Cleaning composition containing a polysaccharide graft polymer compositon and methods of improving drainage
AssigneesEcolab USA Inc., Akzo Nobel Surface Chemistry LLC
InventorsCarter M. Silvernail, Erik C. Olson, Klin Rodrigues
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Abstract
A composition includes a polysaccharide graft polymer composition. In one embodiment, the polysaccharide graft polymer composition includes a polysaccharide residue present in an amount from about 5% to about 90% by weight of the polysaccharide graft polymer composition and a residue of at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer present in an amount from about 10% to about 75% by weight of the polysaccharide graft polymer composition.
Claims20
A cleaning composition comprising:
- at least one alkali metal hydroxide present in an amount from about 21% to about 80% by weight of the cleaning composition;
- water;
- a surfactant comprising an ethylene oxide/propylene oxide block polymer;
- and
- a polysaccharide graft polymer composition comprising:
- polysaccharide residue in an amount from about 5% to about 90% by weight of the polysaccharide graft polymer composition;
- and
- residue of at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer present in an amount from about 10% to about 75% by weight of the polysaccharide graft polymer composition.
A method of cleaning a substrate with a detergent composition, the method comprising:
- mixing water with the detergent composition to form a use solution;
- and
- contacting the substrate with the use solution, wherein the use solution comprises:
- at least one alkali metal hydroxide present in an amount from about 150 ppm to about 1500 ppm;
- a surfactant comprising an ethylene oxide/propylene oxide block polymer;
- and
- a polysaccharide graft polymer composition present in an amount from about 5 ppm to about 500 ppm, the polysaccharide graft polymer composition comprising from about 5% to about 90% by weight polysaccharide residue and from about 10% to about 75% by weight residue of at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer, and
- wherein the use solution has a pH in the range from about 10.5 to about 12.5.
A method for improving rinse water drainage from ware being washed, the method comprising:
- contacting the ware with a use solution that includes:
- sufficient alkali metal hydroxide to provide the use solution with a pH that is in the range of about 10.5 to about 12.5;
- a surfactant comprising an ethylene oxide/propylene oxide polymer;
- and
- about 5 to about 500 ppm of a polysaccharide graft polymer composition comprising:
- polysaccharide residue in an amount from about 5% to about 90% by weight of the polysaccharide graft polymer composition;
- and
- residue of at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer present in an amount from about 10% to about 75% by weight of the polysaccharide graft polymer composition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.