EP0479846A1 - Liquid detergent composition. - Google Patents
Liquid detergent composition.Info
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- EP0479846A1 EP0479846A1 EP90909723A EP90909723A EP0479846A1 EP 0479846 A1 EP0479846 A1 EP 0479846A1 EP 90909723 A EP90909723 A EP 90909723A EP 90909723 A EP90909723 A EP 90909723A EP 0479846 A1 EP0479846 A1 EP 0479846A1
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- C11—ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
- C11D—DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
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Definitions
- the present invention is concerned with liquid detergent compositions of the kind containing a structure formed from detergent active material, the detergent-active structure existing as a separate phase dispersed within a predominantly aqueous phase.
- This aqueous phase usually contains dissolved electrolyte.
- the present invention relates to liquid detergent-active structured compositions containing significant levels of nonionic detergent materials.
- the present invention is concerned with liquid detergent compositions which are "internally structured" in that the structure is formed by primary detergent active ingredients.
- Such structuring is very well known in the art and may be deliberately brought about to endow properties such as consumer preferred flow properties and/or turbid appearance.
- Many detergent-active structured liquids are also capable of suspending particulate solids such as detergency builders and abrasive particles.
- SUBSTITUTE SHEET micelles both of these being isotropic.
- structured (anisotropic) systems can form. They are referred to respectively, by various terms such as rod- micelles, planar lamellar structures, lamellar droplets and liquid crystalline phases.
- rod- micelles planar lamellar structures
- lamellar droplets and liquid crystalline phases.
- different workers have used different terminology to refer to the detergent ⁇ -active structures which are really the same.
- lamellar droplets are called "spherulites”.
- the presence and identity of a surfactant structuring system in a liquid may be determined by means known to those skilled in the art for example, optical techniques, various rheometrical measurements, x-ray or neutron diffraction, and sometimes, electron microscopy.
- Electrolyte may be only dissolved in the aqueous continuous phase or may also be present as suspended solid particles. Particles of solid materials which are insoluble in the aqueous phase may be suspended alternatively or in addition to any solid electrolyte particles.
- the suspended solid can comprise suspended solids which are substantially the same as the dissolved electrolyte, being an excess of same beyond the solubility limit. This solid is usually present as a detergency builder, i.e. to counteract the effects of calcium ion water hardness in the wash.
- the suspended solid usually comprises a particulate abrasive, insoluble in the system. In that case the electrolyte, present to contribute to the structuring of the active
- the abrasive can however comprise partially soluble salts which dissolve when the product is diluted.
- the structure is usually used for thickening the product to give consumer-preferred flow properties, and sometimes to suspend pigment particles.
- compositions of the first kind are described in for example our patent specification EP-A-38,101 whilst examples of those in the second category are described in our specification EP-104,452.
- Those in the third category are for example, described in US 4,244,840.
- the dispersed detergent-active structure in these liquids is generally believed to consist of an onion ⁇ like configuration comprising concentric bilayers of detergent active molecules, between which is trapped water (aqeuous phase) .
- These configurations of detergent-active material are sometimes referred to as lamellar droplets. It is believed that the close-packing of these droplets enables the solid materials to be kept in suspension.
- the lamellar droplets are themselves a sub-set of lamellar structures which are capable of being formed in detergent active/aqueous electrolyte systems. Lamellar droplet systems in general, are a preferred category of structures which can exist in detergent liquids.
- the present invention is related to detergent-active structured detergent compositions comprising a significant level of nonionic surfactants.
- aqueous detergent-active structured liquid detergent composition comprising:
- R is an alkyl or alkenyl group having from 9 to 25 carbon atoms, n is 2 to 4, x is from 0 to 3, y is from 1-3, the alkylene oxide and glycerol groups are arranged in random or block formation, preferably the molecule is
- Suitable first nonionic materials having an HLB of more than 12 include in particular the reaction products of compounds having a hydrophobic group and a reactive hydrogen atom, for example aliphatic alcohols, acids, amides or alkyl phenols with alkylene oxides, especially ethylene oxide either alone or with propylene oxide.
- the number of alkylene oxide groups together with the chain length of the hydrophobic groups are selected to provide an HLB of above 12.0.
- nonionic materials having an HLB value above 12 are given in table 1. From this table it is clear that nonionic materials of an HLB above 12.0 generally are characterised by the presence of relative high numbers of alkoxy groups. For the purpose of this invention preferably high HLB nonionics are used which comprise between 5 and 15, more preferred between 6 and 12 EO groups.
- the HLB of the first nonionic material is preferably between 12.0 and 18.0, more preferred between 12.0 and 16.0, especially preferred between 12.0 and 14.0.
- the second nonionic material for use in compositions according to the present invention generally comprises a relatively long hydrophobic group in combination with no or a relatively small hydrophilic group.
- these nonionic materials are selected from fatty alcohols, alkoxylated compounds comprising from 1 to 3 alkoxy groups, glycerol terminated nonionic compounds comprising from 0-3 alkoxy groups, and esters of fatty acids and short chain polyols or reducing hexose or pentose sugars.
- Suitable fatty alcohols include the C 8 -C 20 aliphatic alcohols, such as primary or secondary, linear or branched alcohols.
- linear, primary alcohols are used.
- C ⁇ Q-CIS alcohols are used, especially the C 12 -C 15 alcohols are preferred, these alcohols have been found to enhance the cleaning performance of detergent compositions according to the present invention.
- dodecanol is partucularly preferred.
- polyhydric alcohols such as fatty alcohol diols, preferably dodecanediol may be used.
- Suitable alkoxylated materials which may be used are the reaction products of a hydrophobic group such as a c 8 ⁇ c 2 4 fatty alcohol, fatty acid, fatty amide or fatty amine with 1-3 alkylene oxide groups, especially ethylene oxide eventually in combination with propylene oxide.
- a hydrophobic group such as a c 8 ⁇ c 2 4 fatty alcohol, fatty acid, fatty amide or fatty amine with 1-3 alkylene oxide groups, especially ethylene oxide eventually in combination with propylene oxide.
- fatty alcohol adducts are used.
- Glycerol terminated nonionic materials may be prepared by optionally subjecting a C 9 -C 25 higher alcohol to an addition reaction with alkylene oxide, especially ethylene oxide followed by epichlorhydrin or glycerol in an inert atmosphere using an acid or alkali catalyst.
- alkylene oxide especially ethylene oxide followed by epichlorhydrin or glycerol
- the alcohol is ethoxylated with 0 to 3 moles of ethylene oxide per molecule according to well-known methods.
- the product is subsequently reacted with 1 to 1.5 moles of epichlorohydrin in the presence of an acid catalyst and the product is treated with potassium hydroxide acetylated and hydrolysed.
- the ethoxylate is treated with 1 to 1.5 moles of glycidol in the presence of either an alkaline or acidic catalyst. After the reaction the catalyst is neutralised, dehydrated in vacuum and solids produced by neutralisation filtered off to leave the desired nonionic.
- this may be sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, sodium or potassium metal or sodium methoxide, the reaction temperature being between 30°C and 90°C.
- glycerol terminated nonionics are used which
- Preferred fatty acid esters of polyols are mono- or diglycerides of C10-20 fatty acids.
- Preferred fatty acid esters of reducing hexose or pentose sugars are described in WO 89/01480 (NOVO INDUSTRI) and are of the formula:
- R is an alkyl or alkenyl group having from 7 to 18 carbon atoms
- R 1 is hydrogen or an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms
- n is preferably 1
- X is a carbohydrate moiety containing one hexose or pentose unit.
- the weight ratio of the first nonionic material to the second nonionic material is between 10:1 to 1:10, more preferred from 10:1 to 1:1, especially preferred from 8:1 to 2:1, most preferred from 6:1 to 3:1.
- the level of the first nonionic material is more than 1% by weight, more preferred more than 5%, especially preferred more than 10%.
- Typical levels are from 1- 35 %, more preferred 5-25% by weight, especially from 10 to 15%.
- the level of the second nonionic material is more than 1 % by weight, more preferred more than 2%, especially preferred more than 3%.
- Typical levels are from 1- 35 %, more preferred 2-10%, especially from 3 to 8% by weight.
- the total level of nonionic surfactant materials in the composition is preferably more than 5% by weight, more preferred more than 7 %, typically from 10 to 35%, especially preferred from 10 to 25 % by weight.
- the ratio of the number of carbon atoms in the hydrophobic group of the first nonionic material to the number of carbon atoms in the hydrophobic group of the second nonionisc material is between 1.5:1 and 1:1.5. more preferred between 1.2:1 and 1:1.2.
- compositions according to the invention may optionally comprise small amounts of anionic materials. These materials when present are included at a level of less than 50% by weight of the total of surfactant active materials, more preferably less than 40%, especially preferred less than 30%. Particularly preferred are formulations which contain less than 10% on active of anionic surfactants, most preferred are compositions comprising substantially no anionic surfactants.
- Suitable anionic surfactants are usually water-soluble alkali metal salts of organic sulphates and sulphonates having alkyl radicals .containing from about 8 to about 22 carbon atoms, the term alkyl being used to include the alkyl portion of higher acyl radicals.
- suitable synthetic anionic detergent compounds are sodium and potassium alkyl sulphates, especially those obtained by sulphating higher (C 8 -C 18 ) alcohols produced for example from tallow or coconut oil, sodium and potassium alkyl (Cg-C o) benzene sulphonates, particularly sodium linear secondary alkyl (C ⁇ o-C 15 )
- SUBSTITUTE SHEET sulphates especially those ethers of the higher alcohols derived from tallow or coconut oil and synthetic alcohols derived from petroleum; sodium coconut oil fatty monoglyceride sulphates and sulphonates; sodium and potassium salts of sulphuric acid esters of higher (C 8 -C 18 ) fatty alcohol-alkylene oxide, particularly ethylene oxide, reaction products; the reaction products of fatty acids such as coconut fatty acids esterified with isethionic acid and neutralised with sodium hydroxide; sodium and potassium salts of fatty acid amides of methyl taurine; alkane monosulphonates such as those derived by reacting alpha- olefins (C 8 -C ⁇ ) with sodium bisulphite and those derived from reacting paraffins with S0 2 and Cl 2 and then hydrolysing with a base to produce a random sulphonate; and olefin sulphonates, which term is used to describe the material made by reacting
- alkali metal soaps of a fatty acid especially a soap of an acid having from 12 to 18 carbon atoms, for example oleic acid, ricinoleic acid, and fatty acids derived from castor oil, rapeseed oil, groundnut oil, coconut oil, palmkernel oil or mixtures thereof.
- the sodium or potassium soaps of these acids can be used.
- the total detergent active material may be present at from 2% to 60% by weight of the total composition, for example from 5% to 40% and
- liquid compositions according to the present invention preferably have a pH of above 7.0, more preferred from 7.5 to 12.0, ideally between 8.5 and 11.0 at 25 °C.
- compositions according to the invention are preferably physically stable in that they yield no more than 2% by volume phase separation when stored at 25°C for 21 days from the time of preparation.
- compositions according to the present is preferably less than 2500 mPas, more preferred less than 1500 mPas, especially preferred between 30 and 1000 mPas at 21 s -1 .
- One way of regulating the viscosity and stability of compositions according to the present invention is to include viscosity regulating polymeric materials.
- Viscosity and/or stability regulating polymers which are preferred for incorporation in compositions according to the invention include deflocculating polymers having a hydrophilic backbone and at least one hydrophobic side chain. Such polymers are for instance described in our copending European application 346 995.
- Deflocculation polymers for use in detergent formulations according to the present invention may be of anionic, nonionic or cationic nature. Nonionic deflocculation polymers are preferred.
- the hydrophilic backbone of the polymer is typically a homo-, co- or ter-polymer containing carboxylic acid groups (or more preferably) salt forms thereof) , e.g.
- the hydrophobic chain or chains typically are selected from saturated and unsaturated alkyl chains, e.g. having from 5 to 24 carbon atoms and are optionally bonded to the backbone via an alkoxylene or polyalkoxylene linkage, for example a polyethoxy, polypropoxy or butyloxy (or mixtures of same) linkage having from 1 to 50 alkoxylene groups.
- alkoxylene or polyalkoxylene linkage for example a polyethoxy, polypropoxy or butyloxy (or mixtures of same) linkage having from 1 to 50 alkoxylene groups.
- the side chain(s) will essentially have the character of a nonionic surfactant.
- Preferred polymers are disclosed in our copending European patent application 346 995.
- the amount of viscosity regulating polymer is from 0.1 to 5% by weight of the total composition, more preferred from 0.2 to 2%.
- the aqueous continuous phase may contain dissolved electrolyte.
- electrolyte means any ionic water soluble material.
- the term electrolyte may be used, with one or more of the electrolytes being in the dissolved aqueous phase and one or more being substantially only in the suspended solid phase.
- Two or more electrolytes may also be distributed approximately proportionally, between these two phases. In part, this may depend on processing, e.g. the order of addition of components.
- salts includes all organic and inorganic materials which may be included, other than surfactants and water, whether or not they are ionic, and this term
- compositions optionally also contain electrolyte in an amount sufficient to bring about structuring of the detergent active material.
- the compositions contain from 1% to 60%, especially from 10 to 45% of a salting-out electrolyte.
- Salting-out electrolyte has the meaning ascribed to in specification EP-A-79 646, that is all electrolytes having a lyotropic number of less than 9.5.
- some salting-in electrolyte (as defined in the latter specification) may also be included, provided it is of a kind and in an amount compatible with the other components and the composition is still in accordance with the definition
- compositions according to the present invention include detergency builder material, some or all of which may be electrolyte.
- the builder material is any capable of reducing the level of free calcium ions in the wash liquor and will preferably provide the composition with other beneficial properties such as the generation of an alkaline pH, the suspension of soil removed from the fabric and the dispersion of the fabric softening clay material.
- Examples of phosphorus-containing inorganic detergency builders when present, include the water-soluble salts, especially alkali metal pyrophosphates, orthophosphates, polyphosphates and. phosphonates.
- Specific examples of inorganic phosphate builders include sodium and potassium tripolyphosphates, phosphates and hexametaphosphates. Phosphonate sequestrant builders may also be used.
- non-phosphorus-containing inorganic detergency builders when present, include water- soluble alkali metal carbonates, bicarbonates, silicates and crystalline and amorphous aluminosilicates. Specific examples include sodium carbonate (with or without calcite seeds) , potassium carbonate, sodium and potassium bicarbonates, silicates and zeolites.
- electrolytes which promote the solubility of other electrolytes, for example use of potassium salts to promote the solubility of sodium salts.
- electrolytes which promote the solubility of other electrolytes, for example use of potassium salts to promote the solubility of sodium salts.
- organic detergency builders when present, include the alkaline metal, ammonium and substituted ammonium polyacetates, carboxylates, polycarboxylates, polyacetyl carboxylates and polyhydroxysulphonates. Specific examples include sodium, potassium, lithium, ammonium and substituted ammonium salts of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, nitrilitriacetic acid, oxydisuccinic acid, CMOS, melitic acid, benzene polycarboxylic acids and citric acid.
- the levl of non-soap builder material is from 0-50 %, more preferably 2-40 %, most preferably 5-30 % by weight of the composition.
- compositions of the present invention alternatively, or in addition to the partly dissolved polymer, yet another polymer which is substantially totally soluble in the aqueous phase and has an electrolyte resistance of more than 5 grams sodium nitrilotriacetate in 100ml of a 5% by weight aqueous solution of the polymer, said second polymer also having a vapour pressure in 20% aqueous solution,
- SUBSTITUTE SHEET 2% by weight or greater aqueous solution of polyethylene glycol having an average molecular weight of 6000; said second polymer having a molecular weight of at least 1000.
- Use of such polymers is generally described in our EP 301,883.
- the incorporation of the soluble polymer permits formulation with improved physical stability at the same viscosity (relative to the composition without the soluble polymer) or lower viscosity with the same stability.
- the soluble polymer can also reduce viscosity drift, even when it also brings about a viscosity reduction.
- improved stability and lower viscosity mean over and above any such effects brought about by the deflocculating polymer.
- the soluble polymer can, for example, be incorporated at from 0.05 to 20% by weight, although usually, from 0.1 to 2.5% by weight of the total composition is sufficient, and especially from 0.2 to 1.5 by weight. Often, levels above these can cause instability.
- compositions of the present invention are substantially free from hydrotropes.
- lather boosters such as alkanolamides, particularly the monoethanolamides derived from palm kernel fatty acids and coconut fatty acids, fabric softeners such as clays, amines and amine oxides, lather depressants, inorganic salts such as sodium sulphate, and, usually present in very minor amounts, fluorescent agents, perfumes, enzymes such as proteases, amylases and lipases (including Lipolase (Trade Mark) ex Novo) , germicides and colourants.
- lather boosters such as alkanolamides, particularly the monoethanolamides derived from palm kernel fatty acids and coconut fatty acids
- fabric softeners such as clays, amines and amine oxides
- lather depressants inorganic salts such as sodium sulphate
- fluorescent agents perfumes
- enzymes such as proteases, amylases and lipases (including Lipolase (Trade Mark) ex Novo) , germicides and colourants.
- These agents cause a problem because they tend to promote flocculation of the lamellar droplets.
- fluorescers like Blankophor RKH, Tinopal LMS, and Tinopal DMS-X and Blankophor BBM as well as metal chelating agents, especially of the phosphonate type, for example the Dequest range sold by Monsanto.
- compositions according to the invention may be prepared by methods well known in the art.
- a particularly preferred method for preparing the compositions involves the formation of a non-aqueous pre- ix comprising at least the two nonionic materials, followed by dispersing this pre ix in water. This method is particularly advantageous in that it avoids difficulties in dissolving the second less water soluble nonionic material.
- compositions were prepared by premixing the active materials followed by dispersing the mix in water containing the electrolyte.
- the following stable compositions were obtained:
- This composition was stable and showed no phase separation upon storage.
- the pH of the composition was 7.2.
- deflocculating polymer being a copolymer of acrylic acid and laurylmethacrylic acid in a ratio of 25 :1, and a molecular weight of from 3,000 to 4,000.
- composition was prepared by heating the water to 50 °C and adding the ingredients in the listed order under stirring, whereby the glucoside, borax and Glycerol were added sequentially with 2 minutes mixing/stirring between each addition. STP was added gradually over a 10 minute period followed by further stirring for 10 minutes before the addition of Synperonic A7.
- Sokolan PA50 (BASF) 0.4 water balance
- deflocculating polymer being a copolymer of acrylic acid and laurylmethacrylic acid in a ratio of 25 :l, and a molecular weight of from 3,000 to 4,000.
Abstract
Composition de détergent liquide à structure active de détergent aqueuse, comprenant: (a) un tensio-actif nonionisant ayant un HLP de 12,0 ou plus; (b) une seconde matière nonionisante choisie entre: (i) des alcools aliphatiques contenant 6 à 20 atomes de carbone; (ii) des alcools gras alcoxylés contenant 8 à 24 atomes de carbone, des acides gras, des amides gras ou des amines grasses, contenant 1 à 3 groupes alcoxy comportant 2 à 4 atomes de carbone; (iii) des agents nonionisants de la formule suivante: RO(CnH2nO)x (CH2CH(OH)CH2O)yH, dans laquelle R représente un groupe alkyle ou alcénile comportant 9 à 25 atomes de carbone, n représente 2 à 4, x est compris entre 0 et 3, y est compris entre 1 et 3, l'oxyde d'alkylène ainsi que les groupes glycérol sont agencés de manière stochastique ou en formation en bloc, la molécule est de préférence terminée par au moins un groupe glycérol; (iv) des monoesters ou diesters d'acides gras ainsi que des polyols contenant 2 à 4 atomes de carbone, ou des esters d'acides gras comportant des sucres d'hexose ou de pentose réducteurs; ou des mélanges de ces derniers; (c) facultativement, une matière tensio-active anionique jusqu'à un niveau de 50 % en poids du total des composants (a, b et c).A liquid detergent composition having an aqueous detergent active structure, comprising: (a) a nonionizing surfactant having an HLP of 12.0 or greater; (b) a second nonionizing material selected from: (i) aliphatic alcohols containing 6 to 20 carbon atoms; (ii) alkoxylated fatty alcohols containing 8 to 24 carbon atoms, fatty acids, fatty amides or fatty amines, containing 1 to 3 alkoxy groups having 2 to 4 carbon atoms; (iii) nonionizing agents of the following formula: RO (CnH2nO) x (CH2CH (OH) CH2O) yH, in which R represents an alkyl or alkenil group having 9 to 25 carbon atoms, n represents 2 to 4, x is between 0 and 3, including between 1 and 3, the alkylene oxide as well as the glycerol groups are arranged stochastically or in block formation, the molecule is preferably terminated by at least one glycerol group; (iv) monoesters or diesters of fatty acids as well as polyols containing 2 to 4 carbon atoms, or esters of fatty acids comprising reducing hexose or pentose sugars; or mixtures thereof; (c) optionally, an anionic surfactant to a level of 50% by weight of the total of components (a, b and c).
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