Process for preparing protected particles of water sensitive material
US5232613A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 28, 1991 |
| Grant date | Aug 3, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 28, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC11D17/0039
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Fabric softening compositions, preferably in liquid form, for use in the rinse cycle of home laundry operations are improved by: (a) using certain protected water sensitive materials, especially particulate complexes of cyclodextrins and perfumes, which are protected in fabric softening compositions and/or detergent compositions, by e.g., imbedding said particulate complex in relatively high melting protective material that is substantially water-insoluble and, preferably, non-water-swellable and is solid at normal storage conditions, but which melts at the temperatures encountered in automatic fabric dryers (laundry dryers); (b) using soil release polymers to help suspend water-insoluble particles in aqueous fabric softening compositions; and/or (c) preparing the said protected particulate water sensitive materials (complexes) by melting the said high melting materials, dispersing the said particulate complexes, or other water sensitive material, in the molten high melting protective material and dispersing the resulting molten mixture in aqueous media, especially surfactant solution or aqueous fabric softener composition, and cooling to form small, smooth, spherical particles of …
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