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Aqueous liquid bleach compositions with fluorescent whitening agent and polyvinyl pyrrolidone or polyvinyl alcohol

US5234617A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 20, 1992
Grant dateAug 10, 1993
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Expiry dateApr 20, 2012

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC11D3/42
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An aqueous liquid bleach composition containing solid, water-insoluble organic peroxyacid, bleach-stable, stilbene fluorescent whitening agent, and polyvinyl pyrrolidone or polyvinyl alcohol is provided. A preferred aqueous liquid bleach composition comprising, by weight of the composition, from 5 to 15 weight % of mononylamido peroxyadipic acid; from about 0.4 to about 10 weight % of polyvinyl pyrrolidone with a molecular weight between about 5,000 and about 100,000; and from about 0.05 to about 2 weight % of a fluorescent whitening agent of the formula: ##STR1## Preferably, the ratio of polyvinyl pyrrolidone to fluorescent whitening agent is between about 20:1 and about 1:1 and the composition has a pH at 20.degree. C. from about 1 to about 6.5.

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