Built automatic dishwashing compositions comprising blooming perfume

TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention is in the field of bleach-containing detergent compositions, especially automatic dishwashing detergents comprising bleach. More specifically, the invention encompasses automatic dishwashing detergents (liquids, pastes, and solids such as tablets and especially granules) comprising blooming perfume composition, builder, bleaching agent, and optionally, bleach catalysts. Preferred methods for washing tableware are included.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Automatic dishwashing, particularly in domestic appliances, is an art very different from fabric laundering. Domestic fabric laundering is normally done in purpose-built machines having a tumbling action. These are very different from spray-action domestic automatic dishwashing appliances. The spray action in the latter tends to cause foam. Foam can easily overflow the low sills of domestic dishwashers and slow down the spray action, which in turn reduces the cleaning action. Thus in the distinct field of domestic machine dishwashing, the use of common foam-producing laundry detergent surfactants is normally restricted. These aspects are but a brief illustration of the unique formulation constraints in the domestic dishwashing field.
Automatic dishwashing with bleaching chemicals is different from fabric bleaching. In automatic dishwashing, use of bleaching chemicals involves promotion of soil removal from dishes, though soil bleaching may also occur. Additionally, soil antiredeposition and anti-spotting effects from bleaching chemicals would be desirable. Some bleaching chemicals, (such as a hydrogen peroxide source, alone or together with tetraacetylethylenediamine, TAED) can, in certain circumstances, be helpful for cleaning dishware, but this technology gives far from satisfactory results in a dishwashing context: for example, ability to remove tough tea stains is limited, especially in hard water, and requires rather large amounts of bleach. Other bleach activators developed for laundry use can even give negative effects, such as creating unsightly deposits, when put into an automatic dishwashing product, especially when they have overly low solubility. Other bleach systems can damage items unique to dishwashing, such as silverware, aluminium cookware or certain plastics.
Consumer glasses, dishware and flatware, especially decorative pieces, as washed in domestic automatic dishwashing appliances, are often susceptible to damage and can be expensive to replace. Typically, consumers dislike having to separate finer pieces and would prefer the convenience and simplicity of being able to combine all their tableware and cooking utensils into a single, automatic washing operation.
On account of the foregoing technical constraints as well as consumer needs and demands, automatic dishwashing detergent (ADD) compositions are undergoing continual change and improvement. Moreover environmental factors such as the restriction of phosphate, the desirability of providing ever-better cleaning results with less product, providing less thermal energy, and less water to assist the washing process, have all driven the need for improved ADD compositions.
A recognized need in ADD compositions is to have present one or more ingredients which improve the removal of hot beverage stains (e.g., tea, coffee, cocoa, etc.) from consumer articles. Strong alkalis like sodium hydroxide, bleaches such as hypochlorite, builders such as phosphates and the like can help in varying degrees but all can also be damaging to, or leave a film upon, glasses, dishware or silverware. Accordingly, milder ADD compositions have been developed. These make use of a source of hydrogen peroxide, optionally with a bleach activator such as TAED, as noted. Further, enzymes such as commercial amylolytic enzymes (e.g., TERMAMYL.RTM. available from Novo Nordisk S/A) can be added. The alpha-amylase component provides at least some benefit in the starchy soil removal properties of the ADD. ADD's containing amylases typically can deliver a somewhat more moderate wash pH in use and can remove starchy soils while avoiding delivering large weight equivalents of sodium hydroxide on a per-gram-of-product basis.
Certain manganese catalyst-containing machine dishwashing compositions are described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,246,612, issued Sep. 21, 1993, to Van Dijk et al. The compositions are said to be chlorine bleach-free machine dishwashing compositions comprising amylase and a manganese catalyst (in the +3 or +4 oxidation state), as defined by the structure given therein. Preferred manganese catalyst therein is a dinuclear manganese, macrocyclic ligand-containing molecule said to be Mn.sup.IV.sub.2 (u-O).sub.3 (1,4,7-trimethyl-1,4,7-triazacyclononane).sub.2 (PF.sub.6).sub.2. Such catalyst materials which contain these more complicated ligands typically will require several synthesis steps to produce, thereby driving up the cost of the catalysts and making them less likely to be readily available for use.
Simple cobalt catalysts useful herein have been described for use in bleach-containing laundry compositions to wash stained fabrics as taught by U.S. Pat. No. 4,810,410, to Diakun et al, issued Mar. 7, 1989. For example, Table 8 therein provides the stain removal results for a series of stains on fabrics washed with laundry compositions with and without the cobalt catalyst [Co(NH.sub.3).sub.5 Cl]Cl.sub.2. Tea stain removal from fabrics as reported therein appears marginal at best by comparison to the other stains measured.
When used in automatic dishwashing compositions according to the present invention, these catalysts provide surprisingly effective tea stain removal from dishes.
It is an object of the instant invention to provide automatic dishwashing compositions, especially compact granular, incorporating blooming perfume ingredients, builder, bleaching agent, and optionally, a bleach catalyst. A further object is to provide fully-formulated ADD compositions with or without amylase enzymes, but especially the former, wherein specific blooming perfume ingredients are combined with additional selected ingredients including conventional amylases or bleach-stable amylases, so as to deliver superior tea cleaning results, at the same time excellent care for consumer tableware and flatware, and provide a positive scent signal to consumers.
BACKGROUND ART
In addition to the hereinbefore-noted U.S. Pat. No. 4,810,410, to Diakun et al, issued Mar. 7, 1989; U.S. Pat. No. 5,246,612, to Van Dijk et al., issued Sep. 21, 1993; U.S. Pat. No. 5,244,594, to Favre et al., issued Sep. 14, 1993; and European Patent Application, Publication No. 408,131, published Jan. 16, 1991 by Unilever NV, see also: U.S. Pat. No. 5,114,611, to Van Kralingen et al, issued May 19, 1992 (transition metal complex of a transition metal, such as cobalt, and a non-macro-cyclic ligand); U.S. Pat. No. 4,430,243, to Bragg, issued Feb. 7, 1984 (laundry bleaching compositions comprising catalytic heavy metal cations, including cobalt); German Patent Specification 2,054,019, published Oct. 7, 1971 by Unilever N.V. (cobalt chelant catalyst); and European Patent Application Publication No. 549,271, published Jun. 30, 1993 by Unilever PLC (macrocyclic organic ligands in cleaning compositions).
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It has now been discovered that automatic dishwashing detergent ("ADD") compositions comprising blooming perfume compositions, an effective amount of a source of bleaching agent, builder and optionally, bleach catalyst (preferably manganese and/or cobalt-containing bleach catalysts) provide superior cleaning and stain removal (e.g., tea stain removal) benefits, and provide a positive scent signal to consumers.
Taken broadly, the present invention encompasses automatic dishwashing detergent compositions comprising:
(a) from about 0.01% to about 5%, preferably from about 0.1% to about 3%, and more preferably from about 0.15% to about 2% of a blooming perfume composition comprising at least about 50%, more preferably at least about 60 wt. %, and even more preferably at least about 70 wt. % of blooming perfume ingredients selected from the group consisting of: ingredients having a boiling point of less than about 260.degree. C., preferably less than about 255.degree. C.; and more preferably less than about 250.degree. C., and a ClogP of at least about 3, preferably more than about 3.1, and even more preferably more than about 3.2 and wherein said perfume composition comprises at least 5, preferably at least 6, more preferably at least 7, and even more preferably at least 8 or even 9 or 10 or more different blooming perfume ingredients;
(b) an effective amount of bleaching agent;
(c) from about 10% to about 75% of a builder;
(d) optionally, a catalytically effective amount (preferably at a level of from about 0.0001% to about 1% by weight of the composition) of a bleach catalyst (preferably a cobalt bleach catalyst and/or a manganese bleach catalyst for bleaches using a source of hydrogen peroxide); and
(e) adjunct materials, preferably automatic dishwashing detergent adjunct materials selected from the group consisting of enzymes, surfactants, chelating agents, and mixtures thereof.
Some preferred detergent compositions herein further comprise an amylase enzyme. Whereas conventional amylases such as TERMAMYL.RTM. may be used with excellent results, preferred ADD compositions can use oxidative stability-enhanced amylases. Such an amylase is available from NOVO. In it, oxidative stability is enhanced from substitution using threonine of the methionine residue located in position 197 of B. Licheniformis or the homologous position variation of a similar parent amylase.
The instant ADD's provide superior perfume effects in that they provide a pleasant fragrance in the area surrounding the automated dishwashing machine during use and yet do not leave a residual odor on the washed items.
In the ADD composition embodiments, additional bleach-improving materials can be present. Preferably, these are selected from bleach activator materials, such as tetraacetylethylenediamine ("TAED").
The present invention encompasses granular-form, fully-formulated ADD's, in which additional ingredients, including other enzymes (especially proteases and/or amylases) are formulated.
The instant invention also encompasses cleaning methods; more particularly, a method of washing tableware in a domestic automatic dishwashing appliance, comprising treating the soiled tableware in an automatic dishwasher with an aqueous alkaline bath comprising an ADD composition as provided hereinbefore.
All parts, percentages and ratios used herein are expressed as percent weight unless otherwise specified. All documents cited are, in relevant part, incorporated herein by reference.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Automatic Dishwashing Compositions
Automatic dishwashing compositions of the present invention comprises blooming perfume composition, an effective amount of bleaching agent, builder, and optionally a bleach catalyst. The source of bleaching agent is any common inorganic/organic chlorine bleach, such as sodium or potassium dichloroisocyanurate dihydrate, or hydrogen-peroxide releasing salt, such as sodium perborate, sodium percarbonate, and mixtures thereof. Also useful are sources of available oxygen such as persulfate bleach (e.g., OXONE, manufactured by DuPont). In the preferred embodiments, additional ingredients such as water-soluble silicates (useful to provide alkalinity and assist in controlling corrosion), low-foaming nonionic surfactants (especially useful in automatic dishwashing to control spotting/filming), dispersant polymers (which modify and inhibit crystal growth of calcium and/or magnesium salts), chelants (which control transition metals), alkalis (to adjust pH), and detersive enzymes (to assist with tough food cleaning, especially of starchy and proteinaceous soils), are present. Additional bleach-modifying materials such as conventional hydrogen peroxide bleach activators such as TAED may be added, provided that any such bleach-modifying materials are delivered in such a manner as to be compatible with the purposes of the present invention. The present detergent compositions can, moreover, comprise one or more processing aids, fillers, conventional enzyme particle-making materials including enzyme cores or "nonpareils", as well as pigments, and the like.
In general, materials used for the production of ADD compositions herein are preferably checked for compatibility with spotting/filming on glassware. Test methods for spotting/filming are generally described in the automatic dishwashing detergent literature, including DIN test methods. Certain oily materials, especially at longer chain lengths, and insoluble materials such as clays, as well as long-chain fatty acids or soaps which form soap scum are therefore preferably limited or excluded from the instant compositions.
Amounts of the essential ingredients can vary within wide ranges, however preferred automatic dishwashing detergent compositions herein (which have a 1% aqueous solution pH of from about 7 to about 12, more preferably from about 9 to about 11.5, and most preferably less than about 11, especially from about 9 to about 11) are those wherein there is present: from about 0.01% to about 5%, preferably from about 0.1% to about 3%, and more preferably from about 0.15% to about 2% of a blooming perfume composition comprising at least about 50%, more preferably at least about 60 wt. %, and even more preferably at least about 70 wt. % of blooming perfume ingredients selected from the group consisting of: ingredients having a boiling point of less than about 260.degree. C., preferably less than about 255.degree. C.; and more preferably less than about 250.degree. C., and a ClogP of at least about 3, preferably more than about 3.1, and even more preferably more than about 3.2 and wherein said perfume composition comprises at least 5, preferably at least 6, more preferably at least 7, and even more preferably at least 8 or 9 or even 10 or more different blooming perfume ingredients; from about 10% to about 75%, preferably from about 15% to about 50%, of builder; an effective amount of bleaching agent, preferably chlorine bleach or a source of hydrogen peroxide; optionally from about 0.0001% to about 1%, preferably from about 0.005% to about 0.1%, of a bleach catalyst (most preferred cobalt catalysts, useful herein for hydrogen peroxide belaching agents, are present at from about 0.005% to about 0.01%); from about 0.1% to about 40%, preferably from about 0.1% to about 20% of a water-soluble (two ratio) silicate; and from about 0.1% to about 20% , preferably from about 0.1% to about 10% of a low-foaming nonionic surfactant. Such fully-formulated embodiments typically further comprise from about 0.1% to about 15% of a polymeric dispersant, from about 0.01% to about 10% of a chelant, and from about 0.00001% to about 10% of a detersive enzyme though further additional or adjunct ingredients may be present. Detergent compositions herein in granular form typically limit water content, for example to less than about 7% free water, for best storage stability.
By "effective amount" herein is meant an amount which is sufficient, under whatever comparative test conditions are employed, to enhance cleaning of a soiled surface. Likewise, the term "catalytically effective amount" refers to an amount of metal-containing bleach catalyst which is sufficient under whatever comparative test conditions are employed, to enhance cleaning of the soiled surface. In automatic dishwashing, the soiled surface may be, for example, a porcelain cup with tea stain, dishes soiled with simple starches or more complex food soils, or a plastic spatula stained with tomato soup. The test conditions will vary, depending on the type of washing appliance used and the habits of the user. Some machines have considerably longer wash cycles than others. Some users elect to use warm water without a great deal of heating inside the appliance; others use warm or even cold water fill, followed by a warm-up through a built-in electrical coil. Of course, the performance of bleaches and enzymes will be affected by such considerations, and the levels used in fully-formulated detergent and cleaning compositions can be appropriately adjusted.
A. Blooming Perfume Composition
Blooming perfume ingredients, as disclosed herein, can be formulated into automatic dishwashing detergent compositions and provide significantly better noticeability to the consumer than nonblooming perfume compositions not containing a substantial amount of blooming perfume ingredients. Additionally, residual perfume is not desirable on many surfaces, including dishes, glass windows and countertops where spotting/filming is undesirable.
A blooming perfume ingredient is characterized by its boiling point (B.P.) and its octanol/water partition coefficient (P). The octanol/water partition coefficient of a perfume ingredient is the ratio between its equilibrium concentrations in octanol and in water. The preferred perfume ingredients of this invention have a B.P., determined at the normal, standard pressure of about 760 mm Hg, of about 260.degree. C. or lower, preferably less than about 255.degree. C.; and more preferably less than about 250.degree. C., and an octanol/water partition coefficent P of about 1,000 or higher. Since the partition coefficients of the preferred perfume ingredients of this invention have high values, they are more conveniently given in the form of their logarithm to the base 10, logP. Thus the preferred perfume ingredients of this invention have logP at 25.degree. C. of about 3 or higher, preferably more than about 3.1, and even more preferably more than about 3.2.
Boiling points of many perfume compounds can be found in the following sources:
Properties of Organic Compounds Database CD-ROM Ver. 5.0
CRC Press
Boca Raton, Florida
Flavor and Fragrance- 1995
Aldrich Chemical Co.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
STN database/on-line
Design Institute of for Physical Property Data
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
STN database/on-line
Beilstein Handbook of Organic Chemistry
Beilstein Information Systems
Perfume and Flavor Chemicals
Steffen Arctander
Vol. I, II- 1969
When unreported, the 760 mm boiling points of perfume ingredients can be estimated. The following computer programs are useful for estimating these boilings points:
MPBPVP Version 1.25 @1994-96 Meylan
Syracuse Research Corporation (SRC)
Syracuse, New York
ZPARC
ChemLogic, Inc.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
The logP of many perfume ingredients has been reported; for example, the Pomona92 database, available from Daylight Chemical Information Systems, Inc. (Daylight CIS), Irvine, Calif., contains many, along with citations to the original literature. However, the logP values are most conveniently calculated by the Pamona Med Chem/Daylight "CLOGP" program, Version 4.42 available from Biobyte Corporation, Claremont, Calif. This program also lists experimental logP values when they are available in the Pomona92 database. The "calculated logP" (ClogP) is determined by the fragment approach of Hansch and Leo (cf., A. Leo, in Comprehensive Medicinal Chemistry, Vol. 4, C. Hansch, P. G. Sammens, J. B. Taylor and C. A. Ramsden, Eds., p. 295, Pergamon Press, 1990, incorporated herein by reference). The fragment approach is based on the chemical structure of each perfume ingredient, and takes into account the numbers and types of atoms, the atom connectivity, and chemical bonding. The ClogP values, which are the most reliable and widely used estimates for this physicochemical property, are preferably used instead of the experimental logP values in the selection of perfume ingredients which are useful in the present invention.
Thus, when a perfume composition which is composed of ingredients having a B.P. of about 260.degree. C. or lower and a ClogP, or an experimental logP, of about 3 or higher, is used in an automatic dishwashing detergent composition, the perfume is very effusive and very noticeable when the product is used.
Table 1 gives some non-limiting examples of blooming perfume ingredients, useful in automatic dishwashing detergent compositions of the present invention. The automatic dishwashing detergent compositions of the present invention contain from about 0.01% to about 5%, preferably from about 0.1% to about 3%, and more preferably from about 0.15% to about 2% of blooming perfume composition. The blooming perfume compositions of the present invention contain at least 5 different blooming perfume ingredients, preferably at least 6 different blooming perfume ingredients, more preferably at least 7 different blooming perfume ingredients, and even more preferably at least 8 or 9 or even 10 or more different blooming perfume ingredients. Furthermore, the blooming perfume compositions of the present invention contain at least about 50 wt. % of blooming perfume ingredients, preferably at least about 55 wt. % of blooming perfume ingredients, more preferably at least about 60 wt. % of blooming perfume ingredients, and even more preferably at least about 70 wt. % or even 80 wt. % of blooming perfume ingredients. The blooming perfume compositions herein preferably should not contain any single blooming ingredient at a level which would provide more than about 3%, by weight of that ingredient to the total dishwashing composition, more preferably not more than about 1.5%, by weight of the dishwashing composition, and even more preferably not more than about 0.5%, by weight of the dishwashing composition.
The perfume composition itself preferably should not contain more than 60% of any single perfume ingredient.
Most common perfume ingredients which are derived from natural sources are composed of a multitude of components. For example, orange terpenes contain about 90% to about 95% d-limonene, but also contain many other minor ingredients. When each such material is used in the formulation of blooming perfume compositions of the present invention, it is counted as one ingredient, for the purpose of defining the invention. Synthetic reproductions of such natural perfume ingredients are also comprised of a multitude of components and are counted as one ingredient for the purpose of defining the invention.
Some of the blooming perfume ingredients of the present invention can optionally be replaced by "delayed blooming" perfume ingredients. The optional delayed blooming perfume ingredients of this invention have a B.P., measured at the normal, standard pressure, of about 260.degree. C. or lower, preferably less than about 255.degree. C.; and more preferably less than about 250.degree. C., and a logP or ClogP of less than about 3. Thus, when a perfume composition is composed of some preferred blooming ingredients and some delayed blooming ingredients, the perfume effect is longer lasting when the product is used. Table 2 gives some non-limiting examples of optional delayed blooming perfume ingredients, useful in automatic dishwashing detergent compositions of the present invention. Delayed blooming perfume ingredients are used primarily in applications where the water will evaporate, thus liberating the perfume.
When delayed blooming perfume ingredients are used in combination with the blooming perfume ingredients in the blooming perfume compositions of the present invention, the weight ratio of blooming perfume ingredients to delayed blooming perfume ingredients is typically at least about 1, preferably at least about 1.3, more preferably about 1.5, and even more preferably about 2. The blooming perfume compositions contain at least about 50 wt. % of the combined blooming perfume ingredients and delayed blooming perfume ingredients, preferably at least about 55 wt. % of the combined perfume ingredients, more preferably at least about 60 wt. % of the combined perfume ingredients, and even more preferably at least about 70 wt. % of the combined perfume ingredients. When some optional delayed blooming perfume ingredients are used in combination with the blooming perfume ingredients in the blooming perfume compositions, the blooming perfume compositions of the present invention contain at least 4 different blooming perfume ingredients and 2 different delayed blooming perfume ingredients, preferably at least 5 different blooming perfume ingredients and 3 different delayed blooming perfume ingredients, and more preferably at least 6 or 7 or even 9 or 10 or more different blooming perfume ingredients and 4, preferably 5, more preferably at least 6 or 7 or even 9 or 10 or more different delayed blooming perfume ingredients.
In the perfume art, some auxiliary materials having no odor, or a low odor, are used, e.g., as solvents, diluents, extenders or fixatives. Non-limiting examples of these materials are ethyl alcohol, carbitol, dipropylene glycol, diethyl phthalate, triethyl citrate, isopropyl myristate, and benzyl benzoate. These materials are used for, e.g., solubilizing or diluting some solid or viscous perfume ingredients to, e.g., improve handling and/or formulating. These materials are useful in the blooming perfume compositions, but are not counted in the calculation of the limits for the definition/formulation of the blooming perfume compositions of the present invention.
Non-blooming perfume ingredients, which should be minimized in automatic dishwashing detergent compositions of the present invention, are those having a B.P. of more than about 260.degree. C. Table 3 gives some non-limiting examples of non-blooming perfume ingredients. In some particular automatic dishwashing detergent compositions, some non-blooming perfume ingredients can be used in small amounts, e.g., to improve product odor.
In the following tables, measured boiling points are taken from the following sources:
Properties of Organic Compounds Database CD-ROM Ver. 5.0
CRC Press
Boca Raton, Florida
Flavor and Fragrance- 1995
Aldrich Chemical Co.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
STN database/on-line
Design Institute of for Physical Property Data
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
STN database/on-line
Beilstein Handbook of Organic Chemistry
Beilstein Information Systems
Perfume and Flavor Chemicals
Steffen Arctander
Vol. I, II- 1969
Estimated boilings points are an average of those determined by the
MPBPVP Version 1.25 @1994-96 Meylan
Syracuse Research Corporation (SRC)
Syracuse, New York
ZPARC
ChemLogic, Inc.
Cambridge, Massachusetts following computer programs:
The predicted ClogP at 25.degree. C. was determined by the following computer program:
Panoma MedChem/Daylight ClogP V. 4.42
TABLE 1______________________________________Sample of Blooming Perfume Ingredients Boiling ClogP Boiling Pt. Pt.Ingredient (Pred.) (Meas.) (Pred.)______________________________________Allo-ocimene 4.36 195Allyl cyclohexanepropionate 3.94 252Allyl heptanoate 3.40 209trans-Anethole 3.31 232Benzyl butyrate 3.02 240Camphene 4.18 160Cadinene 7.27 252Carvacrol 3.40 238cis-3-Hexenyl tiglate 3.80 225Citronellol 3.25 223Citronellyl acetate 4.20 234Citronellyl nitrile 3.09 226Citronellyl propionate 4.73 257Cyclohexylethyl acetate 3.36 222Decyl Aldehyde (Capraldehyde) 4.01 208Dihydromyrcenol 3.03 192Dihydromyrcenyl acetate 3.98 2213,7-Dimethyl-1-octanol 3.74 205Diphenyloxide 4.24 259Fenchyl Acetate 3.53 234(1,3,3-Trimethyl-2-norbornanyl acetate)Geranyl acetate 3.72 233Geranyl formate 3.27 231Geranyl nitrile 3.25 228cis-3-Hexenyl isobutyrate 3.27 204Hexyl Neopentanoate 4.06 213Hexyl tiglate 4.28 221alpha-Ionone 3.71 237Isobornyl acetate 3.53 238Isobutyl benzoate 3.57 242Isononyl acetate 4.28 220Isononyl alcohol 3.08 194(3,5,5-Trimethyl-1-hexanol)Isopulegyl acetate 3.70 243Lauraldehyde 5.07 250d-Limonene 4.35 177Linalyl acetate 3.50 230(-)-L-Menthyl acetate 4.18 227Methyl Chavicol (Estragole) 3.13 216Methyl n-nonyl acetaldehyde 4.85 247Methyl octyl acetaldehyde 4.32 224beta-Myrcene 4.33 165Neryl acetate 3.72 236Nonyl acetate 4.41 229Nonaldehyde 3.48 191p-Cymene 4.07 173alpha-Pinene 4.18 156beta-Pinene 4.18 166alpha-Terpinene 4.41 175gamma-Terpinene 4.35 183alpha-Terpinyl acetate 3.58 220Tetrahydrolinalool 3.52 202Tetrahydromyrcenol 3.52 1952-Undecenal 4.22 235Verdox (o-t-Butylcyclohexyl acetate) 4.06 239Vertenex (4-tert.Butylcyclohexyl acetate) 4.06 237______________________________________
TABLE 2______________________________________Examples of "Delayed Blooming" Perfume Ingredients ClogP Boiling Pt. Boiling Pt.Ingredient (Pred.) (Meas.) (Pred.)______________________________________Allyl caproate 2.87 186Amyl acetate (n-Pentyl acetate) 2.30 147Amyl Propionate 2.83 169p-Anisaldehyde 1.78 249Anisole 2.06 154Benzaldehyde (Benzenecarboxaldehyde) 1.50 179Benzyl acetate 1.96 211Benzylacetone 1.74 234Benzyl alcohol 1.10 205Benzyl formate 1.50 203Benzyl isovalerate 3.42 256Benzyl propionate 2.49 221beta-gamma-Hexenol (2-Hexen-1-ol) 1.40 164(+)-Camphor 2.18 207(+)-Carvone 2.01 231L-Carvone 2.01 230Cinnamic alcohol 1.41 258Cinnamyl formate 1.91 252cis-Jasmone 2.64 253cis-3-Hexenyl acetate 2.34 175Citral (Neral) 2.95 208Cumic alcohol 2.53 249Cuminaldehyde 2.92 235Cyclal (2,4-Dimethyl-3- 2.36 203cyclohexene-1-carboxaldehyde)Dimethyl benzyl carbinol 1.89 215Dimethyl benzyl carbinyl acetate 2.84 248Ethyl acetate 0.71 77Ethyl acetoacetate 0.33 181Ethyl amyl ketone 2.44 167Ethyl benzoate 2.64 215Ethyl butanoate 1.77 1213-Nonanone (Ethyl hexyl ketone) 2.97 187Ethyl phenylacetate 2.35 228Eucalyptol 2.76 176Eugenol 2.40 253Fenchyl alcohol 2.58 199Flor Acetate (Tricyclodecenyl acetate) 2.36 233Frutene (Tricyclodecenyl propionate) 2.89 250gamma-Nonalactone 2.77 243trans-Geraniol 2.77 230cis-3-Hexen-1-ol/Leaf Alcohol 1.40 156Hexyl acetate 2.83 171Hexyl formate 2.38 155Hydratopic alcohol 1.58 233Hydroxycitronellal 1.54 241Indole (2,3-Benzopyrrole) 2.13 254Isoamyl alcohol 1.22 131Isopropyl phenylacetate 2.66 237Isopulegol 2.75 231Isoquinoline (Benzopyridine) 1.82 243Ligustral (2,4-Dimethyl-3 - 2.36 204Cyclohexene-1-carboxaldehyde)Linalool 2.55 193Linalool oxide 1.45 223Linalyl formate 3.05 212Menthone 2.83 2144-Methylacetophenone 2.08 226Methyl pentyl ketone 1.91 151Methyl anthranilate 2.02 256Methyl benzoate 2.11 199Methyl Phenyl Carbinyl Acetate 2.27 216(alpha-Methylbenzyl acetate)Methyl Bugenol (Eugenyl methyl ether) 2.67 254Methyl Heptenone(6-Methyl-5-hepten-2-one) 1.82 173Methyl Heptine Carbonate 218(Methyl 2-octynoate) 2.57Methyl Heptyl ketone 2.97 195Methyl Hexyl ketone 2.44 173Methyl salicylate 2.45 223Dimethyl anthranilate 2.16 255Nerol 2.77 225delta-Nonalactone 2.80 226gamma-Octalactone 2.24 2562-Octanol 2.72 180Octyl Aldehyde (Caprylic aldehyde) 2.95 167p-Cresol 1.97 202p-Cresyl methyl ether 2.56 175Acetanisole 1.80 2582-Phenoxyethanol 1.19 245Phenylacetaldehyde 1.78 1952-Phenylethyl acetate 2.13 235Phenethyl alcohol 1.18 218Phenyl Ethyl dimethyl Carbinol 2.42 257(Benzyl-tert-butanol)Prenyl acetate 1.68 150Propyl butanoate 2.30 143(+)-Pulegone 2.50 224Rose oxide 2.90 197Safrole 2.57 2354-Terpinenol 2.75 211Terpinolene (alpha-Terpineol) 2.63 219Veratrole (1,2-Dimethoxybenzene) 1.60 206Viridine (Phenylacetaldehyde 1.29 220dimethyl acetal)______________________________________
TABLE 3______________________________________Examples of "Non Blooming" Perfume Ingredients Boiling ClogP Boiling Pt. Pt.Ingredient (Pred.) (Meas.) (Pred.)______________________________________(Ambreffolide) 6.36 352Oxacycloheptadec-10-en-2-one(Amyl benzoate) n-Pentyl benzoate 4.23 263Isoamyl cinnamate 4.45 300alpha-Amylcinnamaldehyde 4.32 289alpha-Amylcinnamaldehyde 4.03 320dimethyl acetal(iso-Amyl Salicylate) isopentyl salicylate 4.43 277(Aurantiol) Methyl 4.22 413anthranilate/hydroxycitronellal Schiff baseBenzophenone 3.18 305Benzyl salicylate 4.21 320beta-Caryophyliene 6.45 263Cedrol 4.53 274Cedryl acetate 5.48 289Cinnamyl cinnamate 4.64 387Citronellyl isobutyrate 5.04 266Coumarin 1.41 302Cyclohexyl salicylate 4.48 327Cyclamen aldehyde 3.46 271delta-Dodecalactone 4.39 279(Dihydro Isojasmonate) Methyl 2-hexyl-3- 3.09 314oxo-cyclopentanecarboxylateDiphenylmethane 4.06 265Ethylene brassylate 4.62 390Ethyl methylphenylglycidate 2.71 274Ethyl undecylenate 4.99 261Ethyl Vanillin 1.80 285Isoeugenol 2.58 266Iso E Super 4.85 3.07(Exaltolide) Pentadecanolide 6.29 338(Galaxolide) 4,6,6,7,8,8-Hexamethyl- 6.06 3351,3,4,6,7,8-hexahydro-cyclopenta(G)-2benzopyrangamma-Methyl Ionone 4.02 278(alpha-Isomethylionone)Geranyl isobutyrate 5.00 295Hexadecanolide 6.85 352cis-3-Hexenyl salicylate 4.61 323alpha-Hexylcinnamaldehyde 4.85 334n-Hexyl salicylate 5.09 318alpha-Irone 4.23 2796-Isobutylquinoline 3.99 294Lilial (p-tert.Butyl-alpha- 3.86 282methyldihydrocinnamic aldehyde, PTBucinol)Linalyl benzoate 5.42 325(2-Methoxy Naphthalene) beta-Naphthyl 3.24 274methyl etherMethyl cinnamate 2.47 262Methyl dihydrojasmonate 2.42 314Methyl beta-naphthyl ketone 2.76 30210-Oxahexadecanolide 4.38 355Patchouli alcohol 4.53 317(Phantolide) 5-Acetyl-1,1,2,3,3,6- 5.69 333hexamethylindanPhenethyl benzoate 4.06 335Phenethyl phenylacetate 3.77 350Phenyl Hexanol (3-Methyl-5-phenyl-1- 3.17 296pentanol)Phenoxy ethyl isobutyrate 2.92 277Tonalid (7-Acetyl-1,1,3,4,4,6- 6.25 344hexamethyltetralin)delta-Undecalactone 3.86 262gamma-Undecalactone 3.83 286Vanillin 1.28 285Vertinert Acetate 5.47 332______________________________________
The perfumes suitable for use in the automatic dishwashing detergent composition can be formulated from known fragrance ingredients and for purposes of enhancing environmental compatibility, the perfume is preferably substantially free of halogenated fragrance materials and nitromusks.
1. Optional Protective Perfume Carrier
The compositions and articles of this invention contain an effective amount of various moisture-activated encapsulated perfume particles, as an optional ingredient. The encapsulated particles act as protective carriers and reduce the loss of perfume prior to use. Such materials include, for example, cyclodextrin/perfume inclusion complexes, polysaccharide cellular matrix perfume microcapsules, and the like. Encapsulation of perfume minimizes the diffusion and loss of the volatile blooming perfume ingredients. Perfume is released when the materials are wetted, to provide a pleasant odor signal in use. Especially preferred are cyclodextrin inclusion complexes.
The optional water-activated protective perfume carriers are very useful in the present invention. They allow the use of lower level of perfume in the detergent blocks because of the reduced loss of the perfume during manufacturing and use.
Due to the minimal loss of the volatile ingredients of the blooming perfume compositions provided by the water activated protective perfume carrier, the perfume compositions that incorporate them can contain less blooming perfume ingredients than those used in the free, unencapsulated form. The encapsulated and/or complexed perfume compositions typically containat least about 20%, preferably at least about 30%, and more preferably at least about 40% blooming perfume ingredients. Optionally, but preferably, compositions that contain encapsulated and/or complexed perfume also comprise free perfume in order to provide consumers with a positive scent signal before the composition is used.
a. Cyclodextrin
As used herein, the term "cyclodextrin" includes any of the known cyclodextrins such as unsubstituted cyclodextrins containing from six to twelve glucose units, especially, alpha-, beta-, and gamma-cyclodextrins, and/or their derivatives, and/or mixtures thereof. The alpha-cyclodextrin consists of 6, the beta-cyclodextrin 7, and the gamma-cyclodextrin 8, glucose units arranged in a donut-shaped ring. The specific coupling and conformation of the glucose units give the cyclodextrins a rigid, conical molecular structure with a hollow interior of a specific volume. The "lining" of the internal cavity is formed by hydrogen atoms and glycosidic bridging oxygen atoms, therefore this surface is fairly hydrophobic. These cavities can be filled with all or a portion of an organic molecule with suitable size to form an "inclusion complex." Alpha-, beta-, and gamma-cyclodextrins can be obtained from, among others, American Maize-Products Company (Amaizo), Hammond, Ind.
Cyclodextrin derivatives are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,426,011, Parmerter et al., issued Feb. 4, 1969; U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,453,257, 3,453,258, 3,453,259, and 3,453,260, all in the names of Parmerter et al., and all also issued Jul. 1, 1969; U.S. Pat. No. 3,459,731, Gramera et al., issued Aug. 5, 1969; U.S. Pat. No. 3,553,191, Parmerter et al., issued Jan. 5, 1971; U.S. Pat. No. 3,565,887, Parmerter et al., issued Feb. 23, 1971; U.S. Pat. No. 4,535,152, Szejtli et al., issued Aug. 13, 1985; U.S. Pat. No. 4,616,008, Hirai et al., issued Oct. 7, 1986; U.S. Pat. No. 4,638,058, Brandt et al., issued Jan. 20, 1987; U.S. Pat. No. 4,746,734, Tsuchiyama et al., issued May 24, 1988; and U.S. Pat. No. 4,678,598, Ogino et al., issued Jul. 7, 1987, all of said patents being incorporated herein by reference. Examples of cyclodextrin derivatives suitable for use herein are methyl-beta-cyclodextrin, hydroxyethyl-beta-cyclodextrin, and hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin of different degrees of substitution (D.S.), available from Amaizo; Wacker Chemicals (U.S.A.), Inc.; and Aldrich Chemical Company. Water-soluble derivatives are also highly desirable.
The individual cyclodextrins can also be linked together, e.g., using multifunctional agents to form oligomers, polymers, etc. Examples of such materials are available commercially from Amaizo and from Aldrich Chemical Company (beta-cyclodextrin/epichlorohydrin copolymers).
The preferred cyclodextrin is beta-cyclodextrin. It is also desirable to use mixtures of cyclodextrins. Preferably at least a major portion of the cyclodextrins are alpha-, beta- and/or gamma-cyclodextrins, more preferably alpha- and beta-cyclodextrins. Some cyclodextrin mixtures are commercially available from, e.g., Ensuiko Sugar Refining Company, Yokohama, Japan.
b. Formation of Cyclodextrin/Perfume Inclusion Complexes
The perfume/cyclodextrin inclusion complexes of this invention are formed in any of the ways known in the art. Typically, the complexes are formed either by bringing the perfume and the cyclodextrin together in a suitable solvent, e.g., water, or, preferably, by kneading/slurrying the ingredients together in the presence of a suitable, preferably minimal, amount of solvent, preferably water. The kneading/slurrying method is particularly desirable because it produces smaller complex particles and requires the use of less solvent, eliminating or reducing the need to further reduce particle size and separate excess solvent. Disclosures of complex formation can be found in Atwood, J. L., J. E. D. Davies & D. D. MacNichol, (Ed.): Inclusion Compounds, Vol. 111, Academic Press (1984), especially Chapter 11, Atwood, J. L. and J. E. D. Davies (Ed.): Proceedings of the Second International Symposium of Cyclodextrins Tokyo, Japan, (July, 1984), and J. Szejtli, Cyclodextrin Technology, Kluwer Academic Publishers (1988), said publications incorporated herein by reference.
In general, perfume/cyclodextrin complexes have a molar ratio of perfume compound to cyclodextrin of about 1:1. However, the molar ratio can be either higher or lower, depending on the size of the perfume compound and the identity of the cyclodextrin compound. The molar ratio can be determined by forming a saturated solution of the cyclodextrin and adding the perfume to form the complex. In general the complex will precipitate readily. If not, the complex can usually be precipitated by the addition of electrolyte, change of pH, cooling, etc. The complex can then be analyzed to determine the ratio of perfume to cyclodextrin.
As stated hereinbefore, the actual complexes are determined by the size of the cavity in the cyclodextrin and the size of the perfume molecule. Desirable complexes can be formed using mixtures of cyclodextrins since perfumes are normally mixtures of materials that vary widely in size. It is usually desirable that at least a majority of the material be alpha-, beta-, and/or gamma-cyclodextrin, more preferably beta-cyclodextrin. The content of the perfume in the beta-cyclodextrin complex is typically from about 5% to about 15%, more normally from about 7% to about 12%.
Continuous complexation operation usually involves the use of supersaturated solutions, kneading/slurrying method, and/or temperature manipulation, e.g., heating and then either cooling, freeze-drying, etc. The complexes are dried to a dry powder to make the desired composition. In general, the fewest possible process steps are preferred to avoid loss of perfume.
Cyclodextrin/perfume powder of any particle size can be used, but preferably having a particle size of less than about 12 microns, more preferably of less than about 8 microns.
c. Matrix Perfume Microcapsules
Water-soluble cellular matrix perfume microcapsules are solid particles containing perfume stably held in the cells. The water-soluble matrix material comprises mainly polysaccharide and polyhydroxy compounds. The polysaccharides are preferably higher polysaccharides of the non-sweet, colloidally-soluble types, such as natural gums, e.g., gum arabic, starch derivatives, dextrinized and hydrolyzed starches, and the like. The polyhydroxy compounds are preferably alcohols, plant-type sugars, lactones, monoethers, and acetals. The cellular matrix microcapsules useful in the present invention are prepared by, e.g., (1) forming an aqueous phase of the polysaccharide and polyhydroxy compound in proper proportions, with added emulsifier if necessary or desirable; (2) emulsifying the perfumes in the aqueous phase; and (3) removing moisture while the mass is plastic or flowable, e.g., by spray drying droplets of the emulsion. The matrix materials and process details are disclosed in, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 3,971,852, Brenner et al., issued Jul. 27, 1976, which is incorporated herein by reference.
The present invention preferably has minimal non-encapsulated surface perfume, preferably less than about 1%.
Moisture-activated perfume microcapsules can be obtained commercially, e.g., as IN-CAP.RTM. from Polak's Frutal Works, Inc., Middletown, N.Y.; and as Optilok System.RTM. encapsulated perfumes from Encapsulated Technology, Inc., Nyack, N.Y.
Water-soluble matrix perfume microcapsules preferably have size of from about 0.5 micron to about 300 microns, more preferably from about 1micron to about 200 microns, most preferably from about 2 microns to about 100 microns.
B. Bleaching Agent
Bleaching agents useful in the present invention include both chlorine based and hydrogen peroxide based bleaching ingredients.
Automatic dishwashing detergent compositions containing chlorine bleach are described in detail in, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 4,714,562, Roselle, et al., issued Dec. 22, 1987, and U.S. Pat. No. 4,917,812, Cilley, issued Apr. 17, 1990, which are incorporated herein by reference.
The compositions of the invention can contain an amount of a chlorine bleach ingredient sufficient to provide the composition with preferably from about 0.1%, to about 5.0%, most preferably from about 0.5% to about 3.0%, of available chlorine based on the weight of the detergent composition.
Methods for determining "available chlorine" of compositions incorporating chlorine bleach materials are well known in the art. Available chlorine is the chlorine which can be liberated by acidification of an aqueous solution of hypochlorite ions (or a material that can form hypochlorite ions in aqueous solution) and at least a molar equivalent amount of chloride ions. Numerous materials are known which provide available chlorine.
A conventional analytical method for determining available chlorine is by addition of an excess of an iodide salt and titration of the liberated free iodine with a reducing agent, such as sodium thiosulfate. Samples of the detergent compositions are typically dissolved in a water-chloroform mixture to extract any interfering organics, prior to analyzing for available chlorine. An aqueous solution containing about 1% of the subject composition is used to determine available chlorine of the composition.
Many chlorine bleach materials are known, such as disclosed in Mizuno, W. G., "Dishwashing", Detergency: Theory and Test Methods, Surfactant Science Series, Volume 5, Part III, pages 872-878. Chlorine bleach materials useful in the subject invention compositions include alkali metal hypochlorites, hypochlorite addition products, and N-chloro compounds usually containing an organic radical. N-chloro compounds are usually characterized by a double bond on the atom adjacent to a trivalent nitrogen and a chlorine (Cl.sup.+) attached to the nitrogen which is readily exchanges with H.sup.+ or M.sup.+ (where M.sup.+ is a common metal ion such as Na.sup.+, K.sup.+, etc.), so as to release HOCl or OCl.sup.- on hydrolysis.
Preferred alkali metal hypochorite compounds useful in the detergent compositions herein include sodium hypochlorite, potassium hypochlorite, and lithium hypochlorite. Although known as chlorine bleach materials, alkaline earth metal hypochlorites, such as calcium hypochlorite and magnesium hypochlorite, are not preferred for the present compositions due to poor compatibility of the alkaline earth metal cations with the anionic surfactants.
A preferred hypochlorite addition product useful in the detergent compositions of this invention is chlorinated trisodium phosphate which is a crystalline hydrated double salt of trisodium phosphate and sodium hypochlorite, which is prepared by crystallizing from an aqueous blend of sodium hypochlorite, castic soda, trisodium phosphate, and disodium phosphate. Chlorinated trisodium phosphate is typically commercially available as chlorinated trisodium phosphate dodecahydrate.
Examples of N-chloro compounds useful as chlorine bleach materials in the subject compositions include trichlorolisocyanuric acid, dichloroisocynauric acid, monochloroisocyanuric acid, 1,3-dichloro-5,5-dimethylhydantoin, 1-chloro-5,5-dimethylhydantoin, N-chlorosuccinimide, N-chlorosulfamate, N-chloro-p-nitroacetanilide, N-chloro-o-nitroacetanilide, N-chloro-m-nitroacetanilide, N-m-dichloroacetanilide, N-p-dichloroacetanilide, Dichloramine-T, N-chloro-propionanilide, N-chlorobutyranilide, N-chloroacetanilide, N-o-dichloroacetanilide, N-chloro-p-acetotoluide, N-chloro-m-acetotoluide, N-chloroformanilide, N-chloro-o-acetotoluide, Chloramine-T, ammonia monochloramine, albuminoid chloramines, N-chlorosulfamide, Chloramine B, Dichloramine B, Di-Halo (bromochlorodimethylhydantoin), N,N'-dichlorobenzoylene urea, p-toluene sulfodichloroamide, trichloromelamine, N-chloroammeline, N,N'-dichloroazodicarbonamide, N-chloroacetyl urea, N,N'-dichlorobiuret, chlorinated dicyandiamide, and alkali metal salts of the above acids, and stable hydrates of the above compounds.
Particularly preferred chlorine bleach materials useful in the detergent compositions herein are chloroisocynanuric acids and alkali metal salts thereof, preferably potassium, and especially sodium salts thereof. Examples of such compounds include trichloroisocyananuric acid, dichloroisocyanuric acid, sodium dichloroisocyanurate, potassium dichloroisocyanurate, and trichloro-potassium dichloroisocynanurate complex. The most preferred chlorine bleach material is sodium dichloroisocyanurate; the dihydrate of this material is particularly preferred due to its excellent stability.
Hydrogen peroxide sources are described in detail in the hereinabove incorporated Kirk Othmer's Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, 4th Ed (1992, John Wiley & Sons), Vol. 4, pp. 271-300 "Bleaching Agents (Survey)", and include the various forms of sodium perborate and sodium percarbonate, including various coated and modified forms. An "effective amount" of a source of hydrogen peroxide is any amount capable of measurably improving stain removal (especially of tea stains) from soiled dishware compared to a hydrogen peroxide source-free composition when the soiled dishware is washed by the consumer in a domestic automatic dishwasher in the presence of alkali.
More generally a source of hydrogen peroxide herein is any convenient compound or mixture which under consumer use conditions provides an effective amount of hydrogen peroxide. Levels may vary widely and are usually in the range from about 0.1% to about 70%, more typically from about 0.5% to about 30%, by weight of the ADD compositions herein.
The preferred source of hydrogen peroxide used herein can be any convenient source, including hydrogen peroxide itself. For example, perborate, e.g., sodium perborate (any hydrate but preferably the mono- or tetra-hydrate), sodium carbonate peroxyhydrate or equivalent percarbonate salts, sodium pyrophosphate peroxyhydrate, urea peroxyhydrate, or sodium peroxide can be used herein. Also useful are sources of available oxygen such as persulfate bleach (e.g., OXONE, manufactured by DuPont). Sodium perborate monohydrate and sodium percarbonate are particularly preferred. Mixtures of any convenient hydrogen peroxide sources can also be used.
A preferred percarbonate bleach comprises dry particles having an average particle size in the range from about 500 micrometers to about 1,000 micrometers, not more than about 10% by weight of said particles being smaller than about 200 micrometers and not more than about 10% by weight of said particles being larger than about 1,250 micrometers. Optionally, the percarbonate can be coated with a silicate, borate or water-soluble surfactants. Percarbonate is available from various commercial sources such as FMC, Solvay and Tokai Denka.
While effective bleaching compositions herein may comprise only the identified cobalt catalysts and a source of hydrogen peroxide, fully-formulated ADD compositions typically will also comprise other automatic dishwashing detergent adjunct materials to improve or modify performance. These materials are selected as appropriate for the properties required of an automatic dishwashing composition. For example, low spotting and filming is desired--preferred compositions have spotting and filming grades of 3 or less, preferably less than 2, and most preferably less than 1, as measured by the standard test of The American Society for Testing and Materials ("ASTM") D3556-85 (Reapproved 1989) "Standard Test Method for Deposition on Glassware During Mechanical Dishwashing". Also for example, low sudsing is desired--preferred compositions produce less than 2 inches, more preferably less than 1 inch, of suds in the bottom of the dishwashing machine during normal use conditions (as determined using known methods such as, for example, that described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,294,365, to Welch et al., issued Mar. 15, 1994).
C. Builders
Detergent builders are included in the compositions herein to assist in controlling mineral hardness. Inorganic as well as organic builders can be used. Builders are typically used in automatic dishwashing and fabric laundering compositions, for example to assist in the removal of particulate soils.
The level of builder can vary widely depending upon the end use of the composition and its desired physical form. When present, the compositions will typically comprise at least about 1% builder. High performance compositions typically comprise from about 10% to about 80%, more typically from about 15% to about 50% by weight, of the detergent builder. Lower or higher levels of builder, however, are not excluded.
Inorganic or non-phosphate P-containing detergent builders include, but are not limited to, phosphonates, phytic acid, silicates, carbonates (including bicarbonates and sesquicarbonates), sulfates, citrate, zeolite or layered silicate, and aluminosilicates. See U.S. Pat. No. 4,605,509 for examples of preferred aluminosilicates.
Examples of carbonate builders are the alkaline earth and alkali metal carbonates as disclosed in German Patent Application No. 2,321,001 published on Nov. 15, 1973. Various grades and types of sodium carbonate and sodium sesquicarbonate may be used, certain of which are particularly useful as carriers for other ingredients, especially detersive surfactants.
Aluminosilicate builders may be used in the present compositions though are not preferred for automatic dishwashing detergents. Aluminosilicate builders are of great importance in most currently marketed heavy duty granular detergent compositions, and can also be a significant builder ingredient in liquid detergent formulations. Aluminosilicate builders include those having the empirical formula: Na.sub.2 O.Al.sub.2 O.sub.3.xSiO.sub.z.yH.sub.2 O wherein z and y are integers of at least 6, the molar ratio of z to y is in the range from 1.0 to about 0.5, and x is an integer from about 15 to about 264.
Useful aluminosilicate ion exchange materials are commercially available.
These aluminosilicates can be crystalline or amorphous in structure and can be naturally-occurring aluminosilicates or synthetically derived. A method for producing aluminosilicate ion exchange materials is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,985,669, Krummel, et al, issued Oct. 12, 1976. Preferred synthetic crystalline aluminosilicate ion exchange materials useful herein are available under the designations Zeolite A, Zeolite P (B), Zeolite MAP and Zeolite X. in another embodiment, the crystalline aluminosilicate ion exchange material has the formula: Na.sub.12 [(AlO.sub.2).sub.12 (SiO.sub.2).sub.12 ].xH.sub.2 O wherein x is from about 20 to about 30, especially about 27. This material is known as Zeolite A. Dehydrated zeolites (x=0-10) may also be used herein. Preferably, the aluminosilicate has a particle size of about 0.1-10 microns in diameter. Individual particles can desirably be even smaller than 0.1 micron to further assist kinetics of exchange through maximization of surface area. High surface area also increases utility of aluminosilicates as adsorbents for surfactants, especially in granular compositions. Aggregates of silicate or aluminosilicate particles may be useful, a single aggregate having dimensions tailored to minimize segregation in granular compositions, while the aggregate particle remains dispersible to submicron individual particles during the wash. As with other builders such as carbonates, it may be desirable to use zeolites in any physical or morphological form adapted to promote surfactant carrier function, and appropriate particle sizes may be freely selected by the formulator.
Organic detergent builders suitable for the purposes of the present invention include, but are not restricted to, a wide variety of polycarboxylate compounds. As used herein, "polycarboxylate" refers to compounds having a plurality of carboxylate groups, preferably at least 3 carboxylates. Polycarboxylate builder can generally be added to the composition in acid form, but can also be added in the form of a neutralized salt or "overbased". When utilized in salt form, alkali metals, such as sodium, potassium, and lithium, or alkanolammonium salts are preferred.
Included among the polycarboxylate builders are a variety of categories of useful materials. One important category of polycarboxylate builders encompasses the ether polycarboxylates, including oxydisuccinate, as disclosed in Berg, U.S. Pat. No. 3,128,287, issued Apr. 7, 1964, and Lamberti et al, U.S. Pat. No. 3,635,830, issued Jan. 18, 1972. See also "TMS/TDS" builders of U.S. Pat. No. 4,663,071, issued to Bush et al, on May 5, 1987. Suitable ether polycarboxylates also include cyclic compounds, particularly alicyclic compounds, such as those described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,923,679; 3,835,163; 4,158,635; 4,120,874 and 4,102,903.
Other useful detergency builders include the ether hydroxypolycarboxylates, copolymers of maleic anhydride with ethylene or vinyl methyl ether, 1,3,5-trihydroxy benzene-2,4,6-trisulphonic acid, and carboxymethyloxysuccinic acid, the various alkali metal, ammonium and substituted ammonium salts of polyacetic acids such as ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid and nitrilotriacetic acid, as well as polycarboxylates such as mellitic acid, succinic acid, oxydisuccinic acid, polymaleic acid, benzene 1,3,5-tricarboxylic acid, carboxymethyloxysuccinic acid, and soluble salts thereof.
Citrate builders, e.g., citric acid and soluble salts thereof (particularly sodium salt), are polycarboxylate builders of particular importance for heavy duty laundry detergent and automatic dishwashing formulations due to their availability from renewable resources and their biodegradability. Citrates can also be used in combination with zeolite, the aforementioned BRITESIL types, and/or layered silicate builders. Oxydisuccinates are also useful in such compositions and combinations.
Also suitable in the detergent compositions of the present invention are the 3,3-dicarboxy-4-oxa-1,6-hexanedionates and the related compounds disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,566,984, Bush, issued Jan. 28, 1986. Useful succinic acid builders include the C.sub.5 -C.sub.20 alkyl and alkenyl succinic acids and salts thereof. A particularly preferred compound of this type is dodecenylsuccinic acid. Specific examples of succinate builders include: laurylsuccinate, myristylsuccinate, palmitylsuccinate, 2-dodecenylsuccinate (preferred), 2-pentadecenylsuccinate, and the like. Laurylsuccinates are the preferred builders of this group, and are described in European Patent Application 86200690.5/0,200,263, published Nov. 5, 1986.
Other suitable polycarboxylates are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,144,226, Crutchfield et al, issued Mar. 13, 1979 and in U.S. Pat. No. 3,308,067, Diehl, issued Mar. 7, 1967. See also U.S. Pat. No. 3,723,322.
Fatty acids, e.g., C.sub.12 -C.sub.18 monocarboxylic acids, may also be incorporated into the compositions alone, or in combination with the aforesaid builders, especially citrate and/or the succinate builders, to provide additional builder activity but are generally not desired. Such use of fatty acids will generally result in a diminution of sudsing in laundry compositions, which may need to be be taken into account by the formulator. Fatty acids or their salts are undesirable in Automatic Dishwashing (ADD) embodiments in situations wherein soap scums can form and be deposited on dishware.
Where phosphorus-based builders can be used, the various alkali metal phosphates such as the well-known sodium tripolyphosphates, sodium pyrophosphate and sodium orthophosphate can be used. Phosphonate builders such as ethane-1-hydroxy-1,1-diphosphonate and other known phosphonates (see, for example, U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,159,581; 3,213,030; 3,422,021; 3,400,148 and 3,422,137) can also be used though such materials are more commonly used in a low-level mode as chelants or stabilizers.
Phosphate detergent builders for use in ADD compositions are well known. They include, but are not limited to, the alkali metal, ammonium and alkanolammonium salts of polyphosphates (exemplified by the tripolyphosphates, pyrophosphates, and glassy polymeric meta-phosphates). Phosphate builder sources are described in detail in Kirk Othmer, 3rd Edition, Vol. 17, pp. 426-472 and in "Advanced Inorganic Chemistry" by Cotton and Wilkinson, pp. 394-400 (John Wiley and Sons, Inc.; 1972).
Preferred levels of phosphate builders herein are from about 10% to about 75%, preferably from about 15% to about 50%, of phosphate builder.
D. Optional Bleach Catalysts
The present invention compositions and methods can include metal-containing bleach catalysts that are effective for use in ADD compositions. Preferred, where hydrogen peroxide bleaching agents are used, are manganese and cobalt-containing bleach catalysts.
One type of metal-containing bleach catalyst is a catalyst system comprising a transition metal cation of defined bleach catalytic activity, such as copper, iron, titanium, ruthenium tungsten, molybdenum, or manganese cations, an auxiliary metal cation having little or no bleach catalytic activity, such as zinc or aluminum cations, and a sequestrate having defined stability constants for the catalytic and auxiliary metal cations, particularly ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, ethylenediaminetetra (methylenephosphonic acid) and water-soluble salts thereof. Such catalysts are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,430,243.
Other types of bleach catalysts include the manganese-based complexes disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,246,621 and U.S. Pat. No. 5,244,594. Preferred examples of theses catalysts include Mn.sup.IV.sub.2 (u-O).sub.3 (1,4,7-trimethyl-1,4,7-triazacyclononane).sub.2 -(PF.sub.6).sub.2 ("MnTACN"), Mn.sup.III.sub.2 (u-O).sub.1 (u-OAc).sub.2 (1,4,7-trimethyl-1,4,7-triazacyclononane).sub.2 -(ClO.sub.4).sub.2, Mn.sup.IV.sub.4 (u-O).sub.6 (1,4,7-triazacyclononane).sub.4 -(ClO.sub.4).sub.2, Mn.sup.III Mn.sup.IV.sub.4 (u-O).sub.1 (u-OAc).sub.2 (1,4,7-trimethyl-1,4,7-triazacyclononane).sub.2 -(ClO.sub.4).sub.3, and mixtures thereof. See also European patent application publication no. 549,272. Other ligands suitable for use herein include 1,5,9-trimethyl-1,5,9-triazacyclododecane, 2-methyl-1,4,7-triazacyclononane, 2-methyl-1,4,7-triazacyclononane, and mixtures thereof.
The bleach catalysts useful in automatic dishwashing compositions and concentrated powder detergent compositions may also be selected as appropriate for the present invention. For examples of suitable bleach catalysts see U.S. Pat. No. 4,246,612 and U.S. Pat. No. 5,227,084.
See also U.S. Pat. No. 5,194,416 which teaches mononuclear manganese (IV) complexes such as Mn(1,4,7-trimethyl-1,4,7-triazacyclononane(OCH.sub.3).sub.3 -(PF.sub.6).
Still another type of bleach catalyst, as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,114,606, is a water-soluble complex of manganese (II), (III), and/or (IV) with a ligand which is a non-carboxylate polyhydroxy compound having at least three consecutive C--OH groups. Preferred ligands include sorbitol, iditol, dulsitol, mannitol, xylitol, arabitol, adonitol, meso-erythritol, meso-inositol, lactose, and mixtures thereof.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,114,611 teaches a bleach catalyst comprising a complex of transition metals, including Mn, Co, Fe, or Cu, with an non-(macro)-cyclic ligand. Said ligands are of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 an each be selected from H, substituted alkyl and aryl groups such that each R.sup.1 --N.dbd.C--R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 --C.dbd.N--R.sup.4 form a five or six-membered ring. Said ring can further be substituted. B is a bridging group selected from O,S. CR.sup.5 R.sup.6, NR.sup.7 and C.dbd.O, wherein R.sup.5, R.sup.6, and R.sup.7 can each be H, alkyl, or aryl groups, including substituted or unsubstituted groups. Preferred ligands include pyridine, pyridazine, pyrimidine, pyrazine, imidazole, pyrazole, and triazole rings. Optionally, said rings may be substituted with substituents such as alkyl, aryl, alkoxy, halide, and nitro. Particularly preferred is the ligand 2,2'-bispyridylamine. Preferred bleach catalysts include Co, Cu, Mn, Fe,-bispyridylmethane and -bispyridylamine complexes. Highly preferred catalysts include Co(2,2'-bispyridylamine)Cl.sub.2, Di(isothiocyanato)bispyridylamine-cobalt (II), trisdipyridylamine-cobalt(II) perchlorate, Co(2,2-bispyridylamine).sub.2 ClO.sub.4, Bis-(2,2'-bispyridylamine) copper(II) perchlorate, tris(di-2-pyridylamine) iron(II) perchlorate, and mixtures thereof.
Other examples include Mn gluconate, Mn(CF.sub.3 SO.sub.3).sub.2, Co(NH.sub.3).sub.5 Cl, and the binuclear Mn complexed with tetra-N-dentate and bi-N-dentate ligands, including N.sub.4 Mn.sup.III (u-O).sub.2 Mn.sup.IV N.sub.4).sup.+ and [Bipy.sub.2 Mn.sup.III (u-O).sub.2 Mn.sup.IV bipy.sub.2 ]-(ClO.sub.4).sub.3.
The bleach catalysts may also be prepared by combining a water-soluble ligand with a water-soluble manganese salt in aqueous media and concentrating the resulting mixture by evaporation. Any convenient water-soluble salt of manganese can be used herein. Manganese (II), (III), (IV) and/or (V) is readily available on a commercial scale. In some instances, sufficient manganese may be present in the wash liquor, but, in general, it is preferred to detergent composition Mn cations in the compositions to ensure its presence in catalytically-effective amounts. Thus, the sodium salt of the ligand and a member selected from the group consisting of MnSO.sub.4, Mn(ClO.sub.4).sub.2 or MnCl.sub.2 (least preferred) are dissolved in water at molar ratios of ligand:Mn salt in the range of about 1:4 to 4:1 at neutral or slightly alkaline pH. The water may first be de-oxygenated by boiling and cooled by spraying with nitrogen. The resulting solution is evaporated (under N.sub.2, if desired) and the resulting solids are used in the bleaching and detergent compositions herein without further purification.
In an alternate mode, the water-soluble manganese source, such as MnSO.sub.4, is added to the bleach/cleaning composition or to the aqueous bleaching/cleaning bath which comprises the ligand. Some type of complex is apparently formed in situ, and improved bleach performance is secured. In such an in situ process, it is convenient to use a considerable molar excess of the ligand over the manganese, and mole ratios of ligand:Mn typically are 3:1 to 15:1. The additional ligand also serves to scavenge vagrant metal ions such as iron and copper, thereby protecting the bleach from decomposition. One possible such system is described in European patent application, publication no. 549,271.
While the structures of the bleach-catalyzing manganese complexes of the present invention have not been elucidated, it may be speculated that they comprise chelates or other hydrated coordination complexes which result from the interaction of the carboxyl and nitrogen atoms of the ligand with the manganese cation. Likewise, the oxidation state of the manganese cation during the catalytic process is not known with certainty, and may be the (+II), (+III), (+IV) or (+V) valence state. Due to the ligands' possible six points of attachment to the manganese cation, it may be reasonably speculated that multi-nuclear species and/or "cage" structures may exist in the aqueous bleaching media. Whatever the form of the active Mn ligand species which actually exists, it functions in an apparently catalytic manner to provide improved bleaching performances on stubborn stains such as tea, ketchup, coffee, wine, juice, and the like.
Other bleach catalysts are described, for example, in European patent application, publication no. 408,131 (cobalt complex catalysts), European patent applications, publication nos. 384,503, and 306,089 (metallo-porphyrin catalysts), U.S. Pat. No.4,728,455 (manganese/multidentate ligand catalyst), U.S. Pat. No. 4,711,748 and European patent application, publication no. 224,952, (absorbed manganese on aluminosilicate catalyst), U.S. Pat. No. 4,601,845 (aluminosilicate support with manganese and zinc or magnesium salt), U.S. Pat. No. 4,626,373 (manganese/ligand catalyst), U.S. Pat. No. 4,119,557 (ferric complex catalyst), German Pat. No. specification 2,054,019 (cobalt chelant catalyst) Canadian 866,191 (transition metal-containing salts), U.S. Pat. No. 4,430,243 (chelants with manganese cations and non-catalytic metal cations), and U.S. Pat. No. 4,728,455 (manganese gluconate catalysts).
Preferred are cobalt (III) catalysts having the formula:
Co[(NH.sub.3).sub.n M'.sub.m B'.sub.b T'.sub.t Q.sub.q P.sub.p ]Y.sub.y
wherein cobalt is in the +3 oxidation state; n is an integer from 0 to 5 (preferably 4 or 5; most preferably 5); M' represents a monodentate ligand; m is an integer from 0 to 5 (preferably 1 or 2; most preferably 1); B' represents a bidentate ligand; b is an integer from 0 to 2; T' represents a tridentate ligand; t is 0 or 1; Q is a tetradentate ligand; q is 0 or 1; P is a pentadentate ligand; p is 0 or 1; and n+m+2b+3t+4q+5p=6; Y is one or more appropriately selected counteranions present in a number y, where y is an integer from 1 to 3 (preferably 2 to 3; most preferably 2 when Y is a -1charged anion), to obtain a charge-balanced salt, preferred Y are selected from the group consisting of chloride, nitrate, nitrite, sulfate, citrate, acetate, carbonate, and combinations thereof; and wherein further at least one of the coordination sites attached to the cobalt is labile under automatic dishwashing use conditions and the remaining coordination sites stabilize the cobalt under automatic dishwashing conditions such that the reduction potential for cobalt (III) to cobalt (II) under alkaline conditions is less than about 0.4 volts (preferably less than about 0.2 volts) versus a normal hydrogen electrode.
Preferred cobalt catalysts of this type have the formula:
[Co(NH.sub.3).sub.n (M').sub.m ]Y.sub.y
wherein n is an integer from 3 to 5 (preferably 4 or 5; most preferably 5); M' is a labile coordinating moiety, preferably selected from the group consisting of chlorine, bromine, hydroxide, water, and (when m is greater than 1) combinations thereof, m is an integer from 1 to 3 (preferably 1 or 2; most preferably 1); m+n=6; and Y is an appropriately selected counteranion present in a number y, which is an integer from 1 to 3 (preferably 2 to 3; most preferably 2 when Y is a -1 charged anion), to obtain a charge-balanced salt.
The preferred cobalt catalyst of this type useful herein are cobalt pentaamine chloride salts having the formula [Co(NH.sub.3).sub.5 Cl] Y.sub.y, and especially [Co(NH.sub.3).sub.5 Cl]Cl.sub.2.
More preferred are the present invention compositions which utilize cobalt (III) bleach catalysts having the formula:
[CO(NH.sub.3).sub.n (M).sub.m (B).sub.b ]T.sub.y
wherein cobalt is in the +3 oxidation state; n is 4 or 5 (preferably 5); M is one or more ligands coordinated to the cobalt by one site; m is 0, 1 or 2 (preferably 1); B is a ligand coordinated to the cobalt by two sites; b is 0 or 1 (preferably 0), and when b=0, then m+n=6, and when b=1, then m=0 and n=4; and T is one or more appropriately selected counteranions present in a number y, where y is an integer to obtain a charge-balanced salt (preferably y is 1 to 3; most preferably 2 when T is a -1 charged anion); and wherein further said catalyst has a base hydrolysis rate constant of less than 0.23 M.sup.-1 s.sup.-1 (25.degree. C.).
Preferred T are selected from the group consisting of chloride, iodide, I.sub.3.sup.-, formate, nitrate, nitrite, sulfate, sulfite, citrate, acetate, carbonate, bromide, PF.sub.6.sup.-, BF.sub.4.sup.-, B(Ph).sub.4.sup.-, phosphate, phosphite, silicate, tosylate, methanesulfonate, and combinations thereof. Optionally, T can be protonated if more than one anionic group exists in T, e.g., HPO.sub.4.sup.2-, HCO.sub.3.sup.-, H.sub.2 PO.sub.4.sup.-, etc. Further, T may be selected from the group consisting of non-traditional inorganic anions such as anionic surfactants (e.g., linear alkylbenzene sulfonates (LAS), alkyl sulfates (AS), alkylethoxysulfonates (AES), etc.) and/or anionic polymers (e.g., polyacrylates, polymethacrylates, etc.).
The M moieties include, but are not limited to, for example, F.sup.-, SO.sub.4.sup.-2, NCS.sup.-, SCN.sup.-, S.sub.2 O.sub.3.sup.-2, NH.sub.3, PO.sub.4.sup.3-, and carboxylates (which preferably are mono-carboxylates, but more than one carboxylate may be present in the moiety as long as the binding to the cobalt is by only one carboxylate per moiety, in which case the other carboxylate in the M moiety may be protonated or in its salt form). Optionally, M can be protonated if more than one anionic group exists in M (e.g., HPO.sub.4.sup.2-, HCO.sub.3.sup.-, H.sub.2 PO.sub.4.sup.-, HOC(O)CH.sub.2 C(O)O--, etc.). Preferred M moieties are substituted and unsubstituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.30 carboxylic acids having the formulas:
RC(O)O--
wherein R is preferably selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and C.sub.1 -C.sub.30 (preferably C.sub.1 -C.sub.18) unsubstituted and substituted alkyl, C.sub.6 -C.sub.30 (preferably C.sub.6 -C.sub.18) unsubstituted and substituted aryl, and C.sub.3 -C.sub.30 (preferably C.sub.5 -C.sub.18) unsubstituted and substituted heteroaryl, wherein substituents are selected from the group consisting of --NR'.sub.3, --NR'.sub.4.sup.+, --C(O)OR', --OR', --C(O)NR'.sub.2, wherein R' is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 moieties. Such substituted R therefore include the moieties --(CH.sub.2).sub.n OH and --(CH.sub.2).sub.n NR'.sub.4.sup.+, wherein n is an integer from 1 to about 16, preferably from about 2 to about 10, and most preferably from about 2 to about 5.
Most preferred M are carboxylic acids having the formula above wherein R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, propyl, straight or branched C.sub.4 -C.sub.12 alkyl, and benzyl. Most preferred R is methyl. Preferred carboxylic acid M moieties include formic, benzoic, octanoic, nonanoic, decanoic, dodecanoic, malonic, maleic, succinic, adipic, phthalic, 2-ethylhexanoic, naphthenoic, oleic, palmitic, triflate, tartrate, stearic, butyric, citric, acrylic, aspartic, fumaric, lauric, linoleic, lactic, malic, and especially acetic acid.
The B moieties include carbonate, di- and higher carboxylates (e.g., oxalate, malonate, malic, succinate, maleate), picolinic acid, and alpha and beta amino acids (e.g., glycine, alanine, beta-alanine, phenylalanine).
Cobalt bleach catalysts useful herein are known, being described for example along with their base hydrolysis rates, in M. L. Tobe, "Base Hydrolysis of Transition-Metal Complexes", Adv. Inorg. Bioinorg. Mech., (1983), 2, pages 1-94. For example, Table 1 at page 17, provides the base hydrolysis rates (designated therein as k.sub.OH) for cobalt pentaamine catalysts complexed with oxalate (k.sub.OH =2.5.times.10.sup.-4 M.sup.-1 s.sup.-1 (25.degree. C.)), NCS.sup.- (k.sub.OH =5.0.times.10.sup.-4 M.sup.-1 s.sup.-1 (25.degree. C.)), formate (k.sub.OH =5.8.times.10.sup.-4 M.sup.-1 s.sup.-1 (25.degree. C.)), and acetate (k.sub.OH =9.6.times.10.sup.-4 M.sup.-1 s.sup.-1 (25.degree. C.)). The most preferred cobalt catalyst useful herein are cobalt pentaamine acetate salts having the formula [Co(NH.sub.3).sub.5 OAc] T.sub.y, wherein OAc represents an acetate moiety, and especially cobalt pentaamine acetate chloride, [Co(NH.sub.3).sub.5 OAc]Cl.sub.2 ; as well as [Co(NH.sub.3).sub.5 OAc](OAc).sub.2 ; [Co(NH.sub.3).sub.5 OAc](PF.sub.6).sub.2 ; [Co(NH.sub.3).sub.5 OAc](SO.sub.4); [Co(NH.sub.3).sub.5 OAc](BF.sub.4).sub.2 ; and [Co(NH.sub.3).sub.5 OAc](NO.sub.3).sub.2 (herein "PAC").
These cobalt catalysts are readily prepared by known procedures, such as taught for example in the Tobe article hereinbefore and the references cited therein, in U.S. Pat. No. 4,810,410, to Diakun et al, issued Mar. 7, 1989, J. Chem. Ed. (1989), 66 (12), 1043-45; The Synthesis and Characterization of Inorganic Compounds, W. L. Jolly (Prentice-Hall; 1970), pp. 461-3; Inorg. Chem., 18, 1497-1502 (1979); Inorg. Chem., 21, 2881-2885 (1982); Inorg. Chem., 18, 2023-2025 (1979); Inorg. Synthesis, 173-176 (1960); and Journal of Physical Chemistry, 56, 22-25 (1952); as well as the synthesis examples provided hereinafter.
These catalysts may be coprocessed with adjunct materials so as to reduce the color impact if desired for the aesthetics of the product, or to be included in enzyme-containing particles as exemplified hereinafter, or the compositions may be manufactured to contain catalyst "speckles".
As a practical matter, and not by way of limitation, the cleaning compositions and cleaning processes herein can be adjusted to provide on the order of at least one part per hundred million of the active bleach catalyst species in the aqueous washing medium, and will preferably provide from about 0.01 ppm to about 25 ppm, more preferably from about 0.05 ppm to about 10 ppm, and most preferably from about 0.1 ppm to about 5 ppm, of the bleach catalyst species in the wash liquor. In order to obtain such levels in the wash liquor of an automatic dishwashing process, typical automatic dishwashing compositions herein will comprise from about 0.0005% to about 0.2%, more preferably from about 0.004% to about 0.08%, of bleach catalyst by weight of the cleaning compositions.
E. Adjunct Materials
Detersive ingredients or adjuncts optionally included in the instant compositions can include one or more materials for assisting or enhancing cleaning performance, treatment of the substrate to be cleaned, or designed to improve the aesthetics of the compositions. They are further selected based on the form of the composition, i.e., whether the composition is to be sold as a liquid, paste (semi-solid), or solid form (including tablets and the preferred granular forms for the present compositions). Adjuncts which can also be included in compositions of the present invention, at their conventional art-established levels for use (generally, adjunct materials comprise, in total, from about 30% to about 99.9%, preferably from about 70% to about 95%, by weight of the compositions), include other active ingredients such as low-foaming nonionic surfactants, non-phosphate builders, chelants, enzymes, suds suppressors, dispersant polymers (e.g., from BASF Corp. or Rohm & Haas), color speckles, silvercare, anti-tarnish and/or anti-corrosion agents, dyes, fillers, germicides, alkalinity sources, hydrotropes, anti-oxidants, enzyme stabilizing agents, solubilizing agents, carriers, processing aids, pigments, pH control agents, and, for liquid formulations, solvents, as described in detail hereinafter.
1. Detergent Surfactants
(a) Low-Foaming Nonionic Surfactant--Surfactants are useful in Automatic Dishwashing to assist cleaning, help defoam food soil foams, especially from proteins, and to help control spotting/filming and are desirably included in the present detergent compositions at levels of from about 0.1% to about 20% of the composition. In general, bleach-stable surfactants are preferred. ADD (Automatic Dishwashing Detergent) compositions of the present invention prefereably comprise low foaming nonionic surfactants (LFNIs). LFNI can be present in amounts from 0 to about 10% by weight, preferably from about 0.25% to about 4%. LFNIs are most typically used in ADDs on account of the improved water-sheeting action (especially from glass) which they confer to the ADD product. They also encompass non-silicone, nonphosphate polymeric materials further illustrated hereinafter which are known to defoam food soils encountered in automatic dishwashing.
Preferred LFNIs include nonionic alkoxylated surfactants, especially ethoxylates derived from primary alcohols, and blends thereof with more sophisticated surfactants, such as the polyoxypropylene/polyoxyethylene/polyoxypropylene (PO/EO/PO) reverse block polymers. The PO/EO/PO polymer-type surfactants are well-known to have foam suppressing or defoaming action, especially in relation to common food soil ingredients such as egg.
The invention encompasses preferred embodiments wherein LFNI is present, and wherein this component is solid at about 95.degree. F. (35.degree. C.), more preferably solid at about 77.degree. F. (250.degree. C.). For ease of manufacture, a preferred LFNI has a melting point between about 77.degree. F. (250.degree. C.) and about 140.degree. F. (60.degree. C.), more preferably between about 80.degree. F. (26.6.degree. C.) and 110.degree. F. (43.3.degree. C.).
In a preferred embodiment, the LFNI is an ethoxylated surfactant derived from the reaction of a monohydroxy alcohol or alkylphenol containing from about 8 to about 20 carbon atoms, with from about 6 to about 15 moles of ethylene oxide per mole of alcohol or alkyl phenol on an average basis.
A particularly preferred LFNI is derived from a straight chain fatty alcohol containing from about 16 to about 20 carbon atoms (C.sub.16 -C.sub.20 alcohol), preferably a C.sub.18 alcohol, condensed with an average of from about 6 to about 15 moles, preferably from about 7 to about 12 moles, and most preferably from about 7 to about 9 moles of ethylene oxide per mole of alcohol. Preferably the ethoxylated nonionic surfactant so derived has a narrow ethoxylate distribution relative to the average.
The LFNI can optionally contain propylene oxide in an amount up to about 15% by weight. Other preferred LFNI surfactants can be prepared by the processes described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,223,163, issued Sep. 16, 1980, Builloty, incorporated herein by reference.
Highly preferred ADDs herein wherein the LFNI is present make use of ethoxylated monohydroxy alcohol or alkyl phenol and additionally comprise a polyoxyethylene, polyoxypropylene block polymeric compound; the ethoxylated monohydroxy alcohol or alkyl phenol fraction of the LFNI comprising from about 20% to about 100%, preferably from about 30% to about 70%, of the total LFNI.
Suitable block polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene polymeric compounds that meet the requirements described hereinbefore include those based on ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, glycerol, trimethylolpropane and ethylenediamine as initiator reactive hydrogen compound. Polymeric compounds made from a sequential ethoxylation and propoxylation of initiator compounds with a single reactive hydrogen atom, such as C.sub.12-18 aliphatic alcohols, do not generally provide satisfactory suds control in the instant ADDs. Certain of the block polymer surfactant compounds designated PLURONIC.RTM. and TETRONIC.RTM. by the BASF-Wyandotte Corp., Wyandotte, Mich., are suitable in ADD compositions of the invention.
A particularly preferred LFNI contains from about 40% to about 70% of a polyoxypropylene/polyoxyethylene/polyoxypropylene block polymer blend comprising about 75%, by weight of the blend, of a reverse block co-polymer of polyoxyethylene and polyoxypropylene containing 17 moles of ethylene oxide and 44 moles of propylene oxide; and about 25%, by weight of the blend, of a block co-polymer of polyoxyethylene and polyoxypropylene initiated with trimethylolpropane and containing 99 moles of propylene oxide and 24 moles of ethylene oxide per mole of trimethylolpropane.
Suitable for use as LFNI in the ADD compositions are those LFNI having relatively low cloud points and high hydrophilic-lipophilic balance (HLB). Cloud points of 1% solutions in water are typically below about 32.degree. C. and preferably lower, e.g., 0.degree. C., for optimum control of sudsing throughout a full range of water temperatures.
LFNIs which may also be used include a C.sub.18 alcohol polyethoxylate, having a degree of ethoxylation of about 8, commercially available as SLF18 from Olin Corp., and any biodegradable LFNI having the melting point properties discussed hereinabove.
(b) Anionic surfactant--The automatic dishwashing detergent compositions herein are preferably substantially free from anionic surfactants. It has been discovered that certain anionic co-surfactants, particularly fatty carboxylic acids, can cause unsightly films on dishware. Moreover, many anionic surfactants are high foaming. However, low foaming anionic surfactants such as branched long chain alkylaryl, and alkylpolyaryl sodium sulfonates are useful herein. Examples of such low foaming anionics are exemplified in U.S. Pat. No. 4,071,463, Steinhauer, issued Jan. 31, 1978, which is incorporated herein by reference. If present, the anionic co-surfactant is typically of a type having good solubility in the presence of calcium. Such anionic co-surfactants are further illustrated by sulfobetaines, alkyl(polyethoxy)sulfates (AES), alkyl (polyethoxy)carboxylates, and short chained C.sub.6 -C.sub.10 alkyl sulfates and sulfonates.
2. Detersive Enzymes
"Detersive enzyme", as used herein, means any enzyme having a cleaning, stain removing or otherwise beneficial effect in an ADD composition. Preferred detersive enzymes are hydrolases such as proteases, amylases and lipases. Highly preferred for automatic dishwashing are amylases and/or proteases, including both current commercially available types and improved types which, though more bleach compatible, have a remaining degree of bleach deactivation susceptibility.
In general, as noted, preferred ADD compositions herein comprise one or more detersive enzymes. If only one enzyme is used, it is preferably an amyolytic enzyme when the composition is for automatic dishwashing use. Highly preferred for automatic dishwashing is a mixture of proteolytic enzymes and amyloytic enzymes. More generally, the enzymes to be incorporated include proteases, amylases, lipases, cellulases, and peroxidases, as well as mixtures thereof. Other types of enzymes may also be included. They may be of any suitable origin, such as vegetable, animal, bacterial, fungal and yeast origin. However, their choice is governed by several factors such as pH-activity and/or stability optima, thermostability, stability versus active detergents, builders, etc. In this respect bacterial or fungal enzymes are preferred, such as bacterial amylases and proteases, and fungal cellulases.
Enzymes are normally incorporated in the instant detergent compositions at levels sufficient to provide a "cleaning-effective amount". The term "cleaning-effective amount" refers to any amount capable of producing a cleaning, stain removal or soil removal effect on substrates such as fabrics, dishware and the like. Since enzymes are catalytic materials, such amounts may be very small. In practical terms for current commercial preparations, typical amounts are up to about 5 mg by weight, more typically about 0.01 mg to about 3 mg, of active enzyme per gram of the composition. Stated otherwise, the compositions herein will typically comprise from about 0.001% to about 6%, preferably 0.01%-1% by weight of a commercial enzyme preparation. Protease enzymes are usually present in such commercial preparations at levels sufficient to provide from 0.005 to 0.1 Anson units (AU) of activity per gram of composition. For automatic dishwashing purposes, it may be desirable to increase the active enzyme content of the commercial preparations, in order to minimize the total amount of non-catalytically active materials delivered and thereby improve spotting/filming results.
Suitable examples of proteases are the subtilisins which are obtained from particular strains of B. subtilis and B. licheniformis. Another suitable protease is obtained from a strain of Bacillus, having maximum activity throughout the pH range of 8-12, developed and sold by Novo Industries A/S as ESPERASE.RTM.. The preparation of this enzyme and analogous enzymes is described in British Patent Specification No. 1,243,784 of Novo. Proteolytic enzymes suitable for removing protein-based stains that are commercially available include those sold under the tradenames ALCALASE.RTM. and SAVINASE.RTM. by Novo Industries A/S (Denmark) and MAXATASE.RTM. by International Bio-Synthetics, Inc. (The Netherlands). Other proteases include Protease A (see European Patent Application 130,756, published Jan. 9, 1985) and Protease B (see European Patent Application Serial No. 87303761.8, filed Apr. 28, 1987, and European Patent Application 130,756, Bott et al, published Jan. 9, 1985).
An especially preferred protease, referred to as "Protease D" is a carbonyl hydrolase variant having an amino acid sequence not found in nature, which is derived from a precursor carbonyl hydrolase by substituting a different amino acid for a plurality of amino acid residues at a position in said carbonyl hydrolase equivalent to position +76, preferably also in combination with one or more amino acid residue positions equivalent to those selected from the group consisting of +99, +101, +103, +104, +107, +123, +27, +105, +109, +126, +128, +135, +156, +166, +195, +197, +204, +206, +210, +216, +217, +218, +222, +260, +265, and/or +274 according to the numbering of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens subtilisin, as described in the patent applications of A. Baeck, et al, entitled "Protease-Containing Cleaning Compositions" having U.S. Ser. No. 08/322,676, and C. Ghosh, et al, "Bleaching Compositions Comprising Protease Enzymes" having U.S. Ser. No. 08/322,677, both filed Oct. 13, 1994.
Amylases suitable herein include, for example, .alpha.-amylases described in British Patent Specification No. 1,296,839 (Novo), RAPIDASE.RTM., International Bio-Synthetics, Inc. and TERMAMYL.RTM., Novo Industries.
Engineering of enzymes (e.g., stability-enhanced amylase) for improved stability, e.g., oxidative stability is known. See, for example J. Biological Chem., Vol. 260, No. 11, June 1985, pp 6518-6521. "Reference amylase" refers to a conventional amylase inside the scope of the amylase component of this invention. Further, stability-enhanced amylases, also within the invention, are typically compared to these "reference amylases".
The present invention, in certain preferred embodiments, can makes use of amylases having improved stability in detergents, especially improved oxidative stability. A convenient absolute stability reference-point against which amylases used in these preferred embodiments of the instant invention represent a measurable improvement is the stability of TERMAMYL.RTM. in commercial use in 1993 and available from Novo Nordisk A/S. This TERMAMYL.RTM. amylase is a "reference amylase", and is itself well-suited for use in the ADD (Automatic Dishwashing Detergent) compositions of the invention. Even more preferred amylases herein share the characteristic of being "stability-enhanced" amylases, characterized, at a minimum, by a measurable improvement in one or more of: oxidative stability, e.g., to hydrogen peroxide/tetraacetylethylenediamine in buffered solution at pH 9-10; thermal stability, e.g., at common wash temperatures such as about 60.degree. C.; or alkaline stability, e.g., at a pH from about 8 to about 11, all measured versus the above-identified reference-amylase. Preferred amylases herein can demonstrate further improvement versus more challenging reference amylases, the latter reference amylases being illustrated by any of the precursor amylases of which preferred amylases within the invention are variants. Such precursor amylases may themselves be natural or be the product of genetic engineering. Stability can be measured using any of the art-disclosed technical tests. See references disclosed in WO 94/02597, itself and documents therein referred to being incorporated by reference.
In general, stability-enhanced amylases respecting the preferred embodiments of the invention can be obtained from Novo Nordisk A/S, or from Genencor International.
Preferred amylases herein have the commonality of being derived using site-directed mutagenesis from one or more of the Baccillus amylases, especialy the Bacillus alpha-amylases, regardless of whether one, two or multiple amylase strains are the immediate precursors.
As noted, "oxidative stability-enhanced" amylases are preferred for use herein despite the fact that the invention makes them "optional but preferred" materials rather than essential. Such amylases are non-limitingly illustrated by the following:
(i) An amylase according to the hereinbefore incorporated WO/94/02597, Novo Nordisk A/S, published Feb. 3, 1994, as further illustrated by a mutant in which substitution is made, using alanine or threonine (preferably threonine), of the methionine residue located in position 197 of the B. licheniformis alpha-amylase, known as TERMAMYL.RTM., or the homologous position variation of a similar parent amylase, such as B. amyloliquefaciens, B. subtilis, or B. stearothermophilus,
(ii) Stability-enhanced amylases as described by Genencor International in a paper entitled "Oxidatively Resistant alpha-Amylases" presented at the 207th American Chemical Society National Meeting, Mar. 13-17 1994, by C. Mitchinson. Therein it was noted that bleaches in automatic dishwashing detergents inactivate alpha-amylases but that improved oxidative stability amylases have been made by Genencor from B. licheniformis NCIB8061. Methionine (Met) was identified as the most likely residue to be modified. Met was substituted, one at a time, in positions 8,15,197,256,304,366 and 438 leading to specific mutants, particularly important being M197L and M197T with the M197T variant being the most stable expressed variant. Stability was measured in CASCADE.RTM. and SUNLIGHT.RTM.;
(iii) Particularly preferred herein are amylase variants having additional modification in the immediate parent available from Novo Nordisk A/S. These amylases do not yet have a tradename but are those referred to by the supplier as QL37+M197T.
Any other oxidative stability-enhanced amylase can be used, for example as derived by site-directed mutagenesis from known chimeric, hybrid or simple mutant parent forms of available amylases.
Cellulases usable in, but not preferred, for the present invention include both bacterial or fungal cellulases. Typically, they will have a pH optimum of between 5 and 9.5. Suitable cellulases are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,435,307, Barbesgoard et al, issued Mar. 6, 1984, which discloses fungal cellulase produced from Humicola insolens and Humicola strain DSM1800 or a cellulase 212-producing fungus belonging to the genus Aeromonas, and cellulase extracted from the hepatopancreas of a marine mollusk (Dolabella auricula solander). Suitable cellulases are also disclosed in GB-A-2.075.028; GB-A-2.095.275 and DE-OS-2.247.832. CAREZYME.RTM. (Novo) is especially useful.
Suitable lipase enzymes for detergent use include those produced by microorganisms of the Pseudomonas group, such as Pseudomonas stutzeri ATCC 19.154, as disclosed in British Patent 1,372,034. See also lipases in Japanese Patent Application 53,20487, laid open to public inspection on Feb. 24, 1978. This lipase is available from Amano Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Nagoya, Japan, under the trade name Lipase P "Amano," hereinafter referred to as "Amano-P." Other commercial lipases include Amano-CES, lipases ex Chromobacter viscosum, e.g. Chromobacter viscosum var. lipolyticum NRRLB 3673, commercially available from Toyo Jozo Co., Tagata, Japan; and further Chromobacter viscosum lipases from U.S. Biochemical Corp., U.S.A. and Disoynth Co., The Netherlands, and lipases ex Pseudomonas gladioli. The LIPOLASE.RTM. enzyme derived from Humicola lanuginosa and commercially available from Novo (see also EPO 341,947) is a preferred lipase for use herein. Another preferred lipase enzyme is the D96L variant of the native Humicola lanuginosa lipase, as described in WO 92/05249 and Research Disclosure No. 35944, Mar. 10, 1994, both published by Novo. In general, lipolytic enzymes are less preferred than amylases and/or proteases for automatic dishwashing embodiments of the present invention.
Peroxidase enzymes can be used in combination with oxygen sources, e.g., percarbonate, perborate, persulfate, hydrogen peroxide, etc. They are typically used for "solution bleaching," i.e. to prevent transfer of dyes or pigments removed from substrates during wash operations to other substrates in the wash solution. Peroxidase enzymes are known in the art, and include, for example, horseradish peroxidase, ligninase, and haloperoxidase such as chloro- and bromo-peroxidase. Peroxidase-containing detergent compositions are disclosed, for example, in PCT International Application WO 89/099813, published Oct. 19, 1989, by O. Kirk, assigned to Novo Industries A/S. The present invention encompasses peroxidase-free automatic dishwashing composition embodiments.
A wide range of enzyme materials and means for their incorporation into synthetic detergent compositions are also disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,553,139, issued Jan. 5, 1971 to McCarty et al. Enzymes are further disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,101,457, Place et al, issued Jul. 18, 1978, and in U.S. Pat. No. 4,507,219, Hughes, issued Mar. 26, 1985. Enzymes for use in detergents can be stabilized by various techniques. Enzyme stabilization techniques are disclosed and exemplified in U.S. Pat. No. 3,600,319, issued Aug. 17, 1971 to Gedge, et al, and European Patent Application Publication No. 0 199 405, Application No. 86200586.5, published Oct. 29, 1986, Venegas. Enzyme stabilization systems are also described, for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 3,519,570.
(a) Enzyme Stabilizing System--The enzyme-containing compositions, especially liquid compositions, herein may comprise from about 0.001% to about 10%, preferably from about 0.005% to about 8%, most preferably from about 0.01% to about 6%, by weight of an enzyme stabilizing system. The enzyme stabilizing system can be any stabilizing system which is compatible with the detersive enzyme. Such stabilizing systems can comprise calcium ion, boric acid, propylene glycol, short chain carboxylic acid, boronic acid, and mixtures thereof.
The stabilizing system of the ADDs herein may further comprise from 0 to about 10%, preferably from about 0.01% to about 6% by weight, of chlorine bleach scavengers, added to prevent chlorine bleach species present in many water supplies from attacking and inactivating the enzymes, especially under alkaline conditions. While chlorine levels in water may be small, typically in the range from about 0.5 ppm to about 1.75 ppm, the available chlorine in the total volume of water that comes in contact with the enzyme during dishwashing is relatively large; accordingly, enzyme stability in-use can be problematic.
Suitable chlorine scavenger anions are widely known and readily available, and are illustrated by salts containing ammonium cations with sulfite, bisulfite, thiosulfite, thiosulfate, iodide, etc. Antioxidants such as carbamate, ascorbate, etc., organic amines such as ethylenediaminetetracetic acid (EDTA) or alkali metal salt thereof, monoethanolamine (MEA), and mixtures thereof can likewise be used. Other conventional scavengers such as bisulfate, nitrate, chloride, sources of hydrogen peroxide such as sodium perborate tetrahydrate, sodium perborate monohydrate and sodium percarbonate, as well as phosphate, condensed phosphate, acetate, benzoate, citrate, formate, lactate, malate, tartrate, salicylate, etc., and mixtures thereof can be used if desired. In general, since the chlorine scavenger function can be performed by several of the ingredients separately listed under better recognized functions, (e.g., other components of the invention such as sodium perborate), there is no requirement to add a separate chlorine scavenger unless a compound performing that function to the desired extent is absent from an enzyme-containing embodiment of the invention; even then, the scavenger is added only for optimum results. Moreover, the formulator will exercise a chemist's normal skill in avoiding the use of any scavenger which is majorly incompatible with other ingredients, if used. In relation to the use of ammonium salts, such salts can be simply admixed with the detergent composition but are prone to adsorb water and/or liberate ammonia during storage. Accordingly, such materials, if present, are desirably protected in a particle such as that described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,652,392, Baginski et al.
3. Optional Bleach Adjuncts
(a) Bleach Activators--Preferably, the peroxygen bleach component in the composition is formulated with an activator (peracid precursor). The activator is present at levels of from about 0.01% to about 15%, preferably from about 1% to about 10%, more preferably from about 1% to about 8%, by weight of the composition. Preferred activators are selected from the group consisting of tetraacetyl ethylene diamine (TAED), benzoylcaprolactam (BzCL), 4-nitrobenzoylcaprolactam, 3-chlorobenzoylcaprolactam, benzoyloxybenzenesulphonate (BOBS), nonanoyloxybenzenesulphonate (NOBS), phenyl benzoate (PhBz), decanoyloxybenzenesulphonate (C.sub.10 -OBS), benzoylvalerolactam (BZVL), octanoyloxybenzenesulphonate (C.sub.8 -OBS), perhydrolyzable esters and mixtures thereof, most preferably benzoylcaprolactam and benzoylvalerolactam. Particularly preferred bleach activators in the pH range from about 8 to about 9.5 are those selected having an OBS or VL leaving group.
Preferred bleach activators are those described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,130,045, Mitchell et al, and U.S. Pat. No. 4,412,934, Chung et al, and copending patent applications U.S. Ser. Nos. 08/064,624, 08/064,623, 08/064,621, 08/064,562, 08/064,564, 08/082,270 and copending application to M. Burns, A. D. Willey, R. T. Hartshorn, C. K. Ghosh, entitled "Bleaching Compounds Comprising Peroxyacid Activators Used With Enzymes" and having U.S. Ser. No. 08/133,691 (P&G Case 4890R), all of which are incorporated herein by reference.
The mole ratio of peroxygen bleaching compound (as AvO) to bleach activator in the present invention generally ranges from at least 1:1, preferably from about 20:1 to about 1:1, more preferably from about 10:1 to about 3:1.
Quaternary substituted bleach activators may also be included. The present detergent compositions preferably comprise a quaternary substituted bleach activator (QSBA) or a quaternary substituted peracid (QSP); more preferably, the former. Preferred QSBA structures are further described in copending U.S. Ser. No. 08/298,903, 08/298,650, 08/298,906 and 08/298,904 filed Aug. 31, 1994, incorporated herein by reference.
(b) Organic Peroxides especially Diacyl Peroxides--These are extensively illustrated in Kirk Othmer, Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, Vol. 17, John Wiley and Sons, 1982 at pages 27-90 and especially at pages 63-72, all incorporated herein by reference. If a diacyl peroxide is used, it will preferably be one which exerts minimal adverse impact on spotting/filming.
4. pH and Buffering Variation
Many detergent compositions herein will be buffered, i.e., they are relatively resistant to pH drop in the presence of acidic soils. However, other compositions herein may have exceptionally low buffering capacity, or may be substantially unbuffered. Techniques for controlling or varying pH at recommended usage levels more generally include the use of not only buffers, but also additional alkalis, acids, pH-jump systems, dual compartment containers, etc., and are well known to those skilled in the art.
The preferred ADD compositions herein comprise a pH-adjusting component selected from water-soluble alkaline inorganic salts and water-soluble organic or inorganic builders. The pH-adjusting components are selected so that when the ADD is dissolved in water at a concentration of 1,000-5,000 ppm, the pH remains in the range of above about 8, preferably from about 9.5 to about 11. The preferred nonphosphate pH-adjusting component of the invention is selected from the group consisting of:
(i) sodium carbonate or sesquicarbonate;
(ii) sodium silicate, preferably hydrous sodium silicate having SiO.sub.2 :Na.sub.2 O ratio of from about 1:1 to about 2:1, and mixtures thereof with limited quantites of sodium metasilicate;
(iii) sodium citrate;
(iv) citric acid;
(v) sodium bicarbonate;
(vi) sodium borate, preferably borax;
(vii) sodium hydroxide; and
(viii) mixtures of (i)-(vii).
Preferred embodiments contain low levels of silicate (i.e. from about 3% to about 10% SiO.sub.2).
Illustrative of highly preferred pH-adjusting component systems are binary mixtures of granular sodium citrate with anhydrous sodium carbonate, and three-component mixtures of granular sodium citrate trihydrate, citric acid monohydrate and anhydrous sodium carbonate.
The amount of the pH adjusting component in the instant ADD compositions is preferably from about 1% to about 50%, by weight of the composition. In a preferred embodiment, the pH-adjusting component is present in the ADD composition in an amount from about 5% to about 40%, preferably from about 10% to about 30%, by weight.
For compositions herein having a pH between about 9.5 and about 11 of the initial wash solution, particularly preferred ADD embodiments comprise, by weight of ADD, from about 5% to about 40%, preferably from about 10% to about 30%, most preferably from about 15% to about 20%, of sodium citrate with from about 5% to about 30%, preferably from about 7% to 25%, most preferably from about 8% to about 20% sodium carbonate.
The essential pH-adjusting system can be complemented (i.e. for improved sequestration in hard water) by other optional detergency builder salts selected from nonphosphate detergency builders known in the art, which include the various water-soluble, alkali metal, ammonium or substituted ammonium borates, hydroxysulfonates, polyacetates, and polycarboxylates. Preferred are the alkali metal, especially sodium, salts of such materials. Alternate water-soluble, non-phosphorus organic builders can be used for their sequestering properties. Examples of polyacetate and polycarboxylate builders are the sodium, potassium, lithium, ammonium and substituted ammonium salts of ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid; nitrilotriacetic acid, tartrate monosuccinic acid, tartrate disuccinic acid, oxydisuccinic acid, carboxymethoxysuccinic acid, mellitic acid, and sodium benzene polycarboxylate salts.
(a) Water-Soluble Silicates
The present automatic dishwashing detergent compositions may further comprise water-soluble silicates. Water-soluble silicates herein are any silicates which are soluble to the extent that they do not adveresely affect spotting/filming characteristics of the ADD composition.
Examples of silicates are sodium metasilicate and, more generally, the alkali metal silicates, particularly those having a SiO.sub.2 :Na.sub.2 O ratio in the range 1.6:1 to 3.2:1; and layered silicates, such as the layered sodium silicates described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,664,839, issued May 12, 1987 to H. P. Rieck. NaSKS-6.RTM. is a crystalline layered silicate marketed by Hoechst (commonly abbreviated herein as "SKS-6"). Unlike zeolite builders, Na SKS-6 and other water-soluble silicates usefule herein do not contain aluminum. NaSKS-6 is the .delta.-Na.sub.2 SiO.sub.5 form of layered silicate and can be prepared by methods such as those described in German DE-A-3,417,649 and DE-A-3,742,043. SKS-6 is a preferred layered silicate for use herein, but other such layered silicates, such as those having the general formula NaMSi.sub.x O.sub.2x+1.yH.sub.2 O wherein M is sodium or hydrogen, x is a number from 1.9 to 4, preferably 2, and y is a number from 0 to 20, preferably 0 can be used. Various other layered silicates from Hoechst include NaSKS-5, NaSKS-7 and NaSKS-11, as the .alpha.-, .beta.- and .gamma.-forms. Other silicates may also be useful, such as for example magnesium silicate, which can serve as a crispening agent in granular formulations, as a stabilizing agent for oxygen bleaches, and as a component of suds control systems.
Silicates particularly useful in automatic dishwashing (ADD) applications include granular hydrous 2-ratio silicates such as BRITESIL.RTM. H20 from PQ Corp., and the commonly sourced BRITESIL.RTM. H24 though liquid grades of various silicates can be used when the ADD composition has liquid form. Within safe limits, sodium metasilicate or sodium hydroxide alone or in combination with other silicates may be used in an ADD context to boost wash pH to a desired level.
5. Chelating Agents
The compositions herein may also optionally contain one or more transition-metal selective sequestrants, "chelants" 'or "chelating agents", e.g., iron and/or copper and/or manganese chelating agents. Chelating agents suitable for use herein can be selected from the group consisting of aminocarboxylates, phosphonates (especially the aminophosphonates), polyfunctionally-substituted aromatic chelating agents, and mixtures thereof. Without intending to be bound by theory, it is believed that the benefit of these materials is due in part to their exceptional ability to control iron, copper and manganese in washing solutions which are known to decompose hydrogen peroxide and/or bleach activators; other benefits include inorganic film prevention or scale inhibition. Commercial chelating agents for use herein include the DEQUEST.RTM. series, and chelants from Monsanto, DuPont, and Nalco, Inc.
Aminocarboxylates useful as optional chelating agents are further illustrated by ethylenediaminetetracetates, N-hydroxyethylethylenediaminetriacetates, nitrilotriacetates, ethylenediamine tetraproprionates, triethylenetetraaminehexacetates, diethylenetriamine-pentaacetates, and ethanoldiglycines, alkali metal, ammonium, and substituted ammonium salts thereof. In general, chelant mixtures may be used for a combination of functions, such as multiple transition-metal control, long-term product stabilization, and/or control of precipitated transition metal oxides and/or hydroxides.
Polyfunctionally-substituted aromatic chelating agents are also useful in the compositions herein. See U.S. Pat. No. 3,812,044, issued May 21, 1974, to Connor et al. Preferred compounds of this type in acid form are dihydroxydisulfobenzenes such as 1,2-dihydroxy-3,5-disulfobenzene.
A highly preferred biodegradable chelator for use herein is ethylenediamine disuccinate ("EDDS"), especially (but not limited to) the [S,S] isomer as described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,704,233, Nov. 3, 1987, to Hartman and Perkins. The trisodium salt is preferred though other forms, such as magnesium salts, may also be useful.
Aminophosphonates are also suitable for use as chelating agents in the compositions of the invention when at least low levels of total phosphorus are acceptable in detergent compositions, and include the ethylenediaminetetrakis (methylenephosphonates) and the diethylenetriaminepentakis (methylene phosphonates). Preferably, these aminophosphonates do not contain alkyl or alkenyl groups with more than about 6 carbon atoms.
If utilized, chelating agents or transition-metal-selective sequestrants will preferably comprise from about 0.001% to about 10%, more preferably from about 0.05% to about 1% by weight of the compositions herein.
6. Dispersant Polymer
Preferred ADD compositions herein may additionally contain a dispersant polymer. When present, a dispersant polymer in the instant ADD compositions is typically at levels in the range from 0 to about 25%, preferably from about 0.5% to about 20%, more preferably from about 1% to about 8% by weight of the ADD composition. Dispersant polymers are useful for improved filming performance of the present ADD compositions, especially in higher pH embodiments, such as those in which wash pH exceeds about 9.5. Particularly preferred are polymers which inhibit the deposition of calcium carbonate or magnesium silicate on dishware.
Dispersant polymers suitable for use herein are further illustrated by the film-forming polymers described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,379,080 (Murphy), issued Apr. 5, 1983.
Suitable polymers are preferably at least partially neutralized or alkali metal, ammonium or substituted ammonium (e.g., mono-, di- or triethanolammonium) salts of polycarboxylic acids. The alkali metal, especially sodium salts are most preferred. While the molecular weight of the polymer can vary over a wide range, it preferably is from about 1,000 to about 500,000, more preferably is from about 1,000 to about 250,000, and most preferably, especially if the ADD is for use in North American automatic dishwashing appliances, is from about 1,000 to about 5,000.
Other suitable dispersant polymers include those disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,308,067 issued Mar. 7, 1967, to Diehl. Unsaturated monomeric acids that can be polymerized to form suitable dispersant polymers include acrylic acid, maleic acid (or maleic anhydride), fumaric acid, itaconic acid, aconitic acid, mesaconic acid, citraconic acid and methylenemalonic acid. The presence of monomeric segments containing no carboxylate radicals such as methyl vinyl ether, styrene, ethylene, etc. is suitable provided that such segments do not constitute more than about 50% by weight of the dispersant polymer.
Copolymers of acrylamide and acrylate having a molecular weight of from about 3,000 to about 100,000, preferably from about 4,000 to about 20,000, and an acrylamide content of less than about 50%, preferably less than about 20%, by weight of the dispersant polymer can also be used. Most preferably, such dispersant polymer has a molecular weight of from about 4,000 to about 20,000 and an acrylamide content of from about 0% to about 15%, by weight of the polymer.
Particularly preferred dispersant polymers are low molecular weight modified polyacrylate copolymers. Such copolymers contain as monomer units: a) from about 90% to about 10%, preferably from about 80% to about 20% by weight acrylic acid or its salts and b) from about 10% to about 90%, preferably from about 20% to about 80% by weight of a substituted acrylic monomer or its salt and have the general formula:
--[(C(R.sup.2)C(R.sup.1)(C(O)OR.sup.3)]
wherein the apparently unfilled valencies are in fact occupied by hydrogen and at least one of the substituents R.sup.1, R.sup.2, or R.sup.3, preferably R.sup.1 or R.sup.2, is a 1to 4 carbon alkyl or hydroxyalkyl group; R.sup.1 or R.sup.2 can be a hydrogen and R.sup.3 can be a hydrogen or alkali metal salt. Most preferred is a substituted acrylic monomer wherein R.sup.1 is methyl, R.sup.2 is hydrogen, and R.sup.3 is sodium.
Suitable low molecular weight polyacrylate dispersant polymer preferably has a molecular weight of less than about 15,000, preferably from about 500 to about 10,000, most preferably from about 1,000 to about 5,000. The most preferred polyacrylate copolymer for use herein has a molecular weight of about 3,500 and is the fully neutralized form of the polymer comprising about 70% by weight acrylic acid and about 30% by weight methacrylic acid.
Other suitable modified polyacrylate copolymers include the low molecular weight copolymers of unsaturated aliphatic carboxylic acids disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,530,766, and 5,084,535.
Agglomerated forms of the present ADD compositions may employ aqueous solutions of polymer dispersants as liquid binders for making the agglomerate (particularly when the composition consists of a mixture of sodium citrate and sodium carbonate). Especially preferred are polyacrylates with an average molecular weight of from about 1,000 to about 10,000, and acrylate/maleate or acrylate/fumarate copolymers with an average molecular weight of from about 2,000 to about 80,000 and a ratio of acrylate to maleate or fumarate segments of from about 30:1 to about 1:2. Examples of such copolymers based on a mixture of unsaturated mono- and dicarboxylate monomers are disclosed in European Patent Application No. 66,915, published Dec. 15, 1982.
Other dispersant polymers useful herein include the polyethylene glycols and polypropylene glycols having a molecular weight of from about 950 to about 30,000 which can be obtained from the Dow Chemical Company of Midland, Mich. Such compounds for example, having a melting point within the range of from about 30.degree. C. to about 100.degree. C., can be obtained at molecular weights of 1,450, 3,400, 4,500, 6,000, 7,400, 9,500, and 20,000. Such compounds are formed by the polymerization of ethylene glycol or propylene glycol with the requisite number of moles of ethylene or propylene oxide to provide the desired molecular weight and melting point of the respective polyethylene glycol and polypropylene glycol. The polyethylene, polypropylene and mixed glycols are referred to using the formula:
HO(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.m (CH.sub.2 CH(CH.sub.3)O).sub.n (CH(CH.sub.3)CH.sub.2 O).sub.o OH
wherein m, n, and o are integers satisfying the molecular weight and temperature requirements given above.
Yet other dispersant polymers useful herein include the cellulose sulfate esters such as cellulose acetate sulfate, cellulose sulfate, hydroxyethyl cellulose sulfate, methylcellulose sulfate, and hydroxypropylcellulose sulfate. Sodium cellulose sulfate is the most preferred polymer of this group.
Other suitable dispersant polymers are the carboxylated polysaccharides, particularly starches, celluloses and alginates, described in U.S. Pat. No. 3,723,322, Diehl, issued Mar. 27, 1973; the dextrin esters of polycarboxylic acids disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,929,107, Thompson, issued Nov. 11, 1975; the hydroxyalkyl starch ethers, starch esters, oxidized starches, dextrins and starch hydrolysates described in U.S. Pat No. 3,803,285, Jensen, issued Apr. 9, 1974; the carboxylated starches described in U.S. Pat. No. 3,629,121, Eldib, issued Dec. 21, 1971; and the dextrin starches described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,141,841, McDonald, issued Feb. 27, 1979. Preferred cellulose-derived dispersant polymers are the carboxymethyl celluloses.
Yet another group of acceptable dispersants are the organic dispersant polymers, such as polyaspartate.
7. Material Care Agents
The present ADD compositions may contain one or more material care agents which are effective as corrosion inhibitors and/or anti-tarnish aids. Such materials are preferred components of machine dishwashing compositions especially in certain European countries where the use of electroplated nickel silver and sterling silver is still comparatively common in domestic flatware, or when aluminium protection is a concern and the composition is low in silicate. Generally, such material care agents include metasilicate, silicate, bismuth salts, manganese salts, paraffin, triazoles, pyrazoles, thiols, mercaptans, aluminium fatty acid salts, and mixtures thereof.
When present, such protecting materials are preferably incorporated at low levels, e.g., from about 0.01% to about 5% of the ADD composition. Suitable corrosion inhibitors include paraffin oil, typically a predominantly branched aliphatic hydrocarbon having a number of carbon atoms in the range of from about 20 to about 50; preferred paraffin oil is selected from predominantly branched C.sub.25-45 species with a ratio of cyclic to noncyclic hydrocarbons of about 32:68. A paraffin oil meeting those characteristics is sold by Wintershall, Salzbergen, Germany, under the trade name WINOG 70. Additionally, the addition of low levels of bismuth nitrate (i.e., Bi(NO.sub.3).sub.3) is also preferred.
Other corrosion inhibitor compounds include benzotriazole and comparable compounds; mercaptans or thiols including thionaphtol and thioanthranol; and finely divided Aluminium fatty acid salts, such as aluminium tristearate. The formulator will recognize that such materials will generally be used judiciously and in limited quantities so as to avoid any tendency to produce spots or films on glassware or to compromise the bleaching action of the compositions. For this reason, mercaptan anti-tarnishes which are quite strongly bleach-reactive and common fatty carboxylic acids which precipitate with calcium in particular are preferably avoided.
8. Silicone and Phosphate Ester Suds Suppressors
The ADD's of the invention can optionally contain an alkyl phosphate ester suds suppressor, a silicone suds suppressor, or combinations thereof. Levels in general are from 0% to about 10%, preferably, from about 0.001% to about 5%. Typical levels tend to be low, e.g., from about 0.01% to about 3% when a silicone suds suppressor is used. Preferred non-phosphate compositions omit the phosphate ester component entirely.
Silicone suds suppressor technology and other defoaming agents useful herein are extensively documented in "Defoaming, Theory and Industrial Applications", Ed., P. R. Garrett, Marcel Dekker, New York, 1973, ISBN 0-8247-8770-6, incorporated herein by reference. See especially the chapters entitled "Foam control in Detergent Products" (Ferch et al) and "Surfactant Antifoams" (Blease et al). See also U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,933,672 and 4,136,045. Highly preferred silicone suds suppressors are the compounded types known for use in laundry detergents such as heavy-duty granules, although types hitherto used only in heavy-duty liquid detergents may also be incorporated in the instant compositions. For example, polydimethylsiloxanes having trimethylsilyl or alternate endblocking units may be used as the silicone. These may be compounded with silica and/or with surface-active nonsilicon components, as illustrated by a suds suppressor comprising 12% silicone/silica, 18% stearyl alcohol and 70% starch in granular form. A suitable commercial source of the silicone active compounds is Dow Corning Corp.
Levels of the suds suppressor depend to some extent on the sudsing tendency of the composition, for example, an ADD for use at 2000 ppm comprising 2% octadecyldimethylamine oxide may not require the presence of a suds suppressor. Indeed, it is an advantage of the present invention to select cleaning-effective amine oxides which are inherently much lower in foam-forming tendencies than the typical coco amine oxides. In contrast, formulations in which amine oxide is combined with a high-foaming anionic cosurfactant, e.g., alkyl ethoxy sulfate, benefit greatly from the presence of suds suppressor.
Phosphate esters have also been asserted to provide some protection of silver and silver-plated utensil surfaces; however, the instant compositions can have excellent silvercare without a phosphate ester component. Without being limited by theory, it is believed that lower pH formulations, e.g., those having pH of 9.5 and below, plus the presence of the low level amine oxide, both contribute to improved silver care.
If it is desired nonetheless to use a phosphate ester, suitable compounds are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,314,891, issued Apr. 18, 1967, to Schmolka et al, incorporated herein by reference. Preferred alkyl phosphate esters contain from 16-20 carbon atoms. Highly preferred alkyl phosphate esters are monostearyl acid phosphate or monooleyl acid phosphate, or salts thereof, particularly alkali metal salts, or mixtures thereof.
It has been found preferable to avoid the use of simple calcium-precipitating soaps as antifoams in the present compositions as they tend to deposit on the dishware. Indeed, phosphate esters are not entirely free of such problems and the formulator will generally choose to minimize the content of potentially depositing antifoams in the instant compositions.
9. Other Optional Adjuncts
Depending on whether a greater or lesser degree of compactness is required, filler materials can also be present in the instant ADDs. These include sucrose, sucrose esters, sodium sulfate, potassium sulfate, etc., in amounts up to about 70%, preferably from 0% to about 40% of the ADD composition. Preferred filler is sodium sulfate, especially in good grades having at most low levels of trace impurities.
Sodium sulfate used herein preferably has a purity sufficient to ensure it is non-reactive with bleach; it may also be treated with low levels of sequestrants, such as phosphonates or EDDS in magnesium-salt form. Note that preferences, in terms of purity sufficient to avoid decomposing bleach, applies also to pH-adjusting component ingredients, specifically including any silicates used herein.
Although optionally present in the instant compositions, the present invention encompasses embodiments which are substantially free from sodium chloride or potassium chloride.
Hydrotrope materials such as sodium benzene sulfonate, sodium toluene sulfonate, sodium cumene sulfonate, etc., can be present, e.g., for better dispersing surfactant.
Other common detergent ingredients consistent with the spirit and scope of the present invention are not excluded.
Since ADD compositions herein can contain water-sensitive ingredients or ingredients which can co-react when brought together in an aqueous environment, it is desirable to keep the free moisture content of the ADDs at a minimum, e.g., 7% or less, preferably 4% or less of the ADD; and to provide packaging which is substantially impermeable to water and carbon dioxide. Coating measures have been described herein to illustrate a way to protect the ingredients from each other and from air and moisture. Plastic bottles, including refillable or recyclable types, as well as conventional barrier cartons or boxes are another helpful means of assuring maximum shelf-storage stability. As noted, when ingredients are not highly compatible, it may further be desirable to coat at least one such ingredient with a low-foaming nonionic surfactant for protection. There are numerous waxy materials which can readily be used to form suitable coated particles of any such otherwise incompatible components; however, the formulator prefers those materials which do not have a marked tendency to deposit or form films on dishes including those of plastic construction.
Some preferred substantially chlorine bleach-free granular automatic dishwashing compositions of the invention are as follows: a substantially chlorine-bleach free automatic dishwashing composition comprising amylase (e.g., TERMAMYL.RTM.) and/or a bleach stable amylase and a bleach system comprising a source of hydrogen peroxide selected from sodium perborate and sodium percarbonate and a cobalt catalyst as defined herein. There is also contemplated a substantially chlorine-bleach free automatic dishwashing composition comprising an oxidative stability-enhanced amylase and a bleach system comprising a source of hydrogen peroxide selected from sodium perborate and sodium percarbonate, a cobalt catalyst, and TAED or NOBS.
Method for Cleaning
The present invention also encompasses a method for cleaning soiled tableware comprising contacting said tableware with an aqueous medium comprising a blooming perfume composition, bleaching agent, and builder, as described herein before. Preferred aqueous medium have an initial pH in a wash solution of above about 8, more preferably from about 9.5 to about 12, most preferably from about 9.5 to about 10.5.
This invention also encompasses a method of washing tableware in a domestic automatic dishwashing appliance, comprising treating the soiled tableware in an automatic dishwasher with an aqueous alkaline bath comprising amylase.
The following nonlimiting examples further illustrate ADD compositions of the present invention.
Perfume A--Citrus Floral
______________________________________Perfume Ingredients Wt. %______________________________________Blooming IngredientsPhenyl Hexanol 3Citronellol 5Citronellyl Nitrile 3para Cymene 2Decyl Aldehyde 1Dihydro Myrcenol 15Geranyl Nitrile 5alpha-Ionone 2Linalyl Acetate 5.alpha. Pinene 3beta-Myrcene 1.5d Limonene 15beta-Pinene 3Delayed Blooming IngredientsAnisic Aldehyde 1beta gamma Hexenol 0.3cis-3-Hexenyl Acetate 0.2cis-Jasmone 1Linalool 8Nerol 3Citral 44-Terpineol 4Other IngredientsAmyl Salicylate 1Hexyl Cinnamic Aldehyde 5Hexyl Salicylate 3P.T. Bucinal 5Patchouli alcohol 1Total 100______________________________________
Perfume B--Rose Floral
______________________________________Perfume Ingredients Wt. %______________________________________Blooming IngredientsCitronellol 15Citronellyl Nitrile 3Decyl Aldehyde 1Dihydro Myrcenol 4Dimethyl Octanol 5Diphenyl Oxide 1Geranyl Acetate 3Geranyl Formate 3alpha-Ionone 3Isobornyl Acetate 4Linalyl acetate 4Citronellyl acetate 5Delayed Blooming IngredientsGeraniol 6Phenyl Ethyl Alcohol 13Terpineol 4Other IngredientsAurantiol 3Benzophenone 3Hexyl Cinnamic Aldehyde 10Lilial 10Total 100______________________________________
Perfume C--Woody Floral, Powdery
______________________________________Perfume Ingredients Wt. %______________________________________Blooming IngredientsCarvacrol 1Citronellol 5Isobornyl Acetate 8alpha ionone 5beta-Myrcene 1alpha-Pinene 4beta-Pinene 3Tetrahydro Myrcenol 6Verdox 2.8Vertenex 10Allyl Ocimene 0.3Delayed Blooming IngredientsAnisic Aldehyde 3Camphor gum 2Cinnamic Aldehyde 2para-Cresyl Methyl Ether 0.1cis-Jasmone 0.5Veridine 5Other IngredientsCedrol 3Cedryl Acetate 2Coumarin 6Ethyl Vanillin 0.3Galaxolide 50% in IPM 5Hexyl Cinnamic Aldehyde 5Isoeugenol 2Lilial 8Methyl Cinnamate 3Patchouli alcohol 3Vetivert Acetate 4Total 100______________________________________
Perfume D--Fruity Floral
______________________________________Perfume Ingredients Wt. %______________________________________Blooming IngredientsAllyl Heptoate 2Citronellyl Nitrile 3Dihydro Myrcenol 5Limonene 5Geranyl Nitrile 2alpha-Ionone 4Linalyl Acetate 8Methyl Chavicol 0.5d-Limonene 15Verdox 2Tetrahydrolinool 5Delayed Blooming IngredientsAnisic Aldehyde 2Ethyl Acetate 1Ethyl Benzoate 1Linalool 3Methyl Anthranilate 5Citral 2delta Nonalactone 1Other IngredientsAurantiol 2Ethylene Brassylate 2Galaxolide 50 IPM 10Hexyl Salicylate 5Iso E Super 5Phenoxy Ethyl Isobutyrate 9.5Total 100______________________________________
Perfume E is especially stable for compositions with compositions which contain bleaches.
Perfume E--Fruity Lemon
______________________________________Perfume Ingredients Wt. %______________________________________Blooming IngredientsDihydro Myrcenol 1Alpha Pinene 2.5para-Cymene 0.5Isononyl Alcohol 0.5Tetrahydro Linalool 45d-Limonene 44Verdox 1Delayed Blooming IngredientsCamphor gum 0.5Dimethyl Benzyl Carbinol 1Eucalyptol 1Fenchyl Alcohol 1.5Dimetol 1.5Total 100______________________________________
Perfume F--Citrus Lime
______________________________________Perfume Ingredients Wt. %______________________________________Blooming IngredientsCitronellyl Nitrile 2Decyl Aldehyde 0.5Dihydro Myrcinol 10Geranyl Nitrile 3Linalyl Acetate 5d-Limonene 30para-Cymene 1.5Phenyl Hexanol 5alpha-Pinene 2.5Terpinyl Acetate 2Tetrahydro Linalool 3Verdox 1Delayed Blooming IngredientsBenzyl Propionate 2Eucalyptol 2Fenchyl Alcohol 0.5Flor Acetate 7cis-3-hexyl tiglate 0.5Linalool 74-Terpineol 2Citral 3Octyl aldehyde 0.5Frutene 5Other IngredientsMethyl Dihydro Jasmonate 5Total 100______________________________________
Perfume G--Citrus Fruity Floral
______________________________________Perfume Ingredients Wt. %______________________________________Blooming Perfume IngredientsAllyl Heptoate 1.20Beta Pinene 1.20Camphene 1.20Citronellal Nitrile 2.40Citronellol 6.10Citronellyl Propionate 3.00Decyl Aldehyde 0.60Dihydro Myrcenol 6.10Geranyl Acetate 1.20Iso Bornyl Acetate 3.60limonene 3.60Linalyl Acetate 2.40Orange Terpenes 12.10Rhodinol 70 3.60Terpinyl Acetate 2.40Tetra Hydro Linalool 2.40Thymol NF 1.20Verdox 2.40Delayed Blooming Perfume IngredientsAllyl Caproate 1.20Benzyl Alcohol 2.40Citral 2.40Flor Acetate 2.80Frutene 1.50Hydroxycitronellal 6.10Methyl Anthranilate 3.60Nerol 6.10Phenyl Ethyl Alcohol 12.30Terpineol 4.90Total 100______________________________________
Following are nonlimiting examples of moisture-activated encapsulated perfumes, e.g., cyclodextrin/perfume inclusion complexes and matrix perfume microcapsules, that can be incorporated in the compositions of this invention.
Cyclodextrin/Perfume Complex
A mobile slurry is prepared by mixing about 1 Kg of beta-cyclodextrin and about 1 liter of water in a stainless steel mixing bowl of a KitchenAid.TM. mixer using a plastic coated heavy-duty mixing blade. Mixing is continued while about 175 g of the perfume is slowly added. The liquid-like slurry immediately starts to thicken and becomes a creamy paste. Stirring is continued for about 30 minutes. About 0.5 liter of water is then added to the paste and blended well. Stirring is resumed for about an additional 30 minutes. During this time the complex again thickens, although not to the same degree as before the additional water is added. The resulting creamy complex is spread in a thin layer on a tray and allowed to air dry. This produces about 1.1 Kg of granular solid which is ground to a fine powder. Cyclodextrin/perfume complexes are highly preferred as moisture activated encapsulated perfumes because they remain intact without perfume release/loss in the milling and/or tableting process to make the toilet bowl detergent blocks.
Matrix Perfume Microcapsules
An example of water-activated matrix perfume microcapsules is made according to Example 1 of U.S. Pat No. 3,971,852, except that 60 parts of blooming perfume composition is used instead of 120 parts of orange oil. Lower perfume loading levels, preferably about 40% or less, more preferably about 30% or less of the maximum disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,971,852, is used to minimize the crushing and cracking of the capsules in the milling and/or tableting process to make the toilet bowl detergent blocks.

EXAMPLE I
______________________________________Ingredients: Weight %______________________________________Citrate 24.0Sodium carbonate 20.0Hydrated 2.0r silicate 15Nonionic surfactant 2.0Polymer.sup.1 4.0Protease (4% active) 0.83Amylase (0.8% active) 0.5Perborate monohydrate (15.5% Active AvO).sup.2 14.5Cobalt catalyst.sup.3 0.008Dibenzoyl Peroxide (18% active) 4.4Perfume A 0.15Water, sodium sulfate and misc. Balance______________________________________ .sup.1 Terpolymer selected from either 60% acrylic acid/20% maleic acid/20% ethyl acrylate, or 70% acrylic acid/10% maleic acid/20% ethyl acrylate. .sup.2 The AvO level of the above formula is 2.2%. .sup.3 Pentaammineacetatocobalt (III) nitrate prepared as described herinbefore; may be replaced by MnTACN.
The ADD's of the above dishwashing detergent composition examples are used to wash tea-stained cups, starch-soiled and spaghetti-soiled dishes, milk-soiled glasses, starch, cheese, egg or babyfood- soiled flatware, and tomato-stained plastic spatulas by loading the soiled dishes in a domestic automatic dishwashing appliance and washing using either cold fill, 60.degree. C. peak, or uniformly 45-50.degree. C. wash cycles with a product concentration of the exemplary compositions of from about 1,000 to about 5,000 ppm, with excellent results.
The following examples further illustrate phosphate built ADD compositions which contain a bleach/enzyme particle, but are not intended to be limiting thereof. All percentages noted are by weight of the finished compositions, other than the perborate (monohydrate) component, which is listed as AvO.
EXAMPLE II
______________________________________EXAMPLE 2 3______________________________________Catalyst.sup.1 0.008 0.004Savinase.sup..TM. 12T -- 1.1.sup.2Protease D 0.9 --Duramyl .TM. 1.5 0.75Sodium Tripolyphosphate (STPP) 31.0 30.0Na.sub.2 CO.sub.3 20.0 30.5Polymer.sup.3 4.0 --Perborate (AvO) 2.2 0.7Dibenzoyl Peroxide 0.2 0.152 R Silicate (SiO.sub.2) 8.0 3.5Paraffin 0.5 0.5Benzotriazole 0.3 0.15PLURAFAC .TM. 2.0 0.75Perfume D 0.10 --Perfume E -- 0.15Sodium Sulfate, Moisture Balance______________________________________ .sup.1 Pentaammineacetatocobalt (III) nitrate; may be replaced by MnTACN. .sup.2 May be replaced by 0.45 Protease D. .sup.3 Polyacrylate or Acusol 480N or polyacrylate/polymethacrylate copolymers.
In Compositions of Examples 2 and 3, respectively, the catalyst and enzymes are introduced into the compositions as 200-2400 micron composite particles which are prepared by spray coating, fluidized bed granulation, marumarizing, prilling or flaking/grinding operations. If desired, the protease and amylase enzymes may be separately formed into their respective catalyst/enzyme composite particles, for reasons of stability, and these separate composites added to the compositions.
EXAMPLES 4-5
The following describes catalyst/enzyme particles (prepared by drum granulation) for use in the present invention compositions. For example 5, the catalyst is incorporated as part of the granule core, and for example 4 the catalyst is post added as a coating. The mean particle size is in the range from about 200 to 800 microns.
EXAMPLE III
______________________________________EXAMPLE 4 5______________________________________CoreCobalt Catalyst (PAC) -- 0.3Amylase, commercial 0.4 0.4Fibrous Cellulose 2.0 2.0PVP 1.0 1.0Sodium Sulphate 93.2 93.15Perfume B 0.1 --Perfume F -- 0.15CoatingTitanium Dioxide 2.0 2.0PEG 1.0 1.0Cobalt Catalyst (PAC) 0.3 --______________________________________
Granular dishwashing detergents wherein Example 4 is a Compact product and Example 5 is a Regular/Fluffy product are as follows:
EXAMPLE IV
______________________________________EXAMPLE 6 7______________________________________Composite Particle 1.5 0.75Savinase .TM. 12T 2.2 --Protease D -- 0.45Citrate 34.5 30.0Na.sub.2 CO.sub.3 20.0 30.5Acusol 480N 4.0 --Perborate (AvO) 2.2 0.7Dibenzoyl Peroxide 0.2 0.152 R Silicate (SiO.sub.2) 8.0 3.5Paraffin -- 0.5Benzotriazole -- 0.15Plurafac .TM. -- 0.75Perfume A 0.1 --Perfume B -- 0.15Sodium Sulphate, Moisture to balance______________________________________
Other compositions herein are as follows:
EXAMPLE V
______________________________________EXAMPLE 8 9 10______________________________________STPP 34.4 34.4 34.4Na.sub.2 CO.sub.3 20.0 30.0 30.5Polymer.sup.3 4.0 -- --Perborate (AvO) 2.2 1.0 0.7Catalyst.sup.1 0.008 0.004 0.004Savinase .TM. 6.0T -- 2.0.sup.2 2.0.sup.2Protease D 0.9 -- --Duramyl .TM. 1.5 0.75 --Termamyl .TM. 6.0T -- -- 1.0Dibenzoyl Peroxide (active) 0.8 0.6 0.42 R Silicate (SiO.sub.2) 8.0 6.0 4.0Nonionic Surfactant.sup.4 2.0 1.5 1.2Perfume C 0.1 -- 0.15Perfume D -- 0.15 --Sodium Sulfate, Moisture Balance______________________________________ .sup.1 Pentaamineacetatocobalt (III) nitrate; may be replaced by MnTACN. .sup.2 May be replaced by 0.45 Protease D. .sup.3 Polyacrylate or Acusol 480N. .sup.4 PolyTergent SLF18 from Olin Corporation.
In Compositions of Examples 6-8, respectively, the catalyst and enzymes are introduced into the final compositions as 200-2400 micron catalyst/enzyme composite particles which are prepared by spray coating, marumarizing, prilling or flaking/grinding operations. If desired, the protease and amylase enzymes may be separately formed into their respective catalyst/enzyme composite particles, for reasons of stability, and these separate composites added to the compositions.
EXAMPLE VI
______________________________________EXAMPLE 11 12 13 14______________________________________STPP 31.0 31.0 31.0 31.0Na.sub.2 CO.sub.3 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.0Polymer.sup.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0Perborate (AvO) 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2Catalyst.sup.1 0.008 0.018 0.018 0.018Savinase .TM. 6.0T.sup.2 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0Termarnyl .TM. 6.0T 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0TAED 2.0 -- -- --2 R Silicate (SiO.sub.2) 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0Metasilicate -- -- 2.5 2.5Nonionic Surfactant.sup.4 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0Perfume E 0.1 -- -- --Perfume F -- 0.15 -- --.beta.-Cyclodextrin/Perfume E -- -- 0.30 --complex powderMatrix microcapsules with -- -- -- 0.25Perfume FSodium Sulfate, Moisture Balance______________________________________ .sup.1 Pentaamineacetatocobalt (III) nitrate; may be replaced by MnTACN. .sup.2 May be replaced by 0.45 Protease D. .sup.3 Polyacrylate or Acusol 480N. .sup.4 PolyTergent SLF18 from Olin Corporation.
.sup.1 Pentaamineacetatocobalt (III) nitrate; may be replaced by MnTACN.
.sup.2 May be replaced by 0.45 Protease D.
.sup.3 Polyacrylate or Acusol 480N.
.sup.4 PolyTergent SLF-18 from Olin Corporation.
EXAMPLE VII
______________________________________EXAMPLE 15 16______________________________________Sodium tripolyphosphate 33.17 33.02Sodium carbonate 29.00 29.00Sodium sulfate 12.04 12.04Sodium dichlorocyanurate dihydrate 2.50 2.50(av. Cl.sub.2 = 0.28-2.8%)Silicate solids (ratio = 1.6-3.2) 8.50 8.50Nonionic surfactant* 2.60 2.60Perfume F 0.15 --.beta.-Cyclodextrin/Perfume E -- 0.30complex powderdye, and water To 100% To 100%______________________________________ *Blend of ethoxylated monohydroxy alcohol and polyoxyethylene/polyoxypropylene block polymer. **Average particle size is less than 100 microns.
Any of the foregoing ADD compositions can be used in the conventional manner in an automatic dishwashing machine to cleanse dishware, glassware, cooking/eating utensils, and the like.

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