EMULSIONS CONTAINING POLYMERIC CATIONIC EMULSIFIERS, SUBSTANCE AND PROCESS

• US 20130118531A1
• Filed: 11/08/2012
• Published: 05/16/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/11/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
• Original Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
• Inventors: Boeckh, Dieter, Panandiker, Rajan Keshav, Menkhaus, Julie Ann, Dobrawa, Rainer Anton, Flores-Figueroa, Aaron, Brym, Markus, Hulskotter, Frank
• Application Number:
  US13/671,785
• Publication Number:
  US 20130118531A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 134/26
• CPC Class Codes: B08B 3/04 Cleaning involving contact with liquid
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 17/0017 Multi-phase liquid compositions
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/3749 Polyolefins; Halogenated polyolefins; Natural or synthetic rubber; Polyarylolefins or halogenated polyarylolefins
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/3765 in liquid compositions
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/3773 in liquid compositions
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/3796 Amphoteric polymers or zwitterionic polymers

Abstract

The present invention is directed to fabric and/or home care compositions comprising oils and a polymeric cationic emulsifier, the process to obtain said emulsions and the use of said emulsions in fabric and/or home care compositions and the use of said fabric and/or home care compositions. Such fabric and/or home care compositions provide excellent cleaning and/or treatment properties.

Claims

1. A composition comprising an emulsion comprising:

a) oil(s) in an amount of from 2 to 75 weight %,

b) polymeric cationic emulsifiers P_x in an amount of from 0.05 to 40 weight %, wherein P_x is the product of the polymerization of

A) one or more cationic ethylenically unsaturated monomers (monomer A),

B) one or more linear or branched alkyl(meth)acrylates (monomer B),

C) from 0 to 30 weight % of one or more C₃-C₈ monoethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acids (monomer C),

c) surfactant(s) S_x in an amount of from 0 to 25 weight %,

d) additive(s) A_x in an amount of from 0 to 20 weight % and

e) water in an amount of from 10 to 97.95 weight %,

based on the total weight of the emulsion

said composition being a fabric and/or home care composition, said composition containing a fabric and/or home care ingredient.

2. The composition according to claim 1, wherein the components of the emulsion independently of each other are present in amounts of:

a) oil(s) in an amount of from 5 to 50 weight %,

b) polymeric cationic emulsifiers P_x in an amount of from 0.5 to 30 weight %, wherein P_x is the product of the polymerization of

A) one or more monomers A,

B) one or more monomers B,

C) from 0 to 30 weight % of one or monomers C,

c) surfactant(s) S_x in an amount of from 0.1 to 20 weight %,

d) additive(s) A_x in an amount of from 0.1 to 15 weight % and

e) water in an amount of from 30 to 90 weight %,

based on the total weight of the emulsion.

3. The composition according to claim 1, wherein the components of the emulsion independently of each other are present in amounts of:

a) oil(s) in an amount of from 10 to 40 weight %,

b) polymeric cationic emulsifiers P_x in an amount of from 0.5 to 15 weight %, wherein P_x is the product of the polymerization of

A) one or more monomers A,

B) one or more monomers B,

C) from 0 to 30 weight % of one or more monomers C,

c) surfactant(s) S_x in an amount of from 0.1 to 15 weight %,

d) additive(s) A_x in an amount of from 1 to 10 weight % and

e) water in an amount of from 40 to 85 weight %,

based on the total weight of the emulsion.

4. The composition according to claim 3, wherein the components of the emulsion independently of each other are present in amounts of:

a) oil(s) in an amount of from 15 to 30 weight %,

b) polymeric cationic emulsifiers P_x in an amount of from 0.5 to 5 weight %, wherein P_x is the product of the polymerization of

A) one or more monomers A,

B) one or more monomers B,

C) from 0 to 30 weight % of one or more monomers C,

c) surfactant(s) S_x in an amount of from 0.5 to 10 weight %,

d) additive(s) A_x in an amount of from 2 to 8 weight % ad

e) water in an amount of from 50 to 80 weight %,

based on the total weight of the emulsion.

5. The composition according to claim 4, wherein the oil(s) of the emulsion is/are selected from the group consisting of:

a1) polyolefines,

a2) silicone oils,

a3) natural oil(s),

a4) mineral oils, having a boiling point at atmospheric pressure of 150°

C. or higher,

a5) esters of C_1-10- to C_2-6-carboxylic acid with C₈-C₂₄-alcohols,

and/or mixtures thereof.

6. The composition according to claim 5, wherein the oil(s) of the emulsion is/are selected from the group consisting of:

polyethylene, polypropylene, polybutylene and polyisobutene.

7. The composition according to claim 6, wherein the polymeric cationic emulsifier P_x of the emulsion is the product of the polymerization of

A) from 60 to 95 weight % of monomer A,

B) from 5 to 45 weight % of monomer B

C) from 0 to 30 weight % of monomer C.

8. The composition according to claim 7, wherein the polymeric cationic emulsifier P_x of the emulsion is the product of the polymerization of

A) diallyl dimethyl ammonium chloride,

B) one or more linear or branched C₁₂-C₂₀ alkyl(meth)acrylates,

C) from 0 to 30 weight % of acrylic acid.

9. The composition according to claim 7, wherein the polymeric cationic emulsifier P_x of the emulsion is the product of the polymerization of

A) diallyl dimethyl ammonium chloride,

B) lauryl acrylate,

C) from 0 to 30 weight % of acrylic acid.

10. The composition according to claim 9, wherein the surfactant(s) S_x of the emulsion is/are selected from the group consisting of:

c1) nonionic surfactants,

c2) anionic surfactants and

c3) cationic surfactants.

11. The composition according to claim 10, wherein the emulsion has a content of organic solvent below 50 mg/kg of emulsion.

12. A method of treating and/or cleaning a situs, said method comprising

a.) optionally washing and/or rinsing said situs;

b.) contacting said situs with a composition according to any one of claims 1-11; and

c.) optionally washing and/or rinsing said situs.