Claims
- 1. A bleaching system composition comprising at least about 0.1% by weight of a peroxygen bleaching compound capable of yielding hydrogen peroxide in an aqueous liquor and at least 0. 1% by weight of one or more bleach activators, wherein said bleach activators are members selected from the group consisting of:
- a) a bleach activator of the general formula: ##STR16## or mixtures thereof, wherein R.sup.1 is an alkyl, aryl, or alkaryl group containing from about 1 to about 14 carbon atoms, R.sup.2 is an alkylene, arylene or alkarylene group containing from about 1 to about 14 carbon atoms, R.sup.5 is H or an alkyl, aryl, or alkaryl group containing from about 1 to about 10 carbon atoms, and L is a leaving group selected from the group consisting of: ##STR17## and mixtures thereof, wherein R.sup.1 is an alkyl, aryl or alkaryl group containing from about 1 to about 14 carbon atoms, R.sup.3 is an alkyl chain containing from 1 to about 8 carbon atoms, R.sup.4 is H or R.sup.3, and Y is H or a solubilizing grou selected from the group consisting of: --SO.sub.3.sup.- M.sup.+, --CO.sub.2.sup.- M.sup.+, --SO.sub.4.sup.4 M.sup.4, --N.sup.+ (R.sup.3).sub.4 X.sup.- and O<--N(R.sup.3).sub.3 wherein R.sup.3 is an alkyl chain containing from about 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, M is a cation which provides solubility to the bleach activator and X is an anion which provides solubility to the bleach activator;
- b) a benzoxazin bleach activator of the formula: ##STR18## wherein R.sub.1 is H, alkyl, alkaryl, aryl, arylalkyl, and wherein R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4, and R.sub.5 are the same or different substituents selected from H, halogen, alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, hydroxyl, alkoxyl, amino, alkylamino, --COOR.sub.6, wherein R.sub.6 is H or an alkyl group and carbonyl functions;
- c) a N-acyl caprolactam bleach activator of the formula: ##STR19## wherein R.sup.6 is H or an alkyl, aryl, alkoxyaryl, or alkaryl group containing from 1 to 12 carbons provided that said N-acyl caprolactam activator comprises a hydrophilic N-acyl caprolactam activator where R.sup.6 contains from about 1 to about 6 carbon atoms and a hydrophobic N-acyl caprolactam activator where R.sup.6 contains at least 6 carbon atoms wherein said hydrophilic and hydrophobic are different N-acyl caprolactam activators; and
- d) mixtures of a), b) and c).
- 2. A composition according to claim 1 wherein said composition further comprises at least about 0.001%, by weight of said composition of enzyme and said enzyme is selected from the group consisting of proteases, amylases, lipases, cellulases, and peroxidases and mixtures thereof.
- 3. A composition according to claim 2 wherein said enzyme is lipase derived from the fungus Humicola lanuginosa.
- 4. A composition according to claim 2 wherein said enzyme is modified bacterial serine protease derived from Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus lentus, or Bacillus licheniformis.
- 5. A composition according to claim 2 wherein said bleach activator is selected from the group consisting of:
- a) a bleach activator of the formula: ##STR20## or mixtures thereof, wherein R.sup.1 is an alkyl, aryl, or alkaryl group containing from about 1 to about 14 carbon atoms, R.sup.2 is an alkylene, arylene or alkarylene group containing from about 1 to about 14 carbon atoms, R.sup.5 is H or an alkyl, aryl, or alkaryl group containing from about 1 to about 10 carbon atoms, and L is a leaving group selected from the group consisting of: ##STR21## and mixtures thereof wherein R.sup.1 is an alkyl, aryl or alkaryl group containing from about 1 to about 14 carbon atoms, R.sup.3 is an alkyl chain containing from 1 to about 8 carbon atoms, R.sup.4 is H or R.sup.3 and Y is H or a solubilizing group selected from the group consisting of: --SO.sub.3.sup.- M.sup.+, --CO.sub.2.sup.- M.sup.+, --SO.sub.4.sup.- M.sup.+, --N.sup.+ (R.sup.3).sub.4 X.sup.- and O<--N(R.sup.3).sub.3 wherein R.sup.3 is an alkyl chain containing from about 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, M is a cation which provides solubility to the bleach activator and X is an anion which provides solubility to the bleach activator;
- b) a N-acyl caprolactam bleach activator of the formula: ##STR22## wherein R.sup.6 is H or an alkyl, aryl, alkoxyaryl, or alkaryl group containing from about 1 to about 12 carbons provided that said N-acyl caprolactam activator comprises a hydrophilic N-acyl caprolactam activator where R.sup.6 contains from about 1 to about 6 carbon atoms and a hydrophobic N-acyl caprolactam activator where R.sup.6 contains at least 6 carbon atoms wherein said hydrophilic and hydrophobic are different N-acyl caprolactam activators and
- c) mixtures of a) and b);
- and said enzyme is selected from the group consisting of modified bacterial serine proteases derived from Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus lentus, Bacillus licheniformis and mixtures thereof.
- 6. A composition according to claim 2 wherein said bleaching system composition comprises a bleach activator selected from the group consisting of benzoyl caprolactam and nonanoyl caprolactam, (6-octanamidocaproyl) oxybenzenesulfonate,(6-nonanamidocaproyl)oxybenzenesulfonate, (6-decanamido caproyl)oxybenzenesulfonate, and mixtures thereof.
- 7. A composition according to claim 6 wherein the bleach activators are in particulate form.
- 8. A composition according to claim 7 wherein the bleach activators are spray dried particles.
- 9. A composition according to claim 1 wherein the peroxygen bleaching compound is selected from the group consisting of sodium perborate monohydrate, sodium perborate tetrahydrate, sodium pyrophosphate peroxyhydrate, urea peroxyhydrate, sodium percarbonate, sodium peroxide and mixtures thereof.
- 10. A composition according to claim 9 wherein the molar ratio of hydrogen peroxide to bleach activator is greater than about 1.0.
- 11. A composition according to claim 1 wherein R.sup.1 is an alkyl group containing from about 6 to about 12 carbon atoms, R.sup.2 contains from about 1 to about 8 carbon atoms, and R.sup.5 is H or methyl.
- 12. A composition according to claim 11 wherein R.sup.1 is an alkyl group containing from about 7 to about 10 carbon atoms and R.sup.2 contains from about 4 to about 5 carbon atoms.
- 13. A detergent composition comprising:
- a) at least about 0.001% of enzymes selected from the group consisting of proteases, amylases, lipases, cellulases, peroxidases and mixtures thereof; and
- b) a bleaching system comprising at least about 0.1% by weight of a substantially insoluble organic peroxyacid having the general formula: ##STR23## wherein R.sup.1 is an alkyl, aryl, or alkaryl group containing from about 1 to about 14 carbon atoms, R2 is an alkylene, arylene or alkarylene group containing from about 1 to about 14 carbon atoms, R.sup.5 is H or an alkyl, aryl, or alkaryl group containing from about 1 to about 10 carbon atoms.
- 14. A bleaching system composition comprising at least about 0.1% by weight of a peroxygen bleaching compound capable of yielding hydrogen peroxide in an aqueous liquor and at least 0.1% by weight of one or more bleach activators selected from the group consisting of: nonanoyl caprolactam, 3,5,5-trimethylhexanoyl caprolactam, decanoyl caprolactam, undecenoyl caprolactam, nonanoyl caprolactam, (6-octanamidocaproyl)oxybenzenesulfonate, (6-nonanamidocaproyl) oxybenzenesulfonate, (6-decanamidocaproyl)oxybenzenesulfonate and mixtures thereof.
- 15. A composition according to claim 12 wherein Y is selected from the group consisting of --SO.sub.3 M.sup.+, --CO.sub.2.sup.- M.sup.+ and mixtures thereof wherein M is selected from the group consisting of sodium, potassium and mixtures thereof.
- 16. A composition according to claim 15 wherein L is selected from the group consisting of: ##STR24## wherein R.sup.3 is an alkyl chain containing from about 1 to about 8 carbon atoms, Y is --SO.sub.3.sup.- M.sup.+ or --CO.sub.2.sup.- M.sup.+ wherein M is sodium or potassium.
- 17. A composition according to claim 1 wherein said N-acyl caprolactam activator comprises a hydrophobic N-acyl caprolactam activator selected from the group consisting of benzoyl caprolactam, octanoyl caprolactam, nonanoyl caprolactam, 3,5,5-trimethylhexanoyl caprolactam, decanoyl caprolactam, undecenoyl caprolactam, and mixtures thereof.
- 18. A composition according to claim 1 wherein said bleach system composition comprises a hydrophilic N-acyl caprolactam activator where R.sup.6 contains from about 1 to about 6 carbon atoms and wherein said composition further comprises at least about 0.1% by weight of an alkanoyloxybenzenesulfonate bleach activator.
- 19. A composition according to claim 18 wherein the hydrophilic N-acyl caprolactam activator is selected from the group consisting of benzoyl caprolactam, formyl caprolactam, acetyl caprolactam, propanoyl caprolactam, butanoyl caprolactam, pentanoyl caprolactam, and hexanoyl caprolactam.
- 20. A composition according to claim 18 wherein the alkanoyloxybenzenesulfonate is selected from the group consisting of nonanoyloxybenzenesulfonate, decanoyl-oxybenzenesulfonate, octanoyloxybenzenesulfonate, dodecanoyloxybenzene-sulfonate, 5 3,5,5-trimethylhexanoyloxybenzenesulfonate, 2-ethylhexanoyloxybenzenesulfonate, and mixtures thereof.
- 21. A composition according to claim 1 wherein said bleaching system composition further comprises a hydrophilic bleach activator non N-acyl caprolactam bleach activator.
- 22. A composition according to claim 1 wherein R.sup.6 is a member selected from the group consisting of phenyl, heptyl, octyl, nonyl, decenyl, and 2,4,4-trimethylpentyl substituents.
- 23. A composition according to claim 1 wherein the hydrophilic bleach activator is a caprolactam activator where R.sup.6 contains less than 6 carbon atoms.
- 24. A composition according to claim 21 wherein the hydrophilic bleach activator is tetraacetyl ethylene diamine.
- 25. A composition according to claim 1 wherein said benzoxazin bleach activator has the formula: ##STR25## .
- 26. A composition according to claim 1 further comprising from about 5% to about 80%, by weight, of a detersive surfactant.
- 27. A composition according to claim 26 further comprising from about 5% to about 80%, by weight, of a detersive builder and from 0% to about 20%, by weight, of conventional detersive adjuncts.
- 28. A composition according to claim 13 wherein said enzyme is lipase derived from the fungus Humicola lanuginosa.
- 29. A composition according to claim 13 wherein said enzyme is modified basterial serine protease derived from Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus lentus, or Bacillus licheniformis.
- 30. A composition according to claim 13 further comprising from about 5% to about 80%, by weight, of a detersive surfactant, from about 5% to about 80%, by weight, of a detersive builder and from 0% to about 20%, by weight, of conventional detersive adjuncts.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/196,322 filed Feb. 15, 1994 now abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/151,316, filed Nov. 12, 1993, now abandoned, which is continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/133,691 filed Oct. 7, 1993, now abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/064,563, filed May 20, 1993, now abandoned; and is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/383,636 filed Feb. 6, 1995 now abandoned, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/226,915, filed Apr. 13, 1994, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,405,412, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/064,627 filed May 20, 1993 now abandoned; and is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/465,045 filed Jun. 6, 1995 now abandoned, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/064,624, filed May 20, 1993, now abandoned.
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