Composition for aesthetic improvement of food and beverage containers and methods thereof
AssigneeDiversey, Inc.
InventorsUday Chaudhari, Kedar Chaudhari
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Abstract
A composition for use in recycled food and beverage containers is disclosed. A mixture of a strong sequestrant, a weak sequestrant, a polymer, an antiscalant and a surfactant is disclosed. Methods directed to using the composition are also disclosed. A composition that cleans and also reduces the defects present on the external surface of containers during a wash cycle is disclosed. The composition may or may not have metallic salts.
Claims20
A composition for cleaning and reducing surface defects on beverage containers, the composition comprising:
- 5 wt % to 15 wt % of a salt of methylglycine diacetic acid;
- 5 wt % to 15 wt % of sodium gluconate;
- 0.1 wt % to 20 wt % of at least one ingredient selected from an acrylate/maleate copolymer, a zinc salt, or mixtures thereof;
- 0.1 wt % to 5 wt % of at least one antiscalant selected from aminotris(methylenephosphonic acid), 1-hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid, or mixtures thereof;
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- 0.1 wt % to 10 wt % of at least one surfactant selected from an ethylene oxide/propylene oxide block copolymer, an alkoxylated primary or secondary alcohol, or mixtures thereof.
A composition for cleaning and reducing surface defects on beverage containers, the composition consisting of:
- 2.5 wt % to 40 wt % of at least one strong sequestrant;
- 2.5 wt % to 40 wt % of sodium gluconate;
- 0.1 wt % to 20 wt % of a polymer, a metallic salt, or both;
- 0.1 wt % to 5 wt % of at least one antiscalant;
- 0.1 wt % to 10 wt % of at least one surfactant;
- optionally, 0.1 wt % to 5 wt % of an alkali;
- optionally, a preservative;
- optionally, a hydrotrope;
- and
- optionally, a solvent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.