Container comprising liquid detergent compositions
View Patent ↗A liquid detergent composition comprising: a) an alkyl benzene sulfonic acid neutralized with an alkanolamine, said alkyl benzene sulfonic acid containing less than 25%, preferably less than 20%, of the 2-phenyl isomer; and b) an organic solvent; said composition containing less than 3 wt. % water.
1. A water-soluble container containing a composition comprising a) an alkyl benzene sulfonic acid neutralised with an alkanolamine, said alkyl benzene sulfonic acid containing less than 25% of the 2-phenyl isomer; and b) an organic solvent; said composition containing less than 3 wt % water.
2. A container according to claim 1 which comprises a thermoformed or injection moulded water-soluble polymer.
3. A container according to claim 1 wherein the water-soluble polymer is a poly (vinyl alcohol).
4. The container according to claim 1 wherein the alkyl benzene sulfonic acid contains less than 20% of the 2-phenyl isomer.
5. A container according to claim 1 wherein the alkyl benzene sulfonic acid contains less than 15% of the 2-phenyl isomer.
6. A container according to claim 1 wherein the alkyl benzene sulfonic acid is a C 9-14 alkyl benzene sulfonic acid.
7. A container according to claim 6 wherein the alkyl benzene sulfonic acid is a C 10-13 alkyl benzene sulfonic acid.
8. A container according claim 1 wherein the alkyl benzene sulfonic acid has been produced by the HF-catalysed process.
9. A container according to claim 1 wherein the alkanolamine is monoethanolamine, diethanolamine, triethanolamine or a mixture thereof.
10. A container according to claim 9 in which the alkanolamine is a mixture of monoethanolamine and triethanolamine.
11. A container according to claim 1 wherein the organic solvent is a glycol, glycerine or an alcohol or a mixture thereof.
12. A container according to claim 11 wherein the organic solvent is monopropylene glycol or ethanol.
13. A container according to claim 1 wherein the composition contains less than 1 wt % water.
14. A container according to claim 13 wherein the composition is anhydrous.
15. A container according to claim 1 wherein the composition comprises from 10 to 60 wt % alkyl benzene sulfonic acid neutralised with an alkanolamine.
16. A container according to claim 1 wherein the composition comprises from 10 to 20 wt % organic solvent.
17. A container according to claim 1 wherein the composition comprises a nonionic surfactant.
18. A container according to claim 1 wherein the composition has a pH of from 5.5 to 7.
19. A container according to claim 1 wherein the composition is a laundry composition.
20. A container according to claim 19 wherein the laundry composition is a fine fabric laundry composition.