Washing cartridge

Abstract

Flexible formulation of customized laundry treatment compositions for use in a single load of laundry. [Solution] A laundry processing cartridge (1) comprising a first sub-container (10) and a second sub-container (20). The first sub-container contains a first laundry processing composition. The second sub-container contains a second laundry processing composition different from the first laundry processing composition. The first sub-container and the second sub-container are integrally fixed to the cartridge.

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] A laundry processing cartridge comprising multiple sub-containers, wherein each sub-container contains a different laundry processing composition. [Background technology]

[0002] Most households do their own laundry. Households typically have to wash multiple types of clothing and household fabrics. For example, a household may include family members of different ages, occupations, leisure interests, and preferences for different types of clothing. Household fabrics used within a home may have different washing needs. For example, bed sheets, blankets, placemats, dishcloths, bath cloths, bath towels, pot and pan holders, hand towels, dish towels, and floor mats may be made from different types and colors of fabric materials. Clothing and household textiles can also be soiled with a variety of materials, such as bodily waste, soil, food, lubricants, and grass stains.

[0003] The wide variety of stains that occur on clothing and household fabrics has created a demand for a wide range of laundry treatment compositions to address each or specific combination of treatment needs. For example, there are laundry treatment compositions designed for white clothing and fabrics, sportswear, synthetic clothing and fabrics, colored clothing and fabrics, stained clothing and fabrics, and other laundry treatment compositions designed to address the needs of one or more specific households.

[0004] Households typically lack ample storage space for a wide variety of laundry treatment compositions, and each composition may be used for only some items of laundry and not others. Furthermore, many consumers are unwilling to expend considerable effort selecting the appropriate laundry treatment composition or combination of laundry treatment compositions for the task to be performed.

[0005] Washing machines are becoming increasingly sophisticated. Manufacturers have developed washing machines in which the user engages individual containers of laundry treatment compositions with the machine so that the laundry treatment compositions are automatically dispensed into tubs. In one configuration, one container of laundry detergent and one container of laundry fabric softener are engaged with the washing machine independently. The user of the washing machine can provide input to the washing machine's control system, for example, the amount to be dispensed, the color of the items, the amount of mechanical energy to be applied, and whether fabric softener is desired. The washing machine then dispenses a specific amount of laundry detergent into the tubs. Regardless of the user input, the same laundry detergent is used for each item of laundry. The laundry detergent is not specifically designed for the consumer's particular needs for a particular item of laundry. This can limit the user's ability to achieve the best performance from the washing machine and may result in the user being disappointed with the laundry detergent. Another obstacle to user adoption of such systems is that the detergent and fabric softener compositions may be consumed at different rates, so the user may need to replace used containers for replacement containers at different times. Users may become frustrated when they find they have to constantly access the inside of the washing machine to remove and replace one container, and then have to remove and replace other containers after one or more additional loads. [Overview of the Initiative] [Problems that the invention aims to solve]

[0006] Given these limitations, there remains an unaddressed need for a laundry composition system that can provide input for flexibly formulating customized laundry composition for use in a single load of laundry. Furthermore, there remains an unaddressed need for a laundry composition system configured to reduce the frequency with which the user has to independently replace removable containers to ensure that the desired laundry composition is available. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] A washing treatment cartridge, comprising a first sub-container that houses a first washing treatment composition containing a first anionic surfactant system of about 15% to about 25% by weight and a first nonionic surfactant system of about 0% to about 15% by weight; the first anionic surfactant system and the first nonionic surfactant system are provided at a weight ratio of the first anionic surfactant system of about 1.5 to about 4 with respect to the first nonionic surfactant system; a second sub-container that houses a second washing treatment composition containing a second anionic surfactant system of about 0% to about 5% by weight and a second nonionic surfactant system of about 10% to about 20% by weight; the second nonionic surfactant system and the second anionic surfactant system are provided at a weight ratio of the second nonionic surfactant system exceeding about 5 with respect to the second anionic surfactant system; the first sub-container and the second sub-container are integrally fixed within the cartridge, the washing treatment cartridge.

Brief Description of the Drawings

[0008] [Figure 1] Shows a washing treatment cartridge. [Figure 2] It is a part of the washing treatment cartridge facing the person looking at the rear of the cartridge. [Figure 3] It is a cross-sectional view of the second sub-container shell, the second sub-container, and the second sub-container outlet. [Figure 4] It is a liquid supply system that is part of a washing treatment device. [Figure 5] It is a cutaway view showing the receiving port and is a non-limiting example of the configuration of a pump. [Figure 6] It is a washing treatment device.

Modes for Carrying Out the Invention

[0009] A laundry treatment cartridge 1 is shown in Figure 1. The laundry treatment cartridge 10 may include three sub-containers, each containing a different laundry treatment composition. The laundry treatment compositions in each sub-container may be uniquely formulated so that each composition is particularly suitable for a specific type of article or washing conditions. Furthermore, the laundry treatment compositions may be formulated so that one or more other laundry treatment compositions, or combinations thereof, provide an acceptable level of laundry treatment even if a specific laundry treatment composition most desirable for a particular type of article or washing conditions is unavailable or available in limited quantities. Each sub-container may further have a capacity to accommodate a specific volume of laundry treatment composition. The volume of each sub-container may be determined based on the expected user demand for each of the different laundry treatment compositions. This combination of different laundry treatment compositions provided in different volumes within a single cartridge can provide a convenient, flexible, and efficient method for users to provide multiple laundry treatment compositions to an automatic clothes washing machine.

[0010] The washing cartridge 1 may comprise a first sub-container 10, a second sub-container 20, and an optional third sub-container 30. The first sub-container 10, the second sub-container 20, and the optional third sub-container 30 can be fixed integrally within or to the washing cartridge 1. That is, the first sub-container 10, the second sub-container 20, and the optional third sub-container 30 are engaged with each other and with the washing cartridge 1 such that when the cartridge 1 is moved, each of the first sub-container 10, the second sub-container 20, and the optional third sub-container 30 moves in conjunction with each other. By fixing the first sub-container 10, the second sub-container 20, and the optional third sub-container 30 integrally, the sub-containers cannot be removed from the washing cartridge 1 without the help of tools. Sub-containers fixed integrally within or to the washing cartridge cannot be replaced independently without the use of tools. In other words, when the user removes one of the sub-containers from the washing machine, all sub-containers containing the washing machine cartridge 1 are removed from the washing machine. The front part 40 of the washing machine cartridge 1 may be equipped with a grip 35, which the user can use to push and pull the washing machine cartridge 1 into and out of the washing machine.

[0011] Figure 2 shows a partial view of the laundry processing cartridge 1 with the rear of the cartridge 42 facing the observer. Part of the top 44 of the cartridge has been removed so that the first sub-container shell 11, the second sub-container shell 21, and an optional third sub-container shell 31 are visible. Parts of the first sub-container shell 11, the second sub-container shell 21, and an optional third sub-container shell 31 are also removed. The first sub-container 10 can contain the first laundry processing composition 13. The second sub-container 20 can contain the second laundry processing composition 23. An optional third sub-container 30 can contain the third laundry processing composition 33.

[0012] Each sub-container may be a foldable bag 50. Each sub-container shell can hold a separate foldable bag 50. Together, the sub-container shell and its associated foldable bag 50 form a system that can function similarly to a bag-in-box or bag-in-bottle container. The sub-container shell supports the foldable bag 50 associated with the sub-container shell from the time the foldable bag 50 is filled until the contents of the flexible bag 50 are distributed. The shell may be a full enclosure, a partial enclosure, or an open frame supporting each foldable bag 50. The shell may be made from plastic, cardboard, corrugated cardboard, metal, or other rigid material.

[0013] The first sub-container 10 may have a first sub-container outlet 14. The second sub-container 20 may have a second sub-container outlet 24. Any third sub-container 30 may have an optional third sub-container outlet 34. Each of these outlets is in fluid communication with the internal volume of the respective sub-container and is part of the respective sub-container. These outlets are pathways through which the laundry treatment composition is transported to the downstream composition of the laundry treatment apparatus. The first sub-container outlet 14 can engage with the first sub-container shell 11. Similarly, the second sub-container outlet 24 can engage with the second sub-container shell 21. Any third sub-container outlet 34 can engage with an optional third sub-container shell 31. Attaching a foldable bag 50 inside the shell can help maintain the proper relative position of the sub-container outlets, allowing the sub-container outlets to engage conveniently and reliably with the laundry treatment apparatus. Each of the laundry processing cartridges 1, which house a sub-container shell that holds a sub-container, together forms part of a replenishment system for the laundry processing apparatus.

[0014] The first sub-container outlet 14, the second sub-container outlet 24, and an optional third sub-container outlet 34 may be oriented in the same direction and spaced apart from each other. Such a configuration may be convenient for the user to engage all sub-containers with the washing apparatus simultaneously in a single operation. Furthermore, spaced-out sub-container outlets allow for independent discharge from each sub-container. This may be more advantageous than a configuration in which each sub-container is in fluid communication with a single main outlet of the washing cartridge 1. Combining flows from multiple sub-containers, or passing flows from multiple sub-containers through the same main outlet, may result in problems related to mixing, cross-contamination, decomposition, and compatibility between the washing compositions contained within the sub-containers. Independently controlled discharge from each sub-container can be directed to a washing chamber, which is part of the washing apparatus. The washing chamber can be sufficiently self-cleaned to limit problems of cross-contamination, degradation, and compatibility between the washing compositions. Furthermore, since the release from each subcontainer can be controlled individually, release can occur from only one subcontainer or from multiple subcontainers simultaneously, and the duration of the release can be controlled.

[0015] The foldable bag 50 may be a multilayer film, metallized polyester, EVOH, or polyethylene bag (LLPDE, MLDPE, HDPE), nylon LLDPE laminate or co-extruded, foil laminate, or other suitable material from which liquid can be drawn out. Once the laundry treatment composition is dispensed from each foldable bag 50, the foldable bag 50 is folded. The foldable bag 50 overcomes the weakness of a rigid container in that the container must be ventilated when liquid is dispensed from it. Providing ventilation to a rigid container can be done through vents in the body of the rigid container or through vents associated with the outlet of the container. The vents in the rigid container may be passive, i.e., the user does not need to do anything to activate or operate the vents, or they may be active, and the user may be required to activate such vents. Additional components related to ventilation may add considerable cost to the container, and the possibility that the user must activate the vents makes such a dispensing system suboptimal.

[0016] The washing cartridge 1 may include a printed circuit board (PCB) connector 60. The PCB connector 60 can connect non-volatile memory (also called flash or NVM) on the printed circuit board present on the washing cartridge 1 to a washing machine controller PCB, which is part of the washing machine that controls the dispensing system. The non-volatile memory on the washing cartridge 1 can store information indicating the number of doses used, the number of doses remaining, the amount of composition dispensed, and the amount of composition remaining in one or more of the washing cartridge 1 or its sub-containers. The non-volatile memory on the washing cartridge 1 can store information that uniquely identifies the washing cartridge 1 and can be retrieved by the washing machine.

[0017] The washing machine controller can read information from a printed circuit board on the washing machine cartridge 1 regarding the amount consumed from or remaining in the washing machine cartridge. The washing machine controller may include instructions to report information about the use of the washing machine or washing machine cartridge 1 to the seller of the washing machine cartridge 1, or to report information to the user regarding ordering a replacement washing machine cartridge 1. Optionally, the washing machine controller may notify the user that a replacement washing machine cartridge has been automatically ordered or should be ordered by the user via an indicator associated with the washing machine (e.g., light), a message on a digital display, an audio signal, or a message to a mobile device associated with the user. For example, it may report the number of uses or the number of uses remaining in the washing machine cartridge 1. A single identifier may be provided on the printed circuit board present on the washing machine cartridge 1, and the washing machine controller may report information regarding the installation and removal of a particular washing machine cartridge 1. The washing machine controller may be reprogrammable to accommodate changes in the operating algorithm of the washing machine. In particular, the washing algorithm may be reprogrammed to accommodate changes in the formulation of the washing machine composition in the washing machine cartridge 1. Possible changes in the laundry treatment composition include changes in the concentration or activity of the constituent materials of the laundry treatment composition, or the addition, substitution, or removal of constituent materials of the laundry treatment composition. Optionally, the laundry treatment algorithm may be stored on a printed circuit board located on the laundry treatment cartridge 1, and the laundry treatment device controller may receive commands from there and implement commands to operate the laundry treatment device. The laundry treatment algorithm may include commands for selecting which and how much of a particular laundry treatment composition to use from the laundry treatment cartridge 1 at a specific step of the laundry treatment process.

[0018] The PCB connector 60 can be attached to one of the shells or to any other part of the washing cartridge 1. The washing cartridge 1 may have multiple PCB connectors 60 that serve various purposes, such as transmitting information from the washing cartridge 1 to the washing machine, or receiving information from the washing machine to the washing cartridge. The PCB connector 60 can be connected to a computer chip having non-volatile memory or flash memory. For example, the information transmitted may include authentication information, information about the volume of available washing composition, information about the expiration date of the washing composition, and information about the storage chain of the washing cartridge. The washing cartridge 1 may also receive information from the washing machine, such as the demand history of the washing composition or performance data from the washing machine, and this information can be returned to the entity that refills and maintains the washing cartridge 1.

[0019] Each of the collapsible bags 50 has its own outlet, and each outlet is equipped with an outlet valve. Each outlet valve is in fluid communication with the interior of each collapsible bag 50. The outlet valve may be a quick-release valve that is in the closed position unless the outlet is engaged with a complementary socket and remains in the closed position. When each outlet engages with a socket, the outlet valve opens, forming a leak-proof connection between the outlet and the socket. When each outlet is disengaged from the socket, the outlet valve closes.

[0020] Cross-sections of the second sub-container shell 21, the second sub-container 20, and the second sub-container outlet 24 are shown in Figure 3. As shown in Figure 3, the second sub-container 20 can be housed within the second sub-container shell 21. The second sub-container outlet valve 51 is in the closed position in Figure 3. The second sub-container shell 21 may have a chamfered surface 25 around or partially around the second sub-container outlet 24. The chamfered surface 25 can help the user guide the engagement of the second sub-container outlet 24 with the receiving port of the washing apparatus for receiving the second sub-container outlet 24.

[0021] One or more of the sub-container shells may be equipped with magnets 62. The magnets 62 may be attracted to magnets that are part of the washing machine. When the user inserts the washing machine cartridge 1 into the washing machine, the user perceives a tactile sensation indicating that the washing machine cartridge 1 is properly installed in the washing machine. The magnets 62 can further help to fix the movement of the washing machine cartridge 1 once it is inserted into the washing machine.

[0022] The first sub-container 10 may have a first volume, the second sub-container 20 may have a second volume, and any third sub-container 30 may have a third volume. The volume of each sub-container can be fixed based on the laundry treatment composition contained in each sub-container. The volume of each sub-container may be the same as that of the other sub-containers. Optionally, one, two, three, or more sub-containers may have volumes different from some or all of the other sub-containers.

[0023] The washing process cartridge 1 can be attached to a liquid delivery system 2 that forms part of the washing process apparatus (Figure 4). The liquid delivery system 2 may comprise a plurality of containers 70 for receiving one or more cartridges that supply liquid to the washing process apparatus. The containers 70 are a number of spaces of a size and dimensions that accommodate cartridges that are sized and dimensions to fit inside the containers.

[0024] The liquid delivery system 2 shown in Figure 4 has three containers 70. The container 70 on the left in Figure 4 receives the laundry treatment cartridge 1. The other two containers 70 can receive other laundry treatment cartridges containing other compositions that may be useful in the laundry treatment process. As described herein, the laundry treatment cartridge 1 contains a composition useful as part of the washing cycle of the laundry treatment apparatus. Other laundry treatment compositions may contain compositions useful as part of the rinsing cycle, such as a rinse-added fabric softener, a rinse-added fragrance composition, a rinse-added electrostatic control composition, and the like.

[0025] The washing cartridge 1 may be a drawer that the user attaches to the washing machine. The first sub-container 10, the second sub-container 20, and the optional third sub-container 30 may be located within the washing cartridge 1 or may be integrated with the washing cartridge 1. The user can obtain the washing cartridge 1 from a retail store or online facility, or from an entity that supplies replacement washing cartridges 1 to the user as needed, for example, through a subscription service. When the user owns the washing cartridge 1, the user can easily attach the washing cartridge 1 to a container 70 that is sized and sized to accept the washing cartridge 1.

[0026] When the user installs the laundry processing cartridge 1, the outlet valves 51 associated with the first sub-container outlet 14, the second sub-container outlet 24, and any third sub-container outlet 34 can engage with the individual receptacles of the liquid delivery system 2. The user can then close any door. Each of the first sub-container outlet 14, the second sub-container outlet 24, and any third sub-container outlet may have an associated individual outlet valve 51.

[0027] When the laundry processing cartridge 1 is installed, the first sub-container 10, the second sub-container 20, and an optional third sub-container 30 are in fluid communication with the laundry processing apparatus. The liquid delivery system 2 may include a plurality of pumps 80, each of which is in fluid communication with a receiving port and a socket that is in fluid communication with the outlet valve 51 of a particular sub-container. Each of the pumps 80 can extract the laundry processing composition from the sub-container. Each of the pumps 80 can pump the extracted laundry processing composition into a manifold 85. Water is sent through the manifold 85, mixed with the laundry processing composition, and transferred to the tub of the laundry processing apparatus.

[0028] Pump 80 can be selected from peristaltic pumps, piston pumps, gear pumps, and combinations thereof. Pump 80 can be a positive displacement pump. Pump 80 can be selected from peristaltic pumps, piston pumps, gear pumps, other positive displacement pumps, or combinations thereof.

[0029] The washing apparatus may have an electronic or mechanical controller that controls the operation of the washing apparatus. The controller may selectively start and stop one or more of the pumps 80 to transport the desired washing composition to the manifold 85.

[0030] Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view showing the receiving port 52, and is a non-limiting example of the pump configuration.

[0031] The liquid supply system 2 may be part of the washing apparatus 3 (Figure 6). The washing apparatus 3 may include a liquid storage tank 4 that houses a rotatable porous drum 5. The washing apparatus 3 may include a door that provides access to the inside of the drum 5. The washing apparatus 3 may be a top-loading or front-loading clothes washing machine.

[0032] The first sub-container 10 may have a first volume. The second sub-container 20 may have a second volume. Any third sub-container 30 may have a third volume. The third volume may be smaller than the first volume, and the third volume may be smaller than the second volume. As described herein, any third sub-container 30 may contain a third laundry treatment composition 33. The third laundry treatment composition 33 may include a bleaching composition, as will be further described below. The bleaching composition may be formulated so that a small amount of bleaching composition provides a large bleaching capacity. That is, the bleaching composition may be a strong bleaching composition. Therefore, it may be practical for the laundry treatment cartridge 1 to include any third sub-container 10 having a smaller volume than each of the first sub-container 10 and the second sub-container 20. The third volume may be less than about 60% of the first and second volumes, respectively. Such an arrangement can help minimize the size of the washing process cartridge 1, make the transportation of the washing process cartridge 1 more economical, and help reduce the required size of the washing process device 3. The first volume may be approximately 300 mL to approximately 900 mL. The second volume may be approximately 300 mL to approximately 900 mL. The third volume may be approximately 100 mL to approximately 400 mL.

[0033] A balanced cleaning approach The laundry treatment cartridge 1 may include a first sub-container 10, a second sub-container 20, and an optional third sub-container 30. The first sub-container 10 may contain the first laundry treatment composition 13. The first laundry treatment composition 13 may include about 15% to about 25% by weight of a first anionic surfactant system and about 0% to about 15% by weight of a first nonionic surfactant system. Optionally, the first laundry treatment composition 13 may include about 15% to about 25% by weight of a first anionic surfactant system and about 5% to about 15% by weight of a first nonionic surfactant system. The first anionic surfactant system and the first nonionic surfactant system may be provided in a weight ratio of about 1.5 to about 4 of the first anionic surfactant system relative to the first nonionic surfactant system.

[0034] A second sub-container 20 can contain a second laundry treatment composition 23. The second laundry treatment composition 23 may contain about 0% to about 5% by weight of a second anionic surfactant system and about 10% to about 20% by weight of a second nonionic surfactant system. The second nonionic surfactant system and the second anionic surfactant system may be provided in a weight ratio of the second nonionic surfactant system to the second anionic surfactant system of more than about 5. The nonionic surfactant provided in this second laundry treatment composition 23 may be beneficial for washing body dirt. An optional third sub-container 30 can contain a third laundry treatment composition 33. The third laundry treatment composition 33 may contain about 8% to about 20% by weight of phthalimide peroxycaproic acid, about 0% to about 0.05% by weight of hydrochloric acid, or an equivalent. The third laundry treatment composition 33 may contain about 0.025% by weight of hydrochloric acid or an equivalent. The third laundry treatment composition 33 may have a pH of about 2 to about 7, optionally about 3 to about 5, and optionally about 4. The third laundry treatment composition 33 may contain hydrochloric acid or an equivalent to provide a pH of about 2 to about 7.

[0035] The first laundry treatment composition 13 may have a weight fraction of nonionic surfactants in a proportionally higher range than that of the second laundry treatment composition 23. Therefore, the first laundry treatment composition 13 may be more suitable than the second laundry treatment composition 23 for laundry containing fabrics with food grease stains. The second laundry treatment composition 23 may have a weight fraction of anionic surfactants in a proportionally higher range than that of the first laundry treatment composition 13. Therefore, the second laundry treatment composition 23 may be more suitable than the first laundry treatment composition 13 for laundry containing body stains such as bedding and towels. The third laundry treatment composition 33 may be beneficial for laundry containing white items.

[0036] Optionally, the first laundry treatment composition 13 may contain 0.5% to about 2% by weight of a first amine oxide system, and the second laundry treatment composition 23 may contain about 1% to about 3% by weight of a second amine oxide system. The amine oxide system may be beneficial for removing grease stains.

[0037] Optionally, the second nonionic surfactant system and the second amine oxide system can be provided in a ratio of approximately 3.33 to approximately 20 of the second nonionic surfactant system relative to the second amine oxide system.

[0038] Optionally, at least one of the first laundry treatment composition 13 and the second laundry treatment composition 13 may further comprise about 0.5% to about 1.5% by weight of a dirt-releasing polymer, about 0.1% to about 0.5% by weight of an alkoxylated polyamine, about 1% to about 2% by weight of a chelating agent, about 1% to about 2% by weight of an organic acid, about 0.5% to about 1.5% by weight of a boron compound, about 0.0025% to about 0.015% by weight of an amylase, about 0.0005% to about 0.01% by weight of a mannanase, about 0.0005% to about 0.01% by weight of a pectinase, and at least one of a mixture thereof.

[0039] The first sub-container 10 can contain a first volume of the first laundry treatment composition 13, the second sub-container 20 can contain a second volume of the second laundry treatment composition 23, and an optional third sub-container 30 can contain a third volume of the third laundry treatment composition. The third volume may be smaller than the first and second volumes. Optionally, the third volume may be less than about 60% of the first and second volumes. Optionally, the first volume may be about 300 mL to about 900 mL. Optionally, the second volume may be about 300 mL to about 900 mL. Optionally, the third volume may be about 100 mL to about 400 mL. Generally, the third laundry treatment composition 33 is considered to be used less frequently than the first laundry treatment composition 13 and the second laundry treatment composition 23. Furthermore, the aforementioned range of the volume of the third treatment composition 33 may be sufficient to provide the user with a one-month supply of the third laundry treatment composition 33.

[0040] During operation, the washing apparatus can selectively dispense a first washing composition 13, a second washing composition 23, a third washing composition 33, and combinations thereof from the washing cartridge 1 to process a single load of laundry. Such an approach may allow the washing apparatus to use only one of the washing compositions to process the laundry. Furthermore, two or more combinations of washing compositions at potentially infinitely many levels relative to each other can be delivered to the washing apparatus to process the laundry, and the combinations and relative levels are specifically selected to match the amount of laundry to be processed and the operating parameters of the washing apparatus.

[0041] Balanced cleaning and stain removal The laundry treatment cartridge 1 may include a first sub-container 10, a second sub-container 20, and an optional third sub-container 30. The first sub-container 10 may contain a first laundry treatment composition 13. The first laundry treatment composition 13 may contain about 20% to about 30% by weight of a first anionic surfactant system and about 13% to about 23% by weight of a first nonionic surfactant system.

[0042] The second sub-container 20 can contain the second laundry treatment composition 23. The second laundry treatment composition 23 may contain about 0.001% to about 0.3% by weight of enzymes and about 1% to about 3% by weight of dirt-releasing polymers.

[0043] An optional third sub-container 30 can contain the third laundry treatment composition 33. The third laundry treatment composition 33 may contain about 8% to about 20% by weight of phthalimide peroxycaproic acid, about 0% to about 0.05% by weight of hydrochloric acid, or an equivalent. The third laundry treatment composition 33 may contain about 0.025% by weight of hydrochloric acid or an equivalent. The third laundry treatment composition 33 may have a pH of about 2 to about 7, optionally about 3 to about 5, and optionally about 4. The third laundry treatment composition 33 may contain hydrochloric acid or an equivalent to provide a pH of about 2 to about 7.

[0044] The second laundry treatment composition 23 may have a proportionally higher weight fraction of enzymes and stain-releasing polymers than the first laundry treatment composition 13. Therefore, the second laundry treatment composition 23 may be more suitable than the first laundry treatment composition 13 when less mechanical agitation is applied or when the load of laundry is such that whiteness is a desired benefit. The third laundry treatment composition 33 may provide benefits to laundry including white items. The first anionic surfactant system and the first nonionic surfactant system of the first laundry treatment composition described above can further provide good cleaning efficiency for a wide range of oil stains and body stains. The third laundry treatment composition 33 may provide odor reduction, whiteness, and bleaching of colored stains. Optionally, the first laundry treatment composition 13 may contain 1% to about 3% by weight of a first amine oxide system, and the second laundry treatment composition 23 may contain about 1% to about 3% by weight of a second amine oxide system. Amine oxides may be beneficial for removing grease stains.

[0045] Optionally, at least one of the first laundry treatment composition and the second laundry treatment composition may further comprise about 0.5% to about 1.5% by weight of a dirt-releasing polymer, about 0.1% to about 0.5% by weight of an alkoxylated polyamine, about 1% to about 2% by weight of a chelating agent, about 1% to about 2% by weight of an organic acid, about 0.5% to about 1.5% by weight of a boron compound, about 0.0025% to about 0.015% by weight of an amylase, about 0.0005% to about 0.01% by weight of a mannanase, about 0.0005% to about 0.01% by weight of a pectinase, and at least one mixture thereof.

[0046] Optionally, at least one or both of the first laundry treatment composition 13 and the second laundry treatment composition 23 may further contain at least one of the following: about 1% to about 3% by weight of a chelating agent, about 1% to about 3% by weight of an organic acid, about 1% to about 2% by weight of a boron compound, about 0.0025% to about 0.0075% by weight of an amylase, about 0.02% to about 0.05% by weight of a protease, about 0.2% to about 0.3% by weight of a whitening agent, and a mixture thereof. The chelating agent may help reduce the adverse effects of metal ions. The organic acid may reduce the adverse effects of water hardness. The boron compound may improve the stability of the enzyme. The whitening agent may increase whiteness.

[0047] Optionally, one or both of the first laundry treatment composition 13 and the second laundry treatment composition 23 may further contain about 1% to about 3% by weight of a chelating agent, about 1% to about 3% by weight of an organic acid, about 1.5% to about 3% by weight of a boron compound, about 0.1% to about 0.5% by weight of an alkoxylated polyamine, about 0.2% to about 0.3% by weight of a whitening agent, a color dye, or a combination thereof. The alkoxylated polyamine can improve the removal of oil stains. The color dye can increase the whiteness.

[0048] Optionally, the enzymes that partially constitute the second laundry treatment composition 23 may further include about 0.01% to about 0.025% by weight of amylase, about 0.1% to about 0.3% by weight of protease, about 0.0005% to about 0.01% by weight of mannanase, about 0.0005% to about 0.01% by weight of pectinase, and combinations thereof. Amylase can be used to treat stains containing starch. Protease can be used to treat stains containing protein. Mannanase can be used to treat stains containing galactomannan. Pectinase can be used to treat stains containing pectin. Optionally, the first laundry treatment composition 13 may have a lower weight fraction of enzymes than the second laundry treatment composition 23. This approach can provide a flexible formulation approach in which the amount of enzyme delivered to the detergent solution is not necessarily dependent on the amount of surfactant delivered to the detergent solution.

[0049] Optionally, the second laundry treatment composition may further contain about 20% to about 30% by weight of a second anionic surfactant system, about 13% to about 23% by weight of a second nonionic surfactant system, and about 1% to about 3% by weight of a second amine oxide system. This arrangement is practical in that even when the first laundry treatment composition 13 is exhausted, the second laundry treatment composition 23 still contains surfactants that can assist in cleaning.

[0050] The first sub-container 10 can contain a first volume of the first laundry treatment composition 13, the second sub-container 20 can contain a second volume of the second laundry treatment composition 23, and an optional third sub-container 30 can contain a third volume of the third laundry treatment composition. The third volume may be smaller than the first and second volumes. Optionally, the third volume may be less than about 60% of the first and second volumes. Optionally, the first volume may be about 300 mL to about 900 mL. Optionally, the second volume may be about 300 mL to about 900 mL. Optionally, the third volume may be about 100 mL to about 400 mL. Generally, the third laundry treatment composition 33 is considered to be used less frequently than the first laundry treatment composition 13 and the second laundry treatment composition 23. Furthermore, the aforementioned range of the volume of the third treatment composition 33 may be sufficient to provide the user with a one-month supply of the third laundry treatment composition 33. During operation, the laundry processing apparatus can selectively dispense the first laundry treatment composition 13, the second laundry treatment composition 23, the third laundry treatment composition 33, and combinations thereof from the laundry treatment cartridge 1 to process a single load of laundry. Such an approach may allow the laundry processing apparatus to use only one of the laundry treatment compositions to process the laundry. Moreover, two or more combinations of laundry treatment compositions at potentially infinitely many levels relative to each other can be delivered to the laundry processing apparatus to process the laundry, and the combinations and relative levels are specifically selected to match the amount of laundry to be processed and the operating parameters of the laundry processing apparatus.

[0051] Anionic surfactant The first laundry treatment composition may contain a first anionic surfactant system, and the second laundry treatment composition may contain a second anionic surfactant system. The first anionic surfactant system may be a component of the first laundry treatment composition 13, and the second anionic surfactant system may be a component of the second laundry treatment composition 23. The first laundry treatment composition 13 is housed in the first sub-container 10, and the second laundry treatment composition 23 is housed in the second sub-container 20. Therefore, the first anionic surfactant system can be housed in the first sub-container 10, and the second anionic surfactant system can be housed in the second sub-container 20. With respect to the first anionic surfactant system and the second anionic surfactant system, the terms "first" and "second" refer to whether the anionic surfactant system is a component of the first laundry treatment composition 13 housed in the first sub-container 10, or a component of the second laundry treatment composition 23 housed in the second sub-container 20. The first anionic surfactant system and the second anionic surfactant system may be chemically identical to each other, or they may be chemically different to each other in some way. The first anionic surfactant system may consist of a single anionic surfactant or a mixture of multiple anionic surfactants. The second anionic surfactant system may consist of a single anionic surfactant or a mixture of multiple anionic surfactants.

[0052] Examples of anionic surfactants include, but are not limited to, surface-active compounds containing an organic hydrophobic group having generally 8 to 22 carbon atoms or generally 8 to 18 carbon atoms in its molecular structure, and at least one water-soluble group for forming a water-soluble compound, optionally selected from sulfonates, sulfates, and carboxylates. Typically, the hydrophobic group will include a C8-C22 alkyl or acyl group. Such anionic surfactants can be used in the form of water-soluble salts, and the salt-forming cation is usually selected from sodium, potassium, ammonium, magnesium, and mono-, with sodium cations being the most commonly selected.

[0053] Anionic surfactants and co-anionic co-surfactants may exist in acidic form, which can be neutralized to form surfactant salts desirable for use in the detergent composition. Typical neutralizing agents include hydroxides, such as metal counter-ionic bases like NaOH or KOH. Further agents for neutralizing the acidic form of the anionic surfactant and co-anionic surfactant or co-surfactant of the present invention include ammonia, amines, oligoamines, or alkanolamines. Preferred non-limiting examples include monoethanolamine, diethanolamine, triethanolamine, and other linear or branched alkanolamines; for example, 2-amino-1-propanol, 1-aminopropanol, monoisopropanolamine, or 1-amino-3-propanol. Amine neutralization may be complete or partial; for example, some of the anionic surfactant may be neutralized with sodium or potassium, and some of the anionic surfactant may be neutralized with an amine or alkanolamine.

[0054] Suitable anionic sulfonate surfactants include methyl ester sulfonates, α-olefin sulfonates, alkylbenzene sulfonates, for example alkylbenzene sulfonates, for example C 10~13Examples include alkylbenzene sulfonates, such as C12 alkylbenzene sulfonates. Preferred alkylbenzene sulfonates (LAS) can be obtained by sulfonating commercially available linear alkylbenzenes (LABs). Preferred LABs include low 2-phenyl LABs such as those supplied by Sasol under the trademark name Isochem, or by Petresa under the trademark name Petrelab. Other preferred LABs include high 2-phenyl LABs such as those supplied by Sasol under the trademark name Hyblene. Preferred anionic surfactants are alkylbenzene sulfonates obtained by the DETAL catalytic process or the DETAL-PLUS catalytic process, but other synthetic routes such as HF and other alkylation catalysts such as zeolite ZSM-4, ZSM-12, ZSM-20, ZSM-35, ZSM-48, ZSM-50, MCM-22, TMA offletite, TEA mordenite, clinoptilolite, mordenite, REY, and zeolite beta may also be preferred. In one embodiment, a magnesium salt of LAS is used. Optionally, the laundry treatment composition may contain about 0.5% to about 30% by weight of an HLAS surfactant selected from alkylbenzenesulfonic acid, alkali metal or amine salts of C10-16 alkylbenzenesulfonic acid, wherein the HLAS surfactant contains more than 50% by weight of C12, optionally more than 60% by weight of C12, optionally more than 70% by weight of C12, or optionally more than 75% by weight of C12.

[0055] Suitable sulfate surfactants include alkyl sulfates, optionally C8-18 alkyl sulfates, or optionally C12 / 14 alkyl sulfates.

[0056] Alkyl sulfates and alkylbenzene sulfonates may be linear or branched (including 2-alkyl substituted or medium-chain branched types), substituted or unsubstituted, and derived from petrochemical or biomaterials. Optionally, the branching group is alkyl. Alkyl can be selected from methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, cyclic alkyl groups, and mixtures thereof. One or more alkyl branched chains may be present in the hydrocarbyl backbone of the starting alcohol used to produce the sulfated anionic surfactant used in the laundry treatment compositions of the present invention. Optionally, the branched sulfated anionic surfactant is selected from alkyl sulfates and mixtures thereof.

[0057] Other suitable anionic surfactants include classes of glycolipids such as sophorolipids and rhamnolipids, as well as amino acid-based surfactants, such as acylglycinates, acylsarcosinates, acylglutamines, and acyltaurinates. Rhamnolipids may have one rhamnose sugar ring or two rhamnose sugar rings.

[0058] The laundry treatment composition may contain one or more additional anionic surfactants. The laundry treatment composition may contain 2-alkyl primary alkyl alcohol sulfates, 2-alkyl branched alcohols, where 2-alkyl branched alkyl sulfates are positional isomers with different positions of the hydroxymethyl group (consisting of a methylene crosslink (-CH2- unit) bonded to a hydroxy(-OH) group) in the carbon chain. Thus, 2-alkyl branched alkyl alcohols generally consist of mixtures of positional isomers. Furthermore, it is well known that aliphatic alcohols such as 2-alkyl branched alcohols and surfactants are characterized by their chain length distribution. In other words, aliphatic alcohols and surfactants generally consist of blends of molecules having different alkyl chain lengths (although it is possible to obtain single-chain length pieces). In particular, the 2-alkyl primary alcohols described herein, which may have a specific alkyl chain length distribution and / or a specific proportion of specific positional isomers, cannot be obtained by simply blending commercially available materials. Specifically, a distribution of surfactants with m+n=11 in the range of approximately 50% to 100% by weight cannot be achieved by blending commercially available materials.

[0059] The laundry treatment composition may contain an anionic surfactant comprising a mixture of formulas I and II.

[0060] [ka] Approximately 50% to 100% by weight of the anionic surfactant consists of isomers having m+n=11, approximately 25% to 50% of the surfactant isomer of formula I of the mixture has n=0, and approximately 0.001% to 25% by weight of the anionic surfactant consists of the surfactant of formula II, where X is the hydrophilic portion.

[0061] X is a sulfate, alkoxylated alkyl sulfate, sulfonate, amine oxide, polyalkoxylate, polyhydroxy moiety, phosphate ester, glycerol sulfonate, polygluconate, polyphosphate ester, phosphonate, sulfosuccinate, sulfosaccharinate, polyalkoxylated carboxylate, glucamide, taurinate, sarcosinate, glycinate, isethionate, dialkanolamide, monoalkanolamide, monoalkanolamide sulfate, diglycolamide, diglycolamide sulfate, glycerol ester, glycerol Stell sulfates, glycerol ethers, glycerol ether sulfates, polyglycerol ethers, polyglycerol ether sulfates, sorbitan esters, polyalkoxylated sorbitan esters, ammonia alkanesulfonates, amidopropyl betaines, alkylated quaternary ammonium compounds, alkylated / polyhydroxyalkylated quaternary ammonium compounds, alkylated / polyhydroxylated oxypropyl quaternary ammonium compounds, imidazolines, 2-yl succinates, sulfonated alkyl esters, sulfonated fatty acids, and mixtures thereof may be selected.

[0062] An anionic surfactant system may contain surfactant isomers of formula I having n=1 in about 15% to about 40% of the mixture, for example, about 20% to about 40%, about 25% to about 35%, or about 30% to about 40%. An anionic surfactant system may contain surfactant isomers of formula I having n<3 in about 60% to about 90% of the mixture, for example, about 65% to about 85%, about 70% to about 90%, or about 80% to about 90%. A laundry treatment composition may contain an anionic surfactant system with isomers having m+n=11 in about 90% to about 100%, for example, about 95% to 100%.

[0063] An anionic surfactant system may contain approximately 15% to 40% by weight of an isomer of formula I with n=1, and approximately 5% to 20% by weight of an isomer of formula I with n=2. An anionic surfactant system does not need to contain an isomer of formula I with n=6 or greater. An anionic surfactant system may contain up to approximately 40% of an anionic surfactant isomer of formula I with n>2. An anionic surfactant system may contain up to approximately 25% of an anionic surfactant isomer of formula I with n>2. An anionic surfactant system may contain up to approximately 20% by weight of an isomer of formula II.

[0064] The anionic surfactant system may further contain an anionic surfactant, which essentially consists of or includes a mixture of anionic surfactant isomers of formulas III and IV.

[0065] [ka] Approximately 50% to 100% by weight of the anionic surfactant system is an isomer having m+n=9, and approximately 0.001% to 25% by weight of the anionic surfactant system is the anionic surfactant of formula IV, where X is the hydrophilic moiety. X is an alkyl sulfate, alkoxylated alkyl sulfate, sulfonate, amine oxide, polyalkoxylate, polyhydroxy moiety, phosphate ester, glycerol sulfonate, polygluconate, polyphosphate ester, phosphonate, sulfosuccinate, sulfosaccharinate, polyalkoxylated carboxylate, glucamide, taurinate, sarcosinate, glycinate, isethionate, dialkanolamide, monoalkanolamide, monoalkanolamide sulfate, diglycolamide, diglycolamide sulfate, glycerol ester, glycerol The following can be selected from ester sulfates, glycerol ethers, glycerol ether sulfates, polyglycerol ethers, polyglycerol ether sulfates, sorbitan esters, polyalkoxylated sorbitan esters, ammonia alkanesulfonates, amidopropyl betaine, alkylated quaternary ammonium compounds, alkylated / polyhydroxyalkylated quaternary ammonium compounds, alkylated / polyhydroxylated oxypropyl quaternary ammonium compounds, imidazoline, 2-yl-succinate, sulfonated alkyl esters, sulfonated fatty acids, and mixtures thereof.

[0066] Approximately 25% to 50% of the anionic surfactant isomers of formula III, for example 30% to 45%, 35% to 45%, or 40% to 50%, may have n=0. Approximately 15% to 40% of the mixture of anionic surfactant isomers of formula III, for example 20% to 40%, 25% to 35%, or 30% to 40%, may have n=1. Approximately 50% to 90% of the mixture of anionic surfactant isomers of formula III, for example 55% to 90%, 60% to 80%, or 70% to 90%, may have n<3. Approximately 90% to 100% of the anionic surfactant, for example 95% to 100%, may contain isomers having m+n=9.

[0067] The anionic surfactant system may contain approximately 25% to 50% by weight of the isomer of formula III with n=0, approximately 15% to 40% by weight of the second anionic surfactant system with n=1, and approximately 5% to 20% by weight of the isomer of formula III with n=2. Up to approximately 40% of the anionic surfactant isomer of formula III may have n>2. Up to approximately 35% of the anionic surfactant of formula III may have n>2. The anionic surfactant system may consist of up to approximately 20% by weight of the isomer of formula IV.

[0068] Anionic surfactants include alkylalkoxylated sulfates, and optionally C 8~18 Alkylalkoxylated sulfates, optionally C 8~18 It may be an alkylethoxylated sulfate, and optionally the alkylalkoxylated sulfate has an average degree of alkoxylation of 0.5 to 20, optionally 0.5 to 10, and optionally the alkylalkoxylated sulfate has an average degree of ethoxylation of 0.5 to 10, optionally 0.5 to 5, optionally 0.5 to 3, or about 1.5 to 3, or about 1.8 to 2.5. 8~18 These are alkylethoxylated sulfates. Alkylalkoxylated sulfates may have a broad alkoxy distribution or a peaked alkoxy distribution. The alkyl moiety of AES may contain, on average, 13.7 to about 16 or 13.9 to 14.6 carbon atoms. At least about 50%, or at least about 60%, of AES molecules may contain an alkyl moiety having 14 or more carbon atoms, optionally 14 to 18, 14 to 17, 14 to 16, or 14 to 15 carbon atoms.

[0069] Alkyl sulfates, alkyl alkoxylated sulfates, and alkylbenzene sulfonates may be linear or branched (including 2-alkyl substituted or medium-chain branched types), substituted or unsubstituted, and derived from petrochemical materials or biomaterials. Optionally, the branching group is alkyl. Optionally, the alkyl is selected from methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, cyclic alkyl groups, and mixtures thereof. One or more alkyl branches may be present in the hydrocarbyl main chain of the starting alcohol used to produce the sulfated anionic surfactant used in the detergents of the present invention. Optionally, the branched sulfated anionic surfactant is selected from alkyl sulfates, alkyl ethoxysulfates, and mixtures thereof.

[0070] Alkyl sulfates and alkylalkoxy sulfates are commercially available in various chain lengths, degrees of ethoxylation, and degrees of branching. Commercially available alkyl sulfates include those based on NEODOL alcohol from Shell; those based on LIAL, ISALCHEM, SAFOL, ALFOL, NACOL, NAFOL, ISOFOL, and MARLIPAL from Sasol; and those based on natural alcohols from The Procter & Gamble Chemicals Company.

[0071] Nonionic surfactants The first laundry treatment composition 13 may contain a first nonionic surfactant system, and the second laundry treatment composition 23 may contain a second nonionic surfactant system. The first nonionic surfactant system is a component of the first laundry treatment composition 13, and the second nonionic surfactant system is a component of the second laundry treatment composition 23. The first laundry treatment composition 13 is housed in the first sub-container 10, and the second laundry treatment composition 23 is housed in the second sub-container 20. Therefore, the first nonionic surfactant system is housed in the first sub-container 10, and the second nonionic surfactant system is housed in the second sub-container 20. With respect to the first nonionic surfactant system and the second nonionic surfactant system, the terms "first" and "second" refer to whether the nonionic surfactant system is a component of the first laundry treatment composition 13 contained in the first sub-container 10, or a component of the second laundry treatment composition 23 contained in the second sub-container 20. The first nonionic surfactant system and the second nonionic surfactant system may be chemically identical to each other, or may be chemically different to each other in some way. The first nonionic surfactant system may consist of a single nonionic surfactant or a mixture of nonionic surfactants. The second nonionic surfactant system may consist of a single nonionic surfactant or a mixture of nonionic surfactants.

[0072] Suitable nonionic surfactants include C8-C 18 Alkyl ethoxylates (e.g., Shell's NEODOL nonionic surfactant); alkyl polysaccharides, optionally alkyl polyglycosides and alkyl polypentosides; fatty acid methyl ester ethoxylates; polyhydroxy fatty acid amides; ether-terminated poly(oxyalkylated) alcohol surfactants; alkyl and alkenyl furan sulfonates, as well as alkyl and alkenyl furan sulfates, and mixtures thereof may be selected.

[0073] Suitable nonionic surfactants may include alkyl polyglucosides and / or alkyl alkoxylated alcohols.

[0074] Suitable nonionic surfactants include alkyl alkoxylated alcohols, optionally C 8~18 alkyl alkoxylated alcohols, optionally C 8~18 alkyl ethoxylated alcohols, and optionally, the alkyl alkoxylated alcohol has an average alkoxylation degree of 1 to 50, optionally 1 to 30, or 1 to 20, or 1 to 10, and optionally, the alkyl alkoxylated alcohol has an average ethoxylation degree of 1 to 10, optionally 1 to 7, optionally 1 to 5, optionally 3 to 7 C 8~18 alkyl ethoxylated alcohol. In one embodiment, the alkyl alkoxylated alcohol is a C 12~15 alkyl ethoxylated alcohol having an average ethoxylation degree of 7 to 10. The alkyl alkoxylated alcohol may be linear or branched, and may be substituted or unsubstituted. Suitable nonionic surfactants include those having the trade name Lutensol manufactured by BASF. The alkyl alkoxylated sulfate may have a broad alkoxy distribution, for example, for Alfonic 1214-9 ethoxylate, or a peaked alkoxy distribution, for example, for Novel 1214-9, both of which are commercially available from Sasol.

[0075] amine oxide The first laundry treatment composition 13 may contain a first amine oxide system, and the second laundry treatment composition 23 may contain a second amine oxide system. The first amine oxide system is a component of the first laundry treatment composition 13, and the second amine oxide system is a component of the second laundry treatment composition 23. The first laundry treatment composition 13 is housed in the first sub-container 10, and the second laundry treatment composition 23 is housed in the second sub-container 23. Therefore, the first amine oxide system is housed in the first sub-container 10, and the second amine oxide system is housed in the second sub-container 20. With respect to the first and second amine oxide systems, the terms "first" and "second" refer to whether the amine oxide system is a component of the first laundry treatment composition 13 housed in the first sub-container 10, or a component of the second laundry treatment composition 23 housed in the second sub-container 20. The first amine oxide system and the second amine oxide system may be chemically identical to each other, or they may be chemically different in some way. The first amine oxide system may consist of a single amine oxide or a mixture of amine oxides. The second amine oxide system may consist of a single amine oxide or a mixture of amine oxides.

[0076] Examples of amine oxides include alkyldimethylamine oxide or alkylamidopropyldimethylamine oxide, optionally alkyldimethylamine oxide, and optionally cocodimethylamino oxide. Amine oxides may have linear or medium-chain branched alkyl moieties. Typical linear amine oxides include water-soluble amine oxides containing one R1 C8-18 alkyl moiety and two R2 and R3 moieties selected from the group consisting of C1-3 alkyl groups and C1-3 hydroxyalkyl groups. Optionally, amine oxides can be characterized by the formula R1-N(R2)(R3)O, where R1 is a C8-18 alkyl group, and R2 and R3 are selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, 2-hydroxyethyl, 2-hydroxypropyl, and 3-hydroxypropyl. Examples of linear amine oxide surfactants include linear C10-C18 alkyldimethylamine oxide and linear C8-C12 alkoxyethyl dihydroxyethylamine oxide.

[0077] Dirt-releasing polymer At least one of the first laundry treatment composition 13 and the second laundry treatment composition 23 may further contain about 0.5% to about 1.5% by weight of a dirt-releasing polymer.

[0078] The fouling-releasing polymer may have a structure defined by one of the following formulas: (VI), (VII), or (VIII): (VI) -[(OCHR 1 -CHR 2 ) a -O-OC- Ar-CO-] d (VII) -[(OCHR 3 -CHR 4 ) b -O-OC-s Ar-CO-] e (VIII) -[(OCHR 5 -CHR 6 ) c -OR 7 ]f During the ceremony, a, b, and c are between 1 and 200. d, e, and f are between 1 and 50. Ar is a 1,4-substituted phenylene, sAr is a 1,3-substituted phenylene with SO3Me substituted at position 5. Me is a compound of Na, Li, K, Mg / 2, Ca / 2, Al / 3, ammonium, mono-, di-, tri-, or tetra-alkylammonium (alkyl groups are C1-C). 18 Alkyl or C2-C 10 It is a hydroxyalkyl group, or a mixture thereof. R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , and R 6 These are independently H or C1~C 18 Selected from n- or iso-alkyl, R 7 This is a linear or branched C1~C 18 Alkyl, or linear or branched C2-C 30 Alkenyl, or cycloalkyl group having 5-9 carbon atoms, or C8-C 30 Aryl group, or C6~C 30 It is an arylalkyl group.

[0079] Suitable fouling-releasing polymers are polyester fouling-releasing polymers such as Repel-o-tex polymers, including Repel-o-tex SF, SF-2, and SRP6 supplied by Rhodia. Other suitable fouling-releasing polymers include Texcare polymers, including Texcare SRA100, SRA300, SRN100, SRN170, SRN240, SRN260, SRN300, and SRN325 supplied by Clariant. Other suitable fouling-releasing polymers include Marloquest polymers supplied by Sasol, such as Marloquest SL.

[0080] bleach The third laundry treatment composition 33 may contain one or more bleaching agents. Suitable bleaching agents other than bleaching catalysts include photobleaching agents, bleaching activators, hydrogen peroxide, hydrogen peroxide sources, preformed peracids, and mixtures thereof. The third laundry treatment composition 33 may contain about 0.1% to about 50% by weight of bleaching agents or mixtures of bleaching agents, or a further about 0.1% to about 25% by weight, or a further about 8% to about 20% by weight of bleaching agents. Examples of suitable bleaching agents include the following: (1) Photobleaching agents, such as zinc phthalocyanine sulfonate, aluminum phthalocyanine sulfonate, xanthene dyes, thioxanthones, and mixtures thereof. (2) Preforming peracids: Suitable preforming peracids include, but are not limited to, compounds selected from the group consisting of preforming peroxy acids or salts thereof, typically percarboxylic acids and salts, percarbonates and salts, perimid acids and salts, peroxymonosulfuric acids and salts, e.g., oxone, and mixtures thereof. Peroxy acids are phthalimide-peroxy-alkanoic acids, in particular ε-phthalimideperoxyhexanoic acid (PAP). Peroxy acids or salts thereof may have melting points in the range of 30°C to 60°C. (3) A source of hydrogen peroxide, such as an alkali metal salt, including perborate (usually monohydrate or tetrahydrate), percarbonate, persulfate, superphosphate, persilicate, and sodium salts of mixtures thereof, or an inorganic perhydrate salt. When used, the inorganic perhydrate salt is present in an amount of 0.05 to 40% by weight or 1 to 30% by weight of the total fabric care and home care product and can typically be incorporated into such fabric care and home care products as a crystalline solid that can be coated. Suitable coatings include inorganic salts, such as alkali metal silicates, carbonates or borates or mixtures thereof, or organic substances, such as water-soluble or dispersible polymers, waxes, oils or fatty soaps. (4) A bleaching agent having R-(C=O)-L (wherein R is an alkyl group, which may be branched, and has 6 to 14 carbon atoms or 8 to 12 carbon atoms when the bleaching agent is hydrophobic, and has fewer than 6 carbon atoms or even fewer than 4 carbon atoms when the bleaching agent is hydrophilic, and L is a leaving group). Examples of suitable leaving groups are benzoic acid and its derivatives, in particular benzenesulfonates. Suitable bleaching agents include dodecanoyloxybenzenesulfonate, decanoyloxybenzenesulfonate, decanoyloxybenzoic acid or its salts, 3,5,5-trimethylhexanoyloxybenzenesulfonate, tetraacetylethylenediamine (TAED), and nonanoyloxybenzenesulfonate (NOBS). (5) Bleaching catalyst. The third laundry treatment composition 33 of the present invention may contain one or more bleaching catalysts that can receive an oxygen atom from a peroxy acid and / or a salt thereof and transfer the oxygen atom to an oxidizable substrate. Suitable bleaching catalysts include, but are not limited to, iminium cations and polyions, iminium zwitterions, modified amines, modified amine oxides, N-sulfonylimines, N-phosphonylimines, N-acylumines, thiadiazole dioxides, perfluoroimines, cyclic sugar ketones and α-amino-ketones, and mixtures thereof. Particularly preferred catalysts are acylhydrazone types such as 4-(2-(2-((2-hydroxyphenylmethyl)methylene)-hydrazinyl)-2-oxoethyl)-4-methyl chloride. (6) The third laundry treatment composition 33 may optionally contain a catalytic metal complex. Any one of the metal-containing bleaching catalysts is a catalyst system containing a transition metal cation of a specified bleaching catalytic activity, such as a cation of copper, iron, titanium, ruthenium, tungsten, molybdenum, or manganese.

[0081] If necessary, the third laundry treatment composition 33 described herein may be catalyzed with a manganese compound. Examples of such compounds include manganese-based catalysts disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 5,576,282. In some embodiments, no additional oxidizing agent source is present in the composition, and molecular oxygen from the air provides the oxidation source. Useful cobalt bleaching catalysts described herein are known and, for example, described in U.S. Patents No. 5,597,936 and U.S. Patent No. 5,595,967.

[0082] The bleaching agent may be phthalimide peroxycaproic acid in an amount of approximately 8% to 20% by weight.

[0083] enzyme One or both of the first laundry treatment composition 13 and the second laundry treatment composition 23 may optionally contain enzymes, preferably in an amount of about 0.001% to about 0.3% by weight. The enzymes may provide cleaning performance and / or fabric care effects. Examples of suitable enzymes include, but are not limited to, hemicellulase, peroxidase, protease, cellulase, xylanase, lipase, phospholipase, esterase, cutinase, pectinase, mannanase, pectateriase, keratinase, reductase, oxidase, phenol oxidase, lipoxygenase, ligninase, pullulanase, tannase, pentosanase, maranase, β-glucanase, arabinosidase, hyaluronidase, chondroitinase, laccase, and amylase, or mixtures thereof. A typical combination is, for example, an enzyme cocktail which may contain protease and lipase together with amylase. If present in the composition, the above-mentioned additional enzymes may be present in one or more laundry treatment compositions at enzyme protein concentrations of about 0.00001% to about 2% by weight, about 0.0001% to about 1% by weight, or even about 0.001% to about 0.5% by weight of the composition.

[0084] One or both of the first laundry treatment composition 13 and the second laundry treatment composition 23 may contain a protease. Suitable proteases include metalloproteases and serine proteases, and include neutral or alkaline microbial serine proteases such as subtilisin (EC 3.4.21.62). Suitable proteases may be of animal, plant, or microbial origin. In one embodiment, such a suitable protease may be of microbial origin. Suitable proteases include chemically or genetically modified variants of the aforementioned suitable proteases. In one embodiment, the suitable protease may be an alkaline microbial protease and / or a serine protease such as a trypsin-type protease. Examples of suitable neutral or alkaline proteases are as follows: (a) Subtilisin (EC 3.4.21.62), particularly International Publication Nos. 2004067737, 2015091989, 2015091990, 2015024739, 2015143360, U.S. Patent Nos. 6,312,936(B1), 5,679,630, 4,760,025, German Patent Publication Nos. 102006022216(A1), 10200 The species Bacillus, B. lentus (B.), described in international publications 6022224(A1), 2015089447, 2015089441, 2016066756, 2016066757, 2016069557, 2016069563, 2016069569, and 2016174234, is a species of the genus Bacillus. These include species of the Bacillus genus such as B. lentus, B. alkalophilus, B. subtilis, B. amyloliquefaciens, B. pumilus, B. gibsonii, and B. akibaii. Specifically, the variants S9R, A15T, V66A, A188P, V199I, Q239R, and N2 / 55D (savinase numbering system). (B) Trypsin-type or chymotrypsin-type proteases such as trypsin (e.g., of porcine or bovine origin), including Fusarium proteases described in International Publication No. 89 / 06270, and chymotrypsin proteases derived from the genus Cerulomonas described in International Publication Nos. 05 / 052161 and 05 / 052146. (c) Metalloproteinases, particularly those derived from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens as described in International Publication No. 07 / 044993(A2), from Bacillus, Brevibacillus, Thermoactinomyces, Geobacillus, Paenibacillus, Lysinibacillus or Streptomyces species as described in International Publication Nos. 2014 / 194032, 2014 / 194054 and 2014194117, from Clibera aluminosa as described in International Publication No. 2015 / 193488, and from Streptomyces and Lysobacter as described in International Publication No. 2016 / 075078. (d) Proteases having at least 90% identity to the subtilase derived from Bacillus species TY145, NCIMB 40339, as described in International Publication No. 92 / 17577 (Novozymes A / S) (including variants of this Bacillus species TY145 subtilase as described in International Publication Nos. 2015024739 and 2016066757).

[0085] The protease exhibits at least 90%, at least 95%, at least 98%, at least 99%, and especially 100% identity with the wild-type enzyme derived from Bacillus lentus, at the following positions: S9R, A15T, V68A, N76D, N87S, S99D, S99SD, S99A, S101G, S101M, S103A, V104N / I, G118V, G118R, S12 The polypeptide may contain one or more, optionally two or more, or optionally three or more mutations from among 8L, P129Q, S130A, Y167A, R170S, A194P, V205I, Q206L / D / E, Y209W, M222S, Q245R, and / or M222S (using the BPN' numbering system and amino acid abbreviations exemplified in International Publication No. 00 / 37627).

[0086] Optionally, the protease can be selected from a group of proteases containing the following mutations (BPN numbering system) to either PB92 wild-type (Sequence ID 2 of International Publication No. 08 / 010925) or subtilisin 309 wild-type (sequence based on the PB92 backbone except for the N87S spontaneous mutation). (i) G118V + S128L + P129Q + S130A (ii)S101M+G118V+S128L+P129Q+S130A (iii)N76D+N87R+G118R+S128L+P129Q+S130A+S188D+N248R (iv)N76D+N87R+G118R+S128L+P129Q+S130A+S188D+V244R (v)N76D+N87R+G118R+S128L+P129Q+S130A (vi)V68A+N87S+S101G+V104N (vii)S99AD (viii)S9R+A15T+V68A+N218D+Q245R

[0087] Suitable commercially available additional protease enzymes include those sold by Novozymes A / S (Denmark) under the trade names Alcalase, Savinase, Primase, Durazym, Polarzyme, Kannase, Liquanase, Liquanase Ultra, Savinase Ultra, Ovozyme, Neutrase, Everlase, Coronase, Blaze, Blaze Ultra, and Esperase; those sold by Dupont under the trade names Maxatase, Maxacal, Maxapem, Properase, Purafect, Purafect Prime, Purafect Ox), FN3, FN4, Excellase, Ultimase, and Purafect OXP; and those sold by Solvay under the trade names Opticlean and Optimase. Products sold by Enzymes; and those available from Henkel / Kemira, namely BLAP (sequence shown in Figure 29 of U.S. Patent No. 5,352,604, having the mutation S99D+S101R+S103A+V104I+G159S, hereafter referred to as BLAP), BLAP R (BLAP having S3T+V4I+V199M+V205I+L217D), BLAP X (BLAP having S3T+V4I+V205I), and BLAP F49 (BLAP having S3T+V4I+A194P+V199M+V205I+L217D); and KAP from Kao (subtilisin of Bacillus alkarophilus having the mutation A230V+S256G+S259N).

[0088] The protease can be selected from the group consisting of Properase, Blaze, Ultinase, Everlase, Savinase, Excellase, Blaze Ultra, BLAP, and BLAP variants.

[0089] In the present invention, the concentration of protease in the laundry treatment composition can be approximately 0.05 to 10 mg per gram of composition, more preferably approximately 0.5 to 7 mg, and particularly approximately 1 to 6 mg of active protease.

[0090] The enzyme may be an amylase. Preferred alpha-amylases include those of bacterial or fungal origin. This includes chemically or genetically modified variants. The amylase may be derived from Bacillus species, e.g., Bacillus licheniformis, Bacillus amyloricephaciens, Bacillus stearothermophilus, Bacillus subtilis, or other Bacillus species, e.g., Bacillus species NCBI12289, NCBI12512, NCBI12513, DSM9375 (US Patent No. 7,153,818), DSM12368, DSMZ No. 12649, KSM AP1378 (International Publication No. 97 / 00324), KSM K36, or KSM K38 (European Patent No. 1,022,334). The amylase may be the following: (a) Optionally, variants described in U.S. Patent No. 5,856,164, and International Publication Nos. 99 / 23211, 96 / 23873, 00 / 60060, 06 / 002643, and 2017 / 192657, optionally, for the AA560 enzyme listed as Sequence ID No. 12 in International Publication No. 06 / 002643, at the following positions: 26, 30, 33, 82, 37, 106, 118, 128, 133, 149, 150, 16 Having one or more substitutions in 0, 178, 182, 186, 193, 202, 214, 231, 246, 256, 257, 258, 269, 270, 272, 283, 295, 296, 298, 299, 303, 304, 305, 311, 314, 315, 318, 319, 339, 345, 361, 378, 383, 419, 421, 437, 441, 444, 445, 446, 447, 450, 461, 471, 482, 484, and optionally D183 * and G184 * A variant that also includes the absence of [a specific feature]. (b) Optionally, variants that show at least 85%, preferably 90%, identity with SEQ ID NO: 4 in International Publication No. 06 / 002643, the wild-type enzyme from Bacillus SP722; optionally, variants with deletions at positions 183 and 184; and variants described in International Publication Nos. 00 / 60060, 2011 / 100410, and 2013 / 003659; optionally, variants having one or more substitutions at the following positions relative to SEQ ID NO: 4 in International Publication No. 06 / 002643: 51, 52, 54, 109, 304, 140, 189, 134, 195, 206, 243, 260, 262, 284, 347, 439, 469, 476, and 477. (c) Optionally, a variant showing at least 95% identity with the wild-type enzyme derived from Bacillus species 707 (US Patent No. 6,093,562, Sequence ID No. 7), or optionally, a variant containing one or more of the following mutations: M202, M208, S255, R172 and / or M261. Optionally, the amylase may contain one or more of M202L, M202V, M202S, M202T, M202I, M202Q, M202W, S255N and / or R172Q. Optionally, the amylase may contain the M202L or M202T mutation. (d) optionally, a variant described in International Publication No. 09 / 149130, optionally, SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 2 in the same publication No. 09 / 149130, a wild-type enzyme from Geobacillus Stearophermophilus, or a variant showing at least 90% identity therewith. (e) optionally, the variant described in International Publication No. 10 / 115021, or optionally, a variant showing at least 75%, at least 85%, at least 90%, or at least 95% of the alpha-amylase derived from Bacillus species TS-23, as described in Sequence ID No. 2 in International Publication No. 10 / 115021. (f) Optionally, a variant showing at least 89% identity with Sequence ID No. 1 in International Publication No. 2016091688, or optionally, a variant containing a deletion at position H183+G184 and further containing one or more mutations at positions 405, 421, 422, and / or 428. (g) optionally, a variant described in International Publication No. 2014 / 099523, or optionally, a variant showing at least 60% amino acid sequence identity with "PcuAmyl α-amylase" from Paenibacillus curdlanolyticus YK9 (Sequence ID 3 in International Publication No. 2014099523). (h) Optionally, a variant described in International Publication No. 2014099523, or optionally, a variant showing at least 60% amino acid sequence identity with "CspAmy2 amylase" from a species of the genus Cytophaga (Sequence ID 1 or 6 in International Publication No. 2014164777). (i) Optionally, a variant showing at least 85% identity with AmyE (Sequence ID 1 of International Publication No. 2009149271) derived from Bacillus subtilis. (j) Optionally, a variant showing at least 90% identity with the wild-type amylase derived from Bacillus sp. KSM-K38 under accession number AB051102. (k) Optionally, variants described in International Publication No. 2016 / 180748; optionally, variants showing at least 80% identity with the mature amino acid sequence of AAI10 from a Bacillus species of SEQ ID NO: 7 in International Publication No. 2016 / 180748; variants showing at least 80% identity with the mature amino acid sequence of the Alicyclobacillus species of SEQ ID NO: 8 in International Publication No. 2016 / 180748; and variants showing at least 80% identity with the mature amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 13 in International Publication No. 2016 / 180748, in particular, the following variant H *, containing one or more of the following: N54S, V56T, K72R, G109A, F113Q, R116Q, W167F, Q172G, A174S, G184T, N195F, V206L, K391A, P473R, G476K. (l) Optionally, a variant described in International Publication No. 2018 / 060216, optionally, a variant showing at least 70% identity with the mature amino acid sequence of Sequence ID No. 4 in International Publication No. 2018 / 060216, or a fusion molecule of Bacillus amyloricephaciens and Bacillus licheniformis. Optionally, those that include one or more substitutions at the positions H1, N54, V56, K72, G109, F113, R116, T134, W140, W159, W167, Q169, Q172, L173, A174, R181, G182, D183, G184, W189, E194, N195, V206, G255, N260, F262, A265, W284, F289, S304, G305, W347, K391, Q395, W439, W469, R444, F473, G476, and G477.

[0091] Selectively, amylase is a genetically modified enzyme in which one or more amino acids that are prone to bleach oxidation are replaced with amino acids that are less prone to oxidation. In particular, methionine residues are selectively replaced with other amino acids. Specifically, the most easily oxidized methionine is replaced selectively. Selectively, the methionine at the position corresponding to 202 in SEQ ID NO: 11 is replaced. Selectively, the methionine at this position is replaced with threonine or leucine, preferably leucine.

[0092] Suitable commercially available alpha-amylases include DURAMYL, LIQUEZYME, TERMAMYL, TERMAMYL ULTRA, NATALASE, SUPRAMYL, STAINZYME, STAINZYME PLUS, FUNGAMYL, ATLANTIC, ACHIEVE ALPHA, AMPLIFY PRIME, INTENSA and BAN (Novozymes A / S (Bagsvaerd, Denmark)), KEMZYM AT 9000 (Biozym Biotech Trading GmbH (Wehlistrasse 27b A-1200 Wien Austria)), RAPIDASE, PURASTAR, ENZYSIZE, OPTISIZE HT PLUS, POWERASE, PREFERENZ S series (including PREFERENZ S1000 and PREFERENZ S2000), and PURASTAR OXAM (DuPont. (Palo) Examples include Alto, California, and Kao (14-10 Nihonbashi Kayabacho, 1-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-8210, Japan).

[0093] The laundry treatment composition of the present invention may contain at least 0.01 mg, optionally about 0.05 to about 10, optionally about 0.1 to about 6, or optionally about 0.2 to about 5 mg of active amylase / g of the composition.

[0094] Optionally, the protease and / or amylase of the composition of the present invention may be in granular form, which may contain more than 29% by weight of sodium sulfate, and / or the sodium sulfate and active enzyme (protease and / or amylase) may be in a weight ratio of 3:1 to 100:1, or optionally 4:1 to 30:1, or optionally 5:1 to 20:1.

[0095] The enzyme may include lipases. Suitable lipases include those of bacterial, fungal, or synthetic origin, and variants thereof. Chemically modified or protein-engineered mutants are also suitable. Examples of suitable lipases include those derived from Humicola (synonym Thermomyces), such as H. lanuginosa (T. lanuginosus).

[0096] The lipase may be a “first cycle lipase,” such as those described in International Publication Nos. 06 / 090335 and 13 / 116261. In one embodiment, the lipase is a first washing lipase and may optionally be a variant of wild-type lipase from Thermomyces lanuginosus containing the T231R and / or N233R mutations.

[0097] Examples of suitable lipases include those sold by Novozymes (Bagsvaerd, Denmark) under the brand names Lipex, Lipolex, and Lipoclean.

[0098] Other suitable lipases include, for example, Liprl 139 as described in International Publication No. 2013 / 171241, TfuLip2 as described in, for example, International Publication Nos. 2011 / 084412 and 2013 / 033318, Pseudomonas stutzeri lipase as described in, for example, International Publication No. 2018 / 228880, Microbulbifer thermotolerans lipase as described in, for example, International Publication No. 2018 / 228881, and Sulfobacillus acidocardarius as described in, for example, European Patent No. 3299457. Examples include acidocaldarius lipases, such as LIP062 lipase as described in International Publication No. 2018 / 209026, PinLip lipase as described in International Publication No. 2017 / 036901, and lipases of species of the genus Absidia as described in International Publication No. 2017 / 005798.

[0099] A suitable lipase is, (a) Substitution T231R and (b) Substitution of N233R or N233C and (c) A variant of Sequence ID No. 5, comprising at least three further substitutions selected from E1C, D27R, N33Q, G38A, F51V, G91Q, D96E, K98L, K98I, D111A, G163K, H198S, E210Q, Y220F, D254S, I255A, and P256T, Here, the position corresponds to the position of SEQ ID NO: 5, the lipase variant has at least 90% but less than 100% sequence identity with the polypeptide having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5, and the variant has lipase activity.

[0100] Any one lipase is a variant of SEQ ID NO: 5 containing the following substitutions: T231R, N233R, D27R, G38A, D96E, D111A, G163K, D254S, and P256T. Any one lipase is a variant of SEQ ID NO: 5 containing the following substitutions: T231R, N233R, N33Q, G91Q, E210Q, I255A.

[0101] Suitable lipases are commercially available from Novozymes, for example, as Lipex Evity 100L, Lipex Evity 200L (both liquid raw materials), and Lipex Evity 105T (granules). These lipases have different structures from the products LIPEX 100L, LIPEX 100T, and LIPEX EVITY 100T.

[0102] The enzyme may be a cellulase. The cellulase may be derived from bacteria or fungi. This may include chemically modified or genetically engineered variants of the protein. Suitable cellulases include those derived from the genera Bacillus, Pseudomonas, Humicola, Fusarium, Thielavia, and Acremonium, such as fungal cellulases produced from Humicola insolens, Myceliophthora thermophila, and Fusarium oxysporum, as disclosed in U.S. Patents 4,435,307, 5,648,263, 5,691,178, 5,776,757, and 5,691,178. Suitable cellulases include alkaline or neutral cellulases with color care effects. Examples of commercially available cellulases include CELLUZYME, CAREZYME, CAREZYME PREMIUM (Novozymes A / S), CLAZINASE, PURADAX HA (Genencor International Inc.), and KAC-500(B) (Kao Corporation).

[0103] Preferred cellulases include the following: a) A variant exhibiting at least 60% identity with SEQ ID NO: 2 in International Publication No. 20171084560. Preferred substitutions include one or more positions corresponding to positions 292, 274, 266, 265, 255, 246, 237, 224, and 221 of the mature polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 2, and the variant has cellulase activity. b) A variant exhibiting at least 70% identity with Sequence ID No. 5 of International Publication No. 2017106676. Preferred substitutions include one or more positions corresponding to positions 4, 20, 23, 29, 32, 36, 44, 51, 77, 80, 87, 90, 97, 98, 99, 102, 112, 116, 135, 136, 142, 153, 154, 157, 161, 163, 192, 194, 204, 208, 210, 212, 216, 217, 221, 222, 225, 227, and 232.

[0104] The bacterial cleaning cellulase may be a glycosyl hydrolase having enzymatic activity toward an amorphous cellulose substrate, and such glycosyl hydrolase is selected from GH family 5, 7, 12, 16, 44, or 74. Suitable glycosyl hydrolases also include GH family 44 glycosyl hydrolase (wild type) or its variants derived from Paenibacillus polyxyma, such as XYG1006 described in U.S. Patent No. 7,361,736, or GH family 12 glycosyl hydrolase (wild type) or its variants derived from Bacillus licheniformis, such as Sequence ID No. 1 described in U.S. Patent No. 6,268,197, or Bacillus agaladhaerens. The following may be selected from the group consisting of GH family 5 glycosylhydrolase (wild type) or its variants from *Paenibacillus*, such as XYG1034 and XYG1022 described in U.S. Patent No. 6,630,340, GH family 74 glycosylhydrolase (wild type) or its variants from *Jonesia sp*, such as XYG1020 described in International Publication No. 2002 / 077242, and enzymes described in detail by Sequence ID No. 2 of U.S. Patent No. 7,172,891, such as GH family 74 glycosylhydrolase (wild type) or its variants from *Trichoderma Reesei*, such as GH family 74 glycosylhydrolase (wild type) or its variants. Suitable bacterial cleaning cellulases are marketed under the trademark names Celluclean and Whitezyme (Novozymes A / S (Bagsvaerd, Denmark)).

[0105] In one embodiment, the laundry treatment composition may include fungal cleaning cellulases belonging to the glycosyl hydrolase family 45 having a molecular weight of 17 kDa to 30 kDa, such as endoglucanases sold under the trademark names Biotouch NCD, DCC, DCL, and FLX1 (AB Enzymes, Darmstadt, Germany). Furthermore, any cellulases can be found in International Publication No. 2016066896.

[0106] The laundry treatment composition may contain mannanase. As used herein, the terms “mannanase” or “galactomannanase” are defined according to what is known in the art as mannanendo-1,4-beta-mannosidase, and also known as beta-mannanase and endo-1,4-mannanase, and mean the mannanase enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of 1,4-beta-D-mannoside linkages in mannan, galactomannan, glucomannan, and galactoglucomannan. Mannanase is classified as EC 3.2.1.78 according to enzymatic nomenclature.

[0107] A suitable mannanase can be selected from the following group: a) A mannanase having mannanase activity, and a polypeptide having at least 85% sequence identity to residues 27-331 of SEQ ID NO: 3. SEQ ID NO: 3 corresponds to the full-length amino acid sequence of endogenous Man7 mannanase in Bacillus hemicellulosilyticus, which contains the signal sequence. b) The mannanase has mannanase activity and a polypeptide having at least 60% identity with SEQ ID NO: 4. In one embodiment of the present invention, the mannanase has mannanase activity and a polypeptide having at least 80% identity with SEQ ID NO: 4. SEQ ID NO: 4 corresponds to the full-length amino acid sequence of the endogenous Man4 mannanase for species of the genus Paenibacillus (Paenibacillus sp). c) Mannanases of the glycoside hydrolase family 26 that catalyze the hydrolysis of 1,4-3-D-mannoside bonds in mannan, galactomannan, and glucomannan. Preferred examples are described in International Publication No. 2015040159.

[0108] Furthermore, other mannanases available include those sold under the trademark names MANNAWAY (all from Novozymes A / S (Bagsvaerd, Denmark)), Purabrite, Effectenz, Preferenz (from Genencor International Inc (Palo Alto, California)), and Biotouch (from AB Enzymes (Darmstadt, Germany)).

[0109] The laundry treatment composition may contain pectinate lyase. Optionally, examples of pectinate lyase include those sold under the trade names PECTAWASH, PECTAWAY, and XPECT.

[0110] The laundry treatment composition may contain a nuclease enzyme. A nuclease enzyme is an enzyme capable of cleaving phosphodiester bonds between nucleotide subunits of nucleic acids. The nuclease enzymes herein may be deoxyribonucleases or ribonucleases or functional fragments thereof. A functional fragment or portion means a portion of a nuclease enzyme that catalyzes the cleavage of phosphodiester bonds in the DNA backbone, and is therefore a region of the nuclease protein that retains catalytic activity. Thus, it includes truncated but functional versions of enzymes and / or variants and / or derivatives and / or homologs whose function is maintained. The nuclease enzyme may preferably be a deoxyribonuclease selected from any of the following classifications. EC3.1.21.x (wherein x = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9), EC3.1.22.y (wherein y = 1, 2, 4, or 5), EC3.1.30.z (wherein z = 1 or 2), EC3.1.31.1, and mixtures thereof. Nuclease enzymes may contain trace amounts of superoxide dismutase.

[0111] The laundry treatment composition may contain an extracellular polymer-degrading enzyme including the endo-β-1,6-galactanase enzyme. The terms “endo-β-1,6-galactanase” or “polypeptide having endo-β-1,6-galactanase activity” refer to the endo-β-1,6-galactanase activity (EC3.2.1.164) derived from the glycoside hydrolase family 30 that catalyzes the hydrolysis and cleavage of 1,6-3-galactooligosaccharides having a degree of polymerization (DP) higher than 3, and acidic derivatives having a 4-O-methylglucosyluronate or glucosyluronate group at the non-reducing end. For the purposes of this disclosure, the endo-beta-1,6-galactanase activity is determined in Assay I according to the procedure described in International Publication No. 2015185689. A preferred example derived from classification EC3.2.1.164 is described in International Publication No. 2015185689, for example, mature polypeptide SEQ ID NO: 2.

[0112] Laundry treatment compositions may contain other enzymes. Suitable enzymes provide cleaning performance and / or fabric care effects. Examples of other suitable enzymes include, but are not limited to, hemicellulase, peroxidase, protease, cellulase, xylanase, lipase, phospholipase, esterase, cutinase, pectinase, keratinase, reductase, oxidase, phenol oxidase, lipoxygenase, ligninase, pullulanase, tannase, pentosanase, malanases, β-glucanase, arabinosidase, hyaluronidase, chondroitinase, laccase, and known amylases, or combinations thereof. Any enzyme system further comprises a cocktail of conventional cleaning enzymes such as proteases, lipases, cutinases, and / or cellulases in combination with amylase. Cleaning enzymes are described in detail in U.S. Patent No. 6,579,839.

[0113] The laundry treatment composition may contain xanthan endoglucanase and / or xanthan lyase. The term "xanthan endoglucanase" refers to an enzyme exhibiting endo-beta-1,4-glucanase activity that can catalyze the hydrolysis of the 1,4-linked β-D-glucose polymer backbone of xanthan gum together with a suitable xanthan lyase enzyme. The xanthan endoglucanase according to the present invention has endo-beta-1,4-glucanase activity and comprises a polypeptide having at least 60% identity with SEQ ID NO: 1. SEQ ID NO: 1 corresponds to the amino acid sequence of endogenous xanthan endoglucanase for Paenibacillus species 62047.

[0114] The term "xanthan lyase" refers to an enzyme that cleaves the β-D-mannosyl-β-D-1,4-glucuronosyl bond of xanthan, and is documented in the literature. Xanthan lyase is classified as EC4.2.2.12 according to enzymatic nomenclature and is known to be produced by many xanthan-degrading bacteria, including species of the genera Bacillus, Corynebacterium, and Paenibacillus. The xanthan lyase according to the present invention contains a polypeptide that has xanthan lyase activity and at least 60% identity with SEQ ID NO: 2. SEQ ID NO: 2 corresponds to the amino acid sequence of endogenous xanthan lyase for species of the genus Paenibacillus.

[0115] Laundry treatment compositions may contain enzyme stabilizers. Preferably, such compositions may include enzyme stabilizers. For example, any conventional enzyme stabilizer may be used by providing a water-soluble source of calcium and / or magnesium ions in the final fabric care and home care product that supplies calcium and / or magnesium ions to the enzyme. In the case of aqueous compositions containing proteases, stability can be further improved by adding reversible protease inhibitors, such as boron compounds containing borates, preferably 4-formylphenylboronic acid, phenylboronic acid and their derivatives, or compounds such as calcium formate, sodium formate and 1,2-propanediol.

[0116] organic acid The laundry treatment composition may contain organic acids selected from acetic acid, adipic acid, aspartic acid, carboxymethyloxymalonic acid, carboxymethyloxysuccinic acid, citric acid, formic acid, glutaric acid, hydroxyethyliminodiacetic acid, iminodiacetic acid, lactic acid, maleic acid, malic acid, malonic acid, oxydiacetic acid, oxydisuccinic acid, succinic acid, sulfamic acid, tartaric acid, tartaric acid-succinic acid, tartaric acid-succinic acid, or mixtures thereof.

[0117] polymer The laundry treatment composition may contain one or more polymers. Examples, optionally, include modified carboxymethylcellulose, modified polyglucan, poly(vinylpyrrolidone), poly(ethylene glycol), poly(vinyl alcohol), poly(vinylpyridine-N-oxide), poly(vinylimidazole), polycarboxylates such as polyacrylate, maleic acid / acrylic acid copolymers, and lauryl methacrylate / acrylic acid copolymers.

[0118] The laundry treatment composition may contain one or more amphiphilic cleaning polymers. Such polymers have a balanced hydrophilic and hydrophobic property to remove grease particles from fabrics and surfaces. Suitable amphiphilic alkoxylated grease cleaning polymers comprise a core structure and a plurality of alkoxylate groups bonded to the core structure. These may include alkoxylated polyalkyleneimines, particularly ethoxylated polyethyleneimines, or polyethyleneimines having an inner polyethylene oxide block and an outer polypropylene oxide block. Typically, these may be incorporated into the composition of the present invention in amounts of about 0.005 to about 10% by weight, generally about 0.5 to about 8% by weight, optionally about 0.5 to about 1.5% by weight, and optionally about 1 to about 3% by weight.

[0119] Zwitterionic polyamines The laundry treatment composition may contain a zwitterionic polyamine which is a modified hexamethylenediamine. Modifications of hexamethylenediamine include: (1) Alkylation modification of one or two alkoxylation groups per nitrogen atom of hexamethylenediamine. Alkylation modification consists of substituting the hydrogen atom on the nitrogen of hexamethylenediamine with a (poly)alkoxylene chain having an average of about 1 to about 40 alkoxy moieties per modification, and the terminal alkoxy moieties of the alkoxylene chain are protected with hydrogen, C1-C4 alkyl, sulfate, carbonate, or a mixture thereof. (2) Substitution of one C1-C4 alkyl moiety per nitrogen atom of hexamethylenediamine and one or two alkoxylation modifications. Alkylation modification consists of substituting the hydrogen atom with a (poly)alkoxylene chain having an average of about 1 to about 40 alkoxy moieties per modification, and the terminal alkoxy moieties of the alkoxylene chain are protected with hydrogen, C1-C4 alkyl, or a mixture thereof. Or, (3) a combination of these.

[0120] Amphiphilic graft copolymer The laundry treatment composition may contain an amphiphilic graft copolymer. The amphiphilic graft copolymer (one or more) may include (i) a polyethylene glycol backbone and (ii) at least one pendant portion selected from polyvinyl acetate, polyvinyl alcohol, and mixtures thereof. An example of an amphiphilic graft copolymer is Sokalan HP22 supplied by BASF. Other suitable polymers include random graft copolymers, preferably polyvinyl acetate grafted polyethylene oxide copolymers having a polyethylene oxide backbone and multiple polyvinyl acetate side chains. The molecular weight of the polyethylene oxide backbone is about 6000, the weight ratio of polyethylene oxide to polyvinyl acetate is about 40 to about 60, and the graft sites may be one or less per 50 ethylene oxide units. Typically, these are incorporated into the composition of the present invention in amounts of about 0.005% to about 10% by weight, more commonly about 0.05% to about 8% by weight.

[0121] Alkoxylated polyamine polymers The laundry treatment composition may contain alkoxylated polyamines. Such substances include, but are not limited to, ethoxylated polyethyleneimines, ethoxylated hexamethylenediamines, and their sulfated derivatives. Polypropoxylated derivatives are also included. A wide variety of amines and polyaklyeneimines may be alkoxylated to varying degrees, and optionally further modified to provide the aforementioned advantages. A useful example is a 600 g / mol polyethyleneimine core ethoxylated to 20 EO groups per NH group. A preferred ethoxylated polyethyleneimine is PE-20, available from BASF.

[0122] A useful alkoxylated polyamine polymer is the alkoxylated polyethyleneimine type, which has a polyalkyleneimine core having one or more side chains bonded to at least one nitrogen atom in the polyalkyleneimine core, and the alkoxylated polyalkyleneimine is (PEI) a -(EO) b -Empirical formula for R1 (I) (wherein a is the number-average average molecular weight (MW) of the polyalkylene imine core of the alkoxylated polyethyleneimine) PEI ) is in the range of 100 to 100,000 daltons, b is the average degree of ethoxylation in one or more side chains of the alkoxylated polyalkylene imine, in the range of 5 to 40, and R1 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1 to C4 alkyl, and combinations thereof.

[0123] Other suitable alkoxylated polyalkyleneimines include those having a polyalkyleneimine core in which one or more side chains are bonded to at least one nitrogen atom in the polyalkyleneimine core, and the alkoxylated polyalkyleneimine is (PEI) o -(EO) m (PO)n -R2 or (PEI) o -(PO) n (EO) m -Empirical formula for R2 (II) (wherein o is the number-average average molecular weight (MW) of the polyalkyleneimine core of the alkoxylated polyalkyleneimine) PEI Examples include those having a dalton (100 to 100,000 daltons), where m is the average degree of ethoxylation in one or more side chains of the alkoxylated polyalkylene imine, in the range of 10 to 50, where n is the average degree of propoxylation in one or more side chains of the alkoxylated polyalkylene imine, in the range of 1 to 50, and where R2 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1 to C4 alkyl, and combinations thereof.

[0124] Cellulose polymers The laundry treatment composition may contain a cellulosic polymer. Suitable cellulosic polymers are selected from alkylcellulose, alkylalkoxyalkylcellulose, carboxyalkylcellulose, alkylcarboxyalkylcellulose, and sulfoalkylcellulose, and more preferably from carboxymethylcellulose, methylcellulose, methylhydroxyethylcellulose, methylcarboxymethylcellulose, and mixtures thereof. Suitable carboxymethylcellulose may have a carboxymethyl substitution degree of about 0.5 to about 0.9 and a molecular weight of about 100,000 Da to about 300,000 Da. Suitable carboxymethylcellulose may have a substitution degree greater than about 0.65 and a blocking degree greater than about 0.45, as described, for example, in International Publication No. 09 / 154933.

[0125] The laundry treatment composition of the present invention may contain one or more cellulosic polymers selected from alkylcellulose, alkylalkoxyalkylcellulose, carboxyalkylcellulose, and alkylcarboxyalkylcellulose. In one embodiment, the cellulose polymer is selected from the group including carboxymethylcellulose, methylcellulose, methylhydroxyethylcellulose, methylcarboxymethylcellulose, and mixtures thereof. In one embodiment, the carboxymethylcellulose has a carboxymethyl substitution degree of 0.5 to 0.9 and a molecular weight of 100,000 Da to 300,000 Da. Examples of carboxymethylcellulose polymers include carboxymethylcellulose, commercially available from CPKelco as Finnfix GDA, hydrophobic modified carboxymethylcellulose, for example, alkyl ketene dimer derivatives of carboxymethylcellulose, commercially available from CPKelco as Finnfix SH1, or block carboxymethylcellulose, commercially available from CPKelco as Finnfix V.

[0126] Other water-soluble polymers The laundry treatment composition of the present invention may further contain other water-soluble polymers. Examples of water-soluble polymers include, but are not limited to, polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), modified PVA, polyvinylpyrrolidone; PVA copolymers such as PVA / polyvinylpyrrolidone and PVA / polyvinylamine; partially hydrolyzed polyvinyl acetate; polyalkylene oxides such as polyethylene oxide; polyethylene glycol; acrylamide; acrylic acid; alkylcellulose materials such as cellulose, methylcellulose, ethylcellulose, and propylcellulose; cellulose ethers; cellulose esters; celluloseamides; polyvinyl acetate; polycarboxylic acids and salts; polyamino acids or peptides; polyamides, polyacrylamides; maleic acid / acrylic acid copolymers; polysaccharides including starch and modified starch; gelatin, alginates; other hemicellulose polysaccharides including xyloglucan, xylan, glucuronoxylan, arabinoxylan, mannan, glucomannan, and galactoglucomannan; and natural gums such as pectin, xanthan gum, and carrageenan, locus bean, arabic, and tragacanth; and combinations thereof.

[0127] Chelating agent The laundry treatment composition may contain chelating agents and / or crystal growth inhibitors. Suitable molecules include copper, iron, and / or manganese chelating agents and mixtures thereof. Suitable molecules include hydroxamic acid, aminocarboxylate, aminophosphonate, succinate, salts thereof, and mixtures thereof. Non-limiting examples of chelating agents suitable for use herein include ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, N-(hydroxyethyl)ethylenediaminetriacetic acid, nitrilotriacetic acid, ethylenediaminetetrapropionate, triethylenetetraaminehexaacetic acid, diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid, ethanol diglycine, ethylenediaminetetrakis(methylenephosphonate), diethylenetriaminepenta(methylenephosphonic acid) (DTPMP), ethylenediaminedisuccinate (EDDS), hydroxyethanedimethylenephosphonic acid (HEDP), methylglycinediacetic acid (MGDA), diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (DTPA), N,N-dicarboxymethylglutamic acid (GLDA), and their salts and mixtures thereof. Other non-limiting examples of chelating agents useful in the present invention are contained in U.S. Patent No. 7,445,644, U.S. Patent No. 7,585,376, and U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2009 / 0176684(A1). Other chelating agents suitable for use in this specification include the commercially available DEQUEST series, as well as chelating agents from Monsanto, DuPont, and Nalco, Inc. Further suitable chelating agents include pyridinyl N-oxide types.

[0128] fluorescent whitening agent The laundry treatment composition may contain a fluorescent whitening agent. Suitable commercially available fluorescent whitening agents for this disclosure can be classified into subgroups, including but not limited to stilbene, pyrazoline, coumarin, benzoxazole, carboxylic acid, methyncyanine, dibenzothiophene-5,5-dioxide, azole, 5- and 6-membered heterocyclic compounds, and derivatives of various other substances.

[0129] The fluorescent whitening agent may be selected from the group consisting of 4,4'-bis{[4-anilino-6-morpholino-s-triazine-2-yl]-amino}-2,2'-stilbendisulfonate disodium (whitening agent 15, marketed by BASF under the trademark name Tinopal AMS-GX), 4,4'-bis{[4-anilino-6-(N-2-bis-hydroxyethyl)-s-triazine-2-yl]-amino}-2,2'-stilbendisulfonate disodium (marketed by BASF under the trademark name Tinopal UNPA-GX), and 4,4'-bis{[4-anilino-6-(N-2-hydroxyethyl-N-methylamino)-s-triazine-2-yl]-amino}-2,2'-stilbendisulfonate disodium (marketed by BASF under the trademark name Tinopal 5 BM-GX). More preferably, the fluorescent whitening agent is 4,4'-bis{[4-anilino-6-morpholino-s-triazine-2-yl]-amino}-2,2'-stilbendisulfonate disodium salt or 2,2'-([1,1'-biphenyl]-4,4'-diyldi-2,1-ethendiyl)bis-benzenesulfonate disodium salt. The whitening agent may be added in particulate form or as a premix with a suitable solvent, such as a nonionic surfactant or propanediol.

[0130] solvent The laundry treatment composition may contain a solvent. The solvent system in the laundry treatment composition may be a solvent system containing only water, or a mixture of organic solvents that do not contain water or optionally contain water. The composition may optionally contain an organic solvent. A suitable organic solvent is C 4~14 Ethers and diethers, glycols, alkoxylated glycols, C6-C 16 Glycol ethers, alkoxylated aromatic alcohols, aromatic alcohols, aliphatic branched alcohols, alkoxylated aliphatic branched alcohols, alkoxylated linear C1-C5 alcohols, linear C1-C5 alcohols, amines, C8-C 14Examples include alkyl and cycloalkyl hydrocarbons and halohydrocarbons, as well as mixtures thereof. Optional organic solvents include 1,2-propanediol, 2,3-butanediol, ethanol, glycerol, ethoxylated glycerol, dipropylene glycol, methylpropanediol, and mixtures thereof, such as 2-ethylhexanol, 3,5,5-trimethyl-1-hexanol, and 2-propylheptanol. The solvent may be polyethylene or polypropylene glycol ether of glycerin. Other lower alcohols, C1-C4 alkanolamines, such as monoethanolamine and triethanolamine, may also be used. The solvent system may not be present in, for example, the anhydrous solid embodiments of the present invention, but more typically, it is present in the laundry treatment composition at a concentration of the organic solvent ranging from about 0.1% to about 98% by weight, preferably at least about 1% to about 50% by weight, more usually about 5% to about 25% by weight, or about 1% to about 10% by weight. These organic solvents may be used with or without water.

[0131] combination Examples are shown below. A. Washing cartridge (1), A first sub-container (10) containing a first laundry treatment composition (13), A first anionic surfactant system in an amount of approximately 15% to 25% by weight, It contains a first nonionic surfactant system in an amount of approximately 0% to approximately 15% by weight, The first anionic surfactant system and the first nonionic surfactant system are provided in a first sub-container (10) in a weight ratio of approximately 1.5 to approximately 4 of the first anionic surfactant system relative to the first nonionic surfactant system. A second sub-container (20) containing a second laundry treatment composition (23), A second anionic surfactant system in an amount of approximately 0% to 5% by weight, It contains a second nonionic surfactant system in an amount of approximately 10% to 20% by weight, A second sub-container (20) is provided, wherein the second nonionic surfactant system and the second anionic surfactant system are provided in a weight ratio of the second nonionic surfactant system to the second anionic surfactant system of more than 5. The first and second auxiliary containers are integrally fixed within the cartridge, forming a washing process cartridge (1). B. The laundry processing cartridge according to paragraph A, wherein the first sub-container comprises a first sub-container outlet (14), the second sub-container comprises a second sub-container outlet (24), and the first sub-container outlet and the second sub-container outlet are oriented in the same direction and spaced apart from each other. C. The washing process cartridge according to paragraph A or B, wherein the first sub-container outlet and the second sub-container outlet each have an outlet valve (51). D. The laundry processing cartridge according to any one of the above claims, wherein the first sub-container and the second sub-container are each foldable bags (50). E. A laundry treatment cartridge according to any one of paragraphs A to D, wherein the first laundry treatment composition further comprises about 0.5% to about 2% by weight of a first amine oxide system, and the second laundry treatment composition further comprises about 1% to about 3% by weight of a second amine oxide system. F. The laundry treatment cartridge according to paragraph E, wherein the second nonionic surfactant system and the second amine oxide system are provided in a ratio of approximately 3.3 to approximately 20 of the second nonionic surfactant system relative to the second amine oxide system. G. A laundry treatment cartridge according to any one of paragraphs A to F, wherein at least one of the first laundry treatment composition and the second laundry treatment composition further comprises about 0.5% to about 1.5% by weight of a dirt-releasing polymer, about 0.1% to about 0.5% by weight of an alkoxylated polyamine, about 1% to about 2% by weight of a chelating agent, about 1% to about 2% by weight of an organic acid, about 0.5% to about 1.5% by weight of a boron compound, about 0.0025% to about 0.015% by weight of an amylase, about 0.0005% to about 0.01% by weight of a mannanase, about 0.0005% to about 0.01% by weight of a pectinase, and at least one of a mixture thereof. H. The washing cartridge further, A third sub-container (30) containing a third laundry treatment composition (33), comprising 8% to about 20% by weight of phthalimide peroxycaproic acid, A laundry treatment cartridge according to any one of paragraphs A to G, comprising a third sub-container (30) containing 0% to 0.05% by weight of hydrochloric acid or an equivalent. I. The laundry processing cartridge according to paragraph H, wherein the third sub-container is provided with a third sub-container outlet (34), and the first sub-container outlet, the second sub-container outlet, and the third sub-container are oriented in the same direction and spaced apart from each other. J. The third auxiliary container is a laundry processing cartridge according to paragraph H or I, comprising an outlet valve (51). K. The laundry treatment cartridge according to any one of paragraphs H to J, wherein the third container is a foldable bag (50). L. A laundry treatment cartridge according to any one of paragraphs H to K, wherein the first sub-container contains a first volume of the first laundry treatment composition, the second sub-container contains a second volume of the second laundry treatment composition, and the third sub-container contains a third volume of the third laundry treatment composition, the third volume being less than the first volume and the second volume. M. The laundry processing cartridge according to paragraph L, wherein the third volume is less than approximately 60% of the first and second volumes. N. A laundry treatment cartridge as described in paragraph L or M, wherein the first volume is approximately 300 mL to approximately 900 mL, the second volume is approximately 300 mL to approximately 900 mL, and the third volume is approximately 100 mL to approximately 400 mL.

[0132] The dimensions and values ​​disclosed herein should not be understood as being strictly limited to the exact numerical values ​​listed. Instead, unless otherwise specified, each such dimension is intended to mean both the listed value and the functionally equivalent range encompassing that value. For example, a dimension disclosed as "40 mm" is intended to mean "approximately 40 mm."

Claims

1. Washing cartridge (1), A first sub-container (10) containing a first laundry treatment composition (13), A first anionic surfactant system in an amount of 15% to 25% by weight, It comprises 0% to 15% by weight of a first nonionic surfactant system, The first sub-container (10) is provided with the first anionic surfactant system and the first nonionic surfactant system in a weight ratio of 1.5 to 4 of the first anionic surfactant system relative to the first nonionic surfactant system. A second sub-container (20) containing a second laundry treatment composition (23), A second anionic surfactant system in an amount of 0% to 5% by weight, It comprises 10% to 20% by weight of a second nonionic surfactant system, The second sub-container (20) is provided with the second nonionic surfactant system and the second anionic surfactant system in a weight ratio of more than 5 of the second nonionic surfactant system to the second anionic surfactant system, A washing cartridge (1) in which the first sub-container and the second sub-container are integrally fixed within the cartridge.

2. The laundry processing cartridge according to claim 1, wherein the first sub-container is provided with a first sub-container outlet (14), the second sub-container is provided with a second sub-container outlet (24), and the first sub-container outlet and the second sub-container outlet are oriented in the same direction and spaced apart from each other.

3. The washing process cartridge according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the first sub-container outlet and the second sub-container outlet each include an outlet valve (51).

4. The laundry processing cartridge according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the first sub-container and the second sub-container are each foldable bags (50).

5. A laundry treatment cartridge according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the first laundry treatment composition further comprises 0.5% to 2% by weight of a first amine oxide system, and the second laundry treatment composition further comprises 1% to 3% by weight of a second amine oxide system.

6. The laundry processing cartridge according to claim 5, wherein the second nonionic surfactant system and the second amine oxide system are provided in a ratio of 3.3 to 20 of the second nonionic surfactant system to the second amine oxide system.

7. A laundry treatment cartridge according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein at least one of the first laundry treatment composition and the second laundry treatment composition further comprises 0.5% to 1.5% by weight of a dirt-releasing polymer, 0.1% to 0.5% by weight of an alkoxylated polyamine, 1% to 2% by weight of a chelating agent, 1% to 2% by weight of an organic acid, 0.5% to 1.5% by weight of a boron compound, 0.0025% to 0.015% by weight of an amylase, 0.0005% to 0.01% by weight of a mannanase, 0.0005% to 0.01% by weight of a pectinase, and at least one of a mixture thereof.

8. The aforementioned washing cartridge further, A third sub-container (30) containing a third laundry treatment composition (33), 8% to 20% by weight of phthalimide peroxycaproic acid, A laundry treatment cartridge according to any one of claims 1 to 7, comprising a third sub-container (30) containing 0% to 0.05% by weight of hydrochloric acid or an equivalent.

9. The laundry processing cartridge according to claim 8, wherein the third sub-container comprises a third sub-container outlet (34), and the first sub-container outlet, the second sub-container outlet, and the third sub-container outlet are oriented in the same direction and spaced apart from each other.

10. The washing processing cartridge according to claim 8 or 9, wherein the third sub-container is equipped with an outlet valve (51).

11. The laundry processing cartridge according to any one of claims 8 to 10, wherein the third container is a foldable bag (50).

12. A laundry treatment cartridge according to any one of claims 8 to 11, wherein the first sub-container contains the first laundry treatment composition in a first volume, the second sub-container contains the second laundry treatment composition in a second volume, and the third sub-container contains the third laundry treatment composition in a third volume, the third volume being less than the first volume and the second volume.

13. The laundry processing cartridge according to claim 12, wherein the third volume is less than 60% of the first volume and the second volume.

14. The laundry processing cartridge according to claim 12 or 13, wherein the first volume is 300 mL to 900 mL, the second volume is 300 mL to 900 mL, and the third volume is 100 mL to 400 mL.

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