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Novel whitening agents for cellulosic substrates

a cellulosic substrate and whitening agent technology, applied in the field of whitening agents, can solve the problems of difficult reversal of yellowing by normal laundering procedures

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-07-24
THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
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"This patent is about new whitening agents for fabrics made from cellulose. The agents consist of two components: a chromophore component that fluoresces or absorbs light, and a polymeric component. The agents have a specific value called the Hansen Solubility Parameter, which indicates how well they can dissolve in water. The patent also describes the use of these whitening agents in laundry care products such as detergents and fabric softeners. The technical effect of this invention is to provide more effective whitening agents for fabrics that can be used in everyday laundry care products."

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This yellowness is often difficult to reverse by normal laundering procedures.

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[0152]The following examples are provided to further illustrate the novel whitening agents of the present invention; however, they are not to be construed as limiting the invention as 5 defined in the claims appended hereto. In fact, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in this invention without departing from the scope or spirit of the invention. All parts and percents given in these examples are by weight unless otherwise indicated. All values of the Hansen Solubility Parameter reported herein are in units of MPa0.5.

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[0153]Each sample is prepared by adding 0.5 grams of whitening agent (0.1% based on weight of the cellulosic substrate) to a solution containing 3 grams of powdered laundry detergent (AATCC powder laundry detergent) and 500 mL of room temperature water. Each colorant loading is corrected for absorbance to assure equal amount of color units. The formu...

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Abstract

This invention relates to novel whitening agents for cellulosic substrates. The whitening agents are comprised of at least two components: at least one chromophore component and at least one polymeric component. Suitable chromophore components generally fluoresce blue, red, violet, or purple color when exposed to ultraviolet light, or they may absorb light to reflect these same shades. The whitening agents are further characterized by having a dispersion component value of the Hansen Solubility Parameter of less than or equal to about 17 MPa0.5. This invention also relates to laundry care compositions including but not limited to liquid and / or powder laundry detergent formulations and rinse added fabric softening (RAFS) compositions that comprise such whitening agents.

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TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]This invention relates to novel whitening agents for cellulosic substrates. The whitening agents are comprised of at least two components: at least one chromophore component and at least one polymeric component. Suitable chromophore components generally fluoresce blue, red, violet, or purple color when exposed to ultraviolet light, or they may absorb light to reflect these same shades. The whitening agents are further characterized by having a dispersion component value of the Hansen Solubility Parameter of less than or equal to about 17 MPa0.5. These whitening agents may be ideal for use in laundry care compositions including but not limited to liquid and / or powder laundry detergent formulations and rinse added fabric softening (RAFS) compositions.BACKGROUND[0002]The use of whitening agents, either optical brighteners or blueing agents, in textile applications is well known in the prior art. As textile substrates age, their color tends to fade or yellow due to ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): C07D333/36
CPCC07D333/38C11D3/38618C11D3/42C11D3/38636C11D3/38645C11D3/38627C11D3/386
Inventor SADLOWSKI, EUGENE STEVENSIVIK, MARK ROBERTCUMMINGS, MICHAEL DAVIDMORRALL, DONNA D'ANGELOKOTT, KEVIN LEEBAKER, KEITH HOMERLOUGHNANE, BRIAN JOSEPHVALENTI, MICHAEL A.KIEKEN, LAURENT D.HONG, XIAYONG MICHAELTORRES, EDUARDOVALENTI, DOMINICK J.MOORE, PATRICK D.STARKS, LEONARD J.
Owner THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
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