# US 8,772,216 B2 · Low VOC hard surface cleaning composition comprising a glycol ether solvent

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- Number: US 8,772,216 B2
- Document ID: US8772216B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 13/915,760
- Filed: 2013-06-12
- Published: 2013-12-26
- Granted: 2014-07-08
- Earliest claimed: 2012-06-22
- Assignees: The Procter & Gamble Company
- Applicants: The Procter & Gamble Company
- Inventors: Cedric Joseph Volont; William Tucker Campbell
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8772216B2

## CPC

- C11D 17/0021: {Aqueous microemulsions}
- C11D 1/66: Non-ionic compounds {(C11D1/002, C11D1/004, C11D1/008 take precedence)}
- C11D 1/92: Sulfobetaines {; Sulfitobetaines}
- C11D 3/2068: {Ethers}
- C11D 3/50: Perfumes
- C11D 3/30: Amines; Substituted amines {; Quaternized amines}
- C11D 2111/14: Hard surfaces
- C11D: DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL

## Abstract

The present invention relates to a low VOC hard surface cleaning composition comprising a surfactant, a glycol ether organic solvent, an aminoalcohol and fragrance, having a pH from 10.0 to 12.0. The present invention further encompasses a process to prepare a low VOC hard surface cleaning composition. Furthermore, the present invention encompasses a process of cleaning a hard surface with a low VOC hard surface cleaning composition.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A low VOC hard surface cleaning composition comprising
a) from about 0.30 to about 1.0% by weight of the composition of surfactant or mixtures thereof selected from the group consisting of sulfobetaines and non-ionic surfactants;
b) from about 1.25 to about 2.5% by weight of the composition of glycol ether organic solvent selected from the group consisting of butyl carbitol, hexylcellosolve and phenoxyethanol and mixtures thereof;
c) from about 0.1 to about 0.5% by weight of the composition of aminoalcohol or mixture thereof; and
d) from about 0.075 to about 0.3% by weight of the composition of perfume or mixture thereof;
and wherein said composition has pH from about 10.0 to about 12.0 and said non-ionic surfactant is C13-15 EO30 ethoxylated alcohol.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

A low VOC hard surface cleaning composition according to claim 1, having pH from about 10.9 to about 11.1.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

A low VOC hard surface cleaning composition according to claim 1, wherein said sulfobetaine is cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

A low VOC hard surface cleaning composition according to claim 1 comprising from about 0.35 to about 0.5% by weight of composition of said surfactant.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

A low VOC hard surface composition according to claim 1 further comprising from about 0.01 to about 0.15% by weight of the composition of an antibacterial agent.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

A low VOC hard surface cleaning composition according to claim 1 comprising from about 1.5 to about 2.0% by weight of composition of said glycol ether organic solvent.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

A low VOC hard surface cleaning composition according to claim 1, wherein said aminoalcohol is selected from the group consisting of monoethanol amine, monoisopropanol amine and mixtures thereof.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

A low VOC hard surface cleaning composition according to claim 1, wherein said aminoalcohol is monoethanol amine.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

A low VOC hard surface cleaning composition according to claim 1 comprising from about 0.25 to about 0.5% by weight of composition of said aminoalcohol.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

A low VOC hard surface cleaning composition according to claim 1 comprising about 0.5% by weight of composition of said aminoalcohol.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

A low VOC hard surface cleaning composition according to claim 1, wherein said perfume comprises one or more perfume ingredients.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

A low VOC hard surface cleaning composition according to claim 1 comprising from about 0.08 to about 0.27% by weight of composition of said perfume.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

A low VOC hard surface cleaning composition according to claim 1 comprising from about 0.1 to about 0.25% by weight of composition of said perfume.

### Claim 14 (depends on 1)

A low VOC hard surface cleaning composition according to claim 1, in 15 fold compaction.

### Claim 15 (depends on 1)

Process of preparing low VOC hard surface cleaning composition according to claim 1 comprising steps of:
i) Preparing a perfume premix by adding a perfume, a solvent and a surfactant together and stirring;
ii) Preparing an aqueous premix by adding remaining ingredients into water and stirring;
iii) Adding the perfume premix from the step i) into the aqueous premix from the step ii) and stirring.

### Claim 16 (depends on 1)

A process of cleaning a surface with a low VOC hard surface cleaning composition according claim 1, wherein said surface is contacted with said composition, wherein said composition is applied onto said surface.