Global Patent Index - EP 0388389 A2

EP 0388389 A2 19900919 - Improved detergent compositions.

Title (en)

Improved detergent compositions.

Title (de)

Waschmittelzusammensetzungen.

Title (fr)

Compositions détergentes.

Publication

EP 0388389 A2 19900919 (EN)

Application

EP 90870041 A 19900315

Priority

GB 8906089 A 19890316

Abstract (en)

A detergent composition which is a bleach-free, under-built composition containing at least one surfactant and having a sequestration value such that an aqueous solution containing 7000 ppm of the detergent composition sequesters a maximum of 30 mg CaO per gram of detergent composition at 20 DEG C, is characterised in that the composition contains a hydroxamic acid or a salt thereof, the hydroxamic acid having the formula R- @-@@R min where R represents an optionally substituted straight- or branched chain C5-21 alkyl or C5-21 alkenyl group or an optionally-substituted phenyl group, and R min represents hydrogen, an optionally substituted C1-6 alkyl group, or an optionally-substituted phenyl group, but with the limitation that the hydroxamic acid has a hydrophile-lipophile balance (HLB) within the same range as the range of HLB's of hydroxamic acids of the above formula wherein R is an unsubstituted C5-21 alkyl group and R min is hydrogen or an unsubstituted C1-6 alkyl group. Typical hydroxamic acids are dodecanohydroxamic acid and N-methyl dodecanohydroxamic acid.

IPC 1-7

C11D 1/52; C11D 1/83; C11D 3/26; C11D 3/32; C11D 3/386

IPC 8 full level

C11D 1/52 (2006.01); C11D 1/83 (2006.01); C11D 3/32 (2006.01); C11D 10/04 (2006.01); C11D 1/14 (2006.01); C11D 1/22 (2006.01); C11D 1/29 (2006.01); C11D 1/66 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

C11D 1/52 (2013.01); C11D 1/83 (2013.01); C11D 3/32 (2013.01); C11D 10/04 (2013.01); C11D 1/146 (2013.01); C11D 1/22 (2013.01); C11D 1/29 (2013.01); C11D 1/66 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IT LI LU NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0388389 A2 19900919; EP 0388389 A3 19910814; GB 8906089 D0 19890426; ZA 902000 B 19910227

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 90870041 A 19900315; GB 8906089 A 19890316; ZA 902000 A 19900315