CLEANING COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING ALKOXYLATED ESTERAMINES

• US 20190010425A1
• Filed: 07/06/2018
• Published: 01/10/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 07/07/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
• Original Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
• Inventors: SCIALLA, Stefano, JACKSON, Michelle, LUDOLPH, Bjoern, EBERT, Sophia Rosa, BITTNER, Christian, HULSKOTTER, Frank
• Granted Patent: US 10,640,736 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: C07C 229/08 the nitrogen atom of the amino group being further bound to hydrogen atoms
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 2111/12 Soft surfaces, e.g. textile
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/30 Amines; Substituted amines ; Quaternized amines
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/33 Amino carboxylic acids
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/3409 Alkyl -, alkenyl -, cycloalkyl - or terpene sulfates or sulfonates

Abstract

Cleaning compositions that include alkoxylated esteramines. Related methods of preparation and use.

Claims

1. A cleaning composition comprising:

from about 1% to about 70%, by weight of the composition, of a surfactant system, and

from about 0.1% to about 10% of an esteramine according to Formula (I) and/or a salt thereof,

2. A cleaning composition according to claim 1, wherein

n, p, and r are each equal to zero, and

Z₁ is selected from the group consisting of alanine, arginine, asparagine, aspartic acid, cysteine, glutamine, glycine, histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, proline, serine, threonine, tryptophan, tyrosine, valine, and a compound according to Formula (II),

wherein said compound according to Formula (II) connects to the compound according to Formula (I) via the bond labeled with *, with the proviso of at least one group R₄, R₈, and/or R₁₂ containing at least 7 or more carbon atoms;

3. A cleaning composition according to claim 1, wherein

p and r are both equal to 0,

n is at least 1, and

Z₁ and Z₂, are independently selected from the group consisting of OH, alanine, arginine, asparagine, aspartic acid, cysteine, glutamine, glycine, histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, proline, serine, threonine, tryptophan, tyrosine, valine, and a compound according to Formula (II),

4. A cleaning composition according to claim 1, wherein

n and p are individually equal to or greater than 1,

r is equal to or greater than 0, and

Z₁, and/or Z₂, and/or Z₃, and/or Z₄, independently for each repetition unit n, p, and r, are selected from the group consisting of OH, alanine, arginine, asparagine, aspartic acid, cysteine, glutamine, glycine, histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, proline, serine, threonine, tryptophan, tyrosine, valine, and a compound according to Formula (II),

5. A cleaning composition according to claim 1, wherein the composition comprises a salt of the esteramine according to claim 1, wherein the salt is formed by at least partial protonation of the amine group by an acid being a protic organic or inorganic acid.

6. A cleaning composition according to claim 1, wherein the composition comprises a salt of the esteramine according to claim 1, wherein the salt is formed by at least partial protonation of the amine group by an acid being selected from the group consisting of methanesulfonic acid, hydrochloric acid, hydrobromic acid, sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, toluene sulfonic acid, citric acid, lactic acid, C₁₂-C₁₈ fatty acid, alkyl benzene sulfonic acids, alkyl sulphonic acids, alkyl sulfate acids, alkyl ethyoxysulfate acids, alkoxylated or non-alkoxylated copolymers of acrylic acid and maleic acid, and mixtures thereof.

7. A cleaning composition according to claim 1, wherein A₁, A₂, A₃, and A₄ are, independently from each other and independently for each repetition unit s, t, u, and/or v, selected from the list consisting of ethyleneoxy group, propyleneoxy group, and 1,2-butyleneoxy group.

8. A cleaning composition according to claim 1, wherein p, r, and n are all equal to 0, Z₁ is selected from the group consisting of alanine, glycine, lysine, and a compound according to Formula (II), wherein w is an integer in the range of from 1 to 4, and wherein the compound according to Formula (II) connects to the compound according to Formula (I) via the bond labeled with *, with the proviso of at least one group R₄, R₈, and/or R₁₂ containing at least 7 or more carbon atoms.

9. A cleaning composition according to claim 1, wherein p and r are both equal to 0, and n being at least 1, Z₁ and Z₂, are independently selected from the group consisting of OH, alanine, glycine, lysine, and a compound according to Formula (II), wherein w is an integer in the range of from 1 to 4, wherein the compound according to Formula (II) connects to the compound according to Formula (I) via the bond labeled with *, with the proviso that at least one substituent Z₁ and/or Z₂ is not OH, and with the proviso that R₃ contains equal to or more than 2 carbon atoms.

10. A cleaning composition according to claim 1, wherein p and r are both equal to 0, and n being at least 1, wherein m is equal to 1 and R₁ and R₂ are both linear C₂ to C₄ alkyl groups.

11. A cleaning composition according to claim 1, wherein when n and p are individually equal to or greater than 1 and r is equal to or greater than 0, Z₁, and/or Z₂, and/or Z₃, and/or Z₄, independently for each repetition unit n, p, and r, are selected from the group consisting of OH, alanine, glycine, lysine, and a compound according to Formula (II), wherein w is an integer in the range of from 1 to 4, wherein the compound according to Formula (II) connects to the compound according to Formula (I) via the bond labeled with *, with the provisio that at least one substituent Z₁, and/or Z₂, and/or Z₃, and/or Z₄, is not OH.

12. A cleaning composition according to claim 1, wherein n and p are both equal to 1, r is equal to 0, m and o are both equal to 0, B1 is equal to a chemical bond, R₃, R₄, R₇, R₈, and R₁₂ are all equal to H.

13. A cleaning composition according to claim 1, wherein n and p are both equal to 1, r is equal to 0, m and o are both equal to 0, B1 is equal to a methylene, R₃, R₄, R₇, and R₈ are all equal to H, and R₁₂ is equal to ethyl.

14. A cleaning composition according to claim 1, wherein the surfactant system comprises one or more surfactants selected from anionic surfactants, cationic surfactants, non-ionic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants, and mixtures thereof.

15. A cleaning composition according to claim 1, wherein the cleaning composition further comprises an adjunct cleaning additive selected from the group consisting of builders, structurants or thickeners, clay soil removal/anti-redeposition agents, polymeric soil release agents, polymeric dispersing agents, polymeric grease cleaning agents, enzymes, enzyme stabilizing systems, bleaching compounds, bleaching agents, bleach activators, bleach catalysts, brighteners, dyes, hueing agents, dye transfer inhibiting agents, chelating agents, suds supressors, softeners, perfumes, and mixtures thereof.

16. A cleaning composition according to claim 15, wherein the adjunct cleaning additive comprises enzymes, preferably enzymes selected from protease, amylase, and lipase, more preferably lipase.

20. A method of pretreating or treating a soiled fabric, the method comprising the step of contacting the soiled fabric with the cleaning composition of claim 1, optionally wherein the soiled fabric comprises a greasy stain.

17. A cleaning composition comprising:

from about 1% to about 70%, by weight of the composition, of a surfactant system, and

from about 0.1% to about 10% of an esteramine, and/or salt thereof, obtainable by;

a) reacting an alcohol according to Formula (III)

18. A cleaning composition according to claim 17, wherein the molar ratio of alcohol according to Formula (III) to total C₂ to C₁₂ alkylene oxide is in the range of from 1:

1 to 1;

400.

19. A cleaning composition according to claim 17, wherein the molar ratio of the acid to the hydroxyl groups of the alkoxylated alcohol is in the range of from 0.1:

1 to 1;

1.