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US 8,410,038 B2Granted
Acidic cleaning compositions comprising a polymer
AssigneeColgate-Palmolive Company
InventorsMichele Davister, Nathalie Dastbaz, Alain Jacques, Germaine Zocchi
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Abstract
The present invention is directed, in certain embodiments, to compositions useful for the removal of grease, lime scale, soap scum, feces, rust or other soils from surfaces such as those found in bathrooms, toilets and kitchens. Methods of removing soils and preventing soil adhesion are also contemplated.
Claims19
A cleaning composition comprising:
- (a) formic and oxalic acids in a weight ratio of about 2:1 to about 5:1;
- (b) a nonionic surfactant comprising an ethoxylated alcohol;
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- (c) a polybetaine.
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A composition useful for cleaning a bathroom or kitchen surface, comprising:
- (a) formic and oxalic acids in a weight ratio of about 2:1 to about 5:1;
- (b) a nonionic surfactant comprising a C9-C11 alcohol with a degree of ethoxylation of about 7.5 to about 8.1;
- (c) about 0.1 to about 1% of an anti-adhesion polymer comprising a polybetaine;
- (d) optionally a thickener comprising xanthan gum, gellan gum, carrageenan gum, hydroxyethylcellulose;
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- (e) about 85 to about 95% water;
- wherein the pH of the composition is 0 to about 3.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.