.5 SKS- 6 8.0 - - - - - STS - - 2.0 - 1.0 - cumene sulfonate - 1.0 - - - 2.0 lipase 0.2 - 0.2 - 0.2 0.4 cellulase 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 amylase II 0.2 - 0.1 - 0.2 - Protease 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.5 PVPVI - - - - 0.5 0.1 PVP - - - - 0.5 - PVNO - - 0.5 0.3 - - QEA - - - - 1.0 - SRP I, II or III 0.2 0.5 0.3 - 0.2 - Silicone antifoam 0.2 0.4 0.2-0.1- Mg sulfate--0.2-0.2- Other / small components 100% in total

Example 3 The following detergent composition in the form of a tablet, bar or granular formulation is according to the invention. KLM N Component I-XII Remaining Remaining Remaining Remaining Spray C25E3 or E4---2.0 C45E5 or E7---2.0 Brightener / Bleach--0.5 0.5 Fragrance 0.2 0.3 0.3- Dry additive carbonate 5.0 10.0 13.0 5.0 PVPVI / PVNO 0.5 - 0.3 - protease 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 lipase 0.4 - - 0.4 amylase 0.1 - - 0.1 cellulase 0.1 - - 0.1 DTPA 0.5 0.3 0.5 1.0 PB1 5 3.0 10 4.0 PAP / DOBA 1.0 - 0.4 - TAED 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.6 Sulfate 4.0 5.0-5.0 SRP I, II or III 0.2 0.4 1.0 0.5 Foaming inhibitor-0.5-- Speckle 1.8 0.8 0.7- Flocculant--0.1 0.2 Fragrance (starch)-0.2 0.3 0.5 Other / small components Total 100 %

Example 6 The following detergent composition in the form of a tablet, bar or granular formulation is according to the invention. O P Q R S component I-XII remainder remainder remainder remainder remainder aggregates Clay 9.0 - - - - Wax 0.5 - - - - Glycerol 0.5 - - - - aggregates LAS 15.0 5.0 5.0 - - TAS - - 1.0 - - Silicate Salt 3.0 3.0 4.0-- Zeolite A 8.0 8.0 8.0-- Carbonate 8.0 8.0 4.0-- Spray flavor 0.3--0.3 0.3 C45E7 or E9 --- 2.0 2.0 C25E3 or E4 2.0---2.0 Dry additive citrate or 2.5-2.0 2.5 2.5 Citrate Clay I or II-3.0 3.0-- Flocculant I or II ----- Bicarbonate- 3.0 --- Carbonate 15.0--5.0 11.0 TAED 1.0 2.0 5.0 1.0-Perboric acid Sodium 6.0 7.0 10.0 6.0- Sodium percarbonate SRP I, II or III 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.3 CMC or nonionic 1.0 1.5 0.5-- Cellulose ether protease 0.3 1.0 1.0 0.3 0.3 Lipase-0.4 0.4-- Amylase 0.2 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.2 Cellulase 0.2 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.2 Silicone antifoam-5.0 5.0-- Fragrance ( Starch) 0.2 0.3 --- Speckle 0.5 0.5 0.1-1.0 SKS-6 (silicate 3.5 --- 3.5 2R) Photobleach 0.1--0.1 0.1 Soap 0.5 2.5-0.5 0.5 Sodium sulfate-3.0 --- Other / Minority component Total 100% density (g / liter) 850 850 850 850 850

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Claims (19)

[Claims] 1. A solid fabric softening component comprising: a) clay; b) at least 5% of a surfactant system; c) at least 15% by weight of a solid carrier material; and d) a flocculant. . 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the clay and the flocculant are intimately mixed with each other.
Ingredients described in. 3. A component according to claim 1, wherein the clay, the flocculant, the surfactant system and the carrier material are intimately mixed with one another. 4. The carrier material comprises an aluminosilicate builder and / or a phosphate builder, the aluminosilicate builder and / or the phosphate builder being preferably in an amount of 15 to 60% by weight of the component. A component according to any one of claims 1 to 3, which is present. 5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the carrier material comprises an inorganic carbonate, wherein the inorganic carbonate is preferably present in an amount of from 10 to 60% by weight of the component. component. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein said surfactant system is present in an amount of from 10 to 70% by weight and comprises at least an anionic sulfonate surfactant or an anionic sulfate surfactant. An ingredient according to any one of the preceding claims. 7. The nonionic surfactant system preferably comprises at least one alkoxylated alcohol surfactant, preferably at least two alkoxylated alcohol surfactants. The component according to any one of the above. 8. The component according to claim 1, wherein the flocculant comprises polyethylene oxide having an average molecular weight of 150,000 to 3,000,000. 9. The component according to claim 1, wherein the clay is present in an amount of 5 to 60% by weight, preferably comprising smectite clay. 10. The component according to claim 1, comprising at least 0.1% by weight of brightener. 11. The component according to claim 1, which is in the form of spray-dried particles, agglomerates or extrudates. 12. The component according to claim 1, comprising at least 5% by weight of water. 13. A fabric protectant selected from the group comprising a soil release polymer, a cellulosic polymer, a dye transfer inhibitor, a cationic softener, or a mixture thereof. Item 13. The component according to any one of Items 1 to 12. 14. An acid compound, preferably a carboxylic acid, or a mixture thereof, which is capable of reacting with a carbonate and a disintegrant or a carbonate capable of swelling with water to exert an intumescent property. 14. The component according to any one of 13 above. 15. The component according to claim 1, which comprises a mixture of clays. 16. The component according to claim 1, wherein the clay, the flocculant, the surfactant system and the carrier material are intimately mixed with one another. 17. The method of claim 1, comprising first mixing clay and a flocculant to form an intimate mixture, and subsequently mixing said intimate mixture with a surfactant system and a carrier material. Item 17. A method for producing the component according to any one of Items 1 to 16. 18. A method comprising: first mixing a flocculant with a surfactant system or a portion thereof and / or a carrier material or a portion thereof to form an intimate mixture; 17. A method according to any one of claims 3 to 16, comprising the step of mixing the intimate mixture with the clay and, optionally, the remainder of the surfactant system, and / or the remainder of the carrier material. The method for producing the components. 19. A detergent composition comprising an ingredient according to any one of claims 1 to 16, preferably in the form of a tablet or bar, or a granular composition.