Patent ID: 7465701
Filing Date: 2008-12-16
Classification: C11D

Abstract:
1. A detergent auxiliary composition comprising (a) from 0.001 wt % to 99 wt % cleaning polymer said cleaning polymer having (i) a hydrophilic backbone and (ii) at least one hydrophobic pendant group, and (b) an adjunct ingredient, wherein said hydrophilic backbone constitutes less than 50%, by weight of the cleaning polymer, wherein said cleaning polymer comprises a random graft polymer obtained from grafting a) a polyethylene oxide; b) a vinyl ester derived from acetic acid and/or propionic acid, an alkyl ester of acrylic or methacylic acid in which the alkyl group contains from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and mixtures thereof; and c) a modifying monomer selected from the group consisting of styrene, maleic acid, acrylamide, vinyl acetic acid, vinyl formamide, and mixtures thereof.