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EP 0 359 308 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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16.01.1991 Bulletin 1991/03 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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21.03.1990 Bulletin 1990/12 |
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Date of filing: 01.09.1989 |
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International Patent Classification (IPC)5: C11D 17/00 |
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AT BE CH DE ES FR GB GR IT LI NL SE |
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Priority: |
16.09.1988 GB 8821763
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Applicants: |
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- UNILEVER N.V.
NL-3013 AL Rotterdam (NL)
BE CH DE ES FR GR IT LI NL SE AT
- UNILEVER PLC
London EC4P 4BQ (GB)
GB
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- Machin, David
Oxton
Birkenhead, L43 6TJ (GB)
- van de Pas, Johannes Cornelis
NL-3136 CV Vlaardingen (NL)
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Representative: Mulder, Cornelis Willem Reinier, Dr. et al |
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UNILEVER N.V.
Patent Division
P.O. Box 137 3130 AC Vlaardingen 3130 AC Vlaardingen (NL) |
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(57) A concentrated structured aqueous liquid detergent composition comprising detergent
active material and an aqueous medium Containing dissolved electrolyte material, characterised
by at least any two of the following features:-
(i) the electrolyte material comprises a relatively insoluble electrolyte and a co-electrolyte
which promotes the solubility of said relatively insoluble electrolyte;
(ii) the surfactant material comprises a stabilising surfactant which has a salting-out
resistance (as hereinbefore defined) of at least 4.0; and
(iii) the viscosity of the composition is no greater than 2.5 Pas at a shear rate
of 21s⁻¹ by virtue of
a) the composition being internally structured and a portion of the surfactant material
being contained in an non-network-forming phase; and/or the composition comprising
a viscosity-reducing polymer; or
b) the composition is externally structured and contains sufficient hydrotrope to
inhibit the surfactant material from forming sufficient of an internal structure to
be capable of suspending solid particles in the absence of the external structure;
provided that when the composition is formulated with feature (ii) and feature (iii)
a) and contains a non-network-forming phase, then the composition also comprises
a viscosity reducing polymer and/or is characterised by feature (i).

