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Patent US4687592 - Detergency builder system - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA highly effective detergency builder system comprises the combination of a major proportion of an ether polycarboxylate and minor proportions of an iron and manganese chelating agent and a polymeric polycarboxylate dispersing agent....http://www.google.com/patents/US4687592?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US4687592 - Detergency builder systemAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS4687592 APublication typeGrantApplication numberUS 06/754,561Publication dateAug 18, 1987Filing dateJul 11, 1985Priority dateFeb 19, 1985Fee statusLapsedAlso published asDE3675956D1, EP0192441A2, EP0192441A3, EP0192442A2, EP0192442A3, EP0192442B1Publication number06754561, 754561, US 4687592 A, US 4687592A, US-A-4687592, US4687592 A, US4687592AInventorsJerome H. Collins, Larry N. Mackey, Gianfranco L. SpadiniOriginal AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble CompanyExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (10), Referenced by (62), Classifications (36), Legal Events (6) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetDetergency builder system
US 4687592 AAbstract
A highly effective detergency builder system comprises the combination of a major proportion of an ether polycarboxylate and minor proportions of an iron and manganese chelating agent and a polymeric polycarboxylate dispersing agent.
1. A detergent composition comprising:(a) from about 2% to about 30% by weight of a surfactant selected from the group consisting of anionic, nonionic, zwitterionic, ampholytic and cationic surfactants and mixtures thereof; (b) from about 15% to about 40% of an ether polycarboxylate compound or mixtures thereof of the structure: ##STR20## wherein R1 and R2 are each independently H, COOM or CH2 COOM and wherein R1 and R2 are not both H and wherein M is hydrogen, an alkali metal, ammonium or substituted ammonium and said compound has a log KCa (35� C., 0.1M ionic strength, pH 9.5) of at least about 3.6; (c) from about 0.75% to about 3% by weight of an iron and manganese chelating agent selected from the group consisting of: 1) amino carboxylates having one or more units of the substructure: ##STR21## wherein M is hydrogen, an alkali metal, ammonium or substituted ammonium, and x is from 1 to about 3, (2) amino phosphonates having one or more units of the substructure: ##STR22## wherein M is hydrogen, an alkali metal, ammonium or substituted ammonium and x is from 1 to about 3, 3) polyfunctionally-substituted aromatic chelating agents consisting of compounds having the formula: ##STR23## wherein at least one R is --SO3 H, or --COOH or soluble salts thereof and mixtures thereof and 4) mixtures thereof; (d) from about 0.75% to about 3% by weight of one or more polymeric polycarboxylic acid dispersing agents, copolymers thereof and salts thereof containing at least about 60% by weight of segments with the general formula: ##STR24## wherein X, Y and Z are each selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl, and carboxy; M is hydrogen, alkali metal, ammonium or substituted ammonium and n is from about 30 to about 400; and (e) from 0% to about 75% by weight of an inorganic detergency builder selected from the group consisting of alkali metal phosphates, sodium carbonate, sodium silicate, sodium aluminosilicate and mixtures thereof. 2. The composition of claim 1 wherein the ether polycarboxylate has a log KCa of at least about 4.2.
3. The composition of claim 1 wherein the ether polycarboxylate comprises a material selected from the group consisting of 2-oxa-1,1,3 propanetricarboxylic acid, 2-oxa-1,3,4 butanetricarboxylic acid, 3-oxa-1,2,4,5-pentanetetracarboxylic acid, mixtures thereof and alkali metal, ammonium and substituted ammonium salts thereof.
4. The composition of claim 1 wherein the iron and manganese chelating agent comprises a material selected from the group consisting of ethylenediaminetetraacetates, diethylenetriaminepentaacetates, N-hydroxyethylethylenediaminetriacetates, nitrilotriacetates, ethanoldiglycines, ethylenediaminetetrakis(methylenephosphonates), nitrilotris(methylenephosphonates), diethylenetriaminepentakis(methylenephosphonates), disulfonated catechols, mixtures thereof and alkali metal, ammonium and substituted ammonium salts thereof.
5. The composition of claim 3 wherein the polymeric polycarboxylate comprises a material selected from the group consisting of polyacrylates, copolymers of acrylates and maleates, mixtures thereof and alkali metal, ammonium and substituted ammonium salts thereof.
6. The composition of claim 1 wherein said composition is a granular detergent composition comprising from about 15% to about 60% of an inorganic detergency builder selected from the group consisting of sodium carbonate, sodium silicate and mixtures thereof and from about 15% to about 40% of sodium salts of said ether polycarboxylate compound or mixtures thereof.
7. The composition of claim 5 wherein said surfactant comprises an anionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of alkyl sulfates, alkyl ether sulfates, alkylbenzene sulfonates and mixtures thereof.
8. The composition of claim 6 wherein said ether polycarboxylate comprises a material selected from the group consisting of the sodium salts of 2-oxa-1,1,3-propanetricarboxylic acid, 2-oxa-1,3,4-butanetricarboxylic acid, 3-oxa-1,2,4,5-pentanetetracarboxylic acid, and mixtures thereof.
9. The composition of claim 7 containing essentially no phosphorus.
10. The composition of claim 8 which comprises an alkali metal salt of a polymeric polycarboxylate selected from the group consisting of polyacrylates, copolymers of acrylates and maleates and mixtures thereof.
11. The composition of claim 1 wherein said composition is a liquid detergent composition comprising from about 5% to about 15% of said ether polycarboxylate or mixture thereof.
12. A composition according to claim 1 additionally comprising from about 5% to about 35% by weight of inorganic or organic peroxy bleaching agent.
13. A composition according to claim 11 additionally comprising from about 0.5% to about 10% by weight of organic peroxyacid bleach precursor.
14. A composition according to claim 12 wherein the bleach precursor has the general formula: ##STR25## wherein R is an alkyl group containing from 6 to 12 carbon atoms wherein the longest linear alkyl chain extending from and including the carboxyl carbon contains from 5 to 10 carbon atoms and L is a leaving group, the conjugate acid of which has a logarithmic acidity constant in the range from 6 to 13.
This application is a continuation-in-part of co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 702,521, filed Feb. 19, 1985, now abandoned.
The present invention relates to detergency builder systems useful in detergent compositions.
The term detergency builder can be applied to any component of a detergent composition which increases the detergent power of a surface active agent, hereinafter surfactant. Generally recognized functions of detergency builders include removal of alkaline earth and other undesirable metal ions from washing solutions by sequestration or precipitation, providing alkalinity and buffer capacity, prevention of floculation, maintenance of ionic strength, protection of anionic surfactants from precipitation and extraction of metals from soils as an aid to their removal. Polyphosphates such as tripolyphosphates and pyrophosphates are widely used as ingredients in detergent compositions and are highly effective detergency builders. However, the effect of phosphorus on eutrophication of lakes and streams has been questioned and the use of phosphates in detergent compositions has been subject to government regulation or prohibition.
These circumstances have developed a need for highly effective and efficient phosphorus-free detergency builders. Many materials and combinations of materials have been used or proposed as detergency builders. Carbonates and silicates are widely used in granular detergent compositions, but by themselves are deficient as detergency builders in a number of respects. Aluminosilicates such as described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,274,975, issued June 23, 1981, to Corkill et al., have also been used to replace polyphosphates. Aluminosilicates, however, have relatively low calcium and magnesium binding constants and can present solubility problems, particularly in combination with silicates.
Ether polycarboxylates having one or more units of the structure ##STR1## wherein M is hydrogen, an alkali metal, ammonium or substituted ammonium cation, have been proposed as detergency builder substitutes for polyphosphates. The ether polycarboxylates need not contain phosphorus or nitrogen (also subject to environmental concerns when used in large amounts) and can be more rapidly biodegradable than polymeric polycarboxylates. Ether polycarboxylates are one of the essential components of the present invention.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,692,685, issued Sept. 19, 1972 to Lamberti et al., discloses detergent compositions containing an ether polycarboxylate having the formula: ##STR2## wherein R is H or CH2 COONa
U.S. Pat. No. 4,228,300, issued Oct. 14, 1980, to Lannert, discloses ether polycarboxylate sequestering agents and detergency builders having the formula ##STR3## wherein M is alkali metal or ammonium, R1 and R2 are hydrogen, methyl or ethyl and R3 is hydrogen, methyl, ethyl or COOM.
U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,923,679, issued Dec. 2, 1975, and 3,835,163, issued Sept. 10, 1974, both to Rapko, disclose 5-membered ring ether carboxylates. U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,158,635, issued June 19, 1979; 4,120,874, issued Oct. 17, 1978, and 4,102,903, issued July 25, 1978, all to Crutchfield et al. disclose 6-membered ring ether carboxylates.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,776,850, issued Dec. 4, 1973, to Pearson et al., discloses polymers to be used as detergent builders having the formula: ##STR4## wherein R is hydrogen or other specified radicals and n is from 2 to about 40, preferably from 2 to about 6.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,146,495, issued Mar. 27, 1979, to Crutchfield et al., incorporated herein by reference, discloses a method of preparing polyacetal carboxylate detergency builders containing the structure ##STR5## wherein M is alkali metal, ammonium, tetralkylammonium or alkanolamine and n averages at least 4.
Many, but not necessarily all, ether polycarboxylates, are deficient in calcium binding power relative to inorganic polyphosphates. This is recognized and modifications to detergent compositions have been suggested to overcome this and other deficiencies. The suggestions include an increase in surfactant level and combination with inorganic alkaline materials such as sodium silicate and sodium carbonate.
It has now been found that ether polycarboxylate materials with a calcium binding constant (expressed as log KCa) above a specified minimum value can be successfully incorporated in detergent compositions as part of a builder system comprising three types of organic detergency builders. The resultant detergent compositions provide, in a no or low phosphate composition, fabric cleaning in a household laundry context essentially equivalent to that provided by compositions containing from about 25% to about 50% by weight of an alkali metal polyphosphate such as sodium tripolyphosphate. The additional builders are designated iron and manganese chelating agents and polymeric polycarboxylate dispersing agents herein.
The detergent compositions of the invention contain as essential ingredients:
(a) from about 2% to about 30% by weight of a surfactant selected from the group consisting of anionic, nonionic, zwitterionic, ampholytic and cationic surfactants and mixtures thereof,
(b) from about 4% to about 50% by weight of an ether polycarboxylate compound or mixtures thereof having one or more units of the structure ##STR6## wherein M is hydrogen, an alkali metal, ammonium or substituted ammonium and said compound has a log KCa (35� C., 0.1M ionic strength, pH 9.5) of at least about 3.6,
(c) from about 0.1% to about 10% by weight of an iron and manganese chelating agent as hereinafter defined,
(d) from about 0.5% to about 10% by weight of one or more polymeric polycarboxylic acid dispersing agents, copolymers thereof and salts thereof containing at least 60% by weight of segments having the structure: ##STR7## wherein X, Y and Z are each selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl, carboxy, carboxymethyl, hydroxy and hydroxymethyl; and n is from about 30 to about 400,
(e) from 0% to about 75%, and in a granular or tablet form composition, preferably from about 15% to about 60%, by weight of an inorganic detergency builder selected from the group consisting of alkali metal phosphates, sodium carbonate, sodium silicate, sodium aluminosilicate and mixtures thereof.
The detergent compositions of the invention are particularly suitable for laundry use, but are also suitable for the cleaning of hard surfaces and for dishwashing.
The compositions of the invention contain from about 2% to about 30% by weight of a surfactant or mixtures thereof.
Various types of surfactants can be used in the compositions of the invention. Useful surfactants include anionic, nonionic, ampholytic, zwitterionic and cationic surfactants or mixtures of such materials. Detergent compositions for laundry use typically contain from about 5% to about 30% anionic surfactants or mixtures of anionic and nonionic surfactants. Detergent compositions for use in automatic diswashing machines typically contain from about 2% to about 6% by weight of a relatively low sudsing nonionic surfactant or mixtures thereof and, optionally, suds control agents. Particularly suitable low sudsing nonionic surfactants are the alkylation products of compounds containing at least one reactive hydrogen wherein, preferably, at least about 20% by weight of the alkylene oxide by weight is propylene oxide. Examples are products of the BASF-Wyandotte Corporation designated Pluronic�, Tetronic�, Pluradot� and block polymeric variations in which propoxylation follows ethoxylation. Preferred suds control agents include mono-and disteryl acid phosphates.
Anionic soap and non-soap surfactants
Anionic surfactants also includes water-soluble salts, particularly the alkali metal and ethanolamine salts of organic sulfuric reaction products having in their molecular structure an alkyl radical containing from about 8 to about 22 carbon atoms and a sulfonic acid or sulfuric acid ester radical. (Included in the term alkyl is the alkyl portion of alkylaryl radicals.) Examples of this group of non-soap anionic surfactants are the alkyl sulfates, especially those obtained by sulfating the higher alcohols (C8 -C18 carbon atoms); alkyl benzene sulfonates, in which the alkyl group contains from about 9 to about 15 carbon atoms, in straight chain or branched chain configuration, sodium alkyl glyceryl ether sulfonates; fatty acid monoglyceride sulfonates and sulfates; sulfuric acid esters of the reaction product of one mole of a C12-18 alcohol and about 1 to 6 moles of ethylene oxide; salts of alkyl phenol ethylene oxide ether sulfate with about 1 to about 10 units of ethylene oxide per molecule and in which the alkyl radicals contain about 8 to about 12 carbon atoms.
Additional examples of non-soap anionic surfactants are the reaction product of fatty acids esterified with isothionic acid and neutralized with sodium hydroxide where, for example, the fatty acids are derived from coconut oil; sodium or potassium salts of fatty acid amide of methyl lauride in which the fatty acids, for example are derived from coconut oil.
Still other anionic surfactants include the class designated as succinamates. This class includes such surface active agents as disodium N-octadecylsulfosuccinamate; tetrasodium N-(1,2-dicarboxyethyl)-N-octadecylsulfosuccinamate; the diamyl ester of sodium sulfosuccinic acid and the dihexyl ester of sodium sulfosuccinic acid; dioctyl ester of sodium sulfosuccinic acid.
Anionic phosphate surfactants are also useful in the present invention. These are surface active materials having substantial detergent capability in which the anionic solubilizing group connecting hydrophobic moieties is an oxy acid of phosphorus. The more common solubilizing groups, of course are --SO4 H, --SO3 H, and --CO2 H. Alkyl phosphate esters such as (R--O)2 PO2 H and ROPO3 H2 in which R represents an alkyl chain containing from about 8 to about 20 carbon atoms are useful.
Particularly useful anionic surfactants useful herein are alkyl ether sulfates. The alkyl ether sulfates are condensation products of ethylene oxide and monohydric alcohols having about 10 to about 20 carbon atoms. Preferably, R has 14 to 18 carbon atoms. The alcohols can be derived from fats, e.g., coconut oil or tallow, or can be synthetic. Such alcohols are reacted with 1 to 30, and especially 3 to 6, molar proportions of ethylene oxide and the resulting mixture of molecular species, having, for example, an average of 3 to 6 moles of ethylene oxide per mole of alcohol, is sulfated and neutralized.
Non-polar nonionic surfactants include the amine oxides and corresponding phosphine oxides. Useful amine oxide surfactants include those having the formula R1 R2 R3 N→O wherein R1 is an alkyl group containing from about 10 to about 28 carbon atoms, from 0 to about 2 hydroxy groups and from 0 to about 5 ether linkages, there being at least one moiety of R1 which is an alkyl group containing from about 10 to about 18 carbon atoms and no ether linkages, and each R2 and R3 are selected from the group consisting of alkyl radicals and hydroxyalkyl radicals containing from 1 to about 3 carbon atoms;
Zwitterionic surfactants include derivatives of aliphatic quaternary ammonium, phosphonium, and sulfonium compounds in which the aliphatic moiety can be straight or branched chain and wherein one of the aliphatic substituents contains from about 8 to 24 carbon atoms and one contains an anionic water-solubilizing group. Particularly preferred zwitterionic materials are the ethoxylated ammonium sulfonates and sulfates disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,925,262, Laughlin et al, issued Dec. 9, 1975 and 3,929,678, Laughlin et al, issued Dec. 30, 1975, said patents being incorporated herein by reference.
A more complete disclosure of cationic surfactants can be found in U.S. Pat. No. 4,228,044, issued Oct. 14, 1980, to Cambre, said patent being incorporated herein by reference.
More complete disclosures of surfactants suitable for incorporation in detergent compositions of the invention are in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,056,481, Tate (Nov. 1, 1977); 4,049,586, Collier (Sept. 20, 1977); 4,040,988, Vincent et al (Aug. 9, 1977); 4,035,257, Cherney (July 12, 1977); 4,033,718, Holcolm et al (July 5, 1977); 4,019,999, Ohren et al (Apr. 26, 1977); 4,019,998, Vincent et al (Apr. 26, 1977); and 3,985,669, Krummel et al (Oct. 12, 1976); all of said patents being incorporated herein by reference.
THE DETERGENCY BUILDER SYSTEM
Ether Polycarboxylate
The compositions of the invention contain from about 4% to about 50%, and in solid form detergent compositions, preferably from about 15% to about 40%, of an ether polycarboxylate compound or mixtures thereof having one or more units of the general structure ##STR8## wherein M is hydrogen, an alkali metal, ammonium or substituted ammonium and said compound has a log KCa (35� C., 0.1M molar strength, pH 9.5) of at least about 3.6, preferably at least about 4.2. Compounds with this structure provide calcium binding by formation of polydentate structures. Ether carboxylates with log KCa values above about 5 or greater are more nearly equivalent to polyphosphates for fabric cleaning without the additional organic detergency builder components of the present invention, but nevertheless all ether polycarboxylates tend to be somewhat deficient when used as a direct replacement for polyphosphates on a mole equivalent basis.
Ether polycarboxylates having the structure: ##STR9## wherein R1 and R2 are each H, COOM or CH2 COOM and M is H, alkali metal, ammonium or substituted ammonium constitute embodiments of the invention particularly benefited by the combination with iron and manganese chelating agents and polymeric polycarboxylate dispersing agents.
Specific ether polycarboxylates particularly benefited include 2-oxa-1,1,3-propanetricarboxylates, 2-oxa-1,3,4-butanetricarboxylates, 3-oxa-1,2,4,5-pentanetetracarboxylates and polyacetal carboxylates having the structure ##STR10## wherein M is hydrogen or a monovalent cation, n averages at least 4, preferably at least about 50, and R1 and R2 are groups to stabilize against rapid depolymerization in alkaline solution such as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,144,226 issued Mar. 13, 1979, to Crutchfield et al, incorporated herein by reference.
A method for the preparation of 2-oxa-1,1,3-propanetricarboxylic acid is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,228,300, issued Oct. 14, 1980, to Lannert, incorporated herein by reference.
A method for the preparation of 2-oxa-1,3,4-butanetricarboxylic acid is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,692,685, issued Sept. 19, 1972, to Lamberti et al, incorporated herein by reference.
A method for the preparation of 3-oxa-1,2,4,5-pentanetetracarboxylic acid is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,128,287 issued Apr. 7, 1964, to Berg, incorporated herein by reference.
Crutchfield, M. M., J. Am. Oil Chemists' Soc. 55:58 (1978), incorporated herein by reference, lists log KCa values of a large number of ether polycarboxylates suitable for use in detergent compositions of the present invention.
Suitable ether polycarboxylates include cyclic compounds, particularly alicyclic compounds, provided they have the essential substructure described hereinbefore. U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,923,679; 3,835,163; 4,158,635; 4,120,874 and 4,102,903 discussed hereinbefore, incorporated herein by reference, disclose such cyclic ether polycarboxylates.
CALCIUM BINDING CONSTANT DETERMINATION
Three hundred data pairs of [Ca total] vs 10.sup.(E/S), which is a linear measure of [Ca free], were collected and corrected for dilution during each titration. S is the Nernst equation slope, ca. 29 mv/decade, and E is the calcium electrode voltage. Calcium ion was titrated into buffer solution. Here, L represents the sequestering ligand. A ligand-free standard titration calibrated the electrode response. A second titration, containing a fixed concentration of total ligand [L tot] allowed calculation of KCa at various [Ca tot]/[L tot] ratios. A third titration, adding Ca ion to a solution of a fixed [L tot] and fixed [Mg tot] was compared with KCa at different [Ca tot]/[L tot] ratios to reveal KMg at those same ratios. ##EQU1##
pH was always 9.55, temperature 22� C. Ionic strength ca. 0.1M, [Ca tot]=0 to 1.4 mM (0 to 8.2 gr/gal), [Ligand total]=3.52�10-4 M, [Mg total]=2.0 mM.
______________________________________Calcium Ion Binding Constants(35� C., 0.1 M ionic strength, pH 9.5)                Log KCa______________________________________Sodium tripolyphosphate                  4.9Nitrilotriacetic acid, sodium salt                  5.52-oxa-1,1,3 propanetricarboxylic acid,                  4.3sodium salt2-oxa-1,3,4 butanetricarboxylic acid,                  3.7sodium salt3-oxa-1,2,4,5-pentanetetracarboxylic acid                  4.7sodium saltSodium citrate         3.5______________________________________
IRON AND MANGANESE CHELATING AGENT
The detergent compositions of the invention contain from about 0.1% to about 10%, preferably from about 0.5% to about 10%, more preferably from about 0.75% to about 6% and most preferably from about 0.75% to about 3%, by weight of an iron and manganese chelating agent or mixtures thereof. Preferably the weight ratio of ether polycarboxylate to chelating agent is from about 3:1 to about 40:1, more preferably from about 10:1 to about 30:1 and most preferably from about 15:1 to about 30:1.
The iron and manganese chelating agents of the invention are selected from the group consisting of amino carboxylates, amino phosphonates, polyfunctionally--substituted aromatic chelating agents and mixtures thereof, all as hereinafter defined.
Without relying on theory, it is speculated that the benefit of these materials is due in part to an exceptional ability to remove iron and manganese ions from washing solutions by formation of soluble chelates.
Amino carboxylates useful in compositions of the invention have one or more, preferably at least two, units, of the substructure ##STR11## wherein M is hydrogen, alkali metal, ammonium or substituted ammonium (e.g. ethanolamine) and x is from 1 to about 3, preferably 1. Preferably, said amino carboxylates do not contain alkyl or alkenyl groups with more than about 6 carbon atoms. Alkylene groups can be shared by substructures.
Included are ethylenediaminetetraacetates, N-hydroxyethylethylenediaminetriacetates, nitrilotriacetates, ethylenediamine tetrapropionates, diethylenetriaminepentaacetates, and ethanoldiglycines.
Amino phosphonates are suitable in the compositions of the invention when at least low levels of total phosphorus are permitted in detergent compositions. Compounds with one or more, preferably at least two, units of the substructure ##STR12## wherein M is hydrogen, alkali metal, ammonium or substituted ammonium and x is from 1 to about 3, preferably 1, are useful and include ethylenediaminetetrakis(methylenephosphonates), nitrilotris(methylenephosphonates) and diethylenetriaminepentakis(methylenephosphonates). Preferably, said amino phosphonates do not contain alkyl or alkenyl groups with more than about 6 carbon atoms. Alkylene groups can be shared by substructures.
Polyfunctionally--substituted aromatic chelating agents of the invention comprise compounds having the general formula ##STR13## wherein at least one R is --SO3 H or --COOH or soluble salts thereof and mixtures thereof.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,812,044 issued May 21, 1974, to Connor et al, incorporated herein by reference, discloses polyfunctionally--substituted aromatic chelating and sequestering agents.
Preferred compounds in acid form are dihydroxydisulfobenzenes and 1,2-dihydroxy-3,5-disulfobenzene or other disulfonated catechols in particular. Alkaline detergent compositions can contain these materials in the form of alkali metal, ammonium or substituted ammonium (e.g. mono- or triethanolamine) salts.
POLYMERIC POLYCARBOXYLATE DISPERSING AGENT
The detergent compositions of the invention contain from about 0.5% to about 10%, preferably from about 0.75% to about 6%, and most preferably from about 0.75% to about 3% by weight of one or more polymeric polycarboxylate dispersing agents, copolymers thereof and salts thereof containing at least about 60% by weight of segments with the general formula ##STR14## wherein X, Y, and Z are each selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl, carboxy, carboxymethyl, hydroxy and hydroxymethyl; M is hydrogen, alkali metal, ammonium or substituted ammonium and n is from about 30 to about 400. Preferably, X is hydrogen or hydroxy, Y is hydrogen or carboxy and Z is hydrogen.
The polymeric polycarboxylates of greatest value in compositions of the invention are those that provide a dispersant effect for particulate soil or other insoluble material in the washing solution. This chacteristic is related to, but not identical with, precipitation modification as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,896,056 issued July 22, 1975, to Benjamin et al, incorporated herein by reference.
Preferably, the weight ratio of polymeric polycarboxylate dispersing agent to iron and manganese chelating agent is in the range of from about 3:1 to about 1:3, most preferably from about 2:1 to about 1:2. Suitable polymeric polycarboxylates generally include those disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,308,067 issued Mar. 7, 1967, to Diehl, incorporated herein by reference. Unsaturated monomeric acids that can be polymerized to form suitable polymeric polycarboxylates include acrylic acid, maleic acid (or maleic anhydride), fumaric acid, itaconic acid, aconitic acid, mesaconic acid, citraconic acid and methylenemalonic acid. The presence of monomeric segments containing no carboxylate radicals such as vinylmethyl ether, styrene, ethylene, etc. is suitable provided that such segments do not constitute more than about 40% by weight.
Particularly suitable polymeric polycarboxylates are polyacrylates with an average molecular weight in acid form of from about 1,000 to about 10,000, and acrylate/maleate or acrylate/fumarate copolymers with an average molecular weight of from about 2,000 to about 20,000 and a ratio of acrylate to maleate or fumarate segments of from about 30:1 to about 2:1. This and other suitable copolymers based on a mixture of unsaturated mono- and dicarboxylate monomers are disclosed in European Patent Applicant No. 66,915, published Dec. 15, 1982, incorporated herein by reference.
Although the polymeric polycarboxylates contribute to the alkaline earth metal ion sequestration provided by the ether polycarboxylate component, the optimum molecular weight for dispersing of particulate material in the washing solution is generally lower than the molecular weight optimum for multivalent metal ion sequestration.
The detergent compositions of the present invention can contain detergency builders in addition to the essential combination described herein.
Suitable additional polycarboxylate detergency builders include the acid form and alkali metal, ammonium and substituted ammonium salts of citric, ascorbic, phytic, mellitic, benzene pentacarboxylic, cyclohexanehexacarboxylic and cyclopentanetetracarboxylic acids.
Non-amino polyphosphonate detergency builders comprise organic compounds having two or more ##STR15## groups wherein M is hydrogen, alkali metal, ammonium or substituted ammonium. Suitable phosphonates include ethane-1-hydroxy-1,1-diphosphonates, ethanehydroxy-1,1,2-triphosphonates and their oligomeric ester chain condensates. In common with other phosphorus-containing components, the incorporation of phosphonates may be restricted or prohibited by government regulation.
As discussed hereinbefore C8-24 alkyl monocarboxylic acid and soluble salts thereof have a detergent builder function in addition to surfactant characteristics. C10 -C20 alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy and alkyl thio-substituted dicarboxylic acid compounds, such as 4-pentadecene-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, salts thereof and mixtures thereof, are also useful optional detergency builders.
Phosphate detergency builders include alkali metal orthophosphates which remove multivalent metal cations from laundry solutions by precipitation and the polyphosphates such as pyrophosphates, tripolyphosphates and water-soluble metaphosphates that sequester multivalent metal cations in the form of soluble complex salts. Sodium pyrophosphate and sodium tripolyphosphate are particularly suitable in granular detergent compositions and potassium pyrophosphate is suitable in liquid detergent compositions to the extent that governmental regulations do not restrict or prohibit the use of phosphorus-containing compounds in detergent compositions. Granular detergent composition embodiments of the invention particularly adapted for use in areas where the incorporation of phosphorus-containing compounds is restricted contains low total phosphorus and, preferably, essentially no phosphorus.
Crystalline aluminosilicate ion exchange materials useful in the practice of this invention have the formula Naz [(AlO2)z. (SiO2)y]xH2 O wherein z and y are at least about 6, the molar ratio of z to y is from about 1.0 to about 0.5 and x is from about 10 to about 264. In a preferred embodiment the aluminosilicate ion exchange material has the formula Na12 [(AlO2)12 (SiO2)12 ]xH2 O wherein x is from about 20 to about 30, especially about 27.
The aluminosilicate ion exchange builder materials herein are in hydrated form and contain from about 10% to about 28% of water by weight if crystalline and potentially even higher amounts of water if amorphous. Highly preferred crystalline aluminosilicate ion exchange materials contain from about 18% to about 22% water in their crystal matrix. The crystalline aluminosilicate ion exchange materials are further characterized by a particle size diameter of from about 0.1 micron to about 10 microns. Amorphous materials are often smaller, e.g., down to less than about 0.01 micron. Preferred ion exchange materials have a particle size diameter of from about 0.2 micron to about 4 microns. The term "particle size diameter" herein represents the average particle size diameter of a given ion exchange material as determined by conventional analytical techniques such as, for example, microscopic determination utilizing a scanning electron microscope. The crystalline aluminosilicate ion exchange materials herein are usually further characterized by their calcium ion exchange capacity, which is at least about 200 mg. equivalent of CaCo3 water hardness/gm. of aluminosilicate, calculated on an anhydrous basis, and which generally is in the range of from about 300 mg.eq./g. to about 352 mg. eq./g. The aluminosilicate ion exchange materials herein are still further characterized by their calcium ion exchange rate which is at least about 2 grains Ca.++/gallon/minute/gram of aluminosilicate (anhydrous basis), and generally lies within the range of from about 2 grains/gallons/minute/gram to about 6 grains/gallons/minute/gram, based on calcium ion hardness. Optimum aluminosilicate for builder purposes exhibit a calcium ion exchange rate of at least about 4 grains/gallons/minute/gram.
The amorphous aluminosilicate ion exchange materials usually have a Mg++ exchange capacity of at least about 50 mg. eq. CaCO3 /g (12 mg. Mg++/g.) and a Mg++ exchange rate of at least about 1 gr./gal./min./g./gal. Amorphous materials do not exhibit an observable diffraction pattern when examined by Cu radiation (1.54 Angstrom Units).
Suitable alkali metal silicates have a mole ratio of SiO2 : alkali metal oxide in the range of from about 1:1 to about 4:1. The alkali metal silicate suitable herein include commercial preparations of the combination of silicon dioxide and alkali metal oxide or carbonate fused together in varying proportions according to, for example, the following reaction: ##STR16##
Preferred granular compositions free of inorganic phosphates contain from about 10% to about 40% by weight sodium carbonate, from 0% to about 30% sodium aluminosilicate, from about 0.5% to about 10% sodium silicate solids, from about 10% to about 35% of the ether carboxylates of the invention and from about 10% to about 25% surfactant.
Preferred liquid compositions free of inorganic phosphates contain from about 8% to about 20% by weight of non-soap anionic surfactants, from about 2% to about 18% ethoxylated nonionic surfactants, from about 5% to about 20% of a C10-22 alkyl or alkenyl mono-or dicarboxylic acid or salt thereof and from about 5% to about 15% of the ether carboxylates of the invention.
One group of preferred clay soil removal/anti-redeposition agents are the ethoxylated amines disclosed in European Patent Application No. 112,593 of James M. Vander Meer, published July 4, 1984, incorporated herein by reference. Another group of preferred clay soil removal/anti-redeposition agents are the cationic compounds disclosed in European patent application No. 111,965 to Young S. Oh and Eugene P. Gosselink, published June 27, 1984, incorporated herein by reference. Other clay soil removal/anti-redeposition agents which can be used include the ethoxylated amine polymers disclosed in European patent application No. 111,984 to Eugene P. Gosselink, published June 27, 1984; the zwitterionic compounds disclosed in European patent application No. 111,976 to Donn N. Rubingh and Eugene P. Gosselink, published June 27, 1984; the zwitterionic polymers disclosed in European patent application No. 112,592 to Eugene P. Gosselink, published July 4, 1984; and the amine oxides disclosed in U.S. application Ser. No. 516,612 to Daniel S. Connor, filed July 22, 1983, all of which are incorporated herein by reference. Polyethylene glycol can also be incorporated to prvide anti-redeposition and other benefits.
Soil release agents, such as disclosed in the art to reduce oily staining of polyester fabrics, are also useful in the compositions of the invention. U.S. Pat. No. 3,962,152 issued June 8, 1976, to Nicol et al., incorporated herein by reference, discloses copolymers of ethylene terephthalate and polyethylene oxide terephthalate as soil release agents. U.S. Pat. No. 4,174,305 issued Nov. 13, 1979, to Burns et al., incorporated herein by reference, discloses cellulose ether soil release agents.
Suitable inorganic peroxygen bleaches include sodium perborate mono- and tetrahydrate, sodium percarbonate, sodium persilicate and urea-hydrogen peroxide addition products and the clathrate 4Na2 SO4 :2H2 O2 :1NaCl. Suitable organic bleaches include peroxylauric acid, peroxyoctanoic acid, peroxynonanoic acid, peroxydecanoic acid, diperoxydodecandioic acid, diperoxyazelaic acid, mono- and diperoxyphthalic acid and mono- and diperoxyisophthalic acid. The bleaching agent is generally present in the compositions of the invention at a level of from about 5% to about 35% preferably from about 10% to about 25% by weight.
The compositions of the invention preferably also contain an organic peroxy acid bleach precursor at a level of from about 0.5% to about 10%, preferably from about 1% to about 6% by weight. Suitable bleach precursors are disclosed in No. UK-A-2040983, and include for example, the peracetic acid bleach precursors such as tetraacetylethylenediamine, tetraacetylmethylenediamine, tetraacetylhexylenediamine, sodium p-acetoxybenzene sulfonate, tetraacetylglycouril, pentaacetylglucose, octaacetyllactose, and methyl o-acetoxy benzoate. Highly preferred bleach precursors, however, have the general formula ##STR17## wherein R is an alkyl group containg from 6 to 12 carbon atoms wherein the longest linear alkyl chain extending from and including the carboxyl carbon contains from 5 to 10 carbon atoms and L is a leaving group, the conjugate acid of which has a logarithmic acidity constant in the range from 6 to 13.
The alkyl group, R, can be either linear or branched and, in preferred embodiments, it contains from 7 to 9 carbon atoms. Preferred leaving groups L have a logarithmic acidity constant in the range from about 7 to about 11, more preferably from about 8 to about 10. Examples of leaving groups are those having the formula ##STR18## wherein Z is H, R1 or halogen, R1 is an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, X is 0 or an integer of from 1 to 4 and Y is selected from SO3 M, OSO3 M, CO2 M, N+ (R1)3 O- and N+ (R1)2 --O- wherein M is H, alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, ammonium or substituted ammonium, and O is halide or methosulfate.
The preferred leaving group L has the formula (a) in which Z is H, x is 0 and Y is sulfonate, carboxylate or dimethylamine oxide radical. Highly preferred materials are sodium 3,5,5,-trimethylhexanoyloxybenzene sulfonate, sodium 3,5,5-trimethylhexanoyloxybenzoate, sodium 2-ethylhexanoyl oxybenzenesulfonate, sodium nonanoyl oxybenzene sulfonate and sodium octanoyl oxybenzenesulfonate, the acyloxy group in each instance preferably being p-substituted.
The following embodiments illustrate, but are not limiting of, detergent compositions of the present invention. All percentages herein are by weight unless indicated otherwise.
______________________________________Component                    Wt. %______________________________________Sodium C14 -C15 alkylsulfate                            13.3Sodium C13 linear alkyl benzene sulfonate                            5.7C12 -C13 alkylpolyethoxylate (2.5)                            1.0Sodium toluene sulfonate         1.03-oxa-1,2,4,5-pentanetetracarboxylic acid,                            25.0sodium saltSodium N--hydroxyethyethylenediamine-                            2.0triacetateSodium polyacrylate (Avg. M.W. = �5000)                            2.0Sodium carbonate                 20.3Sodium silicate                  5.8Polyethylene glycol (Avg. M.W. �8000)                            1.0Sodium sulfate, water and miscellaneous                  Balance to                            100______________________________________
(a) for 3-oxa 1,2,4,5-pentanetetracarboxylic acid, sodium salt
(1) 2-oxa-1,1,3-propanetricarboxylic acid, sodium salt
(2) 2-oxa-1,3,4-butanetricarboxylic acid, sodium salt
(3) a polyacetal carboxylate with the approximate formula ##STR19## (b) for N-hydroxyethylethylenediaminetriacetate, sodium salt (1) diethylenetriaminepentakis(methylenephosphonate), sodium salt
(c) for sodium polyacrylate (avg. M.W.=�5000)
(1) sodium salt of an acrylate/maleate copolymer (avg. M.W.=9000) in which the acrylate/maleate weight ratio is approximately 7:3.
______________________________________Component                    Wt. %______________________________________Potassium C14 -C15 alkyl polyethoxy                            8.3(2.5) sulfateC12 -C14 alkyl dimethyl amine oxide                            3.3Potassium toluene sulfonate      5.0Monoethanolamine                 2.32-oxa-1,1,3-propanetricarboxylic acid,                            15.0potassium saltSodium salt of 1,2-dihydroxy-    1.53,5-disulfobenzeneSodium polyacrylate (avg. M.W. = �9000)                            1.5Minors and water       Balance to                            100______________________________________
______________________________________C13 alkylbenzenesulfonic acid                            10.5%Triethanolamine cocoalkyl sulfate                            4.0C14-15 alcohol ethoxy-7     12.0C12-18 alkyl monocarboxylic acids                            15.03-oxa-1,2,4,5-pentanetetracarboxylic acid                            5.0Diethylenetriaminepentamethylene 0.8phosphonic acidPolyacrylic acid (avg. M.W. = �5000)                            0.8Triethanolamine                  4.5Ethanol                          8.61,2-Propanediol                  3.0Water, perfume, buffers and miscellaneous                  Balance to                            100______________________________________
3,3-dicarboxy-4-oxa-1,6-hexanedioic acid is substituted for 3-oxa-1,2,4,5-pentanetetracarboxylic acid.
The acrylate/maleate copolymer of Example I in acid form is substituted for polyacrylic acid.
N-hydroxyethylethylenediaminetriacetic acid is substituted for diethylenetriaminepentakis(methylenephosphonic) acid.
C12 LAS: Sodium linear C12 benzene sulfonate
TAS: Sodium tallow alcohol sulfonate
TAEn : Hardened tallow alcohol ethoxylated with n moles of ethylene oxide per mole of alcohol
Dobanol 45E 7: A C14-15 primary alcohol condensed with 7 moles of ethylene oxide
NOBS: Sodium nonanoyl oxybenzenesulfonate
INOBS: Sodium 3,5,5 trimethyl hexanoyl oxybenzene sulfonate
Silicate: Sodium silicate having an SiO2 :Na2 O ratio of 1:6
Silicone: Comprising 0.14 parts by weight of an 85:15 by weight mixture of silanated silica and silicone, granulated with 1.3 parts of sodium tripolyphosphate, and 0.56 parts of tallow alcohol condensed with 25 molar proportions of ethylene oxide
PC1: Copolymer of 3:7 maleic/acrylic acid, average molecular weight about 70,000, as sodium salt
PC2: Polyacrylic acid, average molecular weight about 4,500, as sodium salt
PESA: Polyepoxysuccinic acid of formula HO--[CH(COOH)--CH(COOH)--O]n --H n averaging about 10 (contains at least about 25% by weight where n=2-4), M.W. (as Na salt, by NMR)=950, Log KCa =5.3
Perborate: Sodium perborate tetrahydrate of nominal formula NaBO2.3H2 O.H2 O2 Enzyme: Protease
Brightener: Disodium 4,4'-bis(2-morpholino-4-anilino-s-triazin-6-ylamino)stilbene-2:2'disulfonate
EDTMP: Ethylenediamine tetra(methylene phosphonic acid), marketed by Monsanto, under the Trade name Dequest 2041
Granular detergent compositions are prepared as follows. A base powder composition is first prepared by mixing all components except, where present, Dobanol 45E7, bleach, bleach activator, enzyme, suds suppressor, phosphate and carbonate in crutcher as an aqueous slurry at a temperature of about 55� C. and containing about 35% water. The slurry is then spray dried at a gas inlet temperature of about 330� C. to form base powder granules. The bleach activator, where present, is then admixed with TAE25 as binder and extruded in the form of elongated particles through a radical extruder as described in European Patent Application No. 62523. The bleach activator noodles, bleach, enzyme, suds suppressor, phosphate and carbonate are then dry-mixed with the base powder composition and finally Dobanol 45E7 is sprayed into the final mixture.
______________________________________COMPOSITIONS          A    B        C      D______________________________________C12 LAS     4      9        8    8TAS              4      3        --   3TAE25       0.5    0.5      0.8  --TAE11       --     1        --   --Dobanol 45E7     4      --       4    2NOBS             --     2        --   --INOBS            3      --       --   --TAED             0.5    --       3    --Perborate        19     20       10   24EDTMP            0.3    --       0.4  0.1DETPMP           --     0.4      --   --EDTA             0.2    0.2      0.2  0.1Magnesium (ppm)  1000   1000     750  --PC1              2      1        2    2PC2              1      1        --   1PESA             25     7        15   10Zeolite A*       --     15       14   --Sodium tripolyphosphate            --     --       --   12Coconut Soap     --     --       --   2Carbonate        17     15       10   --Silicate         3      2        2    7Silicone         0.2    0.2      0.3  0.2Enzyme           0.8    0.5      0.4  0.3Brightener       0.2    0.2      0.2  0.2Sulfate,         to 100Moisture &amp;Miscellaneous______________________________________ *Zeolite A of 4 A pore size.
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