HEAVY DUTY LIQUID DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING SALTS OF ALPHA SULFONATED FATTY ACID METHYL ESTERS AND USE OF ALPHA-SULPHONATED FATTY ACID SALTS TO INHIBIT REDEPOSITION OF SOIL ON FABRIC

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EP 0 792 336 A2

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(43)	Date of publication:
	03.09.1997 Bulletin 1997/36

(21)	Application number: 96932244.0

(22)	Date of filing: 17.09.1996

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

C11D 1/ 28^{( . )}
C11D 1/ 831^{( . )}
C11D 3/ 00^{( . )}
C11D 1/ 22^{( . )}
C11D 1/ 52^{( . )}
C11D 1/ 72^{( . )}

C11D 1/ 83^{( . )}
C11D 1/ 86^{( . )}
C11D 1/ 14^{( . )}
C11D 1/ 29^{( . )}
C11D 1/ 66^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1996/014889

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1997/011143 (27.03.1997 Gazette 1997/14)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

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Priority:

18.09.1995 US 19950529501
25.01.1996 US 19960591748

(71)	Applicant: STEPAN COMPANY
	Northfield, IL 60093 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	SAJIC, Branko Lincolnwood, IL 60646 (US) RYKLIN, Irma Buffalo Grove, IL 60089 (US) MALIK, Arshad Mundelein, IL 60060 (US) RAO, Y., Kameshwer Skokie, IL 60076 (US)

(74)	Representative: Vossius, Volker, Dr., et al
	Dr. Volker Vossius, Patentanwaltskanzlei - Rechtsanwaltskanzlei, Holbeinstrasse 5 81679 München 81679 München (DE)

(54)	HEAVY DUTY LIQUID DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING SALTS OF ALPHA SULFONATED FATTY ACID METHYL ESTERS AND USE OF ALPHA-SULPHONATED FATTY ACID SALTS TO INHIBIT REDEPOSITION OF SOIL ON FABRIC