Detergent products, methods and manufacture
A water-soluble pouch suitable for use in machine dishwashing and which comprises a plurality of compartments in generally superposed or superposable relationship, each containing one or more detergent active or auxiliary components, and wherein the pouch has a volume of from about 5 to about 70 ml and a longitudinal/transverse aspect ratio in the range from about 2:1 to about 1:8, preferably from about 1:1 to about 1:4. The water-soluble pouch allows for optimum delivery of dishwashing detergent. A process for the manufacture of multi-compartment pouches and a pack to contain the pouches are also disclosed.
1. A unit dose machine dishwashing article comprising: a water-soluble pouch comprising comprising upper and lower generally opposing outer walls and one or more internal partitioning walls, each of the walls comprising a water-soluble material, the walls forming at least a first compartment and a second compartment, wherein the first compartment comprising: (i) a liquid, paste, or gel composition; and (ii) a packed powder composition.
2. The article of claim 1 , wherein the packed powder composition of the first compartment is selected from the group consisting of a micro-bead, noodle, pearlized ball, or combination thereof.
3. The article of claim 1 , wherein the packed powder composition of the first compartment comprises a tablet.
4. The article of claim 2 , wherein the second compartment comprises a powder composition.
5. The article of claim 3 , wherein the second compartment comprises a powder composition.
6. The article of claim 5 , wherein the tablet of the first compartment comprises a shape selected from the group consisting of square, round, and oval.
7. The article of claim 1 , wherein at least the first compartment and the second compartment are superposable.
8. The article of claim 5 , wherein at least the first compartment and the second compartment are superposable.
9. The article of claim 1 , wherein the packed powder composition of the first compartment comprises a bleaching agent.
10. The article of claim 9 , wherein the bleaching agent is an oxygen bleach.
11. The article of claim 9 , wherein the bleaching agent is a manganese triazacyclononane or a related complex.
12. The article of claim 9 , wherein the bleaching agent is cobalt-containing bleach catalyst.
13. The article of claim 9 , wherein the second compartment comprises a powder composition.
14. The article of claim 1 , wherein the packed powder composition of the first compartment comprises a perfume.
15. The article of claim 14 , wherein the second compartment comprises a powder composition.
16. The article of claim 15 , wherein the article further comprises a bleaching agent, wherein the bleaching agent is separate from the perfume.
17. The article of claim 1 , wherein the packed powder composition of the first compartment comprises a nonionic surfactant.
18. The article of claim 17 , wherein the nonionic surfactant is selected from the group consisting of: an alkoxylated surfactant, ethoxylated-propoxylated alcohols, epoxy-capped poly(oxyalkylated) alcohol, ether-capped poly(oxyalkylated) alcohol surfactant, block polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene polymeric compound, and mixtures thereof.
19. The article of claim 9 , wherein the packed powder composition of the first compartment further comprises a nonionic surfactant.
20. The article of claim 14 , wherein the packed powder composition of the first compartment further comprises a nonionic surfactant, and wherein at least the first compartment and the second compartment are superposable.