Cleaner/degreaser compositions with surfactant combination
AssigneeBuckeye International, Inc.
InventorGary Scherubel
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Abstract
A cleaner or degreaser composition with enhanced performance characteristics comprises a surfactant combination consisting of a) a water soluble ethoxylate selected from the group consisting of at least one linear primary or branched secondary alcohol of C9 to C15 chain length and 6 to 13 ethylene oxide groups/mole of alcohol; b) a water insoluble ethoxylate selected from the group consisting of at least one linear primary or branched secondary alcohol of C9 to C15 chain length and 2.5 to 5 ethylene oxide groups/mole of alcohol; and c) a component selected from the group consisting of amphoteric surfactants, couplers and mixtures thereof; the composition containing alkylphenol ethoxylate or glycol ether solvent.
Claims17
A cleaner or degreaser composition comprising a surfactant combination consisting of:
- a) a water soluble ethoxylate selected from the group consisting of at least one linear primary or branched secondary alcohol of C9 to C15 chain length and 6 to 13 ethylene oxide groups/mole of alcohol;
- b) a water insoluble ethoxylate selected from the group consisting of at least one linear primary or branched secondary alcohol of C9 to C15 chain length and 2.5 to 5 ethylene oxide groups/mole of alcohol;
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- c) a component selected from the group consisting of amphoteric surfactants, couplers and mixtures thereof;
- said composition containing no alcohol, alkylphenol ethoxylate or glycol ether solvent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.