1. An aqueous enzyme containing laundry booster composition comprising by weight:
a) from about 0.05% to about 5% of a protease andor an amylase enzyme,
b) an enzyme stabilization system comprising:
1) from about 0.005% to about 3.0% of a boron compound selected from boric acid, boric oxide, alkali metal borates and mixtures thereof,
2) from about 5.0% to about 20% of an alkali metal salt of an aliphatic hydroxydi- or hydroxytri-carboxylic acid having from 1 to 4 hydroxy groups and from 4 to 8 carbon atoms, and
3) from about 2% to about 15% of an alkali metal chloride,
c) sufficient amount of an alkali hydroxide to attain a pH in the range of from 7.0 to 8.5; and
d) from about 0.0 1% to about 1.0% speckles comprising
1) a solid core ingredient comprising citric acid coated with hydrogenated vegetable fat; and
2) a dye.
2. A laundry booster composition according to claim 1 in which the enzyme stabilization system (b) additionally contains:
4) from about 0.05% to about 5% of a C8\u2013C18 alcohol alkoxylated with about 3 to 6 moles of ethylene oxide.
3. A laundry booster composition according to claim 1 which additionally comprises:
from about 0.5% to 10% of an organic solvent selected from alcohols, diols, glycols and glycol ethers, each having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms.
4. A laundry booster composition according to claim 2 which additionally comprises:
from about 0.5% to 10% of an organic solvent selected from alcohols, dials, glycols and glycol ethers, each having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms.
5. A laundry booster composition according to claim 1 in which the enzyme is a protease enzyme.
6. A laundry booster composition according to claim 4 which comprises:
(a) from 0.1% to 1.0% of the enzyme,
(b)(1) from 0.1% to 2.0% of the boron compound,
(b)(2) from 8% to 15% of the alkali metal salt of an aliphatic hydroxydi- or hydroxytri- carboxylic acid,
(b)(3) from 4% to 12% of the alkali meted chloride,
(b)(4) from 0.3% to 3% of the alkoxylated alcohol, and
from 1% to 8% of the organic solvent.
7. A laundry booster composition according to claim 4 which comprises:
(a) from 0.1% to 1.0% of the enzyme,
(b)(1) from 0.1% to 2.0% of the boron compound,
(b)(2) from 8% to 15% of the alkali metal salt of an aliphatic hydroxydi- or hydroxytri- carboxylic acid,
(b)(3) from 4% to 12% of the alkali metal chloride,
(b)(4) from 0.1% to 3% of the alkoxylated alcohol, and
from 1% to 8% of the organic solvent.
8. A laundry booster composition according to claim 6 comprising:
(a) from 0.2% to 0.5% of the protease enzyme,
(b)(1) from 0.3% to 1.0% of the boron compound,
(b)(2) from 10% to 13% of the alkali metal salt of an aliphalic hydroxydi- or hydroxytri- carboxylic acid,
(b)(3) from 5% to 8% of the alkali metal chloride,
(b)(4) from 0.3% to 1.0% of the alkoxylated alcohol,
from 2% to 5% of the organic solvent.
9. A laundry booster composition according to claim 1 in which an effective amount of an alkali hydroxide is added to bring the pH to a range of from 7.0 to 7.5.
10. A laundry booster composition according to claim 8 in which the boron compound (b)(1) is boric acid, the alkali metal salt of an aliphalic hydroxydi- or hydroxytri- carboxylic acid, (b)(2) is sodium citrate, the alkali metal chloride (b)(3) is sodium chloride, the alkoxylated alcohol (b)(4) is a C12\u2013C15 alcohol alkoxylated with about 5 moles of ethylene oxide, the alkali metal hydroxide (c) is sodium hydroxide, and the organic solvent is propylene glycol.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method for producing a polarizing plate, comprising bonding a transparent protective film (A) and another transparent protective film (B) to one side of a polarizer and to another side of the polarizer, respectively, with an adhesive, wherein
the polarizer has a moisture content of 15 to 30% by weight,
the transparent protective film (A) is made of the same quality material as the transparent protective film (B),
the transparent protective film (A) is thicker than the transparent protective film (B), and
the transparent protective film (A) has a moisture content higher than that of the transparent protective film (B).
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein a difference between the thicknesses of the transparent protective films (A) and (B) is 20 \u03bcm or more.
3. The method according to claim 1, wherein a difference between the moisture contents of the transparent protective films (A) and (B) is 0.5% by weight or more.
4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the transparent protective film (A) andor the transparent protective film (B) has an in-plane retardation of 30 nm or more and also serves as a retardation film.
5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the transparent protective films (A) and (B) are based on triacetylcellulose.
6. A polarizing plate produced by the method according to claim 1.
7. An optical film, comprising a laminate comprising at least one piece of the polarizing plate according to claim 6.
8. An image display, comprising the polarizing plate according to claim 6.
9. An image display, comprising the optical film according to claim 7.