Abstract:
Process for making a solid alkali metal salt (A) of an aminocarboxylate complexing agent, said process comprising the steps of
(a) providing a 40 to 80% by weight aqueous solution or slurry comprising salt (A), (b) optionally, heating said slurry or solution to a temperature in the range of from 50 to 150° C., (c) introducing the slurry or solution from step (a) or, if applicable, step (b) into an essentially horizontal cylindrical drying apparatus containing a stirring element that rotates around an essentially horizontal axis and that is charged with solid particles of salt (A), and (d) removing most of the water by evaporation, (e) removing solid salt (A) as granule.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein are carboxymethylated polylysines as dispersing agents and/or chelating agents. Additionally disclosed are detergent compositions and peroxy bleaching compositions including carboxymethylated polylysines. Further disclosed is a method for formulating a detergent composition or a peroxy bleaching composition with the carboxymethylated polylysines.
Abstract:
Process for making solid methylglycine diacetate (MGDA) alkali metal salt (A), said process comprising the steps of (a) providing a 40 to 60% by weight aqueous solution of said salt (A) having a temperature in the range of from 50 to 90° C., (b) crystallizing salt (A), (c) removing said crystalline salt (A) from the mother liquor by filtration, and (d) subjecting the water containing filter cake from step (c) to an extrusion step.
Abstract:
Container comprising a single unit dose of a detergent composition containing at least one complexing agent (A) dissolved in an aqueous medium, said complexing agent (A) being a mixture of the L- and D-enantiomers of glutamic acid diacetic acid (GLDA) or its respective mono-, di-, tri- or tetraalkali metal salts or its mono-, di-, tri- or tetraammonium salts, said mixture containing predominantly the respective L-isomer with an enantiomeric excess (ee) in the range of from 5 to 90%, wherein said container is made from a polymer.
Abstract:
Aqueous solution comprising (A) in the range of from 30 to 60% by weight of a complexing agent, selected from the alkali metal salts of methylglycine diacetic acid and the alkali metal salts of glutamic acid diacetic acid, (B) in the range of from 1 to 25% by weight of at least one salt of a sulfonic acid or of an organic acid, percentages referring to the total respective aqueous solution.
Abstract:
Mixture of L- and D-enantiomers of methyl glycine diacetic acid (MGDA) or its respective mono-, di or trialkali metal or mono-, di- or triammonium salts, said mixture containing predominantly the respective L-isomer with an enantiomeric excess (ee) in the range of from 10 to 75%.
Abstract:
Formulations, comprising (A) in total in the range of 1 to 50% by weight of at least one compound, selected from methylglycinediacetic acid (MGDA), glutamic acid diacetate (GLDA) and salts thereof, (B) in total in the range of 0.01 to 0.4% by weight of at least one zinc salt, stated as zinc, (C) in total in the range of 0.001 to 0.045% by weight of homo- or copolymer of ethyleneimine, and (D) optionally 0.5 to 15% by weight of bleach, based in each case on the solids content of the respective formulation.
Abstract:
Formulations, their use as or for producing dishwashing detergents and their productionFormulations comprising (A) at least one aminocarboxylate selected from methylglycine diacetate (MGDA), iminodisuccinic acid (IDA) and glutamic acid diacetate (GLDA), and salts and derivatives thereof, and (B) at least one alkoxylated alkyleneimine polymer with an average molecular weight Mw in the range from 500 to below 800 g/mol which has a positive charge density of at least 5 meq/g and which has in the range from 2 to at most 80% by weight alkylene oxide side chains, based on total alkoxylated alkyleneimine polymer.
Abstract:
Process for manufacturing a crystalline alkali metal salt of the general formula (I) [R1—CH(COO)—N(CH2—COO)2]M13 (I) wherein M1 is selected from alkali metal cations, same or different, R1 is selected from C1-C4-alkyl and CH2CH2COOM1, comprising the step of (b) crystallizing said alkali metal salt from an aqueous solution containing in the range of from 5 to 30% by weight of alkali metal hydroxide, referring to said aqueous solution.
Abstract:
Use of solid formulations with a residual moisture content in the range from 0.1 to 15% by weight, comprising (A) at least one compound selected from aminocarboxylates and polyaminocarboxylates, and (B) at least one cationic (co)polymer with a cationic charge density of at least 5 milliequivalents/g, (C) at least one silicate selected from sodium silicates, potassium silicates and alumosilicates, (D) optionally at least one compound selected from alkali metal percarbonate, alkali metal perborate and alkali metal persulfate, and (E) optionally, polyvinyl alcohol as or for producing formulations for washing dishes and kitchen utensils.