The present invention relates to the use of lignin derivatives, having a specific combination of degree of sulfonation and degree of oxidation, as an additive in a laundry detergent composition. Further, the present invention relates to a laundry detergent composition comprising the lignin derivative and to a laundry cleaning method.

The disclosure relates to compositions comprising a polysaccharide derivative, wherein the polysaccharide derivative comprises a polysaccharide substituted with a) at least one hydrophobic group, and b) at least one hydrophilic group, wherein the polysaccharide is poly alpha-1,3-glucan, poly alpha-1,6-glucan, or poly alpha-1,3-1,6-glucan.

A laundry care or dish care composition can include a poly alpha-1,6-glucan derivative, wherein the poly alpha-1,6-glucan derivative includes: (i) a poly alpha-1,6-glucan backbone of glucose monomer units, wherein greater than or equal to 80% of the glucose monomer units are linked via alpha-1,6 glycosidic linkages, and wherein from about 10% or less of the glucose monomer units are linked via alpha-1,3 glycosidic linkages, 1,2 glycosidic linkages, and/or 1,4 glycosidic linkages; and (ii) at least one organic group linked to the poly alpha-1,6-glucan backbone through a

##STR00001## linkage moiety;
wherein, the poly alpha-1,6-glucan backbone has a weight average degree of polymerization of at least about 5;
wherein, the poly alpha-1,6-glucan derivative has a degree of substitution of

##STR00002## linkage moiety of from about 0.20 to about 1.00.

Disclosed is a microcapsule comprising a benefit agent inside a water insoluble porous inner shell, an outer shell comprising at least one layer of cationic polymer and at least one layer of anionic polymer, and a non-ionic polysaccharide deposition aid.

Disclosed is a microcapsule comprising a benefit agent inside a water insoluble porous inner shell, an outer shell comprising at least one layer of cationic polymer and at least one layer of anionic polymer, wherein the anionic polymer is anionic ally modified polysaccharide, and optionally the microcapsule comprises a non-ionic polysaccharide deposition aid.

The present disclosure provides compositions and method for controlling fouling in a process for cleaning a hydrocarbon gas. The methods may include adding an effective amount of a composition to a conduit including the hydrocarbon gas. The composition includes, for example, various components, additives, and/or solvents. The compositions and methods may also be used for controlling fouling of equipment used during a process for cleaning and compressing a hydrocarbon gas. The equipment may be selected from, for example, a slug catcher, a scrubber, a suction drum, a compressor, and any combination thereof.

A water-soluble capsule comprising a water-soluble film and at least one internal compartment enclosed by the water-soluble film, the compartment having an internal space and containing a home care composition within the internal space, where film comprises a comprises a polysaccharide having: (i) an average molecular weight in the range 100K-1000K g/mol; (ii) one or more functional groups comprising one or more of a sulfate, sulfonate or a carboxylate group or any combination thereof; and wherein branching side chains comprising four or more units are present at a maximum of one side chain for every four units of the backbone; and wherein the film thickness is from 40 to 200 micrometres (microns).

The invention relates to a detergent composition comprising at least one cationic derivate of a polysaccharide. The cationic derivate has an average molecular weight of less than 30000 g/mol, a degree of substitution ranging between 0.01 and 3.

The invention further relates to a method of reducing, limiting or preventing the occurrence of spotting and/or filming on hard surface substrates during rinsing or washing and to the use of a detergent composition to reduce, limit or prevent the occurrence of spotting and/or filming on hard surface substrates during rinsing and/or washing.

A polysaccharide for a detergent formulation, wherein the polysaccharide comprises a poly saccharide backbone functionalised with carboxylic acid groups, or salts or esters thereof, and sulfur-containing groups, or salts or esters thereof.

The invention relates to a method for treating a fabric, notably a method for preventing or recovering degradation of a fabric, by using a cationic polygalactomannan, wherein the cationic polygalactomannan contains non-ionic hydroxyalkyl substituents and has a Brookfield RVT viscosity at 25 C. and 20 rpm greater than 700 mPa.Math.s, at a concentration of 1 wt % in water.