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Stable liquid nonaqueous detergent compositions
Assignee: Clorox Co
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Filing: 1988-09-28
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Granted: 1989-10-17
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Expires: 2008-09-28
Abstract
Abstract The present invention provides a stable liquid, substantially nonaqueous, detergent comprising, by weight percent: a) 20-90% of a liquid portion which comprises an alkoxylated nonionic surfactant; b) a solids portion which comprises: (i) 5-50% of a builder; (ii) 0-20% of an oxidant; said solids being stably suspended in said liquid portion, by means of c) a phase stabilizing amount of a lower alkylated fused ring polyarylene sulfonate; and d) 0-5% of a hydrolytic enzyme. Further desirable adjuncts may be added to the liquid compositions of this invention.
Inventors
- 👤 David Peterson
- 👤 Loren Chen
- 👤 Robert J. Iliff
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 15:27
CPC Classifications
C; C11; C11D; C11D17/00; C11D17/0004; C11D1/00; C11D1/02; C11D1/12; C11D1/22; C11D3/00; C11D3/16; C11D3/34; C11D3/3418
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
68 words
A stable liquid, nonaqueous, detergent composition comprising, by weight percent: (a) 20-90% of a liquid portion which comprises an alkosylated nonionic surfactant; (b) a solids portion which comprises: (i) 5-50% of a builder; (ii) 0-20% of an oxidant; said solids being stably suspended in said liquid portion, by means of (c) 0.5-20% of a sulfonated, lower alkylated condensed ring aryl compound; and (d) 0-5% of a hydrolytic enzyme.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
68 words
A stable liquid, nonaqueous, detergent composition comprising, by weight percent: (a) 20-90% of a liquid portion which comprises an alkosylated nonionic surfactant; (b) a solids portion which comprises: (i) 5-50% of a builder; (ii) 0-20% of an oxidant; said solids being stably suspended in said liquid portion, by means of (c) 0.5-20% of a sulfonated, lower alkylated condensed ring aryl compound; and (d) 0-5% of a hydrolytic enzyme.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
The liquid detergent composition of claim 1 further comprising (e) 0-50% of a detergent adjunct selected from dyes, pigments, fluorescent whitening agents, anti-redeposition agents, foam boosters, defoaming agents, organic solvents, buffers, bleach activators, enzyme stabilizers, thickeners, fragrances, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
83 words
The liquid detergent composition of claim 1 wherein the alkoxylated nonionic surfactant is selected from the group consisting of C 6-18 alcohols with 1-15 moles of ethylene oxide per oxide of alcohol, C 6-18 alcohols with 1-10 moles of propylene oxide per mole of alcohol, C 6-18 alcohols with 1-15 moles of ethylene oxide and 1-10 moles of propylene oxide per mole of alcohol, C 6-18 alkylphenols with 1-15 moles of ethylene oxide or propylene oxide or both, and mixtures of the foregoing.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
The liquid detergent composition of claim 1 wherein the alkaline builder is selected from the group consisting of inorganic builders, organic builders, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
The liquid detergent composition of claim 4 wherein the builder is inorganic and is selected from the group consisting of the alkali metal and ammonium carbonates, silicates, phosphates, aluminosilicates and mixtures thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
46 words
The liquid detergent composition of claim 4 wherein the builder is organic and is selected from the group consisting of the alkali metal and ammonium sulfosuccinates, polyacrylates, polymaleates, copolymers of acrylic acid and maleic acid or anhydride, ethylene diamine tetraacetate, nitrilotriacetic acid, citrates, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
The liquid detergent composition of claim 1 wherein the oxidant is selected from the alkali metal percarbonates, perborate monohydrates, perborate tetrahydrates, hydrogen peroxide adducts, persulfates, perphosphates; and organic peroxides and peracids.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
The liquid detergent composition of claim 1 wherein the sulfonated, alkylated condensed ring aryl is an alkylated naphthalene sulfonate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
The liquid detergent composition of claim 8 wherein the alkylated naphthalene sulfonate is diisopropylnaphthalene sulfonate.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
27 words
The liquid detergent composition of claim 1 further comprising (f) an additional phase stabilizer which is a sulfated or sulfonated anionic surfactant in an amount of 0-40%.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
34 words
The liquid detergent composition of of claim 10 in which the additional stabilizer (f) is a C 6-18 alkyl aryl sulfonate in a ratio with the stabilizer of (a) of about 1:10 to 10:1.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
18 words
The liquid detergent composition of claim 11 wherein the additional stabilizer is a C 10-14 alkyl benzene sulfonate.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
98 words
A phase stable, nonaqueous liquid detergent composition comprising: (a) a liquid portion comprising at least 20% of at least one nonionic surfactant having a pour point of less than about 40° C. and an HLB of between 2 and 16; (b) a solids portions comprising (i) at least about 5% of a builder and (ii) at least about 1% of an oxidant, the solids portion having an average particle size of between 1 to 50 microns; the solids being stably suspended in the liquid portion by a stabilizing system which comprises: (c) a C 1-4 dialkylated naphthalene sulfonate.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
98 words
A phase stable, nonaqueous liquid detergent composition comprising: (a) a liquid portion comprising at least 20% of at least one nonionic surfactant having a pour point of less than about 40° C. and an HLB of between 2 and 16; (b) a solids portions comprising (i) at least about 5% of a builder and (ii) at least about 1% of an oxidant, the solids portion having an average particle size of between 1 to 50 microns; the solids being stably suspended in the liquid portion by a stabilizing system which comprises: (c) a C 1-4 dialkylated naphthalene sulfonate.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
27 words
The nonaqueous liquid detergent composition of claim 13 further comprising (d) at least 0.1% of a hydrolytic enzyme selected from proteases, amylases, lipases, cellulases, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
20 words
The nonaqueous liquid detergent composition of claim 13 wherein pourability is maintained despite the addition of up to 20% water.
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