Claims
- 1. A stable liquid bleach composition comprising, by weight:
- (a) from about 7% to about 14% of an amidoperoxyacid bleach wherein the amidoperoxyacid bleach is the nonylamide of peroxyadipic acid;
- (b) from about 0.3% to about 1.00% of a C.sub.11 -C.sub.13 linear alkylbenzene sulfonic acid;
- (c) from about 0.5% to about 5% of cumene, toluene or xylene sulfonate;
- (d) from about 3% to about 15% of magnesium sulfate;
- (e) from about 3% to about 15% of sodium or potassium sulfate; and
- (f) from about 60% to about 80% of water;
- wherein the weight ratio of (a) to (b) is from about 7:1 to about 40:1; said composition contains from about 10% to about 20% of (d) and (e); and said composition has a pH of from about 3.5 to about 5 and a viscosity of from about 10 to about 1000 cps at 20.degree. C.
- 2. A composition according to claim 1 wherein the amidoperoxyacid bleach has an average particle size of from about 5 to about 40 microns.
- 3. The composition of claim 1 wherein (b) is a C.sub.12-13 linear alkylbenzene sulfonic acid.
- 4. The composition of claim 1 wherein the composition has a viscosity of from about 30 to about 100 cps at 20.degree. C.
- 5. The composition of claim 1 having a pH of from about 4.25 to about 4.75 at 20.degree. C.
- 6. The composition of claim 5 comprising from about 65% to about 75% of water
- 7. The composition of claim 6 comprising from about 9% to abut 10% of NAPAA.
- 8. A stable liquid bleach composition comprising, by weight:
- (a) from about 7% to about 14% of particles of a nonylamide of peroxyadipic acid bleaching agent, said particles ranging in size from about 5 to 40 microns;
- (b) from about 0.3% to about 1.0% of a C.sub.11 -C.sub.13 linear alkylbenzene sulfonic acid;
- (c) from about 0.5% to about 5% of cumene, toluene or xylene sulfonate;
- (d) from about 3% to about 15% of magnesium sulfate;
- (e) from about 3% to 15% of sodium or potassium sulfate; and
- (f) from about 60% to about 80% of water;
- wherein the weight ratio of (a) to (b) is from about 14:1 to 40:1; wherein said composition contains from about 10% to about 20% of (d) and (e); and wherein said composition has a pH of from about 3.5 to 5 and a viscosity of from about 10 to about 1000 cps at 20.degree. C.
- 9. The composition of claim 8 having a pH of from about 4.25 to 4.75 at 20.degree. C.
- 10. The composition of claim 9 comprising from about 65% to about 75% of water.
- 11. The composition of claim 10 comprising from about 9% to 10% of the bleaching agent particles.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/656,396, filed on Feb. 15, 1991, now abandoned.
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