Patent · US Expired

Package for controlling the stability of a liquid nonaqueous detergent

US4919834A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 28, 1988
Grant dateApr 24, 1990
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Expiry dateSep 28, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC11D17/041
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention provides a package for a phase stable, liquid nonaqueous detergent, comprising: PA0 a plastic, relatively thin-walled container, said container having an end wall and a circumscribing side wall which narrows to a finish, and a liquid detergent contained in said container, said detergent comprising: PA1 (a) 20-90% of a liquid portion which comprises an alkoxylated nonionic surfactant; PA1 (b) 5-50% of a solids portion which comprises: PA2 (i) a builder; PA2 (ii) 0-20% of the detergent of an oxidant; said solids being stably suspended in said liquid portion, by means of PA1 (c) a phase stabilizing amount of a lower alkylated fused ring polyarylene sulfonate; and PA1 (d) 0-5% of a hydrolytic enzyme; PA0 whereby the phase stability of said liquid detergent in storage in said container is controlled, by the selection of either: PA1 (1) said container being constructed of a homopolymeric resin, said container having a minimum average cross-sectional dimension r/2 of at least about 6.8 millimeters in order to minimize interaction with said plastic; PA1 (2) said container being constructed of a heteroatom-containing polymer; or PA1 (3) a combination thereof.

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