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GB2473275A - Bleach activator granule comprising DOBA and a process of production thereof involving extrusion - Google Patents

Bleach activator granule comprising DOBA and a process of production thereof involving extrusion Download PDF

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GB2473275A
GB2473275A GB0915627A GB0915627A GB2473275A GB 2473275 A GB2473275 A GB 2473275A GB 0915627 A GB0915627 A GB 0915627A GB 0915627 A GB0915627 A GB 0915627A GB 2473275 A GB2473275 A GB 2473275A
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Antonio Cordellina
Anna Crestana
Remigio Musci
Dora Zamuner
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Reckitt Benckiser NV
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Priority to EP10752920A priority patent/EP2475759A1/en
Priority to PCT/GB2010/051495 priority patent/WO2011030144A1/en
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    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C11ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
    • C11DDETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
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    • C11ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
    • C11DDETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
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    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C11ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
    • C11DDETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
    • C11D17/00Detergent materials or soaps characterised by their shape or physical properties
    • C11D17/06Powder; Flakes; Free-flowing mixtures; Sheets
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C11ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
    • C11DDETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
    • C11D3/00Other compounding ingredients of detergent compositions covered in group C11D1/00
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    • C11ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
    • C11DDETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
    • C11D3/00Other compounding ingredients of detergent compositions covered in group C11D1/00
    • C11D3/39Organic or inorganic per-compounds
    • C11D3/3902Organic or inorganic per-compounds combined with specific additives
    • C11D3/3905Bleach activators or bleach catalysts
    • C11D3/3935Bleach activators or bleach catalysts granulated, coated or protected

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Abstract

A process for the production of a bleach activator granule comprising the extrusion of a bleach activator composition. The composition comprises decanoyloxybenzoic acid (DOBA), a water-swellable carbohydrate and water. Preferably, the extruded product is in the form of pellets, more preferably cylindrical. Preferably, the water-swellable carbohydrate is selected from carboxymethylcellulose (CMC), cellulose monoacetate (CMA), starch and sugars. The granule may contain a secondary bleach activator such as tetra-acetylethylenediamine (TAED), 4-(2-decanoyloxyethoxycarbonyloxy)benzenenesulfonate sodium (DECOBS), nonanoyloxybenzenesulfonate sodium (NOBS) and/or lauroyloxybenzenesulfonate sodium (LOBS). The bleach activator granule may be coated and is preferably used in a detergent composition.

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The present invention relates to granular bleach activators.
Detergents which contain per-compounds as bleaches are only effective in bleaching at high temperatures because the per-compounds do not decompose at sufficient speed at lower temperatures to be able to participate actively in the bleaching process. To counter this issue activators which react with the peroxo group of the per-compounds to form per-acids are employed. These per-acids are active at the low temperatures required for washing (delicate) fabrics.
These activators, which include N-acyl and 0-acyl compounds, such as anhydrides or acid amides, as well as nitriles are very sensitive to hydrolysis, especially in the presence of the alkalis conventionally used in detergents.
This problem is accentuated by the fact that the activators are often only sparingly soluble in water, which is why they have to be employed in the form of a very fine powder to ensure more rapid dispersion. This fine form, however, by virtue of its greater surface area results in increased hydrolysis of the activators on storage.
This small powder (comprising the bleach activator in granular form, e.g. from 0.5 to 3 mm is usually made in an extrusion process. The extrusion process itself can give rise to a number of stability issues for the bleach activator granule.
The first disadvantage of the extrusion process is that an extrusion aid, e.g. a lubricating aid is required to be able to extrude the bleach activator composition.
Usually the extrusion aid comprises a lubricant such as a non-ionic surfactant. However, whilst these types of components are excellent lubrication aids (and also detergent actives) they can interact disadvantageously with the bleach activator making it more reactive once in contact with the persalt in the formulation giving poor stability and lower shelf life.
A further issue with the extrusion process is that typically the extruded granules have a high level of porosity. This leads to poor stability and lower shelf life since the granules permit a higher level of external moisture ingress, and an intimate contact with persalt and other ingredients typically present in a detergent formulation e.g., alkalis hence an undesirable level of hydrolysis of the bleach activator active.
It is an object of the present invention to obviate / mitigate the problems outlined above.
According to the present invention there is provided a process for the production of a bleach activator granule comprising the extrusion of a bleach activator composition, the composition comprising decanoyloxybenzoic acid (DOBA), a water swellable carbohydrate and water.
We have found that the process of the present invention produces bleach activator granules which have excellent properties. These properties are particularly the properties of high stability (particularly in long term storage) Also the granules have good flowability.
Indeed with the process of the invention the problem of hydrolysis of DOBA (especially in alkaline conditions), which normally leads to loss of performance, has been found to be significantly reduced.
Generally the pellets are cylindrical. This shape (when produced through the pelletisation process above) has been found to best achieve all the advantageous stability properties above (particularly in alkaline conditions), whilst also providing fast dissolution. Without wishing to be limited by theory it is postulated that this shape is influential in this respect since it provides the lowest surface area of a 3-dimensional body.
The granules in general have a size of from 0.1 to 10mm, more preferably from 0.5 to 4 mm, preferably from 0.5 to 2 mm. (It is to be appreciated that within the matrix of the pellets there are disposed particles of bleach activator which are considerable smaller than the overall size of the pellet. This has been found to have a positive effect on the stability of the bleach activator particles whilst enhancing rapid solubility) Preferably a secondary bleach activator such as TAED, DECOBS, NOBS and / or LOBS is present.
Preferably the bleach activator composition comprises about 10-98% of a bleach activator, more preferably 20- 95%, more preferably 30-90%, more preferably 50-90%, more preferably 70-90%, and most preferably about 88%.
It has been found that the inclusion of water as extrusion aid in the bleach activator composition is extremely advantageous. Without wishing to be bound by theory it is postulated that the inclusion of water has a number of separate advantages.
These include a positive influence on the temperature of the extrusion process. The presence of water is able to ensure that in the extrusion process the extrusion temperature is not elevated excessively which could otherwise lead to detrimental decomposition of the bleach activator. This positive influence is shown in the extrusion process per se and in any conditioning steps which can occur after the granules have been extruded.
The water content of the bleach activator composition has been found to be extremely easy to remove after the extrusion and subsequent conditioning steps.
It has also been observed that the water is a highly beneficial extrusion aid.
Perhaps the most important advantage is that with the process of the present invention the bleach activator granules produced have been observed to have a low porosity. This is a great aid in the prevention of moisture uptake into the granule post production and further enhances the stability of the granule. The value of this advantage is not to be under-estimated.
Currently in detergent formulations an excess of bleach activator is added to the formulation working on the basis that a certain proportion of the bleach activator will decompose before the detergent is used. In the process of the present invention the enhanced stability of the granules produced means that a lower amount of bleach activator granules can be added to the detergent formulation (since the amount of decomposition is lower) thus saving costs.
Preferably the bleach activator composition comprises water, more preferably from 1 to 30%, more preferably from 1 to 20%, and most preferably about 10%.
Preferred examples of water swellable carbohydrate include CMC, CMA, starch, and sugars.
Optionally the bleach activator composition comprises one or more further detergent actives. Preferred examples of such actives include surfactants; nonionic, cationic and br anionic surfactants.
The bleach activator may be coated.
The process may comprise other production steps. Indeed a preferred example of a complete production of a bleach activator granule comprises:-A) I4ixing of granule components.
B) Delivery of the mixture from (A) to the pelletiser C) Pelletisation.
D) Delivery of the pellets to a drier.
E) Drying.
Preferably the drying stage is performed in a fluid bed drying apparatus.
According to a second aspect of the present invention there is provided a bleach activator granule made in a process comprising the extrusion of a composition comprising decanoyloxybenzoic acid (DOBA), the composition further comprising a water swellable carbohydrate and water.
The bleach activator granule is preferably for us in a detergent composition.

Claims (9)

  1. CLAIMS1. A process for the production of a bleach activator granule comprising the extrusion of a bleach activator composition, the composition comprising decanoyloxybenzoic acid (DOBA), a water swellable carbohydrate and water.
  2. 2. A process according to claim 1, wherein the pellets are cylindrical.
  3. 3. A process according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the granules have a size of from 0.1 to 10mm, more preferably from 0.5 to 3 mm, preferably from 0.5 to 2 -.
  4. 4. A process according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein a secondary bleach activator such as TAED, DECOBS, NOBS and / or LOBS is present.
  5. 5. A process according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the bleach activator composition comprises about 10-98% of a bleach activator, more preferably 20-95%, more preferably 30-90%, more preferably 50-90%, more preferably 70-90%, and most preferably about 88%.
  6. 6. A process according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein preferably the bleach activator composition comprises water, more preferably from 1 to 30%, more preferably from 1 to 20%, and most preferably bout 10%.
  7. 7. A process according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the bleach activator is coated.
  8. 8. Bleach activator granule made in a process comprising the extrusion of a composition comprising decanoyloxybenzoic acid (DOBA), the composition further comprising a water swellable carbohydrate and water.
  9. 9. A bleach activator granule according to claim 7 for use in a detergent composition.
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