Ion-pair complex conditioning agent and compositions containing same

Claims

What is claimed is:

1. A detergent composition comprising: from about 0.1% to about 20% of a conditioning agent comprising water-insoluble particles having an average diameter of from about 10 microns to about 300 microns, said particles comprising an alkyl amine-anionic compound ion-pair complex having the formula: ##STR20## wherein each R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 independently is a C.sub.12 -C.sub.20 alkyl or alkenyl, each R.sub.3 is H or CH.sub.3, and A.sup.- is an anionic compound selected from the group consisting of alkyl sulfonates, aryl sulfonates, alkylaryl sulfonates, alkyl sulfates, dialkyl sulfosuccinates, alkyl oxybenzene sulfonates, acyl isethionates, acylalkyl taurates, alkyl ethoxylated sulfates, and olefin sulfonates, and mixtures of said ion-pair complexes; from about 1% to about 98% of a water-soluble detergent surfactant selected from the group consisting of cationic surfactants, nonionic surfactants, zwitterionic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants, and anionic surfactants, wherein the quantity of said detergent surfactant is exclusive of the quantity of anionic compound present in said ion-pair complex; and from about 5% to about 80% of a detergency builder other than C.sub.10 -C.sub.18 alkyl monocarboxylic acids or salts thereof.

2. A detergent composition as in claim 1, wherein said builder is selected from the group consisting of polycarboxylates, polyactetates, carbonates, polymeric carboxylates, polyphosphonates, inorganic phosphates, silicates, and aluminosilicates, acids thereof, and alkali metal salts, ammonium salts and substituted ammonium salts thereof, and mixtures thereof.

3. A detergent composition as in claim 2, wherein R.sub.3 is H.

4. A detergent composition as in claim 2, wherein said average particle diameter is greater than about 20 microns.

5. A detergent composition as in claim 4, wherein said average particle size is greater than about 40 microns.

6. A detergent composition as in claim 5, wherein said average particle size is greater than about 50 microns.

7. A detergent composition as in claim 4, wherein said average particle size is less than about 250 microns.

8. A detergent composition as in claim 6, wherein said average particle size is less than about 150 microns.

9. A detergent composition as in claim 2 wherein A.sup.- is selected from the group consisting of C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkyl sulfonates, C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkylaryl sulfonates, aryl sulfonates, and dialkyl sulfosuccinates.

10. A detergent composition as in claim 4, wherein A.sup.- is selected from the group consisting of C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkyl sulfonates, C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkylaryl sulfonates, aryl sulfonates, and dialkyl sulfosuccinates.

11. A detergent composition as in claim 8, wherein A.sup.- is selected from the group consisting of C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkyl sulfonates, C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkylaryl sulfonates, aryl sulfonates, and dialkyl sulfosuccinates.

12. A detergent composition as in claim 9, wherein A.sup.- is selected from the group consisting of C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkylaryl sulfonates

13. A detergent composition as in claim 10, wherein A.sup.- is selected from the group consisting of C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkylaryl sulfonates and aryl sulfonates.

14. A detergent composition as in claim 11 wherein A.sup.- is selected from the gorup consisting of C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkylaryl sulfonates and aryl sulfonates.

15. A detergent composition as in claim 2 wherein the alkyl amine is selected from the group consisting of hydrogenated ditallow amine, unhydrogenated ditallow amine, hydrogenated ditallow methyl amine, unhydrogenated ditallow methyl amine, dipalmityl amine, dipalmityl methyl amine, distearyl amine, distearyl methyl amine, diarachidyl amine, diarachidyl methyl amine, palmityl stearyl amine, palmityl stearyl methyl amine, palmityl arachidyl amine, palmityl arachidyl methyl amine, stearyl arachidyl amine, and stearyl arachidyl methyl amine.

16. A detergent composition as in claim 10, wherein the amine is selected from the group consisting of hydrogenated ditallow amine, unhydrogenated ditallow amine, hydrogenated ditallow methyl amine, unhydrogenated ditallow methyl amine, dipalmityl amine, dipalmityl methyl amine, distearyl amine, distearyl methyl amine, diarachidyl amine, diarachidyyl methyl amine, palmityl stearyl amine, palmityl stearyl methyl amine, palmityl arachidyl amine, palmityl arachidyl methyl amine, stearyl arachidyl amine, and stearyl arachidyl methyl amine.

17. A detergent composition as in claim 11, wherein the amine is selected from the group consisting of hydrogenated ditallow amine, unhydrogenated ditallow amine, hydrogenated ditallow methyl amine, unhydrogenated ditallow methyl amine, dipalmityl amine, dipalmityl methyl amine, distearyl amine, distearyl methyl amine, diarachidyl amine, diarachidyl methyl amine, palmityl stearyl amine, palmityl stearyl methyl amine, palmityl arachidyl amine, palmityl arachidyl methyl amine, stearyl arachidyl amine, and stearyl arachidyl methyl amine.

18. A detergent composition as in claim 14, wherein the amine is selected from the group consisting of hydrogenated ditallow amine, unhydrogenated ditallow amine, hydrogenated ditallow methyl amine, unhydrogenated ditallow methyl amine, dipalmityl amine, dipalmityl methyl amine, distearyl amine, distearyl methyl amine, diarachidyl amine, diarachidyl methyl amine, palmityl stearyl amine, palmityl stearyl methyl amine, palmityl arachidyl amine, palmityl arachidyl methyl amine, stearyl arachidyl amine, and stearyl arachidyl methyl amine.

19. A detergent composition as in claim 17 wherein the ion-pair complex is selected from the group consisting of

hydrogenated ditallow amine complexed with a linear C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkyl benzene sulfonate,

hydrogenated ditallow methyl amine complexed with a linear C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkyl benzene sulfonate,

unhydrogenated ditallow amine complexed with a C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkyl benzene sulfonate,

unhydrogenated ditallow methyl amine complexed with a C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkyl benzene sulfonate,

dipalmityl amine complexed with a linear C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkyl benzene sulfonate,

dipalmityl methyl amine complexed with a linear C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkyl benzene sulfonate,

distearyl amine complexed with a linear C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkyl benzene sulfonate,

distearyl methyl amine complexed with a linear C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkyl benzene sulfonate,

diarachidyl amine complexed with a linear C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkyl benzene sulfonate,

diarachidyl methyl amine complexed with a linear C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkyl benzene sulfonate,

palmityl stearyl amine complexed with a linear C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkyl benzene sulfonate,

palmityl stearyl methyl amine complexed with a linear C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkyl benzene sulfonate,

palmityl arachidyl amine complexed with a linear C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkyl benzene sulfonate,

palmityl arachidyl methyl amine complexed with a linear C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkyl benzene sulfonate,

stearyl arachidyl amine complexed with a linear C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkyl benzene sulfonate,

stearyl arachidyl methyl amine complexed with a linear C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkyl benzene sulfonate,

ditallow amine (hydrogenated or unhydrogenated) complexed with an aryl sulfonate,

ditallow methyl amine (hydrogenated or unhydrogenated) complexed with an aryl sulfonate,

dipalmityl amine complexed with an aryl sulfonate,

dipalmityl methyl amine complexed with an aryl sulfonate,

distearyl amine complexed with an aryl sulfonate,

distearyl methyl amine complexed with an aryl sulfonate,

diarachidyl amine complexed with an aryl sulfonate,

diarachidyl methyl amine complexed with an aryl sulfonate,

palmityl stearyl amine complexed with an aryl sulfonate,

palmityl stearyl methyl amine complexed with an aryl sulfonate,

palmityl arachidyl amine complexed with an aryl sulfonate,

palmityl arachidyl methyl amine complexed with an aryl sulfonate,

stearyl arachidyl amine complexed with an aryl sulfonate,

stearyl arachidyl methyl amine complexed with an aryl sulfonate, and mixtures thereof.

20. A detergent composition as in claim 18, wherein the ion-pair complex is selected from the group consisting of hydrogenated ditallow amine complexed with benzene sulfonate or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 linear alkyl benzene sulfonate,

hydrogenated ditallow methyl amine complexed with benzene sulfonate or a linear C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl benzene sulfonate,

unhdyrogenated ditallow amine complexed with benzene sulfonate or a linear C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl benzene sulfonate,

unhdyrogenated ditallow methyl amine complexed with benzene sulfonate or a linear C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl benzene sulfonate,

dipalmityl amine complexed with benzene sulfonate or a linear C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl benzene sulfonate,

dipalmityl methyl amine complexed with benzene sulfonate or a linear C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl benzene sulfonate,

distearyl amine complexed with benzene sulfonate or a linear C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl benzene sulfonate,

distearyl methyl amine complexed with benzene sulfonate or a linear C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl benzene sulfonate,

diarachidyl amine complexed with benzene sulfonate or a linear C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl benzene sulfonate,

diarachidyl methyl amine complexed with benzene sulfonate or a linear C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl benzene sulfonate,

palmityl stearyl amine complexed with benzene sulfonate or a linear C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl benzene sulfonate,

palmityl stearyl methyl amine complexed with benzene sulfonate or a linear C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl benzene sulfonate,

palmityl arachidyl amine complexed with benzene sulfonate or a linear C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl benzene sulfonate,

palmityl arachidyl methyl amine complexed with benzene sulfonate or a linear C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl benzene sulfonate,

stearyl arachidyl amine complexed with benzene sulfonate or a linear C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl benzene sulfonate,

stearyl arachidyl methyl amine complexed with benzene sulfonate or a linear C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl benzene sulfonate, and mixtures thereof.

21. A detergent composition as in claim 20 wherein the anionic compound of the ion-pair complex comprises a linear C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl benzene sulfonate and the amine is a distearyl amine, a ditallow methyl amine, distearyl methyl amine, a ditallow amine.

22. A detergent composition according to claim 16 wherein the detergent surfactant is selected from the group consiting of anionic surfactats, nonionic surfactants, cationic surfactants and mixtures thereof.

23. A detergent composition according to claim 22 which comprises from about 0.1% to about 10.0% of the ion-pair complex.

24. A detergent composition according to claim 23 which comprises from about 10% to about 60% of the detergent surfactant.

25. A detergent composition according to claim 24 which additionally comprises a liquid carrier and from about 5% to about 50% of the detergency builder.

26. A detergent composition according to claim 24 wherein said composition is a granular detergent and comprises from about 10% to about 80% of the detergency builder.

27. A detergent composition according to claim 25 wherein the builder component is selected from the group consisting of polyacetates, carbonates, polycarbonates, polymeric carboxylates, and polyphosphates, and acids thereof, and mixtures thereof.

28. A detergent composition according to claim 26 wherein the builder component is selected from the group consisting of inorganic phosphates, water-insoluble sodium aluminosilicates, silicates, carbonates, polycarbonates, polymeric carboxylates, polyphosphates, and alkali metal, ammonium and substituted ammonium salts thereof, and mixtures thereof.

29. A detergent composition according to claim 27, wherein the builder component comprises a succinate or acid thereof.

30. A detergent composition according to claim 26 which further comprises from about 2% to about 15% of a smectite clay softener.

31. A detergent composition according to claim 25 additonally comprising from about 0.1% to about 10% of a chelating agent.

32. A detergent composition according to claim 31 wherein the chelating agent is an amino carboxylate and comprises from about 0.1% to about 3.0% of the composition.

33. A detergent composition according to claim 30 additionally comprising from about 0.1% to about 10% of a chelating agent.

34. A detergent composition according to claim 33 wherein the chelating agent is an amino carboxylate and comprises from about 0.1% to about 3.0% of the composition.

35. A detergent composition according to claim 31 which further comprises from about 0.025% to about 2% of an enzyme.

36. A detergent composition according to claim 33 which further comprises from about 0.025% to about 2% of an enzyme.

37. A detergent composition according to claim 35 which further comprises from about 0.01% to about 5.0% of a clay soil removal and anti-redeposition agent.

38. A detergent composition according to claim 37 wherein said clay soil removal and anti-redeposition agent is selected from the group consisting of ethoxylated monoamines, ethoxylated diamines, ethoxylated polyamines and mixtures thereof.

39. A detergent composition according to claim 3l which further comprises from about 0.01% to about 5.0% of a clay soil removal and anti-redeposition agent.

40. A detergent composition according to claim 37 additionally comprising from about 0.01% to about 5.0% of a soil release agent.

41. A detergent composition according to claim 40 wherein said soil release agent is selected from the group consisting of hydroxy ether cellulosic polymers, copolymeric blocks or ethylene terephthalate polyethylene oxide, polypropylene oxide terephthalate, cationic guar gums, and mixtures thereof.

42. A detergent composition according to claim 39 additionally comprising from about 0.01% to about 5.0% of a soil release agent.

43. A detergent composition according to claim 42 wherein said soil release agent is selected from the group consisting of hydroxy ether cellulosic polymers, copolymeric blocks of ethylene terephthalate polyethylene oxide, polypropylene oxide terepyhthalate, cationic guar gums, and mixtures thereof.

44. A detergent composition according to claim 40 which further comprises from about 0.1% to about 10.0% of a stabilizing agent.

45. A detergent composition according to claim 25 which further comprises from about 0.1% to about 10.0% of a stabilizing agent.

46. A detergent composition according to claim 44 wherein said stabilizing agent comprises from about 0.3% to about 1.5% of the total composition and is selected from the group consisting of quaternized montmorillonite clay and synthetic hectorite clay.

47. A detergent composition according to claim 42, further comprising from about 1% to about 20% of a bleaching agent.

48. A fabric conditioning composition comprising a smectite clay softener and water-insoluble particles having an average diameter of from about 10 microns to about 300 microns, said particles comprising an alkyl amine-anionic compound ion-pair complex having the formula: ##STR21## wherein each R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 independently is a C.sub.12 -C.sub.20 alkyl or alkenyl, each R.sub.3 is H or CH.sub.3, and A.sup.- is an anionic compound selected from the group consisting of alkyl sulfonates, aryl sulfonates, alkylaryl sulfonates, alkyl sulfates, dialkyl sulfosuccinates, alkyl oxybenzene sulfonates, acyl isethionates, acylalkyl taruates, alkyl ethoxylated sulfates, and olefin sulfonates, and mixtures of said ion-pair complexes.

49. A laundry product comprising the composition of claim 1, 8, 21, 30, 46, or 48 contained by means for releasing said composition in aqueous solution.

50. A laundry product comprising the composition of claim 1, 8, 21, 30, 46, or 48 contained by a laminated substrate product.

51. A laundry product comprising the composition of claim 1, 8, 21, 30, 46, or 48 contained by a pouch which is dissolvable in aqueous solution.

52. A method for softening fabbrics comprising the steps of agitating said fabrics in an aqueous solution containing water-insoluble particles having an average diameter of from about 10 microns to about 300 microns, said particles comprising an alkyl amine-anionic compound ion-pair complex having the formula: ##STR22## wherein each R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 independently is a C.sub.12 -C.sub.20 alkyl or alkenyl, each R.sub.3 is H or CH.sub.3, and A.sup.- is an anionic compound selected from the group consisting of alkyl sulfonates, aryl sulfonates, alkylaryl sulfonates, alkyl sulfates, dialkyl sulfosuccinates, alkyl oxybenzene sulfonates, acyl isethionates, acylalkyl taurates, alkyl ethoxylated sulfates, and olefin sulfonates, and mixtures of said ion-pair complexes; and a detergent surfactant.

53. A method for laundering fabrics comprising the agitation of said fabrics in an aqueous solution containing from about 0.1% to about 2% of the composition of claim 1.

54. A laundry product comprising water-insoluble particles having an average diameter of from about 10 microns to about 300 microns, said particles comprising an alkyl amine-anionic compound ion-pair complex having the formula: ##STR23## wherein each R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 independently is a C.sub.12 -C.sub.20 alkyl or alkenyl, each R.sub.3 is H or CH.sub.3, and A.sup.- is an anionic compound selected from the group consisting of alkyl sulfonates, aryl sulfonates, alkylaryl sulfonates, alkyl sulfates, dialkyl sulfosuccinates, alkyl oxybenzene sulfonates, acyl isethionates, acylalkyl taurates, alkyl ethoxylated sulfates, and olefin sulfonates, and mixtures of said ion-pair complexes; said particles being contained by a means for releasing said particles in aqueous solution.

55. A laundry product as in claim 54, wherein said means is a laminated substrate product.

56. A laundry product as in claim 54, wherein said means is a pouch which is dissolvable in aqueous solution.

57. A detergent composition comprising from about 0.1% to about 20% of a conditioning agent comprising water-insoluble particles having an average diameter of from about 10 microns to about 300 microns, said particles comprising an alkyl amine-anionic compound ion-pair complex having the formula: ##STR24## wherein each R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 independently is a C.sub.12 -C.sub.20 alkyl or alkenyl, each R.sub.3 is H or CH.sub.3, and A.sup.- is an anionic compound selected from the group consisting of alkyl sulfonates, aryl sulfonates, alkylaryl sulfonates, alkyl sulfates, dialkyl sulfosuccinates, alkyl oxybenzene sulfonates, acyl isethionates, acylalkyl taurates, alkyl ethoxylated sulfates, and olefin sulfonates, and mixtures of said ion-pair complexes; from about 1% to about 98% of a water-soluble detergent surfactant selected from the group consisting of cationic surfactants, nonionic surfactants, zwitterionic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants, and anionic surfactants, wherein the quantity of said detergent surfactant is exclusive of the quantity of anionic compound present in said ion-pair complex; and from about 0.025% to about 2% of an enzyme.

58. A detergent composition as in claim 57, wherein R.sub.3 is H.

59. A detergent composition as in claim 57, wherein said average particle diameter is greater than about 20 microns and less than about 250 microns.

60. A detergent composition as in claim 59, wherein said average particle diameter is greater than about 40 microns.

61. A detergent composition as in claim 60, wherein said average particle diameter is greater than about 50 microns.

62. A detergent composition as in claim 59, wherein A.sup.- is selected from the group consisting of C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkylaryl sulfonates and aryl sulfonates.

63. A detergent composition as in claim 60, wherein A.sup.- is selected from the group consisting of C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkylaryl sulfonates and aryl sulfonates.

64. A detergent composition as in claim 61 wherein A.sup.- is selected from the group consisting of C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkylaryl sulfonates and aryl sulfonates.

65. A detergent composition as in claim 62, wherein the amine is selected from the group consisting of hydrogenated ditallow amine, unhdyrogenated ditallow amine, hydrogenated ditallow methyl amine, unhydrogenated ditallow methyl amine, dipalmityl amine, dipalmityl methyl amine, distearyl amine, distearyl methyl amine, diarachidyl amine, diarachidyl methyl amine, palmityl stearyl amine, palmityl stearyl methyl amine, palmityl arachidyl amine, palmityl arachidyl methyl amine, stearyl arachidyl amine, and stearyl arachidyl methyl amine.

66. A detergent composition as in claim 63, wherein the amine is selected from the group consisting of hydrogenated ditallow amine, unhydrogenated ditallow amine, hydrogenated ditallow methyl amine, unhydrogenated ditallow methyl amine, dipalmityl amine, dipalmityl methyl amine, distearyl amine, distearyl methyl amine, diarachidyl amine, diarachidyl methyl amine, palmityl stearyl amine, palmityl stearyl methyl amine, palmityl arachidyl amine, palmityl arachidyl methyl amine, stearyl arachidyl amine, and stearyl arachidyl methyl amine.

67. A detergent composition as in claim 64, wherein the amine is selected from the group consisting of hydrogenated ditallow amine, unhdyrogenated ditallow amine, hydrogenated ditallow methyl amine, unhydrogenated ditallow methyl amine, dipalmityl amine, dipalmityl methyl amine, distearyl amine, distearyl methyl amine, diarachidyl amine, diarachidyl methyl amine, palmityl stearyl amine, palmityl stearyl methyl amine, palmityl arachidyl amine, palmityl arachidyl methyl amine, stearyl arachidyl amine, and stearyl arachidyl methyl amine.

68. A detergent composition as in claim 66, wherein the ion-pair complex is selected from the group consisting of hydrogenated ditallow amine complexed with benzene sulfonate or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 linear alkyl benzene sulfonate,

hyrogenated ditallow amine complexed with benzene sulfonate or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 linear alkyl benzene sulfonate,

hydrogenated ditallow methyl amine complexed with benzene sulfonate or a linear C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl benzene sulfonate,

unhydrogenated ditallow amine complexed with bezene sulfonate or a linear C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl benzene sulfonate,

unhydrogenated ditallow methyl amine complexed with benzene sulfonate or a linear C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl benzene sulfonate,

dipalmityl amine complexed with benzene sulfonate or a linear C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl benzene sulfonate,

dipalmityl methyl amine complexed with benzene sulfonate or a linear C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl benzene sulfonate,

distearyl amine complexed with benzene sulfonate or a linear C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl benzene sulfonate,

distearyl methyl amine complexed with benzene sulfonate or a linear C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl benzene sulfonate,

diarachidyl amine complexed with benzene sulfonate or a linear C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl benzene sulfonate,

diarachidyl methyl amine complexed with benzene sulfonate or a linear C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl benzene sulfonate,

palmityl stearyl amine complexed with benzene sulfonate or a linear C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl benzene sulfonate,

palmityl stearyl methyl amine complexed with benzene sulfonate or a linear C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl benzene sulfonate,

palmityl arachidyl amine complexed with benzene sulfonate or a linear C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl benzene sulfonate,

palmityl arachidyl methyl amine complexed with benzene sulfonate or a linear C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl benzene sulfonate,

stearyl arachidyl amine complexed with benzene sulfonate or a linear C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl benzene sulfonate,

stearyl arachidyl methyl amine complexed with benzene sulfonate or a linear C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl benzene sulfonate, and mixtures thereof.

69. A detergent composition as in claim 68 wherein the anionic compound of the ion-pair complex comprises a linear C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl benzene sulfonate and the amine is a distearyl amine, a ditallow methyl amine, a distearyl methyl amine, or a ditallow amine.