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(11) EP 0 344 828 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
18.07.1990 Bulletin 1990/29

(43) Date of publication A2:
06.12.1989 Bulletin 1989/49

(21) Application number: 89201025.7

(22) Date of filing: 20.04.1989
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)4: C11D 17/00, C11D 10/04, C11D 3/20
(84) Designated Contracting States:
CH DE ES FR GB IT LI NL SE

(30) Priority: 06.05.1988 GB 8810822

(71) Applicants:
  • UNILEVER N.V.
    3013 AL Rotterdam (NL)

    CH DE ES FR IT LI NL SE 
  • UNILEVER PLC
    London EC4P 4BQ (GB)

    GB 

(72) Inventors:
  • Berthod, Daniel Pierre Marie
    F-59237 Verlinghem (FR)
  • Blokland, Robert
    NL-3137 AB Vlaardingen (NL)

(74) Representative: Tan, Bian An (NL) et al
Unilever N.V. Patent Division P.O. Box 137
NL-3130 AC Vlaardingen
NL-3130 AC Vlaardingen (NL)


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    (54) Liquid detergent compositions


    (57) Environmentally preferred, isotropic, aqueous, liquid detergents, comprising:

    ( i ) at least 20 % by weight of a surfactant system, of which at least 5 % by weight of the total composition is soap;

    ( ii) at least 5 % by weight of propylene glycol;

    (iii) less than 5 mmol per litre of calcium;

    said composition being substantially free of a di- or tri-alkanolamine capable of forming a complex with soap. Preferably the compositions also comprise a boron compound and glycerol to provide good enzyme stability.





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