Claims
- 1. A laundry detergent composition comprising:
- A) at least about 0.001% by weight, of a water soluble or dispersible polyamine comprising:
- i) a backbone having the formula: ##STR20## wherein R is C.sub.2 -C.sub.22 alkylene, C.sub.3 -C.sub.22 alkyl substituted alkylene, --(R.sup.1 O).sub.x R.sup.1 --, --CH.sub.2 CH(OH)CH.sub.2 --, and mixtures thereof; wherein R.sup.1 is C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 alkylene, C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 alkyl substituted alkylene, and mixtures thereof; m is from 2 to about 700, n is from 0 to about 350;
- ii) substituents which replace the backbone NH and OH hydrogen atoms such that:
- a) from 0.5% to less than about 50% of the backbone is substituted by units having the formula:
- --CR.sup.3 R.sup.4 R.sup.5
- wherein R.sup.3 is hydrogen, R.sup.4 is --CH.sub.2 CO.sub.2 H, and R.sup.5 is --CO.sub.2 H;
- b) the balance of said backbone units is substituted by units having the formula:
- --(R.sup.6 O).sub.x R.sup.2
- wherein R.sup.6 is ethylene, R.sup.2 is hydrogen, x is from 1 to 25;
- B) at least about 0.1% by weight, of a detersive surfactant, said detersive surfactant selected from the group consisting of anionic, cationic, nonionic, ampholytic, zwitterionic surfactants, and mixtures thereof; and
- C) the balance carriers and adjunct ingredients.
- 2. A composition according to claim 1 wherein said adjunct ingredients are selected from the group consisting of enzymes, enzyme stabilizers, bleaching agents, bleach activators, builders, soil release agents, chelants, anti-redeposition agents, dispersants, suds suppressors, optical brighteners, fabric softeners, hydrotropes, processing aids, dyes, pigments, solvents, fillers, suds boosters, dye transfer inhibitors, perfumes, and mixtures thereof.
- 3. A composition according to claim 1 wherein R is ethylene.
- 4. A laundry detergent composition comprising:
- A) at least about 0.001% by weight, of a water soluble or dispersible polyamine comprising:
- i) a backbone having the formula: ##STR21## wherein R is ethylene; m is from 2 to about 200, n is from 0 to about 200;
- ii) substituents which replace the backbone NH hydrogen atoms such that:
- a) from 0.5% to less than about 50% of the backbone is substituted by units having the formula:
- --CR.sup.3 R.sup.4 R.sup.5
- wherein R.sup.3 is hydrogen, R.sup.4 is --CH.sub.2 CO.sub.2 H, and R.sup.5 is --CO.sub.2 H;
- b) the balance of said backbone units is substituted by units having the formula:
- --(R.sup.6 O).sub.x R.sup.2
- wherein R.sup.6 is ethylene, R.sup.2 is hydrogen, x is from 1 to 25;
- B) at least about 0.1% by weight, of a detersive surfactant, said detersive surfactant selected from the group consisting of anionic, cationic, nonionic, ampholytic, zwitterionic surfactants, and mixtures thereof; and
- C) the balance carriers and adjunct ingredients.
- 5. A composition according to claim 4 wherein said adjunct ingredients are selected from the group consisting of enzymes, enzyme stabilizers, bleaching agents, bleach activators, builders, soil release agents, chelants, anti-redeposition agents, dispersants, suds suppressors, optical brighteners, fabric softeners, hydrotropes, processing aids, dyes, pigments, solvents, fillers, suds boosters, dye transfer inhibitors, perfumes, and mixtures thereof.
- 6. A laundry detergent composition comprising:
- A) at least about 0.001% by weight, of a water soluble or dispersible polyamine comprising:
- i) a backbone having the formula: ##STR22## wherein R is C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 alkylene, and mixtures thereof; m is from 4 to about 50, n is from 0 to about 20;
- ii) substituents which replace the backbone NH hydrogen atoms such that from 0.5% to less than about 90% of the backbone is substituted by units having the formula:
- a) from 0.5% to less than about 50% of the backbone is substituted by units having the formula:
- --CR.sup.3 R.sup.4 R.sup.5
- wherein R.sup.3 is hydrogen, R.sup.4 is --CH.sub.2 CO.sub.2 H, and R.sup.5 is --CO.sub.2 H;
- b) the balance of said backbone units is substituted by units having the formula:
- --(R.sup.6 O).sub.x R.sup.2
- wherein R.sup.6 is ethylene, R.sup.2 is hydrogen, and x is from 1 to 25;
- B) at least about 0.1% by weight, of a detersive surfactant, said detersive surfactant selected from the group consisting of anionic, cationic, nonionic, ampholytic, zwitterionic surfactants, and mixtures thereof; and
- C) the balance carriers and adjunct ingredients.
- 7. A composition according to claim 6 wherein said adjunct ingredients are selected from the group consisting of enzymes, enzyme stabilizers, bleaching agents, bleach activators, builders, soil release agents, chelants, anti-redeposition agents, dispersants, suds suppressors, optical brighteners, fabric softeners, hydrotropes, processing aids, dyes, pigments, solvents, fillers, suds boosters, dye transfer inhibitors, perfumes, and mixtures thereof.
- 8. A composition according to claim 6 wherein R is ethylene.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/594,073 filed Jan. 30, 1996 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,747,440.
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