Patent ID: 6384008
Filing Date: 2002-05-07
Classification: C11D

Abstract:
A nonaqueous, liquid, heavy-duty detergent composition in the form of a stable suspension of solid, substantially insoluble particulate material dispersed throughout a structured, surfactant-containing liquid phase, wherein:A) said composition comprises from about 55% to 98.9% by weight of the composition of a structured, surfactant-containing liquid phase formed by combining: i) from about 1% to 80% by weight of said liquid phase of one or more nonaqueous organic diluents; and ii) from about 20% to 99% by weight of said liquid phase of a surfactant selected from anionic, nonionic and cationic surfactants and combinations thereof, wherein said surfactant comprises from about 0.45% to 45% by weight of composition of C10-C16 linear allyl benzene sulfonate particles having a particle size range of 0.1 to 2000 microns, said particles being substantially insoluble in said diluent, B) from about 0.1% to about 10%, by weight of the detergent composition of an ethoxylated quaternized amine clay soil removal material selected from the group consisting of compounds having the general formula: â€ƒwherein each x is independently less than about 16; â€ƒwherein each x is independently greater than about 35; â€ƒwherein x is from about 10 to about 14, y is from out 12 to about 16, and from about 16% to about 24% of the nitrogens are quaternized, and mixtures thereof, wherein the ethoxylated quaternized amine clay soil removal material is a material that does not change between liquid and solid phase over the temperature range of from about 4Â° C. to about 35Â° C.; and C) from about 1% to 50% by weight of the detergent composition of particulate material which ranges in size from about 0.1 to 1500 microns, the particulate material being substantially insoluble in the liquid phase and the particulate material being selected from peroxygen bleaching agents, bleach activators, organic detergent builders, inorganic alkalinity sources, colored speckles and combinations thereof.