Detergent compositions comprising ultra-low molecular weight polysaccharides
Detergent compositions are provided that include a polysaccharide selected from a carboxymethyl cellulose component, an anionic cellulose derivative, or mixtures thereof and a surfactant system, wherein the polysaccharide has a molecular weight of no greater than from about 1,000 Dalton to 80,000 Dalton.
1 . A detergent composition comprising a polysaccharide and from about 5% to about 70% by weight of a surfactant system, based on a total weight of the composition; wherein the polysaccharide is selected from the group consisting of a carboxymethyl cellulose component, an anionic cellulose derivative, and mixtures thereof; wherein the polysaccharide has a weight average molecular weight in a range of from about 1,000 Dalton to 40,000 Dalton; and wherein the detergent composition does not contain any polysaccharide having a molecular weight peak greater than about 80,000 Dalton.
2 . The detergent composition of claim 1 , wherein the polysaccharide has a weight average molecular weight from about 1,000 Da to about 30,000 Da.
3 . The detergent composition of claim 1 , wherein the polysaccharide is the carboxymethyl cellulose component.
4 . The detergent composition of claim 3 , wherein the carboxymethyl cellulose component is:
a) sodium carboxymethyl cellulose; or
b) a modified carboxymethyl cellulose; or
c) a hydrophobic-modified carboxymethyl cellulose; or
d) cationic-modified carboxymethyl cellulose; or
e) a sulfate- or sulfonate-modified carboxymethyl cellulose.
5 . The detergent composition of claim 3 , wherein the carboxymethyl cellulose component has a degree of substitution from about 0.2 to about 1.5.
6 . The detergent composition of claim 1 , wherein the polysaccharide is present in the detergent composition at a concentration from about 0.005% to about 10% by weight of the detergent composition.
7 . The detergent composition of claim 1 , wherein the surfactant system is present in the detergent composition at a concentration from about 10% to about 40% by weight of the detergent composition.
8 . The detergent composition of claim 1 , wherein the surfactant system comprises an anionic surfactant, a nonionic surfactant, or a combination of the anionic surfactant and the nonionic surfactant.
9 . The detergent composition of claim 8 , wherein the weight ratio of anionic surfactant to nonionic surfactant in the surfactant system is from about 2 to about 1.
10 . The detergent composition of claim 1 , wherein the detergent composition does not comprise a cellulosic fibrous structuring agent.
11 . The detergent composition of claim 1 , wherein the detergent composition is in liquid form or particulate form.
12 . A laundry detergent composition comprising a carboxymethyl cellulose component at a concentration from about 0.005% to about 10% by weight of the detergent composition and a surfactant system at a concentration from about 5% to about 70% by weight of the detergent composition; wherein the carboxymethyl cellulose component has a weight average molecular weight in a range of from about 1,000 Da to 40,000 Da, the laundry detergent does not comprise any polysaccharide having a molecular weight peak greater than about 80,000 Da, and the laundry detergent composition is in a liquid form.
13 . A detergent composition comprising a polysaccharide and from about 5% to about 70% by weight of a surfactant system, based on a total weight of the composition; wherein the polysaccharide is selected from the group consisting of a carboxymethyl cellulose component, an anionic cellulose derivative, and mixtures thereof; wherein the polysaccharide has a weight average molecular weight in a range of from about 1,000 Dalton to 40,000 Dalton; wherein the detergent composition does not comprise any polysaccharide having a molecular weight peak greater than about 80,000 Dalton; and wherein the detergent composition does not comprise a bacterial cellulose.
14 . A method of cleaning an article selected from clothes or dishes, said method comprising washing the article in the presence of a detergent composition, said detergent composition comprising a polysaccharide and from about 5% to about 70% by weight of a surfactant system, based on a total weight of the composition; wherein the polysaccharide is selected from the group consisting of a carboxymethyl cellulose component, an anionic cellulose derivative, and mixtures thereof; wherein the polysaccharide has a weight average molecular weight in a range of from about 1,000 Dalton to 40,000 Dalton; and wherein the detergent composition does not contain any polysaccharide having a molecular weight peak greater than about 80,000 Dalton.
15 . The detergent composition of claim 1 , wherein the polysaccharide has a weight average molecular weight from about 1,000 Da to about 15,000 Da.
16 . The laundry detergent composition of claim 12 , wherein the polysaccharide has a weight average molecular weight from about 1,000 Da to about 15,000 Da.
17 . The detergent composition of claim 13 , wherein the polysaccharide has a weight average molecular weight from about 1,000 Da to about 15,000 Da.
18 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the polysaccharide has a weight average molecular weight from about 1,000 Da to about 15,000 Da.
19 . The detergent composition of claim 12 , wherein the polysaccharide has a weight average molecular weight from about 1,000 Da to about 30,000 Da.
20 . The detergent composition of claim 13 , wherein the polysaccharide has a weight average molecular weight from about 1,000 Da to about 30,000 Da.
21 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the polysaccharide has a weight average molecular weight from about 1,000 Da to about 30,000 Da.