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US 6,546,940 B1Granted
Cleaning composition and method for using the same
AssigneeJohnsonDiversey, Inc.
InventorsCarol Anne Rouillard, Charles Allen Crawford, Jim Joseph Hilarides, Holger Theyssen, Roland Schording, Stefan Grober
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Abstract
A composition for a removing soil is described. The composition has a carboxylated imino compound and optionally an oxidizing agent. The composition displays excellent cleaning properties on processing equipment such as the equipment found in breweries, dairy plants and carbonated beverage plants. The composition also displays excellent lipid-based and protein-based soil removal.
Claims3
A CIP method for removing soil from food processing equipment comprising the steps of:
- (a) supplying a composition comprising a carboxylated imino compound
- wherein each A is independently a diacid group selected from the group consisting of an oxalic, malonic, succinic, glutanic, adipic, and pimelic acid group and R is hydrogen, a C1-16 alkyl, or an aryl group;
- and water;
- (b) supplying an oxidizing agent at a rate to produce an in use cleaning solution comprising from about 20 to about 5000 ppm oxidizing agent;
- further, contacting said composition comprising the carboxylated imino compound and water and oxidizing agent with the food processing equipment.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.