IP Library Granted Patent US 10,323,219
Granted Patent B2
US 10,323,219 · App. 15/652,374 · Granted Jun 18, 2019

Process for reblending a first liquid detergent composition into a second liquid detergent composition

Inventors: Neil Joseph Lant (Newcastle upon Tyne, GB); Nazarmohammad Gulamhussain Momin (Newcastle upon Tyne, GB); Antonio Quintieri (Waterloo, BE); Steven George Patterson (Tyne & Wear, GB)
Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
C11D11/0094C11D3/3715C11D3/382C11D3/38618C11D3/38627C11D3/38672C11D17/045
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Patent No.
US 10,323,219
App. No.
15/652,374
Granted
Jun 18, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A process for reblending a first liquid detergent composition into a second liquid detergent composition.

Claims (20)

1. A process for reblending a first liquid detergent composition into a second liquid detergent composition comprising the steps of:

a. taking a first liquid detergent composition comprising between about 0.0001% and about 0.75%, by weight of the first liquid detergent composition, of an enzyme;

b. heating the first liquid detergent composition to a temperature between about 50° C. and about 90° C. for between about 1 minute and about 360 minutes,

c. optionally, cooling the first liquid detergent composition;

d. flowing the first liquid detergent composition into a second liquid detergent composition,

wherein the second liquid detergent composition comprises an ingredient that may act as a substrate for the enzyme, wherein the substrate is selected from hydrogenated castor oil, perfume esters, polyester terephthalate polymer, or a mixture thereof; wherein the first liquid detergent composition and the second liquid detergent composition combine to form a third liquid detergent composition and wherein the first liquid detergent composition flows into the second liquid detergent composition at a rate such that the third liquid detergent composition is composed of the first liquid detergent composition and the second liquid detergent composition in a ratio of about 1:100 to about 1:10.

2. The process according to claim 1 , wherein the first liquid detergent composition is heated to between about 60° C. and about 85° C.

3. The process according to claim 1 , wherein the first liquid detergent composition is heated for between about 1 minute and about 180 minutes.

4. The process according to claim 1 , wherein in step c the first liquid detergent composition is cooled to between about 15° C. and about 45° C.

5. The process according to claim 4 , wherein the first liquid detergent composition is cooled at a rate of between about 1° C./min and about 30° C./min.

6. The process according to claim 4 , wherein the first liquid detergent composition is cooled to between about 15° C. and about 45° C., over a period of between about 1 hour and about 24 hours.

7. The process according to claim 1 , wherein the enzyme in the first liquid detergent composition is selected from the group consisting of hemicellulases, peroxidases, proteases, cellulases, xylanases, lipases, phospholipases, esterases, cutinases, pectinases, keratanases, reductases, oxidases, phenoloxidases, lipoxygenases, ligninases, pullulanases, tannases, pentosanases, malanases, ß-glucanases, arabinosidases, hyaluronidase, chondroitinase, laccase, and amylases, mixtures thereof.

8. The process according to claim 1 , wherein the second liquid detergent composition comprises less than 0.75%, by weight, of lipase, cellulase, protease, or a mixture thereof.

9. The process according to claim 8 , wherein the second liquid detergent composition comprises less than 0.75%, by weight, of lipase.

10. The process according to claim 1 , wherein the first liquid detergent composition is heated inline, the first liquid detergent composition is heated by transferring it to a holding tank and heating it whilst in the tank, or a mixture thereof.

11. The process according to claim 1 , wherein the enzyme is encapsulated.

12. The process according to claim 1 , wherein the first liquid detergent composition further comprises a heat sensitive ingredient.

13. The process according to claim 1 , wherein the first liquid detergent composition and the second liquid detergent composition are independently selected from the group consisting of fabric detergent compositions, automatic dishwashing compositions, hand dish compositions, hard surface cleaners, and a mixture thereof.

14. The process according to claim 1 , wherein the process is continuous, batch, or a combination thereof.

15. The process according to claim 1 , wherein the first liquid detergent composition, the second liquid detergent composition or both, are obtained from one or more compartments of a multicompartment water-soluble unit dose article wherein the one or more compartments are ruptured in order to obtain said first liquid detergent composition, second liquid detergent composition or both.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 9, 2017
From: LANT, NEIL JOSEPH; MOMIN, NAZARMOHAMMAD GULAMHUSSAIN; QUINTIERI, ANTONIO; PATTERSON, STEVEN GEORGE
To: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
Reel/Frame 043245/0961 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 16181801 · Jul 28, 2016 · regional
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180030390A1 · Feb 1, 2018