# US 2018/0023036 A1 · Dishwashing detergent composition > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2018/0023036 A1 - Document ID: US20180023036A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/656,291 - Filed: 2017-07-21 - Published: 2018-01-25 - Earliest claimed: 2016-07-22 - Assignees: The Procter & Gamble Company - Applicants: The Procter & Gamble Company - Inventors: Frederik Clara VANDENBERGHE; Jean-Luc Philippe BETTIOL - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180023036A1 ## CPC - C11D 1/83: Mixtures of non-ionic with anionic compounds - C11D 17/0008: {aqueous liquid non soap compositions (C11D3/0015, C11D3/3947, C11D3/3956 take precedence)} - C11D 1/14: derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons or mono-alcohols - C11D 1/29: Sulfates of polyoxyalkylene ethers - C11D 1/75: Amino oxides - C11D: DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL ## Abstract Dishwashing detergent composition comprising an anionic surfactant system comprising an average percentage of branching of greater than or equal to 5% to less than 24%; and at least one branched anionic surfactant derived from a 100% branched alcohol. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A dishwashing detergent composition comprising: 1% to 25%, of a surfactant system by weight of the composition, wherein the surfactant system comprises: an anionic surfactant system comprising: an average percentage of branching of greater than or equal to 5% to less than 24%; and 5% to 30% of one or more alkyl sulphate surfactants, by weight of the anionic surfactant system, the one or more alkyl sulphates having the formula I: wherein in formula I: R1 is a C3 to C10 linear or branched alkyl chain; R2 is a C1 to C8 linear or branched alkyl chain; R3 is H or C1 to C4 alkyl; R1 equals R2+C2 alkyl; b is a number from 0 to 5; M+ is a cation selected from the group consisting of: sodium, calcium, potassium, and magnesium. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The composition according to claim 1, wherein the one or more alkyl sulphate surfactants having formula I is selected from the group consisting of: alkyl sulphate or alkyl alkoxy sulphate or mixtures thereof. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The composition according to claim 2, wherein the alkyl sulphate or alkyl alkoxy sulphate is selected from the group consisting of: 2-propylheptyl sulphate and 2-propylheptylethoxysulphate and mixtures thereof. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The composition according to claim 1, wherein the alkoxylation group of the alkoxylated alkyl sulphate having formula I comprises an ethoxylation group. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The composition according to claim 1, wherein an average ethoxylation degree of the alkoxylated alkyl sulphate having formula I is 1 to 5. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The composition according to claim 1, wherein the one or more alkyl sulphate surfactants having formula I are at a level in the range from greater than or equal to 10% to equal to or less than 30% by weight of the anionic surfactant system. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The composition according to claim 1, wherein the one or more alkyl sulphate surfactants having formula I are selected from the group consisting of: Guerbet alkyl sulphate, Guerbet alkyl alkoxy sulphate, and mixtures thereof. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The composition according to claim 1, wherein the anionic surfactant system further comprises: 70% to 95% by weight of the anionic surfactant system of an anionic surfactant derived from alcohols comprising an average branching level of less than 100%. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The composition according to claim 8, wherein the anionic surfactant is selected from the group consisting of: linear or branched anionic surfactant or mixtures thereof having the formula II: R1-(OCH2CH2)n-O—SO3-M+ (II), wherein in formula (II): R1 is a saturated or unsaturated C8-C16 alkyl chain; n is a number from 0 to 4; M+ is a suitable cation which provides charge neutrality. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The composition according to claim 1, wherein the anionic surfactant system comprises an average alkoxylation degree in the range from greater than or equal to 0.2 to equal to or less than 3. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The composition according to claim 1, further comprising: a co-surfactant selected from the group consisting of: an amphoteric surfactant, zwitterionic surfactant, an non-ionic surfactant and mixtures thereof. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The composition according to claim 11, wherein the co-surfactant is an amphoteric surfactant, wherein the amphoteric surfactant comprises C12-C14 alkyl dimethyl amine oxide. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The composition according to claim 12, wherein the anionic surfactant system and the amphoteric surfactant comprise a weight ratio of 10:1 to 1:1. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The composition according to claim 1, further comprising 0.01% to 20% of a solvent, by weight of the composition, wherein the solvent is selected from the group consisting of C4-14 ethers and diethers, glycols, alkoxylated glycols, C6-C16 glycol ethers, alkoxylated aromatic alcohols, aromatic alcohols, aliphatic branched alcohols, alkoxylated aliphatic branched alcohols, alkoxylated linear C1-C5 alcohols, linear C1-C5 alcohols, amines, C8-C14 alkyl and cycloalkyl hydrocarbons and halohydrocarbons, and mixtures thereof. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The composition according to claim 1, further comprising 1% to 10% of a hydrotrope by weight of the composition, wherein the hydrotrope is selected from the group consisting of sodium, potassium, and ammonium xylene sulfonate, sodium, potassium and ammonium toluene sulfonate, sodium potassium and ammonium cumene sulfonate, and mixtures thereof. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The composition according to claim 1, the composition comprising a viscosity of from about 50 to about 4000 centipoises (50 to 4000 mPa*s) at 20 s−1 and 20° C. and a local maximum viscosity between 5° C. and 20° C. at 1 s−1. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The composition according to claim 1, wherein the pH of the composition is from 6 to 10. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The composition according to claim 1, wherein the composition is a liquid hand dishwashing detergent composition. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) A method of washing dishes comprising applying a composition according to claim 1.