COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING BIOSURFACTANTS AND DESFERRIOXAMINES
Composition comprising A) at least one substance chosen from desferrioxamines and acid addition products of a desferrioxamine or salts thereof, B) at least one biosurfactant, and optionally C) at least one non-bio surfactant. Use of a composition according to at least one of the preceding claims to remove dirt, preferably fat and/or oil-containing stains from a surface, preferably selected from skin, a dish surface or a textile's surface.
1 . A composition comprising
A) at least one substance selected from the group consisting of a desferrioxamine and an acid addition product of a desferrioxamine or a salt thereof,
B) at least one biosurfactant, and optionally
C) at least one non-bio surfactant.
2 . The composition according to claim 1 , wherein said at least one substance is a desferrioxamine which is at least one selected from the group consisting of desferrioxamine A 1A , desferrioxamine A 1B , desferrioxamine A 2 , desferrioxamine B, desferrioxamine D 1 , desferrioxamine D 2 , desferrioxamine E, desferrioxamine Et 1 , desferrioxamine Et 2 , desferrioxamine Et 3 , desferrioxamine G 1 , desferrioxamine G 2A , desferrioxamine G 2B , desferrioxamine G 2C , desferrioxamine H, desferrioxamine N, desferrioxamine P 1 , desferrioxamine T 1 , desferrioxamine T 2 , desferrioxamine T 3 , desferrioxamine T 7 , desferrioxamine T 8 , desferrioxamine Te 1 , desferrioxamine Te 2 , desferrioxamine Te 3 , desferrioxamine X 1 , desferrioxamine X 2 , desferrioxamine X 3 , and desferrioxamine X 4 .
3 . The composition according to claim 1 , wherein said at least one substance is an acid addition product of a desferrioxamine or a salt thereof which is at least one selected from the group consisting of formic acid, aminooxyacetic acid, an amino acid, anthraquinonecarboxylic acid, succinic acid, aqueous hydrochloric acid, acetic acid, folic acid, glutaric acid, hydroxamic acid, malonic acid, methanesulfonic acid, nalidixic acid, N-(methylamino)benzoic acid, phenylsuccinic acid, phenylglutaric acid, phosphorous acid, phosphoric acid, sulfurous acid, sulfuric acid, tartaric acid, and citric acid.
4 . The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the biosurfactant is at least one selected from the group consisting of a rhamnolipid, a glucolipid, and a sophorolipid.
5 . The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises the component A) in an amount from 0.10% by weight to 75.0% by weight, based on the total composition.
6 . The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises the component B) in an amount from 5.0% by weight to 80% by weight, based on the total composition.
7 . The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises the component C) in an amount from 1.0% by weight to 50% by weight, based on the total composition.
8 . The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the non-bio surfactant is at least one selected from the group consisting of an anionic, a cationic, a non-ionic, a semi-polar, and a zwitterionic surfactant.
9 . The composition according to claim 1 , wherein a sum total of all surfactants is from 5.0% by weight to 90% by weight, wherein the percentages by weight relate to the total composition.
10 . The composition according to claim 1 , wherein a sum of biosurfactant in the total surfactant is from 1% by weight to 90% by weight.
11 . The composition according to claim 1 further comprising
water.
12 . The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the composition is at least one formulation selected from the group consisting of a cosmetic formulation, a laundry formulation, and a dishwashing formulation.
13 . The composition according to claim 12 , wherein the composition comprises the component A) in an amount from 0.005% by weight to 10.0% by weight, based on the total composition.
14 . The composition according to claim 12 , wherein the composition comprises the component B) in an amount from 0.05% by weight to 25.0% by weight, based on the total composition.
15 . A method of removing dirt comprising applying to a surface the composition according to claim 1 .