Abstract: Modified bleaching agents and enzymes for detergent compositions are described. The modified bleaching agents and enzymes have a wax clad and detergent compositions having the modified bleaching agents and enzymes display superior cleaning benefits.
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 14, 2002
Publication date:
September 18, 2003
Applicant:
Unilever Home & Personal USA
Inventors:
Isaac Israel Secemski, John Richard Nicholson, David John Lang
Abstract: There is provided a process for enhancing the activity of a phenol oxidizing enzyme, comprising adding to the enzyme, as an enhancer for the activity of said enzyme, one or more compounds having the having the formula:
wherein Z1 and Z2 are electron withdrawing groups, independently selected from the group consisting of optionally substituted alkyl/(hetero)aryl- -sulfone, -sulfoxide, -sulfonate, -carbonyl, -oxalyl, -amidoxalyl, -hydrazidoxalyl, -carboxyl and esters and salts thereof, -amidyl, -hydrazidyl, nitrile. The process is especially useful for removing colored stains from fabrics in a washing process.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 9, 2000
Date of Patent:
May 7, 2002
Assignee:
Unilever Home & Personal USA division of Conopco,
Inc.
Inventors:
Daniel Convents, Monique Doornink, Jean Hypolites Koek, David William Thornthwaite, Nicole Zwets