# US 2016/0355752 A1 · Compacted liquid laundry detergent composition

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- Number: US 2016/0355752 A1
- Document ID: US20160355752A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 15/170,964
- Filed: 2016-06-02
- Published: 2016-12-08
- Earliest claimed: 2015-06-05
- Assignees: The Procter & Gamble Company
- Applicants: The Procter & Gamble Company
- Inventors: Philip Frank SOUTER; Alan Thomas BROOKER; Nigel Patrick SOMERVILLE-ROBERTS; Dan XU; Jeremie Robert Marcel GUMMEL
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20160355752A1

## CPC

- C11D 1/12: Sulfonic acids or sulfuric acid esters; Salts thereof
- C11D 1/146: {Sulfuric acid esters}
- C11D 1/22: derived from aromatic compounds
- C11D 1/29: Sulfates of polyoxyalkylene ethers
- C11D 1/37: Mixtures of compounds all of which are anionic
- C11D 1/66: Non-ionic compounds {(C11D1/002, C11D1/004, C11D1/008 take precedence)}
- C11D 1/83: Mixtures of non-ionic with anionic compounds
- C11D 3/2003: {Alcohols; Phenols}
- C11D 3/2044: {linear}
- C11D 3/2068: {Ethers}
- C11D 3/30: Amines; Substituted amines {; Quaternized amines}
- C11D 3/50: Perfumes
- C11D 17/043: {Liquid or thixotropic (gel) compositions}
- C11D 17/045: {Multi-compartment}
- C11D: DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL

## Abstract

A liquid laundry detergent composition that includes: a non-amine neutralized linear alkylbenzene sulphonate, a non-amine neutralized alkyl sulphate or a mixture thereof; a non-ionic surfactant; an alcohol; a hydroxyl-containing amine compound; an adjunct ingredient; water.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A liquid laundry detergent composition comprising:
from about 10% to about 50% by weight of the composition of a non-amine neutralized linear alkylbenzene sulphonate, a non-amine neutralized alkyl sulphate or a mixture thereof;
from about 0% to about 25% by weight of the composition of a non-ionic surfactant;
from about 5% to about 40% by weight of the composition of an alcohol having a molecular weight of between about 20 and about 400 and an eRH of between about 50% and about 80% at about 20° C. as measured via the alcohol eRH test described herein;
less than about 5% by weight of the composition of a hydroxyl-containing amine compound;
from about 20% to about 40% by weight of the composition of an adjunct ingredient;
from about 0.5% to about 15% by weight of the composition of water.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

A liquid laundry detergent composition according to claim 1, comprising less than about 10% by weight of the composition of an amine-neutralised linear alkylbenzene sulphonate.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

A liquid laundry detergent composition according to claim 1 comprising from about 15% to about 30% by weight of the composition of a non-amine neutralised linear alkylbenzene sulphonate, a non-amine neutralized alkyl sulphate or a mixture thereof.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

A liquid laundry detergent composition according to claim 1 wherein the non-amine neutralised linear alkylbenzene sulphonate is a C10-C16 linear alkylbenzene sulphonate or C11-C14 linear alkylbenzene sulphonate or a mixture thereof.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

A liquid laundry detergent composition according to claim 1 wherein the non-amine neutralised alkyl sulphate anionic surfactant comprise a non-ethoxylated alkyl sulphate and an ethoxylated alkyl sulphate wherein the average degree of ethoxylation of the ethoxylated alkyl sulphate is from about 1 to about 5.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

A liquid laundry detergent composition according to claim 5 wherein the average degree of ethoxylation of the ethoxylated alkyl sulphate is from about 1 to about 3.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

A liquid laundry detergent composition according to claim 6, wherein the average degree of ethoxylation is about 1.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

A liquid laundry detergent composition according to claim 1 comprising sodium linear alkylbenzene sulphonate, potassium linear alkylbenzene sulphonate, magnesium linear alkylbenzene sulphonate sodium alkyl sulphate, potassium alkyl sulphate, magnesium alkyl sulphate or mixture thereof.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

A liquid laundry detergent composition according to claim 1 comprising from about 15% to about 50% by weight of the composition of anionic surfactant.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

A liquid laundry detergent composition according to claim 1 wherein the composition comprises from about 5% to about 20% by weight of the composition of the alcohol.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

A liquid laundry detergent composition according to claim 1 wherein the hydroxyl-containing amine is selected from the group comprising monoethanol amine, triethanolamine and mixtures thereof.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

A liquid laundry detergent composition according to claim 1 wherein the non-ionic surfactant comprises a fatty alcohol ethoxylated, an oxo-synthesised fatty alcohol ethoxylate or a mixture thereof.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

A liquid laundry detergent composition according to claim 1 comprising a perfume raw material selected from aldehydes, ketones or a mixture thereof.

### Claim 14 (depends on 1)

A liquid laundry detergent composition according to claim 1 comprising a structurant, wherein the structurant is selected from crystallisable glyceride, cellulose-fibre based structurants, TiO2, silica and mixtures thereof.

### Claim 15 (depends on 1)

A liquid laundry detergent composition according to claim 1 wherein the adjunct ingredient is selected from the group comprising bleach, bleach catalyst, dye, hueing dye, cleaning polymers including alkoxylated polyamines and polyethyleneimines, soil release polymer, surfactant, solvent, dye transfer inhibitors, chelant, enzyme, perfume, encapsulated perfume, polycarboxylate polymers, cellulosic polymers, and mixtures thereof.

### Claim 16 (depends on 1)

A water-soluble unit dose article comprising a water-soluble film and a detergent composition according to claim 1.

### Claim 17 (depends on 16)

The unit dose article according to claim 16 wherein the unit dose article comprises at least two compartments.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

The unit dose article according to claim 17 comprising at least three compartments.

### Claim 19

A liquid laundry detergent composition comprising:
from about 10% to about 50% by weight of the composition of a non-amine neutralized linear alkylbenzene sulphonate, a non-amine neutralized alkyl sulphate or a mixture thereof;
from about 0% to about 25% by weight of the composition of a non-ionic surfactant;
from about 5% to about 40% by weight of the composition of an alcohol selected from the group comprising ethylene glycol, 1,3 propanediol, 1,2 propanediol, tetramethylene glycol, pentamethylene glycol, hexamethylene glycol, 2,3-butane diol, 1,3 butanediol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, polyethylene glycol, glycerol formal dipropylene glycol, polypropylene glycol, dipropylene glycol n-butyl ether, and mixtures thereof, preferably the solvent is selected from the group comprising 1,2 propanediol, dipropylene glycol, polypropylene glycol, 2,3-butane diol, dipropylene glycol n-butyl ether and mixtures thereof;
less than 5% by weight of the composition of a hydroxyl-containing amine compound;
from about 20% to about 40% by weight of the composition of an adjunct ingredient;
from about 0.5% to about 15% by weight of the composition of water.