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Non-phosphate or reduced phosphate detergent compositions containing mixtures of alkyl ether sulfates

US4028280A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 18, 1976
Grant dateJun 7, 1977
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Expiry dateAug 18, 1996

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC11D1/29
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A detergent composition comprising as all or a part of the active detergent component (A) a mixture of up to 70% by weight of unbranched-alkyl ether sulfate, or mixtures thereof, having the formula (I): EQU r.sub.1 --o--(ch.sub.2 ch.sub.2 o).sub.n SO.sub.3 M (I) PA1 wherein R.sub.1 is unbranched alkyl (CH.sub.3 (CH.sub.2).sub.p --) having a total number of from 6 to 15 carbon atoms and having a carbon atom number distribution such that the average carbon atom number is within the range of from 8 to 13, n is from 0.5 to 1.5 as an average number in the mixture, and M is alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, ammonium or alkanol amine, And at least 30% by weight of a branched alkyl ether sulfate, or mixtures thereof, having the formula (II): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.2 is an unbranched alkyl having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, R.sub.3 is an unbranched alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, the group ##STR2## having a carbon number distribution such that the average carbon atom number thereof is within the range of from 8 to 13, and n and M are as defined above for formula (I), and (B) an unbranched alkyl ether sulfate, or mixtures thereof, having the formula (III): EQU r.sub.4 --o--(ch.sub.2 ch.sub.2 o…

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