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- Patent Title: Unit dose detergent pack including an opacified liquid detergent composition free of a microplastic opacifier
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Application No.: US15929432Application Date: 2020-05-01
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Publication No.: US12077729B2Publication Date: 2024-09-03
- Inventor: Daniel Thomas Piorkowski
- Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
- Applicant Address: DE Duesseldorf
- Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
- Current Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
- Current Assignee Address: DE Duesseldorf
- Agent Bojuan Deng
- Main IPC: C11D1/22
- IPC: C11D1/22 ; C11D1/32 ; C11D3/00 ; C11D3/04 ; C11D3/20 ; C11D3/30 ; C11D17/04

Abstract:
A unit dose detergent pack is disclosed. The unit dose detergent pack includes a pouch formed from a water-soluble film and an opacified liquid detergent composition releasably disposed within the pouch. The opacified liquid detergent composition includes a plurality of neutralizing agents including more than 50 mole percent of sodium hydroxide and a remainder alkanolamine based on a total of 100 mole percent of the sodium hydroxide and the alkanolamine together. The composition further includes a fatty acid and water. A weight ratio of the sodium hydroxide and the fatty acid is from about 0.3:1 to about 0.8 to 1. The opacified liquid detergent composition is free of a microplastic opacifier and has a turbidity of at least 250 NTUs measured utilizing a turbidity meter at about 24° C. Also disclosed is an opacified liquid detergent composition and a method of making the same.
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