EP 0634481 B1 20000322 - Detergent compositions
Title (en)
Detergent compositions
Title (de)
Reinigungsmittelzusammensetzungen
Title (fr)
Compositions détergentes
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 93870145 A 19930714
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP0634481A1] There is provided a low temperature process for washing laundry in a domestic washing machine and detergent compositions suitable for use in such a process. In the process of the invention an effective amount of a laundry detergent composition is introduced into the wash liquor during the wash and the process is conducted at a temperature of no more than 50 DEG C, the laundry preferably comprising hydrophobic materials such as polyester or polycotton. The detergent composition comprising an alkali metal percarbonate and one or more non-ionic cellulose derivatives. The washing process of the invention leads to improved whiteness benefits and reduced dispensing problems when compared with processes in which detergent compositions are used which contain perborate as a bleaching agent instead of percarbonate.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
C11D 1/68 (2006.01); C11D 3/22 (2006.01); C11D 3/39 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
A47C 3/18 (2013.01); A47C 17/04 (2013.01); C11D 3/225 (2013.01); C11D 3/3942 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0634481 A1 19950118; EP 0634481 B1 20000322; AT E191001 T1 20000415; AU 7330594 A 19950213; CZ 11196 A3 19960612; DE 69328173 D1 20000427; DE 69328173 T2 20001109; ES 2143498 T3 20000516; HU 217149 B 19991129; HU 9503863 D0 19960228; HU T74027 A 19961028; JP 3009470 B2 20000214; JP H09500166 A 19970107; WO 9502678 A1 19950126
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 93870145 A 19930714; AT 93870145 T 19930714; AU 7330594 A 19940713; CZ 11196 A 19940713; DE 69328173 T 19930714; ES 93870145 T 19930714; HU 9503863 A 19940713; JP 50467295 A 19940713; US 9407824 W 19940713