Conveyor lubricants including emulsion of a lipophilic compound and an emulsifier and/or an anionic surfactant and methods employing them
AssigneeEcolab USA Inc.
InventorsStefan Seemeyer, Eric D. Morrison, Stephan Scharrenbach, Claudia Caussin de Schneck, Stefan Kupper, Peter Rich, Colin Court
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Abstract
The present invention relates to conveyor lubricant compositions including an emulsion of a lipophilic compound and also including an emulsifier and/or an anionic surfactant. The present invention also relates to methods employing such lubricant compositions. In an embodiment, the method includes applying the present lubricant composition to a conveyor with a non-energized nozzle.
Claims22
A method for lubricating the passage of a container along a conveyor comprising:
- applying a lubricant composition to at least a portion of a container-contacting surface of the conveyor or to at least a portion of a conveyor-contacting surface of the container, the lubricant composition comprising mineral oil wherein the lubricant composition is free of silicone and free of water.
A method for lubricating the passage of a container along a conveyor comprising:
- coating at least a portion of a conveyor surface with a lubricant composition comprising mineral oil wherein the lubricant composition is free of water and silicone.
A method for lubricating the passage of a container along a conveyor comprising:
- applying a lubricant composition at least to a portion of a surface selected from the group consisting of a container-contacting surface of the conveyor, an underside of the conveyor belt chain link, a container, a wear strip, and a combination thereof, the lubricant composition comprising:
- mineral oil, wherein the lubricant composition is free of silicone and free of water,
- wherein the conveyor is made of stainless steel, plastic, or combinations thereof.
A method for lubricating the passage of a container along a conveyor comprising:
- applying a lubricant composition to at least to a portion of a surface selected from the group consisting of a container-contacting surface of the conveyor, an underside of the conveyor belt chain link, a container, a wear strip, and a combination thereof, the lubricant composition comprising mineral oil, wherein the lubricant composition is free of silicone and free of water,
- wherein applying the lubricant composition forms a film or coating on the container-contacting surface of the conveyor, and
- wherein the container comprises polyethylene terephthalate, polyethylene naphthalate, glass, paper, metal, or a combination thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.