Conveyor lubricants including emulsion of a lipophilic compound and an emulsifier and/or an anionic surfactant and methods employing them
AssigneeEcolab USA Inc.
InventorsStefan Seemeyer, Eric D. Morrison, Stephan Scharrenbach, Claudia Caussin de Schneck, Stefan Kupper, Peter Rich, Colin Court
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Abstract
The present invention relates to conveyor lubricant compositions including an emulsion of a lipophilic compound and also including an emulsifier and/or an anionic surfactant. The present invention also relates to methods employing such lubricant compositions. In an embodiment, the method includes applying the present lubricant composition to a conveyor with a non-energized nozzle.
Claims31
A method for lubricating the passage of a container along a conveyor, comprising:
- applying a lubricant composition to at least a portion of a container-contacting surface of the conveyor or to at least a portion of a conveyor-contacting surface of the container;
- the lubricant composition comprising:
- mineral oil;
- an emulsifier, anionic surfactant, or mixture thereof;
- and
- about 55 to about 97 wt-% water.
A method for lubricating the passage of a container along a conveyor comprising:
- applying a lubricant composition to at least a portion of a container-contacting surface of the conveyor or to at least a portion of a conveyor-contacting surface of the container, the lubricant composition comprising mineral oil wherein the lubricant composition is free of silicone.
A method for lubricating the passage of a container along a conveyor comprising:
- applying a lubricant composition to at least a portion of a container-contacting surface of the conveyor or to at least a portion of a conveyor-contacting surface of the container, the lubricant composition comprising mineral oil wherein the lubricant composition is free of water.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.