Betaine functionalized alkyl polyglucosides for enhanced food soil removal
AssigneeEcolab USA Inc.
InventorsCharles Allen Hodge, Erin Jane Dahlquist, Amanda Ruth Blattner
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Abstract
A cleaning composition including a betaine functionalized alkyl polyglucoside, a water conditioning agent, an acid source, a solvent, and water. In one embodiment, the cleaning composition is substantially free of alkyl phenol ethoxylates. The cleaning composition is capable of removing soils including up to 20% proteins. The cleaning compositions include a biorenewable, environmentally friendly alternative to nonyl phenol ethoxylates and exhibit superior cleaning of food soils.
Claims20
A hard surface cleaning composition comprising at 18% actives:
- (a) 35% to 65% by weight of a betaine functionalized alkyl polyglucoside component derived from a renewable carbon source such as corn or coconut and consisting primarily of a C12 betaine functionalized alkyl polyglucoside, a C12 and C14 blend of a betaine functionalized alkyl polyglucoside or a C14 betaine functionalized alkyl polyglucoside which includes less than 0.5% by weight of a betaine functionalized alkyl polyglucoside with a carbon chain length of other than 12 or 14;
- (b) a water conditioning agent including one or more of:
- a polyvalent metal cation, calcium, a magnesium, iron, manganese, molybdenum, sodium tripolyphosphate, polyacrylic acid compounds, sodium gluconate, sodium glucoheptonate, N-hydroxyethylenediaminetriacetic acid (HEDTA), ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA), diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (DTPA), ethylenediaminetetraproprionic acid, triethylenetetraaminehexaacetic acid (TTHA), and the respective alkali metal, ammonium and substituted ammonium salts thereof, nitrilotriacetic acid trisodium salt (NTA), ethanoldiglycine disodium salt (EDG), diethanolglycine sodium-salt (DEG), and 1,3-propylenediaminetetraacetic acid (PDTA), dicarboxymethyl glutamic acid tetrasodium salt (GLDA), methylglycine-N-N-diacetic acid trisodium salt (MGDA), and iminodisuccinate sodium salt (IDS);
- (c) an acid source;
- and
- (d) water.
A hard surface cleaning composition comprising:
- (a) a betaine functionalized alkyl polyglucoside component derived from a renewable carbon source such as corn or coconut and consisting primarily of a C12 betaine functionalized alkyl polyglucoside, a C12 and C14 blend of a betaine functionalized alkyl polyglucoside or a C14 betaine functionalized alkyl polyglucoside which includes less than 0.5% by weight of any betaine functionalized alkyl polyglucoside with a carbon chain length of other than 12 or 14;
- (b) ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA);
- (c) an acid source;
- and
- (d) water.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.