Abstract:
The viscosity of concentrated liquid detergents with high concentrations of surfactant and no more than 5% by weight of swelling clay, may be reduced if the concentrate comprises less than 15% by volume of suspended solid material and is formulated thus:(a) at least 15% by weight of detergent active material;(b) from 1 to 30% by weight of a slating-out electrolyte;(c) from 0.1 to 20% by weight of a viscosity reducing water soluble polymer in an amount sufficient to reduce the viscosity by more than 5% when measured at a shear rate of 21 S.sup.-1 and in comparison with a composition identical except that all such polymer is ommitted, said polymer having an electrolyte resistance of more than 5 grams sodium nitrilotriacetate in 100 ml of a 5% by weight aqueous solution thereof, with the system adjusted to neutral pH, and said polymer having a vapour pressure in 20% aqueous solution equal to or less than the vapor pressure of a reference 2% by weight or greater aqueous solution of polyethylene glycol having an average molecular weight of 6000; said viscosity reducing polymer having molecular weight of at least 1000.
Abstract:
In an aqueous liquid cleaning composition containing anionic synthetic detergent, soap, electrolyte, and particulate abrasive, with the electrolyte being other than tripolyphosphate, the ability to wet a stainless steel surface is enhanced by including 0.01 to 0.5% of polyacrylate or methacrylate having molecular weight of 500 to 3000.
Abstract:
The present invention pertains to an aqueous stable thickened low-pH bleaching composition comprising(a) a thickening surfactant selected from the group consisting of amine-oxides, amines and cationic detergent actives,(b) a cold-water soluble inorganic peroxy compound,(c) a strong acid, and(d) optionally a bleach-compatible electrolyte salt.
Abstract:
A master device for managing a communications link to slave devices (for example in the context of a Wireless USB cluster), wherein the master device is configured to facilitate avoidance of unnecessary waking of the slave devices.
Abstract:
A process for producing a liquid composition containing at least one active component and a diluent by mixing the active with diluent and/or liquid active to produce a liquid crystal mixture and incorporating diluent into it such that the mixture remains substantially homogeneous to produce a composition in which the concentration of active components is lower than the concentration of active components in the liquid crystal mixture. Novel apparatus for use in the process is also described.
Abstract:
A structured aqueous detergent composition containing detergent-active material in the form of at least one detergent-active component and at least one electrolyte and having the following phases:(a) an isotropic aqueous solution forming a continuous phase;(b) distributed and suspended in said solution (a) discrete units of one or more non-network-forming phases, each selected from the following:(i) solid particles containing detergent-active material,(ii) lyotropic liquid crystals containing detergent-active material; and(iii) non-encapsulated liquid droplets containing detergent-active material,(c) one or more suspending phases which cause the composition to be structured so as to suspend the non-network-forming phase (b); said non-network-forming phase (b) having a higher concentration by weight of detergent-active material than said aqueous solution (a).
Abstract:
Detergent compositions comprising stable transparent, translucent or opaque hexagonal phase gels contain an anionic or cationic surfactant which is "secondary", i.e. its polar head group is either positioned non-terminally on a hydrophobic chain or carries two or more hydrophobic chains; optionally a further surfactant which is nonionic or non-"secondary"; a material (the "additive") capable of forcing the surfactant system into hexagonal phase; optionally builder, perfume, coloring or other adjuncts; and water. A solid such as abrasive or insoluble builder may be suspended in the gel. Preferred gels of the invention contain alkylbenzene sulphonate or dialkyl sulphosuccinate as the "secondary" surfactant and urea as the "additive". The compositions may be used inter alia for manual dishwashing.
Abstract:
Detergent bars containing acyl isethionates can exhibit a feeling of drag (relatively high friction) when handled during washing. The drag can be reduced, and therefore the slip feeling of the bar improved, by adding a sucrose ester. Preferably the amount is from about 5 to about 30%.
Abstract:
The viscosity of concentrated liquid detergents with high concentrations of surfactant and no more than 5% by weight of swelling clay, may be reduced if the concentrate comprises less than 15% by volume of suspended solid material and is formulated thus:(a) at least 15% by weight of detergent active material;(b) from 1 to 30% by weight of a salting-out electrolyte;(c) from 0.1 to 20% by weight of a viscosity reducing water soluble polymer in an amount sufficient to reduce the viscosity by more than 5% when measured at a shear rate of 21 S.sup.-1 and in comparison with a composition identical except that all such polymer is omitted, said polymer having an electrolyte resistance of more than 5 grams sodium nitrilotriacetate in 100 ml of a 5% by weight aqueous solution thereof, with the system adjusted to neutral pH, and said polymer having a vapor pressure in 20% aqueous solution equal to or less than the vapor pressure of a reference 2% by weight or greater aqueous solution of polyethylene glycol having an average molecular weight of 6000;said viscosity reducing polymer having molecular weight of at least 1000.