Blood, coffee or fruit juice stain remover in an alkaline composition
AssigneeEcolab Inc.
InventorsMARK LEVITT, KIM R. SMITH, LAURIE EHLERS
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Abstract
A blood, coffee or fruit juice removing cleaning composition, and methods for using such, which may take the form of a detergent additive or pre-spotter, generally including an amount of carbonate source effective to remove blood, coffee or fruit juice from textiles. In other preferred forms the compositions disclosed herein may include surfactants.
Claims26
A method of removing blood, coffee or fruit juice stains from textiles, said method comprising the step of applying an aqueous cleaning composition to the textile, said aqueous cleaning composition comprising from about 0.1 to 3 wt-% of a carbonate source, from about 0 wt-% to 0.2 wt-% of an ionic or nonionic surfactant, and a balance of water.
An aqueous cleaning composition comprising:
- a) an amount of a carbonate source effective to remove blood, coffee or fruit juice from textiles;
- and
- b) an amount of surfactant effective to remove blood, coffee or fruit juice from textiles.
An aqueous cleaning composition comprising:
- a) from about 0.8 to 1 wt-% carbonate source;
- b) from about 0 to 0.2 wt-% of surfactant;
- and
- c) a balance of water.
An aqueous cleaning composition comprising:
- a) from about 0.4 to 0.5 wt-% of sodium hydrogen carbonate;
- b) from about 0.35 to 0.45 wt-% of sodium carbonate;
- c) from about 0.10 to 0.20 wt-% of sodium lauryl sulfate;
- and
- d) a balance of water.
A pre-spotter composition for removal of blood, coffee or fruit juice stains from textiles, comprising:
- a) an amount of a carbonate source effective to remove blood, coffee or fruit juice from textiles;
- and
- b) an amount of surfactant effective to remove blood, coffee or fruit juice from textiles.
A pre-spotter composition for removal of blood, coffee or fruit juice stains from textiles, comprising:
- a) from about 0.80 to 1 wt-% carbonate source;
- b) from about 0 to 0.2 wt-% of surfactant;
- and
- c) a balance of water.
A pre-spotter composition for removal of blood, coffee or fruit juice stains from textiles, comprising:
- a) from about 0.4 to 0.5 wt-% of sodium hydrogen carbonate;
- b) from about 0.35 to 0.45 wt-% of sodium carbonate;
- c) from about 0.10 to 0.20 wt-% of sodium lauryl sulfate;
- and
- d) a balance of water.
A method of using the pre-spotter composition of claim 28, comprising the step of applying the pre-spotter composition to the fabric.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.