The present invention relates to aqueous compositions of associative polyelectrolyte complexes (PECs), optionally containing surfactants, biocidal agents and/or oxidants, which can provide surface protection to treated articles including reduced soiling tendency, reduced cleaning effort and improved soil repellancy, as well as providing bacteriostatic properties to treated surfaces that thereby gain resistance to water, environmental exposure and microbial challenge. Treatment means and compositions are provided that employ associative polyelectrolyte complexes formed by combining a water soluble cationic first polyelectrolyte with a water soluble second polyelectrolyte bearing groups of opposite charge to the first polyelectrolyte under suitable mixing conditions where the one polyelectrolyte present in molar excess is added in the form of a first aqueous solution during a mixing step to a second aqueous solution comprising the oppositely charged polyelectrolyte present in molar deficiency. Also provided are means to form stable associative polyelectrolyte complexes in aqueous solutions having R values from about 0.10 to 20, including near stoichiometric R values approaching 1, being the ratio of charged groups present on the component polyelectrolytes employed.

The present invention relates to aqueous compositions of associative polyelectrolyte complexes (PECs), optionally containing surfactants, biocidal agents and/or oxidants, which can provide surface protection to treated articles including reduced soiling tendency, reduced cleaning effort and improved soil repellancy, as well as providing bacteriostatic properties to treated surfaces that thereby gain resistance to water, environmental exposure and microbial challenge. Treatment means and compositions are provided that employ associative polyelectrolyte complexes formed by combining a water soluble cationic first polyelectrolyte with a water soluble second polyelectrolyte bearing groups of opposite charge to the first polyelectrolyte under suitable mixing conditions where the one polyelectrolyte present in molar excess is added in the form of a first aqueous solution during a mixing step to a second aqueous solution comprising the oppositely charged polyelectrolyte present in molar deficiency. Also provided are means to form stable associative polyelectrolyte complexes in aqueous solutions having R values from about 0.10 to 20, including near stoichiometric R values approaching 1, being the ratio of charged groups present on the component polyelectrolytes employed.

A process for making a particle, the particle includes: a) a nitrogen-containing cleaning-active in the form of a salt wherein the salt has a pH in 1% weight aqueous solution measured at 25° C. greater than 9; and b) a malodour-reducing agent including an acid group wherein the process includes the step of adding the malodour-reducing agent to the nitrogen-containing cleaning-active wherein the malodour-reducing agent is added in the absence of water.

Cleaning compositions may include a mix of enzymes that include dispersins and proteases. Said compositions may be used in cleaning processes and/or for deep cleaning of organic stains, and for removal or reduction of components of organic matter.

The invention relates to compositions and methods of treatment employing compositions comprising polyelectrolyte complexes. The compositions include a water-soluble first polyelectrolyte bearing a net cationic charge or capable of developing a net cationic charge and a water-soluble second polyelectrolyte bearing a net anionic charge or capable of developing a net anionic charge. The total polyelectrolyte concentration of the first solution is at least 110 millimolar. The composition is free of coacervates, precipitates, latex particles, synthetic block copolymers, silicone copolymers, cross-linked poly(acrylic) and cross-linked water-soluble polyelectrolyte. The composition may be a concentrate, to be diluted prior to use to treat a surface.

Copolymers prepared by the free-radical copolymerization of the following components: a) cationic monomers selected from the group consisting of cationic (meth)acrylamide monomers and diallyldimethylammonium chloride, b) polyethylene glycol macromonomers, and c) uncharged acrylamide monomers.

The need for a detergent composition which provides reduced dye bleeding from fabrics, is met by formulating the composition using a combination of branched nonionic surfactant and cationic polymer.

What are described are detergent compositions comprising one or more copolymers containing cationic structural units and macromonomeric structural units, and also one or more surfactants and water. The detergent compositions are especially suitable, in an advantageous manner, for producing shine on and imparting hydrophilic properties to the surface which has been treated with the detergent compositions.

A disinfectant cleaning composition, the composition comprising: a nitrogen containing biocidal compound; a polymer comprising monomers of the following formulae: a) H2C═CR1-CO—NH—R2-N+R3R4R5X— wherein R1 represents hydrogen or C1-C4 alkyl; R2 represents linear or branched C1-C12 alkylene; R3, R4 and R5, independently of one another, each represent hydrogen, C1-C18 alkyl or phenyl; and X— represents an anion selected from the group consisting of halide, sulfate, alkylsulfate, hydroxide, phosphate, acetate and formate; b) 40-75% by weight of N-isopropylacrylamide, based on the water-soluble polymer; c) acrylic and/or methacrylic acid and/or salts thereof; and d) H2C═CR—CO—NH—CR′R″R′″—SO3H, and salts thereof; wherein R, R′ and R″ independently represent hydrogen, C1-C4 alkyl or C1-C4 alkylene, and R′″ independently represents C1-C4 alkyl or C1-C4 alkylene.

An encapsulated perfume composition comprising a slurry of core-shell microcapsules in a suspending medium, the core comprising at least one perfume ingredient, and the shell comprising a thermosetting resin formed by the reaction of shell-forming materials selected from monomers, pre-polymers and/or pre-condensates, and wherein the encapsulated perfume composition comprises a polymeric stabilizer that is a reaction product of a polymeric surfactant, and a silane that contains functional groups capable of forming covalent bonds with the shell.