US 12,344,821 B2
Liquid laundry detergent with cleaning booster
Stephen J. Donovan, Sellersville, PA (US); Aslin Izmitli, Yardley, PA (US); Asghar A. Peera, Royersford, PA (US); Michael L. Tulchinsky, Midland, MI (US); and Eric Wasserman, Collegeville, PA (US)
Assigned to Dow Global Technologies LLC, Midland, MI (US); and Rohm and Haas Company, Collegeville, PA (US)
Appl. No. 17/633,653
Filed by Dow Global Technologies LLC, Midland, MI (US); and Rohm and Haas Company, Collegeville, PA (US)
PCT Filed Sep. 23, 2020, PCT No. PCT/US2020/052218
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Feb. 8, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/061774, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 1, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/906,915, filed on Sep. 27, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0315864 A1, Oct. 6, 2022
Int. Cl. C11D 17/00 (2006.01); C11D 3/30 (2006.01); C11D 3/37 (2006.01)
CPC C11D 3/3707 (2013.01) [C11D 3/3723 (2013.01); C11D 17/0008 (2013.01); C11D 2111/12 (2024.01)] 20 Claims
 
1. A liquid laundry detergent formulation for household use, comprising:
a liquid carrier;
a cleaning surfactant; and
a cleaning booster of Formula (I)

OG Complex Work Unit Chemistry
wherein each R1 is independently a chain of Formula (II)

OG Complex Work Unit Chemistry
wherein each R2 is a methyl group;
wherein R3 and R4 are independently an aliphatic C3-12 alkanediyl group;
wherein each R5 is independently selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen and a —C1-4 alkyl group;
wherein n is 1 to 8;
wherein m is an average of 5 to 50;
wherein the cleaning booster has a weight average molecular weight of 1,750 to 5,000 Daltons; and
wherein the liquid laundry detergent formulation has a pH of 6.5 to 11.