US 12,077,729 B2
Unit dose detergent pack including an opacified liquid detergent composition free of a microplastic opacifier
Daniel Thomas Piorkowski, Fairfield, CT (US)
Assigned to Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Duesseldorf (DE)
Filed by Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Duesseldorf (DE)
Filed on May 1, 2020, as Appl. No. 15/929,432.
Prior Publication US 2021/0340471 A1, Nov. 4, 2021
Int. Cl. C11D 1/22 (2006.01); C11D 1/32 (2006.01); C11D 3/00 (2006.01); C11D 3/04 (2006.01); C11D 3/20 (2006.01); C11D 3/30 (2006.01); C11D 17/04 (2006.01)
CPC C11D 17/043 (2013.01) [C11D 1/22 (2013.01); C11D 3/0089 (2013.01); C11D 3/044 (2013.01); C11D 3/202 (2013.01); C11D 3/30 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A unit dose detergent pack comprising:
a pouch formed from a water-soluble film; and
an opacified liquid detergent composition releasably disposed within said pouch and comprising:
a plurality of neutralizing agents including more than 50 mole percent of sodium hydroxide and a remainder of alkanolamine present based on a total of 100 mole percent of said plurality of neutralizing agents;
a fatty acid; and
at least one surfactant;
a bittering agent; and
less than 30% by weight of water,
wherein a weight ratio of said sodium hydroxide to said fatty acid is from about 0.3:1 to about 0.8:1, and
wherein said opacified liquid detergent composition is free of a microplastic opacifier and has a turbidity of at least 250 turbidity units (NTU) measured utilizing a turbidity meter at about 24° C.