Detergent or Treatment Agent Portion
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Abstract
A dimensionally stable, single-piece detergent or treatment agent portion having a weight of at least 50 g, having a system for controlling the solubility of the detergent or treatment agent. In washing, treating, or rinsing cycles of a washing machine for textiles, a maximum 50 wt % of the detergent or treatment agent portion dissolves or disperses in municipal water (16° d) at a maximum temperature of 20° C. as dissolves or disperses in municipal water (16° d) at a temperature of 50° C., enabling targeted release of the active substances in the portion during the cycles of a washing or treating program using heated water.
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35 Claims
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1-17. -17. (canceled)
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18. A dimensionally stable one-piece detergent or treatment agent portion having a weight of at least 50 g, comprising a system to control solubility or dispersibility of the detergent or treatment agent in a wash, treatment, or rinse cycle of a washing machine for textiles, wherein a maximum of 50% by weight of the portion dissolves or disperses in 16°
- d tap water at a maximum temperature of 20°
C. as dissolves or disperses in 16°
d tap water at 50°
C. under identical conditions. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
- d tap water at a maximum temperature of 20°
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27. A method for producing a detergent or treatment agent portion, comprising the steps of:
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a) optionally providing a core containing an active ingredient by melt casting, tableting, extruding, or coating a powdered, liquid, pasty, or viscous preparation comprising the active ingredient and positioning the core in a mold; b) casting in the mold a free-flowing composition comprising an active ingredient that is the same or different from, where present, the active ingredient contained in the core, and solidifying the composition to form a dimensionally stable portion; and c) optionally coating the dimensionally stable portion from step b) with one or more additional layers, wherein steps b) and c) comprise curing a free-flowing composition by lowering its temperature, incorporating water of hydration or other solvent components, reacting components in the free-flowing composition, chemical conversion or modification, evaporating water or other solvent components, condensation, irradiation, or compression. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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