Global Patent Index - EP 2031046 A2

EP 2031046 A2 20090304 - White powder

Title (en)

White powder

Title (de)

Weißes Pulver

Title (fr)

Poudre blanche

Publication

EP 2031046 A2 20090304 (EN)

Application

EP 07119472 A 20071029

Priority

IN 1660MU2007 A 20070830

Abstract (en)

The present invention provides a product and method of whitening the appearance of a detergent powder formulation, especially when incorporating more yellow linear alkyl benzene sulphonates. The formulation comprises (a) from 4 to 50 wt.% of a linear alkyl benzene sulphonate, wherein the optical absorption of a 3.5 g/l solution of the linear alkyl benzene sulphonate at 400 nm in water in a 5 cm cell is between 0.005 to 0.2; (b) from 0 to 0.5 wt.% of fluorescer (c) from 0.00001 to 0.0007 wt.% of a colourant that is a blue pigment or a blue dye.

IPC 8 full level

C11D 1/22 (2006.01); C11D 3/40 (2006.01); C11D 3/42 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

C11D 1/22 (2013.01); C11D 3/40 (2013.01); C11D 3/42 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA HR MK RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2031046 A2 20090304; EP 2031046 A3 20090902

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 07119472 A 20071029