Compositions in a water-soluble pouch containing at least two compartments, each compartment containing a different component of the composition, where a first compartment contains a first component which contains a liquid matrix and a source of peracid.

A particulate laundry detergent composition which comprises a detergent base powder comprising surfactant and builder and, as separate particulate components: (a) an alkali metal carbonate salt selected from carbonate, bicarbonate, sesquicarbonate and combinations thereof; and (b) a water-soluble organic acid which, when reacted with (a) in the presence of water, generates carbon dioxide gas; wherein the alkali metal carbonate salt, when taken separately, has a 90% dissolution time of less than ...

Compounds having the formula ##SPC1## Wherein M is an alkali metal or ammonium, R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are hydrogen, methyl or ethyl and R.sub.3 is hydrogen, methyl, ethyl or COOM are useful sequestrants and detergency builders. Lower alkyl esters and acids of such compounds are useful intermediates for their production. This is a division, of application Ser. No. 253,357, filed May 15, 1972 which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. applications, Ser. Nos. 158,577 and 158,540, filed June 30, 1971 and...

A fabric-washing detergent composition incorporates, as a detergency builder, a water-soluble or water-dispersible salt of an alkylaryl dicarboxylic acid having the general formula: wherein R.sub.1, r.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are hydrogen atoms or alkyl groups; R.sub.4 is an alkylene chain containing from zero to eight carbon atoms and optionally incorporating in the chain other atoms as linking groups, such as --0--, --S--, --S0-- and --S0.sub.2 --; R.sub.5 is a group similar to R.sub.4 or is a group ...

Granular laundering compositions comprising a curd-dispersant-containing, soap-based granule and a smectite-type clay. The soap and curd dispersant are formulated into the granule and the clay is attached to the surface of the granule. The resulting compositions exhibit enhanced solubility and provide through-the-wash fabric softening.

A liquid detergent system having a controllable viscosity and clarity, including a water-soluble paraffin sulfonate and a water-soluble, higher alkane, ether sulfate. Control of the viscosity and clarity is accomplished by using a control system comprising a lower aliphatic alcohol and urea.

Granular free-flowing non-dusting product of high enzyme content for use in detergent composition, made by spraying a blend of molten nonionic detergent and enzyme concentrate into cool air to form tiny spherical beads.

Detergent compositions containing maleic anhydride polymers.

Laundry detergent and fabric softener compositions containing various detergent-compatible disubstituted polyol softeners and, in a preferred embodiment, polyalkyleneimine anti-static agents.

A granular detergent composition containing (a) a granular blend of mixed mono- and di-glycerides of fat-forming fatty acids, said mixture having a melting point of not less than 54.degree.C. with a polyoxyethylene derivative of a higher fatty acid sorbitan ester; and (b) a compound selected from the group consisting of an inorganic water-soluble alkaline detergent salt, an inorganic alkaline sequestering agent, an organic alkaline sequestering agent and mixtures of these compounds. These compos...