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Photoactivator dye composition for detergent use

US4990280A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 13, 1989
Grant dateFeb 5, 1991
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Expiry dateMar 13, 2009

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/2991
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A photoactivator dye composition includes microcapsules of a solid dispersion of a water-soluble photoactivator dye in an encapsulating material that is quickly soluble in water. In a method of preparing such a photoactivator dye composition, the photoactivator dye is dissolved in an aqueous medium, the solution thus obtained is mixed with an aqueous solution of the encapsulating material, the mixture thus obtained is converted into droplets, and the moisture content of these droplets is reduced to form a solid solution. The photoactivator dye composition may advantageously be used in a detergent composition which additionally includes a surfactant and conventional detergent ingredients.

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