JP2004346088A - Spray detergent for vehicle body and method for spray cleaning of vehicle body - Google Patents

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JP2004346088A
JP2004346088A JP2003103745A JP2003103745A JP2004346088A JP 2004346088 A JP2004346088 A JP 2004346088A JP 2003103745 A JP2003103745 A JP 2003103745A JP 2003103745 A JP2003103745 A JP 2003103745A JP 2004346088 A JP2004346088 A JP 2004346088A
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<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve various problems that, although a method by which spray cleaning is carried out with a high-pressure spray machine spraying a detergent containing an abrasive in order to remove a stain film stuck fast to the coated surface of a body of an automobile, or the like, is known, a conventional detergent containing an abrasive has a fear of damaging the body, a detergent hardly damaging the body has insufficient removal effect on the stain film and a fear of causing an environmental pollution problem and is liable to cause clogging of a cleaning nozzle, or the like, therefore to obtain a spray detergent for a vehicle body, which does not damage the coated surface of the body, readily and effectively cleans and removes the firm stain film and has no fear of causing clogging of the cleaning nozzle and environmental pollution. <P>SOLUTION: The spray detergent for the vehicle body comprises 1-60 wt.% of a porous thermoplastic modified starch-based biodegradable resin powder in which the hydroxy group of starch is esterified with a fatty acid in a water-based dispersion medium. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

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【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、自動車、鉄道車輌等の車体にこびりついた汚れを容易に洗浄除去することのできる車体用スプレー洗浄剤及び車体のスプレー洗浄方法に関する。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
自動車等の車輌の塗装面に付着した砂、埃、粉塵、微細なコールタール粒子、カーボン粒子等は、数日放置されると強固な汚れの皮膜を形成し、一旦このような皮膜が形成されると簡単な水洗程度では除去できなくなる。この汚れの皮膜は布やスポンジで擦れば、比較的容易に除去することはできるが、時間と手間がかかり非効率的である。一方、水や界面活性剤を含む洗浄液を高圧で噴霧して洗浄するスプレー洗浄法は、効率良く車輌の塗装面に付着した汚れを除去できるため、近年ガソリンスタンド等で広く採用されている。しかしながらスプレー洗浄によっても、上記汚れの皮膜を除去することは極めて困難であった。このため研磨剤を含む洗浄剤を用いてスプレー洗浄する方法が種々提案されている(特許文献1〜4)。
【0003】
【特許文献1】
特開平1−306349号公報
【特許文献2】
特開平2−114040号公報
【特許文献3】
特許第3330903号公報
【特許文献】
特開平8−112576号公報
【0004】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
特許文献1には非晶質シリカを懸濁させた洗浄液を高圧スプレー機でスプレーして洗浄する方法が、特許文献2にはポリエチレン、塩化ビニル等の熱可塑性合成樹脂粉末、タルク、ゼオライト等の無機物質、或いは小麦粉、澱粉等の微粉末を含む洗浄液を用いてスプレー洗浄する方法が、特許文献3には平均長が25〜1000μmの繊維セルロースと沈降防止剤を含む洗浄液を用いてスプレー洗浄する方法が記載されている。また特許文献4には、高吸水性ポリマーや水溶性高分子を含有する水性分散液を塗装面に塗布して汚れの表面に塗膜を形成させた後、高圧水によりスプレー洗浄する方法が記載されている。
【0005】
しかしながら特許文献1や特許文献2に記載されているような、非晶質シリカや、タルク、ゼオライト等の無機物質を含む洗浄剤は、高圧スプレー機を用いてスプレー洗浄すると車体の塗装面を傷つけ易いという問題があった。また熱可塑性合成樹脂粉末は無機物質に比べると車体塗装面を傷つける可能性は低いが、自然界に排出されると環境汚染問題を生じる虞れがあり、しかも熱可塑性合成樹脂粉末を含有する洗浄剤はは、タルクやクレー等の無機物質を含有する洗浄剤に比べると汚れの皮膜の除去効果は十分とは言い難かった。また小麦粉や澱粉を含む洗浄剤は、洗浄剤保存中に小麦粉や澱粉の腐敗や水への溶解、ゲル化等が生じたり、洗浄剤の変質が起こり易く、しかも洗浄効果や傷付き防止も十分ではなかった。更に特許文献3に記載されている繊維セルロースを含む洗浄剤は、繊維セルロースが絡み合ってスプレーノズルの詰まりを起こしたり、高圧スプレー機のプランジャーポンプに絡みついてポンプトラブルを生じる虞れがあった。しかも特許文献3に記載の洗浄剤に含まれている繊維セルロースは生分解性を有してはいるが加水分解性が低いので、その生分解性は必ずしも十分とは言い難かった。更にまた特許文献4に記載されている方法は、洗浄剤を塗布して塗膜を形成する工程と、高圧水により塗膜とともに汚れを洗浄除去する工程が必要であるため、洗浄作業が繁雑となるとともに、汚れの皮膜の洗浄効果も十分とは言い難かった。いずれにしても従来の洗浄剤は、車体の塗装面を傷付けることなく確実に汚れの被膜を容易に洗浄除去でき、しかも洗浄作業効率が優れ、かつ環境への負荷が少ないという要件を全て満足するものではなかった。
【0006】
本発明は上記の点に鑑みなされたもので、微粉末の水系分散媒への分散性が良好であり、高圧スプレー機によるスプレー洗浄に用いた際に、車体塗装面を傷つけることなく車体にこびりついた汚れの皮膜までも容易かつ効果的に洗浄除去でき、しかも洗浄剤中の微粉末の分散安定性が良好であり、スプレーノズルの目詰まり等を生じる虞れがなく、環境汚染を生じる虞れもない車体用スプレー洗浄剤を提供することを目的とする。
【0007】
【課題を解決するための手段】
即ち本発明の車体用スプレー洗浄剤は、澱粉の水酸基が脂肪酸でエステル化されている多孔質の熱可塑性化工澱粉系生分解性樹脂粉末が、水系分散媒に1〜60重量%の濃度で含有されていることを特徴とする。本発明において、熱可塑性化工澱粉系生分解性樹脂のガラス転移温度が、80〜160℃であることが好ましい。また本発明の車体のスプレー洗浄方法は、スプレーノズル出口におけるの熱可塑性化工澱粉系生分解性樹脂粉末の濃度が0.01〜10.00重量%となるように、スプレー圧力10〜130kg/cmで高圧スプレー機より噴霧することを特徴とする。
【0008】
【発明の実施の形態】
本発明において用いる化工澱粉系生分解性樹脂粉末は、澱粉の水酸基が脂肪酸でエステル化された熱可塑性生分解性樹脂の粉末であり、多孔質であることを必須とする。この化工澱粉系生分解性樹脂は、澱粉と天然油脂とのエステル交換反応や、澱粉と脂肪酸とのエステル化反応等によって得られるものである。より具体的には炭素数2〜4の短鎖アシル基と炭素数6〜18の長鎖アシル基とを有するビニルエステルをエステル化試薬として用い、非水性有機溶媒中でエステル化触媒を使用して澱粉分子の反応性水酸基の水素を短鎖アシル基及び長鎖アシル基で調整置換し、熱可塑性を調整した高分子量、高耐水性の澱粉エステルである。多孔質でない生分解性樹脂微粉末を用いた場合には、多孔質の生分解性樹脂粉末の空洞部に極微細な汚れを吸着する効果がなく、汚れの被膜を十分に除去することが困難となる。また空洞部によるクッション性効果が得られないため、スプレー圧が高い場合、車体の傷付きを十分防止することが困難となる。多孔質の熱可塑性化工澱粉系生分解性樹脂としては、例えば日本コーンスターチ(株)製のコーンポール(商品名)等が挙げられる。本発明洗浄剤中における上記化工澱粉系生分解性樹脂粉末の含有量は1〜60重量%である。本発明で用いる化工澱粉系生分解性樹脂は、ガラス転移温度が80〜160℃であることが好ましく、特に110〜140℃のものが好ましい。また化工澱粉系生分解性樹脂粉末は平均粒径10〜200μmのものが好ましい。
【0009】
本発明の車体用スプレー洗浄剤は、上記化工澱粉系生分解性樹脂粉末が水系分散媒に分散されてなるものである。本発明のスプレー洗浄剤はそのまま用いても、又は水系分散媒で更に希釈してから用いても良いが、噴霧時の高圧スプレー機のノズル出口における化工澱粉系生分解性樹脂粉末濃度が0.01〜10.00重量%となるように使用する。特に噴霧時のノズル出口における濃度が0.1〜4.0重量%となるようにすることが好ましい。また噴霧時の洗浄剤粘度は50〜10000cpsが好ましい。
【0010】
本発明の洗浄剤における水系分散媒としては、水や、メチルアルコール、エチルアルコール、イソプロピルアルコール等の低級アルコール類、エチレングリコール、プロピレングリコール、グリセリン等の多価アルコール類が挙げられ、これらは単独または2種以上混合して用いることができる。水系分散媒としては、コスト及び環境汚染の虞れのない水が好ましいが、本発明の所期の目的を阻害しない範囲内の量の多価アルコール類を水と併用すると、化工澱粉系生分解性樹脂粉末の分散安定性が向上するため、後述する増粘剤を全く使用しないか、或いは使用量を極めて少なくしても、分散性の非常に安定な洗浄剤を得ることができる。
【0011】
本発明のスプレー洗浄剤中には、必要に応じて界面活性剤を添加することができる。界面活性剤としてはカチオン系界面活性剤、アニオン系界面活性剤、非イオン系界面活性剤、両性界面活性剤等を用いることができるが、アニオン系界面活性剤、両性界面活性剤が好ましく、特に生分解性に優れた、例えばヤシ油、パーム核油等の天然物原料を用いた界面活性剤が好ましい。界面活性剤は、洗浄剤中の濃度が0.1〜30重量%となるように配合することが好ましい。
【0012】
本発明のスプレー洗浄剤中には、生分解性樹脂粉末の分散性を高める目的で増粘剤を配合することができる。増粘剤としてはカルボキシメチルセルロース、メチルセルロース、多糖類系増粘剤、カルボキシビニルポリマーと水酸化カリウム、水酸化ナトリウム、アミン類等のアルカリとの反応物等が挙げられる。増粘剤は通常洗浄剤中における含有量が0.1〜5.0重量%程度となるように添加されるが、粘度が高くなりすぎるとスプレー時のポンプによる吸い上げが困難となるので、使用時の洗浄剤の粘度が10000cps以下となるように添加することが好ましい。本発明の洗浄剤には、更に必要に応じて防腐・防黴剤等の添加剤を配合することができる。
【0013】
本発明の洗浄剤は、水系分散媒または界面活性剤を含む水系分散媒に、化工澱粉系生分解性樹脂粉末を添加して均一に攪拌し、必要により均一攪拌後に増粘剤を添加して安定化させる等により得ることができる。
【0014】
本発明の車体用スプレー洗浄剤により、自動車等の車体を洗浄する方法としては、噴霧時の高圧スプレー機のノズル出口における化工澱粉系生分解性樹脂の濃度が0.01〜10.00重量%となるように調製した洗浄液を、直接ポンプで吸い上げて高圧スプレー機から噴霧しても良いが、図1に示すように本発明の洗浄剤を含むタンク1と、水又は、水に界面活性剤及び/又はアルカリを配合した液(以下、助洗液と言うことがある。)を含むタンク2とからポンプによって洗浄剤及び助洗液を同時に吸い上げて、スプレーノズル4より噴霧するようにしても良い。また図2に示すように助洗液タンク2からポンプ3によって吸い上げた助洗液をスプレーノズル4に移送する供給ライン5中の、ポンプ3からスプレーノズル4へ至る途中においてインジェクター6を設け、該インジェクター6によって洗浄剤を減圧吸引して助洗液と混合してスプレーノズル4から噴霧するようにしても良い。図2に示したように、ポンプ3からスプレーノズル4に至るまでの供給ライン5の途中で洗浄液を吸い上げる方法は、洗浄剤タンク1内の洗浄剤中の生分解性樹脂粉末によってポンプ3が詰まる虞れがないため好ましい。更に図3に示すように圧縮空気供給装置7から供給ライン5を経てスプレーノズル4に圧縮空気を供給し、供給ライン5の途中に設けた減圧吸い込みインジェクター6によって洗浄剤タンク1内の洗浄剤を吸引してスプレーノズル4から噴霧するようにしても良い。
【0015】
本発明の洗浄剤により車体をスプレー洗浄するに当たり、洗浄剤タンク1から供給ライン5に供給する洗浄剤の量を調整弁8によって調製できるようにすると、車体の汚れの程度が大きいときは調整弁8を開いて洗浄剤の供給量を増大させ、汚れの程度が小さい時は調製弁8を調節して洗浄剤供給量を減少させるようにすると、洗浄剤の無駄を少なくして効率良い洗浄が行える。
【0016】
上記図1、2に示した方法では、助洗液と洗浄剤とを同時に噴霧する場合について示したが、最初に助洗液を車体に噴霧して数分間静置した後、洗浄剤を噴霧する方法も採用することができる。
【0017】
上記助洗液に用いる界面活性剤としては、洗浄液に用いる界面活性剤と同様のものを用いることができる。またアルカリとしては水酸化カリウム、水酸化ナトリウム、炭酸ナトリウム、ケイ酸ナトリウム等を用いることができるが、ケイ酸ナトリウムが好ましい。
【0018】
本発明のスプレー洗浄方法によると、水や界面活性剤を含む水を高圧噴霧しただけでは除去することが困難であった汚れを容易に洗浄除去することができ、しかも車体の塗装面の傷付きも防止できる。その理由は、化工澱粉系生分解性樹脂粉末は多孔質であるがために軽量ではあるが、その微細孔中に水系分散媒を吸着して見かけの粉末重量が増加し、粉末が車体表面に衝突したときの汚れに対する衝撃が上昇し、多孔質な表面によって汚れが掻き取られる効果と相まって効果的に汚れを除去できるものと考えられる。一方、粉末自体は軽量で熱可塑性であり、比較的柔らかいという特性を有するため、車体の塗装面へ傷が付き難いと考えられる。また生分解性樹脂粉末は耐水性を有しているために、澱粉、小麦粉のように腐敗や水への溶解、ゲル化等が生じて洗浄剤が変質する虞がなく、洗浄剤が変質しないために洗浄効果が経時的に変化することがない。
【0019】
【実施例】
以下、実施例を挙げて本発明を更に詳細に説明する。
実施例1〜4、比較例1〜4
表1、表2に示す配合の洗浄剤を調整し、図2に示す方法により洗浄試験を行った。助洗液としては水を使用し、助洗液タンク2よりポンプ3によって吸い上げて供給ライン5に供給し、ポンプ3からスプレーノズル4に至るまでの供給ライン5の途中でインジェクター6によって洗浄液を吸い上げて助洗液と混合し、スプレーノズル4より被洗浄物にスプレーした。実施例の洗浄剤の配合を表1に、比較例の洗浄剤の配合を表2にそれぞれ示す。尚、表1、表2における配合は重量%である。
【0020】
【表1】

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【0021】
※1:ラウリルベタイン
※2:ラウリルエトキシサルフェートナトリウム塩
※3:日本コーンスターチ(株)製の化工澱粉系生分解性樹脂。平均粒径45μm、ガラス転移点135℃。
※4:日本コーンスターチ(株)製の化工澱粉系生分解性樹脂。平均粒径45μm、ガラス転移点115℃。
※5:ノベオン社製のカルボキシビニルポリマートリエタノールアミン塩。
【0022】
【表2】
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【0023】
※6:市販品(平均粒径25μm)
※7:平均粒径10μm
※8:平均粒径40μm
※9:繊維長40μm
※10:ラウリルエトキシサルフェートナトリウム塩
【0024】
被洗浄物表面の汚れの洗浄性、被洗浄物の塗装面の曇りや傷の程度、噴霧時のスプレーノズル詰まりの有無、洗浄後の被洗浄物表面に付着残留した粉体の生分解性を試験した結果を表3に示した。
【0025】
【表3】
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【0026】
※11:洗浄性は白色塗装の自動車を30日間走行させて汚れを付着させた後、洗浄剤中の粉末濃度がスプレーノズル出口において0.5重量%となるように調整して、スプレー圧60kg/cmで3分間スプレーした後、水洗し、表面の汚れの落ち具合を目視により判定し、以下の基準で評価した。
○:汚れが良好に落ちている。
△:汚れが少し残存している。
×:汚れがかなり残存している。
【0027】
※12:曇り、傷の有無は、JIS−K−2236に規定の黒色塗装テスト板に、洗浄剤中の粉末濃度がスプレーノズル出口において1.5重量%となるように調整して、スプレー圧80kg/cmで1分間スプレーした後、水洗し、表面の曇り、傷の状態を目視により判定し、以下の基準で評価した。
○:曇り、傷が認められない。
△:曇り、傷がわずかに認められる。
×:曇り、傷が明らかに認められる。
【0028】
※13:ノズル詰まりは、洗浄剤中の粉末濃度がスプレーノズル出口において2.0重量%となるように調整して、スプレー圧40kg/cmで1分間スプレーした後、2分間スプレーを停止し、再びスプレーを繰り返し、10回のスプレーを行う間にスプレー状態が悪くなるかを評価した。
○:問題なくスムーズにスプレーを行える。
△:スプレー状態が少し悪くなる。
【0029】
※14:大地から採取した土100gに、洗浄剤に使用している粉末分(コーンポールCP−3、コーンポールCP−5、小麦粉、タルク、ポリエチレン粉末、繊維セルロース)2gを添加して良く混ぜあわせた混合物を、2Lの土中に穴を掘って埋設し、室温で30日間保持した後、掘り起こして粉末の状態を観察して以下の基準で評価した。
○:殆ど粉末が残っていない(生分解性非常に良好)。
△:少し粉末が残っている(生分解性あり)。
×:粉末が多量に残っている(生分解性悪い)。
【0030】
【発明の効果】
以上説明したように本発明の車体用スプレー洗浄剤は、高圧スプレー機によって車体をスプレー洗浄した場合でも、車体の塗装面に傷を付けることなく、車体表面にこびりついた汚れの皮膜を容易且つ確実に除去することができる。また本発明の洗浄剤に含まれる化工澱粉系熱可塑性樹脂粉末は微細な粉末であるため、車体の細部に絡まって残留する虞れがないとともに、洗浄剤中での分散安定性が良好であるため、スプレーノズルの詰まりを生じる虞れがない。また本発明の洗浄剤は、生分解性に優れるため環境汚染問題を生じる虞れがない等の効果を有する。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】本発明のスプレー洗浄方法の一実施態様を示す説明図。
【図2】本発明のスプレー洗浄方法の他の実施態様を示す説明図。
【図3】本発明のスプレー洗浄方法の更に他の実施態様を示す説明図。
【符号の説明】
1 洗浄剤タンク
4 スプレーノズル[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a spray cleaner for a vehicle body and a method for spray-cleaning a vehicle body, which can easily wash and remove dirt stuck to the body of a vehicle such as an automobile or a railway vehicle.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Sand, dust, dust, fine coal tar particles, carbon particles, etc. attached to the painted surface of a vehicle such as an automobile form a strong dirt film when left for several days, and such a film is formed once. In this case, it cannot be removed with a simple water washing. The dirt film can be removed relatively easily by rubbing with a cloth or sponge, but it is time-consuming and troublesome and inefficient. On the other hand, a spray cleaning method in which a cleaning liquid containing water or a surfactant is sprayed at a high pressure for cleaning is widely used in gas stations and the like in recent years because dirt adhering to a painted surface of a vehicle can be efficiently removed. However, it was extremely difficult to remove the dirt film even by spray cleaning. For this reason, various methods of spray cleaning using a cleaning agent containing an abrasive have been proposed (Patent Documents 1 to 4).
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-1-306349 [Patent Document 2]
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 2-114040 [Patent Document 3]
Japanese Patent No. 3330903 [Patent Document]
JP-A-8-112576
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Patent Literature 1 discloses a method for cleaning by spraying a cleaning liquid in which amorphous silica is suspended with a high-pressure sprayer, and Patent Literature 2 discloses a method in which thermoplastic synthetic resin powders such as polyethylene and vinyl chloride, talc, zeolite and the like are used. A method of spray cleaning using a cleaning liquid containing an inorganic substance or a fine powder such as wheat flour or starch is disclosed in Patent Document 3, which performs spray cleaning using a cleaning liquid containing fibrous cellulose having an average length of 25 to 1000 μm and an antisettling agent. A method is described. Patent Document 4 describes a method in which an aqueous dispersion containing a superabsorbent polymer or a water-soluble polymer is applied to a painted surface to form a coating film on the surface of a stain, and then spray-washed with high-pressure water. Have been.
[0005]
However, a cleaning agent containing an inorganic substance such as amorphous silica, talc, or zeolite as described in Patent Literature 1 or Patent Literature 2 may damage a painted surface of a vehicle body by spray cleaning using a high-pressure spray machine. There was a problem that it was easy. Also, thermoplastic synthetic resin powder is less likely to damage the painted surface of a car body than inorganic substances, but may cause environmental pollution problems if discharged to the natural world, and a detergent containing thermoplastic synthetic resin powder. Haha was not sufficiently effective in removing dirt films compared to detergents containing inorganic substances such as talc and clay. In addition, detergents containing flour or starch are susceptible to spoilage, dissolution in water, gelation, etc. of the flour or starch during storage of the detergent, deterioration of the detergent, and sufficient washing effect and prevention of damage. Was not. Further, the cleaning agent containing fibrous cellulose described in Patent Literature 3 may cause clogging of a spray nozzle due to entanglement of fibrous cellulose, or a pump trouble caused by entanglement with a plunger pump of a high-pressure sprayer. In addition, the fibrous cellulose contained in the detergent described in Patent Document 3 has biodegradability but low hydrolyzability, so that the biodegradability was not always sufficient. Furthermore, the method described in Patent Document 4 requires a step of forming a coating film by applying a cleaning agent and a step of cleaning and removing dirt together with the coating film by using high-pressure water. At the same time, it was difficult to say that the cleaning effect of the dirt film was sufficient. In any case, the conventional cleaning agent can easily clean and remove the dirt film without damaging the painted surface of the vehicle body, and also satisfies all the requirements that the cleaning work efficiency is excellent and the load on the environment is small. It was not something.
[0006]
The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and has good dispersibility of a fine powder in an aqueous dispersion medium, and when used for spray cleaning with a high-pressure spray machine, sticks to a vehicle body without damaging the painted surface of the vehicle body. It is possible to easily and effectively wash even the dirt film, and the dispersion stability of the fine powder in the cleaning agent is good, and there is no danger of clogging of the spray nozzle and the like, and there is a danger of causing environmental pollution. It is an object of the present invention to provide a spray cleaner for a vehicle body without any.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
That is, the spray detergent for vehicle bodies of the present invention contains a porous thermoplastically modified starch-based biodegradable resin powder in which the hydroxyl group of starch is esterified with a fatty acid in a concentration of 1 to 60% by weight in an aqueous dispersion medium. It is characterized by having been done. In the present invention, the glass transition temperature of the thermoplastically modified starch-based biodegradable resin is preferably from 80 to 160 ° C. Further, the spray cleaning method for a vehicle body according to the present invention provides a spray pressure of 10 to 130 kg / cm such that the concentration of the thermoplastically modified starch-based biodegradable resin powder at the spray nozzle outlet is 0.01 to 10.00% by weight. 2. It is characterized by spraying from a high pressure sprayer in 2 .
[0008]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
The modified starch-based biodegradable resin powder used in the present invention is a powder of a thermoplastic biodegradable resin in which the hydroxyl group of starch is esterified with a fatty acid, and is essential to be porous. The modified starch-based biodegradable resin is obtained by an ester exchange reaction between starch and a natural fat or oil, an esterification reaction between starch and a fatty acid, or the like. More specifically, a vinyl ester having a short-chain acyl group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms and a long-chain acyl group having 6 to 18 carbon atoms is used as an esterification reagent, and an esterification catalyst is used in a non-aqueous organic solvent. It is a high molecular weight, high water resistant starch ester in which the hydrogen of the reactive hydroxyl group of the starch molecule is adjusted and substituted with a short-chain acyl group and a long-chain acyl group to adjust the thermoplasticity. When a non-porous biodegradable resin fine powder is used, there is no effect of adsorbing ultra-fine dirt in the cavity of the porous biodegradable resin powder, and it is difficult to sufficiently remove the dirt coating. It becomes. In addition, since the cushioning effect of the cavity cannot be obtained, it is difficult to sufficiently prevent the vehicle body from being damaged when the spray pressure is high. Examples of the porous thermoplastic modified starch-based biodegradable resin include corn pole (trade name) manufactured by Nippon Cornstarch Co., Ltd. The content of the modified starch-based biodegradable resin powder in the detergent of the present invention is 1 to 60% by weight. The modified starch-based biodegradable resin used in the present invention preferably has a glass transition temperature of 80 to 160 ° C, particularly preferably 110 to 140 ° C. The modified starch-based biodegradable resin powder preferably has an average particle size of 10 to 200 μm.
[0009]
The vehicle body spray cleaner of the present invention is obtained by dispersing the above modified starch-based biodegradable resin powder in an aqueous dispersion medium. The spray detergent of the present invention may be used as it is, or may be used after further diluting it with an aqueous dispersion medium, but the modified starch-based biodegradable resin powder concentration at the nozzle outlet of the high-pressure sprayer at the time of spraying is 0.1%. It is used so as to be 0.01 to 10.00% by weight. In particular, it is preferable that the concentration at the nozzle outlet during the spraying be 0.1 to 4.0% by weight. The viscosity of the detergent during spraying is preferably from 50 to 10,000 cps.
[0010]
Examples of the aqueous dispersion medium in the cleaning agent of the present invention include water, lower alcohols such as methyl alcohol, ethyl alcohol, and isopropyl alcohol, and polyhydric alcohols such as ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, and glycerin. Two or more kinds can be used as a mixture. As the aqueous dispersion medium, water which does not have a risk of cost and environmental pollution is preferable. However, when polyhydric alcohols in an amount not to impair the intended purpose of the present invention are used in combination with water, chemical starch-based biodegradation Since the dispersion stability of the conductive resin powder is improved, even if the thickener described below is not used at all or the amount used is extremely small, it is possible to obtain a cleaning agent having extremely stable dispersibility.
[0011]
A surfactant can be added to the spray cleaner of the present invention as needed. As the surfactant, a cationic surfactant, an anionic surfactant, a nonionic surfactant, an amphoteric surfactant and the like can be used, and an anionic surfactant and an amphoteric surfactant are preferable, and particularly, Surfactants using natural materials such as coconut oil and palm kernel oil which are excellent in biodegradability are preferred. The surfactant is preferably blended so that the concentration in the detergent is 0.1 to 30% by weight.
[0012]
In the spray cleaner of the present invention, a thickener can be blended for the purpose of enhancing the dispersibility of the biodegradable resin powder. Examples of the thickener include carboxymethylcellulose, methylcellulose, a polysaccharide thickener, and a reaction product of a carboxyvinyl polymer with an alkali such as potassium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide, and amines. The thickener is usually added so that the content in the detergent is about 0.1 to 5.0% by weight. However, if the viscosity is too high, it becomes difficult to suck up with a pump at the time of spraying. It is preferable to add the detergent so that the viscosity of the detergent at that time is 10,000 cps or less. The cleaning agent of the present invention may further contain additives such as antiseptic and antifungal agents, if necessary.
[0013]
The cleaning agent of the present invention is prepared by adding a chemically modified starch-based biodegradable resin powder to an aqueous dispersion medium or an aqueous dispersion medium containing a surfactant, stirring the mixture uniformly, and adding a thickener after uniform stirring as necessary. It can be obtained by stabilizing or the like.
[0014]
As a method for cleaning a vehicle body such as an automobile with the vehicle body spray cleaner of the present invention, the concentration of the modified starch-based biodegradable resin at the nozzle outlet of the high-pressure sprayer at the time of spraying is 0.01 to 10.00% by weight. The cleaning liquid prepared so as to be may be directly sucked up with a pump and sprayed from a high-pressure sprayer. However, as shown in FIG. 1, a tank 1 containing the cleaning agent of the present invention, water or a surfactant is added to water. A cleaning agent and an auxiliary cleaning liquid are simultaneously sucked up from a tank 2 containing a liquid containing an alkali and / or an alkali (hereinafter sometimes referred to as an auxiliary cleaning liquid) by a pump, and sprayed from the spray nozzle 4. good. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, an injector 6 is provided in the supply line 5 for transferring the cleaning liquid sucked up by the pump 3 from the cleaning liquid tank 2 to the spray nozzle 4 on the way from the pump 3 to the spray nozzle 4. The cleaning agent may be suctioned under reduced pressure by the injector 6, mixed with the auxiliary cleaning liquid, and sprayed from the spray nozzle 4. As shown in FIG. 2, in the method of sucking the cleaning liquid in the middle of the supply line 5 from the pump 3 to the spray nozzle 4, the pump 3 is clogged with the biodegradable resin powder in the cleaning agent in the cleaning agent tank 1. This is preferable because there is no fear. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, compressed air is supplied to the spray nozzle 4 from the compressed air supply device 7 via the supply line 5 and the cleaning agent in the cleaning agent tank 1 is discharged by the reduced-pressure suction injector 6 provided in the middle of the supply line 5. You may make it suction and spray from the spray nozzle 4.
[0015]
When spraying the vehicle body with the cleaning agent of the present invention, the amount of the cleaning agent supplied from the cleaning agent tank 1 to the supply line 5 can be adjusted by the adjusting valve 8. 8 to increase the supply amount of the cleaning agent, and when the degree of contamination is small, adjust the preparation valve 8 so as to decrease the supply amount of the cleaning agent. I can do it.
[0016]
In the method shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 above, the case where the cleaning liquid and the cleaning agent are sprayed at the same time is shown. However, the cleaning liquid is sprayed on the vehicle body first, allowed to stand for a few minutes, and then the cleaning agent is sprayed. Can also be adopted.
[0017]
As the surfactant used in the auxiliary washing liquid, the same surfactant as that used in the washing liquid can be used. As the alkali, potassium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide, sodium carbonate, sodium silicate and the like can be used, and sodium silicate is preferable.
[0018]
ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to the spray cleaning method of this invention, dirt which was difficult to remove only by spraying water or water containing a surfactant by high pressure can be easily cleaned and removed, and the painted surface of the vehicle body is scratched. Can also be prevented. The reason is that the modified starch-based biodegradable resin powder is lightweight because it is porous, but the water-based dispersion medium is adsorbed in the micropores, increasing the apparent powder weight and causing the powder to adhere to the body surface. It is considered that the impact on the dirt at the time of the collision increases, and the dirt can be effectively removed in combination with the effect of the dirt being scraped off by the porous surface. On the other hand, the powder itself is lightweight, thermoplastic, and relatively soft, so that it is considered that the painted surface of the vehicle body is unlikely to be damaged. In addition, since the biodegradable resin powder has water resistance, there is no risk that the detergent deteriorates due to decay, dissolution in water, gelation, etc. as in starch and flour, and the detergent does not deteriorate. Therefore, the cleaning effect does not change with time.
[0019]
【Example】
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to examples.
Examples 1-4, Comparative Examples 1-4
Cleaning agents having the formulations shown in Tables 1 and 2 were prepared, and a cleaning test was performed by the method shown in FIG. Water is used as the auxiliary cleaning liquid. The auxiliary cleaning liquid is pumped up from the auxiliary cleaning liquid tank 2 by the pump 3 and supplied to the supply line 5. The cleaning liquid is drawn up by the injector 6 in the supply line 5 from the pump 3 to the spray nozzle 4. Then, the mixture was mixed with the auxiliary cleaning solution, and sprayed on the object to be cleaned from the spray nozzle 4. Table 1 shows the composition of the cleaning agent of the example, and Table 2 shows the composition of the cleaning agent of the comparative example. In addition, the composition in Table 1 and Table 2 is% by weight.
[0020]
[Table 1]
Figure 2004346088
[0021]
* 1: Lauryl betaine * 2: Lauryl ethoxy sulfate sodium salt * 3: Chemically modified starch-based biodegradable resin manufactured by Nippon Cornstarch Co., Ltd. Average particle size 45 μm, glass transition point 135 ° C.
* 4: Chemically modified starch-based biodegradable resin manufactured by Japan Corn Starch Co., Ltd. Average particle size 45 μm, glass transition point 115 ° C.
* 5: Carboxyvinyl polymer triethanolamine salt manufactured by Noveon.
[0022]
[Table 2]
Figure 2004346088
[0023]
* 6: Commercial product (average particle size 25 μm)
* 7: Average particle size 10 μm
* 8: Average particle size 40 μm
* 9: Fiber length 40 μm
* 10: Lauryl ethoxy sulfate sodium salt [0024]
Cleanability of dirt on the surface of the object to be cleaned, degree of fogging and scratches on the painted surface of the object to be cleaned, presence of clogging of spray nozzles during spraying, biodegradability of powder remaining on the surface of the object to be cleaned after cleaning. The test results are shown in Table 3.
[0025]
[Table 3]
Figure 2004346088
[0026]
* 11: The washability was adjusted by adjusting the concentration of the powder in the detergent to 0.5% by weight at the outlet of the spray nozzle after a white-painted automobile was allowed to run for 30 days to adhere the dirt, and the spray pressure was 60 kg. / Cm 2 for 3 minutes, washed with water, and the degree of surface dirt removal was visually determined, and evaluated according to the following criteria.
:: Dirt is satisfactorily removed.
Δ: Some dirt remains.
X: A considerable amount of dirt remains.
[0027]
* 12: The presence or absence of fogging and flaws is determined by adjusting the spray pressure on a black painted test plate specified in JIS-K-2236 so that the powder concentration in the cleaning agent is 1.5% by weight at the outlet of the spray nozzle. After spraying at 80 kg / cm 2 for 1 minute, the film was washed with water, and the surface fogging and scratches were visually judged and evaluated according to the following criteria.
:: No fogging or scratches were observed.
Δ: Clouding and scratches are slightly observed.
X: Clouding and scratches are clearly observed.
[0028]
* 13: Nozzle clogging was adjusted so that the powder concentration in the cleaning agent was 2.0% by weight at the spray nozzle outlet, sprayed at a spray pressure of 40 kg / cm 2 for 1 minute, and then stopped spraying for 2 minutes. The spraying was repeated again, and it was evaluated whether the spraying condition deteriorated during the ten sprayings.
:: Spray can be performed smoothly without any problem.
Δ: Spraying condition slightly deteriorated.
[0029]
* 14: To 100 g of soil collected from the ground, add 2 g of powder (corn pole CP-3, corn pole CP-5, flour, talc, polyethylene powder, fiber cellulose) used as a detergent and mix well. The combined mixture was dug and buried in 2 L of soil, kept at room temperature for 30 days, excavated to observe the state of the powder, and evaluated according to the following criteria.
○: Almost no powder remains (very good biodegradability).
Δ: A little powder remains (with biodegradability).
X: A large amount of powder remains (poor biodegradability).
[0030]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the vehicle body spray cleaner of the present invention can easily and reliably remove a film of dirt stuck to the vehicle body surface without damaging the painted surface of the vehicle body even when the vehicle body is spray-cleaned by a high-pressure spray machine. Can be removed. Further, since the modified starch-based thermoplastic resin powder contained in the detergent of the present invention is a fine powder, there is no danger of being entangled in the details of the vehicle body and remaining, and the dispersion stability in the detergent is good. Therefore, there is no risk of clogging of the spray nozzle. Further, the cleaning agent of the present invention has excellent biodegradability, and thus has an effect that there is no possibility of causing environmental pollution problems.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing one embodiment of a spray cleaning method of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing another embodiment of the spray cleaning method of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing still another embodiment of the spray cleaning method of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 cleaning agent tank 4 spray nozzle

Claims (3)

澱粉の水酸基が脂肪酸でエステル化されている多孔質の熱可塑性化工澱粉系生分解性樹脂粉末が、水系分散媒に1〜60重量%の濃度で含有されていることを特徴とする車体用スプレー洗浄剤。A spray for vehicle bodies, wherein a porous thermoplastic starch-based biodegradable resin powder in which the hydroxyl groups of starch are esterified with a fatty acid is contained in an aqueous dispersion medium at a concentration of 1 to 60% by weight. Washing soap. 熱可塑性化工澱粉系生分解性樹脂のガラス転移温度が、80〜160℃である請求項1記載の車体用スプレー洗浄剤。The spray according to claim 1, wherein the thermoplastically modified starch-based biodegradable resin has a glass transition temperature of 80 to 160 ° C. 請求項1又は2記載の車体用スプレー洗浄剤を、スプレーノズル出口における熱可塑性化工澱粉系生分解性樹脂粉末の濃度が0.01〜10.00重量%となるように、スプレー圧力10〜130kg/cmで高圧スプレー機より噴霧することを特徴とする車体のスプレー洗浄方法。A spray pressure of 10 to 130 kg of the spray for vehicle body according to claim 1 or 2 so that the concentration of the thermoplastically modified starch-based biodegradable resin powder at the spray nozzle outlet is 0.01 to 10.00% by weight. A spray cleaning method for a vehicle body, wherein the spraying is performed using a high pressure sprayer at a pressure of / cm 2 .
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