Patent ID: 6197739
Filing Date: 2001-03-06
Classification: C11D

Abstract:
A low foaming liquid stabilized enzyme-containing detergent composition, the composition being substantially free of an alkali metal hydroxide and free of a source of active chlorine, the composition comprising:(a) about 10-90 wt % of a liquid medium;(b) an effective proteolytic amount of an enzyme composition;(c) an effective enzyme stabilizing amount of a aqueous soluble or dispersible stabilizing system comprising an antioxidant composition and an organic water soluble or dispersible polyol compound having 2-10 hydroxyl groups;(d) an effective building and sequestering amount of a composition comprising a builder salt and a sequestrant; and(e) a low foaming surfactant comprising a:R--(EO).sub.e --(PO).sub.p H;R--(EO).sub.e --(BO).sub.b H; R--(EO).sub.e --R.sup.1 ; [R--(PO).sub.p --(EO).sub.e H;]R--(PO).sub.p --(EO).sub.e --(PO).sub.p H; R--(PO).sub.p --(EO).sub.e -benzyl;(PO).sub.p --(EO).sub.e --(PO).sub.p ;[(PO).sub.p --(EO).sub.e --].sub.2 --NCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 N--[(EO).sub.e --(PO).sub.p ].sub.2 ;or mixtures thereof;wherein R is a C.sub.6-8 alkyl group, a C.sub.6-18 alkyl or dialkyl phenol group, or a C.sub.6-18 alkyl-(PO).sub.p -group; R.sup.1 is a C.sub.1-8 alkyl; each e is independently about 1-20, each p is independently about 1-20, and each b is independently about 1-10.