EP 4349946 A1 20240410 - UNIT DOSE FABRIC TREATMENT PRODUCT

Title (en)

UNIT DOSE FABRIC TREATMENT PRODUCT

Title (de)

EINHEITSDOSISPRODUKT ZUR BEHANDLUNG VON TEXTILIEN

Title (fr)

PRODUIT DE TRAITEMENT DE TISSU EN DOSE UNITAIRE

Publication

EP 4349946 A1 20240410 (EN)

Application

EP 22199749 A 20221005

Priority

EP 22199749 A 20221005

Abstract (en)

A unit dose fabric treatment product comprising a liquid detergent composition contained inside a capsule formed by a water-soluble film, said detergent composition comprising an alcohol ethoxylate of formula R-O-(CH2CH2O)q-H where q is the mole average degree of ethoxylation of the total alcohol ethoxylate, said total alcohol ethoxylate comprising greater than 70 wt.% of the alcohol ethoxylate in the range R-O-(CH2CH2O)x-H to R-O-(CH2CH2O)y-H and x and y are absolute numbers, where x=q-q/2 and y=q+q/2, R is C12-15 alkyl.

IPC 8 full level

C11D 1/722 (2006.01); C11D 3/50 (2006.01); C11D 17/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

C11D 1/722 (2013.01); C11D 3/50 (2013.01); C11D 17/043 (2013.01)

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Citation (search report)

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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 ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 4349946 A1 20240410

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 22199749 A 20221005