Patent ID: 6046152
Filing Date: 2000-04-04
Classification: A61K,A61Q,C07C,C11D

Abstract:
Liquid cleaning compositions comprising:a) as part of the surfactant system, from about 0.1% to about 50% by weight of a mid-chain branched surfactant substantially free from geminally-substituted branching selected from the group consisting of surfactants having the formula: ##STR46## wherein: (i) one or more C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl moieties branch from the longest linear carbon chain at one or more positions encompassed by the indicated branching range; and(ii) B is a hydrophilic moiety selected from sulfates and alkoxylated sulfates;b) as the other part of the surfactant system, from about 0.1% to about 50% by weight of one or more co-surfactants;c) from about 1% to about 99.7% by weight of solvent; andd) from about 0.1% to about 75% by weight of liquid cleaning composition adjunct ingredients.