Claims
- 1. A detergent composition comprising:
- (A) from 0.1 to 30% by weight of the composition of polymer particles selected from the group consisting of carrageenan, gelatin, agar, tragacanth gum, viscose, methylcellulose, ethylcellulose, hydroxyethylcellulose, carboxymethylcellulose, polyvinyl alcohol; cross-linked homopolymers or copolymers of two or more monomers selected from acrylic acid or methacrylic acid (hereinafter collectively referred to as (meth)acrylic acid), sodium or ammonium (meth)acrylic acid salts, N-substituted (meth)acrylic amides, 2-(meth)acryloylethanesulfonic acid or salts thereof, styrenesulfonic acid or salts thereof, 2-hydroxyethyl (meth)acrylate, N-vinylpyrrolidone, vinyl methyl ether, polyethylene oxide (meth)acrylic acid esters, C.sub.1 -C.sub.16 alkyl (meth)acrylates, C.sub.1 -C.sub.16 alkyl (meth)acrylates in which said C.sub.1 -C.sub.16 alkyl is substituted with an ethoxy group, a cyano group or a phenyl group, fatty acid vinyl esters, (meth)acrylonitrile and vinyl chloride; saponified, cross-linked copolymers of vinyl acetate-methyl acrylate, vinyl acetate-monomethyl maleate and isobutylene-maleic anhydride; hydrolyzates of polysaccharide-acrylic acid or starch-acrylonitrile graft polymers; and silicone rubber; said polymer particles having an average particle size of from 50 to 500 .mu.m and a modulus of elasticity of from 1.times.10.sup.3 to 5.times.10.sup.5 dyne/cm.sup.2 as measured in 5 wt. % aqueous sodium chloride solution; and
- (B) from 10 to 90% by weight of the composition of a surface active agent,
- wherein the total of the weight percentages of components (A) and (B) are less than 100%, and the balance of the composition comprises purified water.
- 2. The composition of claim 1, wherein said polymer particles are cross-linked copolymers containing at least 50% by weight of salts or esters of poly(meth)acrylic acid.
- 3. The detergent composition of claim 1, wherein said composition comprises from 0.2 to 1.0% by weight of the composition of a germicide.
- 4. The detergent composition of claim 1, wherein said polymer particles have a modulus of elasticity of from 1.times.10.sup.4 to 1.times.10.sup.5 dyne/cm.sup.2 as measured in 5 wt. % aqueous sodium chloride solution.
- 5. The detergent composition of claim 1, wherein said polymer particles have an average particle size of from 100 to 300 .mu.m, as measured in 5 wt. % aqueous sodium chloride solution.
- 6. The detergent composition of claim 1, wherein said surface active agent is present in from 60 to 90% by weight of the composition.
- 7. The detergent composition of claim 1, wherein said surface active agent is present in from 40 to 70% by weight of the composition.
- 8. The detergent composition of claim 1, wherein said surface active agent is present in from 10 to 50% by weight of the composition.
- 9. The detergent composition of claim 1, wherein purified water is present in from 12.4 to 84.8% by weight of the composition.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This application is a Continuation of application Ser. No. 07/437,667, filed on Nov. 17, 1989, now abandoned.
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