Patent ID: 6066612
Filing Date: 2000-05-23
Classification: C11D

Abstract:
A laundry detergent composition comprising:A) at least 0.01% by weight, of a detersive surfactant selected from the group consisting of anionic, nonionic, cationic, zwitterionic, and ampholytic surfactants, and mixtures thereof;B) from about 0.1% to about 15% polymeric polycarboxylates selected from the group consisting of homo-polymeric polycarboxylates having a molecular weight of above 4000 and co-polymeric polycarboxylates, and mixtures thereof;C) from about 0.0% to about 5% polyamine soil release agents comprising a polyamine backbone corresponding to the formula:having a modified polyamine formula V.sub.(n+1) W.sub.m Y.sub.n Z, said polyamine backbone prior to modification has a molecular weight greater than about 200 daltons, whereini) V units are terminal units having the formula: ##STR42## ii) W units are backbone units having the formula: ##STR43## iii) Y units are branching units having the formula: ##STR44## iv) Z units are terminal units having the formula: ##STR45## wherein backbone linking R units are selected from the group consisting of C.sub.2 -C.sub.12 alkylene, --(R.sup.1 O).sub.x R.sup.3 (OR.sup.1).sub.x --, --(CH.sub.2 CH(OR.sup.2)CH.sub.2 O).sub.z (R.sup.1 O).sub.y R.sup.1 (OCH.sub.2 CH--(OR.sup.2)CH.sub.2).sub.w --, --CH.sub.2 CH(OR.sup.2)CH.sub.2 -- and mixtures thereof, provided that when R comprises C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkylene R also comprises at least one --(R.sup.1 O).sub.x R.sup.3 (OR.sup.1).sub.x --, --(CH.sub.2 CH(OR.sup.2)CH.sub.2 O).sub.z (R.sup.1 O).sub.y R.sup.1 --(OCH.sub.2 CH(OR.sup.2)CH.sub.2).sub.w --, or --CH.sub.2 CH(OR.sup.2)CH.sub.2 -- unit; R.sup.1 is C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 alkylene and mixtures thereof; R.sup.2 is hydrogen, --(R.sup.1 O).sub.x B, and mixtures thereof; R.sup.3 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkylene, C.sub.3 -C.sub.12 hydroxyalkylene, C.sub.4 -C.sub.12 dihydroxy-alkylene, C.sub.8 -C.sub.12 dialkylarylene, --C(O)--, --C(O)NHR.sup.5 NHC(O)--, --C(O)(R.sup.4).sub.r C(O)--, --CH.sub.2 CH(OH)CH.sub.2 O--(R.sup.1 O).sub.y R.sup.1 OCH.sub.2 CH(OH)CH.sub.2 --, and mixtures thereof; R.sup.4 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkylene, C.sub.4 -C.sub.12 alkenylene, C.sub.8 -C.sub.12 arylalkylene, C.sub.6 -C.sub.10 arylene, and mixtures thereof; R.sup.5 is C.sub.2 -C.sub.12 alkylene or C.sub.6 -C.sub.12 arylene; E units are selected from the group consisting of --(CH.sub.2).sub.p --CO.sub.2 M, --(CH.sub.2).sub.q SO.sub.3 M, --CH(CH.sub.2 CO.sub.2 M)CO.sub.2 M, --(CH.sub.2).sub.p PO.sub.3 M, --(R.sup.1 O).sub.x B, and mixtures thereof, B is hydrogen, --(CH.sub.2).sub.q SO.sub.3 M, --(CH.sub.2).sub.p CO.sub.2 M, --(CH.sub.2).sub.q CH(SO.sub.3 M)CH.sub.2 SO.sub.3 M, --(CH.sub.2).sub.q CH(SO.sub.2 M)CH.sub.2 SO.sub.3 M, --(CH.sub.2).sub.p PO.sub.3 M, --PO.sub.3 M, and mixtures thereof; M is hydrogen or a water soluble cation in sufficient amount to satisfy charge balance; X is a water soluble anion; k has the value from 0 to about 20; m has the value from 4 to about 400; n has the value from 0 to about 200; p has the value from 1 to 6, q has the value from 0 to 6; r has the value 0 or 1; w has the value 0 or 1; x has the value from 1 to 100; y has the value from 0 to 100; z has the value 0 or 1; andD) the balance carrier and adjunct ingredients wherein the ratio of the polymeric polycarboxylates to polyamine soil release agents is from about 100:1 to 1:1.