Global Patent Index - EP 0843716 A1

EP 0843716 A1 19980527 - DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING HYDROXYACID COMPOUNDS

Title (en)

DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING HYDROXYACID COMPOUNDS

Title (de)

WASCHMITTEL ENTHALTEND HYDROXYCARBONSÄUREN

Title (fr)

COMPOSITIONS DETERGENTES COMPORTANT DES COMPOSES D'HYDROXYACIDE

Publication

EP 0843716 A1 19980527 (EN)

Application

EP 96926127 A 19960725

Priority

  • GB 9515203 A 19950725
  • US 9612242 W 19960725

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9705225A1] There is provided a detergent composition comprising one or more surfactants and one or more hydroxyacid compounds selected from monocarboxylic acid, alicyclic polycarboxylic acid, heterocyclic polycarboxylic acid and aromatic polycarboxylic acid compounds, and salts thereof substituted with at least one hydroxyl group, wherein said hydroxyacid compound is present in amount less than 5 %. Also provided herein is a method for reducing heater encrustation, which comprises contacting the heater with an effective amount of an aqueous solution of a detergent composition comprising said hydroxyacid.

IPC 1-7

C11D 1/94; C11D 3/20

IPC 8 full level

C11D 3/10 (2006.01); C11D 3/20 (2006.01); C11D 3/39 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

C11D 3/10 (2013.01); C11D 3/2086 (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)

WO 9705225 A1 19970213; BR 9609954 A 19990202; CA 2227884 A1 19970213; EP 0843716 A1 19980527; EP 0843716 A4 19991117; GB 9515203 D0 19950920; MX 9800706 A 19980430

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9612242 W 19960725; BR 9609954 A 19960725; CA 2227884 A 19960725; EP 96926127 A 19960725; GB 9515203 A 19950725; MX 9800706 A 19960725