Patent ID: 6242406
Filing Date: 2001-06-05
Classification: C11D

Abstract:
A detergent com position comprising:A) at least about 0.5% by weight, of a longer alkyl chain, mid-chain branched surfactant having the formula:A.sup.b --X--Bwherein:i) A.sup.b is a hydrophobic C.sub.9 -C.sub.22 mid-chain branched alkyl moiety having:a) a longest linear carbon chain attached to the --X--B moiety comprising from 8 to 21 carbon atoms;b) one or more C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl moieties branching from said longest linear chain;c) at least one of said brancbing alkyl moieties is atached to a carbon of the longest linear carbon chain at a position within the range of position 2 carbon, counting from carbn #1 which is attached to the --X--B moiety, to position .omega.2 carbon, the terminal carbon minus 2 carbons; andd) said surfactant comnprises an average total number of carbon atoms in said A.sup.b --X moiety of from greater than 14.5 carbons to about 18 carbons;2) B is a hydrophilic moiety selected from the group consisting of sulfates, sulfonates, amine oxides, polyoxyalkylene alkoxylated sulfates, polyhydroxy moieties, phosphate esters, glycerol sulfonates, polygluconates, polyphosphate esters, phosphonates, sulfosuccinates, sulfosuccaminates, polyalkoxylated carboxylates, glucanides, taurinates, sarcosinates. glycinates, isethionates, dialkanolamides, rnonoalkanolamides, monoalkanolamide sulfates, diglycolatides, diglycolamide sulfates, glycerol esters, glycerol ester sulfates, glycerol ethers, glycerol ether sulfates, polyglycerol ethers, polyglycerol ether sulfates, sorbitan esters, polyalkoxylated sorbitan esters, ammonioalkanesulfonates, amidopropyl betaines, alkylated quats, alkylated/polyhydroxyalkylated quats, alkylated quats, alkylated/polyhydroxylated oxypropyl quats, imidazolines, 2-yl-succinates, sulfonated alkyl esters, sulfonated fatty acids, and mixtures thereof;3) X is selected from --CH.sub.2 -- and --C(O)--; andB) from about 0.001% to about 10% by weight, of a cellulose derivative.