| abstract |
A free-flowing granular heavy duty laundry detergent is made by blending with a detergent builder (e.g. Zeolite A) and optional other ingredients a discrete tert-amine oxide wherein the molecules correspond to the formual RR'R''NO.2H2O in which R is a primary alkyl group containing 8-24 carbons; R' is methyl, ethyl, or 2-hydroxyethyl; and R'' is independently selected from methyl, ethyl, 2-hydroxyethyl, and primary alkyl groups containing 8-24 carbons. |