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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Carmel M. Render, Hampton, GB;
Michael J. Greenhill-Hooper, Petworth, GB;
Clifford A. Bunton, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Assignee:
U.S. Borax Inc., Valencia, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C11D 3/395 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C11D 3/395 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to bleach catalysts for use in cleaning or detergent compositions. The bleach catalysts used are water-soluble complexes of (a) one or more cobalt ions and, as ligand, (b) one or more aminated and/or alkylated mono- or oligo-saccharides, optionally in reduced or oxidized form, and salts thereof. The complexes according to the invention are good bleach catalysts and have high hydrolytic stability.