AU2021103576A4 - Preparation and use of a dry clean powder for fabric - Google Patents

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AU2021103576A4
AU2021103576A4 AU2021103576A AU2021103576A AU2021103576A4 AU 2021103576 A4 AU2021103576 A4 AU 2021103576A4 AU 2021103576 A AU2021103576 A AU 2021103576A AU 2021103576 A AU2021103576 A AU 2021103576A AU 2021103576 A4 AU2021103576 A4 AU 2021103576A4
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Abstract

A dry clean powder for cleaning fabric, said dry-clean powder substantially comprising of powdered zeolite and expanded perlite. Preferably the zeolite has a particle size in the s range of 40-600 microns and a hardness of greater than four on the Mohs Hardness Scale and makes up about eighty percent by mass of the dry clean powder. Other constituents include essential oils. The dry clean powder is useful for cleaning up after pets that have soiled such carpets and soft furnishings. D II27 AT Tnn/UD )I7n 2

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PREPARATION AND USE OF A DRY CLEAN POWDER FOR FABRIC TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to a dry clean powder for fabrics. The present invention is primarily described with reference to the preparation of a dry clean powder for use with spot and stain cleaning of carpets and soft furnishings. It is particularly useful for cleaning up after pets who have soiled such carpets and soft furnishings.
BACKGROUND
Cleaning preparations for heavily soiled carpets and other fabric soft furnishings are known. Some are used alone or in conjunction with machine cleaning systems. Among, these machine cleaning systems are "hot water extraction", Very Low Moisture (VLM) sometimes referred to as dry-cleaning, and dry foam cleaning.
Some cleaning preparations are used as pre-treatments, or spot cleaners for heavily soiled carpets or soft furnishings prior to use of the machine cleaning systems.
However, some carpet cleaning compounds, are applied to the carpet, then brushed or scrubbed, and then vacuumed. These products usually contain an absorbent carrier, water, detergent, solvent and perfume fragrance. The theory is that the liquids dissolve the soil, and this soil plus detergent plus solvent mixture is absorbed into the powdered absorbent carrier, which is then vacuumed. The disadvantage of such cleaning compounds is that they may discolour the carpet.
The present invention seeks to overcome at least one of the disadvantages of the prior art, by providing a dry clean powder for fabrics.
SUMMARY OF INVENTION
In a first aspect the present invention consists of a dry clean powder for cleaning fabric, said dry-clean powder substantially comprising of powdered zeolite and expanded perlite.
Preferably said zeolite has a particle size in the range of 40-600 microns.
Preferably said zeolite has a hardness of greater than four on the Mohs Hardness Scale.
said zeolite makes up about eighty percent by mass of said dry clean powder.
Preferably said perlite has a particle size in the range of 200-400 microns.
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Preferably said perlite makes up no more than twenty percent by mass of said dry clean powder.
Preferably said cry clean powder comprises at least one essential oil in aqueous solution.
Preferably said essential oil is Tea tree oil.
Preferably said essential oil is Eucalyptus oil.
Preferably a dry clean powder of the abovementioned first aspect, wherein the method of preparing said dry clean powder comprises: (i) adding a liquid comprising essential oils diluted to about 10% in aqueous solution in a mixing device; (ii) adding said expanded perlite to said mixing device and mixing same with said liquid until said liquid is at least substantially taken up by said expanded perlite; and (iii) wherein said zeolite is in powdered form and having hardness of greater than four on the Mohs Hardness Scale, is added to the expanded perlite in said mixing device, such that said zeolite makes up about eighty percent by mass of the dry clean powder.
is Preferably said fabric, includes carpet, rugs or soft furnishings.
Preferably said fabric has been soiled by an animal.
Preferably said animal is a pet.
In a second aspect the present invention consists of a method of preparing a dry clean powder for cleaning fabric, said method comprising: (i) adding a liquid comprising at least an essential oil diluted to about 10% in aqueous solution in a mixing device; (ii) adding expanded perlite to said mixing device and mixing same with said liquid until said liquid is at least substantially taken up by said expanded perlite; and (iii) adding a powdered zeolite having hardness of greater than four on the Mohs Hardness Scale, to the expanded perlite in said mixing device and mixing, such that said zeolite makes up no less than eighty percent by mass of the dry clean powder.
Preferably said zeolite has a particle size in the range of 40-600 microns.
Preferably said perlite has a particle size in the range of 200-400 microns.
Preferably said at least one essential oil is any one or both of Tea tree oil and Eucalyptus oil.
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Preferably said fabric includes carpets, rugs or soft furnishings.
Preferably said fabric being cleaned has been soiled by an animal.
BEST MODE OF CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
In the present specification the term "fabric" may refer to any material that is made of fabric material. This includes but is not limited to carpets and rugs, namely floor coverings made of woven fabric, and soft furnishings such as curtains and coverings for chairs and sofas made of fabric materials.
An embodiment of the present invention consists of a method for preparing (manufacturing) a dry clean powder for use with fabric. The dry clean powder substantially comprising of zeolite and perlite.
The term "dry clean powder" means that the powder when being applied to the fabric does not require the fabric material to be wetted, and therefore can be used to perform a dry clean thereof.
is The dry clean powder is made up of a mixture of hard zeolite of about eighty per cent in mass and perlite about twenty percent in mass, which is about 25% zeolite to 75% perlite by volume, and a ten percent aqueous solution of a mixture of Tea Tree and Eucalyptus oils.
The hard zeolite is preferably in powder form with a particle size of 50-600 microns. By referring to "hard zeolite" what is meant is a zeolite having a hardness of greater than four, and more preferably greater than five on the Mohs Hardness Scale. One suitable zeolite is that mined in New South Wales (NSW), Australia and has a hardness greater than five. This zeolite herein referred to as "NSW zeolite" is dominantly clinoptilolite and mordenite, with small amounts of laumontite. This NSW zeolite with a hardness greater than five on the Mohs Hardness Scale is that which is preferably used.
The perlite used is preferably expanded perlite in powder form, with a particle size of about 200-400 microns.
The method of manufacture is as follows. The "liquid", namely the abovementioned oils diluted in an aqueous solution is placed in a mixing device, and the perlite is added thereto and mixed until all (or a substantial part) of the liquid is taken up by the perlite. Then the zeolite is added, and the liquid is seen to migrate into the zeolite after mixing. P20031AUOO/FP 210623
The use of the dry clean powder on a fabric material such as carpet, is as follows. The dry clean powder is shaken onto a stained (soiled) portion of the carpet. The powder needs to be brushed over and into the stain. After leaving it for five to ten minutes, it is then vacuumed.
The high percentage of perlite by volume in the dry clean powder, which provides a significant surface area of the perlite particles, ensures that a rapid uptake of liquids, including the uptake of hydrophobic liquids, occurs.
In addition to general stain removal and spot cleaning from carpets and rugs, the dry clean powder of the present embodiment is suitable to clean up after animals, including pets such as dogs and cats that have soiled carpets, rugs or other soft furnishings.
The dry clean powder can be used clean stains and spots from biological products emanating from animals, which include but are not limited to:
• urine, faeces and anal gland fluid from dogs;
• urine, faeces, rectum spray and buccal fluid from cats; and
• urine and buccal fluid from rodents, rats, mice and rabbits.
As a result of the abovementioned oils in aqueous solution, the dry clean powder is effective at masking or overpowering the smell of pet urine contained in carpets, rugs, or other soft furnishings.
Perlite is a silicate which is used in removal of moisture from hygroscopic materials, like salt. It binds moisture quickly but does not hold it that tightly. Zeolite is very hydrophilic and will "steal" moisture from perlite over time. Zeolite acts as a partitioning agent and an odour filter for organic detritus.
In use, the sizable percentage of perlite by volume ensures the quick uptake of any liquids (moisture) in the spot or stain. Once this liquid is lifted by the perlite, the zeolite will attract and trap that moisture along with any detritus.
Any small particulate material is retained in the solid composition of zeolite and perlite.
In the abovementioned embodiment Tea tree oil (Melaleuca or Leptospermum species both in the tribe Leptospermoideae in the family Myrtaceae) and Eucalyptus oil, form a stable "single phase" mixture in water, making use of their compatible Hydrophilic-lipophilic balance (HLB) values. Other embodiments could use an emulsifier and other essential oils in a single liquid phase.
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The terms "comprising" and "including" (and their grammatical variations) as used herein are used in an inclusive sense and not in the exclusive sense of "consisting only of'.
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CLAIMS:
1. A dry clean powder for cleaning fabric, said dry-clean powder substantially comprising of powdered zeolite and expanded perlite.
2. A dry clean powder as claimed in claim 1, wherein said zeolite has a particle size in the range of 40-600 microns.
3. A dry clean powder as claimed in claims 1 or 2, wherein said zeolite has a hardness of greater than four on the Mohs Hardness Scale.
4. A dry clean powder as claimed in any of claims 1 to 3, wherein said zeolite makes up about eighty percent by mass of said dry clean powder.
5. A dry clean powder as claimed in any of claims 1 to 4, wherein said perlite has a particle size in the range of 200-400 microns.
6. A dry clean powder as claimed in claim 1, wherein said perlite makes up no more than twenty percent by mass of said dry clean powder.
7. A dry clean powder as claimed in claim 1, comprising at least one essential oil in aqueous solution.
8. A dry clean powder as claimed in claim 7, wherein said essential oil is Tea tree oil.
9. A dry clean powder, as claimed in claim 7 wherein said essential oil is Eucalyptus oil.
10. A dry clean powder as claimed in claim 1, wherein the method of preparing said dry clean powder comprises: (i) adding a liquid comprising essential oils diluted to about 10% in aqueous solution in a mixing device; (ii) adding said expanded perlite to said mixing device and mixing same with said liquid until said liquid is at least substantially taken up by said expanded perlite; and (iii) wherein said zeolite is in powdered form and having hardness of greater than four on the Mohs Hardness Scale, is added to the expanded perlite in said mixing device, such that said zeolite makes up about eighty percent by mass of the dry clean powder.
11. A dry clean powder as claimed in any of the preceding claims, wherein said fabric, includes carpet, rugs or soft furnishings.
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12. A dry clean powder as claimed in any of the preceding claims, wherein said fabric has been soiled by an animal.
13. A dry clean powder as claimed in claim 12, wherein said animal is a pet.
14. A method of preparing a dry clean powder for cleaning fabric, said method comprising: (i) adding a liquid comprising at least an essential oil diluted to about 10% in aqueous solution in a mixing device; (ii) adding expanded perlite to said mixing device and mixing same with said liquid until said liquid is at least substantially taken up by said expanded perlite; and (iii) adding a powdered zeolite having hardness of greater than four on the Mohs Hardness Scale, to the expanded perlite in said mixing device and mixing, such that said zeolite makes up no less than eighty percent by mass of the dry clean powder.
15. A method as claimed in claim 14 wherein said zeolite has a particle size in the range of 40 600 microns.
16. A method as claimed in claim 14, wherein said perlite has a particle size in the range of 200-400 microns.
17. A method as claimed in claim 14, wherein said at least one essential oil is any one or both of Tea tree oil and Eucalyptus oil.
18. A method as claimed in claim 14, wherein said fabric includes carpets, rugs or soft furnishings.
19. A method as claimed in claim 14, wherein said fabric being cleaned has been soiled by an animal.
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