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Definitions

• the invention relates to synergistic cleaning compositions, containing surfactants and swellable polymers, which are suited to the cleaning of hard surfaces.
• Commercial hard surface cleaning compositions typically comprise one or more surfactants and a plurality of abrasive
• abrasives used in these compositions include calcites and dolomites .
• Hard surfaces within household are kitchenware, kitchen walls and floors, worktops and sinks, , bathrooms walls, floors and
• the soil generally encountered on kitchenware and cooker tops is of two types i.e. the mobile or greasy soil and the tough or difficult to remove soil consisting of dried-on or cooked-on food.
• the level of the surfactant in the cleaning compositions is upto about 20% and the rest is constituted of
• Abrasives, builders and fillers form an important part of the formulation. It is necessary to add these ingredients to improve the spreadability of the surfactant active on to the cleaning surface especially in hand wash situations .
• EP883670 (Unilever, 1998), discloses dishwashing gel compositions for machine wash that have high viscosity. They have a dual component structuring system comprising 0.2-2% of a cross-linked polycarboxylate and an azole.
• the present invention provides a synergistic concentrated cleaning composition comprising one or more surfactants and one or more water swellable polymers that can absorb more than their weight of water.
• the composition can be converted into a voluminous paste or thick liquid by the simple addition of water prior to use, to ensure the spreadability of the composition on a large number of surfaces to be cleaned.
• the present invention thus provides a synergistic cleaning composition
• a synergistic cleaning composition comprising a) 5-95% of one or more surfactants b) 5-95% of one or more of water swellable polymers that absorb more than their weight of water and
• cleaning composition refers to compositions in the form of solid powders, tablets, pellets or noodles, or to pastes or gels, that can be converted into a product with enhanced volume by addition of water. The product so obtained can be more easily applied to or spread over the surface to be cleaned.
• composition according to the invention will comprise one or more surfactants that are generally chosen from anionic, nonionic, cationic, or amphoteric surfactants. It is preferred that at least 10% of the total amount of surfactant in the composition consists of nonionic surfactant, more preferably at least 40% of total surfactant. It is preferred that the surfactant in the composition is from 5 to 50% more preferably 5 to 25 % by weight of the composition.
• a suitable class of anionic surfactants are water-soluble salts of organic sulphuric acid mono-esters and sulphonic acids having in the molecular structure a branched or straight chain alkyl group containing 8-22 C atoms or an alkylaryl group containing 6-20 C atoms in the alkyl part.
• anionic surfactants are water soluble salts of: - long chain (i.e. 8-22 C-atom) alcohol sulphates
• PAS especially those obtained by sulphating the fatty alcohols produced from tallow or coconut oil or the synthetic alcohols derived from petroleum; - alkylbenzene-sulphonates, such as those in which the alkyl group contains from 6 to 20 carbon atoms; secondary alkanesulphonates .
• alkylglyceryl ether sulphates especially of the ethers of fatty alcohols derived from tallow and coconut oil; fatty acid monoglyceride sulphates; sulphates of ethoxylated aliphatic alcohols containing 1-12 ethyleneoxy groups; alkylphenol ethylenoxy-ether sulphates with from 1 to 8 ethyleneoxy units per molecule and in which the alkyl groups contain from 4 to 14 carbon atoms; the reaction product of fatty acids esterified with isethionic acid and neutralised with alkali.
• a suitable class of nonionic surfactants can be broadly described as compounds produced by the condensation of simple alkylene oxides, which are hydrophilic in nature, with an aliphatic or alkyl-aromatic hydrophobic compound having a reactive hydrogen atom.
• the length of the hydrophilic or polyoxyalkylene chain which is attached to any particular hydrophobic group can be readily adjusted to yield a compound having the desired balance between hydrophilic and hydrophobic elements. This enables the choice of nonionic surfactants with the right HLB.
• Particular examples include: the condensation products of aliphatic alcohols having from 8 to 22 carbon atoms in either straight or branched chain configuration with ethylene oxide, such as a coconut alcohol/ethylene oxide condensates having from 2 to 15 moles of ethylene oxide per mole of coconut alcohol; condensates of alkylphenols having C6-C15 alkyl groups with 5 to 25 moles of ethylene oxide per mole of alkylphenol; - condensates of the reaction product of ethylene-diamine and propylene oxide with ethylene oxide, the condensates containing from 40 to 80% of ethyleneoxy groups by weight and having a molecular weight of from 5,000 to 11,000.
• alkyl polyglycosides which are condensation products of long chain aliphatic alcohols and saccharides
• tertiary amine oxides of structure RRRNO where one R is an alkyl group of 8 to 20 carbon atoms and the other R's are each alkyl or hydroxyalkyl groups of 1 to 3 carbon atoms, e.g.
• dimethyldodecylamine oxide dimethyldodecylamine oxide
• tertiary phosphine oxides of structure RRRP0 where one R is an alkyl group of 8 to 20 carbon atoms and the other R's are each alkyl or hydroxyalkyl groups of 1 to 3 carbon atoms, for instance dimethyl-dodecylphosphine oxide
• dialkyl sulphoxides of structure RRS0 where one R is an alkyl group of from 10 to 18 carbon atoms and the other is methyl or ethyl, for instance methyl-tetradecyl sulphoxide
• fatty acid alkylolamides such as the ethanol amides
• - alkylene oxide condensates of fatty acid alkylolamides
• alkyl mercaptans alkyl mercaptans.
• a specific group of surfactants are the tertiary amines obtained by condensation of ethylene and/or propylene oxide with long chain aliphatic amines.
• the compounds behave like nonionic surfactants in alkaline medium and like cationic surfactants in acid medium.
• amphoteric, cationic or zwitterionic surfactants in the compositions according to the invention.
• Suitable amphoteric surfactant compounds that optionally can be employed are derivatives of aliphatic secondary and tertiary amines containing an alkyl group of 8 to 18 carbon atoms and an aliphatic radical, substituted by an anionic water-solubilizing group, for instance sodium 3-dodecylamino-propionate, sodium 3- dodecylaminopropane sulphonate and sodium N-2-hydroxydodecyl-N- methyltaurate .
• Suitable cationic surfactants can be found among quaternary ammonium salts having one or two alkyl or aralkyl groups of from 8 to 20 carbon atoms and two or three small aliphatic (e.g. methyl) groups, for instance cetyltrimethylammonium bromide
• Suitable zwitterionic surfactants can be found among derivatives of aliphatic quaternary ammonium, sulphonium and phosphonium compounds having an aliphatic group of from 8 to 18 carbon atoms and an aliphatic group substituted by an anionic water-solubilising group, for instance: 3- (N,N-dimethyl-N- hexadecylammonium) -propane-1-sulphonate betaine, 3- (dodecylmethyl-sulphonium) -propane-1-sulphonate betaine and 3- (cetylmethyl-phosphonium) -ethanesulphonate betaine.
• Other well known betaines are the alkylamidopropyl betaines e.g. those wherein the alkylamido group is derived from coconut oil fatty acids.
• surfactants are compounds commonly used as surface-active agents given in the well-known textbooks : “Surface Active Agents” Vol.l, by
• the surfactant is a mixture of anionic and nonionic surfactants in a ratio in the range of 1:0.1 to 1:10 and more preferably between 1:0.1 and 1:1
• the preferred water-swellable polymers are polyacrylic acids and polyacrylates, cross-linked acrylate polymers, guar gum and its derivatives, starch-acrylic grafted copolymers, hydrolysates of starch-acrylonitrile grafted copolymers, cross- linked polyoxyethylene, cross-linked carboxymethylcellulose, partially cross-linked water swellable polymers such as polyethylene oxide and polyacrylamide, isobutylene/maleic acid copolymers, etc.
• the particularly preferred water swellable polymers are polyacrylic acids and the most preferred are cross linked polyacrylic acids partially neutralised to the sodium salts.
• the water swellable polymers for the present invention are available as solids and liquids and the preferable forms are solid forms, such as particles, granules, pellets, flakes, short needles and the like. It is preferred that the water swellable polymer in the composition is from 5 to 75% more preferably 5 to 50 % by weight of the composition.
• the surfactant to polymer ratio is preferably in the range of 1:0.1 to 0.1:1 and more preferably 1:0.4 to 0.4:1.
• a particulate insoluble solid phase is an optional ingredient of the compositions according to the present invention.
• the particulate phase comprises an abrasive which is insoluble in water.
• the abrasive may be soluble to some extent and be present in such excess to water present in the composition when it is mixed with water prior to use, that the solubility of the abrasive in the aqueous phase is exceeded and consequently the abrasive exists in the solid phase in the swollen mixture.
• the gel or paste forming capacity of the swellable polymers may be reduced in the presence of certain electrolytes.
• certain electrolytes For example, calcium ions reduces the swellability of the cross linked polyacrylic acid which is a water swellable polymer.
• Suitable abrasives can be selected from, particulate zeolites, calcites, dolomites, feldspar, silicas, silicates, other carbonates, aluminas, bicarbonates, borates, sulphates and polymeric materials such as polyethylene.
• Preferred abrasives for use in general purpose cleaning compositions have a Moh hardness 2-6 although higher hardness abrasives can be employed for specialist applications.
• Preferred average particle sizes for the abrasive fall in the range 0.5-400 microns, with values of around 5-200 microns being preferred.
• compositions according to the invention can contain other ingredients which aid in their cleaning performance.
• the composition can contain detergent builders such as nitrilotriacetates, polycarboxylates, citrates, dicarboxylic acids, water-soluble phosphates (such as polyphosphates, mixtures of ortho- and pyrophosphates) , zeolites and mixtures thereof.
• Compositions according to the invention can also contain, in addition to the ingredients already mentioned, various other optional ingredients such as solvents, colourants, whiteners, optical brighteners, soil suspending agents, detersive enzymes, compatible bleaching agents (particularly hypohalites) , and preservatives.
• Inorganic particulars and other optional ingredients can be present in a amuont of up tp 90% of the composition.
• synergistic cleaning composition comprising:
• synergistic cleaning composition comprising:
• compositions as outlined in Table 1 were prepared by mixing of the surfactant and the polymer. The products were obtained as a powdery mass. 50g of water was added to each of these products and allowed to stand for 1-2 minutes. The visual appearance of the products after addition of water and the gel volume obtained are also presented in the table 1.
• Measurement of Gel volume (ml) after addition of excess water The paste/thick liquids formed in Example 1-6 above were transferred to separate 250 mL graduated measuring cylinders and the volume was made up to 250mL by adding water. The contents of the cylinders were stirred for a minute and were allowed to settle overnight and observed. The contents of the cylinders separated into two phases (in Examples 1,2,3 and 6).
• the gel formed by the swellable polymer settled in the bottom while the water layer was at the top.
• the volume of the gel layer was measured.
• the volume of the gels indicates the gel forming capacity of the swellable polymer in presence of the surfactants. It is inferred that the more the gel volume, the less is the negative impact of the surfactant on the the swellable polymer.
• Measurement of cleaning efficacy lg of the gel formed by adding 100 g water on to 7.5g powder was taken as a swipe using an implement and a soiled plate was cleaned. Different parameters of cleaning and in-use properties were determined during the cleaning operation. Based on an overall benefit the cleaning efficacy was graded on a scale of 1-5 where '1' refers to 'poor' and '5' refers to 'good' performance.

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