WO2020094480A1 - Procédé de fabrication de granulés, granulés et leur utilisation - Google Patents

Procédé de fabrication de granulés, granulés et leur utilisation Download PDF

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WO2020094480A1
WO2020094480A1 PCT/EP2019/079667 EP2019079667W WO2020094480A1 WO 2020094480 A1 WO2020094480 A1 WO 2020094480A1 EP 2019079667 W EP2019079667 W EP 2019079667W WO 2020094480 A1 WO2020094480 A1 WO 2020094480A1
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    • C11—ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
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  • the present invention relates to a process for manufacturing granules of salts of at least two aminopolycarboxylic acids (A), comprising the steps of
  • (A1 ) at least one alkali metal salt of methyl glycine diacetic acid (MGDA) and
  • (A2) at least one alkali metal salt of L- and D-enantiomers of glutamic acid diacetic acid
  • the present invention relates to granules with a residual moisture content in the range of from 5 to 15% by weight, containing
  • (A1 ) at least one alkali metal salt of methyl glycine diacetic acid (MGDA) and
  • (A2) at least one alkali metal salt of L- and D-enantiomers of glutamic acid diacetic acid
  • (GLDA) or of enantiomerically pure L-GLDA, in molecular disperse form the weight ratio of (A1 ) and (A2) being in the range of from 10:1 to 200:1.
  • the present invention relates to their use.
  • Chelating agents of the aminopolycarboxylate type such as methyl glycine diacetic acid (MGDA) and glutamic acid diacetic acid (GLDA) and their respective alkali metal salts are useful seques- trants for alkaline earth metal ions such as Ca 2+ and Mg 2+ .
  • MGDA methyl glycine diacetic acid
  • GLDA glutamic acid diacetic acid
  • alkali metal salts for alkaline earth metal ions such as Ca 2+ and Mg 2+ .
  • a lot of aminopolycarboxylates show good biodegradability and are thus environmentally friendly. For that reason, they are recom- mended and used for various purposes such as laundry detergents and for automatic dishwash- ing (ADW) formulations, in particular for so-called phosphate-free laundry detergents and phos- phate-free ADW formulations.
  • ADW automatic dishwash- ing
  • a general challenge of aminopolycarboxylates as chelating agents is their tendency to yellowing in the presence of peroxides and other oxygen bleaches such as perborate and especially per- carbonate.
  • peroxides and other oxygen bleaches such as perborate and especially per- carbonate.
  • percarbonates such as sodium percarbonate is usually provided in coated form yellowing is still a challenge.
  • inventive process and inventive granules have been found, hereinafter also referred to as inventive process and inventive granules, respectively.
  • the inventive process is a process for manufacturing granules of salts of at least two amino- polycarboxylic acids (A), also referred to as chelating agents (A).
  • A amino- polycarboxylic acids
  • granule in the context of the present invention refers to particulate materials that are solids at ambient temperature and that preferably have an average particle diameter (D50) in the range of from 0.1 mm to 2 mm, preferably 0.4 mm to 1.25 mm, even more preferably 400 pm to 1 mm.
  • the average particle diameter of inventive granules can be determined, e.g., by optical or preferably by sieving methods. Sieves employed may have a mesh in the range of from 60 to 3,000 pm.
  • granules may have a broad particle diameter dis tribution. In another embodiment of the present invention, granules may have a narrow particle diameter distribution. The particle diameter distribution can be adjusted, if desired, by multiple sieving steps.
  • Granules made by the inventive process may contain residual moisture, moisture referring to water including water of crystallization and adsorbed water.
  • the amount of water may be in the range of from 5 to 15% by weight, preferably 5 to 10% by weight, referring to the total solids content of the respective powder or granule, and may be determined by Karl-Fischer-titration or by drying at 160°C to constant weight with infrared light.
  • Granules made by the inventive process contain salts of at least two aminopolycarboxylic acids (A), wherein at least one salt is selected from alkali metal salts of MGDA and at least one salt is selected from alkali metal salts of GLDA, both being further defined below.
  • A aminopolycarboxylic acids
  • step (a) is performed before step (b).
  • solutions such as aqueous solutions do not contain precipitates.
  • Aqueous solutions in the context of the present invention may contain some organic solvent, for example 0.1 to 20 % by volume, referring to the entire continuous phase. In a preferred embodiment, aqueous solutions do not contain significant amounts of organic solvent.
  • the liquid phase may also comprise one or more inorganic salts dissolved in the liquid phase, for example alkali metal hydroxide, alkali metal carbonate, alkali metal sulfate or alkali metal halide or a combination of at least two of the foregoing.
  • inorganic salts for example alkali metal hydroxide, alkali metal carbonate, alkali metal sulfate or alkali metal halide or a combination of at least two of the foregoing.
  • such aqueous solution according to step (a) has a pH value in the range of from 8 to 14, preferably from 9 to 13.5 and even more preferably at least 9.5.
  • the pH value is determined at ambient temperature.
  • aqueous solutions provided in step (a) have a total solids contents in the range of from 30 to 70%, even more preferred 45 to 65%.
  • Alkali metal salts of MGDA are selected from compounds according to general formula (I a)
  • M is selected from alkali metal cations, same or different, for example cations of lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, cesium, and combinations of at least two of the foregoing.
  • Preferred ex- amples of alkali metal cations are sodium and potassium and combinations of sodium and po- tassium.
  • x in formula (I a) is in the range of from zero to 1.0, preferred are zero to 0.5. In a particularly preferred embodiment, x is zero.
  • M 3-x H x are Na 3-X H X , [Nao . 7(NH 4 )o . 3]3- x H x , [(NH 4 )o .7 Nao . 3]3- x H x , (Ko . 7Na 0. 3)3- x H x ,
  • M 3-X H X are selected from Na3, Na2K, K 2 Na, Na2.65K0.35, K2.65Nao.35, K 3 , (Ko.esNao.-is xHx, and (Nao.ssKo.is xHx
  • (A1 ) is selected from at least one alkali metal salt of a mixture of L- and D- enantiomers according to formula (I a), said mixture containing pre- dominantly the respective L-isomer with an enantiomeric excess (ee) in the range of from 5 to 95 %, preferably 10 to 75% and even more preferably 10 to 66%.
  • (A1 ) is selected from alkali metal salts of the racemic mixtures of MGDA.
  • Alkali metals of GLDA are selected from compounds according to general formula (I b)
  • M is selected from alkali metal cations, same or different, as defined above, x in formula (I b) is in the range of from zero to 2.0, preferred are zero to 0.5. In a particularly preferred embodiment, x is zero.
  • (A2) is selected from at least one alkali metal salt of a mixture of L- and D- enanti- omers according to formula (I a), said mixture containing predominantly the respective L-isomer, for example in the range of from 50 to 99%, or from the racemic mixture.
  • chelating agent (A) is selected from sodium and potassium salts of methylglycine diacetic acid and glutamic acid diacetic acid, in each case fully neutralized, with a weight ratio of (A1) and (A2) in the range of from 1 :9 to 9:1.
  • M is the same for (A1 ) and (A2).
  • minor amounts of chelating agent (A) may bear cations other than alkali metal. It is thus possible that minor amounts, such as 0.01 to 5 mol-% of total chelating agent (A) bear al- kali earth metal cations such as Mg 2+ or Ca 2+ , or an Fe 2+ or Fe 3+ cation.
  • the enantiomeric excess of MGDA and of its salts may be determined by measuring the polari zation (polarimetry) or preferably by chromatography, for example by HPLC with a chiral col- umn, for example with one or more cyclodextrins as immobilized phase or with a ligand ex- change (Pirkle-brush) concept chiral stationary phase. Preferred is determination of the ee by HPLC with an immobilized optically active amine such as D-penicillamine in the presence of copper(ll) salt.
  • the enantiomeric excess of GLDA and of its salts may be determined by meas- uring the polarization (polarimetry).
  • alkali metal salts of chelating agent (A) may con- tain one or more impurities that may result from the synthesis of the respective chelating agents (A).
  • impurities may be propionic acid, lactic acid, alanine, nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA) or the like and their respective alkali metal salts.
  • Such impurities are usually present in minor amounts.“Minor amounts” in this context refer to a total of 0.1 to 5% by weight, referring to alkali metal salt of chelating agent (A), preferably up to 2.5% by weight. In the context of the present invention, such minor amounts are neglected when determining the composition of granule made according to the inventive process.
  • the weight ratio of (A1) to (A2) or their respective salts in the mixture is in the range of from 1 :9 to 9:1 , preferably 1 : 3 to 3 : 1 , more preferably 2 : 3 to 3 : 2.
  • step (a) is performed by synthesizing (A1) and (A2) in a one-pot synthesis, for example by converting a mixture of L-alanine and alkali metal L-glutamate, especially sodium L-glutamate monohydrate or their respective partially neu- tralized alkali metal salts with formaldehyde and hydrocyanic acid or cyanide, followed by sub- sequent hydrolysis of the nitrile groups.
  • a one-pot syntheses shall be described in more detail below.
  • step (a1) the conversion of a mixture of L-alanine and L-glutamic acid or their respective partially neutralized alkali metal salts with formaldehyde and hydrocyanic acid or cyanide shall also be referred to as step (a1), and the subsequent hydrolysis shall also be referred to as step (a2).
  • step (a1 ) of the inventive process There are various ways to perform step (a1 ) of the inventive process. It is possible to prepare a solid mixture of alanine in its L- or D-enantiomeric form and alkali metal L-glutamate, especially sodium L-glutamate monohydrate as L- or D-enantiomer and to then dissolve the mixture so obtained in water. It is preferred, though, to slurry alanine and sodium glutamate in water and to then add the required amount of alkali metal hydroxide, as solid or as aqueous solution.
  • step (a1) of the inventive process is carried out at a temperature in the range of from 5 to 70°C, preferably in the range of from 15 to 60°C.
  • a raise of temperature can be observed, espe- cially when the embodiment of slurring alanine and glutamic acid in water and to then add the required amount alkali metal hydroxide, as solid or as aqueous solution, has been chosen.
  • an aqueous solution of a mixture of alanine and its corresponding alkali metal salt and glutamic acid and its corresponding alkali metal salts may have a total solids content in the range of from 15 to 60 %.
  • such aqueous solution of a mixture of alanine and its cor- responding alkali metal salt and glutamic acid and its corresponding alkali metal salts may have a pH value in the range of from 6 to 12.
  • such aqueous solution contains less than 0.5 % by weight impurities, the percentage being based on the total solids content of the aqueous solution.
  • potential impurities may be one or more of magnesium or calcium salts of inorganic acids. Trace amounts of impurities stemming from the L-alanine or the water used shall be neglected in the further context with the present invention.
  • a double Strecker synthesis is carried out by treating the above aqueous solution with formaldehyde and hydrocyanic acid or alkali metal cyanide.
  • the double Strecker synthesis can be carried out by adding alkali metal cyanide or a mixture from hydrocyanic acid and alkali metal cyanide or preferably hydrocyanic acid and formaldehyde to the aqueous solution.
  • the aqueous solution of the amino acids and/or their respective salts is first treated with formaldehyde to obtain the corresponding Schiff’s base followed by addition of hydrocyanic ac- id.
  • Said addition of formaldehyde and alkali metal cyanide or preferably hydrocyanic acid can be performed in one or more portions.
  • Formaldehyde can be added as gas or as formalin solution or as paraformaldehyde. Preferred is the addition of formaldehyde as 30 to 35% by weight aqueous solution.
  • step (a1 ) is carried out at a temperature in the range of from 5 to 80°C, preferably from 10 to 45°C.
  • step (a1) is carried out at a constant temperature in the above range.
  • step (a1) is carried out using a temperature profile, for example by starting the reaction at 15°C and allowing then stirring the reaction mixture at 25°C.
  • step (a1) is carried out at elevated pressure, for example 1.01 to 6 bar. In another embodiment, step (a1) is carried out at normal pressure (1 bar).
  • step (a1) is carried out at a constant pH value, and a base or an acid is added in order to keep the pH value constant.
  • a base or an acid is added in order to keep the pH value constant.
  • the pH value during step (a1) is decreasing, and neither base nor acid other than, optionally, HCN is added.
  • the pH value may have dropped to 2 to 4.
  • step (a1) is carried out by adding 1.9 to 2.5 equiva- lents based on moles of amine groups of HCN, preferably 1.9 to 2.3, more preferably 1.95 to 2.1 .
  • step (a1) is out by adding 1.9 to 2.5 equivalents based on moles of amine groups of formaldehyde, preferably 1.9 to 2.3, more preferably 1.95 to 2.1 .
  • Step (a1) can be performed in any type of reaction vessel that allows the handling of hydrocyan- ic acid.
  • Useful are, for example, flasks, stirred tank reactors and cascades of two or more stirred tank reactors.
  • step (a1) an aqueous solution of the L- and/or D-enantiomer of the following two dinitriles of formula (B1) and formula (B2) and their corresponding alkali metal salts are obtained, briefly also referred to as dinitriles (B1) and (B2) or alkali metal salt of dinitrile (B1) and (B2), respec- tively.
  • step (a2) the dinitriles resulting from step (a1) are hydrolysed, preferably saponified in two steps (a2.1 ) and (a2.2), at different temperatures.
  • stoichiometric amounts of hydroxide or an excess of 1.01 to 1.5 moles of hydroxide per molar sum of COOH groups and nitrile groups of dinitrile of step (a1), preferably 1.01 to 1.2 moles, are employed.
  • Different temperature means in the context of step (a2) that the average temperature of step (a2.1) is different from the average temperature of step (a2.2).
  • step (a2.1) is per- formed at a temperature lower than step (a2.2).
  • step (a2.2) is performed at an average temperature that is at least 80 K higher than the average temperature of step (a2.1).
  • Hydroxide in the context of step (a2) refers to alkali metal hydroxide, preferably potassi- um hydroxide or combinations of sodium hydroxide and potassium hydroxide and even more preferably to sodium hydroxide.
  • Step (a2.1 ) can be started by adding the solution resulting from step (a.1) to an aqueous solu- tion of alkali metal hydroxide or adding an aqueous solution of alkali metal hydroxide to a solu- tion resulting from step (a.1).
  • the solution resulting from step (a.1) and an aqueous solution of alkali metal hydroxide are added simultaneously to a vessel.
  • step (a.2) When calculating the stoichiometric amounts of hydroxide to be added in step (a.2), the sum of COOH groups and nitrile groups from the total theoretical amount of dinitriles (B1) and (B2) is calculated and the amounts of alkali already present from the at least partial neutralization of amino acids before the dinitrile formation and, optionally, step (a.1 ), is subtracted.
  • Step (a2.1 ) can be performed at a temperature in the range of from 10 to 80 °C, preferable 30 to 65°C.
  • “temperature” refers to the average temperature.
  • step (a2.1) an aqueous solution of the respective diamides and their respective alkali metal salts can be obtained, M being alkali metal.
  • Said solution may also contain corre- sponding monoamides and/or its mono-, di-, or tri-alkali metal salt.
  • Step (a2.2) can be performed at a temperature in the range of from 90 to 195°C, preferably 175 to 195°C.
  • “temperature” refers to the average temperature.
  • step (a2.2) has an average residence time in the range of from 15 to 360 minutes.
  • the higher range of the temperature interval of step (a2.2) such as 190 to 195°C is combined with a short residence time such as 15 to 25 minutes
  • the lower range of the temperature interval of step (a2.2) such as 90°C to 1 10°C is combined with a long- er residence time such as 200 to 360 minutes, or a middle temperature such as 185°C is com- bined with a middle residence time such as 20 to 45 minutes.
  • Step (a2.2) can be performed in the same reactor as step (a2.1 ), or - in the case of a continu- ous process - in a different reactor.
  • step (a2.2) is carried out with an excess of base of 1.01 to 1.2 moles of hydroxide per mole of nitrile group.
  • step (a2.2) the average residence time can be replaced by the residence time.
  • step (a2.1) is carried out in a continuous stirred tank reactor and step (a2.2) is carried out in a second continuous stirred tank reactor.
  • step (a2.1) is carried out in a continuous stirred tank reactor and step (a2.2) is carried out in a plug flow reactor, such as a tubular reactor.
  • step (a2.1) of the inventive process is carried out at elevated pressure, for example at 1.05 to 6 bar. In another embodiment, step (a2.1 ) of the in- ventive process is carried at normal pressure.
  • step (a2.2) may be carried out at elevated pressure such as 1.5 to 40 bar, preferably at least 20 bar.
  • the elevated pressure may be accomplished with the help of a pump or by autogenic pressure ele- vation.
  • step (a2.1) and (a2.2) are combined in the way that step (a2.2) is carried out at a higher pressure than step (a2.1).
  • step (a2.2) a partial racemization takes place. Without wishing to be bound by any theo- ry, it is likely that racemization takes place on the stage of the above L-diamides or of L-MGDA resp. L-GLDA.
  • the inventive process may comprise steps other than the steps (a1) and (a2) disclosed above.
  • additional steps may be, for example, one or more decolourization steps, for example with activated carbon or with peroxide such as H2O2, or by UV irradiation or combinations of at least two of the foregoing.
  • (A1 ) is made by converting imino diacetonitrile (“IDN”) with HCN and acetaldehyde to form methyl glycinnitrile diacetonitrile followed by saponi- fication of the nitrile groups.
  • (A1) is made by converting oalaninenitrile with two equivalents of formaldehyde and HCN, followed by saponifi- cation. (A1) obtained by the latter processes is racemic. An aqueous solution is obtained that contains
  • (A1) at least one alkali metal salt of methyl glycine diacetic acid (MGDA), and
  • (A2) at least one alkali metal salt of L- and D-enantiomers of glutamic acid diacetic acid (GLDA) or of enantiomerically pure L-GLDA, the weight ratio of (A1) and (A2) being in the range of from 10:1 to 200:1.
  • said solution may be concentrated to yield a slurry. It is preferred, though, to start step (b) with an aqueous solution.
  • step (b) of the inventive process the slurry or - preferably - the aqueous solution obtained from step (a) is spray granulated with a gas inlet temperature of at least 125°C.
  • Spray-granulation may be performed in a fluidized bed or a spouted bed.
  • a spouted bed is usually achieved in a jet apparatus, a gaseous driving jet is positioned central- ly in a chamber, said driving jet being directed from bottom upwards, or two or more gaseous driving jets are positioned in the region of the center of the chamber and being directed from bottom upwards. Solution is sprayed into the chamber.
  • the gaseous driving jet(s) create a loop motion of the granule so formed, by creating a loop zone and a return zone.
  • Spray-granulation may be performed by performing two or more consecutive spray-drying pro- Devices, for example in a cascade of at least two spray dryers, for example in a cascade of at least two consecutive spray towers or a combination of a spray tower and a spray chamber, said spray chamber containing a fluidized bed. In other embodiments, only one spray granulat- ing step is performed.
  • Spray granulating in a fluidized bed is performed through one or more nozzles per spray tower or spray granulator.
  • Suitable nozzles are, for example, high-pressure rotary drum atomizers, rotary atomizers, three-fluid nozzles, single-fluid nozzles and two-fluid nozzles, single-fluid noz- zles and two-fluid nozzles being preferred.
  • the first fluid is the aqueous solution from step (a)
  • the second fluid is compressed gas, also referred to as nozzle gas or atomizing gas, for exam- pie with a pressure of 1.1 to 7 bar absolute.
  • the nozzle gas may have a temperature in the range of from 20 to 250°C, preferably 20 to 100°C.
  • the nozzle gas is, for example, nitrogen or air, and by spraying the solution or slurry is converted into droplets and the water is vaporized.
  • the fluidized bed is fluidized with the help of fluidization gas, also referred to as drying gas.
  • fluidization gas also referred to as drying gas.
  • Suitable as fluidization gas is air, nitrogen, or nitrogen-enriched air.
  • the fluidization gas may have a temperature in the range of from 125 to 250°C, preferably 160 to 220°C and a pressure of from 0,9 to 1.1 bar, abs, for example 1 mbar less than ambient pressure.
  • a cascade of at least two spray dryers In the first spray dryer, a solid, for example a powder, is made.
  • the second spray dryer is charged with a fluidized bed with solid from the first spray dryer, and aqueous solution obtained according to step (a) is sprayed onto or into the fluidized bed, together with a hot gas inlet stream.
  • the hot gas inlet stream may have a temperature in the range of from 125 to 350°C, preferably 160 to 220°C.
  • a jet stream of drying gas In a spouted bed, fluidization of the bed of granules is achieved by a jet stream of drying gas. Said jet stream is introduced from the bottom of the apparatus in which the spouted bed is es- tablished.
  • such aging may take in the range of from 2 hours to 24 hours at the temperature preferably higher than ambient temperature.
  • step (b) most of the water of the aqueous solution provided in step (a) is re- moved. Most of the water shall mean that a residual moisture content preferably of 5 to 15% by weight, referring to the granule, remains. Preferably, about 51 to 75% by weight of the water present in the aqueous solution is removed in step (b).
  • Step (b) of the inventive process may be run under stable conditions over a long time.
  • the inventive process may comprise one or more additional steps.
  • additional step(s) may be performed between step (a) and step (b) or during step (b) or after step (b).
  • additional steps are sieving and post- drying steps, sometimes also referred to as thermal after-treatment, preferably after step (b).
  • Thermal after-treatment may be performed in a drying oven, for example at a temperature in the range from 80 to 120°C, or with hot steam, preferably at 100 to 160°C.
  • Other - optional - steps are pre-concentration steps between step (a) and step (b).
  • step (b) examples of additional optional steps during step (b) are removal of fines, removal of particles that are too big, so called“overs”, recycling of fines, and milling down and recycling of such milled down overs.
  • fines may be defined as particles with a maximum diameter of 150 pm or less and generated during step (b), for example 1 to 150 pm.
  • overs or lumps may have a min- imum diameter of 1 mm or more, for example 1 mm up to 5 mm.
  • Such lumps may be removed from the spray granulator and milled down to a maximum particle diameter of 500 pm, prefera- bly to a maximum particle diameter of 400 pm.
  • the milling may be performed in any type of mills. Examples of particularly useful mills are jet mills, pin mills and bolting machines (German: Stiftmuhlen). Further examples are roller mills and ball mills. After that, the fines and the milled down lumps are returned into the spray granulator.
  • a share of 1 to 15% of fines and 1 to 40% of milled down lumps are returned into the granulator, percentages referring to the overall granule.
  • a further aspect of the present invention is related to a granule with a residual moisture content in the range of from 5 to 15% by weight, containing
  • (A1) at least one alkali metal salt of methyl glycine diacetic acid (MGDA) and
  • (A2) at least one alkali metal salt of L- and D-enantiomers of glutamic acid diacetic acid (GLDA) or of enantiomerically pure L-GLDA, in molecular disperse form, the weight ratio of (A1) and (A2) being in the range of from 10:1 to200:1. Moles refer to the ani- ons.
  • Inventive granules have a residual moisture content in the range of from 5 to 15 % by weight, preferably 6 to 10.
  • the residual moisture content may be determined by Karl-Fischer titration or by drying at 160°C to constant weight with infrared light.
  • inventive granule has an average particle diameter in the range of from 0.35 mm to 1.5 mm, preferably from 350 to 1 ,000 pm, even more preferably up to 900 pm.
  • the highest number of particles preferably has an average particle diameter in the range of from 600 to 750 pm.
  • inventive granules relate to the use of inventive granules, and another aspect of the present invention relates to methods of use inventive granules.
  • the preferred use of inventive granules is for the manufacture of solid laundry detergent compositions and of solid detergent compositions for hard surface cleaning.
  • Solid laundry detergent compositions and solid detergent compositions for hard surface cleaning may contain some residual moisture, for example 0.1 to 10 % by weight, but are otherwise solid mixtures. The residual moisture content may be determined, e.g., under vacuum at 80°C.
  • Another aspect of the present invention re- lates to solid laundry detergent compositions and to solid detergent compositions for hard sur- face cleaning.
  • the term“detergent composition for cleaners” includes cleaners for home care and for industrial or institutional applications.
  • the term“detergent corn- position for hard surface cleaners” includes compositions for dishwashing, especially hand dishwash and automatic dishwashing and ware-washing, and compositions for other hard sur- face cleaning such as, but not limited to compositions for bathroom cleaning, kitchen cleaning, floor cleaning, descaling of pipes, window cleaning, car cleaning including truck cleaning, fur- thermore, open plant cleaning, cleaning-in-place, metal cleaning, disinfectant cleaning, farm cleaning, high pressure cleaning, but not laundry detergent compositions.
  • percentages in the context of ingredients of laundry detergent compositions are percentages by weight and refer to the total solids content of the respective laundry detergent composition.
  • percentages in the context of in- gredients of detergent composition for hard surface cleaning are percentages by weight and refer to the total solids content of the detergent composition for hard surface cleaner.
  • solid laundry detergent compositions according to the present invention may contain in the range of from 1 to 30 % by weight of inventive granule. Percentages refer to the total solids content of the respective laundry detergent composition.
  • inventive solid detergent compositions for hard surface cleaning may contain in the range of from 1 to 50 % by weight of inventive granule, preferably 5 to 40 % by weight and even more preferably 10 to 25 % by weight. Percentages refer to the total solids content of the respective detergent composition for hard surface clean- ing.
  • inventive solid detergent compositions for hard surface cleaning and inventive solid laundry detergent compositions especially for home care, contain one or more complexing agent other than inventive granule.
  • inventive solid detergent compositions for hard surface cleaning and inventive solid laundry detergent compositions may contain one or more complexing agent (in the context of the present invention also referred to as sequestrant) other than an inventive granule.
  • citrate phosphonic acid derivatives, for example the disodium salt of hydroxyethane-1 ,1-diphosphonic acid (“HEDP”), and polymers with complexing groups like, for example, polyethylenimine in which 20 to 90 mole-% of the N-atoms bear at least one CFhCOO group, and their respective alkali metal salts, especially their sodium salts, for IDS-Na 4 , and trisodium citrate, and phosphates such as STPP (sodium tripolyphosphate). Due to the fact that phosphates raise environmental concerns, it is preferred that advantageous detergent compositions for cleaners and advantageous laundry detergent compositions are free from phosphate. "Free from phosphate" should be understood in the context of the present in- vention, as meaning that the content of phosphate and polyphosphate is in sum in the range from 10 ppm to 0.2% by weight, determined by gravimetric analysis.
  • HEDP disodium salt of hydroxyethane-1 ,1-diphosphonic acid
  • Preferred inventive solid detergent compositions for hard surface cleaning and preferred in- ventive solid laundry detergent compositions may contain one or more surfactant, preferably one or more non-ionic surfactant.
  • Preferred non-ionic surfactants are alkoxylated alcohols, di- and multiblock copolymers of eth- ylene oxide and propylene oxide and reaction products of sorbitan with ethylene oxide or pro- pylene oxide, alkyl polyglycosides (APG), hydroxyalkyl mixed ethers and amine oxides.
  • alkoxylated alcohols and alkoxylated fatty alcohols are, for example, compounds of the general formula (III)
  • R 2 is identical or different and selected from hydrogen and linear Ci-Cio-alkyl, preferably in each case identical and ethyl and particularly preferably hydrogen or methyl,
  • R 3 is selected from Cs-C22-alkyl, branched or linear, for example n-CsH , n-C-ioHh-i, n-Ci2H25, n-Ci 4 H29, n-Ci6H33 or n-CieH37,
  • R 4 is selected from Ci-Cio-alkyl, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl, tert-butyl, n-pentyl, isopentyl, sec-pentyl, neopentyl, 1 ,2-dimethylpropyl, isoamyl, n-hexyl, isohexyl, sec-hexyl, n-heptyl, n-octyl, 2-ethylhexyl, n-nonyl, n-decyl or isodecyl,
  • e and f are in the range from zero to 300, where the sum of e and f is at least one, preferably in the range of from 3 to 50. Even more preferably, e is in the range from 1 to 100 and f is in the range from 0 to 30.
  • compounds of the general formula (III) may be block copolymers or random copolymers, preference being given to block copolymers.
  • alkoxylated alcohols are, for example, compounds of the general formula (IV)
  • R 2 is identical or different and selected from hydrogen and linear Ci-Co-alkyl, preferably iden- tical in each case and ethyl and particularly preferably hydrogen or methyl,
  • R 5 is selected from C6-C2o-alkyl, branched or linear, in particular n-CsH ⁇ , n-C-ioHh-i, n-Ci2H25, n-Ci3H27, n-Ci5H3i , n-Ci 4 H29, n-Ci6H33, n-CieH37, a is a number in the range from zero to 10, preferably from 1 to 6, b is a number in the range from 1 to 80, preferably from 4 to 20, d is a number in the range from zero to 50, preferably 4 to 25.
  • the sum a + b + d is preferably in the range of from 5 to 100, even more preferably in the range of from 9 to 50.
  • hydroxyalkyl mixed ethers are compounds of the general formula (V)
  • R 2 is identical or different and selected from hydrogen and linear Ci-Cio-alkyl, preferably in each case identical and ethyl and particularly preferably hydrogen or methyl,
  • R 3 is selected from C8-C22-alkyl, branched or linear, for example iso-CnH23, iso-Ci3H27, n- CeH , n-CioH2i, n-Ci2H25, n-C-i 4 H29, n-Ci6H33 or n-CieH37,
  • R 5 is selected from C6-C2o-alkyl, for example n-hexyl, isohexyl, sec-hexyl, n-heptyl, n-octyl, 2- ethylhexyl, n-nonyl, n-decyl, isodecyl, n-dodecyl, n-tetradecyl, n-hexadecyl, and n- octadecyl.
  • n and n are in the range from zero to 300, where the sum of n and m is at least one, preferably in the range of from 5 to 50.
  • m is in the range from 1 to 100 and n is in the range from 0 to 30.
  • Compounds of the general formula (IV) and (V) may be block copolymers or random copoly- mers, preference being given to block copolymers.
  • Further suitable non-ionic surfactants are selected from di- and multiblock copolymers, corn- posed of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide.
  • Further suitable non-ionic surfactants are select- ed from ethoxylated or propoxylated sorbitan esters.
  • Amine oxides or alkyl polyglycosides, es- pecially linear C 4 -Ci 6 -alkyl polyglucosides and branched Cs-C-u-alkyl polyglycosides such as compounds of general average formula (VI) are likewise suitable.
  • R 6 is Ci-C 4 -alkyl, in particular ethyl, n-propyl or isopropyl,
  • R 7 is -(CH 2 ) 2 -R 6 ,
  • G 1 is selected from monosaccharides with 4 to 6 carbon atoms, especially from glucose and xylose, y in the range of from 1.1 to 4, y being an average number,
  • non-ionic surfactants are compounds of general formula (VII) and (VIII)
  • AO is selected from ethylene oxide, propylene oxide and butylene oxide,
  • EO is ethylene oxide, CH2CH2-O,
  • R 8 selected from Cs-C-is-alkyl, branched or linear, and R 5 is defined as above.
  • a 3 0 is selected from propylene oxide and butylene oxide
  • w is a number in the range of from 15 to 70, preferably 30 to 50,
  • w1 and w3 are numbers in the range of from 1 to 5, and
  • w2 is a number in the range of from 13 to 35.
  • An overview of suitable further non-ionic surfactants can be found in EP-A 0 851 023 and in DE- A 198 19 187.
  • Mixtures of two or more different non-ionic surfactants selected from the foregoing may also be present.
  • surfactants that may be present are selected from amphoteric (zwitterionic) surfactants and anionic surfactants and mixtures thereof.
  • amphoteric surfactants are those that bear a positive and a negative charge in the same molecule under use conditions.
  • Preferred examples of amphoteric surfactants are so- called betaine-surfactants.
  • Many examples of betaine-surfactants bear one quaternized nitrogen atom and one carboxylic acid group per molecule.
  • a particularly preferred example of amphoter- ic surfactants is cocamidopropyl betaine (lauramidopropyl betaine).
  • amine oxide surfactants are compounds of the general formula (IX)
  • R 9 is selected from C8-C20- alkyl or C2-C 4 -alkylene Cio-C2o-alkylamido and R 10 and R 11 are both methyl.
  • a particularly preferred example is lauryl dimethyl aminoxide, sometimes also called lauramine oxide.
  • a further particularly preferred example is cocamidylpropyl dimethylaminoxide, some- times also called cocamidopropylamine oxide.
  • Suitable anionic surfactants are alkali metal and ammonium salts of Cs-C-is-alkyl sulfates, of Cs-C-is-fatty alcohol polyether sulfates, of sulfuric acid half-esters of ethoxylated C 4 - Ci2-alkylphenols (ethoxylation: 1 to 50 mol of ethylene oxide/mol), C12-C18 sulfo fatty acid alkyl esters, for example of C12-C18 sulfo fatty acid methyl esters, furthermore of Ci2-Ci8-alkylsulfonic acids and of Cio-Ci 8 -alkylarylsulfonic acids.
  • Suitable anionic surfactants are soaps, for example the sodium or potassi- um salts of stearic acid, oleic acid, palmitic acid, ether carboxylates, and alkylether phosphates.
  • inventive laundry detergent compositions contain at least one anionic surfactant.
  • inventive solid laundry detergent compositions may contain 0.1 to 60 % by weight of at least one surfactant, selected from anionic surfactants, am- photeric surfactants and amine oxide surfactants.
  • inventive solid detergent compositions for cleaners may contain 0.1 to 60 % by weight of at least one surfactant, selected from anionic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants and amine oxide surfactants.
  • inventive solid detergent compositions for cleaners and especially those for automatic dishwashing do not contain any anionic surfactant.
  • Inventive solid detergent compositions for hard surface cleaning and inventive solid laundry de- tergent compositions may contain at least one bleaching agent, also referred to as bleach.
  • Bleaching agents may be selected from chlorine bleach and peroxide bleach, and peroxide bleach may be selected from inorganic peroxide bleach and organic peroxide bleach.
  • Preferred are inorganic peroxide bleaches, selected from alkali metal percarbonate, alkali metal perborate and alkali metal persulfate.
  • organic peroxide bleaches are organic percarboxylic acids, especially organic per- carboxylic acids.
  • alkali metal percarbonates especially sodium percarbonates
  • Such coatings may be of organic or inorganic nature. Examples are glycerol, sodium sulfate, silicate, sodium carbonate, and combinations of at least two of the foregoing, for example combinations of sodium carbonate and sodium sulfate.
  • Suitable chlorine-containing bleaches are, for example, 1 ,3-dichloro-5,5-dimethylhydantoin, N-chlorosulfamide, chloramine T, chloramine B, sodium hypochlorite, calcium hypochlorite, magnesium hypochlorite, potassium hypochlorite, potassium dichloroisocyanurate and sodium dichloroisocyanurate.
  • inventive solid detergent compositions for hard surface cleaning and inventive solid laundry de- tergent compositions may comprise, for example, in the range from 3 to 10% by weight of chlo- rine-containing bleach.
  • Inventive solid detergent compositions for hard surface cleaning and inventive solid laundry de- tergent compositions may comprise one or more bleach catalysts.
  • Bleach catalysts can be se- lected from bleach-boosting transition metal salts or transition metal complexes such as, for example, manganese-, iron-, cobalt-, ruthenium- or molybdenum-salen complexes or carbonyl complexes.
  • Transition metal salts or transition metal complexes such as, for example, manganese-, iron-, cobalt-, ruthenium- or molybdenum-salen complexes or carbonyl complexes.
  • Manganese, iron, cobalt, ruthenium, molybdenum, titanium, vanadium and copper complexes with nitrogen-containing tripod ligands and also cobalt-, iron-, copper- and rutheni- um-amine complexes can also be used as bleach catalysts.
  • Inventive solid detergent compositions for hard surface cleaning and inventive solid laundry de- tergent compositions may comprise one or more bleach activators, for example N- methylmorpholinium-acetonitrile salts (“MMA salts”), trimethylammonium acetonitrile salts, N- acylimides such as, for example, N-nonanoylsuccinimide, 1 ,5-diacetyl-2,2-dioxohexahydro- 1 ,3,5-triazine (“DADHT”) or nitrile quats (trimethylammonium acetonitrile salts).
  • MMA salts N- methylmorpholinium-acetonitrile salts
  • DADHT dioxohexahydro- 1 ,3,5-triazine
  • nitrile quats trimethylammonium acetonitrile salts
  • TAED tetraacetylethylenediamine
  • TAED tetraacetylhexylenediamine
  • Inventive solid detergent compositions for hard surface cleaning and inventive solid laundry de- tergent compositions may comprise one or more corrosion inhibitors.
  • corrosion inhibitors include triazoles, in particular benzotriazoles, bisbenzotriazoles, ami- notriazoles, alkylaminotriazoles, also phenol derivatives such as, for example, hydroquinone, pyrocatechol, hydroxyhydroquinone, gallic acid, phloroglucinol or pyrogallol.
  • inventive solid detergent compositions for hard surface cleaning and inventive solid laundry detergent compositions comprise in total in the range from 0.1 to 1.5% by weight of corrosion inhibitor.
  • Inventive solid detergent compositions for hard surface cleaning and inventive solid laundry de- tergent compositions may comprise one or more builders, selected from organic and inorganic builders.
  • suitable inorganic builders are sodium sulfate or sodium carbonate or silicates, in particular sodium disilicate and sodium metasilicate, zeolites, sheet silicates, in par- ticular those of the formula a-I ⁇ ShOs, 3-Na2Si20s, and b-I ⁇ ShOs, also fatty acid sulfonates, a-hydroxypropionic acid, alkali metal malonates, fatty acid sulfonates, alkyl and alkenyl disuc- cinates, tartaric acid diacetate, tartaric acid monoacetate, oxidized starch, and polymeric build- ers, for example polycarboxylates and polyaspartic acid.
  • organic builders are especially polymers and copolymers.
  • organic builders are selected from polycarboxylates, for example alkali metal salts of (meth)acrylic acid homopolymers or (meth)acrylic acid copolymers.
  • Suitable comonomers are monoethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic acids such as maleic ac- id, fumaric acid, maleic anhydride, itaconic acid and citraconic acid.
  • a suitable polymer is in par- ticular polyacrylic acid, which preferably has an average molecular weight M w in the range from 2000 to 40 000 g/mol, preferably 2000 to 10 000 g/mol, in particular 3000 to 8000 g/mol.
  • copolymeric polycarboxylates in particular those of acrylic acid with methacrylic acid and of acrylic acid or methacrylic acid with maleic acid and/or fumaric acid, and in the same range of molecular weight.
  • Suitable hydrophobic monomers are, for example, isobutene, diisobutene, butene, pentene, hexene and styrene, olefins with 10 or more carbon atoms or mixtures thereof, such as, for ex- ample, 1-decene, 1-dodecene, 1-tetradecene, 1-hexadecene, 1-octadecene, 1-eicosene, 1- docosene, 1-tetracosene and 1-hexacosene, C22-oolefin, a mixture of C2o-C24-a-olefins and polyisobutene having on average 12 to 100 carbon atoms per molecule.
  • Suitable hydrophilic monomers are monomers with sulfonate or phosphonate groups, and also non-ionic monomers with hydroxyl function or alkylene oxide groups.
  • men- tion may be made of: allyl alcohol, isoprenol, methoxypolyethylene glycol (meth)acrylate, meth- oxypolypropylene glycol (meth)acrylate, methoxypolybutylene glycol (meth)acrylate, methoxy- poly(propylene oxide-co-ethylene oxide) (meth)acrylate, ethoxypolyethylene glycol
  • Polyalkylene glycols here may comprise 3 to 50, in particular 5 to 40 and especially 10 to 30 alkylene oxide units per molecule.
  • Particularly preferred sulfonic-acid-group-containing monomers here are 1-acrylamido-
  • 3-methacrylamido-2-hydroxypropanesulfonic acid allylsulfonic acid, methallylsulfonic acid, al- lyloxybenzenesulfonic acid, methallyloxybenzenesulfonic acid, 2-hydroxy- 3-(2-propenyloxy)propanesulfonic acid, 2-methyl-2-propene-1 -sulfonic acid, styrenesulfonic ac- id, vinylsulfonic acid, 3-sulfopropyl acrylate, 2-sulfoethyl methacrylate, 3-sulfopropyl methacry- late, sulfomethacrylamide, sulfomethylmethacrylamide, and salts of said acids, such as sodium, potassium or ammonium salts thereof.
  • Particularly preferred phosphonate-group-containing monomers are vinylphosphonic acid and its salts.
  • a further example of builders is carboxymethyl inulin.
  • amphoteric polymers can also be used as builders.
  • Inventive solid detergent compositions for hard surface cleaning and inventive solid laundry de- tergent compositions may comprise, for example, in the range from in total 10 to 70% by weight, preferably up to 50% by weight, of builder.
  • (A1) and (A2) are not counted as builder.
  • inventive solid detergent compositions for hard surface cleaning and inventive solid laundry detergent compositions may comprise one or more cobuilders.
  • Inventive solid detergent compositions for hard surface cleaning and inventive solid laundry de- tergent compositions may comprise one or more antifoams, selected for example from silicone oils and paraffin oils.
  • inventive solid detergent compositions for hard surface cleaning and inventive solid laundry detergent compositions comprise in total in the range from 0.05 to 0.5% by weight of antifoam.
  • Inventive solid detergent compositions for hard surface cleaning and inventive solid laundry de- tergent compositions may comprise one or more enzymes.
  • enzymes are lipases, hydrolases, amylases, proteases, cellulases, esterases, pectinases, lactases and peroxidases.
  • inventive solid detergent compositions for hard surface cleaning and inventive solid laundry detergent compositions may comprise, for exam- pie, up to 5% by weight of enzyme, preference being given to 0.1 to 3% by weight.
  • Said enzyme may be stabilized, for example with the sodium salt of at least one Ci-C3-carboxylic acid or C 4 - Cio-dicarboxylic acid. Preferred are formates, acetates, adipates, and succinates.
  • inventive solid detergent compositions for hard surface cleaning and inventive solid laundry detergent compositions comprise at least one zinc salt.
  • Zinc salts can be selected from water-soluble and water-insoluble zinc salts.
  • water-insoluble is used to refer to those zinc salts which, in distilled water at 25°C, have a solubility of 0.1 g/l or less.
  • Zinc salts which have a higher solubility in water are accordingly referred to within the context of the present invention as water-soluble zinc salts.
  • zinc salt is selected from zinc benzoate, zinc glu- conate, zinc lactate, zinc formate, ZnCh, ZnS0 4 , zinc acetate, zinc citrate, Zn(NOs)2,
  • Zn(CH3S03)2 and zinc gallate preferably ZnCh, ZnS0 4 , zinc acetate, zinc citrate, Zn(NOs)2, Zn(CH3S03)2 and zinc gallate.
  • zinc salt is selected from ZnO, ZnOaq,
  • zinc salt is selected from zinc oxides with an aver- age particle diameter (weight-average) in the range from 10 nm to 100 pm.
  • the cation in zinc salt can be present in complexed form, for example complexed with ammonia ligands or water ligands, and in particular be present in hydrated form.
  • ligands are generally omitted if they are water lig- ands.
  • zinc salt can change.
  • Zinc salt may be present in those detergent compositions for cleaners according to the invention which are solid at room temperature are preferably present in the form of particles which have for example an average diameter (number-average) in the range from 10 nm to 100 pm, prefer- ably 100 nm to 5 pm, determined for example by X-ray scattering.
  • Zinc salt may be present in those detergent compositions for home which are liquid at room temperature in dissolved or in solid or in colloidal form.
  • detergent compositions for cleaners and laundry detergent compositions comprise in total in the range from 0.05 to 0.4% by weight of zinc salt, based in each case on the solids content of the composition in question.
  • the fraction of zinc salt is given as zinc or zinc ions. From this, it is possible to calculate the counterion fraction.
  • inventive solid detergent compositions for hard surface cleaning and inventive solid laundry detergent compositions are free from heavy metals apart from zinc compounds.
  • this may be understood as mean- ing that detergent compositions for cleaners and laundry detergent compositions according to the invention are free from those heavy metal compounds which do not act as bleach catalysts, in particular of compounds of iron and of bismuth.
  • "free from” in connection with heavy metal compounds is to be understood as meaning that the content of heavy metal compounds which do not act as bleach catalysts is in sum in the range from 0 to 100 ppm, determined by the leach method and based on the solids content.
  • formulation according to the invention has, apart from zinc, a heavy metal content below 0.05 ppm, based on the solids content of the formulation in question. The fraction of zinc is thus not included.
  • heavy metals are defined to be any metal with a specific density of at least 6 g/cm 3 with the exception of zinc.
  • the heavy metals are metals such as bismuth, iron, copper, lead, tin, nickel, cadmium and chromium.
  • inventive solid detergent compositions for hard surface cleaning and inventive solid laundry detergent compositions comprise no measurable fractions of bismuth compounds, i.e. for example less than 1 ppm.
  • inventive solid detergent compositions for hard surface cleaning and inventive solid laundry detergent compositions comprise one or more fur- ther ingredient such as fragrances, dyestuffs, organic solvents, buffers, disintegrants for tablets (“tabs”), and/or acids such as methylsulfonic acid.
  • Preferred example detergent compositions for automatic dishwashing may be selected accord- ing to table 1.
  • Laundry detergent compositions according to the invention are useful for laundering any type of laundry, and any type of fibres.
  • Fibres can be of natural or synthetic origin, or they can be mix- tures of natural of natural and synthetic fibres.
  • fibers of natural origin are cotton and wool.
  • fibers of synthetic origin are polyurethane fibers such as Spandex® or Lycra®, polyester fibers, or polyamide fibers. Fibers may be single fibers or parts of textiles such as knitwear, fabrics, or nonwovens.
  • Another aspect of the present invention is a process for making tablets for automatic dishwash- ing from a granule, wherein said granule is selected from granules according to the present in- vention.
  • said process is hereinafter also referred to as pelletizing process according to the in- vention.
  • inventive tablets During making such tablets, only a low percentage of breakage is observed, and stor- age stability of such tablets, hereinafter also referred to as inventive tablets, is excellent.
  • Inventive tablets are preferably made with the help of a machine, for example a tablet press.
  • the pelletizing process according to the invention can be carried out by mixing granule accord- ing to the invention with at least one non-ionic surfactant and optionally one or more further substance and then compressing the mixture to give tablets.
  • suitable non-ionic surfactants and further surfactants such as builders, enzymes are listed above.
  • Particularly pre- ferred examples of non-ionic surfactants are hydroxy mixed ethers, for example hydroxy mixed ethers of the general formula (V).
  • the pelletizing process according to the invention can be carried out as a direct pelletizing pro- cess, i.e. without pelletizing auxiliaries, or with the help of one or more pelletizing auxiliaries. It is preferred to carry out the pelletizing process according to the invention in spaces which have a suitably low relative atmospheric humidity, for example up to 50%.
  • the pelletizing process according to the invention can be carried out at room temperature under conditions with or without conditioned air, in the case of which atmospheric humidity and/or temperature are kept constant. Under these conditions, it is advantageous for the pelletizing instrument to be encapsulated or isolated in some other way from the surroundings. These con- ditions can be necessary or advantageous for example in the event of high atmospheric humidi- ty of the outside air or high hygroscopicity of individual components.
  • the pelletizing process according to the invention is preferably carried out using a pelletizing press.
  • Small numbers of tablets can be produced with the help of a manually operated pelletiz- ing press.
  • Embodiments of pelletizing presses suitable for large numbers are rotary pelletizing presses, roller pelletizing presses and eccentric presses.
  • dishwashing detergent according to the invention is firstly portioned and then compressed. During the compression, a compression force is used; compression forces in the range from 50 to 500 MPa are suitable.
  • the tablets are removed from the pelletizing press.
  • the freshly produced tablets can also be coated or packaged.
  • Tablets produced according to the invention have only a slight tendency toward tablet flaws such as sticking or capping.
  • the term“sticking” is generally understood as meaning the sticking of the tablet mass to the compression surfaces of the punch and not the bonding of the tablet with the wall of the die, i.e. the adhesion outweighs the cohesion.
  • a con- vexly curved cover layer becomes detached at the breakage site following compression still in the die and/or after or during ejection of the compact. It is even possible for the entire tablet to cleave in the form of layers.
  • the hygroscopicity was determined by storing at 25°C and 50% relative humidity over a period of 24 hours. In the alternative, so-called tropic conditions are storing at 35°C and 70 to 90% relative humidity over a period of 24 hours. Grade: from zero (free flowing granule/powder) to 4 (granule/powder has dissolved)
  • the ee values of MGDA were determined by HPLC using a Chirex 3126 column; (D)- penicillamine, 5pm, 250x4.6mm.
  • the mobile phase (eluent) was 0.5 mM aqueous CuS0 4 - solution.
  • Injection 10 pi, flow: 1.5ml/min. Detection by UV light at 254nm. Temperature: 20°C. Running time was 25 min.
  • the ee value was determined as difference of the area% of the L- and D-MGDA peak divided by the sum of area% of L- and D-MGDA peak.
  • Sample preparation A 10 ml measuring flask was charged with 5 mg of test material and then filled mark with the eluent and then homogenized.
  • GLDA the ee value was determined by measuring the rotational value.
  • Specific rotation may be determined at 20°C, wavelength 589 nm, with a modular circular polar- imeter MCP 300, Fa. Anton Paar GmbH.
  • Average particle diameters are (D50) values and are determined by sieving methods unless expressly noted otherwise.
  • the mixture was diluted with water to a total solids content of 40.6%. Spray liquor SL.1 was obtained.
  • the mixture was diluted with water to a total solids content of 40.6%.
  • Spray liquor C-SL.2 was obtained.
  • the fluidization was accomplished by entering 200 Nm 3 /h so-called fluidization gas at the bot- tom of the vessel, said fluidization gas being air with an inlet temperature of 165°C.
  • inventive granule Gr.1 After storage of 12 days yellowing of inventive granule Gr.1 was significantly lower - and thus better - than of comparative granule C-Gr.2. Tablets can be formed from inventive granule with a tablet press, make: Korsch XP1. The fol- lowing conditions were applied:

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L'invention concerne un procédé de fabrication de granulés de sels d'au moins deux acides aminopolycarboxyliques (A), comprenant les étapes consistant à : (A) utiliser une solution aqueuse de : (A1) au moins un sel de métal alcalin d'acide méthylglycinediacétique (MGDA) et (A2) au moins un sel de métal alcalin des énantiomères L et D d'acide glutamique-acide diacétique (GLDA) ou de L-GLDA énantiomériquement pur, le rapport en poids de (A1) et de (A2) étant situé dans la plage de 10:1 à 200:1 ; (b) granuler par pulvérisation ladite solution à une température d'entrée de gaz d'au moins 125°C. En outre, la présente invention concerne des granulés et leur utilisation.
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