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Laundry detergent compositions and methods for providing soil release to cotton fabric

US5968893A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 22, 1997
Grant dateOct 19, 1999
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Expiry dateApr 22, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC11D3/38618
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Laundry detergent compositions that provide soil release benefits to all fabric comprising modified polyamine cotton soil release agents and non-cotton soil release agents, and a method for providing soil release benefits to cotton fabric by contacting cotton articles with a water soluble and/or dispersible, modified polyamine having functionalized backbone moieties and improved stability toward bleach. The present invention further relates to providing soil release benefits to all fabric in the laundry wash load in the presence of a bleaching agent.

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