WO2014139577A1 - Composition de détergent pour textile pour lavage à basse température - Google Patents

Composition de détergent pour textile pour lavage à basse température Download PDF

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WO2014139577A1
WO2014139577A1 PCT/EP2013/055285 EP2013055285W WO2014139577A1 WO 2014139577 A1 WO2014139577 A1 WO 2014139577A1 EP 2013055285 W EP2013055285 W EP 2013055285W WO 2014139577 A1 WO2014139577 A1 WO 2014139577A1
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Chris GERECKE
Thomas Merz
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Simon UITERWAAL
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C11—ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
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  • the present patent application relates to a two-component color detergent composition for use at low temperature comprising or consisting of a first component comprising (a) > 0 wt.-% to ⁇ 15 wt.-% of at least one non-ionic surfactant, and a second component comprising (b) > 0 wt.-% to ⁇ 10 wt.-% of at least one percarbonate, (c) > 0 wt.-% to ⁇ 5 wt.-% of tetraacetylethylenediamine (TAED), calculated on the total weight amount of the detergent composition.
  • TAED tetraacetylethylenediamine
  • the present application further relates to a method for preparing such two-component color detergent composition and to the use of such two-component color detergent composition for cleaning laundry items, in particular colored laundry items, preferably at a temperature of 60 °C or less, more preferably at a temperature of 40 °C or less, most preferably at a temperature of 30 °C or less.
  • two-component color detergent composition for use at low temperature comprising or consisting of a first component comprising (a) > 0 wt.-% to ⁇ 15 wt.-% of at least one non-ionic surfactant, and a second component comprising (b) > 0 wt.-% to ⁇ 10 wt.-% of at least one percarbonate, and (c) > 0 wt.-% to ⁇ 5 wt.-% of tetraacetylethylenediamine (TAED).
  • TAED tetraacetylethylenediamine
  • the weight percent (wt.-%) is calculated on the total weight amount of the final detergent composition comprising or consisting of both a first and a second component. Further, the total weight amount of all components is selected such that it does not exceed 100 wt.-%.
  • the ratio of components is parts by weight, if not otherwise stated.
  • the two-component color detergent composition is in the form of a powder or granulate. This facilitates the addition of the detergent composition of the invention into the washing machine.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for preparing a color detergent composition, which improves cleaning, in particular at temperatures below 60 °C, and prevents color transfer of the laundry.
  • the method for preparing a two-component color detergent composition according to the present application comprises the steps of
  • preparing a first component preparing a second component, combining the first and second component to obtain a two-component color detergent composition, optionally granulating the two-component color detergent composition.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for removing stain or soil from a laundry item, in particular a colored laundry item, even at low washing temperatures, as well as significantly reducing the color transfer from one laundry item to another.
  • the phrase "low temperature” refers to a temperature of 60° C or less, preferably of 40 °C or less, more preferably of 30 °C or less.
  • the phrase “laundry item” or “washing” refers to an item made from or including textiles, woven fabrics, non-woven fabrics, or knitted fabrics.
  • the laundry item can include natural or synthetic fibers such as silk fibers, linen fibers, cotton fibers, polyester fibers, polyamide fibers such as nylon, acrylic fibers, acetate fibers, and blends thereof including cotton and polyester blends.
  • the fibers can be pretreated or untreated. Exemplary treated fibers include those treated for flame retardancy.
  • the first component of the detergent composition of the invention may comprise additional ingredients such at least one builder and/or at least one complexing agent and/or at least one antifoaming agent and/or at least one pH-adjusting agent.
  • the second component of the detergent composition of the invention may comprise additional ingredients such as at least one enzyme and/or at least one anionic surfactant and/or at least one copolymer of 1 -vinylimidazole and 1 -vinyl-2- pyrrolidone.
  • anionic surfactants is optional, thus the two-component color detergent composition of the invention can be free of anionic surfactants.
  • the ratio of (b) at least one percarbonate to (c) tetraacetylethylenediamine (TAED) can be in the range of 4 : 1 to 1 : 1 , preferably in the range of 3 : 1 to 1 : 1 , more preferably in the range of 2 : 1 to 1 : 1 , most preferably in the range of 1 ,8 : 1 to 1 ,6 : 1 .
  • the ratio of the components (b) and (c) are selected such that the total weight of the detergent composition comprising or consisting of a first component and a second component does not exceed 100 wt.-%.
  • the cleaning properties of the two-component color detergent composition for use at low temperature are predominantly determined by the at least one non-ionic surfactant.
  • the nonionic alkoxylated alcohol surfactants provide for enhancing the cleaning properties of the detergent composition.
  • the nonionic alkoxylated alcohol surfactants can be used to reduce surface tension, to wet the soil particulate in order to allow penetration of the detergent composition and to separate the soil from the laundry item washed with it.
  • the at least one nonionic surfactant is a low alkoxylated alcohol surfactant containing 1 to 2 ethylene oxide groups and at least one linear or branched primary alcohol containing 8 to 18 carbon atoms.
  • composition according to the invention are alkoxylated alcohols containing 1 to 2 ethylene oxide groups (1 -2 EO), preferably 2 ethylene oxide (2 EO) groups, or mixtures thereof.
  • Preferred low ethoxylated alcohols useful in the detergent composition according to the invention are linear and/or branched primary alcohols containing 8 to 18 carbon atoms, preferably containing 1 to 2 ethylene oxide groups (1 - 2 EO), most preferred containing 2 ethylene oxide groups (2 EO), or mixtures thereof.
  • Particularly preferred low ethoxylated alcohols of the detergent composition according to the invention are, however, alcohol ethoxylates from linear alcohols of natural origin with 12 to 18 carbon atoms, e.g. from coco-, palm-, tallow- or oleyl alcohol, containing 1 to 2 ethylene oxide groups (1 -2 EO), most preferred containing 2 ethylene oxide groups (2EO), or mixtures thereof.
  • alcohol ethoxylates from linear alcohols of natural origin with 12 to 18 carbon atoms e.g. from coco-, palm-, tallow- or oleyl alcohol, containing 1 to 2 ethylene oxide groups (1 -2 EO), most preferred containing 2 ethylene oxide groups (2EO), or mixtures thereof.
  • isotridecyl alcohol containing 1 to 2 ethylene oxide groups (1 -2 EO), most preferred containing 2 ethylene oxide groups (2EO), or mixtures thereof.
  • the degrees of ethoxylation from 1 EO to 2 EO, most preferred 2 EO, mentioned above are statistical mean values, which for a special product may be either a whole number or a fractional number.
  • Preferred lower ethoxylated alcohols have a narrow homologues distribution (narrow range ethoxylates, NRE).
  • the nonionic low alkoxylated alcohol surfactant containing 1 to 2 alkylene oxide units can be provided in the first component of the detergent composition in an amount of > 1 wt.-% to ⁇ 65 wt.-%, preferably > 1 wt.-% to ⁇ 45 wt.-%, further preferred >1 wt.-% to ⁇ 35 wt.-%, also preferred >1 wt.-% to ⁇ 25 wt.-%,
  • >2 wt.-% to ⁇ 20 wt.-%, in addition preferred >3 wt.-% to ⁇ 15 wt.-%, more preferred >4 wt.-% to ⁇ 10 wt.-% and most preferred >5 wt.-% to ⁇ 8 wt.-% based on the total weight of the detergent composition.
  • Preferred higher ethoxylated alcohols useful in the detergent composition according to the invention are linear and/or branched alcohols containing 8 to 18 carbon atoms and 3 to 40 ethylene oxide groups (3-40 EO), preferably 6 to 30 ethylene oxide groups (6-30 EO), further preferred 7 to 20 ethylene oxide groups (7-20 EO), more preferred 8 to 10 ethylene oxide groups (8-10 EO), and most preferred 8 ethylene oxide groups (8EO), or mixtures thereof.
  • Particularly preferred higher ethoxylated alcohols of the detergent composition according to the invention are, however, alcohol ethoxylates from linear or branched alcohols of natural origin with 12 to 18 carbon atoms, e.g. from coco-, palm-, tallow- or oleyl alcohol, containing 3 to 40 ethylene oxide groups (3-40 EO), preferably 6 to 30 ethylene oxide groups (6-30 EO), further preferred 7 to 20 ethylene oxide groups (7-20 EO), more preferred 8 to 10 ethylene oxide groups (8- 10 EO), and most preferred 8 ethylene oxide groups (8 EO), or mixtures thereof.
  • most preferred is isotridecyl alcohol containing 6 EO to 14 EO, preferably 7 EO to 10 EO, and most preferred 8 EO, or mixtures thereof.
  • the nonionic higher alkoxylated alcohol surfactant containing 3 to 40 alkylene oxide units can be provided in the first component of the detergent composition in an amount of > 0 wt.-% to ⁇ 60 wt.-%, preferably >1 wt.-% to ⁇ 55 wt.-%, further preferred >3 wt.-% to ⁇ 50 wt.-%, also preferred >5 wt.-% to ⁇ 40 wt.-%,
  • the two-component color detergent composition of the invention may include additional ingredients or forms of ingredients found in laundry detergents such as the following: Additional Surfactant Component
  • the additional surfactant component provides for enhancing the cleaning properties of the detergent composition.
  • the surfactant component can be used to reduce surface tension and wet the soil particulate to allow penetration of the use solution and separation of the soil.
  • the surfactant component can include anionic surfactants, nonionic surfactants other than the nonionic lower alkoxylated alcohol surfactants and the nonionic higher alkoxylated alcohol surfactants mentioned above, amphoteric surfactants and mixtures thereof.
  • Further surfactants include ethoxylated long chain fatty acid amides wherein the fatty acid has 8-20 carbon atoms and the amide group is ethoxylated with 1 -20 ethylene oxide units.
  • a further class of nonionic surfactants which can be used as ingredients of the detergent composition according to the invention, is that of alkyl polyglycosides (APG).
  • APG alkyl polyglycosides
  • Suitable alkyl polyglycosides satisfy the general Formula RO(G)z where R is a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated aliphatic radical containing 8 to 22 carbon atoms, preferably containing 12 to 18 carbon atoms, and G represents a glycose unit containing 5 or 6 carbon atoms.
  • the degree of oligomerization z is a whole or fractional number between 1 .0 and 4.0 and preferably is between 1 .1 and 1 .4.
  • Silicone containing nonionic surfactants such as the commercially available ABIL B8852 ® or Silwet 7602 ® , can also be used.
  • An exemplary silicone-containing surfactant is silicone polybutane.
  • amine oxide surfactants include: dimethyldodecylamine oxide, dimethyltetradecylamine oxide; ethylmethyltetradecylamine oxide,
  • cetyldimethylamine oxide dimethylstearylamine oxide, cetylethylpropylamine oxide, diethyldodecylamine oxide, diethyltetradecylamine oxide,
  • dipropyldodecylamine oxide lauryl dimethyl amine oxide, bis-(2- hydroxyethyl)dodecylamine oxide, bis-(2-hydroxyethyl)-3-dodecoxy-1 - hydroxypropylamine oxide, (2-hydroxypropyl)methyltetradecylamine oxide, dimethyloleyamine oxide, dimethyl-(2-hydroxydodecyl)amine oxide, and the corresponding decyl, hexadecyl and octadecyl homologues of the above compounds.
  • Additional nitrogen-containing surfactants include ethoxylated primary alkyl amines where the alkyl group has 10-20 carbon atoms and the amine is ethoxylated with 2-20 ethylene oxide units.
  • non- ionic surfactants derived from the condensation of ethylene oxide with the product resulting from the reaction of propylene oxide and ethylene diamine are also useful.
  • non- ionic surfactants derived from the condensation of ethylene oxide with the product resulting from the reaction of propylene oxide and ethylene diamine are also useful.
  • Suitable nonionic surfactants include the polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene condensates, which are sold by BASF under the trade name Pluronic ® , polyoxy ethylene condensates of aliphatic alcohols/ethylene oxide condensates having from 1 to 30 moles of ethylene oxide per mole of coconut alcohol; ethoxylated long chain alcohols sold by Shell Chemical Co.
  • Neodol ® polyoxyethylene condensates of sorbitan fatty acids, alkanolamides, such as the monoalkoanolamides, dialkanolamides and the ethoxylated alkanolamides, for example coconut monoethanolamide, lauric isopropanolamide and lauric diethanolamide, and amine oxides, for example dodecyldimethylamine oxide.
  • alkanolamides such as the monoalkoanolamides, dialkanolamides and the ethoxylated alkanolamides, for example coconut monoethanolamide, lauric isopropanolamide and lauric diethanolamide
  • amine oxides for example dodecyldimethylamine oxide.
  • non-ionic surfactants include alkylphenol alkoxylates and amine oxides such as alkyl dimethylamine oxide or bis (2-hydroxyethyl)alkylamine oxide.
  • the additional nonionic surfactants can be provided in the first component of the detergent composition according to the invention in an amount of > 0 wt.-% to ⁇ 30 wt.-%, preferably > 1 wt.-% to ⁇ 25 wt.-%, further preferred > 5 wt.-% to ⁇ 20 wt.- %, and more preferred >10 wt.-% to ⁇ 15 wt.-%, based on the total weight of the detergent composition.
  • the first component of the detergent composition according to the invention is preferably free of anionic surfactants.
  • anionic surfactants that can be used include organic carboxylates, organic sulfonates, organic sulfates, organic phosphates, in particular linear alkylaryl sulfonates, alkylarylcarboxylates, and alkylarylphosphates.
  • the detergent composition according to the invention is free of phosphates and/or phosphonates and/or anionic surfactants and/or
  • the anionic surfactants can be provided in the second component of the detergent composition in an amount of > 0 wt.-% to ⁇ 30 wt.-%, preferably > 1 wt.-% to ⁇ 25 wt.-%, further preferred > 5 wt.-% to ⁇ 20 wt.-%, and more preferred >1 0 wt.-% to ⁇ 1 5 wt.- %, based on the total weight of the detergent composition.
  • the detergent compositions also comprises a cationic surfactant or an amphoteric surfactant, wherein the cationic or amphoteric surfactant is present in a concentration of > 1 wt.-% to ⁇ 20 wt.-%, preferably > 2 wt.-% to ⁇ 1 5 wt.-% and more preferably > 3 wt.-% to ⁇ 1 2% wt.-%>, based on the total weight of the detergent composition.
  • the first component of the detergent composition according to the invention is free of cationic surfactants.
  • Suitable cationic surfactants include quaternary ammonium compounds having the formula of RR'R"R"'N + X + , where R, R', R" and R'" independently from another represent a Ci-C 24 alkyl, aryl or arylalkyl group that can optionally contain one or more P, O, S or N heteroatoms, and X is F, CI, Br, I or an alkyl sulfate.
  • Additional preferred cationic surfactants include ethoxylated and/or propoxylated alkyl amines, diamines, or triamines.
  • Each of R, R', R" and R'" can independently include, individually or in combination, substituents including 6 to 24 carbon atoms, preferably 14 to 24 carbon atoms, and more preferably 16 to 24 carbon atoms.
  • Each of R, R', R" and R'" can independently be linear, cyclic, branched, saturated, or unsaturated. Any two of R, R', R" and R'" can form a cyclic group. Any one to three of R, R, R" and R'" can independently be hydrogen.
  • X is a counter ion and preferably is a non-fluoride counter ion, more preferably selected form chloride, bromide, methosulfate, ethosulfate, sulfate, and phosphate.
  • the quaternary ammonium compound includes alkyl ethoxylated and/or propoxylated quaternary ammonium salts (or amines).
  • the alkyl group preferably contains between 6 and 22 carbon atoms and can be saturated and/or unsaturated.
  • the degree of ethoxylation is preferably between 2 and 20, and/or the degree of propoxylation is preferably between 0 and 30.
  • the quaternary ammonium compound includes an alkyl group with 6 to 22 carbon atoms and a degree of ethoxylation between 2 and 20.
  • a preferred cationic surfactant is commercially available under the name Berol 563 ® from Akzo-Nobel.
  • amphoteric surfactants examples include capryloamphopropionate, disodium lauryl B-iminodipropionate, cocoamphocarboxypropionate and disodium octylimino dipropionate.
  • amphoteric surfactants can be provided in the composition in an amount of > 0 wt.-% to ⁇ 30 wt.-%, preferably > 1 wt.-% to ⁇ 25 wt.-%, further preferred > 5 wt.- % to ⁇ 20 wt.-%, and more preferred >10 wt.-% to ⁇ 15 wt.-%, based on the total weight of the detergent composition.
  • the detergent composition according to the invention is preferably free of amphoteric surfactants.
  • the detergent composition may further comprises at least one source of alkalinity.
  • the at least one source of alkalinity can be any source of alkalinity that is compatible with the other components of the detergent composition.
  • Exemplary sources of alkalinity include alkali metal hydroxides, alkali metal salts, phosphates, amines, and mixtures thereof.
  • the detergent composition according to the invention can be adjusted by adding the at least one source of alkalinity so that a pH-value of > 8 and ⁇ 10, preferably of > 8.2 and ⁇ 9.8, more preferably of > 8.3 and ⁇ 9.7, even more preferably of > 8.4 and ⁇ 9.6, further preferred of > 8.6 and ⁇ 9.5, most preferred of > 8.8 and ⁇ 9.3 is achieved.
  • exemplary alkali metal hydroxides include sodium hydroxide, potassium
  • hydroxide hydroxide
  • lithium hydroxide lithium hydroxide
  • most preferred is sodium hydroxide.
  • Exemplary alkali metal salts include sodium carbonate, lithium carbonate, potassium carbonate, and mixtures thereof.
  • Exemplary phosphates include sodium pyrophosphate, potassium pyrophosphate, and mixtures thereof.
  • Exemplary amines include alkanolamines, preferably selected from the group consisting of triethanolamine, monoethanolamine, diethanolamine, and mixtures thereof.
  • the source of alkalinity preferably an alkali metal hydroxide
  • the detergent composition of the present invention can comprise zeolites.
  • the amount of zeolites can be > 2 wt.-% to ⁇ 40 wt.-%, preferably > 10 wt.-% to ⁇ 35 wt.-%, further preferred > 15 wt.-% to ⁇ 30 wt.-%, and more preferred > 20 wt.-% to ⁇ 25 wt.-%, based on the total weight of the detergent composition.
  • Zeolite A and/or P are preferred.
  • a particularly preferred zeolite P is zeolite
  • MAP ® (a commercial product of Crosfield).
  • zeolites X as well as mixtures of A, X and/or P are also suitable.
  • Commercially available and preferred in the context of the present invention is, for example, a co-crystallizate of zeolite X and zeolite A (ca. 80 wt. % zeolite X), which is marketed under the name of
  • Suitable zeolites have a mean particle size of less than 10 pm(volume distribution, as measured by the Coulter Counter Method) and preferably comprise >18% to ⁇ 22% by weight of bound water.
  • the detergent composition according to the invention is free of zeolites.
  • the detergent composition according to the invention may comprises a corrosion inhibitor selected from the group consisting of silicate, calcium acetate, calcium chloride, calcium gluconate, calcium phosphate, calcium borate, calcium
  • silicates include sodium metasilicates, sesquisilicates, orthosilicates, potassium silicates, and mixtures thereof. However, most preferred is sodium silicate.
  • the amount of corrosion inhibitor when present, is > 1 wt.-% to ⁇ 20 wt.-%, preferably > 2 wt.-% to ⁇ 18 wt.-%, further preferred > 4 wt.-% to ⁇ 15 wt.-%, and more preferred > 6 wt.-% to ⁇ 10 wt.-%, based on the total weight of the detergent composition.
  • the detergent composition according to the invention is free of corrosion inhibitors.
  • Additional corrosion inhibitors which may optionally be added to the composition of this invention include metal salts of magnesium and/or zinc.
  • the metal ions are provided in water-soluble form.
  • useful water-soluble forms of magnesium and zinc ions are the chlorides, nitrates and sulfates of the respective metals.
  • carboxylated polymer may generically be categorized as water-soluble carboxylic acid polymers such as polyacrylic and polymethacrylic acids or vinyl addition polymers.
  • maleic anhydride copolymers with vinyl acetate, styrene, ethylene, isobutylene, acrylic acid and vinyl ethers are useful examples.
  • the molecular weight of these polymers may vary over a broad range although it is preferred to use polymers having an average molecular weight from 1 ,000 up to 1 ,000, 000, more preferably from 1 ,000 up to 100,000, most preferably from 1 ,000 up to 10,000.
  • a hydrotrope component is optional in the detergent composition according to the invention and can be omitted if it is not needed for stabilizing the surfactant component.
  • the detergent according to the invention is preferably free of a hydrotrope component.
  • a hydrotrope component can be used to stabilize the surfactant(s).
  • hydrotropes examples include the sodium, potassium, ammonium and alkanol ammonium salts of xylene, toluene, ethylbenzoate, isopropylbenzene, naphthalene, alkyl naphthalene sulfonates, phosphate esters of alkoxylated alkyl phenols, phosphate esters of alkoxylated alcohols, short chain (Ci to C 8 ) alkyl polyglycosides, sodium, potassium and ammonium salts of the alkyl sarcosinates, salts of cumene sulfonates, amino propionates, diphenyl oxides, and disulfonates.
  • the hydrotropes are useful in maintaining the organic materials including the surfactant(s) readily dispersed in the aqueous cleaning solution.
  • the hydrotrope component can be provided in combination with the corrosion inhibitor in an amount sufficient to stabilize the surfactant component.
  • a hydrotrope component can be provided in an amount of > 1 wt.-% to ⁇ 20 wt.-%, preferably > 2 wt.-% to ⁇ 1 5 wt.-%, further preferred > 4 wt.-% to ⁇ 1 0 wt.-%, and more preferred > 6 wt.-% to ⁇ 8 wt.-%, based on the weight of the corrosion inhibitor of the detergent composition according to the present invention.
  • the detergent composition according to the invention is preferably free of chelant component.
  • the detergent composition of the invention can comprise a chelant that exhibits soil removal properties when used at alkaline conditions.
  • the chelant component is provided for tying up metals in the soil to assist in cleaning and detergency.
  • the chelant component can be provided in the composition in an amount of > 1 wt.-% to ⁇ 30 wt.-%, preferably > 2 wt.-% to ⁇ 20 wt.-%, further preferred > 4 wt.-% to ⁇ 1 0 wt.-%, and more preferred > 6 wt.-% to ⁇ 8 wt.-%, based on the total weight of the composition.
  • the chelant component can include mixtures of different chelants.
  • Exemplary chelants that can be used according to the invention include
  • EDTA ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid
  • HEDTA hydroxyethyl ethylene diamine triacetic acid
  • NT A salts of nitrilotriacetic acid
  • DEG diethanolglycine sodium salt
  • EDG ethanoldiglycine disodium salt
  • Exemplary salts of ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid include disodium salts, tetrasodium salts, diammonium salts, and trisodium salts.
  • An exemplary salt of hydroxyethyl ethylene diamine triacetic acid is the trisodium salt.
  • Suitable hydroxymonocarboxylic acid compounds include, but are not limited to, citric acid; propionic acid; gluconic acid; glycolic acid;
  • glucoheptanoic acid succinic acid; lactic acid; methyllactic acid; 2- hydroxybutanoic acid; mandelic acid; atrolactic acid; phenyllactic acid; glyeric acid; 2,3, 4-trihydroxybutanoic acid; alpha hydro xylauric acid; benzillic acid; isocitric acid; citramalic acid; agaricic acid; quinic acid; uronic acids, including glucuronic acid, glucuronolactonic acid, galaturonic acid, and galacturonolactonic acid;
  • hydroxymonocarboxylic acid compounds include citric acid; propionic acid;
  • gluconic acid glycolic acid; glucoheptanoic acid; and succinic acid.
  • Suitable hydroxydicarboxylic acid compounds include, but are not limited to, tartronic acid ; malic acid; tartaric acid; arabiraric acid; ribaric acid; xylaric acid; lyxaric acid;
  • hydroxydicarboxylic acid compounds include tartaric acid as well as ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid.
  • the detergent composition according to the invention may comprise foam inhibitors.
  • foam inhibitors are, for example,
  • the amount of foam inhibitors can be > 1 wt.-% to ⁇ 10 wt.-%, preferably > 2 wt.-% to ⁇ 9 wt.-%, further preferred > 3 wt.-% to ⁇ 6 wt.-%, and more preferred > 4 wt.-% to ⁇ 5 wt.-%, based on the total weight of the detergent composition.
  • foam inhibitors for example mixtures of silicones, paraffins or waxes, may also be used.
  • the detergent composition according to the invention may comprise dispersion agents.
  • a dispersion agent can be provided in the composition in an amount of > 1 wt.-% to ⁇ 20 wt.- %, preferably > 2 wt.-% to ⁇ 15 wt.-%, further preferred > 4 wt.- % to ⁇ 10 wt.-%, and more preferred > 6 wt.-% to ⁇ 8 wt.-%, based on the total weight of the detergent composition.
  • the dispersion agent can include mixtures of different dispersion agent.
  • Suitable dispersion agents are polycarboxylic acids, particularly malic acid, tartaric acid, citric acid and sugar acids, monomeric and polymeric aminopolycarboxylic acids, particularly methylglycinediacetic acid, nitrilotriacetic acid and
  • ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid as well as polyaspartic acid, polyphosphonic acids, particularly aminotris(methylene-phosphonic acid),
  • diposphoric acid and 1 -hydroxyethane-1 ,1 -diphosphonic acid polymeric hydroxyl compounds such as dextrin as well as (poly)-carboxylic acids, particularly those polycarboxylates obtained from the oxidation of polysaccharides or dextrins, polymeric acrylic acids, methacrylic acids, maleic acids and mixed polymers thereof, which can comprise small amounts of copolymerized polymerizable substances exempt from carboxylic acid functionality.
  • the average molecular weight of the homopolymers of unsaturated carboxylic acids is generally between 5,000 and 200,000 and that of the copolymers between 2,000 and 200,000, preferably 50,000 to 120,000, each based on the free acid.
  • Particularly preferred is an acrylic acid-maleic acid copolymer having an average molecular weight of 50,000 to 100,000.
  • Suitable, yet less preferred dispersion agents of this class are copolymers of acrylic acid or methacrylic acid with vinyl ethers, such as vinyl methyl ethers, vinyl esters, ethylene, propylene and styrene, in which the content of the acid is at least 50 wt. %.
  • vinyl ethers such as vinyl methyl ethers, vinyl esters, ethylene, propylene and styrene, in which the content of the acid is at least 50 wt. %.
  • Terpolymers which comprise two unsaturated acids and/or their salts as monomers as well as vinyl alcohol and/or an esterified vinyl alcohol or a
  • carbohydrate can also be used as water-soluble organic builders.
  • the first acid monomer or its salt is derived from a monoethylenically unsaturated C 3 - Cs-carboxylic acid and preferably from a C 3 -C 4 -monocarboxylic acid, particularly from (meth)acrylic acid.
  • the second monomer or its salt can be a derivative of a C 4 -C 8 -dicarboxylic acid, maleic acid being particularly preferred, and/or a derivative of an allyl sulfonic acid, which is substituted in the 2-position with an alkyl or aryl radical.
  • These types of polymers generally have an average molecular weight between 1000 and 200,000. Further preferred copolymers are those, which have acrolein and acrylic
  • the detergent composition according to the invention is preferably free of other additives. However, other additives may be included in the composition according to the present invention if considered necessary.
  • Exemplary additional agents include anti-redeposition agents, optical brighteners, sequestrates, builders, water conditioning agents, oil and water repellant agents, color fastness agents, starch/sizing agents, fabric softening agents, souring agents, iron controlling agents, antimicrobials, fungicides, UV absorbers and/or fragrances, and the like.
  • the detergent composition according to the invention may also comprises an enzyme material.
  • the enzyme material can be selected from proteases, amylases, lipases, cellulases, peroxidases, and mixtures thereof.
  • the enzyme material can be present in said composition in a concentration of from 0.001 wt.-% to 3 wt.-%, based on the total weight of the detergent composition.
  • Dyes may be included to alter the appearance of the composition, as for example, Direct Blue 86 ® (Miles), Fastusol Blue ® (Mobay Chemical Corp.), Acid Orange 7 ® (American Cyanamid), Basic Violet 10 ® (Sandoz), Acid Yellow 23 ® (GAF), Acid Yellow 17 ® (Sigma Chemical), Sap Green ® (Keyston Analine and Chemical), Metanil Yellow ® (Keystone Analine and Chemical), Acid Blue 9 ® (Hilton Davis), Sandolan Blue/ Acid Blue 182 ®
  • Direct Blue 86 ® Miles
  • Fastusol Blue ® Mobay Chemical Corp.
  • Acid Orange 7 ® American Cyanamid
  • Basic Violet 10 ® Sandoz
  • Acid Yellow 23 ® GAF
  • Acid Yellow 17 ® Sigma Chemical
  • Sap Green ® Keyston Analine and Chemical
  • Metanil Yellow ® Keystone Analine and Chemical
  • Acid Blue 9 ® Hilton Davis
  • Fragrances or perfumes that may be included in the compositions include, for example, terpenoids such as citronellol, aldehydes such as amyl cinnamaldehyde, a jasmine such as CIS-jasmine or jasmal, vanillin, and the like.
  • preferred dyes and odorants include one or more blue dyes, which can be employed at concentrations up to 1 wt-%.
  • Anti-Redeposition Agents include one or more blue dyes, which can be employed at concentrations up to 1 wt-%.
  • Anti-redeposition agents can be used to facilitate sustaining a suspension of soils in solution and reduce the tendency of the soils to be redeposited onto a substrate from which they have been removed.
  • anti-redeposition agents include fatty acid amides, fluorocarbon surfactants, complex phosphate esters, styrene maleic anhydride copolymers, and cellulosic derivatives such as carboxymethyl cellulose, hydroxyethyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, and the like.
  • Specific exemplary anti-redeposition agents include styrene maleic anhydride copolymers, sodium tripolyphosphate, sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, polyvinylpyrrolidone, acrylic acid polymers, and maleic/olefmic copolymers.
  • the amount of anti-redeposition agents can be > 0.1 wt.-% to ⁇ 10 wt.-%, preferably > 0.2 wt.-% to ⁇ 5 wt.-%, further preferred > 0.3 wt.-% to ⁇ 1 wt.-%, and more preferred > 0.4 wt.-% to ⁇ 0.5 wt.-%, based on the total weight of the composition.
  • Optical brighteners referred to as fluorescent whitening agents or fluorescent brightening agents, provide optical compensation for the yellow cast in fabric substrates. With optical brighteners, yellowing is replaced by light emitted from optical brighteners present in the area commensurate in scope with yellow color. The violet to blue light supplied by the optical brighteners combines with other light reflected from the location to provide a substantially complete or enhanced bright white appearance. The brightener produces this additional light through
  • Optical brighteners can absorb light in the ultraviolet range (e.g. 275-400 nm) and can emit light in the ultraviolet blue spectrum (e.g. 400-500 nm).
  • Fluorescent compounds belonging to the optical brightener family are typically aromatic or aromatic heterocyclic materials often containing condensed ring systems. An important feature of these compounds is the presence of an uninterrupted chain of conjugated double bonds associated with an aromatic ring. The number of such conjugated double bonds is dependent on substituents as well as the planarity of the fluorescent part of the molecule.
  • Most brightener compounds are derivatives of stilbene or 4,4'-diamino stilbene, biphenyl, five-membered heterocycles (triazoles, oxazoles, imidazoles, etc.) or six- membered heterocycles (cumarins, naphthalamides, triazines, etc.).
  • the choice of optical brighteners for use in a detergent composition will depend upon a number of factors, such as the type of detergent, the nature of other components present in the detergent composition, the temperature of the wash water, the degree of agitation, and the ratio of the material washed to the tub size.
  • the brightener selection is also dependent upon the type of material to be cleaned, e.g. cottons, synthetics, etc.. Since most laundry detergent products are used to clean a variety of fabrics, the detergent composition may contain a mixture of brighteners, which are effective for a variety of fabrics. It is of course necessary that the individual components of such a brightener mixture be compatible.
  • optical brighteners which may be useful in a detergent composition according to the present invention can be classified into subgroups, which include, but are not necessarily limited to, derivatives of stilbene, pyrazoline, coumarin, carboxylic acid, methinecyanines, dibenzothiophene-5,5-dioxide, azoles, 5- and 6- membered-ring heterocycles and other miscellaneous agents.
  • Stilbene derivatives which may be useful in the present invention include, but are not necessarily limited to, derivatives of bis(triazinyl)amino-stilbene; bisacylamino derivatives of stilbene; triazole derivatives of stilbene; oxadiazole derivatives of stilbene; oxazole derivatives of stilbene; and styryl derivatives of stilbene.
  • Preferred optical brighteners include stilbene derivatives.
  • Optical brighteners that can suitably be used are 4,4'-bis-(2-sulostyryl)biphenyl (CBS- X) and/or 4,4'-bis-[(4,6-di-anilino-s-triazin-2-yl)-amino]-2,2'- stilbenedisulfonate (DMS-X).
  • the amount of optical brighteners can be > 0.1 wt.-% to ⁇ 2 wt.-%, and more preferred > 0.2 wt.-% to ⁇ 1 wt.-%, based on the total weight of the detergent composition.
  • the detergent composition for low temperature washing of the invention can include a sequestrant.
  • a sequestrant is a molecule capable of coordinating (i.e., binding) the metal ions commonly found in natural water to prevent the metal ions from interfering with the action of the other detersive ingredients of a cleaning composition.
  • Some chelating/sequestering agents can also function as a threshold agent when included in an effective amount.
  • sequestrants can be used including, for example, organic phosphonate, aminocarboxylic acid, condensed phosphate, inorganic builder, polymeric polycarboxylate, and mixtures thereof. Such sequestrants and builders are commercially available.
  • Suitable condensed phosphates include sodium and potassium orthophosphate, sodium and potassium pyrophosphate, sodium and potassium tripolyphosphate, sodium hexametaphosphate, preferably of tripolyphosphate.
  • composition of the invention includes as sequestrant or builder condensed phosphate and polyacrylate, or sodium tripolyphosphate and polyacrylate.
  • the builder can include an organic phosphonate, such as an organic-phosphonic acid and alkali metal salts thereof.
  • the sequestrant can be or include an aminocarboxylic acid type sequestrant. Suitable aminocarboxylic acid type sequestrants include the acids or alkali metal salts thereof, e.g. amino acetates and salts thereof. Some examples include N-hydroxyethylaminodiacetic acid; hydro xyethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA);
  • MGDA methylglycinediacetic acid
  • HEIDA 2-hydroxyethyliminodiacetic acid
  • EDTA ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
  • HEDTA N-hydroxyethyl-ethylenediaminetriacetic acid
  • DTPA diethylenetriammepentaacetic acid
  • Preferred amino carboxylates include the sodium salt of EDTA, MGDA, and HEIDA.
  • An exemplary sequestrant or builder that can be used includes iminodisuccinic acid (IDS) and salts of iminodisuccinic acid.
  • IDS iminodisuccinic acid
  • Such sequestrants are desirable because they are generally considered to be more environmentally friendly compared with other sequestrants.
  • the sequestrant and/or builder are optional components.
  • the sequestrant and/or builder can be provided in an amount of > 1 wt.-% to ⁇ 30 wt.-
  • % preferably > 2 wt.-% to ⁇ 20 wt.-%, further preferred > 4 wt.-% to ⁇ 10 wt.-%, and more preferred > 6 wt.-% to ⁇ 8 wt.-%, based on the weight of the detergent composition.
  • Exemplary color fastness agents that can be used include polyvinyl pyrrolidone and quaternary amines. It should be understood that the color fastness agents are optional, but when they are used, they can be used in the detergent composition of the invention in amounts of > 0.1 wt.-% to ⁇ 10 wt.-%, preferably > 0.2 wt.-% to ⁇ 5 wt.-%, further preferred > 0.3 wt.-% to ⁇ 3 wt.-%, and more preferred > 0.5 wt.-% to ⁇ 1 wt.-%, based on the total weight of the detergent composition.
  • the detergent composition of the invention can include softening agents.
  • Exemplary softening agents include quaternary ammonium compounds such as alkylated quaternary ammonium compounds, cyclic quaternary ammonium compounds, aromatic quaternary ammonium compounds, diquaternary
  • alkylated quaternary ammonium compounds include ammonium compounds having an alkyl group containing between 6 and 24 carbon atoms.
  • Exemplary alkylated quaternary ammonium compounds include monoalkyl trimethyl quaternary ammonium compounds, monomethyl trialkyl quaternary ammonium compounds, and dialkyl dimethyl quaternary ammonium compounds. Examples of alkylated quaternary ammonium compounds that are commercially available are Adogen ® , Arosurf ® , Variquat ® , and Varisoft ® .
  • the alkyl group can be a C 8 - C 22 group or a C 8 -C-
  • exemplary cyclic quaternary ammonium compounds include imidazolinium quaternary ammonium compounds and are commercially available under the name Varisoft ® .
  • Exemplary aromatic quaternary ammonium compounds include dimethyl alkyl benzyl quaternary ammonium compounds, monomethyl dialkyl benzyl quaternary ammonium compounds, trimethyl benzyl quaternary ammonium compounds, and trialkyl benzyl quaternary ammonium compounds.
  • the alkyl group can contain between 6 and 24 carbon atoms, preferably between 10 and 18 carbon atoms, and can be a stearyl group or a hydrogenated tallow group.
  • Exemplary aromatic quaternary ammonium compounds are available under the names Variquat ® and Varisoft ® .
  • the aromatic quaternary ammonium compounds can include multiple benzyl groups.
  • Diquatemary ammonium compounds include those compounds that have at least two quaternary ammonium groups.
  • An exemplary diquatemary ammonium compound is N-tallow pentamethyl propane diammonium dichloride and is available under the name Adogen 477 ® .
  • Exemplary alkoxylated quaternary ammonium compounds include methyldialkoxy alkyl quaternary ammonium compounds, trialkoxy alkyl quaternary ammonium compounds, trialkoxy methyl quaternary ammonium compounds, dimethyl alkoxy alkyl quaternary ammonium compounds, and trimethyl alkoxy quaternary ammonium compounds.
  • the quaternary ammonium compounds can include any counter ion that allows the component to be used in a manner that imparts fabric-softening properties.
  • Exemplary counter ions include chloride, methyl sulfate, ethyl sulfate, and sulfate.
  • the softening agents are optional components and need not be present in the detergent composition according to the invention.
  • fabric softening agents When fabric softening agents are incorporated into the composition of the invention, they can be included in amounts of > 1 wt.-% to ⁇ 20 wt.-%, preferably > 2 wt.-% to ⁇ 18 wt.-%, further preferred > 4 wt.-% to ⁇ 15 wt.-%, and more preferred > 5 wt.-% to ⁇ 10 wt.-%, based on the total weight of the detergent composition. pH Adjusting Agent
  • the pH value of the detergent composition according to the invention can be adjusted by adding a pH adjusting agent and/or can be provided as a result of a carryover effect, if present, from a prior washing process step.
  • the pH of the detergent composition according to the invention can be provided as a result of components in the first and second component of the detergent composition.
  • the detergent composition according to the invention can be provided with a pH that favors cleaning.
  • the pH of the first and second component can be adjusted by the introduction of a pH adjusting agent that can be an acid or a base.
  • the pH adjusting agent When used to increase the pH, it can be referred to as an alkaline agent.
  • exemplary alkaline agents that can be used have already been mentioned above and referred to as "source of alkalinity".
  • an acidifying agent When the pH adjusting agent is used to lower the pH, it can be referred to as an acidifying agent.
  • exemplary acidifying agents include inorganic acids, organic acids, and mixtures of inorganic acids and organic acids.
  • Exemplary inorganic acids that can be used include mineral acids such as sulfuric acid, nitric acid, hydrochloric acid, and phosphoric acid.
  • Exemplary organic acids that can be used include carboxylic acids including monocarboxylic acids and polycarboxcylic acids such as dicarboxcylic acids.
  • Exemplary carboxylic acids include aliphatic and aromatic carboxylic acids.
  • Exemplary aliphatic carboxylic acids include acetic acid, formic acid, halogen-containing carboxylic acids such as chloroacetic carboxylic acid, and modified carboxylic acids containing side groups such as -OH, -R, -OR, - (EO)x, -(PO)x, -NH 2 , and -N0 2 wherein R is a Ci to C-m alkyl group.
  • Exemplary aromatic carboxylic acids include benzoic carboxylic acid and salicylic carboxylic acid.
  • Additional exemplary organic acids include oxalic acid, phthlaic acid, sebacic acid, adipic acid, citric acid, maleic acid, and modified forms thereof containing side groups including halogen, -OH, -R, -OR, -(EO) x , -(PO) x , -NH 2 , and -N0 2 wherein R is a Ci to do alkyl group. It should be understood that the subscript "x" refers to repeating units.
  • Additional exemplary organic acids include fatty acids such as aliphatic fatty acids and aromatic fatty acids.
  • Additional acidic pH adjusting agents include carbon dioxide and ozone.
  • the pH can be adjusted by adding the pH adjusting agent and/or by allowing the pH adjusting agent to cause a pH shift.
  • the pH adjusting agent can be formed in situ by reaction and/or the pH adjusting agent can be coated and, once the coating is degraded, the pH adjusting agent can become exposed to the composition of first and/or second component.
  • the detergent composition according to the invention is free of phosphonates and/or phosphates and/or ethylenediamine tetraacetate (EDTA) and/or anionic surfactants and/or alkylbenzenesulfonate and/or nitromusks and/or polycyclic musks.
  • EDTA ethylenediamine tetraacetate
  • the detergent composition according to the invention does not comprise any peroxo compound other than the at least one percarbonate.
  • a particularly preferred detergent composition according to the present invention consists of the following ingredients: modified sodium aluminiumsilicate 21 wt.-%
  • alkylpolyethylenglycolether 0,62 wt.-%
  • the two-component color detergent composition according to the present application can be prepared by a process comprising the steps of
  • Flushing can include contacting the laundry item with a flushing composition.
  • flushing is the initial wetting step in the machine that carries out the washing procedure.
  • a method of cleaning laundry can include flushing one, two, or more times.
  • Conventional flushing compositions are water (e.g., soft or tap water). In conventional systems, flushing can separate loose soil from and wet a laundry item, but little more.
  • Flushing can be referred to as presoaking, preflushing, or prewashing.
  • flushing includes or can be contacting the laundry item with a penetrant composition.
  • contacting with a penetrant composition precedes contact of the laundry item with any composition other than water.
  • Draining includes removing a cleaning, flushing, or other composition from the laundry item, for example, by gravity and/or centrifugal force. Draining can follow sudsing. Draining can occur between repeats of flushing.
  • Rinsing can include contacting the laundry item with a rinse composition suitable for removing remaining cleaning (sudsing and/or bleach) composition.
  • the rinse composition can, for example, be water (e.g., soft or tap water), a sour rinse, or a rinse including a softener.
  • a method of cleaning laundry can include one, two, three, or more rinses. Rinsing can follow sudsing.
  • Extracting can include removing a rinse composition from the laundry item, typically with centrifugal force. Extracting can follow one or more rinsing cycles.
  • the laundry item can be processed in a laundry washing machine like a washer extractor or a tunnel washer.
  • a washer extractor that can be used includes a drum having an interior for holding laundry, a motor constructed and arranged for rotating the drum, a water inlet for introducing water into the drum interior, a chemical inlet for introducing chemicals into the drum interior, a drain for allowing fluid to drain from the drum interior, and a processing unit constructed for operating the washer extractor.
  • a tunnel washer consists of several compartments that are arranged in a tunnellike construction. The laundry remains in each compartment for a certain time and then is transported to the next compartment by top-transfer or bottom-transfer. Each compartment can be connected to a dosing unit that allows the addition of one or more detergent components. In this way, the first component and the second component, as well as other chemicals for the treatment of the laundry, can be added independently into various compartments of the tunnel washer.
  • the method for treating laundry can be provided for a commercial and/or industrial laundry washing apparatus and can be provided in a residential and/or home laundry washing machine.
  • a tunnel washer, also called a continuous batch washer, is an industrial laundry machine designed specifically to handle heavy loads.
  • laundry washing machines are capable of handling the method for treating laundry according to the invention.
  • Many commercial and industrial laundry washing machines are computer programmable, and computer programs can be provided to operate the machines according to the invention.
  • machines can be made available to treat laundry according to the invention, and that these machines can be used in both industrial and commercial applications and in home and residential applications.
  • the detergent composition of the invention can be formulated so that it can be used in commercial and industrial laundry washing machines and residential laundry washing machines that are in common use, that are not computer programmable, and without modification. That is, it is expected that conventional laundry washing machines can be used to treat laundry according to the invention.
  • the length of time sufficient to provide a desired level of cleaning of the detergent composition of the invention often depends on the laundry washing machine that is being used. In general, it is expected that sufficient cleaning can occur at a time of > 1 minute and ⁇ 60 minutes, at a time of t > 5 minutes and ⁇ 40 minutes, and a time of > 10 minutes and ⁇ 30 minutes. Of course, the amount of time often depends on the temperature of the cleaning process.
  • the temperature of the cleaning can be provided at > 20 °C to ⁇ 60 °C, preferably at > 30 °C to ⁇ 40 °C.
  • a two-component color detergent composition according to the invention was tested at 30 °C cotton-program without pre-wash according to the test program .
  • .Revised EU Ecolabel Performance Test for Laundry Detergents - Final Draft - Version 10/02/201 1 ".
  • the I EC-reference detergent type A * and PVP were supplied by wfk Testgewebe GmbH.
  • the two-component color detergent composition according to the invention B had the following ingredients:
  • foam inhibitor 1 0,18 sodium carbonate peroxyhydrate 2 4,23
  • alkylpolyethylenglycolether 1 0,62
  • the washing trials were carried out in three washing machines Miele Novotronic W 527 under the following conditions: product efficient at wash program wash program 1 water inlet water Inlet heaters
  • the trials were carried out at a water-hardness of (2,5 +/- 0,2) mmol/L (i.e. 14 +/- 0,5 °dH).
  • the total load was (4,5 +/- 0,1 ) kg.
  • the composition of the load during the 15 wash cycles is given in the Table 1 .
  • the swatches are washed in a single wash cycle (single wash assessment). After each wash cycle the stains are ironed two times (adjustment: 2 points without steam) at a Miele Professional HM16-83 household mangle.
  • the measurement of the Basic Degree of Whiteness (Y-value) excludes the influence of UV-light, which is excluded by an appropriate filter.
  • the washes are done in a suitable laundering device (e.g. Lini-Test equipment).
  • the Laundering device is described in EN ISO 105-C06:1997 "Textiles. Tests for color fastness. Colour fastness to domestic and commercial laundering".
  • a water Bath containing a routable shaft which supports, radially stainless steel containers (diameter 7.5 ⁇ 0.5 cm, height 12.0 ⁇ 0.5 cm) with 525 ⁇ 50 ml capacity each), the bottom of the containers being 4.5 ⁇ 1 cm from the centre of the shaft.
  • the shaft/container assembly is rotated at a frequency of 40 ⁇ 2rpm.
  • the temperature of the water bath is thermostatically controlled to maintain the test solution at the prescribed temperature ⁇ 2 Q C.
  • the same liquor concentration and water hardness is used as in the washing machine.
  • the product in test (amount for 1 I) is dispersed in 1 I of lukewarm water using a magnetic stirrer and then rapidly heated until the liquor reaches 40 Q
  • Dye donator 0.3 g
  • dye acceptor cotton and polyamide
  • Both textiles are not fixed to each other.
  • the volume to give the correct liquor: fabric ratio 100:1 is added and the containers are placed in the preheated (40 Q C) machine. Temperature raises 2 Q C up to 60 Q C and the wash is continued for 20 minutes at this temperature.
  • colour differences DE between the standard cotton or polyamide piece washed without and with dye donator is determined. Measurements are taken at two defined areas of the dye acceptor using an appropriate device (e.g. datacolor). The instrumental assessments on colour fastness are done according to ISO 105-A04. They are based on ISO 105-A03 (Grey scale for assessing staining). The measurements for all products to be compared are performed using one common calibration and the same conditions.

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La présente invention concerne une composition de détergent pour couleur bi-composant destinée à être utilisée à basse température comprenant ou composée d'un premier composant comprenant (a) > 0 % en poids à < 15 % en poids d'au moins un tensioactif non ionique, et d'un second composant comprenant (b) > 0 % en poids à < 10 % en poids d'au moins un percarbonate, (c) > 0 % en poids à < 5 % en poids de tétra-acétyléthylènediamine (TAED), calculés sur le poids total de la composition détergente. La présente invention concerne de plus un procédé de préparation d'une telle composition de détergent pour couleur bi-composant et l'utilisation d'une telle composition de détergent pour couleur bi-composant pour la lessive d'articles textiles, en particulier d'articles textiles de couleur, de préférence à une température inférieure ou égale à 60 °C, plus préférentiellement à une température inférieure ou égale à 40 °C, idéalement à une température inférieure ou égale à 30 °C.
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