Detergent or cleaning agent molded bodies

Abstract

The aim of the invention is to improve the dissolution rate and dimensional stability of detergent and cleaning agent molded bodies. This aim is achieved by a surfactant- and water-containing molded body, which contains: at least one gelling agent of the general formula (I) in which * represents a covalent single bond between an oxygen atom of the hexitol skeletal structure and the specified radical, R1, R2 and R3 independently of each other represent hydrogen, halogen, C1-C4 alkyl, -CN, -NO2, -NH2, -CO2H, -OH, -C(=O)-NH-NH2, -NH-C(=O)-(C2-C4 alkyl), C1-C4 alkoxy, C1-C4 alkoxy-C2-C4 alkyl and the mixtures thereof, and p represents a number from 1 to 3, in particular 1 or 2, and particularly preferably 2; and at least one salt.

Description

[0001] Henkel AG & Co. KGaA 2022P00227 WO

[0002] Detergent or cleaning agent tablets

[0003] The present invention relates to individually ready-to-use detergent or cleaning agent tablets.

[0004] Detergents and cleaning agents are offered to consumers in solid or liquid form. Solid and liquid detergents and cleaning agents were originally packaged in larger containers (e.g., boxes, pouches, or bottles containing up to several kilograms or liters of product), from which the required amount of product must be dispensed. These large containers have recently been partially replaced by pre-dosed packaging (“unit dose”). These dosage units include, for example, tablets or pouches.

[0005] The dosing units can be packaged in a water-insoluble or water-soluble film. While a water-insoluble film must be removed by the consumer before use, a film that dissolves upon entry into the aqueous washing or cleaning solution can remain attached to the dosing unit. The latter has the advantage of facilitating dosing accuracy with flowable dosing units.

[0006] Therefore, in addition to tabletting powdered premixes into tablets, the packaging of liquids or powders in water-soluble sachets is becoming increasingly important. These products generally have a shorter dissolution time than tablets. Short dissolution times of the dosage units, in turn, have a beneficial effect on the washing or cleaning result because the washing or cleaning effect of the dosage unit then takes effect more quickly and can develop for a correspondingly longer time while the washing or cleaning process remains the same. However, with increasing viscosity, liquid formulations normally lose the advantages based on rapid dissolution because higher viscosity is generally associated with a slower dissolution rate. On the other hand, the higher the viscosity of the liquid, the greater the dimensional stability of the resulting dosage unit.High-viscosity gels can be molded into a shape that determines the dosage unit formed from them and the film enclosing them, as in the case of a film-wrapped tablet. In contrast, low-viscosity liquids assume the shape essentially determined by the surrounding film pouch. As with tablets, which are usually produced by compressing powdered ingredients, a film coating can be omitted for tablets formed from high-viscosity gels, without the absence of the coating alone leading to a significant change in shape.

[0007] For example, international patent application WO 2018 / 229036 A1 discloses viscoelastic solid surfactant compositions containing benzylidene alditol compounds as thickeners. Against this technical background, the present invention aimed to provide a single-dose, ready-to-use, solid detergent or cleaning agent with even better dissolution properties.

[0008] This object is achieved by a surfactant- and water-containing shaped body containing at least one gelling agent of the general formula (I), in which * stands for a covalent single bond between an oxygen atom of the hexanehexol backbone and the intended radical, R 1 , R 2 and R 3independently of one another represent hydrogen, halogen, C1-C4-alkyl, -CN, -NO2, -NH2, -CO2H, -OH, -C(=O)-NH-NH2, -NH-C(=O)-(C2-C4-alkyl), C1-C4-alkoxy, C1-C4-alkoxy-C2-C4-alkyl and mixtures thereof, and p represents a number from 1 to 3, in particular 1 or 2 and particularly preferably 2, and at least one salt.

[0009] The hexane-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexole unit in the compounds of formula (I) is accessible from hexoses by reduction of the carbonyl function. Depending on the type of hexose, the chiral centers can be R- or S-configured; for reasons of better availability of the starting hexoses, the hexane-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexoles accessible from D-hexoses are preferred. The compounds of formula (I) are obtained by reaction with 1, 2 or 3 equivalents of optionally substituted benzaldehyde, with the di-O-benzylidene compounds being preferred. The compound of formula (I) is in particular selected from 1,3:2,4-di-O-benzylidene-D-sorbitol; 1,3:2,4-di-O-(p-methylbenzylidene)-D-sorbitol; 1,3:2,4-Di-O-(p-chlorobenzylidene)-D-sorbitol; 1,3:2,4-Di-O-(2,4-dimethylbenzylidene)-D-sorbitol; 1,3:2,4-Di-O-(p-ethylbenzylidene)-D-sorbitol; 1,3:2,4-Di-O-(3,4-dimethylbenzylidene)-D-sorbitol or mixtures thereof. 1,3:2,4-Di-O-benzylidene-D-sorbitol is particularly preferred.

[0010] The proportion of the gelling agent of the general formula (I) in the total shaped body is preferably in the range from 0.1 wt.% to 5 wt.%, in particular from 0.5 wt.% to 3 wt.% and particularly preferably from 1 to 2.5 wt.%.

[0011] The salt in question is preferably selected from the alkali and alkaline earth halides, sulfates, acetates, and mixtures thereof, in particular from sodium chloride, calcium chloride, magnesium sulfate, potassium acetate, and mixtures thereof. The proportion of the salt in the total molded body is preferably in the range of 0.1 wt.% to 10 wt.%, in particular from 0.5 wt.% to 6 wt.%, and particularly preferably from 1 to 5 wt.%.

[0012] Preferably, the weight ratio of gelling agent of the general formula (I) to salt is in the range from 1:1 to 1:10, in particular from 1:2 to 1:6.

[0013] The simultaneous use of the gelling agent and the salt makes the molded bodies dimensionally stable. "Dimensional stability," as used herein, refers to the property of the molded bodies to retain their three-dimensional shape under typical storage and transport conditions, i.e., they neither disintegrate nor undergo irreversible deformation within the temperature ranges typical for storage and transport and under the influence of the forces typical for storage and transport.

[0014] The molded body according to the invention may contain organic solvent in addition to water. This is preferably selected from the group comprising ethanol, n-propanol, i-propanol, butanols, glycol, propanediol, butanediol, methylpropanediol, glycerin, propylene carbonate, diglycol, propyl diglycol, butyl diglycol, hexylene glycol, diethylene glycol ethyl ether, diethylene glycol methyl ether, diethylene glycol n-butyl ether, diethylene glycol hexyl ether, diethylene glycol n-butyl ether acetate, ethylene glycol propyl ether, ethylene glycol n-butyl ether, ethylene glycol hexyl ether, ethylene glycol n-butyl ether acetate, triethylene glycol, triethylene glycol methyl ether, triethylene glycol ethyl ether, triethylene glycol n-butyl ether, ethylene glycol phenyl ether, propylene glycol methyl ether, dipropylene glycol methyl ether, tripropylene glycol methyl ether, propylene glycol methyl ether acetate, Dipropylene glycol methyl ether acetate, propylene glycol n-propyl ether, dipropylene glycol n-propyl ether, propylene glycol n-butyl ether, dipropylene glycol n-butyl ether,Tripropylene glycol n-butyl ether, propylene glycol phenyl ether, propylene glycol diacetate, dipropylene glycol dimethyl ether, methoxytriglycol, ethoxytriglycol, butoxytriglycol, glycerol carbonate, propylene carbonate, 1-butoxyethoxy-2-propanol, 3-methyl-3-methoxybutanol, propylene glycol t-butyl ether, di-n-octyl ether, and mixtures thereof; in particular from the group consisting of glycerol, propylene glycol, ethanol, isopropanol, methylpropanoldiol, triethylene glycol, propylene carbonate, glycerol carbonate, 3-methyl-3-methoxybutanol and 2-methylpropane-1,3-diol and mixtures thereof.

[0015] The proportion of water in the total amount of the shaped body according to the invention is preferably in the range from 5 wt.% to 15 wt.%, in particular from 6.5 wt.% to 12 wt.% and particularly preferably from 7.5 wt.% to 10 wt.%.

[0016] The proportion of the sum of water and organic solvent in the total amount of the shaped body according to the invention is preferably in the range from 10 wt.% to 35 wt.%, in particular from 15 wt.% to 32 wt.% and particularly preferably from 20 wt.% to 30 wt.%.

[0017] The molded body according to the invention contains, based on its total weight, a total amount of preferably 40 wt.% to 75 wt.%, in particular 50 wt.% to 65 wt.% surfactant. Suitable surfactants are anionic surfactants, nonionic surfactants, zwitterionic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants, or cationic surfactants. It is preferred if at least one anionic surfactant and optionally additionally at least one nonionic surfactant are present.

[0018] If the shaped body according to the invention, in particular for use in textile washing, contains anionic surfactant, it is in turn preferred that, based on the total weight of the composition, anionic surfactant is present in a total amount of 5 wt.% to 70 wt.%, more preferably 5 wt.% to 60 wt.%, more preferably 10 wt.% to 70 wt.%, in particular 10 wt.% to 60 wt.%, particularly preferably from 10 wt.% to 40 wt.%, further preferably from 25 wt.% to 40 wt.%.

[0019] Suitable anionic surfactants of the sulfonate type are preferably C 8 -n-alkylbenzenesulfonates, olefinsulfonates, i.e. mixtures of alkene and hydroxyalkanesulfonates, and disulfonates, such as those obtained, for example, from C 8 -monoolefins with a terminal or internal double bond by sulfonation with gaseous sulfur trioxide and subsequent alkaline or acidic hydrolysis of the sulfonation products. Also suitable are C 8 -alkanesulfonates and the esters of α-sulfofatty acids (estersulfonates), for example the α-sulfonated methyl esters of hydrogenated coconut, palm kernel, or tallow fatty acids. Particularly preferred shaped bodies according to the invention contain, as anionic surfactant, at least one compound of the formula (T1), (T1), in which R' and R" are independently H or alkyl and together contain 9 to 19, preferably 9 to 15 and in particular 9 to 13 C atoms, and Y + a monovalent cation or the nth part of an n-valent cation (especially Na+ ) mean.

[0020] Preferred alk(en)yl sulfates are the alkali metal salts, especially the sodium salts, of the sulfuric acid half-esters of C12-C18 fatty alcohols, for example, coconut fatty alcohol, tallow fatty alcohol, lauryl, myristyl, cetyl, or stearyl alcohol, or of C10-C20 oxo alcohols, and those half-esters of secondary alcohols with these chain lengths. For washing purposes, C12-C16 alkyl sulfates and C12-C15 alkyl sulfates, as well as C14-C15 alkyl sulfates, are preferred. Fatty alcohol ether sulfates, such as the sulfuric acid monoesters of straight-chain or branched C7-2i alcohols ethoxylated with 1 to 6 mol of ethylene oxide, such as 2-methyl-branched Cg-n alcohols with an average of 3.5 mol of ethylene oxide (EO) or Cs fatty alcohols with 1 to 4 EO, are also suitable.

[0021] Other suitable anionic surfactants are soaps. Saturated and unsaturated fatty acid soaps, such as the salts of lauric acid, myristic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid, (hydrogenated) erucic acid, and behenic acid, as well as, in particular, soap mixtures derived from natural fatty acids, for example, coconut, palm kernel, olive oil, or tallow fatty acids, are suitable.

[0022] The anionic surfactants, including soaps, can be in the form of their sodium, potassium, magnesium, or ammonium salts. The anionic surfactants are preferably in the form of their ammonium salts. Preferred countercations for the anionic surfactants are the profaned forms of choline, triethylamine, monoethanolamine, or methylethylamine.

[0023] In a very particularly preferred embodiment, the shaped body contains an alkylbenzenesulfonic acid neutralized with monoethanolamine, in particular Cg-n-alkylbenzenesulfonic acid, and / or a fatty acid neutralized with monoethanolamine.

[0024] In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the shaped bodies contain as nonionic surfactant at least one fatty alcohol alkoxylate having the following formula (T2),

[0025] RO-(XO) m -H (T2) where R is a linear or branched Ca-Cia-alkyl radical, an aryl radical or alkylaryl radical, XO is independently an ethylene oxide (EO) or propylene oxide (PO) group, and m is an integer from 1 to 50. In the above formula, R is a linear or branched, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl radical. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, R 1a linear or branched alkyl radical having 5 to 30 carbon atoms, preferably having 7 to 25 carbon atoms, and in particular having 10 to 19 carbon atoms. Preferred R radicals are selected from decyl, undecyl, dodecyl, tridecyl, tetradecyl, pentadecyl, hexadecyl, heptadecyl, octadecyl, nonadecyl radicals, and mixtures thereof, with preference being given to those having an even number of carbon atoms. Particularly preferred R radicals are derived from fatty alcohols having 12 to 19 carbon atoms, for example from coconut fatty alcohol, tallow fatty alcohol, lauryl, myristyl, cetyl, or stearyl alcohol, or from oxo alcohols having 10 to 19 carbon atoms. XO of formula (T2) is an ethylene oxide (EO) or propylene oxide (PO) group, preferably an ethylene oxide group. The index m of formula (T2) is an integer from 1 to 50, preferably 2 to 20, and more preferably 2 to 10. In particular, m is 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7.The agent according to the invention may contain mixtures of non-ionic surfactants having different degrees of ethoxylation.

[0026] In summary, particularly preferred fatty alcohol alkoxylates are those of the formula (T-3)

[0027] (T-3) with k = 9 to 17, m = 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7. Particularly preferred representatives are fatty alcohols with 10 to 18 carbon atoms and with 7 EO (k = 11 to 17, m = 7). Such fatty alcohol ethoxylates are available, for example, under the trade names Dehydol® LT7 (BASF), Lutensol®AG7 (BASF), Lutensol® M7 (BASF), and Neodol® 45-7 (Shell Chemicals).

[0028] The molded articles according to the invention particularly preferably contain nonionic surfactants from the group of alkoxylated alcohols. The nonionic surfactants used are preferably alkoxylated, advantageously ethoxylated, especially primary alcohols with preferably 8 to 18 carbon atoms and an average of 1 to 12 moles of ethylene oxide (EO) per mole of alcohol, in which the alcohol radical can be linear or, preferably, methyl-branched in the 2-position, or can contain linear and methyl-branched radicals in a mixture, as is usually the case in oxo alcohol radicals. However, alcohol ethoxylates with linear radicals from alcohols of native origin with 12 to 18 carbon atoms, for example, from coconut, palm, tallow, or oleyl alcohol, and an average of 2 to 8 moles of EO per mole of alcohol are particularly preferred.Preferred ethoxylated alcohols include, for example, C12-C14 alcohols with 3 EO or 4 EO, C5-n-alcohol with 7 EO, C18-C19 alcohols with 3 EO, 5 EO, 7 EO or 8 EO, C18-C19 alcohols with 3 EO, 5 EO or 7 EO and mixtures thereof, such as mixtures of C12-C14 alcohol with 3 EO and C12-C19 alcohol with 5 EO. Particular preference is given to using ethoxylated nonionic surfactants obtained from C12-C20 monohydroxyalkanols or C12-C20 alkylphenols or C16-C20 fatty alcohols and more than 12 mol, preferably more than 15 mol and in particular more than 20 mol of ethylene oxide per mol of alcohol. A particularly preferred nonionic surfactant is obtained from a straight-chain fatty alcohol having 16 to 20 carbon atoms (Ci6-2o alcohol), preferably a Ci8 alcohol, and at least 12 mol, preferably at least 15 mol, and in particular at least 20 mol of ethylene oxide. Among these, the so-called "narrow-range ethoxylates" are particularly preferred.

[0029] Preferred surfactants come from the group of alkoxylated nonionic surfactants, especially ethoxylated primary alcohols and mixtures of these surfactants with structurally more complex surfactants such as polyoxypropylene / polyoxyethylene / polyoxypropylene ((PO / EO / PO) surfactants). Such (PO / EO / PO) nonionic surfactants are also characterized by good foam control.

[0030] Furthermore, the shaped body according to the invention can contain amine oxide as a nonionic surfactant. In principle, all amine oxides established in the prior art for these purposes, i.e. compounds having the formula R 1 R 2 R 3 NO, wherein each R 1 , R 2 and R 3 independently of the others, is an optionally substituted hydrocarbon chain having 1 to 30 carbon atoms. Particularly preferred amine oxides are those in which R 1 Alkyl with 12 to 18 carbon atoms and R 2 and R3 are each independently alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, in particular alkyldimethylamine oxides having 12 to 18 carbon atoms. Examples of suitable amine oxides are N-cocoalkyl-N,N-dimethylamine oxide, N-tallowalkyl-N,N-dihydroxyethylamine oxide, myristyl-Z-cetyldimethylamine oxide or lauryldimethylamine oxide. Also suitable as nonionic surfactants are, for example, alkyl glycosides of the general formula RO(G)x in which R corresponds to a primary straight-chain or methyl-branched, in particular 2-methyl-branched, aliphatic radical having 8 to 22, preferably 12 to 18, carbon atoms and G is the symbol that stands for a glycose unit having 5 or 6 carbon atoms, preferably glucose. The degree of oligomerization x, which indicates the distribution of monoglycosides and oligoglycosides, is any number between 1 and 10; preferably x is between 1.2 and 1.4.

[0031] Another class of preferably used nonionic surfactants, which are used either as the sole nonionic surfactant or in combination with other nonionic surfactants, are alkoxylated, preferably ethoxylated or ethoxylated and propoxylated fatty acid alkyl esters, preferably with 1 to 4 carbon atoms in the alkyl chain.

[0032] Other suitable surfactants are polyhydroxy fatty acid amides. Other usable nonionic surfactants can be, for example, polyol fatty acid esters; alkoxylated triglycerides; alkoxylated fatty acid alkyl esters of the formula R 3 CO-(OCH2CHR 4 ) W OR 5 , in the R 3 CO represents a linear or branched, saturated and / or unsaturated acyl radical having 6 to 22 carbon atoms, R 4 represents hydrogen or methyl and R 5represents linear or branched alkyl radicals having 1 to 4 carbon atoms and w is 1 to 20; hydroxy mixed ethers; sorbitan fatty acid esters and addition products of ethylene oxide with sorbitan fatty acid esters such as, for example, the polysorbates; sugar fatty acid esters and addition products of ethylene oxide with sugar fatty acid esters; addition products of ethylene oxide with fatty acid alkanolamides and fatty amines; and fatty acid N-alkylglucamides.

[0033] The shaped bodies according to the invention may also contain several of the nonionic surfactants described above.

[0034] It is preferred if the molded article according to the invention contains, in addition to the surfactant, at least one polyalkoxylated polyamine. This is a polymer with an N-atom-containing backbone bearing polyalkoxy groups on the N atoms. The polyamine has primary amino functions at the ends (terminus and / or side chains) and preferably both secondary and tertiary amino functions in the interior; optionally, it can also have only secondary amino functions in the interior, resulting in a linear rather than a branched-chain polyamine. The polyamine preferably has a number-average molar mass in the range from 500 g / mol to 50,000 g / mol, in particular from 550 g / mol to 5,000 g / mol. The N atoms in the polyamine are separated from one another by alkylene groups, preferably by alkylene groups having 2 to 12 C atoms, in particular 2 to 6 C atoms, although not all alkylene groups need to have the same number of C atoms.Particularly preferred are ethylene groups, 1,2-propylene groups, 1,3-propylene groups, and mixtures thereof. Polyamines that carry ethylene groups as the said alkylene group are also referred to as polyethyleneimine or PEI. PEI is a particularly preferred polymer according to the invention with an N-atom-containing backbone. The primary amino functions in the polyamine can carry one or two polyalkoxy groups, and the secondary amino functions can carry one polyalkoxy group, although not every amino function needs to be alkoxy-substituted. The average number of alkoxy groups per primary and secondary amino function in the polyalkoxylated polyamine is preferably 1 to 100, in particular 5 to 50. The alkoxy groups in the polyalkoxylated polyamine are preferably polypropoxy groups which are bonded directly to N atoms and / or polyethoxy groups which are bonded to optionally present propoxy radicals and to N atoms which do not carry propoxy groups.Polyethoxylated polyamines are obtained by reacting polyamines with ethylene oxide (abbreviated to EO). The polyalkoxylated polyamines containing ethoxy and propoxy groups are preferably obtainable by reacting polyamines with propylene oxide (abbreviated to PO) and subsequent reaction with ethylene oxide. The average number of propoxy groups per primary and secondary amino function in the polyalkoxylated polyamine is preferably 1 to 40, in particular 5 to 20. The average number of ethoxy groups per primary and secondary amino function in the polyalkoxylated polyamine is preferably 10 to 60, in particular 15 to 30. If desired, the terminal OH function of the polyalkoxy substituents in the polyalkoxylated polyamine can be partially or completely etherified with a C1-C10, in particular C1-C3, alkyl group.Polyalkoxylated polyamines particularly preferred according to the invention can be selected from polyamine reacted with 45EO per primary and secondary amino function, PEIs reacted with 43EO per primary and secondary amino function, PEIs reacted with 15EO + 5PO per primary and secondary amino function, PEIs reacted with 15PO + 30EO per primary and secondary amino function, PEIs reacted with 5PO + 39.5EO per primary and secondary amino function, PEIs reacted with 5PO + 15EO per primary and secondary amino function, PEIs reacted with 10PO + 35EO per primary and secondary amino function, PEIs reacted with 15PO + 30EO per primary and secondary amino function and PEIs reacted with 15PO + 5EO per primary and secondary amino function. A particularly preferred alkoxylated polyamine is PEI containing 10 to 20 nitrogen atoms reacted with 20 units of EO per primary or secondary amino function of the polyamine.The molded body according to the invention preferably contains polyalkoxylated polyamines in an amount of 0.5 wt.% to 12 wt.%, in particular 5 wt.% to 9 wt.%.

[0035] In a further preferred embodiment, the molded article according to the invention additionally contains at least one soil-releasing substance, often referred to as a "soil-release" active ingredient or, due to its ability to render the treated surface, preferably textiles, soil-repellent, particularly in amounts ranging from 1% to 5% by weight, particularly preferably from 1.5% to 2.5% by weight. Particularly effective soil-releasing active ingredients due to their chemical similarity to polyester fibers, but which can also exhibit the desired effect on fabrics made of other materials, are copolyesters containing dicarboxylic acid units, alkylene glycol units, and polyalkylene glycol units. In preferred embodiments of the invention, an agent according to the invention contains at least one soil-releasing polyester containing the structural units E1 to E-III or E1 to E-IV.

[0036] -[Polyfunctional unit-] g (E-IV) in which a, b and c independently of one another each represent a number from 1 to 200, d, e and f independently of one another each represent a number from 1 to 50, g represents a number from 0 to 5, Ph represents a 1,4-phenylene radical, sPh represents a 1,3-phenylene radical substituted in position 5 by a group -SO3M,

[0037] M represents Li, Na, K, Mg / 2, Ca / 2, Al / 3, ammonium, mono-, di-, tri- or tetraalkylammonium, where the alkyl radicals of the ammonium ions are Ci-C22-alkyl or C2-C10-hydroxyalkyl radicals or any mixtures thereof,

[0038] R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 and R 6 independently of one another each represents hydrogen or a C1-C18 n- or iso-alkyl group,

[0039] R 7represents a linear or branched C1-C30 alkyl group or a linear or branched C2-C30 alkenyl group, a cycloalkyl group having 5 to 9 carbon atoms, a Ce-C30 aryl group or a Ce-C30 arylalkyl group, and

[0040] Polyfunctional unit means a unit with 3 to 6 functional groups capable of esterification reaction.

[0041] Polyesters in which R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 and R 6 independently of each other represent hydrogen or methyl, R 7 represents methyl, a, b and c independently of one another each represent a number from 1 to 200, in particular 1 to 20, particularly preferably 1 to 5, extraordinarily preferably a and b = 1 and c can be a number from 2 to 10, d is a number between 1 and 25, in particular between

[0042] 1 to 10, particularly preferably between 1 and 5, e is a number between 1 and 30, in particular between

[0043] 2 and 15, particularly preferably between 3 and 10 and f is a number between 0.05 and 15, in particular between 0.1 and 10 and particularly preferably between 0.25 and 3. Such polyesters can be obtained, for example, by polycondensation of dialkyl terephthalate, dialkyl 5-sulfoisophthalate, alkylene glycols, optionally polyalkylene glycols (where a, b and / or c > 1) and unilaterally end-capped polyalkylene glycols (corresponding to unit E-III). It should be noted that for numbers a, b, c > 1, a polymeric backbone is present and thus the coefficients can assume any value within the given interval as an average. This value reflects the number-average molecular weight. An ester of terephthalic acid with one or more difunctional, aliphatic alcohols is suitable as unit (E1), preferably using ethylene glycol (R 1 and R 2 each H) and / or 1,2-propylene glycol (R1 = H and R 2 = -CH3 or vice versa) and / or shorter-chain polyethylene glycols and / or poly[ethylene glycol-co-propylene glycol] with number-average molecular weights of 100 to 2000 g / mol. The structures can contain, for example, 1 to 50 units (E-11) per polymer chain. A suitable unit (E-II) is an ester of 5-sulfoisophthalic acid with one or more difunctional, aliphatic alcohols; the aforementioned ones are preferably used. The structures can contain, for example, 1 to 50 units (E-II). Preferred non-ionic, one-sidedly sealed polyalkylene glycol monoalkyl ethers according to unit (El 11) are poly[ethylene glycol-co-propylene glycol] monomethyl ethers with average molecular weights of 100 to 2000 g / mol and polyethylene glycol monomethyl ethers of the general formula CH3-O-(C2H4O) n-H with n = 1 to 99, in particular 1 to 20 and particularly preferably 2 to 10. Since the use of such one-end-capped ethers determines the theoretical maximum average molecular weight of a polyester structure achievable upon quantitative conversion, the preferred amount of structural unit (E-II I) used is that required to achieve the average molecular weights described below. In addition to linear polyesters resulting from the structural units (E-I), (E-II) and (E-III), the invention also allows the use of crosslinked or branched polyester structures. This is expressed by the presence of a crosslinking polyfunctional structural unit (E-IV) having at least three to a maximum of 6 functional groups capable of esterification reaction. Functional groups that can be named include, for example, acid, alcohol, ester, anhydride or epoxy groups.Different functionalities in one molecule are also possible. Examples include citric acid, malic acid, tartaric acid, and gallic acid, particularly preferably 2,2-dihydroxymethylpropionic acid. Furthermore, polyhydric alcohols such as pentaerythrol, glycerol, sorbitol, and / or trimethylolpropane can be used. Polybasic aliphatic or aromatic carboxylic acids, such as benzene-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid (hemimellitic acid), benzene-1,2,4-tricarboxylic acid (trimellitic acid), or benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylic acid (trimesithic acid), can also be used. The weight fraction of crosslinking monomers, based on the total mass of the polyester, can be, for example, up to 10 wt. %, in particular up to 5 wt. %, and particularly preferably up to 3 wt. %. The polyesters containing the structural units (E-1), (E-II) and (E-III) and optionally (E-IV) generally have number-average molecular weights in the range from 700 to 50.000 g / mol, whereby the number average molecular weight can be determined by size exclusion chromatography in aqueous solution using a calibration with the aid of narrowly distributed polyacrylic acid sodium salt standards.

[0044] The molded article according to the invention can additionally contain at least one enzyme. In principle, all enzymes established in the prior art for textile treatment or for treating hard surfaces can be used in this regard. Preferably, these are one or more enzymes that can exhibit catalytic activity in a surfactant-containing liquor, in particular a protease, amylase, lipase, cellulase, hemicellulase, mannanase, pectin-cleaving enzyme, tannase, xylanase, xanthanase, ß-glucosidase, carrageenase, perhydrolase, oxidase, oxidoreductase, and mixtures thereof. Preferred hydrolytic enzymes include, in particular, proteases, amylases, in particular α-amylases, cellulases, lipases, hemicellulases, in particular pectinases, mannanases, β-glucanases, and mixtures thereof. Particularly preferred are proteases, amylases and / or lipases and mixtures thereof, and most particularly preferred are proteases.These enzymes are essentially of natural origin; based on the natural molecules, improved variants are available for use in detergents or cleaning agents, which are therefore preferred.

[0045] Among the proteases, those of the subtilisin type are preferred. Examples include subtilisins BPN' and Carlsberg, protease PB92, subtilisins 147 and 309, the alkaline protease from Bacillus lentus, subtilisin DY, and the enzymes thermitase, proteinase K, and proteases TW3 and TW7, which are classified as subtilases but no longer as subtilisins in the narrower sense. Subtilisin Carlsberg is available in a further developed form under the trade name Alcalase® from Novozymes A / S, Bagsvaerd, Denmark. Subtilisins 147 and 309 are marketed by Novozymes under the trade names Esperase® and Savinase®, respectively. The protease variants known as BLAP® are derived from the protease from Bacillus lentus DSM 5483.Other useful proteases include those available under the trade names Durazym®, Relase®, Everlase®, Nafizym®, Natalase®, Kannase® and Ovozyme® from Novozymes; those available under the trade names Purafect®, Purafect® OxP, Purafect® Prime, Excellase® and Properase® from Genencor; that available under the trade name Protosol® from Advanced Biochemicals Ltd., Thane, India; that available under the trade name Wuxi® from Wuxi Snyder Bioproducts Ltd., China; that available under the trade names Proleather® and Protease P® from Amano Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Nagoya, Japan; and that available under the designation Proteinase K-16 from Kao Corp., Tokyo, Japan. The proteases from Bacillus gibsonii and Bacillus pumilus are also particularly preferred.

[0046] Examples of amylases usable according to the invention are the α-amylases from Bacillus licheniformis, from B. amyloliquefaciens, or from B. stearothermophilus, as well as their improved further developments for use in detergents or cleaning agents. The enzyme from B. licheniformis is available from Novozymes under the name Termamyl® and from Genencor under the name Purastar®ST. Further developments of this α-amylase are available from Novozymes under the trade names Duramyl® and Termamyl®ultra, from Genencor under the name Purastar®OxAm, and from Daiwa Seiko Inc., Tokyo, Japan, as Keistase®. The α-amylase from B. amyloliquefaciens is marketed by Novozymes under the name BAN®, and derivatives of the α-amylase from B. stearothermophilus are marketed under the names BSG® and Novamyl®, also from Novozymes. Furthermore, the α-amylase from Bacillus sp. is available for this purpose.A 7-7 (DSM 12368) and cyclodextrin glucanotransferase (CGTase) from B. agaradherens (DSM 9948) are particularly suitable. Fusion products of all of the above-mentioned molecules can also be used. Furthermore, the further developments of α-amylase from Aspergillus niger and A. oryzae, available under the trade name Fungamyl® from Novozymes, are also suitable. Other commercial products that can be used advantageously include Amylase-LT®, as well as Stainzyme®, Stainzyme ultra®, or Stainzyme plus®, the latter also from Novozymes. Variants of these enzymes obtainable through point mutations can also be used according to the invention.

[0047] Examples of lipases or cutinases that can be used according to the invention, which are included in particular because of their triglyceride-splitting activities, but also to produce peracids in situ from suitable precursors, are the lipases originally obtainable from Humicola lanuginosa (Thermomyces lanuginosus) or further developed lipases, in particular those with the amino acid exchange D96L. They are marketed, for example, by Novozymes under the trade names Lipolase®, Lipolase®Ultra, LipoPrime®, Lipozyme® and Lipex®. Furthermore, the cutinases that were originally isolated from Fusarium solani pisi and Humicola insolens can be used. Equally useful lipases are available from Amano under the names Lipase CE®, Lipase P®, Lipase B®, or Lipase CES®, Lipase AKG®, Bacillus sp. Lipase®, Lipase AP®, Lipase M-AP® and Lipase AML® are available.For example, lipases and cutinases from Genencor can be used; their starting enzymes were originally isolated from Pseudomonas mendocina and Fusarium solanii. Other important commercial products include the preparations M1 Lipase® and Lipomax®, originally marketed by Gist-Brocades, and the enzymes marketed by Meito Sangyo KK, Japan, under the names Lipase MY-30®, Lipase OF®, and Lipase PL®, as well as the product Lumafast® from Genencor.

[0048] Depending on their purpose, cellulases can be present as pure enzymes, as enzyme preparations, or in the form of mixtures in which the individual components advantageously complement each other with regard to their various performance aspects, particularly for use in textile washing. These performance aspects include, in particular, the cellulase's contribution to the primary washing performance of the detergent (cleaning performance), the secondary washing performance of the detergent (anti-redeposition effect or graying inhibition), the conditioning (fabric effect), or the exertion of a "stonewashing" effect. A useful fungal, endoglucanase (EG)-rich cellulase preparation, or its further developments, is offered by Novozymes under the trade name Celluzyme®. The products Endolase® and Carezyme®, also available from Novozymes, are based on the 50 kDa EG and the 43 kDa EG, respectively, from H. insolens DSM 1800.Other commercial products from this company that can be used are Cellusoft®, Renozyme®, and Celluclean®. Also suitable are, for example, the 20 kD EG from Melanocarpus, which is available from AB Enzymes, Finland, under the trade names Ecostone® and Biotouch®. Other commercial products from AB Enzymes are Econase® and Ecopulp®. Other suitable cellulases are those from Bacillus sp. CBS 670.93 and CBS 669.93, with the one from Bacillus sp. CBS 670.93 being available from Genencor under the trade name Puradax®. Other commercial products from Genencor are "Genencor detergent cellulase L" and IndiAge®Neutra. Variants of these enzymes obtained through point mutations can also be used according to the invention. Particularly preferred cellulases are Thielavia terrestris cellulase variants, cellulases from Melanocarpus, in particular Melanocarpus albomyces, EGIII-type cellulases from Trichoderma reesei or variants obtainable therefrom.

[0049] Furthermore, other enzymes can be used, particularly for removing certain problematic soils on the substrate. These enzymes are collectively known as hemicellulases. These include, for example, mannanases, xanthan lyases, xanthanases, xyloglucanases, xylanases, pullulanases, pectin-cleaving enzymes, and ß-glucanases. The ß-glucanase obtained from Bacillus subtilis is available under the name Cereflo® from Novozymes. Particularly preferred hemicellulases according to the invention are mannanases, which are marketed, for example, under the trade names Mannaway® by Novozymes or Purabrite® by Genencor.The pectin-cleaving enzymes in the context of the present invention also include enzymes with the names pectinase, pectate lyase, pectin esterase, pectin demethoxylase, pectin methoxylase, pectin methylesterase, pectase, pectin methylesterase, pectin esterase, pectin pectylhydrolase, pectin depolymerase, endopolygalacturonase, pectolase, pectin hydrolase, pectin polygalacturonase, endo-polygalacturonase, poly-α-1,4-galacturonide glycanohydrolase, endogalacturonase, endo-D-galacturonase, galacturan 1,4-α-galacturonidase, exopolygalacturonase, poly(galacturonate) hydrolase, exo-D-galacturonase, Exo-D-galacturonanase, exopoly-D-galacturonase, exo-poly-a-galacturonosidase, exopolygalacturonosidase or exopolygalacturanosidase.Examples of suitable enzymes in this regard are available under the names Gamanase®, Pektinex AR®, X-Pect® or Pectaway® from Novozymes, under the names Rohapect UF®, Rohapect TPL®, Rohapect PTE100®, Rohapect MPE®, Rohapect MA plus HC, Rohapect DA12L®, Rohapect 10L®, Rohapect B1 L® from AB Enzymes and under the name Pyrolase® from Diversa Corp., San Diego, CA, USA.

[0050] Among the enzymes, those that are inherently relatively stable against oxidation or that have been stabilized, for example, through point mutagenesis are particularly preferred. Among these, the aforementioned commercial products Everlase® and Purafect®OxP are particularly worthy examples of such proteases, and Duramyl® is an example of such an α-amylase.

[0051] A shaped body according to the invention contains enzymes, if present, preferably in total amounts, based on active protein, of 1 x 10 -8Wt.% to 5 wt.%. The enzymes are preferably present in a total amount of 0.001 to 2 wt.%, more preferably 0.01 to 1.5 wt.%, even more preferably 0.05 to 1.25 wt.%, and particularly preferably 0.01 to 0.5 wt.%.

[0052] Furthermore, builders, complexing agents, optical brighteners (preferably in textile washing agents), pH adjusters, perfume, dye, dye transfer inhibitor (preferably in textile washing agents) or mixtures thereof may be contained as additional ingredients in shaped bodies according to the invention.

[0053] The use of builder substances such as silicates, aluminum silicates (especially zeolites), salts of organic di- and polycarboxylic acids and mixtures of these substances, preferably water-soluble builder substances, can be advantageous. In a preferred embodiment of the shaped bodies according to the invention, the use of phosphates (including polyphosphates) is largely or completely dispensed with, so that preferably less than 5 wt. %, particularly preferably less than 3 wt. %, in particular less than 1 wt. % and most preferably 0 wt. % phosphate(s) are present. The builders include in particular carbonates, citrates, phosphonates, organic builders and silicates. The weight proportion of the total builders in the total weight of shaped bodies according to the invention is preferably not more than 40 wt. % and in particular not more than 30 wt. %.Organic builders suitable for the invention include, for example, polycarboxylic acids (polycarboxylates) usable in the form of their sodium salts. Polycarboxylic acids are understood to be carboxylic acids that carry more than one, in particular two to eight, acid functions, preferably two to six, in particular two, three, four, or five acid functions in the entire molecule. Preferred polycarboxylic acids are therefore dicarboxylic acids, tricarboxylic acids, tetracarboxylic acids, and pentacarboxylic acids, in particular di-, tri-, and tetracarboxylic acids. The polycarboxylic acids may also carry additional functional groups, such as hydroxyl or amino groups.Examples include citric acid, adipic acid, succinic acid, glutaric acid, malic acid, tartaric acid, maleic acid, fumaric acid, sugar acids (preferably aldaric acids, for example, galactaric acid and glucaric acid), aminocarboxylic acids, especially aminodicarboxylic acids, aminotricarboxylic acids, aminotetracarboxylic acids such as nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA), glutamic-N,N-diacetic acid (also known as N,N-bis(carboxymethyl)-L-glutamic acid or GLDA), methylglycinediacetic acid (MGDA) and their derivatives, as well as mixtures thereof. Preferred salts are the salts of polycarboxylic acids such as citric acid, adipic acid, succinic acid, glutaric acid, tartaric acid, GLDA, MGDA, and mixtures thereof. Also suitable as organic builders are polymeric polycarboxylates (organic polymers with a large number of (especially more than ten) carboxylate functions in the macromolecule), polyaspartates, polyacetals and dextrins.In addition to their builder effect, free acids typically also have the property of an acidifying component. These include citric acid, succinic acid, glutaric acid, adipic acid, gluconic acid, and any mixtures thereof.

[0054] The molded articles according to the invention can contain, in particular, phosphonates as a further builder. A hydroxyalkane and / or aminoalkanephosphonate is preferably used as the phosphonate compound, such as, for example, 1-hydroxyethane-1,1-diphosphonate (HEDP), ethylenediaminetetramethylenephosphonate (EDTMP), diethylenetriaminepentamethylenephosphonate (DTPMP), and their higher homologs. Phosphonates, if present, are preferably present in molded articles according to the invention in amounts not exceeding 2 wt.%, in particular in amounts of 0.1 wt.% to 1 wt.%.

[0055] Polymeric polycarboxylates are also suitable as organic builders. These include, for example, the alkali metal salts of polyacrylic acid or polymethacrylic acid, for example, those with a relative molecular weight of 500 to 70,000 g / mol. Suitable polymers are, in particular, polyacrylates, which preferably have a molecular weight of 1,000 to 20,000 g / mol. Due to their superior solubility, the short-chain polyacrylates, which have molecular weights of 1,100 to 10,000 g / mol, and particularly preferably of 1,200 to 5,000 g / mol, may be preferred from this group.

[0056] An optical brightener is preferably selected from the substance classes of distyrylbiphenyls, stilbenes, 4,4'-diamino-2,2'-stilbenedisulfonic acids, coumarins, dihydroquinolinones, 1,3-diarylpyrazolines, naphthalimides, benzoxazole systems, benzisoxazole systems, benzimidazole systems, heterocycle-substituted pyrene derivatives and mixtures thereof.

[0057] Preferred optical brighteners include disodium 4,4'-bis-(2-morpholino-4-anilino-s-triazin-6-ylamino)stilbene disulfonate, disodium 2,2'-bis-(phenyl-styryl)disulfonate, 4,4'-bis[(4-anilino-6-[bis(2-hydroxyethyl)amino]-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)amino]stilbene-2,2'-disulfonic acid, hexasodium 2,2'-[vinylenebis[(3-sulphonato-4,1-phenylene)imino[6-(diethylamino)-1,3,5-triazine-4,2-diyl]imino]]bis-(benzene-1,4-disulfonate), 2,2'-(2,5-thiophenediyl)bis[5-1 ,1-dimethylethyl)-benzoxazole and / or 2,5-bis(benzoxazol-2-yl)thiophene. Optical brighteners, if present, are contained in moldings according to the invention, preferably in amounts of up to 1 wt.%, in particular from 0.01 wt.% to 0.6 wt.%.

[0058] It is preferred that the dye transfer inhibitor is a polymer or copolymer of cyclic amines, such as vinylpyrrolidone and / or vinylimidazole. Polymers suitable as dye transfer inhibitors include polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), polyvinylimidazole (PVI), copolymers of vinylpyrrolidone and vinylimidazole (PVP / PVI), polyvinylpyridine N-oxide, poly-N-carboxymethyl-4-vinylpyridium chloride, polyethylene glycol-modified copolymers of vinylpyrrolidone and vinylimidazole, and mixtures thereof. Particular preference is given to using polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), polyvinylimidazole (PVI), or copolymers of vinylpyrrolidone and vinylimidazole (PVP / PVI) as dye transfer inhibitors. The polyvinylpyrrolidones (PVP) used preferably have an average molecular weight of 2,500 to 400,000 and are commercially available from ISP Chemicals as PVP K 15, PVP K 30, PVP K 60 or PVP K 90 or from BASF as Sokalan® HP 50 or Sokalan® HP 53.The copolymers of vinylpyrrolidone and vinylimidazole (PVP / PVI) used preferably have a molecular weight in the range of 5,000 to 100,000. Other usable dye transfer inhibitors are polyethylene glycol-modified copolymers of vinylpyrrolidone and vinylimidazole, which are available from BASF, for example, under the name Sokalan® HP 66. Dye transfer inhibitors, if present, are preferably present in moldings according to the invention in amounts of up to 1 wt. %, in particular from 0.01 wt. % to 0.6 wt. %.

[0059] The molded article according to the invention can contain at least one dye, preferably at least one water-soluble dye, particularly preferably a water-soluble polymer dye. Preferred dyes, the selection of which presents no difficulty to the skilled person, should have high storage stability and be insensitive to the other ingredients of the detergents or cleaning agents and to light, as well as not exhibiting pronounced substantivity toward textile fibers, so as not to stain them.Vorzugsweise wird der Farbstoff ausgewählt aus Acid Red 18 (CI 16255), Acid Red 26, Acid Red 27, Acid Red 33, Acid Red 51 , Acid Red 87, Acid Red 88, Acid Red 92, Acid Red 95, Acid Red 249 (CI 18134), Acid Red 52 (CI 45100), Acid Violet 126, Acid Violet 48, Acid Violet 54, Acid Yellow 1 , Acid Yellow 3 (CI 47005), Acid Yellow 11 , Acid Yellow 23 (CI 19140), Acid Yellow 3, Direct Blue 199 (CI 74190), Direct Yellow 28 (CI 19555), Food Blue 2 (CI 42090), Food Blue 5:2 (CI 42051 :2), Food Red 7(01 16255), Food Yellow 13 (CI 47005), Food Yellow 3 (CI 15985), Food Yellow 4 (CI 19140), Reactive Green 12, Solvent Green 7 (CI 59040).Particularly preferred dyes are water-soluble acid dyes, for example Food Yellow 13 (Acid Yellow 3, CI 47005), Food Yellow 4 (Acid Yellow 23, CI 19140), Food Red 7 (Acid Red 18, C1 16255), Food Blue 2 (Acid Blue 9, CI 42090), Food Blue 5 (Acid Blue 3, CI 42051), Acid Red 249 (C1 18134), Acid Red 52 (CI 45100), Acid Violet 126, Acid Violet48, Acid Blue 80(01 61585), Acid Blue 182, Acid Blue 182, Acid Green 25 (CI 61570), Acid Green 81 . Also preferred are water-soluble direct dyes, for example Direct Yellow 28 (CI 19555), Direct Blue 199 (CI 74190) and water-soluble reactive dyes, for example Reactive Green 12, as well as the dyes Food Yellow 3 (CI 15985), Acid Yellow 184.Ebenso bevorzugt eingesetzt werden wässrige Dispersionen folgender Pigment-Farbstoffe, Pigment Black 7 (CI 77266), Pigment Blue 15 (CI 74160), Pigment Blue 15:1 (CI 74160), Pigment Blue 15:3 (CI 74160), Pigment Green 7 (CI 74260), Pigment Orange 5, Pigment Red 112 (CI 12370), Pigment Red 112 (CI 12370), Pigment Red 122 (CI 73915), Pigment Red 179 (CI 71 130), Pigment Red 184 (CI 12487), Pigment Red 188 (CI 12467), Pigment Red 4 (CI 12085), Pigment Red 5 (CI 12490), Pigment Red 9, Pigment Violet 23 (CI 51319), Pigment Yellow 1 (CI 28 11680), Pigment Yellow 13 (CI 21100), Pigment Yellow 154, Pigment Yellow 3 (CI 11710), Pigment Yellow 74, Pigment Yellow 83 (CI 21108), Pigment Yellow 97.In preferred embodiments, the following pigment dyes are used in the form of dispersions: Pigment Yellow 1 (CI 11680), Pigment Yellow 3 (CI 11710), Pigment Red 112 (CI 12370), Pigment Red 5 (CI 12490), Pigment Red 181 (CI 73360), Pigment Violet 23 (CI 51319), Pigment Blue 15:1 (CI 74160), Pigment Green 7 (CI 74260), Pigment Black 7 (CI 77266). Likewise preferred embodiments utilize water-soluble polymer dyes, for example Liquitint, Liquitint Blue HP, Liquitint Blue MC, Liquitint Blue 65, Liquitint Cyan 15, Liquitint Patent Blue, Liquitint Violet 129, Liquitint Royal Blue, Liquitint Experimental Yellow 8949-43, Liquitint Green HMC, Liquitint Yellow LP, Liquitint Yellow II, and mixtures thereof. The group of particularly preferred dyes includes Acid Blue 3, Acid Yellow 23, Acid Red 33, Acid Violet 126, Liquitint Yellow LP, Liquitint Cyan 15, Liquitint Blue HP, and Liquitint Blue MC.If present, dye is preferably contained in the shaped bodies according to the invention in amounts of 0.001 wt.% to 0.5 wt.%, in particular 0.002 wt.% to 0.2 wt.%.

[0060] The addition of bittering agents primarily serves to prevent oral ingestion of the shaped bodies. In preferred embodiments of the invention, the shaped body contains at least one bittering agent in an amount of 0.0001 wt.% to 0.1 wt.%, in particular 0.0005 wt.% to 0.02 wt. According to the present invention, bittering agents which are soluble in water at 20°C to a degree of at least 5 g / l are particularly preferred. With regard to undesirable interactions with any fragrance components contained in the composition, in particular a change in the fragrance perceived by the consumer, ionogenic bittering agents have proven superior to non-ionogenic ones. Ionic bittering agents which contain organic cations and organic anions are preferred for the composition according to the invention.Particularly suitable in the context of the present invention are quaternary ammonium compounds that contain an aromatic group in both the cation and the anion. In various embodiments, the at least one bittering agent is therefore such a quaternary ammonium compound. A suitable quaternary ammonium compound is, for example, benzyldiethyl((2,6-xylylcarbamoyl)methyl)ammonium benzoate, also known as denatonium benzoate and commercially available, for example, under the trademarks Bitrex® and Indigestin®. If Bitrex® is used, amounts of up to 0.002 wt.% are most preferred.

[0061] In one embodiment of the invention, the shaped bodies are translucent and / or transparent; this means that they have a residual light output (transmission) of at least 20% in the spectral range between 380 nm and 780 nm, based on the reference measurement. For the transparency measurement, it is important to note that the shaped body must form in the measuring cuvette inserted into the photometer (which typically ensures a layer thickness of 10 mm in the direction of the light passing through) in order to obtain reliable measurement results. For this purpose, the sample is introduced in liquid form, for example at 80°C, during sample preparation, solidified by cooling to the measurement temperature in the cuvette, and then measured. It is preferred if the agent according to the invention has a transmission (at 20°C) of at least 25%, more preferably at least 30%, more preferably at least 40%, in particular of at least 50%, particularly preferably of at least 60%.

[0062] The shaped body according to the invention can be produced by first forming a liquid composition by heating a mixture containing at least the gelling agents essential to the invention and water to a temperature above the sol-gel transition temperature of the mixture, then optionally, if not already present in the mixture at the beginning, the remaining ingredients of the shaped body are mixed in individually or in separately prepared mixtures, without the temperature falling below the sol-gel transition temperature, and then the heated liquid composition, which contains all the ingredients of the shaped body, is poured into a mold and cooled there below the sol-gel transition temperature.

[0063] Normally, heating to a maximum temperature of 80°C to 90°C is entirely sufficient. The liquid composition is brought to below the sol-gel transition temperature of the liquid composition in the mold for curing. It is preferred if the liquid composition is cooled to not less than 20°C, in particular not less than 25°C, and most preferably not less than 30°C, to form the molded article. Virtually any desired shape can be formed, such as a sphere, ellipsoid, hemisphere, torus, cube, cuboid, cone, pyramid, cylinder, tube, round disc, tub, bowl, prism, octahedron, tetrahedron, dog, cat, mouse, horse, torso, bust, pillow, automobile, oval disc with an embossed trademark, and many others.

[0064] The weight of an individual shaped body is preferably in the range from 1 g to 50 g, in particular from 2 g to 30 g, particularly preferably from 5 g to 20 g, for example 15 to 17 g.

[0065] The molded body according to the invention obtainable as described preferably has a storage modulus G' of more than 3000 Pascal, measured with a shear rheometer using a plate-to-plate measuring system with a plate spacing of 100 pm at a constant frequency of 1 Hz and a temperature of 20°C.

[0066] Examples

[0067] Liquid preparations F1 to F3 were produced from the ingredients listed in Table 1 below while stirring at 60 °C.

[0068] Table 1 : Liquid preparations [wt%]

[0069] 20 g or 30 g of the heated preparation were poured into appropriately sized cuboid molds, covered, and cooled to room temperature overnight. a) The storage modulus G' of the molded bodies was measured using a shear rheometer using a plate-to-plate measuring system with a plate spacing of 100 pm at a constant frequency of 1 Hz and a temperature of 20°C. b) A 30 g molded body was placed in 1.5 l of water heated to 40°C and stirred at this temperature with a magnetic stirrer. After 40 minutes, the undissolved residue was removed, dried, and weighed. c) In parallel, a 30 g molded body was used together with standardized laundry in the wash cycle of a Miele® W1714 washing machine (determination 5 times). The results of these tests are given in Table 2 below.

[0070] Table 2

[0071] It can be seen that the molded bodies according to the invention made of F2 and F3 have the best values.

Claims

Patent claims 1 . Surfactant- and water-containing molded article containing at least one gelling agent of the general formula (I) in which * stands for a covalent single bond between an oxygen atom of the hexanehexol backbone and the intended radical, R 1 , R 2 and R 3 independently of one another represent hydrogen, halogen, C1-C4-alkyl, -CN, -NO2, -NH2, -CO2H, -OH, -C(=O)-NH-NH2, -NH-C(=O)-(C2-C4-alkyl), C1-C4-alkoxy, C1-C4-alkoxy-C2-C4-alkyl and mixtures thereof, and p represents a number from 1 to 3, in particular 1 or 2 and particularly preferably 2, and at least one salt.

2. Shaped body according to claim 1, characterized in that it contains 0.1 wt.% to 5 wt.%, in particular from 0.5 wt.% to 3 wt.% of gelling agent of the general formula (I).

3. Shaped body according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that it contains 0.1 wt.% to 10 wt.%, in particular from 0.5 wt.% to 6 wt.% salt.

4. Shaped body according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the weight ratio of gelling agent of the general formula (I) to salt is in the range from 1:1 to 1:10, in particular from 1:2 to 1:

6.

5. Shaped body according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the salt is selected from the alkali and alkaline earth halides, sulfates, acetates, and mixtures thereof, in particular from sodium chloride, calcium chloride, magnesium sulfate, potassium acetate, and mixtures thereof 6. Shaped body according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that it contains, in addition to water, organic solvent selected from the group comprising ethanol, n-propanol, i-propanol, butanols, glycol, propanediol, butanediol, methylpropanediol, glycerol, propylene carbonate, diglycol, propyl diglycol, butyl diglycol, hexylene glycol, diethylene glycol ethyl ether, diethylene glycol methyl ether, diethylene glycol n-butyl ether, diethylene glycol hexyl ether, diethylene glycol n-butyl ether acetate, ethylene glycol propyl ether, ethylene glycol n-butyl ether, ethylene glycol hexyl ether, ethylene glycol n- butyl ether acetate, triethylene glycol, triethylene glycol methyl ether, triethylene glycol ethyl ether, triethylene glycol n-butyl ether, ethylene glycol phenyl ether, propylene glycol methyl ether, dipropylene glycol methyl ether, tripropylene glycol methyl ether, propylene glycol methyl ether acetate, dipropylene glycol methyl ether acetate, propylene glycol n-propyl ether, Dipropylene glycol n-propyl ether, propylene glycol n-butyl ether, dipropylene glycol n-butyl ether, tripropylene glycol n-butyl ether, propylene glycol phenyl ether, propylene glycol diacetate, dipropylene glycol dimethyl ether, methoxytriglycol, ethoxytriglycol, butoxytriglycol, glycerin carbonate, propylene carbonate, 1-Butoxyethoxy-2-propanol, 3-methyl-3-methoxybutanol, Contains propylene glycol t-butyl ether, di-n-octyl ether and mixtures thereof.

7. Shaped body according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that it contains 5 wt.% to 15 wt.%, in particular from 6.5 wt.% to 12 wt.% water.

8. Shaped body according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the proportion of the sum of water and organic solvent in the total amount of the shaped body is in the range from 10 wt.% to 35 wt.%, in particular from 15 wt.% to 32 wt.%.

9. Shaped body according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that it contains 40 wt.% to 75 wt.%, in particular 50 wt.% to 65 wt.% surfactant.

10. Shaped body according to one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that it has a weight of 1 g to 50 g, in particular of 2 g to 30 g.

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