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US 4,689,167 AGranted
Detergency builder system
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsJerome H. Collins, Larry N. Mackey, Gianfranco L. Spadini
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Abstract
Disclosed is a highly effective detergency builder system comprising the combination of particular ether carboxylate sequestering agents and particular types of dispersing/anti-redeposition agents. Such selected ether carboxylates can include oxydisuccinate, tartrate monosuccinate and/or tartrate disuccinate. Such particular dispersing/anti-redeposition agents can include salts of acrylic acid-based polymers and co-polymers or can include certian ethoxylated amine materials. This selected combination of particular ether carboxylate sequestering agents and particular dispersing/anti-redeposition agents provide an especially useful builder system for use in phosphorus-free detergent or laundry additive products.
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A detergent builder composition especially useful in phosphorus-free detergent or laundry additive products, said composition comprising:
- (A) from about 70% to 99% by weight of one or more of an ether carboxylate sequestering agent having the formula:
- ##STR30## wherein A is H or OH;
- B is H or ##STR31## and X is H or a salt-forming cation;
- and
- (B) from about 1% to 30% by weight of a dispersing/anti-redeposition agent selected from the group consisting of:
- (i) polycarboxylates which are polymers or copolymers which contain at least about 60% by weight of segments having the general formula:
- ##STR32## wherein X, Y and Z are, independently, selected from hydrogen, methyl, carboxy, carboxymethyl, hydroxy and hydroxymethyl;
- M is H or a salt-forming cation and n ranges from about 30 to about 400;
- and
- (ii) combinations of said polycarboxylates with ethoxylated amine material selected from the group consisting of
- (a) ethoxylated monoamines having the formula:
- (X--L--)--N--(R.sup.2).sub.2
- (b) ethoxylated diamines having the formula:
- ##STR33## (c) ethoxylated polyamines having the formula:
- ##STR34## (d) ethoxylated amine polymers having the general formula:
- ##STR35## and (e) mixtures of such ethoxylated amines;
- wherein A.sup.1 is ##STR36## R is H or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or hydroxyalkyl;
- R.sup.1 is C.sub.2 -C.sub.12 alkylene, hydroxyalkylene, alkenylene, arylene or alkarylene, or a C.sub.2 -C.sub.3 oxyalkylene moiety having from 2 to about 20 oxyalkylene units provided that no O--N bonds are formed;
- each R.sup.2 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or hydroxyalkyl, the moiety --L--X, or two R.sup.2 together form the moiety --(CH.sub.2).sub.r --A.sup.2 --(CH.sub.2).sub.s --, wherein A.sup.2 is --O-- or --CH.sub.2 --, r is 1 or 2, s is 1 or 2, and r+s is 3 or 4;
- X is a nonionic group, an anionic group or mixture thereof;
- R.sup.3 is a substituted C.sub.3 -C.sub.12 alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, alkenyl, aryl, or alkaryl group having p substitution sites;
- R.sup.4 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkylene, hydroxyalkylene, alkenylene, arylene or alkarylene, or a C.sub.2 -C.sub.3 oxyalkylene moiety have from 2 to about 20 oxyalkylene units provided that no O--O or O--N bonds are formed;
- L is a hydrophilic chain which contains the polyoxyalkylene moiety -- [(R.sup.5 O).sub.m (CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.n ]--, wherein R.sup.5 is C.sub.3 -C.sub.4 alkylene or hydroxyalkylene and m and n are numbers such that the moiety --(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.n -- comprises at least about 50% by weight of said polyoxyalkylene moiety;
- for said monoamines, m is from 0 to about 4, and n is at least about 12;
- for said diamines, m is from 0 to about 3, and n is at least about 6 when R.sup.1 is C.sub.2 -C.sub.3 alkylene, hydroxyalkylene, or alkenylene, and at least about 3 when R.sup.1 is other than C.sub.2 -C.sub.3 alkylene, hydroxyalkylene or alkenylene;
- for said polyamines and amine polymers, m is from 0 to about 10 and n is at least about 3;
- p is from 3 to 8;
- q is 1 or 0;
- t is 1 or 0, provided that t is 1 when q is 1;
- w is 1 or 0;
- x+y+z is at least 2;
- and y+z is at least 2;
- the weight ratio of sequestering agent to dispersing/anti-redeposition agent within said composition being within the range of from about 70:30 to 99:1.
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A detergent composition comprising:
- (A) from about 5% to 50% by weight of one or more of an ether carboxylate sequestering agent having the formula:
- ##STR39## wherein A is H or OH;
- B is H or ##STR40## and X is H or a salt-forming cation;
- and
- (B) from about 0.2% to 5% by weight of a dispersing/anti-redeposition agent selected from the group consisting of:
- (i) polycarboxylates which are polymers or copolymers which contain at least about 60% by weight of segments having the general formula:
- ##STR41## wherein X, Y and Z are, independently, selected from hydrogen, methyl, carboxy, carboxymethyl, hydroxy and hydroxymethyl;
- M is H or a salt-forming cation and n ranges from about 30 to about 400;
- and
- (ii) combinations of said polycarboxylate and ethoxylated amine materials selected from the group consisting of
- (a) ethoxylated monoamines having the formual:
- (X--L--)--N--(R.sup.2).sub.2
- (b) ethoxylated diamines having the formula:
- ##STR42## (c) ethoxylated polyamines having the formula:
- ##STR43## (d) ethoxylated amine polymers having the general formula:
- ##STR44## and (e) mixtures of such ethoxylated amines;
- wherein A.sup.1 is ##STR45## R is H or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or hydroxyalkyl;
- R.sup.1 is C.sub.2 -C.sub.12 alkylene, hydroxyalkylene, alkenylene, arylene or alkarylene, or a C.sub.2 -C.sub.3 oxyalkylene moiety having from 2 to about 20 oxyalkylene units provided that no O--N bonds are formed;
- each R.sup.2 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or hydroxyalkyl, the moiety --L--X, or two R.sup.2 together form the moiety --(CH.sub.2).sub.r --A.sup.2 --(CH.sub.2).sub.s --, wherein A.sup.2 is --O-- or --CH.sub.2 --, r is 1 or 2, s is 1 or 2, and r+s is 3 or 4;
- X is a nonionic group, an anionic group or mixture thereof;
- R.sup.3 is a substituted C.sub.3 -C.sub.12 alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, alkenyl, aryl, or alkaryl group having p substitution sites;
- R.sup.4 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkylene, hydroxyalkylene, alkenylene, arylene or alkarylene, or a C.sub.2 -C.sub.3 oxyalkylene moiety have from 2 to about 20 oxyalkylene units provided that no O--O or O--N bonds are formed;
- L is a hydrophilic chain which contains the polyoxyalkylene moiety --[(R.sup.5 O).sub.m (CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.n ]--, wherein R.sup.5 is C.sub.3 -C.sub.4 alkylene or hydroxyalkylene and m and n are numbers such that the moiety --(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.n -- comprises at least about 50% by weight of said polyoxyalkylene moiety;
- for said monoamines, m is from 0 to about 4, and n is at least about 12;
- for said diamines, m is from 0 to about 3, and n is at least about 6 when R.sup.1 is C.sub.2 -C.sub.3 alkylene, hydroxyalkylene, or alkenylene, and at least about 3 when R.sup.1 is other than C.sub.2 -C.sub.3 alkylene, hydroxyalkylene or alkenylene;
- for said polyamines and amine polymers, m is from 0 to about 10 and n is at least about 3;
- p is from 3 to 8;
- q is 1 or 0;
- t is 1 or 0, provided that t is 1 when q is 1;
- w is 1 or 0;
- x+y+z is at least 2;
- and y+z is at least 2;
- the weight ratio of sequestering agent to dispersing/anti-redeposition agent within said composition being within the range of from about 99:1 to 70:31;
- and
- (C) from about 5% to 40% by weight of a surfacant.
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A laundry additive composition comprising:
- (A) from about 5% to 95% by weight of one or more of an ether carboxylate sequestering agent having the formula:
- ##STR48## wherein A is H or OH;
- B is H or ##STR49## and X is H or a salt-forming cation;
- and
- (B) from about 0.2% to 10% by weight of a dispersing/anti-redeposition agent selected from the group consisting of:
- (i) polycarboxylates which are polymers or copolymers which contain at least about 60% by weight of segments having the general formula:
- ##STR50## wherein X, Y and Z are, independently, selected from hydrogen, methyl, carboxy, carboxymethyl, hydroxy and hydroxymethyl;
- M is H or a salt-forming cation and n ranges from about 30 to about 400;
- and
- (ii) combinations of said polycarboxylate and ethoxylated amine materials selected from the group consisting of
- (a) ethoxylated monoamines having the formula:
- (X--L--)--N--(R.sup.2).sub.2
- (b) ethoxylated diamines having the formula:
- ##STR51## (c) ethoxylated polyamines having the formula:
- ##STR52## (d) ethoxylated amine polymers having the general formula:
- ##STR53## and (e) mixtures of such ethoxylated amines;
- wherein A.sup.1 is ##STR54## R is H or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or hydroxyalkyl;
- R.sup.1 is C.sub.2 -C.sub.12 alkylene, hydroxyalkylene, alkenylene, arylene or alkarylene, or a C.sub.2 -C.sub.3 oxyalkylene moiety having from 2 to about 20 oxyalkylene units provided that no O--N bonds are formed;
- each R.sup.2 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or hydroxyalkyl, the moiety --L--X, or two R.sup.2 together form the moiety --(CH.sub.2).sub.r --A.sup.2 --(CH.sub.2).sub.s --, wherein A.sup.2 is --O-- or --CH.sub.2 --, r is 1 or 2, s is 1 or 2, and r+s is 3 or 4;
- X is a nonionic group, an anionic group or mixture thereof;
- R.sup.3 is a substituted C.sub.3 -C.sub.12 alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, alkenyl, aryl, or alkaryl group having p substitution sites;
- R.sup.4 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkylene, hydroxylalkylene, alkenylene, arylene or alkraylene, or a C.sub. 2 -C.sub.3 oxyalkylene moiety have from 2 to about 20 oxyalkylene units provided that no O--O or O--N bonds are formed;
- L is a hydrophilic chain which contains the polyoxyalkylene moiety --[(R.sup.5 O).sub.m (CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.n ]--, wherein R.sup.5 is C.sub.3 -C.sub.4 alkylene or hydroxyalkylene and m and n are numbers such that the moiety --(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.n -- comprises at least about 50% by weight of said polyoxyalkylene moiety;
- for said monoamines, m is from 0 to about 4, and n is at least about 12;
- for said diamines, m is from 0 to about 3, and n is at least about 6 when R.sup.1 is C.sub.2 -C.sub.3 alkylene, hydroxyalkylene, or alkenylene, and at least about 3 when R.sup.1 is other than C.sub.2 -C.sub.3 alkylene, hydroxyalkylene or alkenylene;
- for said polyamines and amine polymers, m is from 0 to about 10 and n is at least about 3;
- p is from 3 to 8;
- q is 1 or 0;
- t is 1 or 0, provided that t is 1 when q is 1;
- w is 1 or 0;
- x+y+z is at least 2;
- and y+z is at least 2;
- the weight ratio of sequestering agent to dispersing/anti-redeposition agent within said composition being within the range of from about 99:1 to 70:30;
- and
- (C) from about 0.5% to 98% by weight of a laundry adjuvant selected from the group consisting of surfactants, additional detergent builders, chelating agents, enzymes, fabric whiteners and brighteners, sudsing control agents, solvents, hydrotropes, bleaching agents, bleach precursors, buffering agents, additional soil removal/anti-redeposition agents, soil release agents, fabric softening agents, perfumes, colorants, opacifiers and combinations of said laundry adjuvants.
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A detergent composition comprising
- (A) from about 5% to 40% by weight of a surfactant;
- (B) from about 5% to 50% by weight of an ether carboxylate sequestering agent selected from
- (i) sodium oxydisuccinate;
- and
- (ii) a combination of sodium tartrate monosuccinate and sodium tartrate disuccinate in a weight ratio of the monosuccinate to the disuccinate of from about 97:3 to 20:80;
- and
- (C) from about 0.2% to 5% by weight of a dispersing/anit-redeposition agent selected from
- (i) sodium polyacrylate having a molecular weight of from about 4,000 to 10,000;
- and
- (ii) combinations of said polycarboxylate and ethoxylated polyethyleneamines having a molecular weight of from about 100 to 400 prior to ethoxylation and a degree of ethoxylation of at least about 3 in a weight ratio of from about 5:1 to 1:5;
- the weight ratio of sequestering agent to dispersing/anti-redeposition agent in said composition ranging from about 99:1 to 70:30.
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