EP0656052A1 - Silicates structures et leur utilisation dans des lave-vaisselle automatiques - Google Patents

Silicates structures et leur utilisation dans des lave-vaisselle automatiques

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EP0656052A1
EP0656052A1 EP93918728A EP93918728A EP0656052A1 EP 0656052 A1 EP0656052 A1 EP 0656052A1 EP 93918728 A EP93918728 A EP 93918728A EP 93918728 A EP93918728 A EP 93918728A EP 0656052 A1 EP0656052 A1 EP 0656052A1
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Andrea Motyka
Guy Broze
Elizabeth Mccandlish
Frank Loprest
Rhyta Rounds
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • 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
    • C11D7/00—Compositions of detergents based essentially on non-surface-active compounds
    • C11D7/02—Inorganic compounds
    • C11D7/04—Water-soluble compounds
    • C11D7/10—Salts
    • C11D7/14—Silicates
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • 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
    • C11D17/00—Detergent materials or soaps characterised by their shape or physical properties
    • C11D17/0008—Detergent materials or soaps characterised by their shape or physical properties aqueous liquid non soap compositions
    • C11D17/003—Colloidal solutions, e.g. gels; Thixotropic solutions or pastes
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • 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
    • C11D3/00—Other compounding ingredients of detergent compositions covered in group C11D1/00
    • C11D3/02—Inorganic compounds ; Elemental compounds
    • C11D3/04—Water-soluble compounds
    • C11D3/08—Silicates
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • 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
    • C11D3/00—Other compounding ingredients of detergent compositions covered in group C11D1/00
    • C11D3/395—Bleaching agents
    • C11D3/3956—Liquid compositions

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  • the invention relates to an aqueous liquid composition which is especially useful as detergent compositions. If the water content is low enough, shear thickening is exhibited.
  • Liquid automatic dishwasher detergent compositions both aqueous and nonaqueous, have recently received much attention, and the aqueous products have achieved commercial popularity.
  • the acceptance and popularity of the liquid formulations as compared to the more conventional powder products stems from the convenience and performance of the liquid products.
  • Even the best of the currently available liquid formulations still suffer from two major problems, product phase instability shear sensitivity and bottle residue, and to some extent cup leakage from the dispenser cup of the automatic dishwashing machine.
  • Patent 4,521 ,332 Laitem, U.S. Patent 4,753,748; Sabatelii, U.S. Patent 3,579,455;
  • compositions disclosed in the above patents provide satisfactory solutions to the problems of phase instability and bottle residue, as well as cup leakage, it has now been found that under some storage/handling conditions and/or processing conditions, additional improvements would be desirable. Specifically, if the viscoelastic compositions are subjected to repeated heating and cooling cycles, growth of crystals and product thinning and/or precipitate formation has been observed. Chemical analysis of the precipitated crystals has shown that these crystals are comprised predominantly of sodium pyrophosphate. In addition, it appears that the crystals tend to become entangled with the polymeric thickener which tendency is presumed to account for the thinning (shear sensitivity) or aqueous phase separation which has been observed in conjunction and crystal formation and precipitation.
  • compositions that exhibit thixotropic properties exhibit shear thinning or a decrease in viscosity as the shear rate is increased.
  • the compositions of the instant invention do not shear thin as the shear rate increases but the instant compositions shear thicken (viscosity increases) as shear rate increases.
  • U.S. patent 4,536,539 (August 20, 1985) claims include increasing the viscosity of water under increasing shear rates (22.0 - approaching 100 sec" 1 ). This shear thickening behavior is primarily attributed to the increase in apparent molecular weight of the-interpolymer complex through formation of intermolecular ionic linkages.
  • U.S. Patent 4,941 ,988 to Wise discloses at Example 1 a composition containing 72.83 wt. % of sodium silicate (47.3% a.i. in aq. soln.), 1.36 wt. % sodium aluminate, and water, but there is no indication the material was shear thickening and it does not appear to be such.
  • the prior art thickened compositions are not commercially viable. In many instances, thickening is insufficient to provide the desired residence time on non-horizontal surfaces. Adding components, and/or modifying characteristics of dissolved components often creates additional problems with the composition, such as syneresis, which require adding further components in an attempt to correct these problems.
  • a drawback that has hampered prior art polymer thickened hypochlorite bleaching compositions is the tendency of the hypochlorite to oxidize the polymer, reducing or destroying its thickening capability. Polymer- thickened hypochlorites are disclosed or described in several references. U.S. Patent 4,839,077 teaches a polymeric thickened bleach composition which overcomes the deficiency of polymer oxidation.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 4,011 ,172 issued to Marsan et al discloses clay thickened hypochlorite and suggests that polyacrylamides may also be suitable.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 3,663,442 discloses a composition comprising bleach and a styrene/acrylic acid polymer which is formulated as an insoluble particulate for opacification rather than thickening. Rupe et al, U.S. Pat. No.
  • 4,116,851 shows a clay thickened hypochlorite bleach which could include polymeric thickening agents such as polystyrene, polypropylene, polyethylene or copolymers of styrene with e.g., aery I at ⁇ , maleate or vinyl acetate. Such polymers are disclosed in particulate form, however, and apparently thicken only in conjunction with the inorganic clays.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 4,438,016 issued to Kiewert et al discloses a hypochlorite cleanser containing amine oxides and paraffin sulfonates, and thickened by calcium aluminum silicates and optionally by acrylate or methacrylate copolymers.
  • Pat. No. 3,393,153 shows non-thickened hypochlorite bleach compositions which stably suspends optical brighteners aided by various insoluble polymers.
  • Sabatelii U.S. Pat. No. 4,147,650 shows a hypochlorite solution thickened with a combination of metasilicates and polyacrylate or polymethacrylate having a high average molecular weight, as typical of the prior art.
  • Hynam et al, U.S. Pat. No. 3,684,722 discloses a thickened bleaching composition of amine oxides or betaines, an alkali-metal soap, an alkali metal hypochlorite and, optionally, caustic.
  • U.S. Patent 4,941 ,988 to Wise discloses at Example 1 a composition containing 72.83 wt.% of sodium silicate (47.3% a.i. in aq. soln.), 1.36 wt.% sodium aluminate, and water, but there is no indication the material was shear thickening and it does not appear to be such.
  • This invention also relates to liquid, aqueous, stable, effective, safe, detergent prespotter cleaning compositions for fabrics which have shear thickening properties and are commonly referred to as prespotters for cleaning of fabrics.
  • the compositions are physically stable, do not separate, whereby the user is assured of the optimum performance to be expected from the various components and their amounts and ratios with respect to one another.
  • This invention relates to liquid, aqueous, stable, effective, safe, non-scratching hard surface cleaning compositions which have shear thickening properties and are commonly referred to as scouring cleansers.
  • the compositions are physically stable, do not separate, whereby the user is assured of the optimum performance to be expected from the various components and their amounts and ratios with respect to one another.
  • These compositions are also safe and do not scratch the usual surfaces to be cleaned, such as glass, porcelain, ceramic, plastic, metal, wood, painted wood (enamelled and lacquered).
  • the compositions of the instant invention because of their dilatant properties are especially useful in the cleaning of vertical surfaces.
  • the art is, of course, replete with liquid scouring compositions alleged to perform in a safe and effective manner, while others are stated to be physically and chemically stable.
  • compositions which include clay and insoluble abrasive. Only inorganic abrasives are shown and nonionics are not used.
  • the compositions include surfactants which are bleach stable. It is alleged that the products are physically stable and also do not "appreciably run along vertical surfaces" (column 10, lines 45-47 . Such stability is a manifestation of a falso body fluid formed when using the smectite and attapulgite clays necessary in such compositions.
  • the compositins of U.S. Patent 4,116,849 are very similar to those in U.S. Patent 4,005,027.
  • Patent 4,116,849 discloses thickening agents instead of the preferred smectite and attapulgite clays, such as collodial silica, polystyrenes, sulfonated polystyrenes, polyethylene, oxidized polyethylenes, polypropylene, copolymers of styrene with methacrylic acid, methyl or ethyl acrylate, vinyl acetate, among others; patentee states that "...ethoxylated nonionic surfactants are to be avoided.” Neither of these two patents disclose soaps or fatty acids as suitable materials as well.
  • U.S. Patent 4,240,919 describes compositions of multivalent stearate soap, water and water-insoluble abrasive.
  • abrasives are disclosed and among the “organic” types are “melamine, urea formaldehyde resins, ground rigid polymeric materials, such as polyurethane foam." (column 3, lines 10-12).
  • substantially any surfactant materials which are compatible with the other components in the composition of the present invention. These include wate- soluble anionic, nonionic, amphoteric, cationic and zwitterionic surfactants.” (column 3, lines 57-62). Further reference is made to U.S.
  • Patents 4,051 ,056 (expanded perlite as abrasive), 4,457,856 (polyacrylate abrasive), German 1 ,956,616 (polyvinyl chloride as abrasive) and 3,645,904 (skin cleanser containing polymer abrasive material).
  • compositions disclosed in the aforementioned prior art do not possess shear thickening properties.
  • These compositions of the prior art are shear thinning as the rate of shear is increased. In other words, as the shear rate is increased as inthe process of scrubbing, the viscosity of the composition will decrease.
  • the compositions of the instant invention exhibit shear thickening properties which means that as the shear rate is increased the compositions will shear thicken. In a scrubbing process which causes an increase in the shear rate, the viscosity of the composition will increase and the composition will exhibit gel-like properties.
  • This shear thickening of the compositions of the instant invention make them especially useful on vertical surfaces because of their tendency not to run off of the vertical surface which is being cleaned as compared to the prior art compositions.
  • Shear thickening occurs when the applied shear forces predominate the interparticle forces.
  • the shear forces change the dispersion from a certain degree of order to clusters of particles.
  • Shear thickening behavior is dependent on particle shape, size and size distribution; particle volume fraction type and strength of inter-particle interaction; continuous phase viscosity; and the experimental parameters characterizing the shear thickening. These paramets include the type, rate, and duration of the applied shear deformation.
  • This invention also relates to a paste type, effective, safe, detergent cleaning compositions which have shear thickening properties.
  • the compositions are physically stable, do not separate, whereby the user is assured of the optimum performance to be expected from the various components and their amounts and ratios with respect to one another.
  • an improved aqueous liquid automatic dishwasher detergent composition that has shear thickening properties (dilatancy) which means that the composition will show an increase in viscosity as the shear rate increases.
  • the composition exhibits substantially indefinite stability against phase separation or settling of dissolved particles under high and low temperature conditions, low levels of bottle residue, relatively high bulk density.
  • the compositions also show overall product consistency from batch to batch and run to run and over a wide range of storage and aging conditions, including superior aesthetics, freedom from fish-eyes, absence of crystal formation and growth, and resistance to cup leakage of less than 10%.
  • the present invention can be accomplished, for example, by the use of an aqueous alkali metal silicate such as sodium or potassium silicate and alkali metal builder salt such as tripolyphosphates, pyrophosphates, carbonates, citrates, phosphinates and gluconates in a weight ratio of 1 :1 to 100:1.
  • alkali metal silicate such as sodium or potassium silicate
  • alkali metal builder salt such as tripolyphosphates, pyrophosphates, carbonates, citrates, phosphinates and gluconates
  • Thixotropic thickeners such as inorganic clays, polymers or fatty acids may be added, but are not necessary.
  • the present invention provides an improved automatic dishwasher detergent composition
  • an improved automatic dishwasher detergent composition comprising water from 0.0 to 5% by weight of low foaming chlorine bleach stable, water dispersible automatic dishwasher organic detergent, from 1 to 45% by weight of alkali metal builder salt, 10 to 45 weight percent of alkali metal silicate, from 0 to 20% by weight of a chlorine bleach compound.
  • Shear thickening behavior appears to be dependent on particle shape, size and size distribution; particle volume fraction; type and strength of inter-particle interaction; continuous phase viscosity; and the experimental parameters characterizing the shear thickening. These parameters include the type, rate, and duration of the applied shear deformation.
  • the present invention relates to a shear thickening aqueous cleaning composition
  • a shear thickening aqueous cleaning composition comprising water, at least one alkali metal silicate, and at least one halogen containing compound such as a bleach, and at least one inorganic or organic compound containing an alkali metal cation, and optionally at least one surfactant.
  • the viscosity of the composition will increase and the composition will exhibit gel-like properties.
  • This shear thickening property of the compositions of the instant invention make them especially useful on vertical surfaces because of their tendency not to run off of the vertical surface which is being cleaned as compared to the prior art compositions. Also, they tend not to splash, a consumer advantage of highly alkaline compositions. Shear thickening effect increases as water concentration in the composition decreases.
  • the present invention also relates to liquid, aqueous, stable, effective, safe non-scratching hard surface cleaning compositions which have shear thickening properties and are commonly referred to as scouring cleansers.
  • the compositions are physically stable, do not separate, whereby the user is assured of the optimum performance to be expected from the various components and their amounts and ratios with respect to one another.
  • These compositins are also safe and do not scratch the usual surfaces to be cleaned, such as glass, porcelain, ceramic, plastic, metal, wood, painted wood (enamelled and lacquered).
  • the compositions of the instant invention because of their shear thickening properties are especially useful in the cleaning of vertical surfaces.
  • the present invention also relates to a paste type composition having a viscosity at room temperature at a shear rate of 22 sec-1 of 12 to 80 pascal seconds and a viscosity at room temperate at 5 sec-1 shear rate of 15 to 90 pascal seconds which comprises by weight percent of: 10-60% of an alkali metal silicate 0.1 to 40% of an organic or inorganic compound having an alkali cation or an organic compound having at least one hydroxyl group, 0 to 15% of a detergent active material and optionally sufficient chlorine bleach to provide 0.2 to 4.0 wt. % of available chlorine and the balance being water.
  • Figure 1 graphically shows viscosity versus time for Sample N in Example 2 at a constant shear rate of 5 sec -1 as measured on a Carri-Med CSL 100 rheometer under the conditions described in Example 1.
  • Figure 2 graphically shows Torgue versus time for Sample L in Example 2 as measured on a HATD Digital Brookfield Viscometer using Spindle #7 at room temperature (24 * C).
  • compositions of this invention are shear thickening, rheopectic, aqueous liquids containing various cleansing active ingredients, detergent builder salts and other detergent adjutants, structuring and thickening agents and stabilizing components, although some ingredients may serve more than one of these functions.
  • the liquid, shear thickening, aqueous, cleansing composition comprises at least one alkali metal silicate, at least one inorganic or organic compound containing an alkali metal cation, at least one compound containing an active halogen and water and, optionally, at least one anionic surfactant and/or at least one nonionic surfactant (i.e., at least one detergent active material).
  • the advantageous characteristics of the compositions of this invention include physical stability, as manifested by little or no phase separation, low spotting and filming, dirt residue removal, and consistency in product characteristics and performance, and superior aesthetics. These characteristics are believed to be attributed to several interrelated factors such as dissolved solids, that is low undissolved particulate content, product density and shear thickening rheology.
  • compositional components and processing conditions of the formulations namely, (1) a mixture of an alkali metal silicate and an inorganic or organic compound containing an alkali metal cation in a 5. weight ratio of 1 :1 to 100:1 ; (2) a product bulk density of at least 1.28 g/cc, especially at least 1.32 g/cc, and (3) maintaining the pH of the detergent composition at least at
  • compositions of this invention are characterized by their low bottle residue and cup leakage of less than 10 wt. %, more preferable less than 8 wt. % and most 0 preferably less than 6 wt.%. Specifically, bottle residues, under the usual use conditions, will be no more than 8 to 10%.
  • the shear thickening aqueous automatic dishwasher detergent composition of this invention includes, on a weight of active ingredient (i.e., net of aqueous solution) basis: 5 (a) 0 to 50%, preferably 15 to 40%, alkali metal silicate;
  • compositions of the present invention also comprise approximately by weight (i.e., weight % of active ingredient-net of aqueous solution):
  • composition has a viscosity at room temperature at a shear rate of 2 sec" 1 of 0.1 to 1000 pascal seconds, more preferably from 0.5 to 300 pascal seconds.
  • This invention also relates to liquid, aqueous, stable, effective, safe, detergent prespotter cleaning compositions for fabrics which have shear thickening properties and are commonly referred to as prespotters for cleaning of fabrics.
  • the compositions are physically stable, do not separate, whereby the user is assured of the optimum performance to be expected from the various components and their amounts and ratios with respect to one another.
  • the liquid, shear thickening non-scratching, aqueous, scouring cleansing composition of the instant inventor comprises an aqueous alkali metal silicate, an inorganic or organic compound containing an alkali metal cation or an organic compound containing at least one hydroxyl group and water and, optionally, a fatty acid and/or fatty acid soap, a non-soap a anionic surfactant, nonionic surfactant, at least one electrolyte and at least one particulate abrasive.
  • the paste type shear thickening detergent cleansing composition of the instant invention comprises an alkali metal silicate, an inorganic or organic compound containing an alkali metal cation and water and, optionally, a non-soap anionic surfactant and/or a nonionic surfactant, and optionally, at least one electrolyte and an alkali metal hydroxide.
  • the alkali metal silicate employed in the instant invention is selected from the group consisting of lithium silicate, potassium silicate and sodium silicate, wherein the alkali metal silicate has a concentration in the composition of at least 10 wt. %, and preferably from 15 to 40 wt.%.
  • Sodium or potassium silicates of Alk. Metal2 ⁇ (xSi ⁇ 2) are preferred, including both hydrated and anhydrous.
  • the value of x should preferably be at least 2.88, and the aqueous solution of the silicate should preferably be less than 61% by weight water or more than 39% by weight of the sodium silicate.
  • the value of x should preferably be at least 2.1 , and the aqueous content of a solution should preferably be less than 66% by weight.
  • the shear thickening characteristics of the aqueous automatic dishwashing detergent are formed by the incorporation into the aqueous liquid automatic dishwashing detergent of a mixture of at least one alkali metal silicate and at least one inorganic or organic compound containing an alkali metal cation in the critical weight ratio of from 1 :1 to 100:1 , preferably from 1 :1 to 35:1 , and more preferably from 1 :1 to 20:1.
  • the electrolyte thickening molecules must be used in very concentrated (approaching saturation) aqueous solutions. Concentrations vary for each type of molecule used to thicken the silicate, since the solubility varies from molecule to molecule. For a given quantity of electrolyte solution thickening increases with the concentration of the solution.
  • the composition must contain an inorganic or organic compound having an alkali metal cation.
  • detergent builder salts can be typical detergent builder salts.
  • the detergent builder salts of the instant invention are selected from the group consisting of sodium, lithium and potassium carbonate; lithium, sodium and potassium bicarbonate; sodium, lithium and potassium sesquicarbonates; sodium, lithium and potassium orthophosphates, tripolyphosphates (hydrated or anhydrous), pyrophosphates, metaphosphates and hexametaphosphates; tetrasodium or tetrapotassium pyrophosphates; trisodium or tripotassium orthophosphate; sodium, lithium and potassium tetraborate anhydrous, pentahydrate and decahydrate; alkali metal phosphinates, and mixtures thereof, as illustrative of the inorganics; and nitrilotriacetate, sodium polymaleate, sodium and potassium salts of ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid, and the like
  • a preferred solid builder salt is an alkali metal polyphosphate such as sodium tripolyphosphate (“NaTPP”) or potassium tripolyphosphate (“KTPP”).
  • NaTPP sodium tripolyphosphate
  • KTPP potassium tripolyphosphate
  • Suitable other alkali metal organic or inorganic compounds are alkali metal citrates, borates, lower polycarboxylic acid salts, polyacetates, tartrates, maleates, alkenyl succinates, carboxymethyloxy succinates, nitrilotriacetates, polyacrylates, polymaleic anhydrides and copolymers of polyacrylates and polymaleic citrates anhydrides and polyacetal carboxylates.
  • the organic compound could be an anionic surfactant containing an alkali metal cation as subsequently set forth herein.
  • suitable inorganic compounds containing an alkali metal cation are sodium, potassium and lithium chlorides; sodium, potassium and lithium sulfates; and sodium, potassium and lithium nitrates.
  • the weight ratio of the alkali metal silicate to the inorganic or organic compound containing the alkali metal cation is 1 :1 to 100:1 , more preferably 1 :1 to 20:1.
  • phosphate builders where not precluded due to local regulations, are preferred, and mixtures of tetrapotassium pyrophosphate (TKPP) and sodium tripolyphosphate (NaTPP) (especially the hexahydrate) may be used.
  • Typical builders also include those disclosed in U.S. Patent Nos. 4,316,812, 4,264,466 and 3,630,929 and those disclosed in U.S. Patent Nos. 4,144,226, 4,135,092 and 4,146,495, all of which are herein incorporated by reference.
  • the inorganic or organic compound containing an alkali metal compound can additionally be an anionic surfactant containing an alkali metal cation as set forth below.
  • suitable inorganic compounds containing an alkali metal cation are sodium, potassium and lithium halides (e.g., chlorides); sodium, potassium and lithium sulfates; sodium, potassium and lithium nitrates; and mixtures thereof.
  • the weight ratio of the alkali metal silicate to the inorganic or organic compound containing the alkali metal cation is from 1 :1 to 100:1 , preferably from 1 :1 to 20:1.
  • any chlorine bleach compound may be employed in the compositions of this invention, such as dichloro-isocyanurate, dichlorodimethyl hydantoin, or chlorinated TSP, alkali metal or alkaline earth metal (e.g. potassium, lithium, magnesium and especially sodium) hypochlorite is preferred.
  • the composition should contain a sufficient amount of at least one chlorine bleach compound to provide from 0.2 to 4.0% by weight of available chlorine, as determined, for example, by acidification of 100 parts of the composition with excess hydrochloric acid.
  • a solution containing from 0.2 to 4.0% by weight of sodium hypochlorite contains or provides roughly the same percentage of available chlorine. 0.8 to 1.6% by weight of available chlorine is especially preferred.
  • sodium hypochlorite (NaOCI) solution of from 11 to 13% available chlorine in amounts of 3 to 20%, preferably 7 to 12%, can be advantageously used.
  • the at least one halogen containing compound can be selected from various halogen bleaches.
  • bleaches include those selected from the group consisting essentially of the alkali metal and alkaline earth salts of hypohalite, haloamines, haloimines, haloimides and haloamides. All of these are believe to produce hypohalous bleaching species in situ.
  • Hypochlorite and compounds producing hypochlorite in aqueous solution are preferred, although hypobromite is also suitable.
  • Representative hypochlorite-producing compounds include sodium, potassium, lithium and calcium hypochlorite, chlorinate trisodium phosphate dodecahydrate, potassium and sodium dichloroisocyanurate and trichlorocyanuric acid.
  • Organic bleach sources suitable for use include deterocyclic N-bromo and N- chloro imides such as tri-chlorocyanuric and tribromocyanuric acid, dibromo- and dichlorocyanuric acid, and potassium and sodium salts thereof, N-brominated and N- chlorinated succinimide, maionimide, phthalimide and naphthalimide. Also suitable are hydantions, such as dibromo- and dichloro dimethylhydantion, chlorobromodimethyl hydantoin, N-chlorosulfamide (haloamide) and chloramine (haloamine).
  • deterocyclic N-bromo and N- chloro imides such as tri-chlorocyanuric and tribromocyanuric acid, dibromo- and dichlorocyanuric acid, and potassium and sodium salts thereof, N-brominated and N- chlorinated succinimide, maionimide, phthalimide and naphthalimide
  • sodium hypochlorite having the chemical formula NaOCI , in an amount ranging from 0.1% to 15%, more preferably from 0.2% to 10% and most preferably from 1.0% to 6.0%.
  • This bleach is an oxidizing cleaning agent which is very effective against oxidizable stains.
  • surfactants may be chosen from the conventionally-used bleach stable surfactants including alkanesulfonates or alkylarenesulfonates, including anionics such as the alkyl benzene sulfonates and sulfates, the alkyl sulfonates and sulfates, alcohol sulfonates and sulfates, the alcohol ether sulfonates and sulfates, the alkyl ether sulfonates and sulfates, olefin sulfonates and sulfates, paraffin sulfonates and sulfates, fatty acid monoglyceride sulfonates and sulfates.
  • anionics such as the alkyl benzene sulfonates and sulfates, the alkyl sulfonates and sulfates, alcohol sulfonates and sulfates, the alcohol ether sulfonates
  • the preferred anionic sufactants are the paraffin sulfonates (C10-C20); tne linear alkyl benzene sulfonates, the alcohol and the alcohol ether sulfates.
  • Particularly preferred surfactants herein are the linear or branched alkali metal mono- and/or di-(C8-C-
  • the most preferred anionics are the C12-C18 paraffin sulfonates in the form of their alkali metal salts; C8-C20 a
  • the most preferred salt forming cation is sodium.
  • the amount of the anionic may range from 0 to 15% by weight, preferably from 1 to 10% by weight and more preferably from 1 to 5% by weight.
  • anionics are sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium paraffin (C-14-C17) sulfonate, sodium decyl sulfate, socium tridecyl sulfonate, sodium tallow alkyl sulfate, sodium coconut alkyl sulfate, sodium oxotridecyl-triethoxyl sulfate, sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate, sodium tridecyl benzene sulfonate, sodium tetradecyl benzene sulfonate and sodium (C15) olefin sulfonate.
  • Detergent active material useful herein should be stable in the presence of chlorine bleach, especially hypochlorite bleach, and for this purpose those of the organic anionic, amine oxide, phosphone oxide, sulphoxide or betaine water dispersible surfactant types are preferred, the first mentioned anionics being most preferred.
  • Particularly preferred surfactants herein are the linear or branched alkali metal mono- and/or di-(C ⁇ -Ci 4) alkyl diphenyl oxide mono- and/or di-sulphates, commercially available for example as DOWFAX 3B-2 (sodium n-decyl diphenyloxide disulfonate) and DOWFAX 2A-1.
  • the surfactant should be compatible with the other ingredients of the composition.
  • Suitable organic anionic, non-soap surfactants include sodium benzoate, the primary alkylsulphates, alkylsulphonates, alkylarylsulphonates and sec. -alkylsulphates.
  • Examples include sodium C10-C18 alkylsulphates such as sodium dodecylsulphate and sodium tallow alcoholsulphate; sodium C10-C18 alkanesulphonates such as sodium hexadecyl-1 -sulphonate and sodium C1 2- C 1 8 alkylbenzenesulphonates such as sodium C1 0 - C 1 8 alkanesulphonates such as sodium hexadecyl-1 -sulphonate and sodium C12-C1 8 alkylbenzenesulphonates such as sodium dodecylbenzenesulphonates.
  • the corresponding potassium salts may also be employed.
  • the amine oxide surfactants are typically of the structure R2R1 NO, in which each R represents a lower alkyl group, for instance, methyl, and R1 represents a long chain alkyl group having from 8 to 22 carbon atoms, for instance a lauryl, myristyl, palmityl or cetyl group.
  • R1 represents a long chain alkyl group having from 8 to 22 carbon atoms, for instance a lauryl, myristyl, palmityl or cetyl group.
  • a corresponding surfactant phosphine oxide R2R1 PO or sulphoxide R R l SO can be employed.
  • Betaine surfactants are typically of the structure R2R1 N + R"COO-, in which each R represents a lower alkylene group having from 1 to 5 carbon atoms.
  • these surfactants include lauryl-dimethylamine oxide, myristyl-dimethylamine oxide, the corresponding phosphine oxides and sulphoxides, and the corresponding betaines, including dodecyldimethylammonium acetate, tetradecyldiethylammonium pentanoate, hexadecyldimethylammonium hexanoate and the like.
  • the alkyl groups in these surfactants should be linear, and such compounds are preferred.
  • Neodol 25-3S is made by Shell Chemical Company, Inc.
  • This surfactant is a condensation product of a mixture of a higher fatty alcohols averaging 12 to 13 carbon atoms and ethylene oxide groups being present at an average number of 6.5.
  • Neodol 25-3S is terminated by sulfate groups, and is bleach- compatible.
  • the higher alcohols are primary alkanols.
  • the liquid nonionic surfactants that can be, optionally, used in the present aqueous liquid automatic dishwasher detergent compositions are well known. A wide variety of these surfactants can be used.
  • the nonionic synthetic organic detergents are generally described as ethoxylated propoxylated fatty alcohols which are low- foaming surfactants and are possibly capped, characterized by the presence of an organic hydrophobic group and an organic hydrophilic group and are typically produced by the condensation of an organic aliphatic or alkyl aromatic hydrophobic compound with ethylene oxide and/or propylene oxide.
  • any hydrophobic compound having a carboxyl, hydroxy and amido or amino group with a free hydrogen attached to the nitrogen can be condensed with ethylene oxide or with the polyhydration product thereof, polyethylene glycol, to form a nonionic detergent.
  • the length of the hydrophilic or polyoxy ethylene propylene chain can be readily adjusted to achieve the desired balance between the hydrophobic and hydrophilic groups.
  • suitable nonionic surfactants are those disclosed in U.S. Patent Nos. 4,316,812 and 3,630,929.
  • the nonionic detergents that are used are the low foaming poly- lower alkoxylated lipophiles, wherein the desired hydrophile-lipophile balance is obtained from addition of a hydrophilic poly-lower alkoxy group to a lipophilic moiety.
  • a preferred class of the nonionic detergent employed is the poly-lower alkoxylated higher alkanol wherein the alkanol is of 9 to 18 carbon atoms and wherein the number of moles of lower alkylene oxide (of 2 or 3 carbon atoms) is from 3 to 15.
  • the higher alkanol is a high fatty alcohol of 9 to 11 or 12 to 15 carbon atoms and which contain from 5 to 8 or 5 to 9 lower alkoxy groups per mole.
  • the lower alkoxy is ethoxy but in some instances, it may be desirably mixed with propoxy, the latter, if present, usually being the minor (no more than 50%) portion.
  • the alkanol is of 12 to 15 carbon atoms and which contain 7 ethylene oxide groups per mole.
  • Useful nonionics are represented by the low foaming Plurafac series from BASF Chemical Company which are the reaction product of a higher linear alcohol and a mixture of ethylene and propylene oxides, containing a mixed chain of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide, terminated by a hydroxyl group.
  • Examples include a C13- C-J5 fatty alcohol condensed with 6 moles ethylene oxide and 3 moles propylene oxide, a C13-C15 fatty alcohol condensed with 7 mole propylene oxide and 4 mole ethylene oxide, and a C13-C15 fatty alcohol condensed with 5 moles propylene oxide and 10 moles ethylene oxide.
  • a particularly good surfactant is Plurafac 132 which is a capped nonionic surfactant.
  • Another group of low foam liquid nonionics are available from Shell Chemical Company, Inc. under the Dobanol trademark: Dobanol 91-5, an ethoxylated C9-C1 - fatty alcohol with an average of 5 moles ethylene oxide, and Dobanol 25-7, an ethoxylated C12 _c 5 fatty alcohol with an average of 7 moles ethylene oxide.
  • liquid nonionic surfactants that can be used are sold under tradename Lutensol SC 9713, Synperonic LF D25 or LF RA 30, Synperonic RA 30, Synperonic RA 40 and Synperonic RA 340.
  • the Synperonic surfactants are especially preferred because they are biodegradable and low foaming.
  • Other useful surfactants are Neodol 25-7 and Neodol 23-6.5, made by Shell
  • Neodol 45-11 are similar ethylene oxide condensation products of higher fatty alcohols, with the higher fatty alcohol being of 14 to 15 carbon atoms and the number of ethylene oxide groups per mole being 11.
  • the number of lower alkoxies will usually be from 40% to 100% of the number of carbon atoms in the higher alcohol, preferably from 40 to 60% thereof and the nonionic detergent will preferably contain at least 50% of such preferred poly-lower alkoxy higher alkanol.
  • alkylpolysaccharide surfactants which are used alone or in conjunction with the aforementioned surfactants and have a hydrophobic group containing from 8 to 20 carbon atoms, preferably from 10 to 16 carbon atoms, most preferably from 12 to 14 carbon atoms, and polysaccharide hydrophilic group containing from 1.5 to 10, preferably from 1.5 to 4, more preferably from 1.6 to 2.7 saccharide units (e.g., galactoside, glucoside, fructoside, glucosyl, fructosyl; and/or galactosyl units). Mixtures of saccharide moieties may be used in alkyl polysaccharide surfactants.
  • Typical hydrophobic groups include alkyl groups, either saturated or unsaturated, branched or unbranched.
  • the alkyl group is a straight chain saturated alkyl group.
  • the alkyl group can contain up to 3 hydroxy groups and/or the polyalkoxide chain can contain up to 30, preferably less than 10, most preferably 0, alkoxide moieties.
  • Suitable alkyipolysaccharides are decyl, dodecyl, tetradecyl, pentadecyl, hexadecyl, and octadecyl, di-, tri-, tetra-, penta- and hexaglucosides, galactosides, lactosides, fructosides, fructosyls, lactosyls, glucosyls and/or galactosyls and mixtures thereof.
  • the alkylmonosaccharides are relatively less soluble in water than the higher alkyipolysaccharides. When used in admixture with alkyipolysaccharides, the alkylmonosaccharides are solubiiized to some extent. The use of alkylmonosaccharides in admixture with alkyipolysaccharides is preferred. Suitable mixtures include coconut alkyl, di-, tri-, tetra-, and pentaglucosides and tallow alkyl tetra-, penta-, and hexaglucosides.
  • the preferred alkyl poiysaccharides are alkyl polygiucosides having the formula
  • R2 ⁇ (C n H 2 nO)r(Z) x wherein Z is derived from glucose, R is a hydrophobic group selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkylphenyl, hydroxyalkylphenyl, and mixtures thereof in which said alkyl groups contain from 10 to 18, preferably from 12 to 14 carbon atoms; n is 2 or 3 preferably 2, r is from 0 to 10, preferably 0; and x is from 1.5 to 8, preferably from 1.5 to 4, most preferably from 1.6 to 2.7.
  • R2OH long chain alcohol
  • the alkylpolyglucosides can be prepared by a two step procedure in which a short chain alcohol (R-
  • the alkylpolyglucosides can be prepared by a two step procedure in which a short chain alcohol (C-
  • OH short chain alcohol
  • the short chain alkylglucoside content of the final alkylpolyglucoside material should be less than 50%, preferably less than 10%, more preferably less than 5%, most preferably 0% of the alkylpolyglucoside.
  • the amount of unreacted alcohol (the free fatty alcohol content) in the desired alkylpolysaccharide surfactant is preferably less than 2%, more preferably less than 0.5% by weight of the total of the alkylpolysaccharide. For some uses it is desirable to have the alkylmonosaccharide content less than 10%.
  • alkylpolysaccharide surfactant is intended to represent both the preferred glucose and galactose derived surfactants and the less preferred alkylpolysaccharide surfactants.
  • alkylpolyglucoside is used to include alkylpolyglycosides because the stereochemistry of the saccharide moiety is changed during the preparation reaction.
  • APG glycoside surfactant is APG 625 glycoside manufactured by the Emery division of Henkel Corporation.
  • APG 625 is a nonionic alkyl polyglycoside characterized by the formula:
  • APG 625 has: a pH of 6-8 (10% of APG 625 in distilled water); a specific gravity at 25°C of 1.1 g/ml; a density at 25°C of 9.1 lbs/gallon; a calculated HLB of 12.1 and a Brookfield viscosity at 35°C, 21 spindle, 5- 10 RPM of 3,000-to 7,000 cps.
  • surfactant will normally be present in the composition in minor amounts, generally 1% by weight of the composition, although smaller or larger amounts, such as from 0.1 to 5%, preferably from 0.3 to 0.4 to 2% by weight of the composition, may be used.
  • Foam inhibition is important to increase dishwasher machine efficiency and minimize destabilizing effects which might occur due to the presence of excess foam within the washer during use. Foam may be reduced by suitable selection of the type and/or amount of detergent active material, the main foam producing component. The degree of foam is also somewhat dependent on tne hardness of the wash water in the machine whereby suitable adjustment of the proportions of the builder salts, such as NaTPP or KTPP which has a water softening effect, may aid in providing a degree of foam inhibition.
  • at least one chlorine bleach stable foam depressant or inhibitor can be included. Particularly effective are the alkyl phosphoric acid esters of the formula
  • one or both R groups in each type of ester may represent independently a C12- 20 alkyl or an alkoxylated, such as ethoxylated, alkyl group.
  • the ethoxylated derivatives of each type of ester for example, the condensation products of one mole of ester with from 1 to 10 moles, preferably from 2 to 6 moles, more preferably from 3 to 4 moles, ethylene oxide, can also be used.
  • Some examples of the foregoing are commercially available such as the products SAP from Hooker and LPKN-158 from Knapsack. Mixtures of the two types, or any other chlorine bleach stable types, or mixtures of mono- and di-esters of the same type, may be employed.
  • 6"Ci8 alkyl acid phosphate esters such as monostearyl/distearyl/acid phosphates 1.2/1 , and the 3 to 4 mole ethylene oxide condensates thereof.
  • Other defoamers which may be used include, for example, the known silicones, such as are available from Dow Chemicals.
  • proportions of from 0.05 to 1.5 weight percent, preferably from 0.1 to 0.5 weight percent, of foam depressant in the composition are typical.
  • the weight ratio of detergent active component to foam depressant generally ranges from 10:1 to 1 :1 and preferably from 5:1 to 1 :1.
  • the fatty acid component may be any fatty acid having a carbon chain of from C6-C30 with C8-C20 being preferred. Most preferred are C10-C18 and typically, naturally occurring materials, such as coconut oil, palm oil, kernel oil, and animal tallow, serve admirably as sources for the fatty acids. A particularly preferred range of fatty acids is
  • a typical coconut oil fatty acid composition contains 50% C12; 20% C14; 8.5% C16; and 10% C18 the balance other acid and even perhaps some neutral material, and is a liquid at 40C. While the most convenient sources are natural oils or fats yeilded, mixed acids, of course, the individual specific acids, and indeed any mixture of any number and chain length of acids within the parameter of C6-C30 may be used.
  • the soaps used are the alkali metal and ammonium salts with sodium and potassium preferred.
  • the fatty acid may comprise from 0 to 15% by weight and preferably 0.5 to 10% anmd, more preferably 1 to 7% of the composition.
  • the abrasive employed inthe invention may be inorganic or polymeric.
  • the inorganic abrasives are selected from the group consisting of quartz, pumice, samicite, titanium dioxide, aluminum oxide, silica sand, feldspar, silicon carbide and the like and mixtures thereof.
  • the inorganic abrasives can be used along or in combination with polymeric abrasives.
  • the inorganic abrasives which have a Mohr hardness of less than 3, more preferably less than 2.75 and are employed in the composition at 0 weight percent to 10 weight percent, more preferably 1 to7.
  • the polymeric abrasive may be any material derived from a polymerizable composition, such as polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, polyester, polyvinyl chloride, polyvinyl acetate, polymethyl methacrylate and various copolymers and interpolymers of the foregoing.
  • the criteria for suitability are that the material does not scratch polymethyl methyacrylate and that the average particle size ranges from 10 to 150 microns and preferably from 25 to 100 microns and most preferably from 30 to 75 microns, e.g. 60 microns.
  • a polyvinyl chloride abrasive powder whose average particle size is 60 microns, with a major amount being within the range of 30 to 75 microns.
  • the molecular weight ranges of the polymeric abrasives may vary widely just so long as the physical properties set out above are met. Generally, molecular weights will range from several thousand (e.g. 125,000; 5,000; 20,000) to several hundred thousand (e.g. 125,000; 250,000; 400,000) and upwards of several million (e.g. 1 ,000,000; 2,000,000; 4,000,000; 6,000,000).
  • the amount of abrasive may range from 2% to 30% or more (e.g. 40%; 50%).
  • a preferred range in the preferred formulations is from 5% to 25% and more preferred is a range of 5 to 15%, such as 7%; 10%; or 12%.
  • Optional additives include a hydrocarbon material, particularly a terpene, such as d-limonene. Such terpenes are readily available in many perfume materials which are generally added to most consumer cleaning products.
  • the amount of the hydrocarbon may vary from 0.05 to 5% and preferably from 0.1 to 2 to 3%.
  • Other additives which may be used include bleaches (liquid and solid hypochlorites, available, e.g.
  • auziliary materials as NaOCI solution or calcium hypochlorite powder; chloramines, chlorinated di- and trisodium phosphates, sodium and potassium dichlorisocyanurate, trichlorocyanuric acid, and so forth); buffers, caustic soda; caustic potash; suds boosters; enzymes; preservatives; disinfectants; colorants; fragrances and the like, may be used where desired and compatible. Generally, minor amounts of such auziliary materials are employed, e.g. 0.01 to 10% and often 0.1 to 5%.
  • the scouring compositions of this invention are alkaline and generally have a pH from 10 to 13. It is generally preferred to add in the formulations the fatty acid in free acid form and neutralize in situ with caustic soda (NaOH) or caustic potash (KOH), at the same time adjusting the pH to the desired level. A typical, preferred pH 11 ⁇ 0.5.
  • Typical examples of organic compounds having at least one hydroxyl group are selected from the group consisting of methanol, ethanol, n-propanol, isopropanol, n-butanol, isobutanol, propylene glycol, 1 ,6-hexand-diol, sec-butanol, n-pentanol, esopentanol, neopentanol, n- hexanol, isohexanol, n-heptanol, isooheptanol, n-octanol, eso-octanol, glycerol, butanidol, pentanediol, hexanetriol, hexanedecanol and pentadecanol.
  • the concentration of the organic or inorganic compound containing the alkali metal cation or the organic compound continuing at least one hydroxyl group in the composition is .01 to 40 weight percent, more preferably 0.5 to 35 weight percent.
  • the weight ratio of the alkali metal silicate to the inorganic or organic compound containing the alkali meta cation is 1000:1 to 1 :1 , more preferably 100:1 to 1 :1 and most preferably 75:1 to 1 :1.
  • the weight rate of the alkali metal silicate to the organic compound continuing at least one hydroxyl group is 1000:1 to 1 :1 , more preferably 500:1 to 1 :1.
  • the resultant composition of the alkali metal silicate, water and the inorganic compound containing the alkali metal cation exhibits shear thickening characteristics.
  • the viscosity of the resultant compositions at 10 2s "1 at room temperature is 12 to 80 pascal seconds and the viscosity at room temperature at 5s *1 is 15 to 90 pascal seconds.
  • the effectiveness of the liquid automatic dishwasher detergent compositions is related to the alkalinity, and particularly to moderate to high alkalinity levels.
  • the compositions of this invention will have pH values of at least 9.5, preferably from at least 11 to as high as 14, generally up to 13 or more, and, when added to the aqueous wash bath at a typical concentration level of 10 grams per liter, will provide pH in the wash bath of at least 9, preferably at least 10, such as 10.5, 11 , 11.5 or 12 or more.
  • the alkalinity will be achieved, in part, by the alkali metal ions contributed by the alkali metal detergent builder salts, e.g. potassium tripolyphosphate.
  • Alkalinity can be achieved also by the buffering capability of the silicate.
  • alkali metal hydroxide e.g. NaOH or KOH
  • Amounts of alkali metal hydroxide in the range of from 0 to 8%, preferably from 0.1 to 6%, more preferably from .5 to 4%, by weight of the composition will be sufficient to ensure the desired pH level.
  • compositions may be included in small amounts, generally less than 3 weight percent, such as perfumes, preservatives, dyestuffs and pigments and the like, all of course being stable to chlorine bleach compound and high alkalinity.
  • perfumes, preservatives, dyestuffs and pigments and the like are included in these compositions in small amounts, generally less than 3 weight percent, such as perfumes, preservatives, dyestuffs and pigments and the like, all of course being stable to chlorine bleach compound and high alkalinity.
  • chlorinated phthalocyanines and polysulphides of aluminosilicate which provide, respectively, pleasing green and blue tints.
  • the bleach stable mixed dyes C.I. Direct Yellow 28 (C.I. 19555) or C.I. Direct Yellow 29 (Cl. 19556) can be added to the compositions.
  • Ti ⁇ 2 may be employed for whitening or neutralizing off-shades.
  • compositions may be critical.
  • the order of mixing the ingredients as well as the manner in which the mixing is performed generally will have some effect on the dilatant properties of the composition, and in particular on product density (by incorporation of more or less air) viscosity and physical stability (e.g., phase separation).
  • the compositions are prepared by mixing the aqueous alkali metal silicate and an aqueous solution of alkali metal cation such as contained in an alkali metal detergent builder salt with stirring at a temperature of 15 to 30°C, more preferably from 20 to 25°C for 1 to 5 minutes. Saturated or near saturated salt solutions are preferred.
  • the hydroxide, surfactant, chlorine bleach and any previously unused alkali metal compound are added with stirring. It is preferred to add the optional foam depressant last.
  • All of the additional ingredients can be added simultaneously or sequentially.
  • the ingredients are added sequentially, with mixing continued for from 2 to 10 minutes for each ingredient, although it is not necessary to complete the addition of one ingredient before beginning to add the next ingredient.
  • one or more of these ingredients can be divided into portions and added at different times.
  • Water may be added as the last ingredient to control viscosity.
  • Mixing may be carried out at room temperature.
  • the composition may be allowed to age for a few hours, if necessary, to cause dissolved or dispersed air to dissipate out of the composition.
  • the resultant composition of the alkali metal silicate and the inorganic compound containing the alkali metal cation exhibits shear thickening characteristics.
  • the viscosity of the resultant compositions for a shear rate of 2 sec-1 at room temperature is 12 to 100 pascal seconds, more preferably 15 to 80 pascal seconds. When the viscosity is plotted against the shear rate for the compositions of the instant invention a positive slope is obtained thereby indicating that the instant compositions are shear thickening.
  • compositions of the prior art exhibit a negative slope thereby showing these compositions are shear thinning - decrease in viscosity.
  • compositions of the instant invention When the viscosity of the resultant composition is plotted against the shear rate for the compositions of the instant invention a positive slope is obtained thereby indicating that the instant compositions are shear thickening.
  • a positive slope is obtained thereby indicating that the instant compositions are shear thickening.
  • the compositions of the prior art exhibit a negative slope thereby showing these compositions are shear thinning (i.e., the prior art compositions exhibit a decrease in viscosity with increasing shear rate).
  • compositions will be supplied to the consumer in suitable dispenser containers preferably formed of molded plastic, especially polyolefin plastic, and most preferably polyethylene, for which the invention compositions appear to have particularly favorable slip characteristics.
  • suitable dispenser containers preferably formed of molded plastic, especially polyolefin plastic, and most preferably polyethylene, for which the invention compositions appear to have particularly favorable slip characteristics.
  • the shear thickening compositions can be readily poured from their containers without any shaking or squeezing, i.e. have a sufficiently low yield stress value to flow under their own weight (gravity), although squeezable containers are often convenient and accepted by the consumer.
  • the compositions will be sufficiently viscous and cohesive to remain securely within the dispensing cup until shear forces are again applied thereto, such as by the water spray from the dishwashing machine.
  • liquid aqueous dilatant automatic dishwasher compositions of this invention are readily employed in known manner for washing dishes, other kitchen utensils and the like in an automatic dishwasher, provided with a suitable detergent dispenser, in an aqueous wash bath containing an effective amount of the composition, generally sufficient to fill or partially fill the automatic dispenser cup of the particular machine being used.
  • Formulation of the following ingredients were prepared according to the procedure of Example 1 , wherein the sodium hypocholorite was added last to the mixed ingredients.
  • Formulations of the following ingredients were prepared according to the procedure of Example 1 , wherein the ingredients not sent forth in Example 1 are subsequently added to the mixed ingredients of Example 1 in the order as set forth in the following table.

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Une composition s'épaississant au cisaillement a une viscosité à la température ambiante comprise entre 12 et 80 pascal-secondes. La composition comprend 10 à 45 % en poids d'un silicate de métal alcalin; 1 à 45 % en poids d'un composé organique ou inorganique ayant un cation de métal alcalin; 0 à 5,0 % en poids d'un matériau organique détergent actif; et de l'eau.
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