VERFAHREN UND FORMULIERUNGEN ZUR ERLEICHTERUNG DER AUFLÖSUNG EINES FESTSTOFFS IN FLÜSSIGKEIT

• Main Authors: CONCAR, EDWARD M, SHOWELL, MICHAEL, VICTORIA, DOREEN, KIPTE, GENEVIEVE, JANSSEN, GISELLE, STONER, SUZANNE, STEELE, LANDON, MARIN-CARILLO, EDGAR MANUEL, LIPPAY, ERIC, BECKER, NATHANIEL, CAPECI, SCOTT, JARNAGIN, ALISHA, POULOSE, AYROOKARAN
• Format: Patent
• Language: German
• Published: 15.01.2008
• Subjects: ADHESIVES; ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES AND WAXES; BLEACHING LEATHER OR FURS; CANDLES; CHEMISTRY; DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; DETERGENTS; DRY-CLEANING, WASHING OR BLEACHING FIBRES, FILAMENTS, THREADS,YARNS, FABRICS, FEATHERS OR MADE-UP FIBROUS GOODS; DYES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; LAUNDERING; MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FORELSEWHERE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; METALLURGY; MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS; MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITIONS; MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING, DISPERSING; NATURAL RESINS; PAINTS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL; POLISHES; PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL; RESIN SOAPS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS ORMEDICINAL PREPARATIONS; SPECIFIC USE OF COSMETICS OR SIMILAR TOILETPREPARATIONS; TEXTILES; TRANSPORTING; TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS

Methods and formulations for enhancing the dissolution of a solid material in an aqueous solution incorporate an effervescent system into the material. Effervescent systems include (i) the combination of one or more enzymes and one or more substrates for said enzymes and (ii) a metal ion catalyst and a substrate for that metal ion catalyst. The combination of either (i) the enzyme and the substrate or (i) metal ion catalyst and substrate is capable of producing a gas when the material is in an aqueous solution. The effervescent system is particularly suited for incorporation into laundry detergents, dishwashing detergents, antacids, vitamins, contact lens cleaners, denture cleaners and other household products. It is believed that the gas produced by the interaction of the enzyme or metal ion catalyst and the appropriate substrate enhances and facilitates dissolution of the material by increasing the surface area of the material that is in contact with the aqueous medium.