Basf Corporation

John V Sherman

Sridhar Gopalkrishnan

Kathleen M Guiney

Michael C Welch

David T Durocher

A laundry detergent composition having antiredeposition properties comprising 0.01 to 20% of a hydrophilic copolymer by weight of the total surfactant in the laundry detergent composition wherein further, said hydrophilic copolymer comprises an unsaturated hydrophilic monomer and a hydrophilic oxyalkylated monomer.

Modified polyacrylic acid polymers for anti-redeposition performance

The present invention relates to a method for retarding the gelation of aqueous sodium carbonate slurries comprising adding to said aqueous sodium carbonate slurry a polycarboxylate polymer having the following structure: ##STR1##

Polycarboxylate polymers for retarding the gelation of sodium carbonate

An aqueous detergent slurry composition comprising (A) about 5-60% of inorganic builder salts; (B) about 5-70% of detergent active matter selected from the group consisting of anionic, nonionic, cationic, amphoteric and zwitterionic surfactants; and (C) about 0.01-10% of a hydrophilic copolymer comprising a hydrophilic monomer copolymerized with an oxyethylated monomer.

Hydrophilic copolymers for reducing the viscosity of detergent slurries

An aqueous detergent slurry composition comprising (A) about 5-60% of inorganic builder salts; (B) about 5-70% of detergent active matter selected from the group consisting of anionic, nonionic, cationic, amphoteric and zwitterionic surfactants; and (C) about 0.01-10% of a hydrophilic copolymer comprising a hydrophilic monomer copolymerized with an oxyalkylated monomer.

A hydrophilic co-polymer, useful in stabilizing laundry detergent, comprising two hydrophilic monomers: an unsaturated hydrophilic monomer co-polymerized with a hydrophilic oxyalkylated monomer.

Stable, aqueous concentrated liquid detergent compositions containing

A stable aqueous detergent composition, comprising: (a) about 5.70% of detergent active matter selected from the group consisting of anionic, nonionic, cationic, amphoteric, and zwitterionic surfactants; (b) about 1-60% of one or more electrolytes; and (c) about 0.01-5% of at least one hydrophilic copolymer comprising hydrophilic monomer and oxyethylated monomer. In particular, the hydrophilic copolymer is of a structure represented by ##STR1## wherein the above-stated substituents are defined herein.

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John V Sherman