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Liquid laundry detergent compositions having enhanced clay removal benefits

US6579839B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 31, 2002
Grant dateJun 17, 2003
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Expiry dateOct 31, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC11D3/3723
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to liquid laundry detergent compositions which provide enhance hydrophilic soil cleaning benefits, said compositions comprising:a) from about 0.01 to about 20% by weight, of a zwitterionic polymer which comprises a polyamine backbone, said backbone comprising two or more amino units wherein at least one of said amino units is quaternized and wherein at least one amino unit is substituted by one or more moieties capable of having an anionic charge wherein further the number of amino unit substitutions which comprise an anionic moiety is less than or equal to the number of quaternized backbone amino units;b) from about 0.1% to about 7% by weight, of a polyamine dispersant;c) from about 0.01% to about 80% by weight, of a surfactant system comprising one or more surfactants selected from the group consisting of nonionic, anionic, cationic, zwitterionic, ampholytic surfactants, and mixtures thereof; andd) the balance carriers and adjunct ingredients.

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