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Acidic disinfectant all-purpose liquid cleaning composition
Assignee: Colgate Palmolive Co
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Filing: 1989-01-17
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Granted: 1991-04-16
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Expires: 2009-01-17
Abstract
Abstract A stable, acidic disinfectant all-purpose liquid cleaning composition, free of detergent builders and substantially free of organic solvents, comprising a mixture of acid stable water-soluble and water-dispersible nonionic surfactants, organic acid and a water soluble, acid stable disinfectant compound in an aqueous medium. The composition spreads quickly and provides good detergency with efficient penetration of soils while maintaining a high level of disinfectant activity. A soil releasing agent may also be included in the composition in order to provide easier cleaning of the treated surface during subsequent cleaning operations. The composition is particularly effective for cleaning soap scum and mineral deposits from hard surfaces such as grout, ceramic tile, stainless steel and glass.
Inventors
- 👤 William J. Cook
- 👤 Karen L. Wisniewski
- 👤 Nagaraj S. Dixit
- 👤 Nandakumar S. Rao
Bibliographic Details
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CPC Classifications
C; C11; C11D; C11D3/00; C11D3/48; C11D1/00; C11D1/66; C11D1/825; C11D1/8255; C11D17/00; C11D17/0008; C11D17/0017; C11D17/0021; C11D3/16; C11D3/20; C11D3/2072; C11D3/2075; C11D3/2082; C11D1/72; C11D1/722
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
165 words
A stable acidic disinfectant all-purpose liquid cleaning composition comprising by weight: (a) about 0.5-4% of a mixture of acid stable nonionic surfactants, said mixture consisting essentially of a water soluble nonionic surfactant and a water dispersible nonionic surfactant in a weight ratio of water-soluble to water-dispersible surfactant of from about 4:1 to 4:3; (b) about 3-7% of an organic acid selected from the group consisting of lower aliphatic monocarboxylic acids, lower aliphatic dicarboxylic acids and mixtures thereof; (c) at least 0.1% of an acid stable antimicrobial compound; (d) from about 0-2% of an acid-stable cationic or anionic soil releasing agent; and, (e) the balance water, said liquid cleaning composition having a pH of about 2-4, wherein the water soluble nonionic surfactant is selected from the group consisting of acid-stable nonionic surfactants having a hydrophilic/lipophilic balance (HLB) of at least about 11 and the water dispersible nonionic surfactant is selected from the group consisting of acid stable nonionic surfactants having a hydropholic/lipophilic balance of abut 7-10.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
165 words
A stable acidic disinfectant all-purpose liquid cleaning composition comprising by weight: (a) about 0.5-4% of a mixture of acid stable nonionic surfactants, said mixture consisting essentially of a water soluble nonionic surfactant and a water dispersible nonionic surfactant in a weight ratio of water-soluble to water-dispersible surfactant of from about 4:1 to 4:3; (b) about 3-7% of an organic acid selected from the group consisting of lower aliphatic monocarboxylic acids, lower aliphatic dicarboxylic acids and mixtures thereof; (c) at least 0.1% of an acid stable antimicrobial compound; (d) from about 0-2% of an acid-stable cationic or anionic soil releasing agent; and, (e) the balance water, said liquid cleaning composition having a pH of about 2-4, wherein the water soluble nonionic surfactant is selected from the group consisting of acid-stable nonionic surfactants having a hydrophilic/lipophilic balance (HLB) of at least about 11 and the water dispersible nonionic surfactant is selected from the group consisting of acid stable nonionic surfactants having a hydropholic/lipophilic balance of abut 7-10.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The cleaning composition according to claim 1 wherein the acid stable nonionic surfactants are selected from the group consisting of linear fatty alcohol ethoxylates.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
The cleaning composition according to claim 1 wherein the mixture of acid stable nonionic surfactants comprises about 2-4% by weight of the composition.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
The cleaning composition according to claim 1 wherein the ratio of water soluble to water dispersible nonionic surfactant is 3:1 to 3:2.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
The cleaning composition according to claim 1 wherein the pH of the composition is 2.5-3.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
The cleaning composition according to claim 1 wherein the antimicrobial agent is selected from the group consisting of acid stable antimicrobial quaternary ammonium compounds.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
13 words
The cleaning composition according to claim 1 wherein the antimicrobial agent is chlorhexidine.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
35 words
The cleaning composition according to claim 1 wherein the organic acid is selected from the group consisting of C 2-6 alkyl and alkenyl monobasic acids, C 2-6 alkyl and alkenyl dibasic acids and mixtures thereof.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
The cleaning composition according to claim 8 wherein the organic acid is a mixture of lower aliphatic dicarboxylic acids comprising about 3-5% by weight of the composition.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
The cleaning composition according to claim 8 wherein the organic acid mixture contains adipic, glutaric and succinic acids in a weight ratio of 1-3:1-8:1-5 respectively.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
15 words
The cleaning composition according to claim 1 wherein the acid mixture comprises hydroxy acetic acid.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
14 words
The cleaning composition according to claim 1 wherein the antimicrobial agent is benzalkonium chloride.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
45 words
The cleaning composition according to claim 1 wherein the acid stable nonionic surfactants are selected from the group consisting of alkanol ethoxylates, alcohol propoxylates, alkyl phenol ethoxylates and higher alcohols condensed with a mixture of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide having a terminal ethoxylate group.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
27 words
The cleaning composition according to claim 2 wherein the mixture of nonionic surfactants consists essentially of C 9-11 alcohol EO 8:1 and C 9-11 alcohol EO 2.5:1.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
32 words
The cleaning composition according to claim 14 wherein the C 9-11 alcohol EO 8:1 and C 9-11 alcohol EO 2.5:1 comprise about 1.5% and about 0.7% of the composition by weight, respectively.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
51 words
The cleaning composition according to claim 1 comprising 0.25-1% of an acid stable cationic or anionic soil releasing agent selected from the group consisting of poly beta trialkyl ammonium ethyl methacrylates having ethyl or methyl groups attached to the ammonium moiety and hydrolyze 1:1 styrene-maleic anhydride polymers (average molecular weight 1000-5000).
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
129 words
The cleaning composition according to claim 8 which comprises by weight 5% of a mixture of dicarboxylic acids, said mixture consisting essentially of adipic, glutaric and succinic acids, 0.2% of an acid stable antimicrobial benzyl C 12 -C 18 alkyl dimethyl quaternary ammonium compound, about 0.4% of poly beta [methyl diethyl ammonium] ethyl methacrylate methyl sulfate having a molecular weight of 10,000-500,000, and about 2.5% of an acid stable mixture of nonionic surfactants consisting essentially of C 9-11 alcohol EO 8:1 and C 9-11 alcohol EO 2.5:1 in a weight ratio of about 2:1 of the first aforementioned nonionic surfactant having a molar ratio of ethylene oxide to alcohol of 8:1 relative to the second aforementioned nonionic surfactant having a molar ratio of ethylene oxide to alcohol of 2.5:1.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method of simultaneously disinfecting and cleaning a hard surface comprising contacting said surface with the composition of claim 1 and wiping said surface to remove soil.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method according to claim 18 wherein the composition of claim 1 contains a soil releasing agent which treats the surface to be cleaned such that removal of soil from said surface during a second recleaning step is enhanced.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
120 words
The method according to claim 18 wherein the composition of claim 1 comprises: (a) about 2-4% of a mixture of acid stable nonionic surfactants, said mixture consisting essentially of a water soluble nonionic surfactant and a water dispersible nonionic surfactant in a weight ratio of water soluble to water dispersible surfactant of from about 3:1 to 3:2; (b) about 3-5% of an organic acid selected from the group consisting of lower aliphatic monocarboxylic acids, lower aliphatic dicarboxylic acids and mixtures thereof; (c) at least 0.1% of an acid stable antimicrobial compound; (d) from about 0.25-1% of an acid stable cationic or anionic soil releasing agent; and, (e) the balance water, said liquid cleaning composition having a pH of about 2.5-3.
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