Cleaning compositions containing a polyetheramine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016090564-A1
Application number	US-201414498225-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Sep 26, 2014
Priority date	Sep 26, 2014
Publication date	Mar 31, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present invention relates generally to cleaning compositions and, more specifically, to cleaning compositions containing a polyetheramine that is suitable for removal of stains from soiled materials.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A cleaning composition comprising:
from about 1% to about 70%, by weight of the composition, of a surfactant; and from about 0.1% to about 10%, by weight of the composition, of a polyetheramine of Formula (I):

wherein each of k 1 , k 2 , k 3 , and k 4 is independently selected from 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6,
each of A 1 , A 2 , A 3 , A 4 , A 5 , A 6 , A 7 , A 8 , A 9 , A 10 , A 11 , and A 12 is independently selected from a linear or branched alkylene group having from about 2 to about 18 carbon atoms or mixtures thereof, x≧1, y≧1, w≧1, and z≧1, and the sum of x+y+w+z is in the range of from about 4 to about 100, x′≧1, y′≧1, w′≧1, and z′≧1, and the sum of x′+y′+w′+z′ is in the range of from about 4 to about 100, and each of Z 1 , Z 2 , Z 3 , and Z 4 is independently selected from OH, NH 2 , NHR′, or NR′R″, where R′ and R″ are independently selected from alkylenes having 2 to 6 carbon atoms.

2 . The cleaning composition of claim 1 , wherein in said polyetheramine of Formula (I), each of k 1 , k 2 , k 3 , and k 4 is independently selected from 0, 1, or 2.

3 . The cleaning composition of claim 1 , wherein each of k 1 , k 2 , k 3 , and k 4 is 1.

4 . The cleaning composition of claim 1 , wherein in said polyetheramine of Formula (I), each of A 1 , A 2 , A 3 , A 4 , A 5 , A 6 , A 7 , A 8 , A 9 , A 10 , A 11 , and A 12 is independently selected from a linear or branched alkylene group having from about 2 to about 10 carbon atoms.

5 . The cleaning composition of claim 1 , wherein in said polyetheramine of Formula (I), each of A 1 , A 2 , A 3 , A 4 , A 5 , A 6 , A 7 , A 8 , A 9 , A 10 , A 11 , and A 12 is independently selected from a linear or branched alkylene group having from about 2 to about 4 carbon atoms.

6 . The cleaning composition of claim 1 , wherein in said polyetheramine of Formula (I), at least one of A 1 , A 2 , A 3 , A 4 , A 5 , A 6 , A 7 , A 8 , A 9 , A 10 , A 11 , and A 12 is a linear or branched butylene group.

7 . The cleaning composition of claim 1 , wherein in said polyetheramine of Formula (I), the sum of x+y+w+z is in the range of from about 4 to about 30.

8 . The cleaning composition of claim 1 , wherein in said polyetheramine of Formula (I), the sum of x′+y′+w′+z′ is in the range of from about 4 to about 30.

9 . The cleaning composition of claim 1 , wherein said polyetheramine of Formula (I) has a weight average molecular weight of from about 350 to about 1000 grams/mole.

10 . The cleaning composition of claim 1 , wherein said polyetheramine of Formula (I) has a weight average molecular weight of from about 400 to about 800 grams/mole

11 . The cleaning composition of claim 1 , wherein said cleaning composition comprises from about 0.2% to about 5%, by weight of the composition, of the polyetheramine of Formula (I).

12 . The cleaning composition of claim 1 further comprising from about 0.001% to about 1% by weight of an enzyme.

13 . The cleaning composition of claim 11 , wherein said enzyme is selected from the group consisting of lipase, amylase, protease, mannanase, and combinations thereof.

14 . The cleaning composition of claim 1 , wherein said surfactant comprises one or more surfactants selected from the group consisting of anionic surfactants, cationic surfactants, nonionic surfactants, and amphoteric surfactants.

15 . The cleaning composition of claim 1 further comprising from about 0.1% to about 10% by weight of an additional amine selected from polyetheramines, oligoamines, triamines, diamines, or a combination thereof.

16 . A cleaning composition comprising:
from about 1% to about 70%, by weight of the composition, of a surfactant; and from about 0.1% to about 10%, by weight of the composition, of a polyetheramine selected from the group consisting of:

and mixtures thereof.

17 . A cleaning composition comprising:
from about 1% to about 70%, by weight of the composition, of a surfactant; and from about 0.1% to about 10%, by weight of the composition, of a polyetheramine obtainable by:
a) reacting a polyol with C 2 -C 18 alkylene oxide to form an alkoxylated polyol, wherein the molar ratio of polyol to alkylene oxide is in the range of about 1:3 to about 1:10, and
b) aminating said alkoxylated polyol with ammonia.

18 . The cleaning composition of claim 16 , wherein the polyol is pentaerythritol.

19 . The cleaning composition of claim 16 , wherein the polyol is pentaerythritol and the resulting polyetheramine has a weight average molecular weight of from about 400 to about 800.

20 . A method of pretreating or treating a soiled fabric comprising contacting the soiled fabric with the cleaning composition of claim 1 .

Assignees

• Procter & Gamble

Inventors

• Loughnane Brian Joseph
• Hulskotter Frank
• Scialla Stefano
• Ebert Sophia Rosa
• Ludolph Bjoern
• Wigbers Christof
• Eidamshaus Christian

Classifications

• C11D3/30

  Amines; Substituted amines {; Quaternized amines} · CPC title

• C11D3/38627

  containing lipase · CPC title

• C11D1/8305 Primary

  containing a combination of non-ionic compounds differently alcoxylised or with different alkylated chains · CPC title

• C11D3/38618

  Protease or amylase in liquid compositions only · CPC title

• C11D3/3707

  Polyethers, e.g. polyalkyleneoxides · CPC title