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US 4,561,991 AGranted
Fabric cleaning compositions for clay-based stains
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsIvan Herbots, James P. Johnston, John R. Walker
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Abstract
Stain removal composition comprise mixtures of grease-cutting solvents and polyamines. The compositions are particularly useful for removing stains comprising a mixture of grease and particulate matter from fabrics. Liquid detergents containing said solvents and polyamines in the form of stable oil-in-water microemulsions are disclosed.
Claims11
A stain removal composition, comprising:
- a. a grease-removal organic solvent;
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- b. an alkoxylated polyamine of the formula:
- ##STR3## wherein R is hydrocarbyl having from 2 to 6 carbon atoms, R' is C.sub.1 to C.sub.20 hydrocarbon, alkoxy is selected from polyethoxy, polypropoxy, polybutoxy or mixtures thereof, having a degree of polymerization of 2-30, x is an integer of at least 2 and X.sup..theta. is an anion wherein the weight ratio of the solvent:alkoxylated polyamine is in the range of 100:1 to 1:20.
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A detergent composition comprising conventional detersive ingredients, comprising at least 5% of grease-removal solvent and at least 0.2% alkoxylated polyamine of the formula:
- ##STR5## wherein R is hydrocarbyl, R' is C.sub.1 to C.sub.20 hydrocarbon, x is an integer of at least 2 and X.sup..crclbar. is an anion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.