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Granular or powdery detergent composition

US4028283A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 21, 1976
Grant dateJun 7, 1977
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Expiry dateSep 21, 1996

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC11D3/3761
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A granular or powdery detergent composition comprising (I) as an active detergent component a surface active agent having a tendency to cake, and (II) as an anti-caking agent, from 0.2 to 20% by weight, based on the total weight of the detergent composition, of a carboxylic acid or an alkali metal salt thereof obtained by reacting (A) a polyalkylene glycol and (B) an acid anhydride, at an (A)/(B) mole ratio of from 1/2 to 1/1, said polyalkylene glycol being selected from (i) polyethylene glycols having an average molecular weight of 2000 to 10000 and (ii) nonionic surface active agents having the formula: ##STR1## wherein a, b and c are numbers satisfying the relations: EQU 140 .ltoreq. A + C .ltoreq. 200 AND 30 .ltoreq. B .ltoreq. 40, and the acid anhydride is selected from the group consisting of maleic anhydride, phthalic anhydride and succinic anhydride, and wherein the weight ratio of (II)/(I) is from 1/10 to 3/2.

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