Laundry detergent compositions comprising cationic surfactants and modified polyamine soil dispersents

• US 6,004,922 A
• Filed: 11/03/1998
• Issued: 12/21/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 05/03/1996
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
• Original Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
• Inventors: Watson, Randall Alan, Gosselink, Eugene Paul
• Primary Examiner(s): Gupta, Yogendra
• Assistant Examiner(s): Hardee, John R.
• Application Number:
  US09/180,193
• Time in Patent Office: 413 Days
• Field of Search: 510/475, 510/476, 510/504
• US Class Current: 510/476
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 1/62 Quaternary ammonium compounds
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/0021 Dye-stain or dye-transfer inhibiting compositions
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/0036 Soil deposition preventing compositions; Antiredeposition agents
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/37 Polymers polymeric surface-active agents C11D1/008; polysaccharides C11D3/222
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/3715 Polyesters or polycarbonates
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/3719 Polyamides or polyimides
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/3723 Polyamines or polyalkyleneimines
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/3792 Amine oxide containing polymers
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/38618 Protease or amylase in liquid compositions only
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/38645 containing cellulase

Abstract

Laundry detergent compositions comprising C₁₂ -C₁₄ dimethyl hydroxyethyl quaternary ammonium cationic surfactants in combination with certain modified polyamines which provide increased fabric cleaning benefits.

Claims

1. A laundry detergent composition comprising:

a) at least 0.01% by weight, of a cationic surfactant having the formula;

##STR43## wherein R is C₁₂ -C₁₄ alkyl and X is a water soluble cation;

b) at least 0.01% by weight, a water-soluble or dispersible, modified polyamine cotton soil release agent comprising a polyamine backbone prior to modification via quaternization, substitution, or oxidation corresponding to the formula;

##STR44## having a modified polyamine formula V.sub.(n+1) W_m Y_n Z, said polyamine backbone prior to modification has a molecular weight greater than about 200 daltons, wherein

i) V units arc terminal units having the formula;

##STR45## ii) W units are backbone units having the formula;

##STR46## iii) Y units are branching units having the formula;

##STR47## iv) Z units are terminal units having the formula;

##STR48## wherein backbone linking R units are C₂ -C₁₂ alkylene;

R¹ is C₂ -C₆ alkylene, and mixtures thereof;

E units are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C₁ -C₂₂ alkyl, --(CH₂)_p CO₂ M, --(CH₂)_q SO₃ M, --CH(CH₂ CO₂ M)CO₂ M, --(C₂)_p PO₃ M, --(R¹ O)_x B, and mixtures thereof;

provided that when any E unit of a nitrogen is a hydrogen, said nitrogen is not also an N-oxide;

B is hydrogen, C₁ -C₆ alkyl, --(CH₂)_q SO₃ M, --(CH₂)_p CO₂ M, --(CH₂)_q (CHSO₃ M)CH₂ SO₃ M, --(CH₂)_q -(CHSO₂ M)CH₂ SO₃ M, --(CH₂)_p PO₃ M, --PO₃ M, and mixtures thereof, provided when B is an Ionizable unit selected from the group consisting of --(CH₂)_q SO₃ M, --(CH₂)_p PO₃ M, --(CH₂)_q (CHSO₃ M)--CH₂ SO₃ M, --(CH₂)_q (CHSO₂ M)CH₂ SO₃ M, --(CH₂)_p PO₃ M, --PO₃ M, and mixtures thereof, at least one backbone nitrogen is quaternized;

M is hydrogen or a water soluble cation in sufficient amount to satisfy charge balance;

X is a water soluble anion;

m has the value from 4 to about 400;

n has the value from 0 to about 200;

p has the value from 1 to 6, q has the value from 0 to 6;

x has the value from 11 to 100; and

c) the balance carrier and adjunct ingredients.

2. A composition according to claim 1 wherein the adjunct ingredients are selected from the group consisting of builders, optical brighteners, bleaches, bleach boosters, bleach activators, soil release polymers, dye transfer agents, dispersants, enzymes, suds suppressers, dyes, perfumes, colorants, filler salts, hydrotropes, and mixtures thereof.

3. A composition according to claim 1 wherein R is C₂ -C₄ alkylene, and mixtures thereof.

4. A composition according to claim 3 therein R is ethylene.

9. A composition according to claim 1 further comprising a soil release agent selected from:

A) at least about 10% by weight of a substantially linear sulfonated polyethoxy/propoxy end-capped ester having molecular weight ranging from about 500 to about 8,000;

said ester consisting essentially of on a molar basis;

i) from about 1 to about 2 moles of sulfonated poly ethoxylpropoxy end-capping units of the formula;

space="preserve" listing-type="equation">(MSO.sub.3)(CH.sub.2).sub.m (CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O)(RO).sub.n --

wherein M is a salt-forming cation such as sodium of tertraalkylammonium, m is 0 or 1, R is ethylene, propylene, and mixtures thereof, and n is from 0 to 2; and

mixtures thereof;

ii) from about 0.5 to about 66 moles of units selected from the group consisting of;

a) oxyethyleneoxy units;

b) a mixture of oxyethyleneoxy and oxy-1,2,-propyleneoxy units wherein said oxyethyleneoxy units are present in an oxyethyleneoxy of oxy-1,2-propyleneoxy mole ratio ranging from 0.5;

1 to about 10;

1;

and

c) a mixture of a) or b) with poly(oxyethylene)oxy units have a degree of polymerization of from 2 to 4;

provided that when said poly(oxyethylene)oxy units have a degree of polymerization of 2, the mole ratio of poly(oxyethylene)oxy units to total group ii) units ranges from 0;

1 to 0.33;

1; and

when said poly(oxyethylene)oxy units have a degree of polymerization of 3;

the mole ration of poly(oxyethylene)oxy units to total group ii) units ranges from 0;

1 to about 0.22;

1; and

when said poly(oxyethylene)oxy units have a degree of polymerization equal to 4, the mole ratio of poly(oxyethylene)oxy units to total group ii) units ranges from 0;

1 to about 0.14;

1;

iii) from about 1.5 to about 40 moles of terephthaloyl units; and

iv) from 0 to about 26 moles of 5-sulphophthaloyl units of the formula;

space="preserve" listing-type="equation">--(O)C(C.sub.6 H.sub.3)(SO.sub.3 M)C(O)--

wherein M is a salt forming cation; and

B) from about 0.5% to about 20% by weight of ester, of one or more crystallization-reducing stabilizers.

10. A composition according to claim 1 further comprising from 0.001% to about 5% by weight, of one or more enzymes, said enzymes selected from the group consisting protease, cellulose, amylase, lipase, peroxidase enzymes, and mixtures thereof.

11. A composition according to claim 1 further comprising from about 1% to about 30% by weight, of a bleaching system, said bleaching system comprises:

i) from about 1% to about 30% by weight, a peroxygen bleach, said peroxygen bleach is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen peroxide, sodium perborate, sodium carbonate peroxyhydrate, sodium pyrophosphate peroxyhydrate, urea peroxyhydrate, sodium peroxide, magnesium monoperoxyphthalate hexahydrate, magnesium metachloro perbenzoic acid, 4-nonylamino-4-oxoperoxybutyric acid, diperoxydodecanedioic acid, and mixtures thereof; and

ii) from about 0.1% to about 30% by weight, of a bleach activator, said bleach activators are selected from the group consisting of magnesium monoperoxyphthalate hexahydrate, (6-oxtanamidocaproyl)oxybenzenesulfonate, (6-nonanamidocaproyl)oxybenzenesulfonate, (6-decanamido-caproyl)oxybenzenesulfonate, benzoyl caprolactam, octanoyl caprolactam, 3,5,5-trimethylhexanoyl caprolactam, nonanoyl caprolactam, decanoyl caprolactam, undecenoyl caprolactam, benzoyl valerolactam, octanoyl valerolactam, decanoyl valerolactam, undecenoyl valerolactam, nonanoyl valerolactam, 3,5,5-trimethylhexanoyl valerolactam and mixtures thereof.

5. A composition according to claim wherein E units are hydrogen, --(R¹ O)_x B, --(CH₂)_p C₂ M, --(CH2)_q SO₃ M, --CH(CH₂ CO₂ M)CO₂ M, and mixtures thereof.

6. A composition according to claim 5 wherein E units are --(R¹ O)_x B.

7. A composition according to claim 5 wherein B units are hydrogen, --(CH₂)_q SO₃ M, --(CH₂)_q (CHSO₃ M)CH₂ SO₃ M, --(CH₂)_q (CHSO₂ M)--CH₂ SO₃ M, and mixtures thereof, wherein q has the value from 0 to 3.

8. A composition according to claim 7 wherein B is hydrogen, --(CH₂)_q SO₃ M, and mixtures thereof, wherein q has the value from 0 to 3.

12. A laundry detergent composition comprising:

a) at least 0.01% by weight, of a cationic surfactant having the formula;

##STR49## wherein R is C₁₂ -C₁₄ alkyl and X is a water soluble cation;

b) at least 0.01% by weight, of a nonionic surfactant;

c) at least 0.01% by weight, a water-soluble or dispersible, modified polyamine cotton soil release agent comprising a polyamine backbone prior to modification via quaternization, substitution, or oxidation corresponding to the formula;

##STR50## having a modified polyamine formula V.sub.(n+1) W_m Y_n Z, said polyamine backbone prior to modification has a molecular weight greater than about 200 daltons, wherein

i) V units are terminal units having the formula;

##STR51## ii) W units are backbone units having the formula;

##STR52## iii) Y units are branching units having the formula;

##STR53## iv) Z units are terminal units having the formula;

##STR54## wherein backbone linking R units are C₂ -C₁₂ alkylene;

R¹ is C₂ -C₆ alkylene, and mixtures thereof;

E units are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C₁ -C₂₂ alkyl, --(CH₂)_p CO₂ M, --(CH₂)_q SO₃ M, --CH(CH₂ CO₂ M)CO₂ M, --(CH₂)_p PO₃ M, --(R¹ O)_x, and mixtures thereof;

provided that when any E unit of a nitrogen is a hydrogen;

said nitrogen is not also an N-oxide;

B is hydrogen, C₁ -C₆ alkyl, --(CH₂)_q SO₃ M, --(CH₂)_p CO₂ M, --(CH₂)_q (CHSO₃ M)CH₂ SO₃ M, --(CH₂)_q -- (CHSO₂ M)CH₂ SO₃ M, --(CH₂)_p PO₃ M, --PO₃ M, and mixtures thereof, provided when B is an ionizable unit selected from the group consisting of --(CH₂)_q SO₃ M, --(CH₂)_p CO₂ M, --(CH₂)_q (CHSO₃ M)--CH₂ SO₃ M, --(CH₂)_q (CHSO₂ M)CH₂ SO₃ M, --(C₂)_p PO₃ M, --PO₃ M, and mixtures thereof, at least one backbone nitrogen is quaternized;

M is hydrogen or a water soluble cation in sufficient amount to satisfy charge balance;

X is a water soluble anion;

m has the value from 4 to about 400;

n has the value from 0 to about 200;

p has the value from 1 to 6, q has the value from 0 to 6;

x has the value from 11 to 100;

d) optionally from about 1% to about 30% by weight, of a bleaching system, said bleaching system comprises;

i) from about 1% to about 30% by weight, a peroxygen bleach, said peroxygen bleach is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen peroxide, sodium perborate, sodium carbonate peroxyhydrate, sodium pyrophosphate peroxyhydrate, urea peroxyhydrate, sodium peroxide, magnesium monoperoxyphthalate hexahydrate, magnesium metachloro perbenzoic acid, 4-nonylamino-4-oxoperoxybutyric acid, diperoxydodecanedioic acid, and mixtures thereof; and

ii) from about 0.1% to about 30% by weight, of a bleach activator, said bleach activators are selected from the group consisting of oxtanamido-caproyl)oxybenzenesulfonate, (6-nonanamido-caproyl)oxybenzenesulfonate, (6-decanamido-caproyl)oxybenzenesulfonate, benzoyl caprolactam, octanoyl caprolactam, 3,5,5-trimethylhexanoyl caprolactam, nonanoyl caprolactam, decanoyl caprolactam, undecenoyl caprolactam, benzoyl valerolactam, octanoyl valerolactam, decanoyl valerolactam, undecenoyl valerolactam, nonanoyl valerolactam, 3,5,5-trimethylhexanoyl valerolactam and mixtures thereof, and

e) the balance carrier and adjunct ingredients.

13. A composition according to claim 12 wherein the adjunct ingredients are selected from the group consisting of builders, optical brighteners, soil release polymers, dye transfer agents, dispersants, enzymes, suds suppressers, dyes, perfumes, colorants, filler salts, hydrotropes, and mixtures thereof.

14. A method for cleaning fabric comprising, the step of contacting fabric with an aqueous solution of a composition comprising:

a) at least 0.01% by weight, of a cationic surfactant having the formula;

##STR55## wherein R is C₁₂ -C₁₄ alkyl and X is a water soluble cation;

b) at least 0.01% by weight, a water-soluble or dispersible, modified polyamine cotton soil release agent comprising a polyamine backbone prior to modification via quaternization, substitution, or oxidation corresponding to the formula;

##STR56## having a modified polyamine formula V.sub.(n+1) W_m Y_n Z, said polyamine backbone prior to modification has a molecular weight greater than about 200 daltons, wherein

i) V units are terminal units having the formula;

##STR57## ii) W units are backbone units having the formula;

##STR58## iii) Y units are branching units having the formula;

##STR59## iv) Z units are terminal units having the formula;

##STR60## wherein backbone linking R units are C₂ -C₁₂ alklyene;

R¹ is C₂ -C₆ alkylene, and mixtures thereof;

E units are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C₁ -C₂₂ alkyl, --(CH₂)_p CO₂ M, --(CH₂)_q SO₃ M, --CH(CH₂ CO₂ M)CO₂ M, --(CH₂)_p PO ₃ M, --(R¹ O)_x B, and mixtures thereof;

provided that when any E unit of a nitrogen is a hydrogen, said nitrogen is not also an N-oxide;

B is hydrogen, C₁ -C₆ alkyl, --(CH₂)_q SO₃ M, --(CH₂)_p CO₂ M, --CH₂)_q (CHSO₃ M)CH₂ SO₃ M, --CH₂)_q -- (CHSO₂ M)CH₂ SO₃ M, --(CH₂)_p PO₃ M, --PO₃ M, and mixtures thereof, provided when B is an ionizable unit selected from the group consisting of --(CH₂)_q SO₃ M, --(CH₂)_p CO₂ M, --(CH₂)_q (CHSO₃ M)--CH₂ SO₃ M, --(CH₂)_q (CHSO₂ M)CH₂ SO₃ M, --(CH₂)_p PO₃ M, --PO₃ M, and mixtures thereof, at least one backbone nitrogen is quaternized;

M is hydrogen or a water soluble cation in sufficient amount to satisfy charge balance;

X is a water soluble anion;

in has the value from 4 to about 400;

n has the value from 0 to about 200;

p has the value from 1 to 6, q has the value from 0 to 6;

x has the value from 11 to 100; and

c) the balance carrier and adjunct ingredients.