METHOD OF MAKING SURFACTANT COMPOSITIONS AND DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS

• US 20160340611A1
• Filed: 05/12/2016
• Published: 11/24/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/22/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
• Original Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
• Inventors: SCHEIBEL, Jeffrey John, GANZ, Philip James, HIBBARD, Daniele Lynn, BECKHOLT, Dennis Allen, SPOONER-FLEMING, Joia Kirin, ARLEDGE, Nicole Lee, CRON, Scott Leroy, DEPA, Praveen Kumar, PANANDIKER, Rajan Keshav, VANHOUTTE, Diederik Emiel Omer
• Granted Patent: US 10,053,651 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 1/02 Anionic compounds C11D1/002, C11D1/004, C11D1/008 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 1/146 Sulfuric acid esters
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 1/22 derived from aromatic compounds
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 1/24 containing ester or ether groups directly attached to the nucleus
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 1/29 Sulfates of polyoxyalkylene ethers
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 1/722 Ethers of polyoxyalkylene glycols having mixed oxyalkylene groups; Polyalkoxylated fatty alcohols or polyalkoxylated alkylaryl alcohols with mixed oxyalkylele groups C11D1/721 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 11/0094 Process for making liquid detergent compositions, e.g. slurries, pastes or gels
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 17/0004 Non aqueous liquid compositions comprising insoluble particles
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 17/003 Colloidal solutions, e.g. gels; Thixotropic solutions or pastes
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 17/043 Liquid or thixotropic (gel) compositions
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 17/045 Multi-compartment
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 2111/12 Soft surfaces, e.g. textile
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/2068 Ethers
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/38618 Protease or amylase in liquid compositions only
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/38627 containing lipase
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/43 Solvents

Abstract

The present invention relates generally to methods of making surfactant compositions and detergent compositions.

Claims

1. A method of making a concentrated anionic surfactant paste comprising the steps of:

i) mixing from about 30% to about 70% by weight of anionic surfactant, from about 0.5% to about 25% by weight of a solvent comprising an alkoxylated glycerine of formula (I)

3. The method according to claim 1 wherein said concentrated anionic surfactant paste is substantially free of alkoxylated glycerine ester.

5. The method according to claim 1 wherein said solvent further comprises glycerine, ethanol, propylene glycol, diethylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, or mixtures thereof.

6. The method according to claim 1 wherein said R groups are identical.

7. The method according to claim 1 wherein said anionic surfactant is selected from the group consisting of linear or branched alkyl benzene sulfonates, linear or branched alkoxylated alkyl sulfates, linear or branched alkyl sulfates, and mixtures thereof.

8. The method according to claim 1 wherein said concentrated anionic surfactant paste comprises from about 30% to about 70% by weight of linear or branched alkoxylated alkyl sulfates.

9. The method according to claim 1 wherein said concentrated anionic surfactant paste comprises from about 30% to about 60% by weight of linear or branched alkyl sulfates, linear or branched alkyl benzene sulfonates, or mixtures thereof.

10. The method according to claim 1 wherein said concentrated anionic surfactant paste comprises from about 30% to about 60% by weight of 2-alkyl branched primary alkyl sulfates.

2. A method of making a detergent composition comprising the steps of:

i) mixing from about 30% to about 70% by weight of anionic surfactant, from about 0.5% to about 25% by weight of a solvent comprising an alkoxylated glycerine of formula (I)

4. The method according to claim 2 wherein said detergent composition is substantially free of alkoxylated glycerine ester.

11. The method according to claim 2 wherein said adjunct is selected from the group consisting of a structurant, a builder, an organic polymeric compound, an enzyme, an enzyme stabilizer, a bleach system, a brightener, a hueing agent, a chelating agent, a suds suppressor, a conditioning agent, a humectant, a perfume, a perfume microcapsule, a filler or carrier, an alkalinity system, a pH control system, a buffer, an alkanolamine, and mixtures thereof.

12. The method according to claim 2 wherein said adjunct comprises an enzyme selected from the group consisting of lipase, amylase, protease, mannanase, cellulase, pectinase, and mixtures thereof.

13. The method according to claim 2 wherein said adjunct comprises from about 0.001% to about 1% by weight of enzyme.

14. The method according to claim 2, wherein said detergent composition is a form selected from the group consisting of a liquid laundry detergent, a gel detergent, a single-phase or multi-phase unit dose detergent, a detergent contained in a single-phase or multi-phase or multi-compartment water-soluble pouch, a liquid hand dishwashing composition, a laundry pretreat product, a fabric softener composition, and mixtures thereof.

15. The method according to claim 2, wherein said detergent composition comprises less than about 20%, by weight of the composition, water.

16. The method according to claim 2, wherein said detergent composition is a detergent contained in a single-phase or multi-phase or multi-compartment water-soluble pouch.