Use of at least trivalent alcohols and their alkoxylation products increasing the speed of dissolution of particulate detergent formulations in water

US6147048A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• BASF SE

Inventors

• Jürgen Huff · Ludwigshafen, DE
• Hans-Ulrich Jager
• Martin aus dem Kahmen · Ludwigshafen, DE
• Matthias Kroner · Eisenberg, DE
• Jurgen Alfred Lux · Niederkirchen, DE
• Günter Oetter · Bischofswerda, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 19, 1998
• Grant date: Nov 14, 2000
• Expiry date: Nov 19, 2018

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C11D3/221
• WIPO field: Basic materials chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The use of at least trihydric alcohols and their reaction products with ethylene oxide and/or propylene oxide as additive to particulate detergent formulations, especially compact detergents, to increase their rate of dissolving in water in amounts of from 0.1 to 5% by weight based on the detergent formulations.