Fabric treatment compositions comprising oppositely charged polymers

• US 20070163055A1
• Filed: 03/12/2007
• Published: 07/19/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/04/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
• Original Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
• Inventors: Wagner, Roland, Boutique, Jean-Pol, Delplancke, Patrick
• Granted Patent: US 7,737,105 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 8/115.510
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/001 Softening compositions
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/225 etherified, e.g. CMC
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/226 esterified
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/227 with nitrogen-containing groups
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/3719 Polyamides or polyimides
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/3723 Polyamines or polyalkyleneimines
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/373 containing silicones
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/3742 Nitrogen containing silicones
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/3757 (Co)polymerised carboxylic acids, -anhydrides, -esters in solid and liquid compositions
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/3769 (Co)polymerised monomers containing nitrogen, e.g. carbonamides, nitriles or amines

Abstract

The invention is directed to fabric treatment compositions comprising at least one cationic polymer and at least one anionic polymer, wherein at least one of these two polymers is a silicone polymer, and wherein said composition forms a coacervate phase.

Claims

1. A fabric treatment composition comprising at least one cationic polymer and at least one anionic polymer, wherein at least one of these two polymers is a silicone polymer, and wherein said composition forms a coacervate phase.

2. A fabric treatment composition according to claim 1 wherein the anionic polymer is a silicone polymer and wherein the cationic polymer is a non-silicone-containing polymer.

3. A fabric treatment composition according to claim 1 wherein the cationic polymer is a silicone polymer and wherein the anionic polymer is a non-silicone-containing polymer.

4. A fabric treatment composition according to claim 1 wherein the anionic polymer and the cationic polymer are both a silicone polymer.

5. A fabric treatment composition according to claim 2 wherein the anionic polymer is selected from the group consisting of silicones comprising at least one carboxylate, sulfate, sulfonate, phosphate or phosphonate group;

derivatives thereof, and mixtures thereof.

6. A fabric treatment composition according to claim 2 wherein the cationic polymer is of natural or synthetic origin and selected from the group consisting of substituted and unsubstituted polyquaternary ammonium compounds, cationically modified polysaccharides, cationically modified (meth)acrylamide polymers, cationically modified (meth)acrylamide copolymers, cationically modified (meth)acrylate polymers, cationically modified (meth)acrylate copolymers, chitosan, quaternized vinylimidazole polymers, quaternized vinylimidazole copolymers, dimethyldiallylammonium polymers, dimethyldiallylammonium copolymers, polyethylene imine based polymers, cationic guar gums;

derivatives thereof, and mixtures thereof.

7. A fabric treatment composition according to claim 6 wherein the cationic polymer is selected from the group consisting of cationic guar hydroxypropyltriammonium salts;

derivatives thereof, and mixtures thereof.

8. A fabric treatment composition according to claim 3 wherein the anionic polymer is selected from the group consisting of xanthan gum, anionic starch, carboxy methyl guar, carboxy methyl hydroxypropyl guar, carboxy methyl cellulose, N-carboxyalkyl chitosan, N-carboxyalkyl chitosan amides, pectin, carrageenan gum, chondroitin sulfate, hyaluronic acid-, alginic acid-based polymers;

derivatives thereof, and mixtures thereof.

9. A fabric treatment composition according to claim 1 wherein the cationic silicone polymer has the formula:

10. A fabric treatment composition according to claim 9 wherein Z is independently selected from the group consisting of:

11. A fabric treatment composition according to claim 1 wherein the cationic silicone polymer is composed of alternating units of:

(i) a polysiloxane of the following formula;

(ii) a divalent organic moiety comprising at least two quaternized nitrogen atoms;

wherein;

R¹ is independently selected from the group consisting of C_1-22 alkyl, C_2-22 alkenyl, C_6-22 alkylaryl, aryl, cycloalkyl, and mixtures thereof;

R² is independently selected from the group consisting of divalent organic moieties;

X is independently selected from the group consisting of ring-opened epoxides;

R³ is independently selected from polyether groups having the formula;

—

M¹(C_aH_2aO)_b—

M²

wherein M¹ is a divalent hydrocarbon residue;

M² is independently selected from the group consisting of H, C_1-22 alkyl, C_2-22 alkenyl, C_6-22 alkylaryl, aryl, cycloalkyl, C_1-22 hydroxyalkyl, polyalkyleneoxide, (poly)alkoxy alkyl, and mixtures thereof;

a is from about 2 to about 4;

b is from 0 to about 100;

c is from about 1 to about 1000; and

d is from 0 to about 100.

12. A fabric treatment composition according to claim 1 wherein the cationic silicone polymer is composed of alternating units of:

(i) a polysiloxane of the following formula;

(ii) a cationic divalent organic moiety selected from the group consisting of;

(d) a divalent aromatic or aliphatic heterocyclic group, substituted or unsubstituted, containing at least one quaterized nitrogent atom; and

mixtures thereof;

wherein R¹ is independently selected from the group consisting of C_1-22 alkyl, C_2-22 alkenyl, C_6-22 alkylaryl, aryl, cycloalkyl, and mixtures thereof;

R² is independently selected from the group consisting of divalent organic moieties;

X is independently selected from the group consisting of ring-opened epoxides;

R³ is independently selected from polyether groups having the formula;

—

M¹(C_aH_2aO)_b—

M²

wherein M¹ is a divalent hydrocarbon residue;

M² is independently selected from the group consisting of H, C_1-22 alkyl, C_2-22 alkenyl, C_6-22 alkylaryl, aryl, cycloalkyl, C_1-22 hydroxyalkyl, polyalkyleneoxide, (poly)alkoxy alkyl, and mixtures thereof;

R⁴, R⁵, R⁶, R⁷, R⁸, R⁹, R¹⁰, R¹¹ are the same or different, and are selected from the group consisting of C_1-22 alkyl, C_2-22 alkenyl, C_6-22 alkylaryl, aryl, cycloalkyl, C_1-22 hydroxyalkyl, polyalkyleneoxide, (poly)alkoxy alkyl, and mixtures thereof;

or in which R⁴ and R⁶, or R⁵ and R⁷, or R⁸ and R¹⁰, or R⁹ and R¹¹ are components of a bridging alkylene group;

Z¹ and Z² are the same or different divalent hydrocarbon groups each comprising at least about 2 carbon atoms;

a is from about 2 to about 4;

b is from 0 to about 100;

c is from about 1 to about 1000;

d is from 0 to about 100;

m is the number of positive charges associated with the cationic divalent organic moiety, which is greater than or equal to about 2;

A is an anion; and

wherein, expressed as fractions on the total moles of the organosilicone—

free moieties, the cationic divalent organic moiety (ii) is present at of from about 0.05 to about 1.0 mole fraction.

13. A fabric treatment composition according to claim 12 wherein the cationic silicone further comprises a polyalkyleneoxide amine of formula:

[—

Y—

O(—

C_aH_2aO)_b—

Y—

]

wherein Y is a divalent organic group comprising a secondary or tertiary amine;

a is from about 2 to about 4 and b is from 0 to about 100, and the polyalkyleneoxide amine is present of from 0.0 to about 0.95 mole fraction.

14. A fabric treatment composition according to claim 12 wherein the cationic silicone further comprises an end-group cationic monovalent organic moiety selected from the group consisting of:

15. A fabric treatment composition according to claim 13 wherein the cationic silicone further comprises an end-group cationic monovalent organic moiety selected from the group consisting of:

16. A fabric treatment composition according to claim 1 wherein the cationic silicone polymer has the formula:

17. A fabric treatment composition according to claim 16 wherein W is selected from the group consisting of:

18. A fabric treatment composition according to claim 4 wherein the anionic polymer is selected from the group consisting of silicones comprising at least one carboxylate, sulfate, sulfonate, phosphate or phosphonate group;

derivatives thereof, and mixtures thereof.

19. A fabric treatment composition according to claim 4 wherein the cationic silicone polymer has the formula:

20. A fabric treatment composition according to claim 19 wherein Z is independently selected from the group consisting of:

21. A fabric treatment composition according to claim 4 wherein the cationic silicone polymer is composed of alternating units of:

(ii) a polysiloxane of the following formula;

(ii) a divalent organic moiety comprising at least two quaternized nitrogen atoms;

wherein;

R¹ is independently selected from the group consisting of C_1-22 alkyl, C_2-22 alkenyl, C_6-22 alkylaryl, aryl, cycloalkyl, and mixtures thereof;

R² is independently selected from the group consisting of divalent organic moieties;

X is independently selected from the group consisting of ring-opened epoxides;

R³ is independently selected from polyether groups having the formula;

—

M¹(C_aH_2aO)_b—

M²

wherein M¹ is a divalent hydrocarbon residue;

M² is independently selected from the group consisting of H, C_1-22 alkyl, C_2-22 alkenyl, C_6-22 alkylaryl, aryl, cycloalkyl, C_1-22 hydroxyalkyl, polyalkyleneoxide, (poly)alkoxy alkyl, and mixtures thereof;

a is from about 2 to about 4;

b is from 0 to about 100;

c is from about 1 to about 1000; and

d is from 0 to about 100.

22. A fabric treatment composition according to claim 4 wherein the cationic silicone polymer is composed of alternating units of:

(iii) a polysiloxane of the following formula;

(iv) a cationic divalent organic moiety selected from the group consisting of;

mixtures thereof;

wherein R¹ is independently selected from the group consisting of C_1-22 alkyl, C_2-22 alkenyl, C_6-22 alkylaryl, aryl, cycloalkyl, and mixtures thereof;

R² is independently selected from the group consisting of divalent organic moieties;

X is independently selected from the group consisting of ring-opened epoxides;

R³ is independently selected from polyether groups having the formula;

—

M¹(C_aH_2aO)_b—

M²

wherein M¹ is a divalent hydrocarbon residue;

M² is independently selected from the group consisting of H, C_1-22 alkyl, C_2-22 alkenyl, C_6-22 alkylaryl, aryl, cycloalkyl, C_1-22 hydroxyalkyl, polyalkyleneoxide, (poly)alkoxy alkyl, and mixtures thereof;

R⁴, R⁵, R⁶, R⁷, R⁸, R⁹, R¹⁰, R¹¹ are the same or different, and are selected from the group consisting of C_1-22 alkyl, C_2-22 alkenyl, C_6-22 alkylaryl, aryl, cycloalkyl, C_1-22 hydroxyalkyl, polyalkyleneoxide, (poly)alkoxy alkyl, and mixtures thereof;

or in which R⁴ and R⁶, or R⁵ and R⁷, or R⁸ and R¹⁰, or R⁹ and R¹¹ are components of a bridging alkylene group;

Z¹ and Z² are the same or different divalent hydrocarbon groups each comprising at least about 2 carbon atoms;

a is from about 2 to about 4;

b is from 0 to about 100;

c is from about 1 to about 1000;

d is from 0 to about 100;

m is the number of positive charges associated with the cationic divalent organic moiety, which is greater than or equal to about 2;

A is an anion; and

d

wherein, expressed as fractions on the total moles of the organosilicone—

free moieties, the cationic divalent organic moiety (ii) is present at of from about 0.05 to about 1.0 mole fraction.

23. A fabric treatment composition according to claim 22 wherein the cationic silicone further comprises a polyalkyleneoxide amine of formula:

[—

Y—

O(—

C_aH_2aO)_b—

Y—

]

wherein Y is a divalent organic group comprising a secondary or tertiary amine;

a is from about 2 to about 4 and b is from 0 to about 100, and the polyalkyleneoxide amine is present of from 0.0 to about 0.95 mole fraction.

24. A fabric treatment composition according to claim 22 wherein the cationic silicone further comprises an end-group cationic monovalent organic moiety selected from the group consisting of:

25. A fabric treatment composition according to claim 23 wherein the cationic silicone further comprises an end-group cationic monovalent organic moiety selected from the group consisting of:

26. A fabric treatment composition according to claim 4 wherein the cationic silicone polymer has the formula:

27. A fabric treatment composition according to claim 26 wherein W is selected from the group consisting of:

28. A fabric treatment composition according to claim 1 further comprising a surfactant selected from the group consisting of anionic surfactants, cationic surfactants, nonionic surfactants, zwitterionic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants, and mixtures thereof.

29. A fabric treatment composition according to claim 19 further comprising one or more laundry adjunct materials selected from the group consisting of stabilizers;

coupling agents;

detergent builders;

fabric substantive perfumes;

enzymes;

chelating agents;

effervescent systems;

suds suppressing systems;

liquid carriers;

aminosilicones;

nitrogen-free silicone polymers; and

mixtures thereof.

30. Use of a fabric treatment composition according to claim 1 wherein the composition is a rinse-added fabric softening composition or a fabric finishing composition or a laundry detergent composition or a liquid laundry detergent composition;

and combinations thereof.

31. Use of a fabric treatment composition according to claim 1 to impart on a fabric substrate at least one or more fabric care benefits selected from the group consisting of reduction of wrinkles benefits;

removal of wrinkles benefits;

prevention of wrinkles benefits;

fabric softness benefits;

fabric feel benefits;

garment shape retention benefits;

garment shape recovery benefits;

elasticity benefits;

ease of ironing benefits;

perfume benefits;

color care benefits; and

combinations thereof.

32. A method of treating a substrate comprising contacting the substrate with a fabric treatment composition according to claim 1.