Solid fast draining/drying rinse aid for high total dissolved solid water conditions
AssigneeEcolab USA Inc.
InventorsJanel M. Kieffer, Victor Fuk-Pong Man, Melissa Hunter
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Abstract
The present invention is a solid rinse aid composition and methods of making and using the same. Applicants have surprisingly found that the crystal modifier sodium xylene sulfonate (short chain alkyl benzene or alkyl naphthalene sulfonates) at higher percentage can act as a solidification agent. The solid rinse aid composition generally includes a short chain alkyl benzene or alkyl naphthalene sulfonates solidification agent and an effective amount of a surfactant which can include a sheeting agent component, defoamer component and/or association disruption agent. The solid rinse aid composition may be phosphate-free, aminocarboxylate-free, and GRAS if desired.
Claims16
A solid rinse aid composition comprising:
- from about 60 wt % to about 90 wt % of one or more short chain alkyl benzene and/or alkyl naphthalene sulfonates selected from the group consisting of:
- sodium xylene sulfonate, sodium toluene sulfonate, sodium cumene sulfonate, potassium toluene sulfonate, ammonium xylene sulfonate, calcium xylene sulfonate, sodium alkyl naphthalene sulfonate, and sodium butylnaphthalene sulfonate;
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- from about 15 wt % to about 30 wt % of a sheeting agent;
- and
- from about 1 wt. % to about 25 wt. % of an association disruption agent.
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