Ambient moisture-activated hard surface treatment powder
AssigneeSterilex, LLC
InventorsEdward Fu, Mark Wozniak, Chris Bergstrom
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Abstract
Ambient moisture-activatable surface treatment powders containing persalt, positively charged phase transfer agent and alkaline pH buffering may be activatable without the addition of liquid. Some ambient moisture-activatable surface treatment powders are substantially free of bleach activators and/or chlorine. Methods of use of ambient moisture activatable powders include applying them to the surfaces to be treated.
Claims26
An ambient moisture-activatable surface treatment powder comprising:
- (a) less than 50% by weight of the surface treatment powder of persalt;
- (b) positively charged phase transfer agent;
- and
- (c) alkaline pH buffering salt.
An ambient moisture-activatable surface treatment powder consisting essentially of, by weight percentage of the surface treatment powder:
- (a) less than 50% of percarbonate salt;
- (b) from about 0.5% to about 30% quaternary ammonium salt;
- (c) from about 15% to less than about 90% monocationic carbonate salt;
- (d) from about 0.5% to about 15% chelating agent;
- (e) from about 0.1% to about 10% glycol;
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- (f) colorant.
A method of treating a surface, the method comprising applying to the surface an ambient moisture-activatable surface treatment powder comprising:
- (a) less than about 50 wt. % by weight of the surface treatment powder of persalt;
- (b) positively charged phase transfer agent;
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- (c) monocationic carbonate salt.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.