abstract |
TO OBVIATE EUTROPHICATION OF WATER, NON-PHOSPHORUS DETERGENT BUILDERS AND SEQUESTERING AGENTS ARE PROVIDED. THESE AR EITHER (A) A WATER SOLUBLE POLYMER OF A 1-OXYACYLOPROPANE-2,3DISCARBOXYLIC ACID, (B) A WATER SOLUBLE SALT OF A POLY-1-OXACYCLORPROPANE2,3-DICARBOXYLIC ACID OR A MIXTURE OF (A) AND (B). CONVENTIONAL DETERGENT ACTIVES MAY BE USED WITH THESE BUILDERS. |