Patent ID: 8450260

Claim:
A structured aqueous detergent composition comprising modified cellulose and surfactant characterised in that the composition comprises: a) 0.2 to 10 wt % anionic surfactant or zwitterionic surfactant or mixtures thereof, b) 0.5 to 5 wt % dispersed modified cellulose biopolymer, wherein the modification consists of the cellulose having its C6 primary alcohols oxidised to carboxyl moieties (acid/COOH—) on 10 to 70% of the glucose units and the remainder of the C6 positions occupied by unmodified primary alcohols, and wherein all oxidation takes place at the primary alcohol position; c) 0 to 10 wt % non-surfactant electrolyte; d) 0 to 15 wt % other conventional detergent composition additives e) balance water.