# US 7,745,202 B2 · Detergent made use of fermentation technology and production method thereof

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- Number: US 7,745,202 B2
- Document ID: US7745202B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 10/589,795
- Filed: 2005-02-18
- Published: 2007-08-16
- Granted: 2010-06-29
- Earliest claimed: 2004-02-20
- Assignees: Em Research Organization, Inc.
- Inventors: Teruo Higa
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US7745202B2

## CPC

- C11D 9/38: Products in which the composition is not well defined
- A61K 8/9728: Fungi, e.g. yeasts
- A61K 8/99: from microorganisms other than algae or fungi, e.g. protozoa or bacteria
- A61Q 5/02: Preparations for cleaning the hair
- C11D 3/12: Water-insoluble compounds
- C11D 3/126: {in solid compositions}
- C11D 3/1273: {Crystalline layered silicates of type NaMeSixO2x+1YH2O}
- C11D 3/381: {Microorganisms}
- C11D 9/18: Water-insoluble compounds
- C11D 13/00: Making of soap or soap solutions in general; Apparatus therefor (resin soap C11D15/00)
- A61K 2800/85: Products or compounds obtained by fermentation, e.g. yoghurt, beer, wine
- C11D: DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
- A61K: PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES (devices or methods specially adapted for bringing pharmaceutical products into particular physical or administering forms A61J3/00; chemical aspects of, or use of materials for deodorisation of air, for disinfection or sterilisation, or for bandages, dressings, absorbent pads or surgical articles A61L; soap compositions C11D)
- A61Q: SPECIFIC USE OF COSMETICS OR SIMILAR TOILETRY PREPARATIONS

## Abstract

A process for producing soap is provided, which includes effective microorganisms (EM) and EM-X ceramic powder, which are added to enhance the degree of saponification of fat, strengthen the cleaning power, and to provide a detergent that is capable of proliferating effective microorganisms in sewage water after washing and cleaning the sewage water, and which exhibits an effect as a water purification material after washing. Effective microorganisms (EM) including mainly facultative anaerobic lactic acid bacteria, yeast and photosynthetic bacteria and EM-X ceramic powder are added in the process of producing the soap, thereby, the treated material obtained according to the present invention exhibits an environmental purification effect as a substrate of benign microorganisms or a microorganism material.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method of producing a soap product comprising:
providing facultative anaerobic effective microorganisms including at least lactic acid bacteria, yeast and photosynthetic bacteria or a fermented material containing facultative anaerobic effective microorganisms including at least lactic acid bacteria, yeast and photosynthetic bacteria;
providing a ceramic powder catalyst by forming a mixture of a clay and a condensed liquid of an antioxidant substance produced by effective microorganisms to form a mixture, aging the mixture and baking the mixture;
compounding the effective microorganisms and the ceramic powder catalyst and adding the compounded effective microorganisms and the ceramic powder to fats and mixing; and
performing emulsification and saponification;
wherein the ceramic powder catalyst enhances a degree of saponification of the fats during the production of the soap product; and
wherein after the soap product is introduced into a waste water system, the effective microorganisms provided thereby proliferate in the waste water system to enhance a decomposition rate of the soap product itself as well as a decomposition rate of indigenous pollutants in the waste water system to accelerate water purification.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein a hydrophobic antioxidant substance of the fermented material containing facultative anaerobic effective microorganisms in is integrated into the fats for direct fermentation thereof.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, further comprising a step of adding a fermented liquid containing a facultative anaerobic effective microorganisms including at least lactic acid bacteria, yeast and photosynthetic bacteria after the saponification step to provide a liquid soap product.