The Procter Gamble Company

The Procter & Gambel Company

Frederick E Hardy

Alan David Willey

Michael E Burns

James P Johnston

Alan D Willey

Toan Trinh

Stefano Scialla

Eugene Paul Gosselink

Regine Labeque

Alfred Busch

Bruce Prentiss Murch

Christiaan A Thoen

Abdennaceur Fredj

Mark Robert Sivik

Gregory Scot Miracle

Rajan Keshav Panandiker

Jean-Pol Boutique

Kevin Lee Kott

Jean Wevers

David Johnathan Kitko

Gerard Marcel Baillely

Eddy Vos

Lucille F Taylor

Christian R Barrat

Barry Thomas Ingram

Gerald Scott

Barry Stoddart

Hugo J Demeyere

Kenneth Young

Darlene R Walley

Nour-Eddine Guedira

James E Thompson

Cushman M Cambre

Brian E Talkes

Mark William Glogowski

Stephen Culshaw

Axel Koenig

Geoffrey William Rowland

Finlay MacCorquodale

Graeme D Murray

Eric M Johnson

Colin A Dewar

Hans Raemdonck

Alastair J Pretty

Frank Cselik

Process for treating textiles and compositions therefor

Disclosed is a detergent composition comprising a polyhydroxy fatty acid amide surfactant of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is H, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 hydrocarbyl, 2-hydroxy ethyl, 2 hyroxy propyl, or a mixture thereof, R.sup.2 is C.sub.5 -C.sub.31 hydrocarbyl, and Z is a polyhydroxy-hydrocarbyl having a linear hydrocarbyl chain with at least 3 hydroxyls connected directly to said chain, or an alkoxylated derivative thereof, and a non-borate, non-borate-forming bleaching agent such as the persulfates and especially the percarbonate bleaches. Mixtures of non-perborates with bleach activators such as tetraacetyl ethylene diamine are also used in the compositions. Also disclosed is a method for cleaning substrates, such as fabrics, fibers, textiles, hard surfaces, etc., at temperatures below about 50.degree. C., especially below about 40.degree. C., with a detergent composition containing polyhydroxy fatty acid amide surfactant, auxiliary detersive surfactants, optional detersive adjunct ingredients, and bleaching agent, wherein the bleaching agent is a non-borate, non-borate-forming bleaching agent, especially percarbonate bleach.

Polyhydroxy fatty acid amide surfactants in percarbonate

Bleaching compositions, laundry and automatic dishwashing detergent compositions comprising particular quaternary-substituted bleach activators, are provided. More specifically, the invention relates to compositions which provide enhanced cleaning/bleaching benefits though the selection of quaternary-substituted bleach activators having specific leaving groups with a conjugate acid pKa above 13 and with specific ratios of the rate of perhydrolysis to the rate of hydrolysis and the rate of perhydrolysis to the rate of diacylperoxide production. Included are preferred activator compounds and methods for washing fabrics, hard surfaces, and tableware using the activators.

Quaternary substituted bleach activators

N-oxidation process for amino-polymers

Detergent compositions inhibiting dye transfer

Acylated citrate esters as peracid precursors

Dye transfer inhibiting compositions containing a metallocatalyst, a

Encapsulation of liquids in micro-organisms

Rinse-added fabric conditioning compositions containing cationic soil release polymers are much more effective than similar compositions containing nonionic soil release polymers for soil release. Most of the cationic soil release polymers are new compounds comprising a hydrophobic alkylene oxide/terephthalate portion which has a low molecular weight and at least a single cationic charge under use conditions.

Rinse-added fabric conditioning compositions containing fabric softening

Hard-surface cleaning compositions are disclosed, containing an organic solvent having a boiling point above 90.degree. C., and a chelating agent derived from iminodiacetic acid.

Hard-surface cleaning compositions containing iminodiacetic acid

Rinse-added fabric conditioning compositions containing fabric sofening

Novel imidazole compounds are disclosed, as well as textile treatment compositions containing said imidazole compounds and a Bronstedt acid as dispersing aid.

Imidazole compounds and textile treatment compositions containing them

Bleach activator, bleach and detergent compositions comprising:

Bleach activator compositions containing an antioxidant

This invention relates to bleaching compounds and compositions that provide effective and efficient surface bleaching of textiles over a wide range of bleach solution temperatures. The bleaching compounds of the invention yield a peroxyacid with a polar amide link in the hydrophobic chain when used in the bleaching compositions. In a preferred embodiment, the bleaching compositions of the invention are also detergent compositions.

Bleaching compounds and compositions comprising fatty peroxyacids salts

Shelf-stable biodegradable fabric softening compositions are provided comprising mixtures of a quaternized ester-ammonium softening compound having the formula ##STR1## and mixtures thereof, wherein each R substituent is independently selected from C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, alkenyl or hydroxyalkyl groups, R.sup.1 is a C.sub.14 -C.sub.22 hydrocarbyl group, R.sup.2 is a C.sub.13 -C.sub.21 hydrocarbyl group, and A.sup.- is a softener compatible anion; and a liquid carrier. These biodegradable compositions have improved product stability and dispersability, as well as excellent fabric softening characteristics.

Stable biodegradable fabric softening compositions containing

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Frederick E Hardy