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US 2019/0169545 A1Published application
Alkaline detergent composition containing a carboxylic acid terpolymer for hard water scale control
AssigneesEcolab USA Inc., BASF SE
InventorsCARTER M. SILVERNAIL, ERIK C. OLSON, KERRIE E. WALTERS, JUERGEN DETERING, AREND JOUKE KINGMA, JAMES S. DAILEY
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Abstract
A highly alkaline detergent is described which includes the use of a carboxylic acid terpolymer in combination with an alkali metal hydroxide. The detergent maintains cleaning functions and also prevents hard water scaling at application temperatures, for example at temperatures of between about 145-180 degrees Fahrenheit and, for example, at a pH of 9.5 to about 13.
Claims21
1-19. (canceled)
20:
- A method of dispensing a detergent composition comprising:
- contacting a detergent composition with a water source to form a use solution, wherein the detergent composition comprises
- at least 55 wt-% of alkali metal hydroxide;
- and
- at least one carboxylic acid terpolymer comprising in copolymerized form from 30 to 90% by weight of at least one monoethylenically unsaturated C3-C8-carboxylic acid, or an anhydride or salt thereof, from 3 to 60% by weight of at least one monomer comprising a sulfo group, and from 3 to 20% by weight of at least one nonionic monomer of the formula I
- H2C═C(R1)(CH2)xO[R2—O]y—R3 (I)
- in which R1 is hydrogen or methyl, R2 are identical or different, linear or branched C2-C6-alkylene wherein R2—O may be arranged in blocks or randomly, and R3 is hydrogen or a straight-chain or branched C1-C4-alkyl, x is 0, 1 or 2 and y is a number from 3 to 50;
- and
- wherein the detergent composition is free of phosphate;
- dispensing the use solution to an application;
- wherein the use solution reduces the formation, precipitation and/or deposition of hard water scale on a surface.
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21:
- The method of claim 20, wherein the contacting is performed by spraying the water source.
22:
- The method of claim 20, wherein the detergent composition comprises from about 55 wt-% to about 90 wt-% of the alkali metal hydroxide, and from about 10 wt-% to about 40 wt-% of the carboxylic acid terpolymer.
23:
- The method of claim 20, wherein the detergent composition further comprises from 1 wt-% to 20 wt-% of an additional polymer selected from the group consisting of:
- polyacrylic acid, polymethacrylic acid, polymaleic acid homopolymers, copolymers of acrylic methacrylic or maleic acids, terpolymers of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, and maleic acid and combinations thereof.
24:
- The method of claim 20, wherein y in formula (I) is >5, x in formula (I) is 1, and R1 in formula (I) is H.
25:
- The method of claim 20, wherein y in formula (I) is >5, x in formula (I) is 2, and R1 in formula (I) is methyl.
26:
- The method of claim 20, wherein the carboxylic acid terpolymer comprises from about 40 to 90% by weight of the monoethylenically unsaturated C3-C8 carboxylic acid monomer, anhydride or salt thereof, from about 4 to 40% by weight of the monomer comprising a sulfo group, and from about 4 to 40% by weight of the nonionic monomer of the formula (I).
27:
- The method of claim 20, wherein the R2 is selected from CH2CH2 and CH2CH(CH3), and y is in the range of from 8 to 40, wherein the monomer comprising a sulfo group is allylsulfonic acid or 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid, and/or wherein the carboxylic acid monomer, anhydride or salt thereof is selected from the group consisting of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid and salts thereof.
28:
- The method of claim 20, wherein the detergent composition further comprises a phosphonate and/or at least one functional ingredient selected from the group consisting of:
- chelating agents, sequestering agents, alkaline sources, water conditioners, surfactants, hardening agents, bleaching agents, sanitizers, activators, detergent builders, fillers, defoaming agents, anti-redeposition agents, optical brighteners, dyes, odorants, stabilizing agents, dispersants, enzymes, corrosion inhibitors, thickeners and solubility modifiers.
29:
- The method of claim 20, wherein the dispensing step is performed by gravity dripping.
30:
- The method of claim 20, further comprising the step of inserting the detergent composition into a dispensing apparatus prior to the contacting step.
31:
- The method of claim 20, wherein the detergent composition is a cast, pressed, or extruded solid.
32:
- The method of claim 20, wherein the use solution comprises
- from 1 to 1500 ppm of the alkali metal hydroxide;
- and
- from 5 to 500 ppm of the carboxylic acid terpolymer.
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33:
- The method of claim 32, wherein the use solution further comprises 5-250 ppm of an additional polymer selected from one or more of the following:
- polyacrylic acid, polymethacrylic acid, polymaleic acid homopolymers, copolymers of acrylic acid, methacrylic and/or maleic acid, terpolymers of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, and maleic acid, and combinations thereof.
34:
- The method of claim 32, wherein the use solution further comprises a phosphonate and/or at least one functional ingredient selected from the group consisting of:
- chelating agents, sequestering agents, alkaline sources, water conditioners, surfactants, hardening agents, bleaching agents, sanitizers, activators, detergent builders, fillers, defoaming agents, anti-redeposition agents, optical brighteners, dyes, odorants, stabilizing agents, dispersants, enzymes, corrosion inhibitors, thickeners and solubility modifiers.
35:
- The method of claim 32, wherein the application is a laundry application, a dish machine, a warewash application, a clean-in-place application, or a clean-out-of-place application.
36:
- The method of claim 32, wherein yin formula (I) is >5, x in formula (I) is 1, and R1 in formula (I) is H, or wherein y in formula (I) is >5, x in formula (I) is 2, and R1 in formula (I) is methyl.
37:
- The method of claim 32, wherein the carboxylic acid terpolymer comprises from about 40 to 90% by weight of the carboxylic acid monomer, anhydride or salt thereof, from about 4 to 40% by weight of the monomer comprising a sulfo group, and from about 4 to 40% by weight of the nonionic monomer of the formula (I).
38:
- The method of claim 32, wherein R2 is selected from CH2CH2 and CH2CH(CH3), and y is in the range of from 8 to 40, and/or wherein the carboxylic acid monomer, or anhydride or salt thereof is selected from the group consisting of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid and salts thereof.
39:
- The method of claim 35, wherein the surface comprises a glass, a plate, and/or silverware.