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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
  • C11D3/00—Other compounding ingredients of detergent compositions covered in group C11D1/00
  • C11D3/16—Organic compounds
  • C11D3/20—Organic compounds containing oxygen
  • C11D3/2096—Heterocyclic compounds

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• the present invention relates to solid detergent compositions comprising glycerol carbonate.
• the compositions exhibit an excellent hand-feel profile.
• the Inventors have found that the hand-feel performance can be improved by the use of glycerol, which is a humectant.
• glycerol which is a humectant.
• incorporating glycerol into a solid, especially free-flowing particulate, laundry detergent, and still maintaing good flowability, frangibility and storage stability is extremely difficult.
• carbonating the glycerol affords it processability and it hydrolyses in the wash liquor to form glycerol and provide excellent hand-feel performance.
• the present invention provides a composition as defined by claim 1.
• Solid laundry detergent composition typically comprises: (a) detersive surfactant; (b) glycerol carbonate; (c) from Owt% to less than 5wt% zeolite builder; (d) from 0wt% to less than 5wt% phosphate builder; (e) optionally, from 0wt% to less than 10wt% silicate salt; and (f) optionally, additional detergent ingredients.
• the composition can be any suitable form, including free-flowing particulate form, or a unit dose form including tablet form, detergent sheet form.
• the composition may in the form of a pouch, for example the particles or tablet may be at least partially, preferably completely, enclosed by a film, preferably a water-soluble and/or water-dispersible film.
• a preferred film is a polyvinyl alcohol film.
• the composition is a laundry detergent composition.
• the solid laundry detergent composition is a fully formulated laundry detergent composition, not a portion thereof such as a spray-drying or agglomerate particle that only forms part of the laundry detergent composition.
• the solid laundry detergent composition comprises a plurality of chemically different particles, such as spray-dried base detergent particles and/or agglomerate base detergent particles and/or extrudate base detergent particles, in combination with one or more, typically two or more, or three or more, or four or more, or five or more, or six or more, or even ten or more particles selected from: surfactant particles, including surfactant agglomerates, surfactant extrudates, surfactant needles, surfactant noodles, surfactant flakes; builder particles, such as sodium carbonate and sodium silicate particles, phosphate particles, zeolite particles, silicate salt particles, carbonate salt particles; polymer particles such as cellulosic polymer particles, polyester particles, polyamine particles, terephthalate polymer particles, polyethylene glycol based polymer particles;
• the composition comprises glycerol carbonate, preferably the composition comprises at least 5wt%, or at least 7wt%, or even at least 10wt% glycerol carbonate, and preferably to 20wt%, or to 15wt% glycerol carbonate.
• the glycerol carbonate comprises at least 1 carbonate moiety, preferably at least 2 or even 3 carbonate moieties per glycerol moiety.
• Detersive surfactant include anionic detersive surfactants, non-ionic detersive surfactant, cationic detersive surfactants, zwitterionic detersive surfactants and amphoteric detersive surfactants.
• Preferred anionic detersive surfactants include sulphate and sulphonate detersive surfactants.
• Preferred sulphonate detersive surfactants include alkyl benzene sulphonate, preferably C 10 - 13 alkyl benzene sulphonate.
• Suitable alkyl benzene sulphonate (LAS) is obtainable, preferably obtained, by sulphonating commercially available linear alkyl benzene (LAB);
• suitable LAB includes low 2-phenyl LAB, such as those supplied by Sasol under the tradename Isochem® or those supplied by Petresa under the tradename Petrelab®, other suitable LAB include high 2-phenyl LAB, such as those supplied by Sasol under the tradename Hyblene®.
• a suitable anionic detersive surfactant is alkyl benzene sulphonate that is obtained by DETAL catalyzed process, although other synthesis routes, such as HF, may also be suitable.
• Preferred sulphate detersive surfactants include alkyl sulphate, preferably C 8 - 18 alkyl sulphate, or predominantly C 12 alkyl sulphate.
• alkyl alkoxylated sulphate preferably alkyl ethoxylated sulphate, preferably a C 8 - 18 alkyl alkoxylated sulphate, preferably a C 8 - 18 alkyl ethoxylated sulphate, preferably the alkyl alkoxylated sulphate has an average degree of alkoxylation of from 1 to 20, preferably from 1 to 10, preferably the alkyl alkoxylated sulphate is a C 8-18 alkyl ethoxylated sulphate having an average degree of ethoxylation of from 1 to 10, preferably from 1 to 7, more preferably from 1 to 5 and most preferably from 1 to 3.
• alkyl sulphate, alkyl alkoxylated sulphate and alkyl benzene sulphonates may be linear or branched, substituted or un-substituted.
• the detersive surfactant may be a mid-chain branched detersive surfactant, preferably a mid-chain branched anionic detersive surfactant, more preferably a mid-chain branched alkyl sulphate and/or a mid-chain branched alkyl benzene sulphonate, most preferably a mid-chain branched alkyl sulphate.
• the mid-chain branches are C 1 - 4 alkyl groups, preferably methyl and/or ethyl groups.
• Suitable non-ionic detersive surfactants are selected from the group consisting of: C 8 -C 18 alkyl ethoxylates, such as, NEODOL® non-ionic surfactants from Shell; C 6 -C 12 alkyl phenol alkoxylates wherein preferably the alkoxylate units are ethyleneoxy units, propyleneoxy units or a mixture thereof; C 12 -C 18 alcohol and C 6 -C I2 alkyl phenol condensates with ethylene oxide/propylene oxide block polymers such as Pluronic® from BASF; C 14 -C 22 mid-chain branched alcohols; C 14 -C 22 mid-chain branched alkyl alkoxylates, preferably having an average degree of alkoxylation of from 1 to 30; alkylpolysaccharides, preferably alkylpolyglycosides; polyhydroxy fatty acid amides; ether capped poly(oxyalkylated) alcohol surfactants; and mixtures thereof.
• Preferred non-ionic detersive surfactants are alkyl polyglucoside and/or an alkyl alkoxylated alcohol.
• Preferred non-ionic detersive surfactants include alkyl alkoxylated alcohols, preferably C 8-18 alkyl alkoxylated alcohol, preferably a C 8 - 18 alkyl ethoxylated alcohol, preferably the alkyl alkoxylated alcohol has an average degree of alkoxylation of from 1 to 50, preferably from 1 to 30, or from 1 to 20, or from 1 to 10, preferably the alkyl alkoxylated alcohol is a C 8 - 18 alkyl ethoxylated alcohol having an average degree of ethoxylation of from 1 to 10, preferably from 1 to 7, more preferably from 1 to 5 and most preferably from 3 to 7.
• the alkyl alkoxylated alcohol can be linear or branched, and substituted or un-substituted.
• Suitable cationic detersive surfactants include alkyl pyridinium compounds, alkyl quaternary ammonium compounds, alkyl quaternary phosphonium compounds, alkyl ternary sulphonium compounds, and mixtures thereof.
• Preferred cationic detersive surfactants are quaternary ammonium compounds having the general formula: (R)(R 1 )(R 2 )(R 3 )N + X wherein, R is a linear or branched, substituted or unsubstituted C 6 - 18 alkyl or alkenyl moiety, R 1 and R 2 are independently selected from methyl or ethyl moieties, R 3 is a hydroxyl, hydroxymethyl or a hydroxyethyl moiety, X is an anion which provides charge neutrality, preferred anions include: halides, preferably chloride; sulphate; and sulphonate.
• Preferred cationic detersive surfactants are mono-C 6 - 18 alkyl mono-hydroxyethyl di-methyl quaternary ammonium chlorides. Highly preferred cationic detersive surfactants are mono-C 8-10 alkyl mono-hydroxyethyl di-methyl quaternary ammonium chloride, mono-C 10-12 alkyl mono-hydroxyethyl di-methyl quaternary ammonium chloride and mono-C 10 alkyl mono-hydroxyethyl di-methyl quaternary ammonium chloride.
• Zeolite builder comprises from Owt% to 5wt% zeolite builder, preferably to 4wt%,or to 3wt%, or to 2wt%, or even to 1wt% zeolite builder.
• the composition may even be substantially free of zeolite builder; substantially free means "no deliberately added".
• Typical zeolite builders include zeolite A, zeolite P and zeolite MAP.
• the composition comprises from Owt% to 5wt% phosphate builder, preferably to 4wt%, or to 3wt%, or to 2wt%, or even to 1wt% phosphate builder.
• the composition may even be substantially free of phosphate builder; substantially free means "no deliberately added".
• a typical phosphate builder is sodium tri-polyphosphate.
• Silicate salt .
• the composition may preferably comprise from 0wt% to less than 10wt% silicate salt, preferably to 9wt%, or to 8wt%, or to 7wt%, or to 6wt%, or to 5wt%, or to 4wt%, or to 3wt%, or even to 2wt%, and preferably from above Owt%, or from 0.5wt%, or even from 1wt% silicate salt.
• a preferred silicate salt is sodium silicate.
• the composition preferably comprises bleach, preferably from 0wt% to 10wt% bleach. wherein the composition comprises from Owt% to 10wt% bleach, preferably to 9wt%, or to 8wt%, or to 7wt%, or to 6wt%, or to 5wt%, or to 4wt%, or to 3wt%, or even to 2wt%, and preferably from above Owt%, or from 0.5wt%, or even from 1wt% bleach.
• Suitable bleach includes a source of hydrogen peroxide, typically in combination with a bleach activator and/or a bleach catalyst.
• Preferred source of hydrogen peroxide includes percarbonate and/or perborate salts, more preferably sodium percarbonate, sodium perborate monohydrate, and/or sodium perborate tetrahydrate.
• the source of hydrogen peroxide, especially percarbonate salt is coated.
• Preferred coating materials are carbonate salts, sulphate salts, silicate salts including borosilicate salts, and mixtures thereof.
• Another suitable source of hydrogen peroxide is pre-formed peracid. Preferably the pre-formed peracid is coated or encapsulated.
• Preferred bleach activators include: tetraacetylthylene diamine (TAED); oxybenzene sulphonate (OBS) preferably nonanoyl oxybenzene sulphonate; nitrile quats, and mixtures thereof.
• TAED tetraacetylthylene diamine
• OBS oxybenzene sulphonate
• nitrile quats and mixtures thereof.
• Preferred bleach catalysts include: imine bleach boosters, preferably oxaziridinium bleach boosters; transition metal catalysts, bleaching enzymes; and mixtures thereof.
• Hueing dyes are formulated to deposit onto fabrics from the wash liquor so as to improve fabric whiteness perception.
• the hueing agent dye is blue or violet.
• the shading dye(s) have a peak absorption wavelength of from 550nm to 650nm, preferably from 570nm to 630nm.
• Dyes are coloured organic molecules which are soluble in aqueous media that contain surfactants. Dyes are described in 'Industrial Dyes', Wiley VCH 2002, K .Hunger (edit or). Dyes are listed in the Color Index International published by Society of Dyers and Colourists and the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists. Dyes are preferably selected from the classes of basic, acid, hydrophobic, direct and polymeric dyes, and dye-conjugates. Those skilled in the art of detergent formulation are able to select suitable hueing dyes from these publications. Polymeric hueing dyes are commercially available, for example from Milliken, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA.
• Suitable dyes are direct violet 7 , direct violet 9 , direct violet 11, direct violet 26, direct violet 31, direct violet 35, direct violet 40, direct violet 41, direct violet 51, direct violet 66, direct violet 99, acid violet 50, acid blue 9, acid violet 17, acid black 1 , acid red 17, acid blue 29, solvent violet 13, disperse violet 27 disperse violet 26, disperse violet 28, disperse violet 63 and disperse violet 77, basic blue 16, basic blue 65, basic blue 66, basic blue 67, basic blue 71, basic blue 159, basic violet 19, basic violet 35, basic violet 38, basic violet 48; basic blue 3 , basic blue 75, basic blue 95, basic blue 122, basic blue 124, basic blue 141, thiazolium dyes, reactive blue 19, reactive blue 163, reactive blue 182, reactive blue 96, Liquitint® Violet CT (Milliken, Spartanburg, USA) and Azo-CM-Cellulose (Megazyme, Bray, Republic of Ireland).
• Perfume microcapsule Preferably, the composition comprises a perfume microcapsule.
• Preferred perfume microcapsules comprise melamine formaldehyde, urea formaldehyde, urea, or mixtures thereof.
• the composition comprises a starch encapsulated perfume accord.
• the composition may comprise a fabric-softening agent.
• the fabric softening agent is selected from: clay, preferred clays are montmorilloniet clay; silicone, a preferred silicone is polydimethyl siloxane (PDMS); quaternary ammonium fabric softening compounds; and mixtures thereof.
• a highly preferred fabric softening agent is a combination of clay, especially montmorillonite clay, with silicone, especially PDMS.
• the composition may also comprise a flocculating agent in combination with the fabric-softening agent.
• a preferred flocculating agent is polyethylene oxide (PEO). PEO is especially preferred when used in combination with clay, especially montmorillonite clay.
• the composition may comprise a cationic polymer.
• Preferred cationic polymers include: cationic silicones; cationic cellulose, especially cationic hydroxyethyl cellulose; cationic polyamines; and mixtures thereof.
• Alkoxylated polyamine may comprise an alkoxylated polyamine.
• Fabric-deposition aid The composition may comprise fabric deposition aid.
• Suitable fabric-deposition aids are polysaccharides, preferably cellulosic polymers.
• Other suitable fabric-deposition aids include poly diallyl dimethyl ammonium halides (DADMAC), and co-polymers of DADMAC with vinyl pyrrolidone, acrylamides, imidazoles, imidazolinium halides, and mixtures thereof, in random or block configuration.
• DADMAC diallyl dimethyl ammonium halides
• Other suitable fabric-deposition aids include cationic guar gum, cationic cellulose such as cationic hydoxyethyl cellulose, cationic starch, cationic polyacylamides, and mixtures thereof.
• the composition typically comprises other detergent ingredients.
• Suitable detergent ingredients include: transition metal catalysts; imine bleach boosters; enzymes such as amylases, carbohydrases, cellulases, laccases, lipases, bleaching enzymes such as oxidases and peroxidases, proteases, pectate lyases and mannanases; source of peroxygen such as percarbonate salts and/or perborate salts, preferred is sodium percarbonate, the source of peroxygen is preferably at least partially coated, preferably completely coated, by a coating ingredient such as a carbonate salt, a sulphate salt, a silicate salt, borosilicate, or mixtures, including mixed salts, thereof; bleach activator such as tetraacetyl ethylene diamine, oxybenzene sulphonate bleach activators such as nonanoyl oxybenzene sulphonate, caprolactam bleach activators, imide bleach activators such as N-nonanoyl-
• composition A Composition B
• Composition C Composition D
• Linear alkyl benzene sulphonate 9w% 9wt% 12wt% 8wt%
• Alkyl ethoxyalted sulphate having an average degree of ethoxylation of from 0.5 to 3 3wt% 2wt% 1wt% 2wt%
• Cationic detersive surfactant 0.5wt% 0.5wt% 0.5wt% 0.5wt% 0.5wt% 0.5wt% Sodium sulphate 55wt% 55wt% 55wt% 55wt% 55wt% 55wt% 55wt% Sodium carbonate 8wt% 10wt% 5wt% 8wt%
• Glycerol carbonate 9wt% 12wt% 8wt%
• Oxaziridinium-based bleach catalyst 0.005wt% 0.005wt% 0.005wt% 0.005wt% 0.005wt% Sodium silicate 3w

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