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US 2014/0155312 A1Published application
Ape-free laundry emulsifier
AssigneeEcolab USA Inc.
InventorsSukhwan Soontravanich, Stephan Hubig, Yang Zhang
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Abstract
A detergent emulsifier for laundry and other hard surface cleaning using an APE-free surfactant blend is disclosed. The emulsifier system is efficacious for removal of oily soils and greasy food removal. The compositions according to the invention include linear and branched fatty alcohol ethoxylates and ethoxylate propoxylate block copolymers. Methods of using the same are disclosed.
Claims28
A concentrated pre-treatment or pre-soak APE-free composition comprising:
- from about 40 wt-% to about 95 wt-% of a nonionic surfactant blend, wherein the surfactant blend comprises a linear fatty alcohol ethoxylate, a branched fatty alcohol ethoxylate selected from the group consisting of a Guerbet alcohol ethoxylate or a Guerbet ethoxylate, and an ethylene oxide-propylene oxide copolymer;
- and
- optionally from about 5 wt-% to about 60 wt-% stabilizers and/or water;
- wherein the ratio of said fatty alcohol ethoxylate to said branched fatty alcohol ethoxylate to said ethylene oxide-propylene oxide copolymer is from about 1:1:1 to about 10:1:10.
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A concentrated pre-treatment or pre-soak APE-free composition comprising;
- a linear fatty alcohol ethoxylate;
- a branched fatty alcohol ethoxylate selected from the group consisting of a Guerbet alcohol ethoxylate or a Guerbet ethoxylate;
- an ethylene oxide-propylene oxide copolymer;
- at least one stabilizing agent;
- and
- water;
- wherein the ratio of said fatty alcohol ethoxylate to said branched fatty alcohol ethoxylate to said ethylene oxide-propylene oxide copolymer is from about 1:1:1 to about 7.5:1:5.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.