FLOSPERSE™
For
DETERGENCY
August 2011
Detergent products
• LAUNDRY DETERGENTS
– Liquids / Gels: mixing
– Powders: spray drying or drum mixing
– Tablets: pressing
• DISHWASHING DETERGENTS
– Liquids / Gels: mixing
– Powders: spray drying or drum mixing
– Tablets: pressing
• LIQUID MULTIFUNCTION CLEANERS
August 2011
Targeted Markets
• BIG MUTLTINATIONALS
– P&G, Unilever, Henkel, Reckitt Benckiser
– Colgate, Kao, Lion
– Church & Dwight, Nice
– Ecolab, Johnson Diversey
– Others
• LOCAL PLAYERS
– Rohit
– Nirma
– Rainbow Homecare
– Cosmo Metro
– Others
August 2011
Ingredients 1/7
Tap Water
Dissolve some substances
Thermal conductor
Energy conductor: drum rotation
Wetting of textile and surface
Allowing chemical reaction
Helping suspension
Evaporating easily
Water is an essential ingredient for cleaning process, with a major
inconvenient: contains soluble salts (Ca2+, Mg2+) which can become
insoluble and which fix stain on fibers.
Scale formation on the equipment
Incrustation in fibers
Higher settling: electrolytes reduce ionic repulsion
August 2011
Ingredients 2/7
Surfactants/Tensides
Anionic: CO2-, SO3-, S04-
Cationic: NR1R2R3+
Non ionic
Amphoteric
The hydrophobic part is generally based on alkyl groups.
Choice of surfactants is related to different parameters
Washing temperature
Type of textile
Type of builder used
Environmental concern
Product form
Processing type for the production of detergent
August 2011
Ingredients 3/7
Antiscalants
Complexing agents: forming soluble complex with Ca and/or Mg
Ion exchangers: changing Ca/Mg to more soluble Na salts
Precipitants
1/ STPP
Form Ca and Mg complex
Alkalinity reserve: buffer capacity to maintain high pH
Anti redeposition
Anti incrustation
Improvement of tensides efficiency
But STPP has two major inconvenients
Environmental concern: water eutrophisation
Price fluctuation and availability
August 2011
Ingredients 4/7
2/ Aminocarboxylates: NTA/EDTA
EDTA/NTA: very good complexing agents
EDTA/NTA: stable vs oxydizing agents
NTA: good biodegradabilty
EDTA: low biodegradability
3/ Hydrocarboxylates: citric/tartric acids
Good biodegradability
Low complexing power
Mainly used for dishwashing and acid cleaners
4/ Phosphonates: HEDP, DTPMP, EDTMP
Average biodegradability
Very good complexing agents
Tendancy: find highly biodegradabel agents with EDTA chelating power
August 2011
Ingredients 5/7
5/ Ion exchangers
Zeolites: not very soluble. Can only treat ions in water but can’t catch
ions on textile surface/equipment. Mainly work on Ca2+ . Do not provide
buffer effect. Need co-builders (polymers) for suspension.
Silicates: meta/disilicates: good Ca/Mg exchange, good alkaline
reserve, stabilizer for bleaching agents, good antiredeposition
properties. Nedd very high dosage in comparison with STPP.
6/ Precipitants
Carbonates: as Ca can form insoluble salts with active ingredients
(tensides), carbonate can be added in low quantity for very stressed
conditions to precipitate partially CaCO3. But this can be considered
only as a side raw material, not able to replace others
August 2011
Ingredients 6/7
Bleaching agents
Chlorine derivatives: very agressive
Perborate
Percarbonate
Peracid
They are used for their decolorizing effect
Enzymes
Proteases: blood, egg, milk, herb, keratin
Lipases: fat
Amylases: starch
They are used to brake stains in small parts to enhance its cleaning by
the active ingredients.
August 2011
Ingredients 7/7
Anticolor transfer: PVP
Foam Boosters
Antifoams
Optical brighteners
August 2011
Co-Builder: Dispersant 1/4
• Liquids
– Flosperse 3000A: Sokalan PA25PN, Acusol 445
– Flosperse 3000: Sokalan PA25, Acusol 445N
– Flosperse 5000: Sokalan PA30
– Flosperse 10030 CM: Sokalan CP5, Acusol 497N
– Flosperse 10030A CM: Sokalan CP45
All these products are manufactured in SNF France, China, US,
India and Australia.
These products are mainly used in liquid formulations and in
powder produced with spray drying process.
August 2011
Co-Builder: Dispersant 2/4
• Solids
– Flosperse TS 3000: Sokalan PA25 and Acusol 445N powders
– Flosperse TS 10030: Sokalan CP5 and Acusol 497N powders
– Flosperse TS 3050A: Sokalan PA25PN and Acusol 445 powders
– Flosperse TS 10030A: Sokalan CP45 powder
All these products are manufactured in US, Chemtall plant.
These product are mainly used in tablets and in powder made in
drum mixing.
August 2011
Co-Builder: Dispersant 3/4
• Dispersants are generally used as a cobuilder. They
can’t be used alone without some previously
mentionned products.
• Effects are mainly:
– Crystal growth inhibition
– Dispersion of precipitates in cleaning bath
– Improvement of bleach stability in chlorinated formulations
– Avoid redeposition on fabrics and hard surface
• Copolymers advantages
– Better for low and non phosphate formulations
– Superior processing aid in the production of powder detergents
– Very high dispersants properties (CaCO3 and calcium binding
test)
August 2011
Co-Builder: Dispersant 4/4
• Action
– Ionic charge repulsion
– Steric repulsion
• Dosage
– Low STPP formulation: 1 – 2%
– STPP formulation: 3 – 4%
• Special usage
For cotton fabric, Sodium carboxymethyl celluslose can be used
instead of acrylic acid based products: dosage 0.5 – 1%.
For polyesther, Cellulosic ethers can be used instead of acrylic
acid based products.
Tendancy: such products are mainly promoted due to
environmental concerns.
August 2011
Formulations Automatic Laundry 1/3
AUTOMATIC LAUNDRY (POWDER)
STPP formula No STPP Formula
Anionic 10-20 10-20
Non ionic 0-5 0-5
Soap 0-1.5 0-2
STPP 15-30 -
Zeolites - 15-35
Sodium silicate 5-15 5-15
Sodium carbonate 5-15 5-20
Sodium sulfate 5-15 5-30
Sodium perborate 0-15 0-15
TAED 0-4 0-4
Polymers 0-2 0-5
Enzyme, Perfume, Optical brightener + +
Water QSP 100 QSP 100
TAED: tetra -acethyl-ethylene- diamine: Bleaching
August 2011
Formulations Automatic Laundry 2/3
AUTOMATIC LAUNDRY CONCENTRATED (POWDER)
STPP formula No STPP Formula No STPP Formula
LAS 12-15 7-15 10-20
PAS - - 2-5
Non ionic 4-8 5-12 5-12
Soap 0-2 1-3 0-1
STPP 20-25 - -
Zeolite 0-5 25-30 15-20
Sodium silicate 3-7 0.5-1 4-8
Sodium carbonate 12-20 10-15 12-16
Sodium citrate - - 8-12
Sodium sulfate 0-2 - -
Sodium CMC 0.5-1.5 0.4-1 0.4-1
Polymer 0-2 3-5 4-6
Enzyme, Perfume, Optical brightener +/++ +/++ +/++
Antifoam -/+ -/+ -/+
Sodium perborate 10-15 12-18 12-18
TAED 4-8 5-8 5-8
Phosphonate - 0.3-0.6 0.3-0.6
Water QSP 100 QSP 100 QSP 100
LAS: linear alkylbenzene sulfonate: Anionic surfactant
PAS: primary alcohol sulfate: Anionic surfactant
TAED: tetra -acethyl-ethylene- diamine: Bleaching
August 2011
Formulations Automatic Laundry 3/3
AUTOMATIC LAUNDRY (Liquid)
No STPP Formula
LAS 7.7
LES 2.4
Non ionic 2.4
Zeolite 20
Citric acid 1.5
Glycerol 8
Borax 5.7
Calcium chloride 0.3
Polymer 3.5
Enzyme 0.5
Optical brightener 0.05
Silicone 0.35
Perfume 0.2
NaOH pH adjustment to 8.5
Water QSP 100
LAS: linear alkylbenzene sulfonate
LES: lauryl ether sulfate
August 2011
Formulation Automatic Dishwashing
AUTOMATIC DISHWASHING (POWDER)
No STPP Formula
Sodium citrate 15-35
Polymer 2.5-4
Sodium silicate 8-15
Sodium perborate 4.5-10
TAED 1.5-3.5
Sodium sulfate 20-40
Sodium carbonate 10-30
Non ionic 0.5-1.5
Enzyme +
Benzotriazole +
Perfume +
TAED: tetra -acethyl-ethylene- diamine: Bleaching
August 2011
Formulation Hard Surface Cleaner
HARD SURFACE CLEANER (LIQUID)
No STPP Formula
SAS 3.5-5.5
Non ionic 2.5-5
Polymer 3.5-5.5
Sodium Sulfate 1.3
Perfume +
Water QSP 100
SAS: secondary alkyl sulfonate: Anionic surfactant
August 2011
