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Particulate composition containing bleach and optical brightener and process for its manufacture

US4970019A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 27, 1988
Grant dateNov 13, 1990
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Expiry dateOct 27, 2008

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC11D3/394
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A manufacturing process and composition is claimed for a composition of matter comprising sodium carbonate, sodium carbonate perhydrate, a fluorescent whitening agent and a diphosphonic acid. The process comprises incorporating the fluorescent whitening agent and diphosphonic acid into aqueous hydrogen peroxide, uniformly applying the hydrogen peroxide solution to particulate sodium carbonate to form a reaction mixture, urging water vapor from the surface of the reaction mixture and maintaining the temperature of the reaction mixture between about 35.degree. C. and 80.degree. C.

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