A process for making a high solids content Zeolite A-alkylbenzene sulfonate detergent composition suitable for use in making spray dried detergent compositions includes manufacturing Zeolite A by a hydrogel, clay conversion, natural silica or equivalent process so that the Zeolite A is present in an aqueous medium containing alkali metal hydroxide in solution therein, separating a substantial proportion of the aqueous medium from the Zeolite A so as to produce Zeolite A particles, usually in cake form, containing excess alkali metal hydroxide solution on particle surfaces and occluded by such particles, and at least partially neutralizing said excess alkali metal hydroxide with a high concentration aqueous alkylbenzene sulfonic detergent acid, such as a sulfonic detergent acid resulting from oleum sulfonation or sulfur trioxide sulfonation of a linear higher alkylbenzene. Included within the invention and preferred are processes in which, when the alkali metal hydroxide solution of the particle surfaces is neutralized with the detergent sulfonic acid, a sufficient excess of such hydroxide is present so that the detergent acid is neutralized and enough hydroxide or alkaline neutralization products are left so that the product is of a pH in the range of 7 to 11. The neutralization reaction may be carried out step-wise and such is often preferable. Also, the products of such reactions may be spray dried directly for use as is or for addition to other detergent composition components or they may be crutched with other such components, e.g., inorganic builder and filler salts, and then spray dried. By utilizing the present method washing or "rinsing" of the zeolite may be avoided, crutcher moisture contents before spray drying may be kept desirably low and a product of excellent physical and washing properties, which does not objectionably deposit on washed materials, may be made and dried by an energy conserving process.
一种制备高固体含量的Zeolite A-烷基
苯磺酸盐洗涤剂组合物的方法,适用于制备喷雾干燥洗涤剂组合物,包括通过
水凝胶、粘土转化、天然
硅或等效过程制造Zeolite A,使Zeolite A存在于含有碱
金属氢氧化物溶解物的
水介质中,从Zeolite A中分离出相当比例的
水介质,以便产生Zeolite A颗粒,通常以蛋糕形式存在,颗粒表面含有过量的碱
金属氢氧化物溶液,并被这些颗粒所包含,至少部分中和该过量碱
金属氢氧化物,使用高浓度的烷基
苯磺酸洗涤剂酸(例如由白
磺酸或
三氧化硫磺化线性较高烷基
苯磺酸得到的
磺酸洗涤剂酸)。发明中包括并且更喜欢的是,当颗粒表面的碱
金属氢氧化物溶液被洗涤剂
磺酸中和时,存在足够的过量氢氧化物,使得洗涤剂酸被中和,留下足够的氢氧化物或碱性中和产物,使得产品的pH范围在7到11之间。中和反应可以分步进行,通常更可取。此外,这些反应的产物可以直接喷雾干燥使用,或添加到其他洗涤剂组分中,也可以与其他组分(例如无机建造剂和填充盐)混合,然后喷雾干燥。通过利用这种方法,可以避免Zeolite的清洗或“冲洗”,可以保持喷雾干燥前的混合器
水分含量低,并且可以通过节能的过程制造出具有优异物理和洗涤性能的产品,不会对洗过的物品产生不良沉积。