Pressed, self-solidifying, solid cleaning compositions and methods of making them
AssigneeEcolab Inc.
InventorsRoger L. Stolte, Michael P. Dziuk, Melissa C. Meinke, Matthew C. Porter
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of making a solid cleaning composition. The method can include pressing and/or vibrating a flowable solid of a self-solidifying cleaning composition. For a self-solidifying cleaning composition, pressing and/or vibrating a flowable solid determines the shape and density of the solid but is not required for forming a solid. The method can employ a concrete block machine for pressing and/or vibrating. The present invention also relates to a solid cleaning composition made by the method and to solid cleaning compositions including particles bound together by a binding agent.
Claims22
A method of making a stable solid cleaning composition comprising:
- providing a composition comprising a binding agent comprising:
- about 5 to about 15 wt % water about 25 to about 80 wt % of an alkalinity source comprising an alkali metal carbonate, and about 1 to about 30 wt % of sequestrant comprising an organophosphonate;
- putting the composition in a drawer or hopper;
- transferring the composition from the drawer or hopper into a form;
- gently pressing the composition in the form at an ambient temperature to produce the stable solid cleaning composition;
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- removing the stable solid cleaning composition from the form, wherein the gentle pressing comprises pressing the composition with a force of about 1000 psi to about 2000 psi, the solid composition comprises a solid block weighing about 1 kg to about 10 kg, and the solid is suitable for multiple uses.
A method of making a stable solid cleaning composition comprising:
- providing a self-solidifying solid comprising a binding agent comprising:
- about 5 to about 15 wt % water about 25 to about 80 wt % of an alkalinity source comprising an alkali metal carbonate, and about 1 to about 30 wt % of sequestrant comprising an organophosphonate;
- placing the self-solidifying solid into a form;
- gently pressing the self-solidifying solid in the form by applying a pressure of about 1000 to about 2000 psi at ambient temperature to produce the stable solid cleaning composition, wherein the form comprises a packaging system from which the composition will be stored or dispensed, the solid composition comprises a solid block weighing about 1 kg to about 10 kg, and the solid composition is suitable for multiple uses.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.