Kao Corporation

Hitoshi Tanimoto

Shu Yamaguchi

Masaki Tsumadori

Masafumi Nomura

Nobuyuki Ogura

Shitsuw Shikata

Toshihiro Oki

Tsutomu Tokumoto

Hiroyuki Yamashita

Takuo Goto

Koichiro Motono

The present invention provides a detergent composition which is excellent in enzyme stability and exhibits excellent detergency particularly to protein-related dirt of socks and other items even under laundering conditions at a lower temperature. That is, the present invention provides a detergent composition comprising specific proportions of (a) an anionic surfactant, (b) a chlorine scavenger, (c) a protease whose &agr;-keratin-hydrolyzing activity at 10&deg; C. is not less than 0.09&times;10 &mgr;g/mPU&middot;min and (d) a protease whose &agr;-keratin-hydrolyzing activity at 10&deg; C. is less than 0.09&times;10 &mgr;g/mPU&middot;min.

Detergent composition

The present invention is targeted to obtain a high-density granular detergent composition for clothes washing having sufficient detergency even when the amount of dosage is small without lowering its detergency even after long-term storage by blending a non-soap anionic surfactant and a crystalline alkali metal silicate in a state of non-contact as much as possible. The high-density granular detergent composition for clothes washing, the granular detergent composition having a bulk density of from 0.7 to 1.2 g/cm,, including (A) a non-soap anionic surfactant; (B) a crystalline alkali metal silicate; and (C) a metal ion capturing agent other than Component (B). In the above detergent composition, Component (A) is added in an amount of from 10 to 50% by weight, and a total amount of Component (B) and Component (C) is from 30 to 80% by weight, and a weight ratio of Component (B) to Component (C) is (B)/(C)&equals;1/15 to 5/1, and at least a part of (B) the crystalline alkali metal silicate is blended in builder granules, the builder granules including the crystalline alkali metal silicate, a binder and optionally an aluminosilicate. Further, (A) the non-soap anionic surfactant is contained in the builder granules in an amount of less than 10% by weight.

High-density granulated detergent composition for clothes

The present invention provides a detergent composition which is excellent in enzyme stability and exhibits excellent detergency particularly to protein-related dirt of socks and other items even under laundering conditions at a lower temperature. That is, the present invention provides a detergent composition comprising specific proportions of (a) an anionic surfactant, (b) a chlorine scavenger, (c) a protease whose &agr;-keratin-hydrolyzing activity at 10&deg; C. is not less than 0.09&times;10,&mgr;g/mPU&middot;min and (d) a protease whose &agr;-keratin-hydrolyzing activity at 10&deg; C. is less than 0.09&times;10,&mgr;g/mPU&middot;min.

Detergent composition for clothing

A process and apparatus are described for the continuous granulation of high-density detergent granules of a predetermined size from a detergent powder, with the granulation apparatus comprising a granulation chamber, a feeding port located at the top of the granulation chamber, a first discharging port located at the bottom of the granulation chamber including valve means for opening and closing the port, a second discharging port located at the side wall of the granulation chamber, one or more horizontally rotating stirring blades attached to a rotational shaft positioned at the bottom of the granulation chamber which stir and mix the detergent powder, and one or more vertically rotating grinding blades located above the one or more stirring blades and attached to a rotational shaft positioned at the side wall of the granulation chamber which grind and classify coarse detergent particles; and the process comprising the steps of continuously feeding a detergent powder into the granulation chamber, granulating the detergent powder by stirring and mixing the powder with the one or more horizontally rotating stirring blades, and continuously discharging the high-density detergent granules thus formed through the second discharging port.

Process for the continuous granulation of high density detergent granules

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Wakayama, Japan

Hitoshi Tanimoto