Claims
- 1. A paint comprising pigment particles and a surfactant system capable of structuring a non-aqueous liquid composition, wherein the surfactant system comprises at least about 5% of a structuring particle that is substantially insoluble in non-aqueous liquids, wherein the structuring particle consists of a surfactant and a sulfate and wherein the surfactant system exhibits a peak when measured by SAXS x-ray diffraction, wherein the peak's center is between about 1.5 to 2.5 positions on the 2 theta axis.
- 2. The paint of claim 1 wherein the surfactant is selected from the group consisting of anionic, nonionic, cationic, and amphoteric surfactants and mixtures thereof.
- 3. The paint of claim 1 wherein a well dispersed mixture of at least about 25%, by weight of the surfactant system and a C12-13 alcohol ethoxylate with an average degree of ethoxylation of 5, results in the mixture having a yield of at least about 2.0 Pa when measured at 20 sec−1 and 25° C.
- 4. The paint of claim 1 wherein the surfactant system comprises at least about 6% of the structuring particles.
- 5. The paint of claim 1 wherein the surfactant system comprises at least about 10% of the structuring particles.
- 6. The paint of claim 3 wherein the mixture comprises at least about 30%, by weight of the surfactant system.
- 7. The paint of claim 3 wherein the mixture has a yield of at least about 3.0 Pa when measured at 20 sec−1 and 25° C.
- 8. The paint of claim 3 wherein the mixture has a yield of at least about 4.0 Pa when measured at 20 sec−1 and 25° C.
- 9. The paint of claim 3 wherein the mixture is capable of suspending particulate material that ranges in size from about 0.1 to 1500 microns, and is selected from the group consisting of pigments, peroxygen bleaching agents, bleach activators, colored speckles, organic detergent builders, inorganic alkalinity sources and mixtures thereof.
- 10. The paint of claim 1 wherein the structuring particle comprises sulfate and C6-20 linear alkyl benzene sulfonate.
- 11. The paint of claim 1 wherein the peak's center is between about the 1.6 to 2.2 positions on the 2 theta axis.
- 12. The paint of claim 1 wherein the peak's center is between about the 1.7 to 2.0 positions on the 2 theta axis.
- 13. The paint of claim 1 wherein said non-aqueous liquid comprises an oil base composition.
Parent Case Info
This application is a division of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/252,953 filed on Feb. 18, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,358,497 B2, issued Mar. 19, 2002 which claims benefit of Provisional application 60/075,033 filed Feb. 18, 1998.
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