Fluorine-containing lubricants
AssigneeEcolab Inc.
InventorsStefan Küpper, Michael Schneider, Walter Grosse Böwing, Alfred Laufenberg, Harald Kluschanzoff
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Abstract
The invention relates to the use of formulations containing selected fluorinated components for reducing friction between conveyor systems and the containers transported thereon.
Claims45
A method of lubricating the interface between a container and a moving conveyor surface, the method comprising forming an effective amount of a liquid lubricant composition between a container and a contact surface of the moving conveyor, the lubricant comprising an aqueous solution comprising an antimicrobial compound and a fluorinated monomeric organic compound.
An aqueous lubricant formulation to lubricate the interface between a moving conveyor and a container, the liquid lubricant composition comprising a major proportion of an aqueous medium and about 0.001 to 10 wt % of a fluorinated monomeric organic compound, an antimicrobial compound.
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