IP Library Granted Patent US 7,026,276
Granted Patent B2
US 7,026,276 · App. 10/763,776 · Granted Apr 11, 2006

Machine dishwashing detergents containing surfactants with a low dynamic surface tension

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Patent No.
US 7,026,276
App. No.
10/763,776
Granted
Apr 11, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

Machine dishwashing detergents containing builder(s), surfactant(s), and optionally further ingredients which comprise 0.1 to 50% by weight of one or more nonionic surfactants which, at a concentration of 0.1 g/l in distilled water, have a dynamic surface tension of less than 60 mNm −1 at a frequency of 1 Hz.

Claims (24)

1. A machine dishwashing detergent comprising one or more builders and 0.1 to 50% by weight of one or more nonionic surfactants which, at a concentration of 0.1 g/l in distilled water, have a dynamic surface tension of less than 60 mNm −1 at a frequency of 1 Hz, said nonionic surfactants comprising one or more surfacrants of the general formula I:

in which R 1 is a straight-chain or branched, saturated or mono- or polyunsaturated C 6-24 -alkyl or -alkenyl radical; each group R 2 and R 3 , independently of one another, is chosen from —CH 3 , —CH 2 CH 3 , —CH 2 CH 2 —CH 3 , CH(CH 3 ) 2 and the indices w, x, y, z, independently of one another, are integers from 1 to 6.

2. The machine dishwashing detergent of claim 1 , wherein the nonionic surfactant(s), at a concentration of 0.1 g/l in distilled water, have a dynamic surface tension of less than 55 mNm −1 at a frequency of 1 Hz.

3. The machine dishwashing detergent of claim 1 , wherein the nonionic surfactant(s), at a concentration of 0.1 g/l in distilled water, have a dynamic surface tension of less than 50 mNm −1 at a frequency of 1 Hz.

4. The machine dishwashing detergent of claim 1 , wherein the nonionic surfactant(s), at a concentration of 0.1 g/l in distilled water, have a dynamic surface tension of less than 65 mNm −1 , at a frequency of 5 Hz.

5. The machine dishwashing detergent of claim 4 , wherein the nonionic surfactant(s), at a concentration of 0.1 g/l in distilled water, have a dynamic surface tension of less than 60 mNm −1 , at a frequency of 5 Hz.

6. The machine dishwashing detergent of claim 1 , wherein the nonionic surfactant(s) are present in amounts of from 0.5 to 40% by weight.

7. The machine dishwashing detergent of claim 6 , wherein the nonionic surfactant(s) are present in amounts of from 1 to 30% by weight.

8. The machine dishwashing detergent of claim 7 , wherein the nonionic surfactant(s) are present in amounts of from 2.5 to 25% by weight.

9. The machine dishwashing detergent of claim 8 , wherein the nonionic surfactant(s) are present in amounts of from 5 to 20% by weight.

10. The machine dishwashing detergent of claim 1 , wherein R 1 is an alkyl radical having 6 to 24 carbon atoms.

11. The machine dishwashing detergent of claim 10 , wherein R 1 is an alkyl radical having 8 to 20 carbon atoms.

12. The machine dishwashing detergent of claim 11 , wherein R 1 is an alkyl radical having 9 to 15 carbon atoms.

13. The machine dishwashing detergent of claim 12 , wherein R 1 is an alkyl radical having 9 to 11 carbon atoms.

14. The machine dishwashing detergent of claim 1 , wherein R 2 and R 3 are a radical —CH 3 , w and x, independently of one another, are values of 3 or 4 and y and z, independently of one another, are values of 1 or 2.

15. The machine dishwashing detergent of claim 1 , comprising the builder(s) in amounts of from 5 to 90% by weight.

16. The machine dishwashing detergent of claim 15 , comprising the builder(s) in amounts of from 7.5 to 85% by weight.

17. The machine dishwashing detergent of claim 16 , comprising the builder(s) in amounts of from 10 to 80% by weight.

18. The machine dishwashing detergent of claim 1 , comprising one or more enzyme(s) in amounts of from 0.01 to 15% by weight.

19. The machine dishwashing detergent of claim 18 , comprising one or more enzyme(s) in amounts of from 0.1 to 10% by weight.

20. The machine dishwashing detergent of claim 19 , comprising one or more enzyme(s) in amounts of from 0.5 to 6% by weight.

21. The machine dishwashing detergent of claim 20 , comprising one or more bleaches in amounts of from 1 to 40% by weight.

22. The machine dishwashing detergent of claim 20 , comprising one or more bleaches in amounts of from 2.5 to 30% by weight.

23. The machine dishwashing detergent of claim 20 , comprising one or more bleaches in amounts of from 5 to 20% by weight.

Assignments (1)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 26, 2010
From: HENKEL KGAA
To: HENKEL AG & CO. KGAA
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