Global Patent Index - EP 3339413 A1

EP 3339413 A1 20180627 - LAUNDRY DETERGENT COMPOSITION

Title (en)

LAUNDRY DETERGENT COMPOSITION

Title (de)

WÄSCHEWASCHMITTELZUSAMMENSETZUNG

Title (fr)

COMPOSITION DE DÉTERGENT POUR LESSIVE

Publication

EP 3339413 A1 20180627 (EN)

Application

EP 17172999 A 20170526

Priority

EP 16206451 A 20161222

Abstract (en)

The present invention relates to a solid laundry detergent composition comprising: (a) from 20wt% to 39wt% detersive surfactant selected from anionic detersive surfactant and/or non-ionic detersive surfactant; (b) from 10wt% to 40wt% inorganic salts selected from sodium carbonate, sodium sesquicarbonate, sodium bicarbonate and any mixtures thereof; (c) optionally, from 10wt% to 40wt% citric acid and/or salts thereof; (d) from 0.5wt% to 20wt% alkyl ether carboxylic acid having the following structure: €ƒ€ƒ€ƒ€ƒ€ƒ€ƒ€ƒ€ƒ R-(OCH 2 CH 2 )n-OCH 2 -COOH wherein, R is selected from saturated and mono-unsaturated C 10 to C 26 linear or branched alkyl chains, and n is selected from 5 to 20, wherein at 1wt% dilution in de-ionised water at 20°C, the composition has a pH in the range of from 7.6 to 10.0, wherein at 1wt% dilution in de-ionised water at 20°C, the composition has a reserve alkalinity to pH 7.5 of greater than 3.0, wherein the composition is in the form of a coated laundry detergent particle that is curved and has perpendicular dimensions x, y and z, wherein x is from 0.5mm to 2.0mm, wherein y is from 2.0mm to 8.0mm, and wherein z is from 2.0mm to 8.0mm, wherein the coating comprises the inorganic salt (b), and wherein the core comprises the detersive surfactant (a).

IPC 8 full level

C11D 3/10 (2006.01); C11D 3/386 (2006.01); C11D 17/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

C11D 1/06 (2013.01); C11D 3/0047 (2013.01); C11D 3/10 (2013.01); C11D 3/2086 (2013.01); C11D 17/0039 (2013.01)

Citation (applicant)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3339413 A1 20180627

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 17172999 A 20170526