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US 10,160,939 · App. 14/534,902 · Granted Dec 25, 2018

Low-water-content, liquid detergent comprising surfactants obtained from renewable raw materials

Inventors: Frank Meier (Dusseldorf, DE); Leyla Koelling (Hilden, DE); Luca Bellomi (Duesseldorf, DE); Sabine Schuemann (Neuss, DE); Matthias Sunder (Duesseldorf, DE)
Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
C11D17/043C11D1/14C11D1/722C11D1/83C11D3/201C11D3/2003C11D3/2044C11D3/43C11D10/04C11D1/04C11D1/146C11D1/28C11D1/29C11D1/662C11D1/72C11D1/74
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Patent No.
US 10,160,939
App. No.
14/534,902
Granted
Dec 25, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

The application describes a water-soluble package which contains a liquid washing or cleaning agent and a water-soluble envelope. The liquid washing or cleaning agent contains a) nonionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of alkoxylated fatty alcohols, alkyl polyglycosides, ethoxylated methyl esters of natural fatty acids and mixtures thereof, b) anionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of fatty alcohol sulfates, fatty alcohol ether sulfates, fatty acid soaps, sulfonated estolides and mixtures thereof, c) organic solvent which comprises a mixture of 1,2-propanediol and ethanol, and d) up to 15 wt. %, relative to the entire washing or cleaning agent, of water.

Claims (9)

1. A water-soluble package which comprises a liquid washing or cleaning agent and a water-soluble envelope, wherein the liquid washing or cleaning agent comprises:

a) nonionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of alkoxylated fatty alcohols, alkyl polyglycosides, ethoxylated methyl esters of natural fatty acids and mixtures thereof,

b) anionic surfactants selected from the group consisting of sulfonated estolides,

c) organic solvent which comprises a mixture of from 10 to 40 wt. % 1,2-propanediol and from 1 to 3% wt. % ethanol, in each case relative to the entire washing or cleaning agent, and

d) from 7 to 12 wt. %, relative to the entire washing or cleaning agent, of water, wherein the surfactants in the liquid washing or cleaning agent are obtained from renewable raw materials, and wherein the quantity of aerobically non-biodegradable organic (aNBO) ingredients in the washing or cleaning agent amounts to less than 0.55 g per kg of laundry load and the quantity of anaerobically non-biodegradable organic (anNBO) ingredients in the washing or cleaning agent amounts to less than 0.70 g per kg of laundry load.

2. The water-soluble package according to claim 1 , wherein the ionic strength Ic of the washing or cleaning agent is less than 250 mmol/l.

3. The water-soluble package according to claim 1 , wherein the liquid washing or cleaning agent comprises at least 5 wt. % of fatty alcohol ether sulfate.

4. The water-soluble package according to claim 1 , wherein the washing or cleaning agent has a water activity aw of ≥0.38.

5. The water-soluble package according to claim 1 , wherein the water-soluble envelope comprises polyvinyl alcohol or a polyvinyl alcohol copolymer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 7, 2014
From: MEIER, FRANK; KOELLING, LEYLA; BELLOMI, LUCA; SCHUEMANN, SABINE; SUNDER, MATTHIAS
To: HENKEL AG & CO. KGAA
Reel/Frame 034125/0173 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2012 208 286 · May 16, 2012 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTEP2013059469 · May 7, 2013
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