Cleaning compositions containing a polyetheramine
The present invention relates generally to cleaning compositions and, more specifically, to cleaning compositions containing a polyetheramine that is suitable for removal of stains from soiled materials.
1. A cleaning composition comprising:
from about 1% to about 70% by weight of a surfactant; and
from about 0.1% to about 10% of a polyetheramine of Formula (I), Formula (II), or a mixture thereof:
wherein each of R 1 -R 12 is independently selected from H, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkylaryl, or arylalkyl, wherein at least one of R 1 -R 6 and at least one of R 7 -R 12 is different from H,
each of A 1 -A 9 is independently selected from linear or branched alkylenes having 2 to 18 carbon atoms, each of Z 1 -Z 4 is independently selected from OH, CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 NH 2 , NH 2 , NHR′, or NR′R″, where the degree of amination is less than 50%, where R′ and R″ are independently selected from alkylenes having 2 to 6 carbon atoms, wherein the sum of x+y is in the range of about 2 to about 200, wherein x≧1 and y≧1, and the sum of x 1 +y 1 is in the range of about 2 to about 200, wherein x 1 ≧1 and y 1 ≧1.
2. The cleaning composition of claim 1 wherein in said polyetheramine of Formula (I) or Formula (II), the degree of amination is in the range of about 30% to less than 50%.
3. The cleaning composition of claim 1 wherein in said polyetheramine of Formula (I) or Formula (II), x+y is in the range of about 2 to about 20 and x 1 +y 1 is in the range of about 2 to about 20.
4. The cleaning composition of claim 1 wherein in said polyetheramine of Formula (I) or Formula (II), x+y is in the range of about 3 to about 20 and x 1 +y 1 is in the range of about 3 to about 20.
5. The cleaning composition of claim 1 wherein said polyetheramine comprises a polyetheramine mixture comprising at least 90%, by weight of said polyetheramine mixture, of said polyetheramine of Formula (I), said polyetheramine of Formula (II), or a mixture thereof.
6. The cleaning composition of claim 1 wherein in said polyetheramine of Formula (I) or Formula (II), each of A 1 -A 9 is independently selected from ethylene, propylene, or butylene.
7. The cleaning composition of claim 1 wherein in said polyetheramine of Formula (I) or Formula (II), each of A 1 -A 9 is propylene.
8. The cleaning composition of claim 1 wherein in said polyetheramine of Formula (I) or Formula (II), each of R 1 , R 2 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , R 11 , and R 12 is H and each of R 3 , R 4 , R 9 , and R 10 is independently selected from C1-C16 alkyl or aryl.
9. The cleaning composition of claim 1 , wherein in said polyetheramine of Formula (I) or Formula (II), each of R 1 , R 2 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , R 11 , and R 12 is H and each of R 3 , R 4 , R 9 , and R 10 is independently selected from a butyl group, an ethyl group, a methyl group, a propyl group, or a phenyl group.
10. The cleaning composition of claim 1 , wherein in said polyetheramine of Formula (I) or Formula (II), each of R 1 , R 2 , R 7 , and R 8 is H and each of R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 9 , R 10 , R 11 , and R 12 is independently selected from an ethyl group, a methyl group, a propyl group, a butyl group, a phenyl group, or H.
11. The cleaning composition of claim 1 , wherein in said polyetheramine of Formula (I) or Formula (II), each of R 3 and R 9 is an ethyl group, each of R 4 and R 10 is a butyl group, and each of R 1 , R 2 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , R 11 , and R 12 is H.
12. The cleaning composition of claim 1 , wherein said polyetheramine has a weight average molecular weight of about 290 to about 1000 grams/mole.
13. The cleaning composition of claim 1 , wherein said polyetheramine has a weight average molecular weight of about 300 to about 450 grams/mole.
14. The cleaning composition of claim 1 further comprising from about 0.001% to about 1% by weight of enzyme.
15. The cleaning composition of claim 14 wherein said enzyme is selected from lipase, amylase, protease, mannanase, or combinations thereof.
16. The cleaning composition of claim 1 wherein said surfactant comprises one or more surfactants selected from anionic surfactants, cationic surfactants, nonionic surfactants, or amphoteric surfactants.
17. The cleaning composition of claim 1 further comprising from about 0.1% to about 10% by weight of an additional amine.
18. The cleaning composition of claim 17 wherein said additional amine is selected from oligoamines, triamines, diamines, or a combination thereof.
19. A method of pretreating or treating a soiled fabric comprising contacting the soiled fabric with the cleaning composition of claim 1 .