Low anionic surfactant detergent compositions
US5958858A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 25, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 28, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 25, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC11D1/75
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Detergent compositions comprising: a) a dianionic cleaning agent comprising a structural skeleton of at least five carbon atoms to which two anionic substituent groups spaced at least three atoms apart are attached, wherein one anionic substituent group is a sulfate group and the other anionic substituent is selected from sulfate and sulfonate; b) a nonionc surfactant (preferably alkyl ethoxylates, especially alkyl ethoxylates having an average of at least 3 ethoxylates); c) in total, less than about 20% by weight anionic surfactants; d) optionally, co-surfactants selected from the group consisting of amphoteric surfactants, zwitterionic surfactants, cationic surfactants, and mixtures thereof; and e) detergent composition adjunct ingredients; and wherein the weight ratio of anionic surfactant to nonionic surfactant plus any optional co-surfactant d) is with the range of from about 1:1 to about 1:10.
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