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US 5,962,393 AGranted
Powdered abrasive cleanser comprising calcium carbonate and borax pentahydrate
AssigneeThe Clorox Company
InventorsRobert L. Blum, Denise A. Garner, Carl M. Kling
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Abstract
A powdered abrasive cleanser that exhibits superior soil removal properties and surface safety is provided. The cleanser includes a surfactant, an optional source of active chlorine, a borax pentahydrate compound that is preferably sodium tetraborate pentahydrate, and optionally an alkaline detergent builder and/or calcium carbonate.
Claims15
A surface safe, dry hard surface cleanser comprising:
- a) about 1% to about 5% of a surfactant that is selected from the group consisting of anionic surfactants, nonionic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants, and mixtures thereof;
- b) an abrasive effective amount of a borax pentahydrate compound having the formula M.sub.2 B.sub.4 O.sub.7 .multidot.5H.sub.2 O, where M is an alkali metal selected from the group consisting of lithium, sodium, potassium, or mixtures thereof;
- c) about 5% to about 10% of an alkaline detergent builder and;
- d) an abrasive effective amount of calcium carbonate, wherein the mole ratio of calcium carbonate to the borax pentahydrate compound ranges from about 20:1 to about 1:1.
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