Detergent composition comprising zeolite and amylase enzyme
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsCarolyn Jayne Garnett, Jonathan Richard Clare, Johan Juliaan Serafin Wauben
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Abstract
A detergent composition comprises a zeolite builder having a particle size, expressed as a d50 value, of less than 1.0 micrometers, an amylase enzyme, and an alkoxylated nonionic surfactant having a hydrophilic lipophilic balance value of less than 9.5 selected from the group consisting of alkoxylated adducts of fatty alcohols containing an average of less than 5 alkylene oxide groups per molecule. The detergent composition has been found to reduce white residue formation on fabrics washed with detergent containing small particle size zeolite.
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A detergent composition comprising:
- (a) a zeolite builder having a particle size, expressed as a d50 value, of less than 1.0 micrometers;
- (b) an amylase enzyme;
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- (c) an alkoxylated nonionic surfactant having a hydrophilic lipophilic balance value of less than 9.5 selected from the group consisting of alkoxylated adducts of fatty alcohols containing an average of less than 5 alkylene oxide groups per molecule.
A detergent composition comprising:
- (a) 1% to 40%, by weight, zeolite MAP builder having a particle size, expressed as a d50 value, of less than 1.0 micrometers;
- (b) 0.1% to 3%, by weight, α-amylase;
- (c) 3% to 30%, by weight, surfactant comprising an alkoxylated nonionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of primary C12-15 aliphatic alcohols condensed with an average of 3 ethylene oxide groups per molecule alcohol;
- (d) organic builder selected from the group consisting of monomeric carboxylates, polymeric carboxylates and mixtures thereof;
- (e) inorganic persalt;
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- (f) peracetic acid precursor;
- wherein the total amount of detergency builder is in the range of from 10% to 80%, by weight.
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