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• • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
  • C11—ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
  • C11D—DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
  • C11D17/00—Detergent materials or soaps characterised by their shape or physical properties
  • C11D17/04—Detergent materials or soaps characterised by their shape or physical properties combined with or containing other objects
  • C11D17/041—Compositions releasably affixed on a substrate or incorporated into a dispensing means
  • C11D17/042—Water soluble or water disintegrable containers or substrates containing cleaning compositions or additives for cleaning compositions
  • C11D17/044—Solid compositions
• • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
  • C11—ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
  • C11D—DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
  • C11D17/00—Detergent materials or soaps characterised by their shape or physical properties
  • C11D17/04—Detergent materials or soaps characterised by their shape or physical properties combined with or containing other objects
  • C11D17/041—Compositions releasably affixed on a substrate or incorporated into a dispensing means
  • C11D17/042—Water soluble or water disintegrable containers or substrates containing cleaning compositions or additives for cleaning compositions
  • C11D17/045—Multi-compartment
• • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
  • C11—ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
  • C11D—DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
  • C11D3/00—Other compounding ingredients of detergent compositions covered in group C11D1/00
  • C11D3/16—Organic compounds
  • C11D3/20—Organic compounds containing oxygen
  • C11D3/2075—Carboxylic acids-salts thereof
  • C11D3/2086—Hydroxy carboxylic acids-salts thereof
• • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
  • C11—ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
  • C11D—DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
  • C11D3/00—Other compounding ingredients of detergent compositions covered in group C11D1/00
  • C11D3/39—Organic or inorganic per-compounds
• • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
  • C11—ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
  • C11D—DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
  • C11D3/00—Other compounding ingredients of detergent compositions covered in group C11D1/00
  • C11D3/39—Organic or inorganic per-compounds
  • C11D3/3902—Organic or inorganic per-compounds combined with specific additives
  • C11D3/3905—Bleach activators or bleach catalysts
  • C11D3/3907—Organic compounds
  • C11D3/3915—Sulfur-containing compounds

Definitions

• the present invention contemplates water-soluble unit-dose pouches comprising chelant, that exhibit reduced patchy colour damage on coloured fabrics during the wash.
• Unitised doses of detergents and bleaching compositions have been found to be both attractive and convenient to consumers. Indeed, a "unit-dose" is easy to handle and avoids the need of the consumer to measure the product, thereby giving rise to more precise dosing and avoiding wasteful overdosing or under-dosing. Often the unit-dose is in the form of a water-soluble pouch comprising a powder or liquid composition. This has the added benefit of allowing the user to handle the unit-dose without directly handling the cleaning composition contained within.
• a preferred bleaching agent is an oxygen bleach.
• oxygen bleaches offer excellent cleaning.
• the oxygen bleach source and the bleach activator are powder ingredients. In the presence of water, the oxygen bleach source and the bleach activator react together to form free oxygen.
• a number of bleach activators are known in the art.
• An exemplary bleach activator is tetracetyl ethylene diamine (TAED).
• TAED tetracetyl ethylene diamine
• an oxygen bleach source such as sodium percarbonate to remove tough beverage stains such as coffee, tea, red wine, black grape juice etc.
• an oxygen bleach source such as sodium percarbonate
• TAED is used in conjunction with an oxygen bleach source such as sodium percarbonate to remove tough beverage stains such as coffee, tea, red wine, black grape juice etc.
• an oxygen bleach source such as sodium percarbonate
• TAED tetracetyl ethylene diamine
• Patchy discolouration damage is where the cleaning composition causes localized colour bleaching on the fabrics. This is then seen by the consumer as white patches on coloured fabrics.
• water-soluble unit-dose pouches that comprise a powder composition that comprises an oxygen bleach source and a salt of citric acid exhibited the same effective stain removal performance as the combination of an oxygen bleach source and high levels of TAED, but exhibited reduced patchy discoloration damage of fabrics.
• a first aspect of the present invention is a water-soluble unit-dose pouch comprising at least a first compartment, wherein the first compartment comprises a powder composition, and wherein the powder composition comprises an oxygen bleach source and a salt of citric acid, and wherein the salt of citric acid is present between 2% and 20% by weight of the water-soluble unit-dose pouch.
• a second aspect of the present invention is a method of treating fabrics comprising the steps of,
• the water-soluble unit-dose pouch of the present invention (herein referred to as pouch), comprises at least a first compartment.
• the first compartment comprises a powder composition.
• the pouch is typically a closed structure, made of materials described herein, enclosing a volume space.
• the volume space is separated into at least two compartments.
• the pouch can be of any form, shape and material which is suitable to hold the composition, e.g. without allowing the release of the composition from the pouch prior to contact of the pouch with water.
• the exact execution will depend, for example, on the type and amount of the composition in the pouch, the number of compartments in the pouch, and on the characteristics required from the pouch to hold, protect and deliver or release the composition(s).
• the water-soluble unit-dose pouch comprises at least a first compartment and a second compartment.
• the water-soluble unit-dose pouch comprises at least a first compartment and a second compartment, wherein the second compartment comprises a second composition.
• the second composition is selected from the group comprising, liquid, gel, powder, granule or tablet.
• the second compartment comprises a liquid composition.
• the water-soluble unit-dose pouch comprises three compartments, wherein the first compartment comprises a powder composition and the second and third compartments comprise compositions selected from the group comprising liquid, gel, powder, granule or tablet.
• the second and third compartments comprise liquid compositions.
• the water-soluble unit-dose pouch comprises four compartments, wherein the first compartment comprises a powder composition and the second, third and fourth compartments comprise compositions selected from the group comprising liquid, gel, powder, granule or tablet.
• the second, third and fourth compartments comprise liquid compositions. It is advantageous to have multiple compartments in a single water-soluble unit-dose pouch. This allows the combination of incompatible components and components requiring dry or liquid environments.
• the compartments of the pouches can be separate, but are preferably conjoined in any suitable manner.
• the second and third or subsequent compartments are superimposed on the first compartment.
• the third compartment may be superimposed on the second compartment, which is in turn superimposed on the first compartment in a sandwich configuration.
• the second and third compartments are superimposed on the first compartment.
• the first, second and third and subsequent compartments may be attached to one another in a side by side relationship.
• the compartments may be packed in a string, each compartment being individually separable by a perforation line. Hence each compartment may be individually torn-off from the remainder of the string by the end-user, for example, so as to pre-treat or post-treat a fabric with a composition from a compartment.
• the present pouch comprises three compartments consisting of a large first compartment and two smaller compartments.
• the second and third smaller compartments are superimposed on the first larger compartment.
• the size and geometry of the compartments are chosen such that this arrangement is achievable.
• the pouch is preferably made of a film material wherein the film material is soluble or dispersible in water, and has a water-solubility of at least 50%, preferably at least 75% or even at least 95%, as measured by the method set out here after using a glass-filter with a maximum pore size of 20 microns:
• Preferred pouch materials are polymeric materials, preferably polymers which are formed into a film or sheet.
• the pouch material can, for example, be obtained by casting, blow-moulding, extrusion or blown extrusion of the polymeric material, as known in the art.
• Preferred polymers, copolymers or derivatives thereof suitable for use as pouch material are selected from polyvinyl alcohols, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, polyalkylene oxides, acrylamide, acrylic acid, cellulose, cellulose ethers, cellulose esters, cellulose amides, polyvinyl acetates, polycarboxylic acids and salts, polyaminoacids or peptides, polyamides, polyacrylamide, copolymers of maleic/acrylic acids, polysaccharides including starch and gelatine, natural gums such as xanthum and carragum.
• More preferred polymers are selected from polyacrylates and water-soluble acrylate copolymers, methylcellulose, carboxymethylcellulose sodium, dextrin, ethylcellulose, hydroxyethyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, maltodextrin, polymethacrylates, and most preferably selected from polyvinyl alcohols, polyvinyl alcohol copolymers and hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose (HPMC), and combinations thereof.
• the polymer can have any weight average molecular weight, preferably from about 1000 to 1,000,000, more preferably from about 10,000 to 300,000 yet more preferably from about 20,000 to 150,000.
• Mixtures of polymers can also be used as the pouch material. This can be beneficial to control the mechanical and/or dissolution properties of the pouch or compartments of the pouch, depending on the application thereof and the required needs.
• Suitable mixtures include for example mixtures wherein one polymer has a higher water-solubility than another polymer, and/or one polymer has a higher mechanical strength than another polymer.
• mixtures of polymers having different weight average molecular weights for example a mixture of PVA or a copolymer thereof of a weight average molecular weight of about 10,000- 40,000, preferably around 20,000, and of PVA or copolymer thereof, with a weight average molecular weight of about 100,000 to 300,000, preferably around 150,000.
• polymer blend compositions for example comprising hydrolytically degradable and water-soluble polymer blends such as polylactide and polyvinyl alcohol, obtained by mixing polylactide and polyvinyl alcohol, typically comprising about 1-35% by weight polylactide and about 65% to 99% by weight polyvinyl alcohol.
• polymers which are from about 60% to about 98% hydrolysed, preferably about 80% to about 90% hydrolysed, to improve the dissolution characteristics of the material.
• compartments of the present invention may be employed in making the compartments of the present invention.
• a benefit in selecting different films is that the resulting compartments may exhibit different solubility or release characteristics.
• Most preferred pouch materials are PVA films known under the trade reference Monosol M8630, as sold by Chris-Craft Industrial Products of Gary, Indiana, US, and PVA films of corresponding solubility and deformability characteristics.
• Other films suitable for use herein include films known under the trade reference PT film or the K-series of films supplied by Aicello, or VF-HP film supplied by Kuraray.
• the pouch material herein can also comprise one or more additive ingredients.
• plasticisers for example glycerol, ethylene glycol, diethyleneglycol, propylene glycol, sorbitol and mixtures thereof.
• Other additives include functional detergent additives to be delivered to the wash water, for example organic polymeric dispersants, etc.
• pouches or pouch compartments containing a component which is liquid will preferably contain an air bubble having a volume of up to about 50%, preferably up to about 40%, more preferably up to about 30%, more preferably up to about 20%, more preferably up to about 10% of the volume space of said compartment.
• the pouch of the present invention may be made using any suitable equipment and method.
• Single compartment pouches are made using vertical, but preferably horizontal form filling techniques commonly known in the art.
• the film is preferably dampened, more preferably heated to increase the malleability thereof.
• the method also involves the use of a vacuum to draw the film into a suitable mould.
• the vacuum drawing the film into the mould can be applied for 0.2 to 5 seconds, preferably 0.3 to 3 or even more preferably 0.5 to 1.5 seconds, once the film is on the horizontal portion of the surface.
• This vacuum may preferably be such that it provides an under-pressure of between -100mbar to -1000mbar, or even from - 200mbar to -600mbar.
• the moulds in which the pouches are made, can have any shape, length, width and depth, depending on the required dimensions of the pouches.
• the moulds can also vary in size and shape from one to another, if desirable. For example, it may be preferred that the volume of the final pouches is between 5 and 300ml, or even 10 and 150ml or even 20 and 100ml and that the mould sizes are adjusted accordingly.
• Heat can be applied to the film, in the process commonly known as thermoforming, by any means.
• the film may be heated directly by passing it under a heating element or through hot air, prior to feeding it onto the surface or once on the surface.
• it may be heated indirectly, for example by heating the surface or applying a hot item onto the film.
• the film is heated using an infra red light.
• the film is preferably heated to a temperature of 50 to 120°C, or even 60 to 90°C.
• the film can be wetted by any mean, for example directly by spraying a wetting agent (including water, solutions of the film material or plasticizers for the film material) onto the film, prior to feeding it onto the surface or once on the surface, or indirectly by wetting the surface or by applying a wet item onto the film.
• a wetting agent including water, solutions of the film material or plasticizers for the film material
• a film Once a film has been heated/wetted, it is drawn into an appropriate mould, preferably using a vacuum.
• the filling of the moulded film can be done by any known method for filling (preferably moving) items. The most preferred method will depend on the product form and speed of filling required.
• the moulded film is filled by in-line filling techniques.
• the filled, open pouches are then closed, using a second film, by any suitable method. Preferably, this is also done while in horizontal position and in continuous, constant motion.
• the closing is done by continuously feeding a second film, preferably water-soluble film, over and onto the open pouches and then preferably sealing the first and second film together, typically in the area between the moulds and thus between the pouches.
• Preferred methods of sealing include heat sealing, solvent welding, and solvent or wet sealing. It is preferred that only the area which is to form the seal, is treated with heat or solvent.
• the heat or solvent can be applied by any method, preferably on the closing material, preferably only on the areas which are to form the seal. If solvent or wet sealing or welding is used, it may be preferred that heat is also applied.
• Preferred wet or solvent sealing/welding methods include selectively applying solvent onto the area between the moulds, or on the closing material, by for example, spraying or printing this onto these areas, and then applying pressure onto these areas, to form the seal. Sealing rolls and belts as described above (optionally also providing heat) can be used, for example.
• the formed pouches can then be cut by a cutting device.
• Cutting can be done using any known method. It may be preferred that the cutting is also done in continuous manner, and preferably with constant speed and preferably while in horizontal position.
• the cutting device can, for example, be a sharp item or a hot item, whereby in the latter case, the hot item 'bums' through the film/ sealing area.
• the water-soluble unit-dose pouch comprises at least two compartments.
• the different compartments of a multi-compartment pouch may be made together in a side-by-side style and consecutive pouches are not cut. Alternatively, the compartments can be made separately.
• the pouches are made according to the process comprising the steps of:
• Said recess formed in step b is preferably achieved by applying a vacuum to the compartment prepared in step a).
• the second, and optionally third, compartment(s) can be made in a separate step and then combined with the first compartment.
• a particularly preferred process comprises the steps of:
• the first and second forming machines are selected based on their suitability to perform the above process.
• the first forming machine is preferably a horizontal forming machine.
• the second forming machine is preferably a rotary drum forming machine, preferably located above the first forming machine.
• the water-soluble unit-dose pouch comprises at least a first compartment comprising a solid composition.
• the solid composition of the present invention comprises an oxygen bleach source, and a salt of citric acid.
• the solid composition according to the present invention comprises an oxygen bleach source.
• oxygen bleach is a peroxygen source, more preferably a hydrogen peroxide source.
• the peroxygen source is an inorganic perhydrate salt.
• Inorganic perhydrate salts are normally the alkali metal salts.
• the inorganic perhydrate salt is selected from the group comprising perborate, percarbonate, perphosphate and persilicate salts.
• the perhydrate salt is selected from perborate and percarbonate.
• the perhydrate salt is percarbonate, preferably sodium percarbonate.
• Sodium percarbonate has the formula corresponding to 2Na 2 CO 3 3H 2 O 2 .
• the sodium percarbonate can be coated, for example, with a further mixed salt of an alkali metal sulphate and/or carbonate.
• the weight ratio of the mixed salt coating material to the sodium percarbonate is from 1:2000 to 1:4, more preferably from 1:99 to 1:9, and most preferably from 1:49 to 1:19.
• the mixed salt is of sodium sulphate and sodium carbonate which has the general formula Na 2 SO 4 .n.Na 2 CO 3 wherein n is from 0.1 to 3, preferably n is from 0.3 to 1.0 and most preferably n is from 0.2 to 0.5.
• the sodium percarbonate is coated with Boric acid.
• oxygen bleach sources include persulphates, particularly potassium persulphate K 2 S 2 O 8 and sodium persulphate Na 2 S 2 O 8 .
• carbonate/sulphate coated sodium percarbonate may include a low level of a heavy metal sequestrant such as ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), 1-hydroxyethylidene 1,1-diphosphonic acid (HEDP) or an aminophosphonate, that is incorporated during the manufacturing process.
• EDTA ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
• HEDP 1-hydroxyethylidene 1,1-diphosphonic acid
• aminophosphonate an aminophosphonate
• Preferred heavy metal sequestrants for incorporation as described herein above include the organic phosphonates and amino alkylene poly(alkylene phosphonates) such as the alkali metal ethane 1-hydroxy diphosphonates, the nitrilo trimethylene phosphonates, the ethylene diamine tetra methylene phosphonates and the diethylene triamine penta methylene phosphonates.
• organic phosphonates and amino alkylene poly(alkylene phosphonates) such as the alkali metal ethane 1-hydroxy diphosphonates, the nitrilo trimethylene phosphonates, the ethylene diamine tetra methylene phosphonates and the diethylene triamine penta methylene phosphonates.
• the oxygen bleach source comprises a peroxy carboxylic acid (hereafter referred to as peracid).
• peracids are those having general formula: wherein R is selected from C1-4 alkyl and n is an integer of from 1 to 5.
• the peracid has the formula such that R is CH 2 and n is 5 i.e. phthaloyl amino-peroxy caproic acid or PAP.
• the peracid is preferably used as a substantially water-insoluble solid compound and is available from Solvay/Ausimont under the tradename Euroco®.
• compositions of the present invention comprise from 8.5% to 70%, preferably from 10% to 60% and more preferably from 15% to 55%, by weight of the water-soluble unit-dose pouch, of an oxygen bleach source
• the solid composition of the present invention comprises between 2% and 20% by weight of the water-soluble unit-dose pouch of a salt of citric acid.
• the salt of citric acid is present at a concentration of between, 3% and 20%, more preferably between 5% and 20%, more preferably between 7.5% and 15%, most preferably between 10% and 13% by weight of the water-soluble unit-dose pouch.
• the level of salt of citric acid present is measured as a concentration by weight of the entire pouch. This is because the invention requires a particular level of salt of citric acid per unit-dose in order to give the benefit. This then allows for the presence of other compositions, i.e. lower levels of powder composition due to the addition of a liquid composition for example.
• salt of citric acid we herein mean any salt of citric acid.
• Preferred salts of citric acid are those selected from the group comprising sodium citrate, calcium citrate, potassium citrate, ammonium citrate, magnesium citrate and mixtures thereof.
• the term 'sodium citrate' refers to any of the sodium salts of citric acid.
• the salt of citric acid is sodium citrate, preferably monosodium citrate, disodium citrate, trisodium citrate and mixtures thereof.
• the salt of citric acid is potassium citrate, preferably tripotassium citrate.
• the salt of citric acid is calcium citrate, preferably tribasic calcium citrate.
• the salty of citric acid is magnesium citrate, preferably tribasic magnesium citrate.
• Some chelating agents have a tendency to cause the powder phase of the water-soluble unit-dose pouch to become yellow. It was surprisingly found that the presence of sodium citrate provides chelating activity whilst minimising the unwanted side effect of yellowing of the powder composition.
• the water-soluble unit-dose pouch of the present invention comprises less than 1% by weight of the water-soluble unit-dose pouch of tetracetyl ethylene diamine (TAED).
• the water-soluble unit-dose pouch comprises between 0.0001% and 1% by weight of the water-soluble unit-dose pouch of tetracetyl ethylene diamine (TAED).
• the water-soluble unit-dose pouch is devoid of tetracetyl ethylene diamine (TAED).
• TAED is a peracid-delivering bleach activator (opposed to diacyl peroxide-delivering bleach activator) used in conjunction with an oxygen bleach source such as sodium percarbonate is very effective at removing tough beverage stains such as coffee, tea, red wine, black grape juice etc.
• an oxygen bleach source such as sodium percarbonate
• patchy discoloration damage is where the cleaning composition causes localized colour bleaching on the fabrics. This is then seen as white patches on coloured fabrics.
• water-soluble unit-dose pouches that comprise an oxygen bleach source, low levels of TAED or no TAED, and between 2% and 20%, preferably 3% and 20%, preferably 5% and 20%, more preferably 7.5% and 15%, most preferably between 10% and 13% by weight of the water-soluble unit-dose pouch of sodium citrate exhibited the same effective stain removal performance as the combination of an oxygen source and higher levels of TAED (5-10% by weight of the composition), but exhibited reduced patchy discoloration damage of fabrics.
• the solid composition according to the present invention comprises a diacyl peroxide bleach activator.
• Diacyl peroxide bleach activators boost the cleaning power of the oxygen-based bleaching agent via a perhydrolysis reaction brought about by nucleophilic attack on the diacyl peroxide bleach activator by a perhydroxide anion.
• the diacyl peroxide bleach activator that may be used in the present has the general formula: wherein R is an alkyl group, linear or branched, containing from about 1 to 11 carbon atoms and LG is a suitable leaving group.
• a "leaving group” is any group that is displaced from the bleach activator as consequence of nucleophilic attack on the bleach activator by the perhydroxide anion, i.e. perhydrolysis reaction.
• a suitable leaving group is electrophilic and is stable such that the rate of the reverse reaction is negligible. This facilitates the nucleophilic attack by the perhydroxide anion.
• the leaving group must also be sufficiently reactive for the reaction to occur within the optimum time frame, for example during the wash cycle. However, if the leaving group is too reactive, the bleach activator will be difficult to stabilize. These characteristics are generally paralleled by the pKa of the conjugate acid of the leaving group, although exceptions to this convention are known.
• the conjugate acid of the leaving group in accordance with the present invention preferably has a pKa in a range from about 4 to about 13, more preferably from about 6 to about 11, and most preferably from about 8 to about 11.
• the leaving group has the formula: wherein Y is selected from the group consisting of SO 3 - M + , COO - M + , SO 4 - M + , PO 4 - M + , PO 3 - M + . (N + R 2 3 )X - and O ⁇ N(R 2 2 ), M is a cation and X is an anion, both of which provide solubility to the bleach activator, and R 2 is an alkyl chain containing from about 1 to about 4 carbon atoms or H.
• M is preferably an alkali metal, with sodium being most preferred.
• X is a hydroxide, methylsulfate or acetate anion.
• R 3 is an alkyl chain containing from about 1 to about 8 carbon atoms, H or R 2 .
• a preferred diacyl peroxide bleach activator has the formula: wherein R is an alkyl chain, linear or branched, containing from 1 to 11 carbon atoms. More preferably, R is an alkyl chain, linear or branched, containing from 3 to 11, even more preferably from 8 to 11.
• the diacyl peroxide bleach activator has the formula: which is also referred to as sodium n-nonyloxybenzene sulfonate (hereinafter referred to as "NOBS").
• diacyl peroxide bleach activator and those described previously may be readily synthesized by well known reaction schemes or purchased commercially. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that other diacyl peroxide bleach activators beyond those described herein which are readily water-soluble can be used in the solid composition without departing from the scope of the invention.
• compositions of the present invention comprise from 0.5% to 35%, preferably from 1.5% to 26% and more preferably from 2.5% to 20%, by weight of the pouch of a diacyl peroxide bleach activator having the formula: wherein R is an alkyl group, linear or branched, containing from about 1 to 11 carbon atoms and LG is a suitable leaving group.
• the water-soluble unit-dose pouches herein may further comprise a variety of other optional ingredients such as: surfactants, filers, chelating agents, radical scavengers, antioxidants, stabilisers, builders, soil suspending polymer, polymeric soil release agents, dye transfer inhibitor, solvents, suds controlling agents, suds booster, brighteners, perfumes, pigments, dyes and the like.
• the optional ingredients may be present in any of the compartments and compositions of the water-soluble unit-dose pouch.
• One aspect of the present invention is a method of treating fabrics comprising the steps of;
• step b) a second fabric cleaning composition is added to the drum or drawer of the washing machine.
• the water-soluble unit-dose pouch in this embodiment serves as a fabric additive.
• Comparative Pouch A is commercially available as Omino Bianco 100 più IdroCaps Smacchiatore Concentrato. It is a single compartment pouch comprising a powder composition. It was determined that it comprised 5% TAED and 45.1% sodium percarbonate by weight of the pouch, and no salt of citric acid.
• a second pouch according to the present invention was prepared and designated Pouch 1.
• This was a water-soluble unit-dose pouch comprising a powder composition in a first compartment, and a liquid composition in a second compartment.
• Pouch 1 comprised (percent by weight of the pouch; Powder Composition Sodium Citrate 9.2 TAED 0.8 Percarbonate 42.5 Amylase 1.1 Carboxy methyl cellulose 0.04 Citric Acid 0.03 Acrylic acid/maleic acid co-polymer 1.3 HEDP (Na) 2.4 Linear alkyl benzene 0.006 Linear alkylbenzene sulfonate 0.7 NOBS 9.7 Na 2 CO 3 0.07 Na 2 SO 4 5.4 PEG 4000 0.7 Palmitic Acid 0.7 Perfume microcapsule 0.45 Protease 0.6 Silica 0.008 Starch 0.27 Zeolite A 5.6 Misc impurities 0.9 Water 2.5 Liquid Composition Dipropylene Glycol 8.2 Glycerine 0.6 Trans-Sulph EHDQ-70% 3.6 P Dio
• both pouches A and 1 gave comparable stain removal ability on all stains tested.
• 0.8% by weight of the pouch of TAED in combination with between 2% and 20% by weight of the pouch of a salt of citric acid gave comparable cleaning to a pouch comprising 5% TAED by weight of the pouch and no salt of citric acid.
• Table 2 (percentage by weight of the pouch); Table 2 Component Pouch 2 Pouch 3 Pouch 4 Powder composition Sodium citrate 2.46 2.46 2.46 TAED 0.38 1.12 1.89 Percarbonate 46.75 46.75 46.75 Amylase 1.23 1.23 1.23 Carboxy methyl cellulose 0.019 0.06 0.09 Acrylic acid/maleic acid co-polymer 5.87 5.87 5.87 Linear alkylbenzene sulfonate 0.12 0.12 0.12 NOBS 3.19 3.19 3.19 PEG 4000 0.23 0.23 0.23 Palmitic Acid 0.23 0.23 0.23 Protease 0.81 0.81 0.81 Misc impurities 0.22 0.26 0.29 water 0.85 0.84 0.84 Water soluble polycarboxylate 22.6 21.8 21 Liquid composition Dipropylene Glycol 7.2 7.2 7.2 Glycerine 0.375 0.375 0.375 Propylene glycol 0.027 0.027 0.027 Deionized water 0.9 0.9 0.9 Acid Blue 80

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