Patent ID: 6204233
Filing Date: 2001-03-20
Classification: C11D

Abstract:
A process for removing hydrophobic and particulate soil from laundry items, the process comprising the steps of:(a) contacting a soiled laundry item with an aqueous treatment composition comprising an effective treating amount of a surfactant composition, the surfactant composition comprising about 50 wt. % to 100 wt. % of a hydrophobic ethoxylate surfactant having the formula:R--(OC.sub.2 H.sub.4).sub.m --OHwherein R is a fatty aliphatic group having 10-24 carbon atoms and m is a number less than 2, the hydrophobic ethoxylate surfactant having an HLB value of between about 4 and about 9, and the aqueous treatment composition is substantially free of aliphatic hydrocarbons and aromatic hydrocarbons; and(b) laundering the treated laundry item with a conventional aqueous laundry detergent.