Cleaning compositions
AssigneeColgate-Palmolive Company
InventorPasquale J. Falivene
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Abstract
A cleaning powder having improved grease cutting and foaming characteristics contains: a particulate or powdered base material which is an abrasive or polishing agent, a detergent builder salt or a mixture thereof; a synthetic organic detergent; and an organic hydrotrope. Preferably the composition is a scouring powder and includes an abrasive and a non-phosphate builder salt, such as a carbonate, phosphate or silicate.
Claims11
A dry powder cleaning composition comprising a particulate base selected from the group consisting of an abrasive and a detergent builder salt and mixtures thereof;
- a synthetic organic detergent;
- and an organic hydrotrope, with the proportion of hydrotrope to detergent being in the range of about 0.4 to 5, on a molar basis, at least about 8% by weight of any such abrasive particles having a diameter of at least about 0.037 mm.
A method for removing greasy materials from a surface consisting essentially of the step of cleansing said surface with a dry powder cleansing composition having therein a detergent and a hydrotrope, the proportion of hydrotrope to detergent being from 0.4 to 5 on a molar basis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.