Abstract: To provide a nonionic powdery detergent free from oozing of a liquid nonionic surfactant at ambient temperature and having excellent powder fluidity and non-caking properties and a solubility which is not deteriorated with time.The nonionic powdery detergent composition comprises (a) 12 to 35% by weight of a nonionic surfactant having a melting point of not higher than 40.degree. C. and an HLB in the range of 9.0 to 16.0,(b) 10 to 60% by weight of a crystalline aluminosilicate and(c) 5 to 20% by weight of an amorphous oil-absorbing carrier containing at least 30% by weight of silicon (in terms of SiO.sub.2) versus the weight of said carrier in an anhydrous state and having an oil-absorbing capacity of at least 80 ml/100 g, said carrier giving a dispersion with a pH of at least 9 or being soluble in a 2% aqueous NaOH solution in an amount of 0.5 g or below.

Abstract: The synthesized crystalline ion exchange material or a hydrate thereof has a chain structure and a composition represented by the following general formula (A) in an anhydride form:xM.sub.2 O.ySiO.sub.2.zM'O, (A)wherein M represents Na and/or K; M' represents Ca and/or Mg; y/x is 0.5 to 2.0; and z/x is 0.005 to 1.0. The chain structure exhibits at least one main scattering peak at 970.+-.20 cm.sup.-1 in Raman spectra. The detergent composition contains the above synthesized inorganic crystalline ion exchange material. The inorganic ion exchange material of the present invention is excellent in both cationic exchange capacity and anti-solubility, making it useful to be used for a water softener and alkalinity regulator in detergents. The detergent composition of the present invention contains an inorganic ion exchange material which has anti-solubility as well as excellent ion exchange capacity and alkaline capacity, thereby offering excellent washing effects and is suitable for the concentration of detergent.

Abstract: A detergent composition which has an excellent detergency against muddy dirt of clothing. It comprises (a) nonionic surfactant, (b) fatty acid or salt thereof and (c) sulfosuccinic amide, and further (d) anionic surfactant as occasion demands.

Abstract: A detergent composition which has an excellent detergency against muddy dirt of clothing which comprises (a) nonionic surfactant and (b) N-alkylamino sulfonate with weight ratio of (a) to (b) in the range of 1/10 to 10/1.

Abstract: A high density-having, granular, concentrated detergent composition comprises:(1) 30 to 50 wt. % of an anionic surface active agent,(2) 40 to 60 wt. % of an inorganic builder,(3) a fluorescent dye,(a) 5 to 25 wt. % of potassium salt of an anionic surfactant or 2 to 10 wt. % of potassium carbonate or potassium sulfate,(b) 0.1 to 3 wt. % of sodium chloride and(c) 0.2 to 5 wt. % of polyethylene glycol having a molecular weight of 6,000 to 20,000.

Abstract: A high density-having, granular, concentrated detergent composition comprises a detergent component(s) and clathrate granules of a perfume-clathrate compound comprising a perfume and a compound having a clathration capability. The clathrate granules have an average size of 100 to 1500 micrometers.

Abstract: A granular detergent composition having a high density comprises an organic surfactant, a water-soluble, crystalline, inorganic salt, another inorganic salt and/or an organic sequestering agent for a divalent metal and a granular, water-soluble, crystalline, alkaline, inorganic salt, said alkaline salt having been blended in the dry state with a base comprising the above other three components. Instead of the alkaline salt, a granular, water-soluble, crystalline, inorganic salt having carried thereon an organic substance being capable of inhibiting hydration may be used.

Abstract: A bleaching detergent composition comprises (i) a water-insoluble aluminosilicate having a degree of crystallization of 0 to 75% or a water-insoluble aluminosilicate having exchangeable cations partially substituted by calcium and/or magnesium ions, (ii) a surface active agent and (iii) sodium percarbonate. It is very much improved in respect to the storage stability of the sodium percarbonate.

Abstract: A granular or powdery detergent composition comprises a nonionic surface active agent adsorption mixture composed of a nonionic surface active agent and a water-insoluble, amorphous, phosphorus-containing alkali metal aluminosilicate of the formula (I):X(M.sub.2 O).sup.. Al.sub.2 O.sub.3.sup.. Y(SiO.sub.2).sup.. Z(P.sub.2 O.sub.5).sup.. .omega.(H.sub.2 O) (I)wherein M stands for Na or K, and X, Y, Z and .omega. are mole numbers of the respective components satisfying the following requirements:0.20.ltoreq.X.ltoreq.1.10, 0.20.ltoreq.Y.ltoreq.4.00, and0.001.ltoreq.Z.ltoreq.0.80,.omega. being an optional positive number inclusive of 0.

Abstract: An agent for sequestering heavy-metal ions comprising a water-insoluble amorphous alkali metal aluminosilicophosphate having the formula (I):[x(M.sub.2 O).Al.sub.2 O.sub.3.y (SiO.sub.2).z(P.sub.2 O.sub.5).w(H.sub.2 O)] (I)wherein M is alkali metal selected from the group consisting of Na, K and Li, x, y, z and w are integers representing the mole numbers of the respective components, wherein x, y and z satisfy the following relations:0.20.ltoreq.x.ltoreq.1.10,0.20.ltoreq.y.ltoreq.4.00, and0.001.ltoreq.z.ltoreq.0.80,and w is or zero an optional positive number.

Abstract: A detergent composition containing, as a builder component, a water-insoluble, phosphorus-containing alkali metal aluminosilicate having the formulaX(M.sub.2 O).multidot.Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 .multidot.Y(SiO.sub.2).multidot.z(P.sub.2 O.sub.5).multidot.w(H.sub.2 O)wherein0.50.ltoreq.x.ltoreq.1.100.80.ltoreq.y.ltoreq.2.500.05.ltoreq.z.ltoreq.0.80and w is zero or an optional positive number.

Abstract: A granular or powdery detergent composition comprising a surface active agent having a tendency to cake, and containing as an anti-caking agent from 0.2 to 20 % by weight of a polyoxyethylene alkyl or alkenyl ether which is solid at room temperature and has the formula:RO(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.n Hwherein R is alkyl or alkenyl having 12 to 18 carbon atoms, and n is a number from 100 to 300.

Abstract: A detergent composition comprising as all or a part of the active detergent component (A) a mixture of up to 70% by weight of unbranched-alkyl ether sulfate, or mixtures thereof, having the formula (I):r.sub.1 --o--(ch.sub.2 ch.sub.2 o).sub.n SO.sub.3 M (I)wherein R.sub.1 is unbranched alkyl (CH.sub.3 (CH.sub.2).sub.p --) having a total number of from 6 to 15 carbon atoms and having a carbon atom number distribution such that the average carbon atom number is within the range of from 8 to 13, n is from 0.5 to 1.5 as an average number in the mixture, and M is alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, ammonium or alkanol amine,And at least 30% by weight of a branched alkyl ether sulfate, or mixtures thereof, having the formula (II): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.2 is an unbranched alkyl having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, R.sub.

Abstract: A granular or powdery detergent composition comprising (I) as an active detergent component a surface active agent having a tendency to cake, and (II) as an anti-caking agent, from 0.2 to 20% by weight, based on the total weight of the detergent composition, of a carboxylic acid or an alkali metal salt thereof obtained by reacting (A) a polyalkylene glycol and (B) an acid anhydride, at an (A)/(B) mole ratio of from 1/2 to 1/1, said polyalkylene glycol being selected from (i) polyethylene glycols having an average molecular weight of 2000 to 10000 and (ii) nonionic surface active agents having the formula: ##STR1## wherein a, b and c are numbers satisfying the relations:140 .ltoreq. A + C .ltoreq. 200 AND 30 .ltoreq. B .ltoreq. 40,and the acid anhydride is selected from the group consisting of maleic anhydride, phthalic anhydride and succinic anhydride, and wherein the weight ratio of (II)/(I) is from 1/10 to 3/2.

Abstract: A granular or powdery detergent composition containing as a detergent active component a surfactant having a tendency to cake, wherein the composition contains as a caking-preventing agent the combination of (a) at least 0.2% by weight of a polyethylene glycol having a molecular weight of at least 2000 and (b) at least 0.2% by weight of at least one anhydrous organic acid, or anhydride, or salt thereof, selected from the group consisting of sulfosuccinic acid and its salts, maleic anhydride, maleic acid and its salts, succinic anhydride, succinic acid and its salts, the total amount of the components (a) and (b) being 0.4 to 40% by weight, based on the weight of the detergent composition.

Abstract: A granular or powdery detergent composition comprising from 3 to 25% by weight of a surfactant selected from ether sulfates having the formulae (I) and (II): ##EQU1## and ##EQU2## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are hydrogen, alkyl having 1 to 21 carbon atoms or alkenyl having 1 to 21 carbon atoms, provided that the sum of the carbon atoms of R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 is 11 to 21, R.sub.3 is alkyl having 8 to 16 carbon atoms, n is a number of 1 to 10, and M is an alkali metal or an alkaline earth metal,And 10 to 100% by weight, based on said ether sulfate, of a polyethylene glycol having a molecular weight of 2,000 to 50,000.