Detergent compositions
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsJoseph T. H. Agar, Richard T. Hartshorn, Graham A. Sorrie
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Abstract
Detergent compositions containing amide substituted peroxyacid bleaching compounds are provided in which at least 60% of the originally added peronacid bleach remains after 28 days storage at 32.degree. C. and 80.degree. RH. The compositions contain at least one multi-ingredient component and have a density in excess of 650 g/liter, a total Iron, Manganese and Copper content of less than 40 ppm, an Equilibrium Relative Humidity at 32.degree. C. of less than 30% and preferably a sodium sulphate content of less than 2.5 % by weight.
Claims24
A solid laundry detergent composition, comprising by weight:
- a) from 5% to 30% of one or more surfactants;
- b) from 15% to 80% of one or more non-phosphate detergent builder salts;
- c) from 1% to 15% of one or more bleaching compounds which provide in an aqueous solution an amide substituted peroxyacid bleaching compound of the formula:
- ##STR13## wherein R.sup.1 is an alkyl, aryl or alkaryl group containing from 1 to 14 carbon atoms, R.sup.2 is an alkylene, arylene or alkarylene group containing from 1 to 14 carbon atoms, and R.sup.5 is H or an alkyl, aryl or alkaryl group containing from 1 to 10 carbon atoms;
- d) from 0% to 30% of additional bleaching components selected from oxygen bleaches, peroxyacid bleach precursors and photoactivated bleaches;
- e) from 0% to 67% of detergent ingredients other than those in a) to d)
- wherein the composition
- i) has a bulk density of at least 650 g/liter, and comprises at least one multi-ingredient component;
- ii) contains less than 40 ppm total of free Iron, Copper and Manganese ions;
- and
- iii) has an Equilibrium Relative Humidity of not more than 30% at 32.degree. C.,
- whereby the weight percentage of the original one or more bleaching compounds remaining undecomposed after 28 days storage in closed wax laminated paperboard cartons at 32.degree. C. and 80% Relative Humidity is at least 60%.
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