Water soluble unit dose article

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10047327-B2
Application number	US-201715421458-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 1, 2017
Priority date	Feb 5, 2016
Publication date	Aug 14, 2018
Grant date	Aug 14, 2018

Abstract

Water-soluble unit dose article comprising a water-soluble film and a liquid laundry detergent composition, wherein the liquid laundry detergent composition comprises; a) an anionic surfactant; b) a non-ionic surfactant; c) 1,2-propanediol; d) dipropylene glycol.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A water-soluble unit dose article comprising a water-soluble film comprising at least one polyvinylalcohol or a copolymer thereof and a liquid laundry detergent composition, wherein the liquid laundry detergent composition comprises;
a. between about 30% and about 43% by weight of the liquid laundry detergent composition of an anionic surfactant selected from linear alkylbenzene sulphonate, alkoxylated alkyl sulphate, or a mixture thereof;
b. a non-ionic surfactant selected from a fatty alcohol alkoxylate, an oxo-synthesised fatty alcohol alkoxylate, or a mixture thereof;
c. 1,2-propanediol;
d. dipropylene glycol;
e. glycerol

wherein the total weight percentage of the 1,2-propanediol and dipropylene glycol is between about 5% and about 25% by weight of the liquid laundry detergent composition, wherein the glycerol is present between about 2% and about 10% by weight of the liquid laundry detergent composition
wherein the weight ratio of 1,2-propanediol to dipropylene glycol is between about 1:1 and about 10:1; and
wherein the weight ratio of anionic surfactant to non-ionic surfactant is between 5:1 and 15:1.

2. The water-soluble unit dose article according to claim 1 , wherein the anionic surfactant comprises linear alkylbenzene sulphonate and ethoxylated alkyl sulphate.

3. The water-soluble unit dose article according to claim 2 wherein the anionic surfactant comprises linear alkylbenzene sulphonate and ethoxylated alkyl sulphate in a weight ratio of linear alkylbenzene sulphonate to ethoxylated alkyl sulphate of between about 3:1 and about 1:1.

4. The water-soluble unit dose article according to claim 1 , wherein the liquid laundry detergent composition comprises between 34% and 40% by weight of the composition of the anionic surfactant.

5. The water-soluble unit dose article according to claim 1 , wherein the liquid laundry detergent comprises a fatty acid or salt thereof.

6. The water-soluble unit dose article according to claim 5 wherein the liquid laundry detergent composition comprises between 3% and 10% by weight of the liquid laundry detergent composition of a fatty acid or salt thereof.

7. The water-soluble unit dose article according to claim 1 comprising between about 0.5% and 20%, by weight of the unit dose article of water.

8. The water-soluble unit dose article according to claim 1 wherein the total weight percentage by weight of the liquid laundry detergent composition of 1,2-propanediol and dipropylene glycol is between 10% and 20%.

9. The water-soluble unit dose article according to claim 1 wherein the liquid laundry detergent composition comprises an alkanolamine.

10. The water-soluble unit dose article according to claim 9 wherein the liquid laundry detergent composition comprises between 5% and 15%, by weight of the liquid laundry detergent composition of the alkanolamine.

11. The water-soluble unit dose article according to claim 1 wherein the liquid laundry detergent composition has a pH between 6 and 10.

12. The water-soluble unit dose article according to claim 1 wherein the liquid laundry detergent composition comprises an adjunct ingredient selected from hueing dyes, polymers, surfactants, builders, dye transfer inhibiting agents, dispersants, enzymes, enzyme stabilizers, catalytic materials, bleach activators, polymeric dispersing agents, anti-redeposition agents, suds suppressors, aesthetic dyes, opacifiers, perfumes, perfume delivery systems, structurants, hydrotropes, processing aids, pigments and mixtures thereof.

13. The water-soluble unit dose article according to claim 1 wherein the water-soluble film comprises a blend of at least two different polyvinylalcohol homopolymers, at least two different polyvinylalcohol copolymers, at least one polyvinylalcohol homopolymer and at least one polyvinylalcohol copolymer or a combination thereof.

14. The water-soluble unit dose article according to claim 1 comprising at least two internal compartments, wherein the liquid laundry detergent composition is comprised in at least one of the compartments.

15. A process of washing fabrics comprising the steps of contacting the unit dose article according to claim 1 with water such that the liquid laundry detergent composition is diluted in water by at least 400 fold to form a wash liquor, and contacting fabrics with said wash liquor.

Assignees

• Procter & Gamble

Inventors

• Keuleers Robby Renilde Francois
• Labeque Regine
• Schittko Stefan

Classifications

• C11D3/3753

  Polyvinylalcohol; Ethers or esters thereof · CPC title

• C11D3/2065

  Polyhydric alcohols · CPC title

• C11D3/2044

  linear · CPC title

• C11D17/043

  Liquid or thixotropic (gel) compositions · CPC title

• C11D17/045

  Multi-compartment · CPC title