A solid block detergent composition is described which can be dispensed with a water spray to form an aqueous detergent for cutting and removing grease, removing and suspending soils and rinsing easily leaving cleaned ware. The solid block detergent contains a neutralized sulfonated anionic surfactant in combination with various processing aids to optimize soil removal in a formulation that can be pressed for form a solid.

A solid block detergent composition is described which can be dispensed with a water spray to form an aqueous detergent for cutting and removing grease, removing and suspending soils and rinsing easily leaving cleaned ware. The solid block detergent contains a neutralized sulfonated anionic surfactant in combination with various processing aids to optimize soil removal in a formulation that can be pressed for form a solid.

An aqueous cleaning composition for removing paraffin, asphaltene, and scale deposits or plugs from a hydrocarbon system. The aqueous cleaning composition is formed of a cleaning composition and an aqueous liquid. The cleaning composition contains about 21-33% of a silicate, about 20-35% of a peroxygen, about 3-15% of a phosphate, about 15-40% of a carbonate or bicarbonate, about 1-10% of a chelating agent, about 1-5.5% of a surfactant combination. In one embodiment, the surfactant combination includes a surfactant polymer mixture containing a block polymer and a reverse polymer, and a wetting agent containing a sulfonated material or an ethoxylated alcohol.

An aqueous cleaning composition for removing paraffin, asphaltene, and scale deposits or plugs from a hydrocarbon system. The aqueous cleaning composition is formed of a cleaning composition and an aqueous liquid. The cleaning composition contains about 21-33% of a silicate, about 20-35% of a peroxygen, about 3-15% of a phosphate, about 15-40% of a carbonate or bicarbonate, about 1-10% of a chelating agent, about 1-5.5% of a surfactant combination. In one embodiment, the surfactant combination includes a surfactant polymer mixture containing a block polymer and a reverse polymer, and a wetting agent containing a sulfonated material or an ethoxylated alcohol.

The invention relates to surfactants of the formula (I), in which R.sup.1 stands for H or CH.sub.3; R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6 independently stand for H, CH.sub.3, CH.sub.2CH.sub.3, CH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.3, CH(CH.sub.3).sub.2, CH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.3, CH.sub.2CH(CH.sub.3).sub.2, CH(CH.sub.3)CH.sub.2CH.sub.3, C(CH.sub.3).sub.3, OH, OCH.sub.3, OCH.sub.2CH.sub.3, OCH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.3, OCH(CH.sub.3).sub.2, a linear or branched alkyl group containing 8 to 20 C atoms, or SO.sub.3.sup.X.sup.+; X.sup.+ stands for a monovalent cation or the nth part of an n-valent cation; exactly one radical R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6 stands for SO.sub.3.sup.X.sup.+; and exactly one radical R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6 stands for a linear or branched alkyl radical containing 8 to 20 C atoms.

The invention relates to surfactants of the formula (I), in which R.sup.1 stands for H or CH.sub.3; R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6 independently stand for H, CH.sub.3, CH.sub.2CH.sub.3, CH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.3, CH(CH.sub.3).sub.2, CH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.3, CH.sub.2CH(CH.sub.3).sub.2, CH(CH.sub.3)CH.sub.2CH.sub.3, C(CH.sub.3).sub.3, OH, OCH.sub.3, OCH.sub.2CH.sub.3, OCH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.3, OCH(CH.sub.3).sub.2, a linear or branched alkyl group containing 8 to 20 C atoms, or SO.sub.3.sup.X.sup.+; X.sup.+ stands for a monovalent cation or the nth part of an n-valent cation; exactly one radical R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6 stands for SO.sub.3.sup.X.sup.+; and exactly one radical R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6 stands for a linear or branched alkyl radical containing 8 to 20 C atoms.

The invention concerns a detergent composition, comprising: (a) from 0.5 to 40 wt. % of alignin derived anionic surfactant, wherein the lignin derived anionic surfactant has the following structure (1) or (2), preferably (1): Formula (1) or, Formula (2) wherein: M is a counterion; R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are alkyl or alkenyl groups, each either linear or branched; the alkyl or alkyenyl groups R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 added together contain from 5 to 15 carbon atoms; with the proviso that R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each contain at least 1 carbon atom; the invention also concerns a method, preferably a domestic method of treating a textile.

Disclosed is a compound of the general formula (1) RXSO.sub.3HN+(R.sub.aR.sub.bR.sub.c) (1), wherein i) R is selected from the group of C.sub.6 to C.sub.20 alkyl groups; ii) X is selected from the group a) C.sub.6H.sub.4, b) (OC2H4)nO, in which n=2 to 8, c) C(O)N(CH.sub.3)CH.sub.2CH.sub.2, and d) R1O(O)CCH2(R1O(O)C)CH, in which R.sup.1C.sub.6 to C.sub.20 alkyl; iii) at least two of the groups R.sub.a, R.sub.b, and R.sub.c are selected independently of each other from the group consisting of C.sub.3 to C.sub.12 alkyl and C.sub.3 to C.sub.12 hydroxyalkyl groups. Also disclosed are detergents containing the compound, and washing and cleaning methods using the compound, and methods for producing same.

The invention relates to solidification of liquid anionic surfactants with a binder, carrier, or both binder and carrier to form a solidified surfactant composition. In particular, the invention relates to solidification of liquid surfactants utilizing drying device(s), wherein the feed composition contains at least one liquid surfactant and the binder, carrier, or binder and carrier to form a solidified surfactant composition. The solidified surfactant compositions can be useful in various cleaning compositions.

The invention relates to solidification of liquid anionic surfactants with a binder, carrier, or both binder and carrier to form a solidified surfactant composition. In particular, the invention relates to solidification of liquid surfactants utilizing drying device(s), wherein the feed composition contains at least one liquid surfactant and the binder, carrier, or binder and carrier to form a solidified surfactant composition. The solidified surfactant compositions can be useful in various cleaning compositions.