Cleaning compositions containing a polyetheramine

• US 9,550,965 B2
• Filed: 08/15/2014
• Issued: 01/24/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 08/26/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
• Original Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
• Inventors: Hulskotter, Frank, Christmas, Kevin Patrick, Scialla, Stefano, Loughnane, Brian Joseph, Waun, Amy Eichstadt, Rees, Darren, Ebert, Sophia, Ludolph, Bjoern, Wigbers, Christof, Maas, Steffen, Boeckh, Dieter
• Primary Examiner(s): Delcotto, Gregory R
• Application Number:
  US14/460,376
• Publication Number:
  US 20150057212A1
• Time in Patent Office: 893 Days
• Field of Search: 510/299, 510/321, 510/350, 510/351, 510/392, 510/393, 510/499, 510/506
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 1/00 Detergent compositions based essentially on surface-active compounds; Use of these compounds as a detergent
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/30 Amines; Substituted amines ; Quaternized amines
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/3723 Polyamines or polyalkyleneimines
• 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 3/38636 containing enzymes other than protease, amylase, lipase, cellulase, oxidase or reductase

Abstract

The present invention relates generally to cleaning compositions and, more specifically, to cleaning compositions containing a polyetheramine that is suitable for removal of stains from soiled materials.

Claims

1. A cleaning composition comprising:

from about 1% to about 70%, by weight of the composition, of a surfactant system, the surfactant system comprising anionic surfactant and/or nonionic surfactant;

from about 0.001% to about 1% by weight of an enzyme; and

from about 0.1% to about 10%, by weight of the composition, of a polyetheramine of

Formula (I);

2. The cleaning composition of claim 1, wherein in said polyetheramine of Formula (I), R is H or a C1-C6 alkyl group selected from methyl, ethyl, or propyl.

3. The cleaning composition of claim 1, wherein in said polyetheramine of Formula (I), each of k₁, k₂, and k₃ is independently selected from 0, 1, or 2.

4. The cleaning composition of claim 1, wherein at least two of k₁, k₂, and k₃ are 1.

5. The cleaning composition of claim 1, wherein in said polyetheramine of Formula (I), each of A₁, A₂, A₃, A₄, A₅, and A₆ is independently selected from a linear or branched alkylene group having from about 2 to about 10 carbon atoms.

6. The cleaning composition of claim 1, wherein in said polyetheramine of Formula (I), each of A₁, A₂, A₃, A₄, A₅, and A₆ is independently selected from a linear or branched alkylene group having from about 2 to about 4 carbon atoms.

7. The cleaning composition of claim 1, wherein in said polyetheramine of Formula (I), at least one of A₁, A₂, A₃, A₄, A₅, and A₆ is a linear or branched butylene group.

8. The cleaning composition of claim 1, wherein said polyetheramine of Formula (I) has a weight average molecular weight of from about 350 to about 800 grams/mole.

9. The cleaning composition of claim 1, wherein said cleaning composition comprises from about 0.2% to about 5%, by weight of the composition, of the polyetheramine of Formula (I).

10. The cleaning composition of claim 1, wherein said enzyme is selected from lipase, amylase, protease, mannanase, or combinations thereof.

11. The cleaning composition of claim 1, wherein said surfactant system further comprises one or more surfactants selected from cationic surfactants or amphoteric surfactants.

12. The cleaning composition of claim 1 further comprising from about 0.1% to about 10% by weight of an additional amine selected from oligoamines, triamines, diamines, or a combination thereof.

14. The cleaning composition of claim 1, the anionic surfactant comprising a sulfate detersive surfactant and/or a sulfonic detersive surfactant.

15. The cleaning composition of claim 12 wherein the additional amine is selected from tetraethylenepentamine, triethylenetetraamine, diethylenetriamine, or a mixture thereof.

13. A cleaning composition comprising:

from about 1% to about 70% by weight of a surfactant system, the surfactant system comprising anionic surfactant and/or nonionic surfactant; and

from about 0.1% to about 10% by weight of a polyetheramine selected from