Patent · US Expired

Hydrogel soap

US6090763A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 28, 1994
Grant dateJul 18, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 28, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC11D17/006
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

What is disclosed herein are new and novel hydrogel soaps and a process for obtaining them which comprises providing surface active agents in a pre-hydrogel mixture, and then forming the hydrogel. The process affords solid soaps which do not change significantly in size during use, have wide varying mechanical properties including high strengths in spite of the very high water content of the soaps, and moreover, unexpectedly provide uniform release of the surfactants and/or detergents slowly over a long period of time.

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