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US 2020/0347320 A1Published application
Fast drying and fast draining rinse aid
AssigneeEcolab USA Inc.
InventorsJANEL MARIE KIEFFER, Victor Fuk-Pong Man, STEVEN E. LENTSCH
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to rinse aid compositions and methods for making and using the rinse aid compositions. The compositions of the invention include a sheeting agent, a defoaming agent, and an association disruption agent. The rinse aid compositions of the present invention result in a faster draining/drying time on most substrates compared to conventional rinse aids. The rinse aid compositions of the present invention are especially suitable for use on plastic substrates.
Claims21
1-22. (canceled)
A solid rinse aid composition comprising:
- (a) a sheeting agent;
- (b) a defoaming agent comprising a polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene block copolymer surfactant;
- (c) an association disruption agent comprising an alcohol alkoxylate EO/PO surfactant and/or a C12-C14 fatty alcohol EO/PO surfactant;
- (d) optionally an acid source, an antimicrobial agent, and/or a chelant.
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A solid rinse aid composition comprising:
- (a) a sheeting agent;
- (b) a defoaming agent comprising a polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene block copolymer surfactant;
- (c) an association disruption agent comprising an alcohol alkoxylate EO/PO surfactant and/or a C12-C14 fatty alcohol EO/PO surfactant;
- (d) a polymeric polycarboxylate or an alkali metal salt thereof;
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- (e) optionally an antimicrobial.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.