Bio-based Compositions

Abstract

The present invention relates to a composition in which the surfactant main component is mainly bio-based. The present invention also relates to the use of the composition for cleaning, in particular for cleaning textiles or fabrics, preferably for cleaning oily stains.

Description

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[0001] The present invention relates to a composition in which the surfactant main component is mainly bio-based. The present invention also relates to the use of the composition for cleaning, in particular for cleaning textiles or fabrics, preferably for cleaning oily stains.

[0002] prior art Removal of oily stains, especially from textiles and fabrics, is difficult to achieve with detergents in which the primary surfactant is based on renewable substances, such as glycolipids.

[0003] The art has incorporated large amounts of other non-bio-based surfactants into compositions to achieve satisfactory cleansing.

[0004] The subject of the present invention is to provide a composition which has a high cleaning capacity, especially in the cleaning of textiles or fabrics, preferably for cleaning oily stains.

[0005] Description of the invention Surprisingly, it has been found that a composition in which the main surfactant components are primarily biosurfactants and fatty acid salts solves the problems of the present invention.

[0006] The present invention therefore relates to a method for producing a device comprising the steps of: A) at least one biosurfactant; B) at least one fatty acid salt; A composition comprising:

[0007] The present invention further provides a method for cleaning articles as recited in claim 11.

[0008] One advantage of the present invention is that the compositions of the present invention provide pure biological detergents in which all components are of biological origin.

[0009] Another advantage of the present invention is that the compositions of the present invention provide cleaning agents with lower total surfactant loadings while maintaining cleaning performance.

[0010] A further advantage is that the surfactants contained in the compositions of the present invention provide a very high concentration of detergent, which reduces the total amount of detergent required during use, thereby reducing packaging shipping costs, etc.

[0011] Another advantage of the present invention is that it provides a detergent that has peak performance on greasy soils, especially on hard greasy soils.

[0012] A further advantage is that the compositions of the present invention provide high performance detergents that use fewer ingredients, which greatly reduces formulation complexity and results in a simpler manufacturing process.

[0013] Another advantage of the present invention is that the compositions of the present invention provide detergents using mild surfactants with low water toxicity.

[0014] Thus, the present invention provides: A) at least one biosurfactant; B) at least one fatty acid salt; wherein the ratio of component A) to component B) is in the range of 1:1 to 20:1, preferably 2:1 to 10:1, more preferably 3:1 to 8:1, with the proviso that components A) and B) account for at least 90% by weight, preferably at least 95% by weight, more preferably at least 98% by weight, and most preferably 100% by weight of all surfactants in the entire composition.

[0015] In the context of the present invention, "biosurfactants" is understood to mean any glycolipid produced by fermentation. The term "biosurfactant" also includes glycolipids that have been chemically or enzymatically modified after fermentation, as long as the glycolipid remains structurally a glycolipid.

[0016] Raw materials for producing biosurfactants which can be used are carbohydrates, in particular sugars, such as glucose, and / or lipophilic carbon sources, such as fats, oils, partial glycerides, fatty acids, fatty alcohols, long-chain saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbons.

[0017] In the context of the present invention, the term "surfactant" is understood to mean an organic substance having surface-active properties capable of reducing the surface tension of water to below 45 mN / m at a concentration of 0.5% by weight relative to the total composition at 20° C. The surface tension is measured by the Du Nouilling method at 20° C.

[0018] In the context of the present invention, the term "fatty acid" is understood to mean a carboxylic acid having an aliphatic chain, which may be hydroxy-substituted, which is either saturated or unsaturated and contains from 4 to 32, preferably from 6 to 28, carbon atoms.

[0019] Hereinafter, when an average value is given, it is a number average value unless otherwise specified.

[0020] Unless otherwise stated, percentages are percent by weight data.

[0021] Hereinafter, when measured values ​​are given, they are measured at a temperature of 25°C and a pressure of 1013 mbar unless otherwise specified.

[0022] The composition according to the invention preferably comprises as component A) at least one biosurfactant selected from rhamnolipids, sophorolipids, glucolipids, cellulose lipids, mannosylerythritol lipids and trehalose lipids, preferably rhamnolipids, sophorolipids and glucolipids, most preferably rhamnolipids. Biosurfactants are for example those described in EP 0 499 434 A, US 7,985,722 B, WO 03 / 006146 A, DE 19648439 A, DE 19600743 A, JP 01-304034 A, CN 1337439 A, JP 2006-274233 A, JP 2006083238 A, JP 2006-0702 A, JP 2006-083238 A, JP 2006-0702 A, JP 2006-0702 B ... 31, WO 03 / 002700, FR 2740779, DE 2939519, U.S. Pat. No. 7,556,654, FR 2855752, EP 1445302, JP 2008-062179 and JP 2007-181789 or documents cited therein. Suitable biosurfactants can be obtained, for example, from Soliance, France.

[0023] Preferably, the composition according to the invention comprises as biosurfactant at least one selected from rhamnolipids, in particular mono-, di- or polyrhamnolipids, glucolipids, in particular mono-, di- or polyglucolipids, and sophorolipids, in particular mono-, di- or polysophorolipids, most preferably rhamnolipids.

[0024] The term "rhamnolipid" in the context of the present invention preferably refers in particular to rhamnolipids of the general formula (I) [ka]

[0025] [In the formula, mRL=2, 1, or 0; nRL=1 or 0, R 1RL and R 2RL are, independently of one another, identical or different, organic radicals having 2 to 24, preferably 5 to 13, carbon atoms, in particular optionally branched, optionally substituted, in particular hydroxy-substituted, optionally unsaturated, in particular optionally mono-, di- or tri-unsaturated alkyl radicals, preferably pentenyl, heptenyl, nonenyl, undecenyl and tridecenyl, and (CH2) o -CH3, where o=1 to 23, preferably 4 to 12] and salts thereof.

[0026] When nRL=1, the glycosidic bond between the two rhamnose units is preferably in the α-configuration. The optically active carbon atom of the fatty acid is preferably present as the R-enantiomer (e.g., (R)-3-{(R)-3-[2-O-(α-L-rhamnopyranosyl)-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl]oxydecanoyl}oxydecanoate).

[0027] The term "dirhamnolipid" in the context of the present invention is understood to mean a compound of general formula (I) in which nRL=1 or a salt thereof.

[0028] The term "monorhamnolipid" in the context of the present invention is understood to mean a compound of general formula (I) in which nRL=0 or a salt thereof.

[0029] Each rhamnolipid is abbreviated according to the following nomenclature: "DiRL-CXCY" is a compound represented by the general formula (I) [wherein R 1RL and R 2RL One of them is (CH2) o -CH3 (where o=X-4) and the remaining group R 1 or R 2 is (CH2) o-CH3 (wherein o=Y-4) is understood to mean a dirhamnolipid of the formula:

[0030] "MonoRL-CXCY" refers to a compound represented by the general formula (I) [wherein R 1RL and R 2RL One of them is (CH2) o -CH3 (where o=X-4) and the remaining group R 1RL or R 2RL is (CH2) o -CH3 (wherein o=Y-4) is understood to mean a monorhamnolipid of the formula

[0031] Therefore, the nomenclature used does not distinguish between "CXCY" and "CYCX".

[0032] In the case of rhamnolipids with mRL=0, monoRL-CX or diRL-CX is used as appropriate.

[0033] When one of the subscripts X and / or Y is followed by ":Z", this means that each group R 1RL and / or R 2RL represents an unbranched, unsubstituted hydrocarbon group having X-3 or Y-3 carbon atoms and Z double bonds.

[0034] Methods for the preparation of related rhamnolipids are disclosed, for example, in EP-A-2 786 743 and EP-A-2 787 065.

[0035] Rhamnolipids applicable in the context of the present invention can also be produced by fermentation of Pseudomonas, in particular Pseudomonas aeruginosa, preferably non-genetically modified cells, a technique already disclosed in the 80s, for example as described in EP-A-0 282 942 and DE-A-4 127 908. Rhamnolipids produced in Pseudomonas aeruginosa cells modified by genetic modification to higher rhamnolipid titers can also be used in the context of the present invention, such cells being disclosed, for example, by Lei et al. in Biotechnol Lett. 2020 Jun; 42(6):997-1002.

[0036] Rhamnolipids produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa are commercially available from Jeneil Biotech Inc., e.g. under the trade name Zonix, from Logos Technologies (Stepan acquired technology), e.g. under the trade name NatSurFact, from Biotensidion GmbH, e.g. under the trade name Rhapynal, from AGAE technologies, e.g. under the trade name R90, R95, R95Md, R95Dd, and from Locus Bio-Energy Solutions and Shanghai Yusheng Industry Co.Ltd., e.g. under the trade name Bio-201 Glycolipids.

[0037] The present invention preferably relates to a composition comprising a rhamnolipid as a biosurfactant, the biosurfactant component A) being one of the following: 51% to 100% by weight, preferably 60% to 95% by weight, particularly preferably 80% to 90% by weight of monorhamnolipid, in particular of formula (I) [wherein nRL=0] wherein the weight percentages are based on the total weight of all rhamnolipids present.

[0038] This surprisingly increases the viscosity of the composition according to the invention.Preferably, this preferred embodiment is combined with a content of a stain remover, preferably of the carboxymethyl inulin type (see below).

[0039] The present invention further relates to a composition comprising a rhamnolipid as a biosurfactant, preferably comprising the biosurfactant component A) which is selected from the group consisting of: 51% by weight to 95% by weight, preferably 55% by weight to 80% by weight, particularly preferably 60% by weight to 70% by weight of diRL-C10C10 wherein the weight percentages are based on the total weight of all rhamnolipids present.

[0040] A preferred composition according to the invention is one which contains as biosurfactant the above-mentioned rhamnolipids in the form of: 0.5% by weight to 15% by weight, preferably 3% by weight to 12% by weight, particularly preferably 5% by weight to 10% by weight of diRL-C10C12:1 wherein the weight percentage is based on the sum of all rhamnolipids present.

[0041] Further preferred compositions according to the invention are those which contain as biosurfactants the above-mentioned rhamnolipids in the following form: 0.5 to 25% by weight, preferably 3 to 15% by weight, particularly preferably 5 to 12% by weight of diRL-C10C12 wherein the weight percentage is based on the sum of all rhamnolipids present.

[0042] Further preferred compositions according to the invention are those which contain as biosurfactants the above-mentioned rhamnolipids in the form of: 0.1% by weight to 25% by weight, preferably 2% by weight to 10% by weight, particularly preferably 4% by weight to 8% by weight of diRL-C8C10 wherein the weight percentage is based on the sum of all rhamnolipids present.

[0043] A still further preferred composition according to the invention is one which contains as biosurfactant the above-mentioned rhamnolipids in the form of: 0.1% to 5% by weight, preferably 0.5% to 3% by weight, particularly preferably 0.5% to 2% by weight of monoRL-C8C10 and / or, preferably and 0.1% by weight to 5% by weight, preferably 0.5% by weight to 3% by weight, particularly preferably 0.5% by weight to 2% by weight of monoRL-C10C10 wherein the weight percentage is based on the sum of all rhamnolipids present.

[0044] Alternatively, the present invention preferably relates to a composition comprising a rhamnolipid as a biosurfactant, wherein the biosurfactant component A) is one of the following: 10% by weight to 50% by weight, preferably 20% by weight to 40% by weight, particularly preferably 25% by weight to 35% by weight of monoRL-C10C10 wherein the weight percentages are based on the total weight of all rhamnolipids present.

[0045] Other preferred compositions according to the invention preferably comprise, as biosurfactant, the above-mentioned rhamnolipids in the following form: 10% by weight to 30% by weight, preferably 12% by weight to 25% by weight, particularly preferably 15% by weight to 20% by weight of diRL-C10C10 wherein the weight percentage is based on the sum of all rhamnolipids present.

[0046] Other preferred compositions according to the invention are those which contain as biosurfactants the above-mentioned rhamnolipids in the form of: 10% by weight to 30% by weight, preferably 12% by weight to 25% by weight, particularly preferably 15% by weight to 20% by weight of monoRL-C8C10 wherein the weight percentage is based on the sum of all rhamnolipids present.

[0047] Other preferred compositions according to the invention are those which contain as biosurfactants the above-mentioned rhamnolipids in the form of: 3% by weight to 25% by weight, preferably 5% by weight to 20% by weight, particularly preferably 10% by weight to 15% by weight of monoRL-C10C12:1 wherein the weight percentage is based on the sum of all rhamnolipids present.

[0048] Other preferred compositions according to the invention are those which contain as biosurfactants the above-mentioned rhamnolipids in the form of: 1% by weight to 15% by weight, preferably 2% by weight to 10% by weight, particularly preferably 3% by weight to 8% by weight of diRL-C10C12 wherein the weight percentage is based on the sum of all rhamnolipids present.

[0049] In the context of the present invention, the term "sophorolipid" preferably refers to a sophorolipid having the general formula (IIa) and (IIb) [ka]

[0050] [In the formula, R 1SL is H or CO-CH3, R 2SL is H or CO-CH3, R 3SL is a divalent organic moiety containing 6 to 32 carbon atoms, which is unsubstituted or substituted with a hydroxyl functional group, unbranched, and optionally contains 1 to 3 double or triple bonds; R4SL is H, CH3 or a monovalent organic group, which contains 2 to 10 carbon atoms, is unsubstituted or substituted with a hydroxyl functional group, is unbranched, and optionally contains 1 to 3 double or triple bonds; nSL is 1 or 0] and salts thereof.

[0051] The sophorolipid can be used according to the invention in its acid form or in its lactone form.

[0052] A preferred composition according to the present invention contains sophorolipids in which the weight ratio of lactone type to acid type is in the range of 20:80 to 80:20, and particularly preferably in the range of 30:70 to 40:60.

[0053] To measure the content of acid or lactone sophorolipids in a formulation, see EP 1411111, page 8, paragraph

[0053] .

[0054] In the context of the present invention, the term "glucolipid" refers to a compound of the general formula (III) [ka]

[0055] [In the formula, mGL=1 or 0, R 1GL and R 2GL are independently of one another identical or different organic radicals having 2 to 24 carbon atoms, in particular optionally branched, optionally substituted, in particular hydroxy-substituted, optionally unsaturated, in particular optionally mono-, di- or tri-unsaturated alkyl radicals, preferably pentenyl, heptenyl, nonenyl, undecenyl and tridecenyl, and (CH2) o -CH3 (wherein o=1 to 23, preferably 4 to 12) and salts thereof.

[0056] Each glucolipid is abbreviated according to the following nomenclature: "GL-CXCY" is a compound represented by the general formula (III) [wherein R 1GL and R 2GL One of them is (CH2) o -CH3 (where o=X-4) and the remaining group R 1GL or R 2GL is (CH2) o -CH3 (wherein o=Y-4) is understood to mean a glucolipid of the formula:

[0057] Therefore, the nomenclature used does not distinguish between "CXCY" and "CYCX".

[0058] When one of the subscripts X and / or Y is followed by ":Z", this means that each group R 1GL and / or 2GL is an unbranched, unsubstituted hydrocarbon group having X-3 or Y-3 carbon atoms and Z double bonds.

[0059] The method for producing glucolipids can be carried out as described in WO2019154970.

[0060] The content of glucolipids of formula (III) surprisingly increases the viscosity of the compositions according to the invention. Preferably, this preferred embodiment is combined with a content of a stain remover, preferably of the carboxymethyl inulin type (see below).

[0061] A preferred composition according to the invention is characterized in that the fatty acid salts are selected from the group of the salts of caprylic acid, capric acid, lauric acid, myristic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid, ricinoleic acid, oleic acid, linoleic acid, elaidic acid, arachidic acid, palmitoleic acid, erucic acid, arachidic acid, linolenic acid and alpha-linoleic acid.

[0062] The fatty acid salts contained in the composition of the invention are those commonly known as soaps, obtained for example by saponification of fats and / or oils, and therefore mixtures of different fatty acid salts are usually contained in the composition according to the invention.

[0063] Thus, preferred fatty acid salts contained in the composition according to the invention are mixtures of salts of fatty acids, the fatty acids being similar to the mixture of fatty acid distributions present in natural oils or their mixtures, preferably selected from the group of palm oil, palm kernel oil, coconut oil, olive oil, bay oil, sunflower oil, acai berry oil, avocado oil, bakuchiol oil, black cumin oil, borage oil, castor oil, cherry kernel oil, evening primrose oil, grapeseed oil, hazelnut oil, jojoba oil, macadamia nut oil, marula oil, neem oil, pomegranate seed oil, soybean oil and rapeseed oil.Other possible oils are tallow, lard or fish oil.

[0064] Further preferred compositions according to the invention are those in which the fatty acid salt is: C6:0 0~1wt% C8:0 7~8% by weight C10:0 5~8wt% C12:0 47~52wt% C14:0 16~20% by weight C16:0 0~9.5wt% C18:0 0~3wt% C18:1 4~6.5wt% wherein the weight percentages are based on the sum of all fatty acid salts present.

[0065] Further preferred compositions according to the invention are those in which the fatty acid salt is: C6:0 0~0.3wt% C8:0 0~0.3wt% C10:0 0~0.5wt% C12:0 50~60% by weight C14:0 18~24% by weight C16:0 9~14% by weight C18:0 7~15% by weight C18:1 0~0.5wt% wherein the weight percentages are based on the sum of all fatty acid salts present.

[0066] Further preferred compositions according to the invention are those in which the fatty acid salt is: C6:0 0~2wt% C8:0 57~61% by weight C10:0 38~42wt% C12:0 0~3wt% C14:0 0~1wt% wherein the weight percentages are based on the sum of all fatty acid salts present.

[0067] Further preferred compositions according to the invention are those in which the fatty acid salt is: C6:0 0~2wt% C8:0 0~2wt% C10:0 0~2wt% C12:0 51~64% by weight C14:0 16~25% by weight C16:0 6~12% by weight C18:0 6~12% by weight wherein the weight percentages are based on the sum of all fatty acid salts present.

[0068] Further preferred compositions according to the invention are those in which the fatty acid salt is: C6:0 0~1wt% C8:0 1~5% by weight C10:0 1~5% by weight C12:0 45~50% by weight C14:0 14~28wt% C16:0 7~10% by weight C18:0 1~3% by weight C18:1 12~19 C18:2 2~4 wherein the weight percentages are based on the sum of all fatty acid salts present.

[0069] Further preferred compositions according to the invention are those in which the fatty acid salt is: C6:0~C10:0 0~4wt% C12:0 47~54% by weight C14:0 15~19wt% C16:0 7~11% by weight C18:0 1~3% by weight C18:1 14~20% by weight C18:2 2~4% by weight wherein the weight percentages are based on the sum of all fatty acid salts present.

[0070] Further preferred compositions according to the invention are those in which the fatty acid salt is: C6:0~C10:0 0~4wt% C12:0 47~54% by weight C14:0 15~19wt% C16:0 7~11% by weight C18:0 16~24% by weight wherein the weight percentages are based on the sum of all fatty acid salts present.

[0071] Further preferred compositions according to the invention are those in which the fatty acid salt is: C6:0~C10:0 0~2wt% C12:0 48~58wt% C14:0 14~20% by weight C16:0 7~12% by weight C18:0 14~24% by weight wherein the weight percentages are based on the sum of all fatty acid salts present.

[0072] Further preferred compositions according to the invention are those in which the fatty acid salt is: C16:0 7.5~20wt% C18:0 0.5~5wt% C18:1 55~83% by weight C18:2 3.5~21% by weight C18:3 0~1.5wt% wherein the weight percentages are based on the sum of all fatty acid salts present.

[0073] Further preferred compositions according to the invention are those in which the fatty acid salt is: C16:0 10~16% by weight C18:0 3~5% by weight C18:1 23~26% by weight C18:2 48~54% by weight C18:3 5~8% by weight wherein the weight percentages are based on the sum of all fatty acid salts present.

[0074] Further preferred compositions according to the invention are those in which the fatty acid salt is: C16:0 3~4wt% C18:0 1~2% by weight C18:1 61~64% by weight C18:2 18~22% by weight C18:3 9~10% by weight wherein the weight percentages are based on the sum of all fatty acid salts present.

[0075] A preferred composition according to the invention is a fatty acid salt in which the cation of the salt is Li + , Na+ , K + , Mg 2+ , Ca 2+ , Al 3+ , Zn 2+ , N.H. 4+ , primary ammonium ions, secondary ammonium ions, tertiary ammonium ions and quaternary ammonium ions; Na + and K. + is preferred, Na + is the most preferred feature.

[0076] A preferred composition according to the invention is characterized in that the fatty acid salts are selected from the group of the salts of caprylic acid, capric acid, lauric acid, myristic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid, ricinoleic acid, oleic acid, linoleic acid and linolenic acid.

[0077] The fatty acid salts contained in the composition according to the invention are those commonly known as soaps, obtained for example by saponification of fats and / or oils. Mixtures of different fatty acid salts are therefore usually contained in the composition according to the invention.

[0078] Thus, preferred fatty acid salts contained in the composition according to the invention are mixtures of salts of fatty acids, the fatty acids being similar to the mixture of fatty acid distributions present in natural oils or mixtures thereof, preferably selected from the group of palm oil, palm kernel oil, coconut oil, olive oil, bay oil, sunflower oil and rapeseed oil. Other possible oils are tallow, lard or fish oil.

[0079] A preferred composition according to the invention is a fatty acid salt in which the cation of the salt is Li + , Na + , K + , Mg 2+ , Ca 2+ , Al 3+ , Zn 2+ , NH4 + , primary ammonium ions, secondary ammonium ions, tertiary ammonium ions and quaternary ammonium ions; Na +and K. + is preferred, Na + is the most preferred feature.

[0080] A preferred composition according to the invention comprises: C) further includes at least one builder.

[0081] Any builder known in the art for use in laundry detergents can be utilized and these can be, for example, mineral, polymeric and organic based builders.

[0082] The builder may in particular be a chelating agent that forms water-soluble complexes with calcium and magnesium. Non-limiting examples of builders include zeolites, diphosphates (pyrophosphates), triphosphates such as sodium triphosphate (STP or STPP), phosphonates, carbonates such as sodium carbonate, soluble silicates such as sodium metasilicate, layered silicates (e.g., SKS-6 from WeylChem Lamotte SAS), 2-aminoethan-1-ol (MEA), ethanolamines such as diethanolamine (DEA, also known as iminodiethanol), triethanolamine (TEA, also known as 2,2′,2″-nitrilotriethanol), and carboxymethyl inulin (CMI), and combinations thereof.

[0083] Homopolymers of polyacrylates or their copolymers, such as poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) or copoly(acrylic acid / maleic acid) (PAA / PMA). Further non-limiting examples include polycarboxylic acids that can be used in the form of free acid and / or their salts, where polycarboxylic acid is understood to mean carboxylic acid with one or more acid functional groups. These include, for example, citric acid, adipic acid, succinic acid, glutaric acid, malic acid, tartaric acid, maleic acid, fumaric acid, saccharic acid, ascorbic acid, itaconic acid. Aminocarboxylates, aminopolycarboxylates, carboxymethylinulin, carboxymethylcellulose and / or their salts are another important class of phosphate-free builders. Particularly preferred representatives of this class are glutamic acid-N,N-diacetate (GLDA) and methylglycine N,N-diacetate (MGDA).Further examples include 2,2',2"-nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA), ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (DTPA), iminodisuccinic acid (IDS), ethylenediamine-N,N'-disuccinic acid (EDDS), glutamic acid-N,N-diacetic acid (GLDA), 1-hydroxyethane-1,1-diphosphonic acid (HEDP), ethylenediaminetetra-(methylenephosphonic acid) (EDTMPA), diethyl Lentriamine pentakis(methylenephosphonic acid) (DTPMPA or DTMPA), N-(2-hydroxyethyl)iminodiacetic acid (EDG), aspartic acid-N-monoacetic acid (ASMA), aspartic acid-N,N-diacetic acid (ASDA), aspartic acid-N-monopropionic acid (ASMP), iminodisuccinic acid (IDA), N-(2-sulfomethyl)-aspartic acid (SMAS), N-(2-sulfoethyl)-aspartic acid ( SEAS), N-(2-sulfomethyl)-glutamic acid (SMGL), N-(2-sulfoethyl)-glutamic acid (SEGL), N-methyliminodiacetic acid (MIDA), α-alanine-N,N-diacetic acid (α-ALDA), serine-N,N-diacetic acid (SEDA), isoserine-N,N-diacetic acid (ISDA), phenylalanine-N,N-diacetic acid (PHDA), anthranilic acid-N,N-diacetic acid (ANDA), sulfanilic acid-N,N-diacetic acid acetic acid (SLDA), taurine-N,N-diacetic acid (TUDA) and sulfomethyl-N,N-diacetic acid (SMDA), N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-ethylidenediamine-N,N′,N′-triacetate (HEDTA), diethanolglycine (DEG), diethylenetriaminepenta(methylenephosphonic acid) (DTPMP), aminotris(methylenephosphonic acid) (ATMP), and combinations and salts thereof.

[0084] Preferred builders included in the compositions according to the invention are selected from the group of aminopolycarboxylates, such as N,N-dicarboxymethylglutamic acid and methylglycine N,N-diacetate, citrates, polyitaconic acid, polyaspartic acid and polyglutamic acid, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, carboxymethylinulin, carboxymethylcellulose, and combinations and salts thereof.

[0085] A preferred composition according to the invention comprises: D) further comprising at least one enzyme.

[0086] Enzymes are useful additives in laundry compositions. Enzymes preferably included in the composition according to the invention are selected from the group consisting of proteases, amylases, lipases, pectinases, cellulases, phosphodiesterases, mannanases, cutinases, pectate lyases, peroxidases, oxidases and laccases, with proteases, amylases, lipases, pectinases, cellulases, phosphodiesterases and mannanases being particularly preferred.

[0087] The enzymes used in the context of the present invention can, for example, originally originate from a microorganism, such as Bacillus, Streptomyces, Humicola or Pseudomonas, and / or can be produced by suitable microorganisms according to known biotechnological processes, for example by transgenic expression hosts, such as Escherichia, Bacillus or filamentous fungi.

[0088] It is emphasized that this may in particular be an industrial enzyme preparation of the respective enzyme, i.e. that accompanying substances may be present, and thus the enzymes may be packaged and used together with accompanying substances, for example those produced by fermentation, or together with other stabilizers.

[0089] Suitable proteases include those of bacterial, fungal, plant, viral or animal origin, such as those of vegetable or microbial origin. Those of microbial origin are preferred. Include chemically modified or protein engineered variants. It may be an alkaline protease, such as a serine protease or a metalloprotease. The serine protease may be, for example, the S1 family, such as trypsin, or the S8 family, such as subtilisin. The metalloprotease protease may be, for example, the thermolysin of the M4 family, or other metalloproteases, such as the M5, M7 or M8 family.

[0090] Examples of proteases include subtilisin BPN from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, and Carlsberg from Bacillus licheniformis, protease PB92, subtilisin 147 and 309, proteases from Bacillus lentus, subtilisin DY, and subtilase, thermitase, proteinase K, and proteases TW3 and TW7, which are no longer assigned to subtilisin in the strict sense.

[0091] Subtilisin Carlsberg is a further development under the trade name Alcalase® manufactured by Novozymes A / S, Bagsvaerd, Denmark.

[0092] Subtilisins 147 and 309 are sold by Novozymes under the trade names Esperase® and Savinase®, respectively. The protease variants under the trade name BLAP® are derived from a protease from Bacillus lentus DSM 5483. Further usable proteases are, for example, those sold under the trade names Durazym®, Relase®, Everlase®, Nafizym®, Natalase®, Kannase® and Ovozyme® by Novozymes, those sold under the trade names Purafect®, Purafect® OxP, Purafect® Prime, Excellase® and Properase® by Danisco / Genencor, those sold under the trade name Protosol® by Advanced Biochemicals Ltd., Thane, India, those sold under the trade name Wuxi® by Wuxi Snyder Bioproducts Ltd., China, those sold under the trade names Proleather® and Protease P® by Amano Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Nagoya, Japan, and the enzyme available under the trade name Proteinase K-16 by Kao Corp., Tokyo, Japan.

[0093] Proteases derived from Bacillus gibsonii and Bacillus pumilus, as disclosed in WO 08 / 086916 and WO 07 / 131656, are also particularly preferably used.

[0094] Further proteases which can be advantageously used are disclosed in WO 91 / 02792, WO 08 / 007319, WO 93 / 18140, WO 01 / 44452, GB 1243784, WO 96 / 34946, WO 02 / 029024 and WO 03 / 057246. Other proteases which can be used are those found in the microorganism Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, in particular Stenotrophomonas maltophilia K279a, Bacillus intermedius and Bacillus sphaericus, which occur naturally.

[0095] Other commercially available proteases are Liquanase® EC 3.5 L, Liquanase® Evity® EC 3.5 L, Liquanase® 3.5 L, Liquanase® Evity® 3.5 L, Preferenz P100, Preferenz P200, Preferenz P300, Biotouch ROC, BIOPROTEASA L 800 ST, Bioproteasa 800 P, Bioproteasa L 800, Lavergy® Pro 114 LS, Progress Uno EC 100 L, Progress Uno 100 L, Progress Uno 101 L, EFFECTENZ™ P 100 (A01339), EFFECTENZ™ P 150, Savinase® Evity® EC 16 L, Savinase® Evity® EC 24 T, Savinase® Evity® 16 L, Savinase® Evity® 24 T, Excellenz P 1250, Blaze® Evity® EC 150 T, Blaze® Evity® 150 T, Blaze® Evity® 125 T, Blaze Evity 16 L, Excellase, Purafect, Purafect OxP, Purafect Prime, Properase, Blaze® Pro EC 100 L, Blaze® Pro 100 L, Blaze Exceed 100 T, Progress Key 150 T, Progress Excel 101 L.

[0096] A protease preferably contained in the composition according to the invention is Liquanase® 2.5 L.

[0097] Suitable amylases that can be used in the present invention are α-amylases or glucoamylases and may be of bacterial or fungal origin, including chemically modified or protein engineered variants. Amylases include, for example, α-amylases obtained from certain strains of the genus Bacillus, such as Bacillus licheniformis, which is described in detail in GB 1,296,839.

[0098] Examples of amylases are the α-amylases from Bacillus licheniformis, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens or Bacillus stearothermophilus, in particular their improved further developments for use in detergents or cleaning agents.

[0099] The enzyme from Bacillus licheniformis is available from Novozymes under the name Termamyl® and from Danisco / Genencor under the name Purastar® ST.

[0100] Further developments of this α-amylase are available from Novozymes under the trade names Duramyl® and Termamyl® ultra, from Danisco / Genencor under the name Purastar® OxAm, and from Daiwa Seiko Inc., Tokyo, Japan as Keistase®.

[0101] Alpha-amylase derived from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens is sold by Novozymes under the name BAN®, and variants derived from alpha-amylase derived from Bacillus stearothermophilus are sold by Novozymes under the names BSG® and Novamyl®.

[0102] Furthermore, the α-amylase from Bacillus sp. A7-7 (DSM 12368) and the cyclodextrin glucanotransferase (CGTase) from Bacillus agaradherens (DSM 9948) should be highlighted.

[0103] The starch degrading enzymes disclosed in WO 03 / 002711, WO 03 / 054177 and WO 07 / 079938 may also be used.

[0104] Fusions of all the aforementioned molecules can also be used. Furthermore, further developments of α-amylases from Aspergillus niger and A. oryzae available under the trade name Fungamyl® from the company Novozymes are suitable. Further commercial products which can be advantageously used are, for example, Amylase-LT® and Stainzyme® or Stainzyme ultra® or Stainzyme plus®, also from Novozymes. Mutants of these enzymes obtained by point mutations can also be used according to the invention.

[0105] Other commercially available amylases are Amplify Prime EC 110 L, Amplify Prime 100 L, PREFERENZ S 110, Bioamyl P, Stainzyme Plus Evity, Stainzyme® Plus Evity® EC 12 T, Stainzyme® Plus Evity® EC 24 T, Stainzyme® Plus Evity® 24 T, EFFECTENZ® S 100, EFFECTENZ® S210, Bialfa T, Achieve Alpha EC 110 L, Achieve Alpha 100 L, Achieve® Advance 150 T, Stainzyme, Amplify, Duramyl, Novamyl, preferably comprised in the composition according to the invention is Amplify® Prime 100 L.

[0106] Suitable cellulases include those of bacterial or fungal origin. They include chemically modified or protein engineered variants. Suitable cellulases include cellulases from the genera Bacillus, Pseudomonas, Humicola, Fusarium, Thielavia, and Acremonium, such as the fungal cellulases produced from Humicola insolens, Myceliophthora thermophila, and Fusarium oxysporum, as disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,435,307, 5,648,263, 5,691,178, 5,776,757, and WO 89 / 09259.

[0107] Examples of cellulases (endoglucanases, EG) include the fungal endoglucanase (EG)-rich cellulase preparation offered by Novozymes under the trade name Celluzyme® or further developed forms thereof.

[0108] The Endolase® and Carezyme® products, also available from Novozymes, are based on the 50 kD-EG or 43 kD-EG of Humicola insolens DSM 1800. Other commercially available products from this company are Cellusoft®, Renozyme® and Celluclean®. Also available are cellulases based at least in part on the 20 kD EG from Melanocarpus, available, for example, from AB Enzymes, Finland, under the trade names Ecostone® and Biotouch®. Other cellulases from AB Enzymes are Econase® and Ecopulp®. Further suitable cellulases are those derived from Bacillus sp. CBS 670.93 and CBS 669.93, the latter being available under the trade name Puradax® from Danisco / Genencor.

[0109] Other commercially available products from Danisco / Genencor that may be used are "Genencor detergent cellulase L" and IndiAge® Neutra.

[0110] Other commercially available cellulases are Carezyme® Premium EC 4510 L, Carezyme® Premium Evity® EC 5000 T, Carezyme® Premium 4500 L, Carezyme® Premium Evity® 5000 T, REVILATENZ 200, Biotouch DCL / FCL, Biosoft L Pure, Rocksoft, Retrocell, Retrocell ZircoN, Puradax EG 7000L, Biotouch FCC, BIOCELULASA MC L, BIOCELULASA MC P, Celluclean® EC 5000 L, Celluclean® 5000 L, REVILATENZ 200, Biotouch FLX, Lavergy® C Bright 100 L, Celluclean® Evity® EC 4500 T, Celluclean® Evity® 4500 T, and Biotouch DCC.

[0111] Further preferred enzymes present in the composition of the invention are those known under the term glycosidases (EC 3.2.1.X), including in particular arabinase, fucosidase, galactosidase, galactanase, arabico-galactan-galactosidase, mannanase (also called mannosidase or mannase), glucuronosidase, agarase, carrageenase, pullulanase, β-glucosidase, xyloglucanase (xylanase), xanthase and pectolytic enzymes.

[0112] Preferred glycosidases are also grouped under the term hemicellulase.Hemicellulase includes in particular mannanase, xyloglucanase (xylanase), β-glucosidase and carrageenase, as well as pectinase, pullulanase and β-glucanase.Pectinase is a pectin decomposition enzyme, in particular the hydrolytic pectin decomposition enzyme belongs to the enzyme classes EC 3.1.1.11, EC 3.2.1.15, EC 3.2.1.67 and EC 3.2.1.82. In the context of the present invention, pectinases include, but are not limited to, pectin lyase, pectin esterase, pectin demethoxylase, pectin methoxylase, pectin methylesterase, pectase, pectin methylesterase, pectinoesterase, pectin-galact ... , pectin-poly-gallase, pectin-polyhydrolase, pectin-poly-gallase, pectin-poly-gallase-a-1,4-galacturonide glycanohydrolase, endogalacturonase, endo-D-galacturonase, galacturan 1,4-a-galacturonidase, exopolygalacturonase, poly(galacturonic acid) hydrolase, exo-D-galacturonase, exo-D-galacturonase-galacturonase, exo-poly-a-galacturonosidase, exopolygalacturonosidase or exopolygalacturonosidase.

[0113] Examples of suitable enzymes in this respect are available, for example, from Novozymes under the name Gamanase®, Pektinex AR® or Pectaway®, from AB Enzymes under the name Rohapec® B1 L and from Diversa Corp., San Diego, Calif., USA under the name Pyrolase®.

[0114] β-Glucanase obtained from Bacillus subtilis is available from Novozymes under the name Cereflo®.

[0115] Particularly preferred glycosidases or hemicellulases according to the invention are the mannanases, for example those sold under the trade names Mannaway® by the company Novozymes or Purabrite® by the company Danisco / Genencor.

[0116] Examples of commercially available mannanases are Mannaway® EC 200 L, Mannaway® EC 108 L, Mannaway® 200 L, Mannaway® 100 L, PREFERENZ M100, Biotouch M, Biomananasa 2XL.

[0117] A mannanase preferably contained in the composition according to the invention is Mannaway® 4.0L.

[0118] Examples of commercially available pectate lyases are Xpect® EC 1000 L, Xpect® EC 1000 T, Xpect® 1000 L, Xpect® 1000 T, PREVERENZ F 1000, Pectex Pure, Lavergy® Pro 106 L, Lavergy® Pro 106 LS.

[0119] Examples of commercially available licheninases are Lift INTENT 100 L, Lift INTENT 100 T.

[0120] Suitable lipases and cutinases include those of bacterial or fungal origin. Chemically modified or protein engineered mutant enzymes are also included. Examples of lipases or cutinases are those originally obtained from Humicola lanuginose (Thermomyces lanuginosus) or further developed therefrom, in particular those with the amino acid substitution D96L. These are sold, for example, by Novozymes under the trade names Lipolase®, Lipolase® Ultra, LipoPrime®, Lipozyme® and Lipex®.

[0121] Another lipase which may be used advantageously is available under the trade name Lipoclean® from the company Novozymes.

[0122] Furthermore, cutinases originally isolated, for example, from Fusarium solani pisi and Humicola insolens can be used. Further usable lipases are available from Amano under the names Lipase CE®, Lipase P®, Lipase B® or Lipase CES®, Lipase AKG®, Bacillis sp. Lipase®, Lipase AP®, Lipase M-AP® and Lipase AML®. For example, lipases or cutinases from Danisco / Genencor can be used, starting from enzymes originally isolated from Pseudomonas mendocina and Fusarium solani. Other important commercial products are the preparations M1 Lipase® and Lipomax®, originally sold by the company Gist-Brocades (now Danisco / Genencor), and those sold under the names Lipase MY-30®, Lipase OF® and Lipase PL® by the company Meito Sangyo KK in Japan, as well as the product Lumafast® manufactured by Danisco / Genencor.

[0123] Other examples of commercially available lipases are Lipex® Evity® EC 100 L, Lipex® Evity® EC 100 T, Lipex® Evity® EC 200 L, Lipex® Evity® 100 L, Lipex® Evity® 100 T, Lipex® Evity® 200 L, PREFERENZ L 100, Biolipasa 2XL, Biolipasa L, Biolipasa P, Lipoclean, Lipolase, Lipolase Ultra.

[0124] A lipase preferably contained in the composition according to the invention is Lipex™ 100 L Evity.

[0125] An example of a commercially available phosphodiesterase is Pristine from Novozyme.

[0126] Suitable peroxidases / oxidases include those from plants, bacteria or fungi. They include chemically modified or protein engineered variants. Examples of useful peroxidases include peroxidase from Coprinus, such as peroxidase from C. cinereus, and its variants described in WO 93 / 24618, WO 95 / 10602 and WO 98 / 15257.

[0127] Commercially available peroxidases include Guardzyme™ (Novozymes A / S).

[0128] A preferred composition according to the present invention is one in which the composition A) in an amount of 5.0% by weight to 60% by weight, preferably 8.0% by weight to 40% by weight, more preferably 10.0% by weight to 30% by weight, B) in an amount of 0.5% by weight to 30% by weight, preferably 1.0% by weight to 20% by weight, more preferably 1.5% by weight to 10% by weight, and optionally C) in an amount of 1.0% by weight to 30% by weight, preferably 2.0% by weight to 20% by weight, more preferably 3.0% by weight to 10% by weight, and optionally D) in an amount of 0.2% by weight to 10% by weight, preferably 1.0% by weight to 8.0% by weight, more preferably 1.5% by weight to 6.0% by weight. wherein the weight percentages are based on the total composition.

[0129] A preferred composition according to the present invention is one in which the composition Characterized in that it comprises at least one non-biosurfactant, preferably selected from the group of anionic, cationic, non-ionic, semi-polar and zwitterionic surfactants.

[0130] It will be appreciated that the optional non-biosurfactants may comprise up to 10% by weight of the total surfactants in the overall composition.

[0131] Preferably, the non-biosurfactant is selected from the group of fatty alcohol alkoxylates.

[0132] They can be advantageously used to clean textile and fabric surfaces which contain polyamines.

[0133] Non-limiting examples of anionic surfactants include sulfates and sulfonates, particularly linear alkylbenzene sulfonates (LAS), isomers of LAS, branched alkylbenzene sulfonates (BABS), phenylalkanesulfonates, alpha-olefinsulfonates (AOS), olefinsulfonates, alkenesulfonates, alkane-2,3-diylbis(sulfonates), hydroxyalkanesulfonates and disulfonates, alkyl sulfates (AS) such as sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), fatty alcohol sulfates (FAS), primary alcohol sulfates (PAS), alcohol ether sulfates (AAS), and the like. AES or AEOS or FES, also known as alcohol ethoxy sulfates or fatty alcohol ether sulfates), secondary alkane sulfonates (SAS), paraffin sulfonates (PS), ester sulfonates, sulfonated fatty acid glycerol esters, α-sulfofatty acid methyl esters (α-SFMe or SES) including methyl ester sulfonates (MES), alkyl- or alkenyl succinic acids, dodecenyl / tetradecenyl succinic acid (DTSA), fatty acid derivatives of amino acids, di- and monoesters of sulfosuccinic acid, or soaps and combinations thereof.

[0134] Non-limiting examples of cationic surfactants include alkyl dimethylethanolamine quats (ADMEAQ), cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB), dimethyl distearyl ammonium chloride (DSDMAC), and alkyl benzyl dimethyl ammonium, alkyl quaternary ammonium compounds, alkoxylated quaternary ammonium (AQA) compounds, and combinations thereof.

[0135] Non-limiting examples of nonionic surfactants include alcohol ethoxylates (AE or AEO), alcohol propoxylates, propoxylated fatty alcohols (PFAs), alkoxylated fatty acid alkyl esters, such as ethoxylated and / or propoxylated fatty acid alkyl esters, alkylphenol ethoxylates (APEs), nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPEs), alkyl polyglycosides (APGs), alkoxylated amines, fatty acid monoethanolamides (FAMs), fatty acid diethanolamides (FADAs), ethoxylated fatty acid monoethanolamides (EFAMs), polyglycerol esters, glycerol esters, propoxylated fatty acid monoethanolamides (PFAMs), polyhydroxyalkyl fatty acid amides, or N-acyl-N-alkyl derivatives of glucosamine (glucamides, GAs, or fatty acid glucamides, FAGAs), as well as products available under the trade names SPAN and TWEEN, and combinations thereof, which may be advantageously included in the compositions according to the invention.

[0136] Non-limiting examples of semi-polar surfactants include amine oxides (AOs), such as alkyl dimethyl amine oxides, N-(cocoalkyl)-N,N-dimethyl amine oxide and N-(tallow alkyl)-N,N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl) amine oxide, fatty acid alkanolamides and ethoxylated fatty acid alkanolamides, and combinations thereof.

[0137] Non-limiting examples of zwitterionic surfactants include betaines, alkyldimethylbetaines, sulfobetaines, and combinations thereof.

[0138] The compositions according to the invention may further comprise one or more auxiliaries selected from the group consisting of bleaching systems, hydrotropes, polymers which may be synthetic, biopolymers, anti-redeposition aids, fiber protection agents, stain release agents, dye transfer inhibitors, fabric hueing agents, opacifying agents, bluing dyes, enzyme stabilizing agents, solvents, viscosity modifiers, preservatives, pH adjusters and salts such as NaCl and Na2SO4.

[0139] Any polymer known in the art for use in detergents may be utilized, which may function as a co-builder as described above or may provide anti-redeposition, fiber protection, soil release, dye transfer inhibition, viscosity modifier, grease cleaning and / or antifoam properties. Exemplary polymers include (carboxymethyl)cellulose (CMC), poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA), poly(vinylpyrrolidone) (PVP), poly(ethylene glycol) or poly(ethylene oxide) (PEG), ethoxylated poly(ethyleneimine), carboxymethyl inulin (CMI) and polycarboxylates such as PAA, PAA / PMA, polyaspartic acid, lauryl methacrylate / acrylic acid copolymers, hydrophobically modified CMC (HM-CMC) and silicones, copolymers of terephthalic acid and oligomeric glycols, copolymers of poly(ethylene terephthalate) and poly(oxyethylene terephthalate) (PET-POET), PVP, poly(vinylimidazole) (PVI), poly(vinylpyridine-N-oxide) (PVPO or PVPNO) and polyvinylpyrrolidone-vinylimidazole (PVPVI). Further exemplary polymers include sulfonated polycarboxylates, polyethylene oxides and polypropylene oxides (PEO-PPO), and diquaternium ethoxysulfate.Other exemplary polymers are disclosed, for example, in WO 2006 / 130575.Salts of the above polymers are also contemplated.

[0140] The preferred composition according to the present invention is characterized in that it comprises at least one selected from anti-redeposition polymer and soil-removing polymer, where soil-removing polymer is preferred.This has the technical effect that the cleaning ability of the composition according to the present invention is further improved.When combined with glycolipids having one sugar ring in the molecule, such as monorhamnolipid and glucolipid of formula (III), a surprising increase in viscosity can be observed.

[0141] In the context of the present invention, it is preferred that the anti-redeposition or soil-removing polymer is selected from the group comprising, preferably consisting of, modified cellulose, preferably carboxymethylcellulose, cellulose acetate and methylcellulose, modified starch, modified inulin, preferably carboxymethylinulin, polyitaconic acid, polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyvinyl alcohol and polyethylene glycol, with carboxymethylcellulose and methylcellulose being most preferred.

[0142] Further preferred soil release polymers are water-soluble polyesters such as, for example, the TexCare® series sold under the names TexCare SRN 260, TexCare SRN 170, TexCare SRN 260 Life and combinations thereof, and the soil release polymers disclosed in EP-A-3218461, EP-A-3218465, EP-A-3489340 and EP-A-3489338.

[0143] Further preferred stain-removing polymers are selected from carboxymethyl inulins, commercially available examples include Carboxyline® CMI.

[0144] This type of soil removal polymer is particularly useful for enhancing the viscosity increase induced by the inclusion of glycolipids having one sugar ring in the molecule, such as monorhamnolipids and glucolipids of formula (III).

[0145] EP 1 746 109 A1 discloses hybrid polymers of amylose and acrylates which may also be advantageously used as stain-removing polymers in the compositions of the present invention. Commercially available examples of stain-removing polymers of this type include Alcoguard® H 5941.

[0146] Non-limiting examples of biopolymers include starches such as corn starch, maize starch and tapioca starch, modified starches such as starch hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride and hydrolyzed corn starch, cellulose, bacterial cellulose, modified celluloses such as microcrystalline cellulose, hydroxypropylmethylcellulose and cetylhydroxyethylcellulose, guar gum, pectin, inulin, carrageenan, alginates, galactoarabinan, polycitronellol, carboxymethyl inulin, carboxymethyl cellulose, polyitaconic acid, and combinations and salts thereof.

[0147] Suitable non-aqueous solvents include mono- or polyhydric alcohols, alkanolamines or glycol ethers, provided that they are miscible with water in the concentration ranges specified.

[0148] The solvent is preferably ethanol, n-propanol, i-propanol, butanol, glycol, propanediol, butanediol, glycerin, diglycol, propyl diglycol, butyl diglycol, hexylene glycol, ethylene glycol methyl ether, ethylene glycol ethyl ether, ethylene glycol propyl ether, n-butyl glycol ether, ethylene glycol monoglycol ether, diethylene glycol ethyl ether, propylene glycol methyl ether, propylene glycol ethyl ether, propylene glycol propyl ether, dipropylene glycol monomethyl ether, dipropylene glycol monoethyl ether, diisopropylene glycol monomethyl ether, diisopropylene glycol monoethyl ether, The alkyl ether solvent is selected from methoxy triglycol, ethoxy triglycol, butoxy triglycol, 1-butoxyethoxy-2-propanol, n-butoxyethoxy-2-propanol, dibutoxyethoxy-2-propanol, 3-butyl-3-methoxy ether solvent, and mixtures of these solvents, butoxyethoxy-2-propanol, 3-butyl-3-butyl ether, propyl glycol, dioctanol ether, dibutoxy-2-propanol, 3-butyl-3-butyl ether, propanol, propylene glycol, dibutoxyethoxy-2-propanol, dibutoxyethoxy-2-propanol, 3-butoxy-3-methoxy ether solvent, diisopropylene glycol monomethyl ether, diisopropylene glycol monomethyl ether, and mixtures of these solvents.

[0149] However, it is preferred that the surfactant formulation comprises a polyol as the non-aqueous solvent. The polyol may comprise glycerin, 1,2-propanediol, 1,3-propanediol, ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol and / or dipropylene glycol.

[0150] Any preservative known in the art for use in detergents can be utilized.Exemplary preservatives include phenoxyethanol, sodium levulinate, sodium benzoate, p-anisic acid, potassium sorbate, benzoic acid, glyceryl caprylate, capryl glycol, pentylene glycol, methylpropanediol, bronopol, isothiazolinones (methylisothiazolinone, chloromethylisothiazolinone), and combinations thereof.

[0151] Preferably, the composition according to the present invention comprises one or more capsules containing a benefit agent, preferably a sensory benefit agent.Preferred capsules in this context include shear / pressure sensitive action capsules, where the sensory benefit agent is released in response to mechanical forces (e.g., friction, pressure, shear stress) on the capsule.The shell of the capsule is preferably composed of materials including, but not limited to, polyurethane, polyamide, polyolefin, polysaccharide, protein, silicone, lipid, modified cellulose, gum, polyacrylate, polyphosphate, polystyrene, polyester or combinations of these materials.

[0152] Preferably, the sensory benefit agent comprises a skin benefit agent or an olfactory benefit agent and / or may be a volatile benefit agent. The sensory benefit agent may also have benefits for hair and / or hard surfaces and / or fabrics. The sensory benefit may have anti-foaming properties and as such is advantageous for foaming purposes to be encapsulated so as not to prevent foaming until released by rubbing. Suitable volatile benefit agents include, but are not limited to, fragrances, insect repellents, essential oils, sensates such as menthol and aromatherapy actives, preferably fragrances. Mixtures of volatile benefit agents may be used. The total amount of benefit agent is preferably 0.01-10% by weight, more preferably 0.05-5% by weight, even more preferably 0.1-4.0% by weight, most preferably 0.15-4.0% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition. A preferred benefit agent is a fragrance. The composition of the present invention may also include non-encapsulated (also called non-encapsulated) volatile benefit agents. When the volatile benefit agent is a perfume, the perfumes described below are suitable for use as encapsulated volatile benefit agents as well as non-encapsulated perfume ingredients.

[0153] Preferably, the composition according to the invention comprises at least 90% by weight, preferably at least 95% by weight, more preferably at least 99% by weight of non-petrochemically derived components, where the weight percentages are based on the total composition.

[0154] Petrochemically derived components can be distinguished by their content of stable carbon isotope composition (δC), which distinguishes non-petrochemically derived components (naturally derived, e.g., plant, microbial or animal derived) from petroleum derived components.

[0155] Preferably, the composition according to the invention comprises at least 90% by weight, preferably at least 95% by weight, more preferably at least 99% by weight, of biodegradable components, where the weight percentages are based on the total composition.

[0156] Each component is tested for biodegradability using the OECD 301 AF / ASTM D7373 test (≥ 60% within 28 days).

[0157] Although water does not decompose, it is still considered biodegradable.

[0158] Preferably, the composition according to the invention has a viscosity in the range of 10 to 400, preferably 15 to 350, preferably 100 to 300 cPs (measured: Brookfield LV, s61, 200 rpm, 20° C.).

[0159] Preferably, the composition according to the invention has a turbidity in nephelometric turbidity units between 0.005 and 5000, preferably between 11.0 and 100. The measurement of turbidity is carried out using a 2100Q Portable Turbidimeter, measuring the intensity of light scattered at 90 degrees as a light beam passes through a liquid sample to obtain a direct response in NTU. NTU is a unit of measurement for the lack of transparency of a liquid and is used, for example, in water and wastewater treatment plants and in marine surveys. For example, water containing 1 milligram of particulate silica per liter has a turbidity of 1 NTU. The water to be measured is placed in a standard container. A light beam passes through the water and strikes a sensor on the opposite side of the container. A second sensor is mounted at right angles to the light beam and measures the light scattered by particles in the water. The turbidity in NTU can be calculated from the ratio of the light intensities of the two sensors.

[0160] The composition contemplated herein is preferably a detergent composition.It may be in any convenient form, for example, a bar, a homogeneous tablet, a tablet with two or more layers, a pouch with one or more compartments, a regular or compressed powder, a granule, a paste, a gel, or a regular, compressed or concentrated liquid.There are many detergent formulation forms, such as layers (in phase or out of phase), pouches and forms for machine dosage units.

[0161] The pouch can be configured as a single or multiple compartments. The pouch can be of any form, shape and material suitable for holding the composition, such as preventing the composition from being released from the pouch prior to contact with water. The pouch is made of a water-soluble film that encloses an internal volume. The internal volume can be divided into the compartments of the pouch. The preferred film is a polymeric material, preferably a polymer that is formed into a film or sheet. Preferred polymers, copolymers or derivatives thereof are selected polyacrylates and water-soluble acrylate copolymers, methylcellulose, carboxymethylcellulose, sodium dextrin, ethylcellulose, hydroxyethylcellulose, hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, maltodextrin, polymethacrylates, and most preferably polyvinyl alcohol copolymers and hydroxypropylmethylcellulose (HPMC). Preferably, the level of polymer in the film, for example PVA, is at least about 60%. The preferred average molecular weight is typically about 20,000 to about 150,000. The film may also be a blend composition including a hydrolyzable and water-soluble polymer blend such as polylactide (known under product number M8630, available from Chris Craft In. Prod, Gary, Indiana, USA) and a plasticizer such as glycerin, ethylene glycerin, propylene glycol, sorbitol, and mixtures thereof. The pouch may contain a solid laundry detergent composition or some of its components and / or a liquid cleaning composition or some of its components separated by a water-soluble film. The compartment for the liquid components may be of a different composition than the compartment containing the solids, see for example US Patent Publication No. 20090011970.

[0162] The detergent ingredients can be physically separated from each other by compartments of a water-soluble pouch or different layers of a tablet, thereby avoiding negative storage interactions between the ingredients. Different dissolution profiles of each compartment can also result in delayed dissolution of selected ingredients in the wash solution.

[0163] The detergent composition according to the present invention can be in the form of a laundry soap bar and can be used for hand washing of laundry, fabrics and / or textiles. The term laundry soap bar includes laundry bars, soap bars, combo bars, synthetic detergent bars and detergent bars. Bar types usually differ in the type of surfactants they contain, and the term laundry soap bars includes those containing soap from fatty acids and / or synthetic soaps. Laundry soap bars have a physical form that is solid at room temperature and is not a liquid, gel or powder. The term solid is defined as a physical form that does not change significantly over time, i.e., when a solid object (e.g., a laundry soap bar) is placed in a container, the solid object does not change to fill the container in which it is placed. A bar is generally a rod-shaped solid, but may also be other solid shapes such as round or oval.

[0164] The detergent compositions according to the invention may be formulated as granular detergents as described in WO 09 / 092699, EP 1 705 241 A, EP 1 382 668 A, WO 07 / 001262, U.S. Pat. No. 6,472,364, WO 04 / 074419 or WO 09 / 102854.

[0165] The detergent composition according to the present invention is preferably in the form of a liquid or gel detergent. It may be aqueous and typically contain at least 20% by weight of water, where the percentages are based on the total composition. Other types of liquids may be included in the aqueous liquid or gel, including, but not limited to, alkanols, amines, diols, ethers and polyols. The aqueous liquid or gel detergent composition may contain 0-30% by weight of organic solvent, where the percentages are based on the total composition. The liquid or gel detergent may be non-aqueous.

[0166] A preferred composition according to the present invention is characterized in that the pH of the composition at 25° C. is from 3.0 to 10.0, preferably from 4.0 to 9.5, particularly preferably from 7.0 to 9.0.

[0167] "pH" in the context of the present invention is defined as the value measured on the composition at 25°C after stirring for 5 minutes using a pH electrode calibrated in accordance with ISO 4316 (1977), unless otherwise specified.

[0168] The present invention further provides a method for cleaning a surface of an article, preferably a textile or fabric, comprising: a) providing compositions and articles according to the present invention; b) combining the provided composition and the provided article with water; c) maintaining the temperature of the water containing the provided composition and the provided article in a temperature range of 15°C to 100°C, preferably 25°C to 65°C, more preferably 35°C to 45°C, for a period of 15 minutes to 240 minutes, preferably 30 minutes to 180 minutes, more preferably 45 minutes to 120 minutes, while temporarily moving the provided article in the water; d) separating the article from the water; and optionally e) rinsing the article with additional water. The present invention provides a method comprising:

[0169] A preferred method according to the present invention is characterized in that the weight ratio of the provided product to water in steps b) and c) is in the range of 1:2 to 1:20, preferably 1:3 to 1:10, more preferably 1:4 to 1:8.

[0170] A preferred process according to the invention is characterized in that in step b) 0.1 g to 50 g, preferably 1.0 g to 20 g, more preferably 2.0 g to 10 g of the composition according to the invention is provided per kg of water.

[0171] The present invention further provides the use of a composition according to the invention for cleaning the surface of an article, preferably a textile or fabric.

[0172] Preferably, the use according to the invention is characterised in cleaning the surface of an article to remove fat and / or oil, preferably solid oily soils.

[0173] The examples presented below are intended to illustrate the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention to the embodiments specified in the examples. The scope of the present invention is clear from the entire specification and claims. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0174] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 shows the overall results of the effectiveness test against oil stains. [Diagram 2] FIG. 13 shows the combined results of additional oily soil efficacy testing.

[0175] Working Example : Example 1: The following formulations were prepared, where the numbers given are the percentages by weight of active substance, Benchmark 1 and Benchmark 2 (commercial detergents) are not according to the invention, and BIO_1.1 to BIO_3.3 are according to the invention: [Table 1]

[0176] Above, a mixture of rhamnolipids was used, as listed below: [Table 2]

[0177] [Table 3]

[0178] [Table 4]

[0179] For the evaluation of the compositions in Table 1, the stain removal test was carried out for two cycles of stain removal and was carried out on 14 standard stains and 8 additional oily stains according to the AISE test (reduced version). The test was carried out at 40°C.

[0180] This performance test considered two cycles (repetitions) for the composition.

[0181] The hardness of the water used was 14° dH.

[0182] A programmable Miele domestic electric washing machine was used. Fuzzy logic control was disabled. The wash programs are listed and explained in the following table: [Table 5]

[0183] 3 kg of standardised cotton material was pre-washed at 60°C with ECE2 detergent without added bleach.

[0184] A set of 14 AISE stains was used for each replicate (purchased from CFT, MON-AISE A+B). The stains are listed in Table 3.

[0185] [Table 6]

[0186] A set of eight oil stains was used for each replicate, and the stains are listed in Table 4.

[0187] [Table 7]

[0188] The stains used were purchased from CFT (Vlaardingen, The Netherlands), which is also recommended by AISE (Laundry Detergent Testing Guidelines).

[0189] Fourteen standard stains and eight additional oily stains were introduced into each wash cycle along with 3kg of ballast material and two new stain units, SBL2004. SBL2004 is wfk's "standard" stain ballast material, 100% cotton, approximately 8g of stain / swatch was used to test the wash process.

[0190] 50 g of each composition was used in the washing step.

[0191] The degree of soil removal was evaluated using a spectrophotometer to measure reflectance and the Y value of the Y,x,y color coordinate measurement, using a D65 illuminant with a 420 nm UV cut-off filter. Aperture of 15 mm (minimum 12 mm) was used for the actual soils. Soils were measured in a spread-out state, with two measurements per soil (centre of the circular area or the nearest homogenous area). Measurements were taken for each soil before washing (to check the quality of the soil) and after washing to assess and report the standard deviation.

[0192] The results are expressed as the average Y value between duplicates and its standard deviation and are shown in Tables 5 and 6. The better the soil removal, the higher the Y value.

[0193] [Table 8]

[0194] [Table 9]

[0195] [Table 10]

[0196] [Table 11]

[0197] [Table 12]

[0198] [Table 13]

[0199] [Table 14]

[0200] [Table 15]

[0201] It has surprisingly been found that a very simple composition according to the invention outperforms market products based on biosurfactants such as Benchmark 2, which is formulated with a complex mixture of different components. Moreover, the very simple composition according to the invention outperforms both benchmarks with peak performance on blood stains and various oily stains, especially on tallow and lipstick. In particular Bio 3.2 and Bio 3.3 show better performance on oily stains compared to the two benchmarks (Figure 1).

[0202] Example 2 In a second example, a formulation further comprising Medley® Brilliant 300 L, a whole enzyme cocktail from Novozymes, was tested for its cleaning properties.

[0203] In this example, two different rhamnolipids were used: "Rhamnolipid 1" is that of Example 1 above, and "Rhamnolipid 2" was prepared as described below and is similar to mono-rhamnolipid: The 35% by weight rhamnolipid solution prepared in Example 1 was diluted to 1% by adding water. 2 liters of this solution were heated to 50°C. With gentle stirring, 200 units of a thermostable rhamnosidase (ThermoActive™ Rhamnosidase A, Prokazyme) were added and the reaction was carried out overnight. After 20 hours, a sample of the solution was analyzed by HPLC. Dirhamnolipid was completely converted to monorhamnolipid and rhamnose. The enzyme was then inactivated at 80°C for 1 hour. The entire mixture was then freeze-dried. The freeze-dried product was adjusted to a monorhamnolipid activity content of 35% by weight by adding water.

[0204] "Glucolipid" was produced by fermentation according to Example 2 of WO2019154970.

[0205] The cells were separated by centrifugation at 10,000 g for 20 min. The fermentation broth was separated as the supernatant and adjusted to pH 3.1 by adding concentrated H2SO4.

[0206] After a second centrifugation at 5.000 g for 20 min, the aqueous upper phase was separated and the remaining lower phase became a concentrate with a glucolipid concentration of more than 50% by weight.

[0207] The following formulations were prepared, where the numbers given are the percentages by weight of active substance, Benchmark 1, Benchmark 2 and Benchmark 3 (same as Example 1) are not according to the invention, and BIO_4.1 to BIO_15 are according to the invention: [Table 16]

[0208] [Table 17]

[0209] [Table 18]

[0210] [Table 19]

[0211] [Table 20]

[0212] [Table 21]

[0213] [Table 22]

[0214] [Table 23]

[0215] [Table 24]

[0216] [Table 25]

[0217] For the evaluation of the products, soil removal and whiteness tests were carried out: 2 cycles (replicates) of soil removal of 14 standard soils and 8 additional oily soils according to the AISE test (reduced version) and 6 consecutive cycles of whiteness assays using 4 different textiles (polyamide, polyester, polyester:cotton and cotton). The tests were carried out at 40°C. The protocol used for this comparison is the AISE test entitled "Minimum protocol for comparative detergent tests" found on the AISE website.

[0218] A programmable Miele domestic electric washing machine was used for the development of this test. The fuzzy logic control was disabled. The conditions are described in Table 2: The hardness of the water used was 14° dH.

[0219] A programmable Miele domestic electric washing machine was used. Fuzzy logic control was disabled. The wash programs are listed and explained in the following table: 3 kg of standardised cotton material was pre-washed at 60°C with ECE2 detergent without added bleach.

[0220] A set of 14 AISE stains was used for each replicate, and the stains are listed in Tables 3 and 4.

[0221] Fourteen standard soils and eight additional oil soils, as well as two new soil units, the SBL2004, were introduced into each wash cycle along with 3 kg of ballast material.

[0222] Four different textiles were used for the whiteness evaluation: - Polyamide 100% (PA) - 100% polyester (PES) - Polyester:Cotton 70:30 (PESCO) - 100% cotton (CO).

[0223] Sample dosage was 50 mL for each subject product, according to the commercial instructions for the benchmark products.

[0224] The program selected for the performance test was cotton, 40° C., 1200 rpm with centrifugation step.

[0225] Smear release and whiteness evaluations were performed using the Y value of a Y, x, y color coordinate measurement using a spectrophotometer with a UV filtered illuminant D65 with a cutoff of 420 nm.

[0226] Four standard textiles (polyamide, polyester, polyester:cotton and cotton) were washed six times in succession and the whiteness was evaluated by the Y value.

[0227] [Table 26]

[0228] [Table 27]

[0229] [Table 28]

[0230] [Table 29]

[0231] [Table 30]

[0232] [Table 31]

[0233] [Table 32]

[0234] [Table 33]

[0235] [Table 34]

[0236] [Table 35]

[0237] [Table 36]

[0238] [Table 37]

[0239] [Table 38]

[0240] [Table 39]

[0241] [Table 40]

[0242] [Table 41]

[0243] The soil removal evaluation of BIO_4 to BIO_15 reveals that the introduction of the enzyme cocktail Medley® Brilliant 300 L improves the overall performance of the formulations included in the present invention. Furthermore, the addition of the polymers TexCare® SRN 260 Life and Carboxyline® CMI at small concentrations also leads to an overall improvement in performance.

[0244] The formulation according to the invention again showed peak performance compared to the benchmark, especially against blood-like stains, indicating a clear synergistic effect between the rhamnolipids and glucolipids and the proteases contained in the enzyme cocktail.

[0245] In particular, the very simple formulation 4.2 according to the invention shows particularly high performance in primary cleaning power, especially on solid oily soils. The performance of 4.2 is comparable to that of the very complex formulation Benchmark 3, the high performance standard on the market (Figure 2).

[0246] Whiteness rating [Table 42]

[0247] [Table 43]

[0248] [Table 44]

[0249] [Table 45]

[0250] [Table 46]

[0251] [Table 47]

[0252] The whiteness evaluation of products BIO_4 to BIO_15 shows that the compositions according to the invention perform better overall in terms of secondary cleaning properties compared to the benchmark. The benchmark products have very complex formulations to achieve good whiteness performance. Surprisingly, the very simple formulations included in the present invention were found to perform comparable to the benchmark. Overall, the formulations containing rhamnolipids and / or glucolipids perform very well on cotton and cotton / polyester textiles.

[0253] The addition of the stain release polymer TexCare® SRN 260 Life to BIO_10 and BIO_11 improves the performance on polyester textiles. This is quite surprising because stain release polymers usually adhere to the fabric in the first wash and then start to work in the second wash, so a cleaning effect on the first application was not expected.

[0254] The FAEOs in BIO_6 enhanced the effect on polyamines, indicating a synergistic effect.

[0255] Viscosity effects: The viscosities of formulations BIO_4.1, BIO_4.2, BIO_4.3, BIO_12.1, BIO_12.2, BIO_13.1 and BIO_13.2 were measured using spindle 61 at 200 rpm and 20° C.

[0256] Surprisingly, it was found that biosurfactants with only one sugar ring in the molecule provide higher viscosity than those with two sugar rings.

[0257] This effect is even further enhanced in the presence of a stain-removing polymer.

[0258] [Table 48]

[0259] Formulation example: More liquid detergents: [Table 49]

[0260] [Table 50]

[0261]

Table 51

[0262]

Table 52

[0263]

Table 53

[0264]

Table 54

[0265]

Table 55

[0266]

Table 56

[0267]

Table 57

[0268]

Table 58

[0269]

Table 59

[0270]

Table 60

[0271]

Table 61

[0272] [Table 62]

[0273] [Table 63]

[0274] [Table 64]

[0275] [Table 65]

[0276] [Table 66]

[0277] [Table 67]

[0278] [Table 68]

[0279] Laundry Prespotter: [Table 69]

Claims

1. below: A) at least one biosurfactant; B) at least one fatty acid salt; wherein the ratio of component A) to component B) is in the range of 1:1 to 20:1, with the proviso that components A) and B) comprise at least 90% by weight of the total surfactants in the entire composition.

2. 2. The composition according to claim 1, wherein the biosurfactant is selected from the group consisting of rhamnolipids, sophorolipids and glucolipids.

3. 2. The composition of claim 1, wherein the fatty acid salt is selected from the group consisting of salts of caprylic acid, capric acid, lauric acid, myristic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid, ricinoleic acid, oleic acid, linoleic acid, elaidic acid, arachidic acid, palmitoleic acid, erucic acid, arachidic acid, linolenic acid and alpha-linoleic acid.

4. In the fatty acid salt, the cation of the salt is Li ＋ , Na ＋ , K. ＋ , Mg ２＋ , Ca ２＋ , Al ３＋ , Zn ２＋ , N.H. ４ ＋ 2. The composition according to claim 1, characterized in that the cations are selected from the group consisting of primary ammonium ions, secondary ammonium ions, tertiary ammonium ions and quaternary ammonium ions.

5. The composition comprises: C) at least one builder The composition of claim 1, comprising:

6. The composition comprises: D) at least one enzyme The composition of claim 1, comprising:

7. The composition comprises: A) in an amount of 5.0% to 60% by weight, B) in an amount of 0.5% to 30% by weight, optionally C) in an amount of 1.0% to 30% by weight, and optionally D) in an amount of 0.2% to 10% by weight 2. The composition of claim 1, wherein the weight percentages are based on the total composition.

8. The composition comprises: At least one non-biosurfactant The composition of claim 1, comprising:

9. The composition comprises: At least one selected from anti-redeposition polymers and stain-removing polymers The composition of claim 1, comprising:

10. 10. The composition of claim 9, wherein the anti-redeposition or soil-removing polymer is selected from the group comprising modified cellulose, modified starch, modified inulin, polyitaconic acid, polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyvinyl alcohol and polyethylene glycol.

11. 1. A method for cleaning a surface of an article, comprising: a) providing the compositions and articles of any one of claims 1 to 8; b) combining the provided composition and the provided article with water; c) maintaining the temperature of the water containing the provided composition and the provided article in a temperature range of 15°C to 100°C for a period of 15 minutes to 240 minutes while temporarily moving the provided article in the water; d) separating the article from the water; and optionally e) rinsing the article with additional water; A method comprising:

12. 12. The method of claim 11, wherein the weight ratio of the provided product to water in steps b) and c) is in the range of 1:2 to 1:

20.

13. 12. The method of claim 11, wherein in step b) the composition is provided in an amount of from 0.1 g to 50 g per kg of water.

14. 10. Use of a composition according to any one of claims 1 to 8 for cleaning the surface of an article.

15. 15. Use according to claim 14, characterized in that the surface of the article is cleaned to remove grease and / or oil.