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US 8,962,544 B2Granted
Detergent composition for removing fish soil
AssigneeEcolab USA Inc.
InventorsJenna M. Johnson, Victor F. Man, Kim R. Smith, Tomoko Nakabayashi
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Abstract
A detergent composition as described which can be utilized in a variety of applications for cleaning surfaces and objects, removing suspended soils, and rinsing easily. The detergent composition is particularly effective at removing soils caused by raw fish soil.
Claims12
A solid detergent composition comprising:
- an alkaline source consisting of alkali metal carbonate in an amount effective to provide a use solution having a pH of at least about 9.5;
- water conditioning agent in an amount of about 1 to 50 wt. %;
- an active agent consisting essentially of a branched fatty acid represented by the formula CH3(CH2)m(CR1R2)n(CH2)o(C R1R2)p(CH2)qCOOH wherein m, n, o, p and q are each an integer selected from 0-17, and n+p is 1 or 2, and m+n+o+p+q is between 3 and 18 and wherein R1 and R2 are independently a hydrogen or alkyl group with at least one being an alkyl group or combinations thereof;
- a solidification agent consisting of alkali metal carbonate and alkali metal bicarbonate;
- water in an amount of about 1 wt. % to about 5 wt. %;
- and
- wherein the solid detergent composition is substantially free of chlorine.
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A method for cleaning a hard surface, comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a use solution comprised of water and a detergent concentrate, the detergent concentrate comprised of a detergent composition comprising:
- an alkaline source consisting of an alkali metal carbonate in an amount effective to provide a use solution having a pH of at least about 9.5;
- water conditioning agent in an amount of about 1 to 50 wt. %;
- water in an amount of about 1 wt. % to about 5 wt. %;
- an active agent selected from the group consisting of sodium isononanoate, isononanoic acid, sodium isooctanoate, isooctanoic acid, sodium neodecanoate, neodecanoic acid, sodium neopentanoate, neopentanoic acid, sodium neoheptanoate, neoheptanoic acid, 3,5,5-trimethylhexanoic acid, 6-methyl-heptanoic acid, 2,2-dimethyloctanoic acid, neopentanoic acid (2,2-dimethylpropanoic acid), 2,2-dimethylpentanoic acid, and salts thereof, or mixtures thereof;
- b) applying the use solution to a hard surface containing fish soil;
- and
- c) rinsing the surface thereby removing the fish soil from the hard surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.