Patent ID: 6596678
Filing Date: 2003-07-22
Classification: C11D

Abstract:
A detergent composition comprising:(A) a detersive surfactant system; (B) a polyelectrolyte complex of cationic and anionic polymers comprising: (a) cationic condensates of (i) at least one amine selected from the group consisting of linear alkylamines, branched alkylamines, cycloalkylamines, alkoxyamines, amino alcohols, cyclic amines containing at least one nitrogen atom in a ring structure, alkylenediamines, polyetherdiamines, polyalkylenepolyamines, mixtures of one of the said amines with at least one amino acid or a salt thereof, reaction products of the said amines with at least one anionic group containing alkylating agent wherein per mole of NH group of the amines of from 0.04 to 0.6 moles of the anionic group containing alkylating agent is reacted, and mixtures thereof, and (ii) a crosslinking agent selected from the group consisting of epihalohydrins, bishalohydrins of diols, bishalohydrins of polyalkylene glycols, bishalohydrins of polytetrahydrofurans, alkylene dihalides, alkylene trihalides, bisepoxides, trisepoxides, tetraepoxides, mixtures thereof, and quaternized cationic condensates of (i) and (ii) and; (b) a polymeric anion source with at least 3 anionic groups and a total net charge of at least 4 negative charges; wherein the charge ratio between anionic and cationic polymers is from 0.01 to 20; (C) an inorganic peroxygen bleaching compound and a bleach activator; and (D) the balance detergent adjunct ingredients.