CA1231026A - Liquid detergent composition - Google Patents

Liquid detergent composition

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CA1231026A
CA1231026A CA000471853A CA471853A CA1231026A CA 1231026 A CA1231026 A CA 1231026A CA 000471853 A CA000471853 A CA 000471853A CA 471853 A CA471853 A CA 471853A CA 1231026 A CA1231026 A CA 1231026A
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    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C11ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
    • C11DDETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
    • C11D3/00Other compounding ingredients of detergent compositions covered in group C11D1/00
    • C11D3/43Solvents
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    • C11ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
    • C11DDETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
    • C11D3/00Other compounding ingredients of detergent compositions covered in group C11D1/00
    • C11D3/16Organic compounds
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    • C11D3/2075Carboxylic acids-salts thereof
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Abstract

ABSTRACT

An aqueous liquid detergent composition comprises, in addition to water, detergent active compound, at least one water-soluble dicarboxylic acid having from 5 to 7 carbon atoms in the molecule and having a solubility in water of from 1 to 70g/100g water at 20°C, and at least one organic solvent having a boiling point of from 120°
to 280°C and chosen from alkylene and polyalkylene glycols having from 2 to 9 carbon atoms in the molecule, and the C1 to C4 alkyl ethers thereof containing a total of from 3 to 14 carbon atoms in the molecule.

Description

1~23~ 6 - 1 - C.3021 LIQUID DETERGENT COMPOSITION

The invention relates to liquid detergent compositions, particularly compositions for cleaning hard surfaces.

Liquid detergent compositions for cleaning hard surfaces are generally classified into two types. The first are aqueous suspensions containing water-insoluble palpable abrasive particles; such compositions can suffer from a stability problem and tend to be gritty in use, such that the hard surface being cleaned can become scratched. The second are liquid detergent compositions, usually containing soap, fatty alkanolamide and alkyd Bunsen sulphonate, but with no palpable abrasive particles.

Liquid detergent compositions of the latter type, although free from the possible problem of scratching in use, nevertheless suffer from a number of drawbacks which can limit their consumer acceptability. Thus, they usually contain little or no detergency builder salts and consequently they tend to have poor cleaning performance on particulate soil, especially in areas where the water ~23~)26
- 2 - C.3021 is hard. In addition, they can suffer from poor homogeneity and inadequate viscosity characteristics for consumer use. Moreover, the higher surfactant concentration necessary for in-use removal of grease and fatty soils can lead to extensive suds formation, which requires rinsing and wiping by the user. Although excessive suds production can be controlled to some extent by incorporation of a suds-regulating material such as hydrophobic silica and/or silicone or soap, this in itself can raise problems of poor product stability and homogeneity, and problems associated with deposition of insoluble particulate or soap residues on the items or surfaces being cleaned, leading tug residual streaks and spots when the surface has dried.
It has been proposed in Japanese Patent Cook 52-77111 (Kayo Soap Co) to provide a detergent composition for bathroom use which includes one or more organic acids chosen from glycollic acid, lactic acid, citric acid, mafia acid and Masonic acid, together with a surfactant and a water-soluble solvent such as diethyleneglycol monobutyl ether. The detergency ability of these and other organic acids was compared and it is noted in particular that succinic acid performed very poorly and for this reason was rejected.

It has now been discovered that detergency can be improved in such a product suited to the cleaning of hard surfaces by the selection of an organic acid having a 3G longer carbon chain and a lower volubility in water than the organic acids advocated by Kayo Soap Co.

Accordingly, the invention provides an aqueous liquid detergent composition comprising, in addition to water,
- 3 - C.3021 (a) from 0.2 to 20% by weight of detergent active compound chosen from synthetic anionic and non ionic detergent active compounds and mixtures thereof;

(b) from 0.5 to 15% by weight of at least one water-soluble dicarboxylic acid having from 5 to 7 carbon atoms in the molecule and having a volubility in water of from 1 to 70g/lOOg water at 20C; and 0 (c) from 1 to 15% by weight of at least one organic solvent having a boiling point of from 120 to 280C, and chosen from alkaline and polyalkylene glycols having from 2 to 9 carbon atoms in the molecule, and the C1 to C4 alkyd ethers thereof containing a total of from 3 to 14 carbon atoms in the molecule.

Detergent Active Compound __ The composition according to the invention will comprise detergent active compound chosen from synthetic anionic or non ionic detergent active compounds, or mixtures thereof.

Suitable synthetic anionic detergent active compounds are water-soluble salts of organic sulfuric reaction products having in their molecular structure an alkyd radical containing from 8 to 22 carbon atoms, and a radical chosen from sulphonic acid or sulfuric acid ester radicals and mixtures thereof. examples of synthetic anionic detergents are sodium and potassium alkyd sulfites, especially those obtained by sulfating the higher alcohols produced by reducing the glycerides of tallow or coconut oil; sodium and potassium alkyd Bunsen sulfites such as those in which the alkyd group contains from 9 to 15 carbon atoms; sodium alkyd glycerol ether sulfites, especially those ethers of the higher alcohols ~3~}~6
- 4 - C.3021 derived from tallow and coconut oil; sodium coconut oil fatty acid monoglyceride sulfites; sodium and potassium salts of sulfuric acid esters of the reaction product of one mole of a higher fatty alcohol and from 1 to 6 moles of ethylene oxide; sodium and potassium salts ox alkyd phenol ethylene oxide ether sulfite with from 1 to 8 units of ethylene oxide molecule and in which the alkyd radicals contain from 4 to 14 carbon atoms; the reaction product of fatty acids esterified with isethionic acid and neutralized with sodium hydroxide where, for example, the fatty acids are derived from coconut oil and mixtures thereof.

The preferred water-soluble synthetic anionic detergent active compounds are the ammonium and substituted ammonium (such as moo, do and triethanolamine), alkaline metal (such as sodium and potassium) and alkaline earth metal (such as calcium and magnesium) salts of higher alkyd Bunsen sulfites and mixtures with olefinsulphonates and higher alkyd sulfites, and the higher fatty acid monoglyceride sulfites. The most preferred anionic detergent active compounds are higher alkyd aromatic sulphonates such as higher alkyd Bunsen sulphonates containing from 6 to 20 carbon atoms in the alkyd group in a straight or branched chain, particular examples of which are sodium salts of higher alkyd Bunsen sulphonates or of higher-alkyl Tulane, zillion or phenol sulphonates, alkyd naphthalene sulphonates, ammonium dimly naphthalene sulphonate, and sodium dinonyl naphthalene sulphonate.

Suitable non ionic detergent active compounds can be broadly described as compounds produced by the condensation of alkaline oxide groups, which are hydrophilic in nature, with an organic hydrophobic compound which may be aliphatic or alkyd aromatic in ~2~}~6
- 5 - C.3021 nature. The length of the hydrophilic or polyoxyalkylene radical which is condensed with any particular hydrophobic group can be readily adjusted to yield a water-soluble compound having the desired degree of balance between hydrophilic and hydrophobic elements. Particular examples include the condensation product of aliphatic alcohols having from 8 to 22 carbon atoms in either straight or branched chain configuration with ethylene oxide, such as a coconut oil ethylene oxide condensate having from 2 to 15 moles of ethylene oxide per mole of coconut alcohol.

It is also possible optionally to include amphoteric or zwitterionic detergent active in the compositions according to the invention.
Suitable amphoteric detergent-active compounds that optionally can be employed are derivatives of aliphatic secondary and tertiary amine containing an alkyd group of 8 to 18 carbon atoms and an aliphatic radical substituted by an anionic water-solubilising group, for instance sodium 3-dodecylamino-propionate, sodium 3-dodecylaminopropane sulphonate and sodium N-2-hydroxydodecyl-N-methyltaurate.

Suitable zwitterionic detergent-active compounds that optionally can be employed are derivatives of aliphatic qua ternary ammonium, sulphonium and phosphonium compounds having an aliphatic radical of from 8 to 18 carbon atoms and an aliphatic radical substituted by an anionic water-sGlubilising group, for instance 3-(N,N-dimethyl-N-hexadecylammonium)propane-l-sulpfount button, 3-(dodecylmethyl sulphonium) propane-l-sulphonate button and 3-(cetylmethylphosphonium) ethanes sulphonate button.

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- 6 - C.3021 - Further examples of detergent-active compounds are compounds commonly used as surface-active agents given in the well-known textbooks "Surface Active Agents", Volume I
by Schwartz and Perry and "Surface Active Agents and Detergents", Volume II by Schwartz, Perry and Bench.

Preferably, the compositions contain both an anionic and a non ionic detergent active which are so chosen as to provide a structured liquid composition, i.e. one which is lo thickened without necessarily employing any thickening agent Err so.

The amount of detergent active compound to be employed in the detergent composition of the invention 15 will generally be from 0.2 to 20%, preferably from 2 to 10% by weight.

According to a particularly preferred embodiment of the invention, the detergent compositions will comprise from 2 to 6% by weight of a water-soluble, synthetic anionic sulfated or sulphonated detergent salt containing an alkyd radical of 8 to 22 carbon atoms in the molecule and from 1 to 4% by weight of an alkyleneoxylated non ionic detergent.
The weight ratio of anionic detergent to non ionic detergent in this particularly preferred embodiment may vary but is ideally in the range of from 1:1 to 4:1.

3G The Dicarboxylic Acid _.

The composition according to the invention will also comprise at least one water-soluble dicarboxylic acid which can function as a detergency builder, this acid having from 5 to 7 carbon atoms in the molecule, and having a volubility in water of from 1 to 70g/lOOg water 1~3~}~
- 7 - C.3021 at 20C. It is apparent that the choice of a dicarboxylic acid having these characteristics improves the detergency of the composition and reduces its tendency to leave residual spots or streaks due to the production of excessive suds when employed to clean a surface, compared with similar compositions containing conventional detergency builders including other organic acids.

Preferred dicarboxylic acids are ~-dicarboxylic acids having from 5 to 7 carbon atoms in the molecule, and with a volubility in water of from 1 to 70g/lOOg water at 20C.

Examples of these preferred dicarboxylic acids are given in the table below together with their respective volubility in water:

~,~-dicarboxylicCarbon chain Volubility in acid length water at 20C
(g/100~ water) glutaric acid 5 63.9 adipic acid 6 1.4 pimelic acid 7 2.5 Dicarboxylic acids having a carbon chain length in excess of that of pimelic acid, such as sub Eric acid which has 8 carbon atoms in the molecule, have a very low volubility in water, and are accordingly not useful as efficient detergency builders. Dicarboxylic acids having a carbon chain length of less than that of glutaric acid, such as succinic acid which has 4 carbon atoms in the molecule, are on their own insufficiently effective as detergency builders, but they can be included in compositions according to the invention in order to enhance the effectiveness of the preferred dicarboxylic acids.

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- 8 - C.3021 A particularly preferred mixture of water-soluble C5 to C7 ~,~ -dicarboxylic acids, together with the C4 Go -dicarboxylic acid, succinic acid, for use in detergent compositions according to the invention comprises from 25 to 35 parts by weight of adipic acid, from 40 to 50 parts by weight of glutaric acid and from 15 to 30 parts by weight of succinic acid.

The amount of dicarboxylic acid having from 5 to 7 carbon atoms in the molecule to be employed in compositions according to the invention is from 0.5 to 15%, preferably 1 to 5% by weight of the composition.

Organic Solvent The composition according to the invention will also comprise at least one organic solvent having a boiling point of from 120 to 280 and chosen from alkaline and polyalkylene glycols having from 2 to 9 carbon atoms, and the Of to C4 alkyd ethers thereof containing a total of from 3 to 14 carbon atoms.

Particular examples of these organic solvents with their respective boiling points at 7~0mm Hug are given below:
- 9 - C.3021 r~ni~ Solvent Boiling Point (C) ethylene glycol 198 propylene glycol 188 trim ethylene glycol 213 5 1,2-butane dill 192 1,3-butane dill 204 tetramethylene glycol 235 pontoon dill 211 pontoon dill 220
10 pentamethylene glycol 260 2,3-hexane dill 204 hexamethylene g lye co 1 250 ethylene glycol monthly ether 135 ethylene glycol mono-n-butyl ether 171 15 ethylene glycol monomethyl ether 125 ethylene glycol mono-n-butyl ether 171 diethylene glycol monthly ether 195 diethylene glycol mono-n-butyl ether 231 propylene guy co 1 monomethyl ether 120 20 propylene glycol monthly ether 131 propylene glycol mono-n-butyl ether 230 dipropylene glycol monomethyl ether 188 dipropylene glycol monthly ether 199 dipropylene glycol mono-n-butyl ether 247 25 tripropylene glycol monomethyl ether 242 tripropylene glycol monthly ether 253 Particularly preferred organic solvents are ethylene glycol mono-n-butyl ether, diethylene glycol mono-n-butyl ether, dipropylene glycol monomethyl ether and tripropylene glycol monomethyl ether.

~3~L~}~6 - 10 - C.3021 The amount of the higher boiling point organic solvent to be used in compositions according to the invention is from 1 to 15%, preferably 2 to 10% by weight.

Water The composition according to the invention will also comprise water which will generally form from 50 to 98.3%, preferably from 70 to 95% by weight of the composition.
Optional Ingredients The compositions according to the invention can contain other ingredients which aid in their cleaning performance. For example, the compositions can contain detergent builders in addition to the dicarboxylic acids having from 5 to 7 carbon atoms in the molecule, provided that the detergency of the composition is not thereby impaired and the problem of spotting or streaking referred to earlier is not exacerbated. Preferred examples of such detergent builders include the nitrilotriacetates, polycarboxylates, citrates, water-soluble phosphates especially polyphosphates, mixtures of ortho- and pyrophosphate, zealots and mixtures thereof. Metal ion sequestrants, including ethylenediaminetetraacetates, amino-polyphosphonates and phosphates (REQUEST) and a wide variety of other poly-functional organic acids and salts, can also optionally be employed.

In general, the builder other than the specified dicarboxylic acid, and/or sequestrant when employed, preferably will form from 0.1 to 25~ by weight of the composition.

A further optional ingredient for compositions according to the invention is soap, which can be employed ~en0te~ de mar isle C.3021 as suds suppressors in compositions according to the invention which have a tendency to produce excessive suds in use. Soaps art salts of fatty acids and include alkali metal soaps such as the sodium, potassium, ammonium and alkanol ammonium salts of higher fatty acids containing preferably from 8 to 24 carbon atoms, and most preferably from 10 to 20 carbon atoms. Particularly useful are the sodium and potassium and moo-, dip and triethanolamine salts of the mixtures of fatty acids derived from coconut oil and ground nut oil.

When employed, the amount of soap can form at least 0.005%, preferably 0.5% to 2% by weight of the composition.
The compositions according to the invention can optionally contain thickening agents to aid in the distribution and adherence of them to the hard surface to be cleaned. Preferred thickeners include xanthan gum and other non-flocculating thickeners such as Biopolymer PS87 referred to in US Patent Noah.

The amount of such thickeners, when employed, to be used in compositions according to the invention can be as 25 little as 0.001%, preferably from 0.01 to 3% by weight of the composition.

The compositions according to the invention can also comprise at least partially esterified resin such as an at least partially esterified adduce of rosin and an unsaturated dicarboxylic acid or android, or an at least partially esterified derivatives of co-polymerisation products of mono-unsaturated aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or aromatic monomers having no car boxy groups and unsaturated dicarboxylic acids or androids thereof.

- 12 - C.3021 Typical examples of suitable copolymers of the latter type are copolymers of ethylene, styrenes and vinylmethylether with malefic acid, fumaric acid, itaconic acid, citraconic acid and the like and the androids thereof. Preferred are the styrene/maleic android copolymers.

In general, the compositions of the invention can optionally comprise from 0.005 to 20%, usually from 0.1 to 15% and preferably from 0.5 to 10% by weight of the at least partially esterified resin.

Compositions according to the invention can also contain, in addition to the ingredients already mentioned, various other optional ingredients such as pi regulants, perfumes, dyes, optical brighteners, soil suspending agents, detersive enzymes, gel-control agents, freeze-thaw stabilizers, bactericide, preservatives and detergent hydrotropes Compositions according to the invention are usually formulated in the alkaline pi range, and will generally have a pi of from 8 to 11, preferably about 10 to 11.
Alcoholizing agents such as sodium hydroxide and sodium 25~ carbonate can be used to adjust and buffer the pi as desired.

Since the compositions according to the invention are in liquid form, they can be prepared simply by blending the essential and optional ingredients in water.

The invention is illustrated by the following examples.

13 - C.3021 Example 1 This example illustrates the formulation of a self-opacifying concentrated detergent composition suitable for cleaning hard surfaces such as floors.

The formulation of this detergent concentrate was as follows:

10 INGREDIENTS % wow Detergent active _ _~__ Alkyd Bunsen sulphonate 3 Ethoxylate fatty alcohol C13 EYE 1.5 15 Water-soluble dicarboxylic acid __ Succinic acid Glutaric acid ) 1.0 Adipic acid Organic solvent Diethylene glycol mono-n-butyl ether 2.0 Other ingredients Groundnut fatty acid 0.5 Alcoholizing agent (Noah, Nikko) 3.0 Perfume, preservative, color &
mineral salts us Water to 100 This self pacified liquid detergent concentrate can be diluted with 100 times its volume of water and applied 3¢ to floors or other hard surfaces in order to remove fat, oil and others soils, using a suitable applicator. It is generally unnecessary to rinse the surface afterwards with water.

- 14 - C.3021 This Example illustrates the formulation of a self-opacifying concentrated detergent composition suitable for cleaning hard surfaces such as floors.

The formulation of this detergent concentrate was as follows:

10 INGREDIENTS wow Detergent active Alkyd Bunsen sulphonate 3.15 Ethoxylate fatty alcohol C13 EYE 1.35 15 Water-soluble dicarboxylic acid Succinic acid Glutaric acid ) 1.0 Adipic acid Organic solvent Diethylene glycol mono-n-butyl ether 2.0 Other ingredients Groundnut fatty acid 0.5 Alcoholizing agent (Noah, Nikko) 3.0 Perfume, preservative, color &
mineral salts us Water to 100 This self pacified liquid detergent concentrate can be diluted with 100 times its volume of water and applied to floors or other hard surfaces in order to remove fat, oil and other soils, using a suitable applicator. It is generally unnecessary to rinse the surface afterwards with water.

- 15 - C.3021 Example 3 This Example illustrates the formulation of a self-opacifying concentrated detergent composition suitable for cleaning hard surfaces such as floors.

The formulation of this detergent concentrate was as follows:

10 INGREDIENTS w/w Detergent active Alkyd Bunsen sulphonate 3 Ethoxylate fatty alcohol Clue EYE 1.5 15 Water-soluble dicarboxvlic acid Succinic acid Glutaric acid ) 1.0 Adipic acid Ethylene glycol mono-n-butyl ether 2.0 Other ingredients Groundnut fatty acid 0.5 Alcoholizing agent (Noah, Nikko) 3.0 Perfume, preservative, color &
mineral salts us Water to 100 This self pacified liquid detergent concentrate can be diluted with 100 times its volume of water and applied to floors or other hard surfaces in order to remove fat, oil and others soils, using a suitable applicator. It is generally unnecessary to rinse the surface afterwards with water.

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- 16 - C.3021 Example 4 This Example illustrates the formulation of a self-opacifying concentrated detergent composition suitable for cleaning hard surfaces such as floors.

The formulation of this detergent concentrate was as follows:

10 INGREDIENTS w/w Detergent active Alkyd Bunsen sulphonate 3.15 ~thoxylate fatty alcohol C13 EYE 1.35 later soluble dicarboxylic acid Succinic acid Glutaric acid ) 1.0 Adipic acid Organic solvent Ethylene glycol mono-n-butyl ether 2.0 then ingredients Groundnut fatty acid C.5 Alcoholizing agent (Noah, Nikko) 3.0 Perfume, preservative, color &
mineral salts us Water to 100 This self pacified liquid detergent concentrate can be diluted with 100 times its volume of water and applied to floors or other hard surfaces in order to remove fat, oil and others soils, using a suitable applicator. It is generally unnecessary to rinse the surface afterwards with water.

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- 17 - C.3021 sample 5 This Example illustrates the formulation of a self-opacifying concentrated detergent composition suitable for cleaning hard surfaces such as floors.

The formulation of this detergent concentrate was as follows:

10 INGREDIENTS % w/w Detergent active Alkyd Bunsen sulphonate 3 Ethoxylate fatty alcohol C13 EYE 1.5 15 ~ater-soluble dicarboxylic acid _ Succinic acid Glutaric acid ) 1.0 Adipic acid Organic solvent Dipropylene glycol monomethyl ether 2.0 Other ingredients Groundnut fatty acid 0.5 Alcoholizing agent (Noah, Nikko) 3.0 Perfume, preservative, color &
mineral salts us Water to 100 This self pacified liquid detergent concentrate can be diluted with 100 times its volume of water and applied to floors or other hard surfaces in order to remove fat, oil and others soils, using a suitable applicator. It is generally unnecessary to rinse the surface afterwards with water.

- 18 - C.3021 sample 6 This Example illustrates the formulation of a self-opacifying concentrated detergent composition suitable for cleaning hard surfaces such as floors.

The formulation of this detergent concentrate was as follows:

10 INGREDIENTS % w/w Detergent active Alkyd Bunsen sulphonate 3.15 Ethoxylate fatty alcohol C13 EYE 1.35 15 Water-soluble dicarboxylic acid Succinic acid Glutaric acid ) 1.0 Adipic acid Organic solvent Dipropylene glycol monomethyl ether 2.0 Other ingredients _ ._ Groundnut fatty acid 0.5 Alcoholizing agent (Noah, Nikko) 3.0 Perfume, preservative, color &
mineral salts us Water to 100 This self pacified liquid detergent concentrate can be diluted with 100 times its volume of water and applied to floors or other hard surfaces in order to remove fat, oil and others soils, using a suitable applicator. It is generally unnecessary to rinse the surface afterwards with water.

aye 6 - 19 - C.3021 This Example illustrates the formulation of a self-opacifying concentrated detergent composition suitable for cleaning hard surfaces such as floors.

The formulation of this detergent concentrate was as hollows:

10 INGREDIENTS w/w Detergent active Alkyd Bunsen sulphonate 3 Ethoxylate fatty alcohol C13 EYE 1.5 15 _ter-soluble dicarboxylic cold Succinic acid Glutaric acid ) 1.0 Adipic acid I=
Tripropylene glycol monomethyl ether 2.0 Other ingredients Groundnut fatty acid 0.5 Alcoholizing agent (Noah, Nikko) 3.0 Perfume, preservative, color &
mineral salts us Water to 100 This self pacified liquid detergent concentrate can be diluted with 100 times its volume of water and applied to floors or other hard surfaces in order to remove fat, oil and others soils, using a suitable applicator. It is generally unnecessary to rinse the surface afterwards with water.

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- 20 - C.3021 Example 8 This Example illustrates the formulation of a self-opacifying concentrated detergent composition suitable for cleaning hard surfaces such as floors.

The formulation of this detergent concentrate was as follows:

10 INGREDIENTS % w/w ox eve Alkyd Bunsen sulphonate 3.15 Ethoxylate fatty alcohol C13 EYE 1.35 Water-Succinic acid Glutaric acid ) 1.0 Adipic acid Organic solvent Tripropylene glycol monomethyl ether 2.0 Other ingredients Groundnut fatty acid 0.5 Alcoholizing agent (Naomi, Nikko) 3.0 Perfume, preservative, color &
mineral salts us Water to 100 This self pacified liquid detergent concentrate canoe diluted with 100 times its volume of water and applied to floors or other hard surfaces in Grader to remove fat, oil and others soils, using a suitable applicator. It is generally unnecessary to rinse the surface afterwards with water.

Claims (9)

The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:
1. An aqueous liquid detergent composition comprising, in addition to water, (a) from 0.2 to 20% by weight of detergent active compound chosen from synthetic anionic and nonionic detergent active compounds and mixtures thereof;

(b) from 0.5 to 15% by weight of at least one water-soluble dicarboxylic acid having from 5 to 7 carbon atoms in the molecule and having a solubility in water of from 1 to 70g/100g water at 20°C; and (c) from 1 to 15% by weight of at least one organic solvent having a boiling point of from 120 to 280°C, and chosen from alkylene and polyalkylene glycols having from 2 to 9 carbon atoms in the molecule, and the C1 to C4 alkyl ethers thereof containing a total of from 3 to 14 carbon atoms in the molecule.
2. A detergent composition according to claim 1, in which the synthetic anionic detergent active compound is an anionic sulphated or sulphonated detergent salt containing an alkyl radical with from 8 to 22 carbon atoms.
3. A detergent composition according to claim 1, in which the nonionic detergent active compound is an alkyleneoxylated nonionic detergent.
4. A detergent composition according to claim 1, 2 or 3, in which the detergent active compound comprises from 2 to 6% by weight of the synthetic anionic detergent active compound, and from 1 to 4% by weight of the nonionic detergent active compound.
5. A detergent composition according to claim 1, 2 or 3, in which the water-soluble dicarboxylic acid is chosen from adipic acid, glutaric acid, pimelic acid and mixtures thereof.
6. A detergent composition according to claim 1, 2 or 3, which comprises a mixture of adipic acid and glutaric acid.
7. A detergent composition according to claim 1, 2 or 3, which additionally comprises succinic acid.
8. A detergent composition according to claim 1, 2 or 3, in which the organic solvent is chosen from:

ethylene glycol mono-n-butyl ether diethylene glycol mono-n-butyl ether dipropylene glycol monomethyl ether tripropylene glycol monomethyl ether, and mixtures thereof.
9. A detergent composition according to claim 1, 2 or 3, comprising:

(a) from 2 to 6% by weight of a water-soluble, synthetic anionic sulphated or sulphonated detergent salt containing an alkyl radical with from 8 to 22 carbon atoms;

(b) from 1 to 5% by weight of a water-soluble alkyleneoxylated nonionic detergent;

(c) from 1 to 5% by weight of a mixture of dicarboxylic acids comprising from 25 to 35 parts by weight of adipic acid, from 40 to 50 parts by weight of glutaric acid and from 15 to 30 parts by weight of succinic acid; and (d) from 2 to 10% by weight of diethylene glycol mono-n-butyl ether.
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