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Procédé de préparation d'une particule de détergent séchée par atomisation Download PDF

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EP4341367B1
EP4341367B1 EP22729208.3A EP22729208A EP4341367B1 EP 4341367 B1 EP4341367 B1 EP 4341367B1 EP 22729208 A EP22729208 A EP 22729208A EP 4341367 B1 EP4341367 B1 EP 4341367B1
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C11—ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
    • C11D—DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
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    • C11—ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
    • C11D—DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
    • C11D1/00—Detergent compositions based essentially on surface-active compounds; Use of these compounds as a detergent
    • C11D1/02—Anionic compounds
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    • C11—ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
    • C11D—DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
    • C11D11/00—Special methods for preparing compositions containing mixtures of detergents
    • C11D11/02—Preparation in the form of powder by spray drying
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C11—ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
    • C11D—DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
    • C11D3/00—Other compounding ingredients of detergent compositions covered in group C11D1/00
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    • C11D3/04—Water-soluble compounds
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    • C11—ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
    • C11D—DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
    • C11D3/00—Other compounding ingredients of detergent compositions covered in group C11D1/00
    • C11D3/02—Inorganic compounds ; Elemental compounds
    • C11D3/04—Water-soluble compounds
    • C11D3/08—Silicates
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C11—ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
    • C11D—DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
    • C11D3/00—Other compounding ingredients of detergent compositions covered in group C11D1/00
    • C11D3/02—Inorganic compounds ; Elemental compounds
    • C11D3/12—Water-insoluble compounds
    • C11D3/122—Sulfur-containing, e.g. sulfates, sulfites or gypsum
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C11—ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
    • C11D—DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
    • C11D3/00—Other compounding ingredients of detergent compositions covered in group C11D1/00
    • C11D3/02—Inorganic compounds ; Elemental compounds
    • C11D3/12—Water-insoluble compounds
    • C11D3/1233—Carbonates, e.g. calcite or dolomite

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  • the present invention relates to a process for preparing a particulate, free flowing detergent particle by a slurry making and spray drying technique. It relates to the process for preparing a slurry with higher detersive surfactant content to produce a spray dried laundry detergent particle.
  • the spray-dried particle is suitable for use as a solid laundry detergent composition, or for incorporation into a solid laundry detergent composition.
  • granular laundry detergent composition is prepared by spray-drying.
  • the detergent components such as surfactants and builders are mixed with around 20% to 50% by weight water to form an aqueous slurry, the aqueous slurry is maintained at temperatures ranging from 60°C to 85°C and then spray-dried in a spray-drying tower.
  • Aqueous detergent slurries with a high level of anionic detersive surfactant content requires a higher slurry moisture content compared to the ones with moderate to low active content. This is due to the gel phase formation during the formation of the detergent salt. Any attempt to reduce the moisture can result in a lumpy and sticky slurry which is difficult to pump or not pumpable.
  • the high slurry moisture content and increased level of detersive surfactant salt content in the slurry necessitates increased energy consumption to reduce the final spray-dried particle moisture content to below 2.5 wt.% in order to obtain optimum physical properties.
  • the high drying temperatures needed for drying off the excess water costs extra energy and may lead to incidences of fire in the tower and/or the dry cyclones.
  • the higher detersive active containing spray dried particle preferably has a weight ratio of inorganic carbonate salt to detersive active content of more than 1.
  • the limitations to maximise the level of the carbonate salt in the formulations exists as the content of detersive surfactant levels go up.
  • a solution to this problem is to make the sodium LAS reaction mix heavier by adding neutral salt or fillers selected from the group consisting of alkali metal sulphate, alkali metal chloride, alkaline earth metal carbonate or mixtures thereof, more preferred examples of fillers include sodium sulphate or sodium chloride (salt).
  • neutral salt or fillers selected from the group consisting of alkali metal sulphate, alkali metal chloride, alkaline earth metal carbonate or mixtures thereof, more preferred examples of fillers include sodium sulphate or sodium chloride (salt).
  • US3849346 discloses a process for preparing a granular detergent composition containing particles of relatively high mechanical strength and which are essentially non-caking.
  • the process includes the step of spray-drying a slurry comprising anionic surface-active agent, sodium tripolyphosphate, sodium silicate and magnesium sulphate to form in-situ magnesium silicate and magnesium phosphate.
  • WO 2006/029676 A1 discloses a laundry detergent composition with a soluble alkali metal silicate and 0.01 wt.% to 25 wt.% alkaline earth silicate seeds.
  • the alkaline earth silicate seeds are formed in-situ by reaction of sodium silicate and soluble alkaline earth metal salt in presence of anionic surfactant during the laundry detergent base powder processing.
  • EP 3301152 A1 (Procter & Gamble, 2018 ) discloses a spray-dried base detergent particle having a low pH profile and with good solubility profile and cleaning profile.
  • the spray-dried base detergent particle has a low or no level of sodium carbonate and/or sodium silicate and provides the desired powder properties by a careful control and combination of levels of organic acid and magnesium sulphate.
  • US 4139486 A (Bailey John et. al., 1979 ) discloses a detergent composition having superior whiteness maintenance and lower undesirable residual deposits on the fabrics which composition includes orthophosphate and pyrophosphate together as builder along with the addition of magnesium silicate. This document teaches employing a combination of phosphate builder.
  • WO 2005/037712 A1 (Osinga Theo Jan, 2005 ) discloses a detergent composition having a soluble carbonate salt in combination with a soluble alkali metal silicate. It discloses a method of preparing amorphous particles of silicate-based calcium salt or silicate based magnesium salt having the step of mixing an aqueous solution of a calcium salt or magnesium salt with a soluble alkali metal silicate salt and a soluble carbonate salt.
  • a spray dried detergent particle prepared from a slurry with high detersive surfactant content in presence of an in-situ formed silicate and/or a disilicate salt of alkaline earth metal, formed by reacting an alkali metal silicate with an alkaline earth metal salt, and an alkali metal silicate salt provides for excellent powder properties and extended shelf life without getting caked, even at lower amounts of the sodium carbonate in the spray-dried detergent particle. It is also surprisingly found that the spray-dried particle provides desired pH in wash solution required for good stain removal performance without being harsh on the hands or the fabrics.
  • the spray dried detergent particle according to the present invention preferably incorporates optimum amounts of alkaline builders, particularly alkali metal silicates and alkali metal carbonates.
  • a process for preparing a spray-dried detergent particle comprising the steps of:
  • a process of preparing a spray-dried detergent particle comprising the steps as described herein below.
  • the first aspect of the present invention disclosed is a process of contacting an alkaline earth metal salt with an alkali metal silicate in an aqueous mixture comprising a detersive surfactant.
  • the alkaline earth metal salt is preferably a magnesium or a calcium salt or mixtures thereof.
  • the alkaline earth metal salt may be preferably selected from calcium sulphate, magnesium sulphate, calcium chloride, magnesium chloride or mixtures thereof.
  • the alkali earth metal is a magnesium salt and still preferably the alkaline earth metal salt is magnesium sulphate.
  • the process according to the present invention includes addition of an alkali metal silicate to the aqueous mixture.
  • the alkali metal silicate is a soluble silicate.
  • Soluble silicates are common ingredients in the laundry detergent compositions. Some commercial grades of silicates may contain a trace level of alkaline earth metal silicate, as contamination.
  • the composition of trace materials in the water used for making an aqueous mixture having detersive surfactant may also contribute to the alkaline earth metal. However, the amount of amorphous material introduced through this impurity route will be low.
  • the spray dried detergent particle prepared according to the process of the first aspect of the present invention preferably includes 0.1 wt.% to 3 wt.% amorphous alkaline earth metal silicate formed in-situ.
  • the alkali metal silicate salt preferably has a weight ratio of SiO 2 :M 2 O where M is an alkali metal, within the range of 1.6 to 3.3 more preferably 1.6 to 2.4, and most preferably 2.0 to 2.85.
  • the alkali metal silicate salt employed is in the form of an aqueous solution, generally having 30 wt.% to 45 wt.% solid content.
  • the alkali metal silicate salt may be selected from the group consisting of sodium silicate, potassium silicate, sodium-potassium double silicate or mixtures thereof.
  • the alkali metal silicate salt is.
  • the alkali metal silicate salt employed is sodium silicate having a weight ratio, SiO 2 :Na 2 O within the range of 1.6 to 3.3 more preferably 1.6 to 2.4, and most preferably 2.0 to 2.85.
  • the amount of alkali metal silicate present in the aqueous mixture is in stoichiometric excess of the amount required for reacting with alkaline earth metal salt.
  • the amount of alkali metal silicate present in the aqueous mixture is such that the spray dried detergent particle formed preferably comprises from 5 wt.% to 17 wt.% alkali metal silicate salt.
  • the amount of alkali metal silicate added to the aqueous mixture is from 8 wt.% to 30 wt.% by weight of the aqueous mixture.
  • the excess amount of alkali metal silicate (after the formation of the in-situ alkaline earth metal silicate) may be added into the slurry at any stage before spray-drying, more preferably after the addition of filler.
  • the weight ratio between the alkaline earth metal salt and the alkali metal silicate added to the aqueous mixture is in the range from 260:1 to 5:1, preferably 24:1 to 12:1.
  • Aqueous mixture :
  • the aqueous mixture comprises a detersive surfactant.
  • the detersive surfactant is preferably an anionic surfactant.
  • the detersive anionic surfactant is either pre-neutralized and added into the aqueous mixture or a liquid acid form of the anionic surfactant which is added to the aqueous mixture and neutralized in-situ.
  • the acid form of the anionic surfactant may be partly neutralized and thereafter added into the aqueous mixture such that the remaining un-neutralized part of the liquid acid form of the anionic surfactant is neutralized in-situ in the aqueous mixture.
  • Pre-neutralized detersive surfactant is commercially available in solid form or in the form of paste.
  • the detersive surfactant is added to the aqueous mixture before addition of the alkaline earth metal salt.
  • the detersive surfactant is added to the aqueous mixture after addition of the alkaline earth metal salt or along with the alkaline earth metal salt.
  • the partly neutralized anionic surfactant is preferably prepared by a neutralization process which involves the step of (i) mixing a liquid acid form of the anionic surfactant and a neutralizing agent to form a partially neutralized solution; preferably the neutralizing agent is an alkali metal hydroxide, wherein the amount of alkali metal hydroxide neutralizing agent is sufficient to react with a portion of liquid acid anionic surfactant precursor to form in-situ anionic surfactant salt.
  • the neutralized anionic surfactant formed by neutralizing the acid form with the alkali metal hydroxide neutralizing agent contributes from 84 parts to 98 parts of the total anionic surfactant by weight present in the spray-dried particle.
  • the partly neutralized anionic surfactant is then added to the aqueous mixture where the remaining unreacted acid form of the anionic surfactant from 2 parts to 16 parts reacts with the alkali metal silicate salt to form fully neutralized salt form of the anionic surfactant.
  • a fully neutralized anionic surfactant is added to the aqueous mixture.
  • liquid acid anionic surfactant precursor is reacted with a neutralizing agent, preferably alkali metal hydroxide to form fully neutralized anionic surfactant salt before addition to the aqueous mixture. More preferably the liquid acid precursor of the anionic surfactant is partly or fully neutralized in-situ in the aqueous mixture.
  • a neutralizing agent preferably alkali metal hydroxide
  • the detersive surfactant is present when the alkaline earth metal salt is contacted with the alkali metal silicate salt.
  • the most preferred order of addition is to contact the pre-neutralized detersive surfactant or the acid detersive surfactant precursor with water followed by contacting with the alkali metal silicate salt and then adding the alkaline earth metal salt.
  • the part or full neutralization may be carried out in the same vessel by contacting the acid form of the anionic surfactant with an aqueous solution of neutralizing agent (alkali metal hydroxide) to form the neutralized anionic surfactant salt.
  • neutralizing agent alkali metal hydroxide
  • the order of addition may be reversed wherein the step involves adding alkaline earth metal salt to the aqueous mixture followed by the alkali metal silicate salt.
  • Suitable detersive surfactants include anionic detersive surfactants, non-ionic detersive surfactant, cationic detersive surfactants, zwitterionic detersive surfactants and amphoteric detersive surfactants.
  • Suitable detersive surfactants may be linear or branched, substituted or un-substituted, and may be derived from sources well known to the person skilled in the art.
  • the detersive surfactant is an anionic surfactant.
  • Suitable anionic detersive surfactants include sulphonate and sulphate surfactants.
  • Suitable sulphonate surfactants include methyl ester sulphonate, alpha olefin sulphonate, alkyl benzene sulphonate, especially alkyl benzene sulphonate, preferably C 10 to C 13 alkyl benzene sulphonate.
  • a preferred detersive anionic surfactant is linear alkyl benzene sulphonate, where the alkyl chain has 5 to 20 carbon atoms, more preferably the linear alkylbenzene sulphonate surfactant has a C 12 to C 18 alkyl group.
  • Suitable alkyl benzene sulphonate (LAS) is obtainable, preferably obtained, by sulphonating commercially available linear alkyl benzene (LAB); suitable LAB includes low 2-phenyl LAB, other suitable LAB includes high 2-phenyl LAB, such as those supplied by Sasol under the tradename Hyblene ® .
  • Suitable sulphate surfactants include alkyl sulphate, preferably C 8 to C 18 alkyl sulphate, or predominantly C 12 to C 18 alkyl sulphate.
  • One or more anionic surfactant may be present in the spray-dried detergent particle.
  • a preferred sulphate detersive surfactant is alkyl alkoxylated sulphate, preferably alkyl ethoxylated sulphate, preferably a C 8 to C 18 alkyl alkoxylated sulphate, preferably a C 8 to C 18 alkyl ethoxylated sulphate, preferably the alkyl alkoxylated sulphate has an average degree of alkoxylation of from 0.5 to 20, preferably from 0.5 to 10, preferably the alkyl alkoxylated sulphate is a C 8 to C 18 alkyl ethoxylated sulphate having an average degree of ethoxylation of from 0.5 to 10, preferably from 0.5 to 5, more preferably from 0.5 to 3 and most preferably from 0.5 to 1.5.
  • alkyl sulphate, alkyl alkoxylated sulphate and alkyl benzene sulphonate may be linear or branched, substituted or un-substituted and may be derived from petrochemical material or biomaterial.
  • suitable anionic detersive surfactants include, Soaps, alkyl ether carboxylates.
  • Suitable anionic detersive surfactants may be in salt form, suitable counter-ions include sodium, calcium, magnesium, amino alcohols, and any combinations thereof. A preferred counterion is sodium.
  • the detersive surfactant is anionic surfactant selected from alkyl benzene sulphonate, primary alkyl sulphate, secondary alkyl sulphate, alkyl ether sulphate or mixtures thereof, still preferably selected from linear alkyl benzene sulphonate, alkyl ether sulphate or mixtures thereof, still preferably selected from LAS, SLES or mixtures thereof.
  • Suitable non-ionic detersive surfactants are selected from the group consisting of: C 8 to C 18 alkyl ethoxylates, such as, NEODOL ® non-ionic surfactants from Shell; C 6 to C 12 alkyl phenol alkoxylates wherein preferably the alkoxylate units are ethyleneoxy units, propyleneoxy units or a mixture thereof; C 12 to C 18 alcohol and C 6 to C 12 alkyl phenol condensates with ethylene oxide/propylene oxide block polymers such as Pluronic ® from BASF; alkyl polysaccharides, preferably alkyl polyglycosides; methyl ester ethoxylates; polyhydroxy fatty acid amides; ether capped poly(oxyalkylated) alcohol surfactants and mixtures thereof.
  • C 8 to C 18 alkyl ethoxylates such as, NEODOL ® non-ionic surfactants from Shell
  • the detersive surfactant is anionic surfactant selected from alkyl benzene sulphonate, primary alkyl sulphate, secondary alkyl sulphate, alkyl ether sulphate or mixtures thereof, still preferably selected from linear alkyl benzene sulphonate, alkyl ether sulphate or mixtures thereof, still preferably selected from LAS, SLES or mixtures thereof.
  • Suitable non-ionic detersive surfactants are alkyl polyglucoside and/or an alkyl alkoxylated alcohol.
  • Suitable non-ionic detersive surfactants include alkyl alkoxylated alcohols, preferably C 8 to C 18 alkyl alkoxylated alcohol, preferably a C 8 to C 18 alkyl ethoxylated alcohol, preferably the alkyl alkoxylated alcohol has an average degree of alkoxylation of from 1 to 50, preferably from 1 to 30, or from 1 to 20, or from 1 to 10, preferably the alkyl alkoxylated alcohol is a C 8 to C 18 alkyl ethoxylated alcohol having an average degree of ethoxylation of from 1 to 10, preferably from 1 to 7, more preferably from 1 to 5 and most preferably from 3 to 7.
  • the alkyl alkoxylated alcohol can be linear or branched and substituted or un-substituted.
  • Suitable nonionic detersive surfactants include secondary alcohol-
  • Zwitterionic surfactant Suitable zwitterionic detersive surfactants include amine oxides and/or betaines.
  • One or more detersive surfactant may be present in the spray-dried particle according to the present invention.
  • the surfactants are preferably those which are thermally stable during processing conditions of a tower with inlet air temperature ranging from 250°C to 500°C and those which are chemically stable at the pH conditions of the spray-drying slurry.
  • Non-limiting examples of the anionic surfactant includes the ones mentioned above.
  • the alkali metal silicate reacts with the alkaline earth metal salt to form in-situ silicate or disilicate salt of alkaline earth metal or mixtures thereof.
  • the alkaline earth metal salt present in the reaction is magnesium sulphate or magnesium chloride, more preferably magnesium sulphate.
  • the magnesium sulphate reacts with alkali metal silicate to form in-situ magnesium silicate or magnesium disilicate or mixtures thereof.
  • the alkali metal silicate is sodium silicate.
  • the reaction of the alkali metal silicate with the alkaline earth metal salt is carried out by heating the aqueous mixture in a mixer at a temperature of 20°C to 80°C, more preferably from 70°C to 80°C.
  • the reaction is carried out for a duration of 0.5 minutes to 30 minutes by continuously stirring the aqueous mixture in the slurry handling system.
  • the reaction may also produce some amount of hydroxide of alkaline earth metal and may include some amount of unreacted magnesium sulphate.
  • the aqueous mixture includes the in-situ formed silicate salt or disilicate salt of alkaline earth metal or mixtures thereof, alkali metal silicate salt, detersive surfactant optionally any unreacted alkaline earth metal salt and water.
  • the silicate salt or disilicate salt of the alkaline earth metal is 50% amorphous, more preferably 60% amorphous, still preferably 80%, further preferably 90% amorphous. In a highly preferred embodiment, all of the in-situ formed silicate salt and/or disilicate salt of alkaline earth metal salt is amorphous.
  • the aqueous mixture preferably also includes hydroxide of alkaline earth metal and some amount of unreacted alkaline earth metal salt.
  • the aqueous mixture after forming the in-situ silicate salt of alkaline earth metal comprises:
  • the next step involves adding a carbonate builder salt to form an aqueous slurry.
  • a carbonate builder salt 14 wt.% to 36 wt.% a sodium carbonate builder salt is added to the aqueous mixture obtained in step (ii) followed preferably with addition by minors and fillers, to form an aqueous slurry.
  • the carbonate builder salt includes alkaline earth metal and alkali metal carbonates or mixtures thereof.
  • the carbonate builder salt is preferably an alkali metal carbonate, alkaline earth metal carbonate or mixtures thereof.
  • Preferred alkali carbonates are sodium and/or potassium carbonate of which sodium carbonate is particularly preferred.
  • the carbonate builder salt is sodium carbonate. It is further preferred that sodium carbonate makes up at least 75 wt.%, more preferably at least 85 wt.% and even more preferably at least 90 wt.% of the total weight of the carbonate builder salt.
  • inorganic builders include of alkali metals, crystalline and amorphous aluminosilicates for example, zeolites as disclosed in GB 1 473 201 (Henkel ), amorphous aluminosilicates as disclosed in GB 1 473 202 (Henkel ) and mixed crystalline/amorphous aluminosilicates as disclosed in GB 1 470 250 (Procter & Gamble ); sodium alkaline silicates and layered silicates as disclosed in EP 164 514 B (Hoechst ).
  • Inorganic phosphate builders for example sodium orthophosphate, pyrophosphate and tripolyphosphate are preferably present at relatively low levels, for example less than 5 wt.%, still preferably less than 3 wt.%, further preferably less than 1 wt.%.
  • the spray-dried detergent particle prepared from the process according to the first aspect of the present invention is substantially free of inorganic phosphate builders. By substantially free it is meant that the spray dried particle prepared according to the process of the first aspect does not include any deliberately added inorganic phosphate builder.
  • Zeolite builders used in most commercial particulate detergent compositions is zeolite A.
  • aluminium zeolite P zeolite MAP
  • zeolite MAP aluminium zeolite P
  • EP 384 070A Unilever
  • Zeolite MAP is an alkali metal aluminosilicate of the P type having a silicon to aluminium ratio not exceeding 1.33, preferably not exceeding 1.15, and more preferably not exceeding 1.07.
  • Zeolite builders are preferably present at relatively low levels, for example less than 5 wt.%, still preferably less than 3 wt.%, further preferably less than 1 wt.% in the aqueous slurry.
  • the spray-dried detergent particle prepared from the process according to the first aspect of the present invention is substantially free of zeolite builders.
  • substantially free it is meant that the spray dried particle prepared according to the process of the first aspect does not include any deliberately added inorganic zeolite builder.
  • the aqueous slurry may include an organic builder.
  • organic builder include polycarboxylate polymers such as polyacrylates, acrylic/maleic copolymers, and acrylic phosphinates; monomeric polycarboxylates such as citrates, gluconates, oxydisuccinates, glycerol mono-, di-and trisuccinates, carboxymethyloxysuccinates, carboxymethyloxymalonates, dipicolinates, hydroxyethyliminodiacetates, alkyl- and alkenylmalonates and succinates; and sulphonated fatty acid salts.
  • polycarboxylate polymers such as polyacrylates, acrylic/maleic copolymers, and acrylic phosphinates
  • monomeric polycarboxylates such as citrates, gluconates, oxydisuccinates, glycerol mono-, di-and trisuccinates, carboxymethyloxysuccinates, carboxymethyloxymalonates, dipi
  • the organic builder is selected from monomeric polycarboxylates such as citrates, gluconates, oxydisuccinates, glycerol mono-, di-and trisuccinates, carboxymethyloxysuccinates, carboxymethyloxymalonates, dipicolinates, hydroxyethyliminodiacetates, alkyl- and alkenylmalonates and succinates, more preferably alkali metal citrate, most preferably it is sodium citrate.
  • Organic builders may be used in minor amounts as supplement to carbonate builder.
  • Preferred supplementary organic builders are citrates, suitably used in amounts of from 0.1 wt.% to 30 wt.% more preferably of alkaline metal compounds, preferably from 10 wt.% to 25 wt.%; and acrylic polymers, more especially acrylic/maleic copolymers, suitably used in amounts of from 0.5 wt.% to 15 wt.%, preferably from 1 wt.% to 10 wt.%.
  • aqueous slurry includes but are not limited to, any one or more of the following: soap, sequestrants, calcium chloride, sodium bicarbonate, other inorganic salts, fluorescers, foam controllers, foam boosters, dyes, anti-redeposition agents, colourants, shading dyes and combinations thereof.
  • a filler may be added to the aqueous slurry before spray-drying.
  • the filler may be added either before the addition of the carbonate salt or after the addition of the carbonate salt to the aqueous mixture to form the aqueous slurry.
  • the filler is added after the addition of the carbonate salt.
  • the filler is selected from the group consisting of sodium sulphate, sodium chloride, calcium carbonate, magnesium carbonate, calcite, dolomite or mixtures thereof.
  • the filler acts as a balancing ingredient and can be a neutral inorganic salt or mineral, preferably sodium sulphate or sodium chloride.
  • the aqueous slurry prepared/obtainable according to the process of the first aspect comprises 21 wt.% to 40 wt.% detersive surfactant and preferably comprises:
  • the amount of silicate and/or disilicate salt of alkaline earth metal is from 0.06 to 1.7 wt.%.
  • the amount of filler is from 0.7 wt.% 23 wt.% of the slurry.
  • the polymer is selected from a cleaning polymer, soil releasing polymer, care polymer, antiredeposition polymer or mixtures thereof.
  • the detersive surfactant present in the aqueous slurry is an anionic surfactant. It may also be a mixture of anionic surfactant and nonionic surfactant where the mixture has a higher content of anionic surfactant.
  • the amount of citrate salt present is from 0 wt.% to 10 wt.%.
  • the aqueous slurry is spray dried to form a spray-dried particle.
  • the spray-drying is carried out using any of the conventional spray drying system known in the art.
  • the aqueous slurry is transferred through a pipe system to a pump system consisting of one or more pump and then further to a spray nozzle through which the slurry is released under pressure into a drying tower.
  • a typical spray-drying process involves the step of transferring the aqueous slurry through a pipe system leading to a first pump and then through a second pump and from a second pump to a plurality of spray nozzles.
  • the first pump is typically a low-pressure pump, such as a pump that can generate a pressure of from 1 ⁇ 10 5 Nm -2 to 1 ⁇ 10 6 Nm -2 , which ensures proper flooding of the second pump.
  • the second pump is a highpressure pump, such as a pump that is capable of generating a pressure ranging from 2x10 6 Nm -2 to 2 ⁇ 10 7 Nm -2 .
  • the aqueous detergent slurry may be transferred through bolt catchers, magnetic filters, lump breakers, disintegrators such as the Ritz Mill, during the transfer of the aqueous slurry through the pipe system downstream the pump system/mixer in which the aqueous slurry is formed.
  • the disintegrator is preferably positioned between the pumps.
  • the flow rate of the aqueous slurry along the pipes is typically in the range from 800 Kg/hour to more than 50,000 Kg/hour.
  • the spray drying system may include a deaeration system.
  • the deaeration system is preferably a vacuum assisted de-aerator, which is preferably fed by a transfer pump.
  • the deaeration system remove air bubbles formed during the slurry preparation, thus increasing the bulk density of the spray-dried detergent particle.
  • De-aeration of the slurry may also be carried out by other mechanical means or chemical de-aeration means using antifoams or de-foamers.
  • air injection system may be provided along the pipe system.
  • the air injection system may be provided before or after the pump system.
  • the air injection includes air flow and pressure controls, static mixer, pulsation dampener and compressor set which can aerate the slurry to get a lower bulk density for the spray dried particle.
  • the gas injected into the slurry may be nitrogen, carbon dioxide, or simply atmospheric air introduced under a pressure higher than the pressure of the aqueous slurry maintained in the pipe system.
  • a typical spray drying system can optionally include both the de-aeration system and air injection system to optimize the desired bulk density of the spray dried particle.
  • Typical spray drying tower for detergent applications are counter-current spray drying tower.
  • the inlet hot air/hot steam temperature introduced into the spray drying tower is the range from 250°C to 500°C depending on the evaporation capacity and sizing of the tower.
  • the tower exhaust air temperature can range from, 60°C to 200°C, more preferably 80°C to 200°C, still more preferably 80°C to 100°C depending on the loading of the tower.
  • the aqueous detergent slurry introduced into the spray nozzle of the spray drying tower is preferably at a temperature ranging from 60°C to 95°C.
  • the spray drying tower may be a co-current spray drying tower but are less common.
  • the spray-dried detergent particle existing the tower is maintained at a temperature less than 150°C, still preferably less than 100°C.
  • the spray-drying is preferably conducted where the spray drying zone is under a negative pressure of at least 50 Nm -2 , still preferably the negative pressure is from 50 Nm -2 to 600 Nm -2 .
  • the vacuum conditions is achieved by controlling the speed and/or dampener setting of the inlet and the outlet air fans.
  • the spray-dried particle collected at the bottom of the tower may be subjected to cooling and conditioning by using an air lift or any similar process.
  • the collected spray dried particle may be mixed with flow aids which includes zeolite or similar fine particles of minerals such as dolomite, calcite or mixtures thereof.
  • the spray-dried particle is mixed with flow aid just before the airlift operation.
  • the spray-dried detergent is subject to particle size classification to remove oversize material (> 2 mm typically) to provide a spray dried detergent particle which is free flowing.
  • the fine material ⁇ 100 microns typically) is elutriated with the exhaust air in the spray drying tower and captured and recycled back into the system via the dry cyclone, wet cyclone or bag filter system.
  • Spray-dried detergent particle
  • Spray-dried particle formed from the process of the first aspect of the present invention preferably has a pH of 11.5 or less, preferably a pH ranging from 10.5 to 11.5 when measured using a 1% solution with distilled water at 25°C.
  • the spray-dried particle is generally referred to as the base powder.
  • This base powder may be used as a fully formulated laundry detergent composition.
  • the spray-dried detergent particle includes:
  • the weight ratio of the sodium carbonate to detersive surfactant in the spray-dried detergent particle is less than 1, still preferably less than 0.95, still preferably less than 0.9, still more preferably less than 0.85, furthermore preferably less than 0.83, still further preferably less than 0.8, most preferably less than 0.75, or even preferably less than 0.7.
  • the spray-dried detergent particle includes from 22 wt.% to 54 wt.% sodium carbonate, still preferably 22 wt.% to 50 wt.% sodium carbonate.
  • the carbonate salt is sodium carbonate.
  • the detersive surfactant in the spray dried detergent particle is LAS.
  • the ratio of the carbonate builder salt to the LAS active in the spray-dried detergent particle is less than 1.
  • the spray dried detergent particle may preferably include from 0 wt.% to 4 wt.% polymer, preferably the polymer is selected from antiredeposition polymer, soil release polymer, structuring polymer or mixtures thereof.
  • the polymer is a polymeric carboxylate, preferably polyacrylate or a copolymer of acrylic acid and maleic acid.
  • other polymers may also be suitable such as polyamines (including the ethoxylated variants thereof), polyethylene glycol and polyesters.
  • Polymeric soil suspending aids and polymeric soil release agents are particularly suitable.
  • the spray-dried detergent particle has a bulk density of less than 550g/L.
  • the spray-dried detergent particle has a weight average particle size of from 300 micrometres to 600 micrometres.
  • the spray-dried detergent particle comprises from 31 wt.% to 55 wt.% anionic surfactants, which is preferably a C 10 to C 20 linear alkyl benzene sulphonate and which is substantially neutralized with little or no acid residues.
  • the spray-dried particle is typically post dosed with ingredients that are incompatible with the spray-drying process conditions to form a fully formulated laundry detergent composition. These components may be incompatible for many reasons including heat sensitivity, pH sensitivity or degradation in aqueous systems.
  • Detergent compositions of low to moderate bulk density may be prepared by spray-drying the aqueous slurry to form a spray-dried particle and optionally postdosing (dry-mixing) further ingredients.
  • “compact" detergent compositions may be prepared by further mixing the spray dried particle prepared according to the present invention in a high-speed mixer/granulator, or other non-tower processes.
  • the spray dried detergent particle may also be used for preparing a tablet composition by compacting powders, especially "concentrated" powders using the known tableting process.
  • the spray dried detergent particle may be used for preparing an unit dose product where the spray-dried detergent particle is enclosed in a pouch, preferably a water-soluble pouch, more preferably a water-soluble pouch comprising a film forming polymer selected from polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl pyrollidone and other known film forming polymer.
  • the base powder/spray-dried particle is preferably formulated into a finished detergent composition by dry mixing heat sensitive ingredients into the base powder.
  • heat sensitive ingredients some amount of alkalinity may be added back into the base powder by addition of alkaline ingredients, additionally other acidic or neutral may also be added to formulate the finished detergent composition.
  • the spray-dried detergent particle may be used as a fully formulated laundry detergent composition or may be additionally combined with other optional ingredients to form a fully formulated laundry detergent composition.
  • the optional post-dosed benefit ingredients includes but is not limited to enzymes, anti-redeposition polymers, perfumes, additional surfactant selected from amphoteric surfactant, zwitterionic surfactant, cationic surfactant and non-ionic surfactant, optical brighteners, antifoaming agent, foam boosters, fabric softeners such as smectite clays, amine softeners and cationic softeners; bleach and bleach activators; dyes or pigments, fillers, fluorescers, salts, soil release polymers, dye transfer inhibitors.
  • These optional ingredients are well known to be used in a laundry detergent composition and added preferably by post-dosing.
  • Non-limiting examples of the post-dosed polymers include cleaning polymers, antiredeposition polymers, soil release polymers structuring polymers. Some examples include PET-PEOT polymer (Repel-o-Tex ® SF2 ex.Solvay), copolymer of acrylic acid and maleic acid (Sokalan CP5 ex. BASF).
  • Suitable fluorescent brighteners include dis-styryl biphenyl compounds example Tinopal ® CBS-X, di-amino stilbene di-sulfonic acid compounds, e.g. Tinopal ® DMS pure Xtra and Blankophor ® HRH, and Pyrazoline compounds, e.g. Blankophor ® SN, and coumarin compounds, e.g. Tinopal ® SWN.
  • Preferred brighteners are: sodium 2 (4-styry)-3-sulfophenyl)-2H-napthol(1,2-d]triazole, disodium 4,4'bis ⁇ [4-anilino-6-(N methyl-N-2 hydroxyethyl)amino 1,3,5- triazin-2-yl)]amino]stilbene-2-2' disulfonate, disodium 4,4'bis([(4-anilino-6-morpholino-l,3,5-triazin-2-yl)]amino ⁇ stilbene-2-2'disulfonate, and disodium 4,4'- bis(2-sulfostyryl)biphenyl.
  • a suitable fluorescent brightener is S C.I. Fluorescent Brightener 260, which may be used in its beta or alpha crystalline forms, or a mixture of these forms.
  • the composition of the present invention preferably includes an enzyme. It may preferably include one or more enzymes. Preferred examples of the enzymes include those which provide cleaning performance and/or fabric care benefits.
  • suitable enzymes include, but are not limited to, hemicellulases, peroxidases, proteases, cellulases, xylanases, lipases, xyloglucanase, phospholipases, esterases, cutinases, pectinases, mannanases, pectate lyases, keratinases, reductases, oxidases, phenoloxidases, lipoxygenases, ligninases, pullulanases, tannases, pentosanases, malanases, G-glucanases, arabinosidases, hyaluronidase, chondroitinase, laccase, and amylases, or mixtures thereof.
  • a typical combination is an enzyme cocktail that may comprise, for example, a protease and lipase in conjunction with one or more of amylase, mannanase and cellulase.
  • the enzymes When present in a detergent composition, the enzymes may be present at levels from about 0.00001% to about 2%, from about 0.0001 % to about 1% or from 0.001 % to about 0.5% enzyme protein by weight of the detergent composition.
  • the spray dried detergent particle or a laundry composition having the spray dried detergent particle prepared according to the invention may be packaged as unit doses in polymeric film soluble in the wash water.
  • the spray-dried detergent particle or a composition including the particle of the invention may be supplied in multidose plastics packs with a top or bottom closure.
  • a dosing measure may be supplied with the pack either as a part of the cap or as an integrated system.
  • the packaging material suitable for packaging may include but not limited to multilayer polyethylene film, laminate, paper based and other materials known to a person skilled in the art.
  • the packaging material is selected from material which are biodegradable or recyclable.
  • a method of laundering fabric using a spray dried detergent particle or a laundry composition comprising a spray dried detergent particle according to the present invention which involves the step of diluting the dose of detergent composition with water to obtain a wash liquor and washing fabrics with the wash liquor so formed.
  • the dose of detergent composition is typically put into a dispenser and from there it is flushed into the machine by the water flowing into the machine, thereby forming the wash liquor. From 5 up to about 65 litres of water may be used to form the wash liquor depending on the machine configuration.
  • the dose of detergent composition may be adjusted accordingly to give appropriate wash liquor concentrations.
  • the dilution step preferably provides a wash liquor which comprises inter alia from about 3 to about 20 g/wash of detersive surfactants (as are further defined above).
  • Example 1 Preparing an aqueous slurry and a spray dried detergent particle according to the present invention
  • a spray-dried laundry detergent particle according to the present invention was prepared by first mixing water, neutralizing agent (NaOH, 45% aqueous solution) and linear alkyl benzene sulphonic acid in a crutcher where they were agitated to neutralize the linear alkyl benzene sulphonic acid to its salt form. Thereafter an excess of sodium silicate (47% aqueous solution, alkali metal silicate) was added to the aqueous mixture. The sodium silicate has a Na 2 O to SiO 2 ratio of 1:2.4. The addition of sodium silicate was followed by addition of magnesium sulphate (alkaline earth metal salt).
  • the aqueous mixture was continuously agitated, and the mixture was heated to a temperature of around 78°C to 80°C upon addition of sodium silicate and the temperature was maintained till the end of the batch preparation.
  • the sodium silicate and magnesium sulphate react to form in-situ magnesium silicate and/or in-situ magnesium disilicate.
  • Further sodium carbonate, sodium sulphate as filler, were added in this order to form an aqueous slurry.
  • the composition of the ingredients added to form a batch of 10000 Kg aqueous slurry is provided in Table 1.
  • the aqueous detergent slurry composition is shown in Table-2.
  • the slurry composition of two examples according to the present invention (Ex 1 and Ex 2) and one comparative example (Comp A) were prepared having the composition as shown in Table 1 and with a slurry composition as shown in Table 2.
  • Table -1 Aqueous Slurry prepared according to the present invention Raw material used for slurry preparation Temp (°C) Comp A (KG) Ex 1 (Kg) Ex 2 (Kg) Water 40 1975.20 1942.90 1951.30 Caustic (50%) 47 732.00 732.00 732.00 LAS Acid (97%) 80 2828.30 2828.30 2828.30 Sodium Silicate (45%) 79 1737.50 1737.50 1737.50 Magnesium Sulphate (50%) 78 0.00 65.20 65.20 Sodium Carbonate 78 2513.80 2480.60 1645.40 Sodium Sulphate (filler balancing ingredient) 78 213.20 213.50 1040.30 Total slurry batch size (kg) 10000 10000 10000 Table -2 Aqueous Slurry composition Ingredient
  • the aqueous slurry made was spray-dried in a conventional counter current spray drying tower to form a spray dried detergent particle with a moisture content of around 2 wt.% to 3.5 wt.%.
  • the composition of the spray dried particle is provided in Table 3 below.
  • Table-3 Spray-dried detergent particle Ingredients Comp A(wt.%) Ex 1 (wt.%) Ex 2 (wt.%) Na LAS 45 45 45 Sodium carbonate 38.19 37.47 25 Sodium silicate 12 11.12 11.12 Magnesium silicate 0 0.8 0.8 Water 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 Sodium sulphate 1.305 2.105 14.57 NDOM 1.01 1.01 1.01 Carbonate to LAS ratio 0.85 0.85 0.55 Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
  • the spray-dried detergent particle prepared according to the present invention (Ex 1, Ex 2) and the comparative example (Comp A) was evaluated for powder properties as described below.
  • Compression test This test evaluates the tendency of the powder towards caking.
  • a split cylinder with a polished internal surface is positioned on a firm base to form a hollow cylindrical mould with a diameter of 9 centimetres.
  • Spray dried detergent particle prepared according to the present invention (Ex 1) was filled inside the hollow cylindrical mould and levelled.
  • a plastic disc is placed on levelled spray-dried detergent particle mass.
  • a weight of 12 kilogram is slowly placed on the plastic disc in such a way that the weight is uniformly applied on the spray-dried detergent particle mass in the mould and the disc was allowed to compact the spray-dried detergent particle mass to form a compacted cake. After 2 minutes the weight was removed, and the cylindrical mould is opened slowly without disturbing the compacted cake mass.
  • each spray dried particle was evaluated for their tendency to cake using the compression test as described above immediately as formed. Also, each of the comparative spray-dried detergent particle and the spray dried detergent particle prepared according to the present invention were packed in laminates with water vapour transmission rate of less than 5 gram/m 2 /day and stored at storage condition of 45°C and 80 RH for a period of 8 weeks and 12 weeks., following which the compression test (UCT) was performed again. The measured values of various spray dried detergent particles both according to the present invention and comparative examples were evaluated.
  • Two spray dried detergent particle with different ratio for carbonate to LAS were prepared in a conventional counter current spray drying tower to form a spray dried detergent particle with a moisture content of around 2 wt.% to 3.5 wt.%.
  • the composition of the spray dried particle is provided in Table 4 below.
  • Example 3 Evaluation of the powder properties of a spray-dried detergent particle in accordance to the present invention.
  • a spray-dried laundry detergent particle according to the present invention was prepared by first mixing water, neutralizing agent (NaOH, 50% aqueous solution) and linear alkyl benzene sulphonic acid in a crutcher where they were agitated to neutralize the linear alkyl benzene sulphonic acid to its salt form. Thereafter an excess of sodium silicate (42% aqueous solution, alkali metal silicate) was added to the aqueous mixture. Magnesium Sulphate (alkaline earth metal salt) was added followed by sodium silicate which has a Na2O to SiO2 ratio of 1:2.4.
  • the aqueous mixture was continuously agitated, and the mixture was heated to a temperature of around 78°C to 80°C upon addition of sodium silicate and the temperature was maintained till the end of the batch preparation.
  • the sodium silicate and magnesium sulphate react to form in-situ magnesium silicate, in-situ magnesium disilicate or mixtures thereof.
  • Further sodium carbonate, sodium chloride as filler was added in this order to form an aqueous slurry.
  • the composition of the ingredients added to the form a batch of 10000 Kg aqueous slurry is provided in Table 5.
  • the aqueous slurry made was spray-dried in a conventional counter current spray drying tower to form a spray dried detergent particle with a moisture content of around 2 wt.% to 3.5 wt.%.
  • the composition of the spray dried detergent particle is provided in Table 5c below.
  • Evaluation of powder properties of the spray-dried detergent particle To evaluate the properties of the spray-dried detergent particle, after spray-drying and cooling the spray-dried particle were stored in paper bags (filling approximately 40 to 50% of the volume of the bag) and placed in a hot and humid condition for 4 hours.
  • the data shows that the spray-dried detergent particle prepared according to the present invention having in-situ formed magnesium silicate has relatively less caking tendency compared in spite of having lower level of carbonate and a weight ratio of Carbonate to detersive surfactant which less than 1.
  • the spray-dried particle according to the present invention (Ex 1) also provides for incorporating higher level of sodium sulphate/sodium chloride and these optimum levels of filler in the slurry enables easy processing the detergent slurry at higher altitude countries. Further the spray-dried detergent particle according to the present invention employs lower levels of the sodium carbonate which provides the spray-dried particle with lower alkalinity and thereby is milder to the skin of handwash consumers.

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  1. Procédé de préparation d'une particule de détergent séchée par pulvérisation, ledit procédé comprenant les étapes de :
    (i) mise en contact d'un sel de métal alcalino-terreux avec un sel de silicate de métal alcalin dans un mélange aqueux comprenant un tensioactif détersif, le sel de métal alcalino-terreux réagissant avec le sel de silicate de métal alcalin pour former in situ un sel de silicate et/ou un sel de disilicate de métal alcalino-terreux ;
    (ii) ajout de carbonate de sodium pour former une suspension aqueuse, la suspension aqueuse comprenant un silicate de métal alcalin, un sel de silicate et/ou un sel de disilicate de métal alcalino-terreux formé in situ, de 21 % en poids à 40 % en poids de tensioactif détersif et de carbonate de sodium ;
    (iii) séchage par pulvérisation de ladite suspension aqueuse pour former ladite particule de détergent séchée par pulvérisation, le rapport en poids du carbonate de sodium au tensioactif détersif dans la particule séchée par pulvérisation étant inférieur à 1.
  2. Procédé selon la revendication 1, dans lequel la suspension aqueuse comprend de 14 % en poids à 36 % en poids de carbonate de sodium.
  3. Procédé selon la revendication 1 ou 2, dans lequel la quantité de silicate de métal alcalin restant dans la suspension aqueuse après formation in situ de sel de silicate ou de sel de disilicate de métal alcalino-terreux est de 3 % en poids à 12 % en poids de la suspension aqueuse.
  4. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le sel de métal alcalino-terreux est choisi parmi le sulfate de calcium, le chlorure de calcium, le sulfate de magnésium, le chlorure de magnésium ou des combinaisons de ceux-ci, de préférence le sulfate de magnésium.
  5. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le silicate de métal alcalin est le silicate de calcium ou le silicate de sodium, de préférence le silicate de sodium.
  6. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le sel de silicate ou disilicate de métal alcalino-terreux formé in situ est amorphe à au moins 50 %.
  7. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le rapport en poids du silicate de métal alcalin au sel de métal alcalino-terreux ajouté au mélange aqueux est dans la plage de 260:1 à 5:1, de préférence de 24:1 à 12:1.
  8. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, le procédé comprenant l'étape d'ajout d'une charge à la suspension aqueuse, la charge étant de préférence un sel neutre ou un minéral, plus préférablement choisi parmi le sulfate de sodium, le chlorure de sodium, le carbonate de calcium, le carbonate de magnésium ou des mélanges de ceux-ci.
  9. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le tensioactif détersif est un tensioactif anionique, de préférence choisi dans le groupe constitué d'un alkylbenzènesulfonate, d'un alkylsulfate alcoxylé, d'un alkylsulfate, d'un alcool alcoxylé ; et des mélanges de ceux-ci.
  10. Procédé selon la revendication 9, dans lequel le tensioactif anionique est choisi parmi un sel de tensioactif anionique complètement neutralisé, un tensioactif anionique partiellement neutralisé ou une forme acide du tensioactif anionique qui est complètement neutralisée en forme de sel in situ.
  11. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel la suspension aqueuse comprend :
    (i) 21 % en poids à 40 % en poids, de préférence 21 % en poids à 36 % en poids de tensioactif détersif ;
    (ii) 0,06 % en poids à 2 % en poids de sel de silicate et/ou sel de disilicate de métal alcalino-terreux ;
    (iii) 14 % en poids à 36 % en poids de carbonate de sodium ;
    (iv) 3 % en poids à 12 % en poids de silicate de métal alcalin ;
    (v) 30 % en poids à 40 % en poids d'eau ;
    (vi) de préférence de 0,7 % en poids à 25 % en poids d'une charge choisie parmi le sulfate de sodium, le carbonate de magnésium, le chlorure de sodium, le carbonate de calcium, la calcite, la dolomite ou des mélanges de ceux-ci ;
    (vii) éventuellement, de 0 % en poids à 2 % en poids de sel d'hydroxyde de métal alcalino-terreux ;
    (viii) éventuellement, de 0 % en poids à 2 % en poids de sel de métal alcalino-terreux n'ayant pas réagi.
  12. Particule de détergent séchée par pulvérisation pouvant être obtenue par le procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, la particule de détergent séchée par pulvérisation comprenant :
    (i) 31 % en poids à 55 % en poids de tensioactif détersif ;
    (ii) 0,1 % en poids à 2,5 % en poids de sel de silicate et/ou sel de disilicate de métal alcalino-terreux formé in situ ;
    (iii) 22 % en poids à 54 % en poids, de préférence 25 % en poids à 50 % en poids de carbonate de sodium ;
    (iv) 5 % en poids à 17 % en poids de sel de silicate de métal alcalin ;
    (v) de préférence de 1 % en poids à 25 % en poids d'une charge choisie parmi le sulfate de sodium, le carbonate de magnésium, le chlorure de sodium, le carbonate de calcium, la calcite, la dolomite ou des mélanges de ceux-ci ;
    (vi) éventuellement de 0 % en poids à 2,5 % en poids d'hydroxyde de métal alcalino-terreux ;
    (vii) éventuellement de 0 % en poids à 2,5 % en poids de sel de métal alcalino-terreux n'ayant pas réagi ;
    (viii) éventuellement de 0 à 5 % en poids d'eau.
  13. Particule de détergent séchée par pulvérisation selon la revendication 12, dans laquelle le rapport de l'adjuvant de carbonate au tensioactif détersif, le tensioactif détersif étant un agent actif LAS, est inférieur à 1.
  14. Composition de détergent de lessive comprenant de 5 % en poids à 95 % en poids de particules de détergent séchées par pulvérisation selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes.
  15. Composition de détergent de lessive selon la revendication 14, dans laquelle la composition comprend un ou plusieurs composants de lessive choisis dans le groupe constitué d'une enzyme, de séquestrants, d'agents moussants, d'un antimousse, d'un parfum, de colorants, d'un colorant d'ombrage, de repères visuels ou des mélanges de ceux-ci.
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