EP0870008A4 - Process for producing granular detergent components or compositions - Google Patents

Process for producing granular detergent components or compositions

Info

Publication number: EP0870008A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: compositions; granular detergent; detergent components; producing granular; producing
Prior art date: 1995-04-27
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP96909881A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP0870008B2 (en

EP0870008A1 (en

EP0870008B1 (en

Inventor

Peter Rutherford Brougham

George Burgess

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Procter and Gamble Co

Original Assignee

Procter and Gamble Co

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1995-04-27

Filing date

1996-03-27

Publication date

1999-10-13

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1996-03-27 Application filed by Procter and Gamble Co filed Critical Procter and Gamble Co

1996-03-27 Priority to DE69636644.4T priority Critical patent/DE69636644T3/en

1996-03-27 Priority to EP96909881.3A priority patent/EP0870008B2/en

1998-10-14 Publication of EP0870008A1 publication Critical patent/EP0870008A1/en

1999-10-13 Publication of EP0870008A4 publication Critical patent/EP0870008A4/en

2006-10-18 Application granted granted Critical

2006-10-18 Publication of EP0870008B1 publication Critical patent/EP0870008B1/en

2014-07-02 Publication of EP0870008B2 publication Critical patent/EP0870008B2/en

2016-03-27 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- 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
- C11D11/00—Special methods for preparing compositions containing mixtures of detergents
- C11D11/0082—Special methods for preparing compositions containing mixtures of detergents one or more of the detergent ingredients being in a liquefied state, e.g. slurry, paste or melt, and the process resulting in solid detergent particles such as granules, powders or beads
- C11D11/0088—Special methods for preparing compositions containing mixtures of detergents one or more of the detergent ingredients being in a liquefied state, e.g. slurry, paste or melt, and the process resulting in solid detergent particles such as granules, powders or beads the liquefied ingredients being sprayed or adsorbed onto solid particles
- 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
- C11D11/00—Special methods for preparing compositions containing mixtures of detergents
- 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
- C11D17/06—Powder; Flakes; Free-flowing mixtures; Sheets
- C11D17/065—High-density particulate detergent 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
- C11D3/00—Other compounding ingredients of detergent compositions covered in group C11D1/00
- C11D3/02—Inorganic compounds ; Elemental compounds
- C11D3/12—Water-insoluble compounds
- C11D3/124—Silicon containing, e.g. silica, silex, quartz or glass beads
- C11D3/1246—Silicates, e.g. diatomaceous earth
- C11D3/128—Aluminium silicates, e.g. zeolites
- 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
- C11D3/37—Polymers
- C11D3/3703—Macromolecular compounds obtained otherwise than by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds
- C11D3/373—Macromolecular compounds obtained otherwise than by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds containing silicones

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Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
Oil, Petroleum & Natural Gas (AREA)
Wood Science & Technology (AREA)
Organic Chemistry (AREA)
Inorganic Chemistry (AREA)
Detergent Compositions (AREA)

EP96909881.3A 1995-04-27 1996-03-27 Process for producing granular detergent components or compositions Expired - Lifetime EP0870008B2 (en)

Priority Applications (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
DE69636644.4T DE69636644T3 (en)	1995-04-27	1996-03-27	METHOD FOR PRODUCING GRANULAR DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS OR COMPOSITIONS
EP96909881.3A EP0870008B2 (en)	1995-04-27	1996-03-27	Process for producing granular detergent components or compositions

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
EP95302859		1995-04-27
EP95302859		1995-04-27
PCT/US1996/004225 WO1996034082A1 (en)	1995-04-27	1996-03-27	Process for producing granular detergent components or compositions
EP96909881.3A EP0870008B2 (en)	1995-04-27	1996-03-27	Process for producing granular detergent components or compositions

Publications (4)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0870008A1 EP0870008A1 (en)	1998-10-14
EP0870008A4 true EP0870008A4 (en)	1999-10-13
EP0870008B1 EP0870008B1 (en)	2006-10-18
EP0870008B2 EP0870008B2 (en)	2014-07-02

Family

ID=8221174

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP96909881.3A Expired - Lifetime EP0870008B2 (en)	1995-04-27	1996-03-27	Process for producing granular detergent components or compositions

Country Status (14)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP0870008B2 (en)
JP (1)	JPH11504364A (en)
KR (1)	KR100258542B1 (en)
CN (1)	CN1117849C (en)
AR (1)	AR001718A1 (en)
AT (1)	ATE342955T1 (en)
AU (1)	AU5324596A (en)
BR (1)	BR9608445A (en)
CA (1)	CA2216816C (en)
DE (1)	DE69636644T3 (en)
ES (1)	ES2275274T3 (en)
MX (1)	MX9708236A (en)
TW (1)	TW323303B (en)
WO (1)	WO1996034082A1 (en)

Families Citing this family (8)

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Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
DE19753310A1 (en) *	1997-12-02	1999-06-10	Henkel Kgaa	Raw material compounds with high bulk density
DE19855676A1 (en) *	1998-12-02	2000-06-08	Henkel Kgaa	Detergent and cleaning agent additive and process for its production
GB0125653D0 (en) *	2001-10-25	2001-12-19	Unilever Plc	Process for the production of detergent granules
BR0213432A (en)	2001-10-25	2004-11-09	Unilever Nv	Process for the preparation of detergent granules
WO2011001966A1 (en) *	2009-06-30	2011-01-06	花王株式会社	Method for producing high bulk density detergent granules
WO2011062236A1 (en) *	2009-11-18	2011-05-26	花王株式会社	Method for producing detergent granules
US8933131B2 (en)	2010-01-12	2015-01-13	The Procter & Gamble Company	Intermediates and surfactants useful in household cleaning and personal care compositions, and methods of making the same
CN103380204B (en)	2011-02-17	2016-02-03	宝洁公司	Comprise the composition of the mixture of C10-C13 alkyl benzene sulfonate

Citations (4)

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US4713193A (en) *	1983-11-09	1987-12-15	Lever Brothers Company	Stable, free-flowing particulate adjuncts for use in detergent compositions
EP0521635A1 (en) *	1991-06-25	1993-01-07	Unilever Plc	Particulate detergent composition or component
EP0593014A1 (en) *	1992-10-12	1994-04-20	Kao Corporation	Nonionic powdery detergent composition
EP0739977A1 (en) *	1995-04-27	1996-10-30	The Procter & Gamble Company	Process for producing granular detergent components or compositions

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EP0229671B1 (en) *	1986-01-17	1991-03-13	Kao Corporation	High-density granular detergent composition
JP3192469B2 (en) *	1991-05-17	2001-07-30	花王株式会社	Method for producing nonionic detergent particles
PL172347B1 (en) *	1992-06-15	1997-09-30	Procter & Gamble	Method of obtaining granular detergent component and detergent component as such
AU4777993A (en) *	1992-08-01	1994-03-03	Procter & Gamble Company, The	Low gelling detergent compositions and a process for making such compositions
US5366652A (en) *	1993-08-27	1994-11-22	The Procter & Gamble Company	Process for making high density detergent agglomerates using an anhydrous powder additive
US5486303A (en) *	1993-08-27	1996-01-23	The Procter & Gamble Company	Process for making high density detergent agglomerates using an anhydrous powder additive

1996
- 1996-03-27 KR KR1019970707598A patent/KR100258542B1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1996-03-27 MX MX9708236A patent/MX9708236A/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1996-03-27 CN CN96193487A patent/CN1117849C/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1996-03-27 JP JP8532521A patent/JPH11504364A/en not_active Ceased
- 1996-03-27 ES ES96909881T patent/ES2275274T3/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1996-03-27 AT AT96909881T patent/ATE342955T1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1996-03-27 EP EP96909881.3A patent/EP0870008B2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1996-03-27 AU AU53245/96A patent/AU5324596A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1996-03-27 CA CA002216816A patent/CA2216816C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1996-03-27 BR BR9608445A patent/BR9608445A/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1996-03-27 WO PCT/US1996/004225 patent/WO1996034082A1/en active IP Right Grant
- 1996-03-27 DE DE69636644.4T patent/DE69636644T3/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1996-04-26 AR AR33629996A patent/AR001718A1/en unknown
- 1996-06-27 TW TW085107776A patent/TW323303B/zh active

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US4713193A (en) *	1983-11-09	1987-12-15	Lever Brothers Company	Stable, free-flowing particulate adjuncts for use in detergent compositions
EP0521635A1 (en) *	1991-06-25	1993-01-07	Unilever Plc	Particulate detergent composition or component
EP0593014A1 (en) *	1992-10-12	1994-04-20	Kao Corporation	Nonionic powdery detergent composition
EP0739977A1 (en) *	1995-04-27	1996-10-30	The Procter & Gamble Company	Process for producing granular detergent components or compositions

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
ES2275274T3 (en)	2007-06-01
CN1117849C (en)	2003-08-13
WO1996034082A1 (en)	1996-10-31
ATE342955T1 (en)	2006-11-15
KR100258542B1 (en)	2000-06-15
BR9608445A (en)	1999-01-05
TW323303B (en)	1997-12-21
EP0870008B2 (en)	2014-07-02
KR19990008074A (en)	1999-01-25
MX9708236A (en)	1997-12-31
CA2216816C (en)	2001-08-21
AU5324596A (en)	1996-11-18
EP0870008A1 (en)	1998-10-14
JPH11504364A (en)	1999-04-20
EP0870008B1 (en)	2006-10-18
CA2216816A1 (en)	1996-10-31
CN1183798A (en)	1998-06-03
AR001718A1 (en)	1997-11-26
DE69636644T2 (en)	2007-08-23
DE69636644D1 (en)	2006-11-30
DE69636644T3 (en)	2014-11-13

Publication	Publication Date	Title
HUP9601551A3 (en)	1997-12-29	Sorbent compositions and process for producing thereof
GB9415904D0 (en)	1994-09-28	Process for the production of detergent composition
GB9515787D0 (en)	1995-10-04	Method for producing nonionic detergent granules
EP0843715A4 (en)	1999-09-29	Detergent compositions
GB9522993D0 (en)	1996-01-10	Detergent compositions and process for preparing them
AU6740496A (en)	1997-03-27	Detergent compositions and process for preparing them
EP0842247A4 (en)	2001-08-16	Detergent compositions
AU5376196A (en)	1996-11-18	Process for producing granular detergent components or compo sitions
ZA939731B (en)	1995-06-28	Detergent composition and process for producing it
EP0870008A4 (en)	1999-10-13	Process for producing granular detergent components or compositions
AU1031197A (en)	1997-06-19	Process for the manufacture of shaped articles from detergent compositions
GB9504989D0 (en)	1995-04-26	Detergent compositions
GB9519736D0 (en)	1995-11-29	Process for producing adhesive bitumen - polymer compositions
EP0862607A4 (en)	1999-08-18	Detergent compositions
HUP9901581A3 (en)	2000-10-30	Process for making granular detergents
EP0845024A4 (en)	1999-09-22	Detergent compositions
HUP9900002A3 (en)	2000-01-28	Process for producing soap based cleaning composition
ZA945004B (en)	1996-01-11	Process for dosing detergent compositions
HUP9601550A3 (en)	1998-12-28	Process for producing particulate compositions
EP0991747A4 (en)	2000-04-12	Phosphate-free detergent compositions
HUP9802740A3 (en)	1999-08-30	Detergent composition and process for its production
GB9511590D0 (en)	1995-08-02	Detergent compositions
GB9510695D0 (en)	1995-07-19	Detergent composition and process for its production
GB9411421D0 (en)	1994-07-27	Process for making particulate detergent compositions
GB9805193D0 (en)	1998-05-06	Process for preparing granular detergent compositions

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