KR20130124860A - A eco-friendly detergent or cleaner comprising the glasswort - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a natural kitchen detergent composition using natural detergents including salicornia herbacea, used water from washing rice and fermented liquid of used water from washing rice and, more specifically, to the natural kitchen detergent composition which improves cleanability by adding salicornia herbacea powder, used water from washing rice and fermented liquid of used water from washing rice and salicornia herbacea powder. The composition has a strong antibacterial effect, thereby being used as natural cleaning agents. The invention is harmless to humans by using natural products which are harmless to humans and has excellent cleanability and detergency, thereby being very usefully used as environment-friendly detergents or cleaning agents. [Reference numerals] (1) Control group;(2) Synthetic detergent (surfactant 35%);(3) Used water from washing rice-based natural detergent (surfactant 18%);(4) Used water from washing rice fermented liquid (surfactant 0%);(5) Powdered salicornia herbacea (surfactant 0%);(AA) Kind;(BB) Changing process;(CC,GG,KK,OO,SS) Experiment setting;(DD,HH,LL,PP,TT) After two days;(EE,II) After three days;(FF,JJ,MM,QQ) After four days;(NN,UU) After six days;(RR) After nine days;(VV) After ten days

Description

A eco-friendly detergent or cleaner comprising the glasswort

The present invention relates to an environment-friendly detergent or detergent having excellent washing power and antibacterial activity, and more particularly, to a detergent and detergent for kitchen, including a glasswort powder and rice water, and a fermentation broth with a seaweed powder and rice water.

Detergents are mixtures used to remove contaminants attached to the surface of objects by complex physical and chemical actions such as adsorption, wetting, interfacial tension reduction, emulsification, solubilization, and dispersion. The domestic tax industry has grown rapidly as it has become a necessity of living as well as improving the living standard of the people.

In general, detergents can be divided into natural detergents and synthetic detergents. Natural detergents, such as soaps, have long been proven to be harmless to humans and livestock, but synthetic detergents pose a problem of toxicity and environmental pollution. In particular, as the economy grows recently, the necessity of developing natural products that can replace synthetic products is increasing due to the social trend of improving the living standard of the people and the well-being that prioritizes healthy life and consumption. As such a natural substance, herbal medicine, algae or edible plants have been used for a long time in the private sector, and have been proven safe and contain various functional substances such as antibacterial, antioxidant, and immunity.

In particular, the detergent in the kitchen is not only excellent washing power, it is considered to have an excellent antimicrobial effect, the conventional kitchen detergent is not equipped with an antibacterial and sterilization effect in addition to the cleaning effect. Known as a kitchen cleaner having an antimicrobial effect, kitchen detergents containing antibacterial ingredients known as nonoxynol-9 are manufactured and sold, but such detergents are also harmful bacteria attached to tableware through food and the like. Viruses are not effectively sterilized during the cleaning process. On the other hand, detergents such as lax, which are mainly used for sterilization and cleaning, are known to be able to sterilize about 50 kinds of bacteria, but are not suitable for use as kitchen detergents due to strong irritant smell and toxicity to the human body when ingested. Moreover, in order to increase the effect in the cleaning process using synthetic detergents, a large amount of foam, which is the main culprit of the pollution, must be produced, and a considerable amount of labor, time, and water such as stirring, rubbing, and tapping are consumed.

Therefore, for hygiene, often at home or restaurant, dishes are boiled or disinfected, or the dishes are disinfected using a separate ultraviolet disinfection apparatus. As such, a separate sterilization operation after washing with a detergent is cumbersome, and if it is neglected, food poisoning or odor caused by bacteria may occur. In addition, if the skin of the user is directly exposed to the detergent irritation is applied to the skin, and there is a fear that the skin is damaged if exposed for a long time.

On the other hand, it is a salt-tolerant plant that contains various kinds of minerals and has a salty taste and grows near tidal flats and salt fields. In International Patent No. WO04 / 0035073, the potwort is washed with drinking water, pulverized, heated without applying pressure in a high-pressure bath sterilizer, heated again under 1 to 2 atmospheres, and then bathed in water, and then squeezed with a press to form an immune enhancing composition. It is revealed that the seaweed extract is effective in treating leukemia and enhancing immunity. Chung (2002) reported that seaweed extract has high antioxidant activity in the dissertation "Study on the Exploration of Bioactive Activity of Seaweed Extract and Development of Cosmetic Material", which shows that seaweed is a functional material.

Recently, due to the increasing severity of environmental problems and increasing interest in health, the necessity of developing low pollution, high functional detergents made using natural raw materials rather than synthetic detergents is increasing. In line with this trend, the use of detergents using rice water has also increased recently. However, rice water has a lower washing power than general synthetic detergents, and there is also a risk that many microorganisms may live if rice water contains many suspended nutrients.

Therefore, while studying excellent natural detergent having the same cleaning power as a synthetic detergent, it was found that the mixture of the seaweed powder and rice water, and the mixture of the fermentation broth of seaweed powder and rice water has excellent washing power and antibacterial effect, and completed the present invention.

See WO04 / 035073A Summary and Claim 1

It is an object of the present invention to provide a natural detergent or cleaner comprising a seaweed powder and rice water, and a fermentation broth of seaweed powder and rice water as an active ingredient.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a natural detergent or cleaner that further comprises a seaweed powder, rice water, rice water fermentation broth and a surfactant.

In order to achieve the above object, one embodiment of the present invention provides a natural detergent comprising a seaweed powder and rice water, and a fermentation broth of the seaweed powder and rice water as an active ingredient.

As used herein, the term "natural detergent" means a detergent that does not contain any artificially synthesized materials or contains 20 wt% or less. In addition, "detergent" means that the source of contamination can be removed. Specifically, it refers to a material capable of removing contamination of a human body, tableware or clothes such as soap, dish detergent or laundry detergent.

In addition, "rice water" refers to water after washing the rice, "rice water fermentation broth" refers to a solution obtained by fermenting water washed with rice using microorganisms. The microorganism may be any one or a mixture of lactic acid bacteria, yeast or photosynthetic bacteria, preferably the microorganism may be an effective microorganism (EM).

The seaweed powder may include 1 wt% to 80 wt%, may include 5 wt% to 70 wt%, and may include 10 wt% to 60 wt%, and may include 20 wt% to the total weight of the natural detergent. 30 wt% may be included, but may be appropriately selected by those skilled in the art depending on the use.

The rice water may include 0.5 wt% to 40 wt%, may include 2.5 wt% to 35 wt%, and may include 5 wt% to 30 wt% with respect to the total weight of the natural detergent. It may be appropriately selected by those skilled in the art.

In addition, the seaweed powder and rice water may be mixed in a ratio of 1 to 10: 1 to 10, preferably may be mixed in a ratio of 1 to 5: 1 to 5, preferably, the seaweed powder and rice water The ratio of 2 may be 2: 1.

The rice water fermentation broth may include 0.5 wt% to 40 wt%, and may include 2.5 wt% to 35 wt%, and may include 5 wt% to 30 wt% based on the total weight of the natural detergent. And appropriately selected by those skilled in the art accordingly.

In addition, the seaweed powder and rice water fermentation broth may be mixed in a ratio of 1 to 10: 1 to 10, preferably may be mixed in a ratio of 1 to 5: 1 to 5, preferably, the seaweed powder and rice The ratio of the hot water fermentation broth may be 5: 1. In addition, the ratio is the ratio of the seaweed powder and rice water fermentation broth at the time of mixing the surfactant may be 2: 1.

As a conventional ingredient for maintaining basic physical properties and quality in the natural detergent of the present invention, those well known to those skilled in the art may be used. Such ingredients include preservatives, viscosity regulators, pH regulators and flavorings.

Preservatives include methyl paraoxybenzoate, propyl paraoxybenzoate, sodium benzoate, methylchloroisothiazolinone and methylisothiazolinone alone or in combination of two or more thereof, and 0.01 to 5.0% by weight of the total weight of the composition. Preferably, 0.05 to 1 weight% is used.

As the viscosity modifier, coamide amide (CME), cocaramide DY (CDE), sodium chloride, and the like, which are amide-based nonionic surfactants, may be used, and 0.01 to 10% by weight, preferably 0.05 to 10, based on the total weight of the composition. It is recommended to use 5% by weight.

As the pH adjusting agent, sodium phosphate, disodium phosphate, citric acid, sodium citrate, and the like may be used, and 0.01 to 5.0% by weight, preferably 0.05 to 2.0% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition is used.

Another embodiment of the present invention provides a natural detergent comprising a seaweed powder, rice water, rice water fermentation broth and a surfactant as an active ingredient.

The surfactant may be any one or a mixture of cationic surfactants, anionic surfactants, nonionic surfactants and amphoteric surfactants. Specifically, the alcohol may be an anionic higher alcohol, nonionic higher amine, LES or cocobetaine or a mixture thereof, but is not limited thereto.

The anionic surfactants are alkyl and alkyl ether sulfates, and specific examples thereof include sodium lauryl sulfate, lauryl ammonium sulfate, lauryl sulfate triethanolamine, polyoxyethylene sodium lauryl sulfate, polyoxyethylene ammonium lauryl sulfate, and the like. .

The amphoteric surfactants are alkyl betaine and alkyl amidopropyl betaine, specific examples are cocodimethyl carboxymethyl betaine, lauryldimethyl carboxymethyl betaine, lauryldimethyl alpha-carboxyethyl betaine, cetyldimethylcarboxymethyl beta Phosphorus and cocamidopropyl betaine; and the like.

The nonionic surfactants include alkanol amide and amine oxide, and specific examples thereof include lauryl diethyl amine oxide, palm oil alkyldimethyl amine oxide, lauric acid diethanolamide, palm oil fatty acid diethanolamide, and palm oil fatty acid monoethanolamide. Can be mentioned.

The aforementioned surfactants may be used alone or in combination with the natural detergent of the present invention. In addition, the surfactant may be 2 wt% to 10 wt%, 4 wt% to 8 wt%, and 6 wt% to 7 wt% based on the total weight of the natural detergent, but is not limited thereto.

Another embodiment of the present invention provides a natural detergent comprising a seaweed powder, rice water and rice water fermentation broth as an active ingredient.

As used herein, the term "natural cleaner" means a cleaner that contains no artificially synthesized material or contains 20 wt% or less. In addition, the term "cleaning agent" means not only removing contaminants, but also including antibacterial activity, thereby suppressing further contamination by bacteria. In more detail, kitchen and bathroom cleaners and washing machine cleaners may correspond to this.

The seaweed powder may include 1 wt% to 80 wt%, may include 5 wt% to 70 wt%, and may include 10 wt% to 60 wt%, and may include 20 wt% to the total weight of the natural detergent. 30 wt% may be included, but may be appropriately selected by those skilled in the art depending on the use.

The rice water may include 0.5 wt% to 40 wt%, and may include 2.5 wt% to 35 wt%, and may include 5 wt% to 30 wt%, based on the total weight of the natural detergent. It may be appropriately selected by those skilled in the art.

In addition, the seaweed powder and rice water may be mixed in a ratio of 1 to 10: 1 to 10, preferably may be mixed in a ratio of 1 to 5: 1 to 5, preferably, the seaweed powder and rice water The ratio of 2 may be 2: 1.

The rice water fermentation broth may include 0.5 wt% to 40 wt%, and may include 2.5 wt% to 35 wt%, and may include 5 wt% to 30 wt%, based on the total weight of the natural detergent. Accordingly it may be appropriately selected by those skilled in the art.

In addition, the seaweed powder and rice water fermentation broth may be mixed in a ratio of 1 to 10: 1 to 10, preferably may be mixed in a ratio of 1 to 5: 1 to 5, preferably, the seaweed powder and rice The ratio of the hot water fermentation broth may be 5: 1. In addition, the ratio is the ratio of the seaweed powder and rice water fermentation broth at the time of mixing the surfactant may be 2: 1.

Another embodiment of the present invention provides a natural detergent comprising a seaweed powder, rice water, rice water fermentation broth and a surfactant as an active ingredient.

The surfactant may be any one or a mixture of cationic surfactants, anionic surfactants and amphoteric surfactants. Specifically, it may be LES or cocobetaine or a mixture thereof, but is not limited thereto.

The surfactant may be 2 wt% to 10 wt%, 4 wt% to 8 wt%, and 6 wt% to 7 wt% based on the total weight of the natural detergent, but is not limited thereto.

When using a kitchen detergent or detergent mixed with the seaweed powder, rice water, rice water fermentation broth according to the present invention, using natural materials harmless to the human body, it is environmentally friendly and harmless to humans, and has superior washing and antimicrobial activity than synthetic detergents. It is very useful for home and industry.

1 is a photograph showing the evaluation of the washing power of water, rice water, rice water fermentation broth, seaweed, synthetic detergent and natural detergent.
Figure 2 is a chart showing the evaluation of the washing power of water, seaweed, rice water, rice water fermentation broth, synthetic detergent and natural detergent.
Figure 3 is a photograph showing the evaluation of the cleaning power according to the ratio of the natural seaweed, rice water natural detergent.
Figure 4 shows the evaluation of the cleaning power according to the capacity of the seaweed, rice water natural detergent.
5 is a photograph showing the washing results in order to evaluate the washing power of the mixed detergent mixed with various ratios of the mixing power mixed with the fermentation broth and the rice water fermentation in various ratios.
FIG. 6 is a graph showing the results of washing to evaluate the cleaning power of the mixed detergent mixed with various ratios of the mixing detergent mixed with the fermentation broth and rice water fermentation in various ratios.
Figure 7 shows the results of evaluating the washing power of the rice water fermentation broth, rice water natural detergent, synthetic detergent, seaweed and mixed detergent in which each ratio is mixed in a ratio.
8 is a photograph showing the results observed from just before the experiment to 6 days in order to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of seaweed, synthetic detergent and natural detergent.
9 is a photograph showing the results observed under the microscope after 5 days and 7 days in order to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of glasswort, synthetic detergent and natural detergent.
Figure 10 shows the results observed after 2 days, 4 days, 5 days, 6 days and 7 days in order to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of seaweed, synthetic detergent and natural detergent in photographs and microscopic observation.
11 is a photograph showing the results observed after 4 days, 6 days, 9 days and 10 days immediately before the experiment in order to evaluate the antibacterial effect of seaweed, rice water fermentation broth, synthetic detergent and natural detergent.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail based on the following Examples and Test Examples, but the present invention is not limited to the following Examples and Test Examples.

Preparation Example 1 Preparation of Hamcho Detergent

<1-1> Extracting Seaweed from Sorae Lung Salt and Its Trimming

In early August, she went to Sorae Pneumonia and collected seaweed. Here, the roots were removed, only the blue leaves and stems were collected, washed thoroughly, drained, and placed in a Kimchi refrigerator with little change in temperature. And the above seaweed leaf and stem 300 g was ground in a mixer for 3 minutes to prepare a seaweed powder.

<1-2> Preparation of seaweed detergent

10 mg of the seaweed powder obtained above was mixed with 200 water to prepare a seaweed detergent.

Preparation Example 2 Preparation of Rice Water Fermentation Solution

EM stock solution (Hansalim, Hansalim organic store) was prepared with various indigenous bacteria such as yeast and photosynthetic bacteria. 1.8 liters of rice water was poured into a 2 liter bottle of mineral water, and 25 g of EM stock solution and 20 g of sugar were mixed. The above bottles were fermented for 4-7 days in a cool, dry place.

One day later, a sour smell and gas formed, causing the plastic bottle to burst. The gas was removed by turning the lid slightly once in 1-2 days. After four days, it had a less sour smell and a sweet smell. Thus prepared rice water fermentation broth was used as a detergent. Prepared rice water fermentation broth was stored at room temperature, EM stock solution was refrigerated.

Preparation Example 3 Preparation of Natural Detergent Containing Seaweed Powder and Rice Water Fermentation Solution

The seaweed powder was prepared by mixing the EM saltwater fermentation broth prepared in Preparation Example 2, which contains no chemicals such as surfactant, in the powder of the seaweed. 1 ml, 2 ml, 5 ml, and 10 ml of salt water fermentation broth were mixed with 10 ml of seaweed, respectively, to prepare a seaweed detergent. Immediately before the experiment, 10 ml of each wetwort detergent was added to 200 ml of water to prepare a natural detergent.

Preparation Example 4 Preparation of Natural Detergent Containing Seaweed Powder, Rice Water Fermentation Solution and Small Amount of Surfactant

1 ml, 2 ml, and 5 ml of rice water natural detergent containing 17% of surfactant were mixed with 10 ml of seaweed to make a seaweed detergent. Thereafter, 10 ml of seaweed detergent was added to a 200 ml bottle of water to prepare a natural detergent containing a small amount of surfactant.

Example 1 Detergency Test

In order to measure the washing power of the seaweed powder, rice water, seaweed powder and rice water mixture, rice water fermentation broth, seaweed powder and rice water fermentation broth mixture, the washing ability of the contaminated cloth was measured.

As an experiment to confirm this, tomato ketchup (Ottogi ketchup, evenly spread 0.5 g in 2 cm circles) was applied to the meriyasu cloth (BYC white meriyasu cloth) in the same size and thickness. The effect of removing the contaminants was measured by comparing the concentrations of stains left on the Mary's cloth after rinsing each in water, washing dishes, LG H & H and synthetic detergent (P & G).

<1-1> Comparison of cleaning power of natural detergents, synthetic detergents and seaweeds

Specific experimental methods are as follows.

The tomato ketchup was spread thinly on a 2 cm diameter circle of Meriyasu cloth (5 cm x 7 cm) and used for the experiment after 30 minutes. 10 ml of seaweed, synthetic detergent (including 35% surfactant) and natural detergent (including 17% surfactant) was added to a 200 ml bottle of water and shaken four times for 10 times. Learned.

As a result, it was confirmed that the tomato ketchup stain was removed well in the order of natural detergents> synthetic detergent = seaweed> water. The seaweed had a grassy smell of seaweed, the synthetic detergent had an irritating scent that hurts the head, and the natural detergent had a smell of Nurungji, whether it was due to rice water ingredients. Water and seaweed had no bubbles or slipping. In addition, foaming and sliding phenomenon were severe in the order of synthetic detergent> natural detergent.

<1-2> Comparison of Washing Power by Mixing Ratio of Fermentation Solution of Hamcho and Rice Water

Washing power was measured for the fermented soybean and rice water fermentation broth prepared in <Preparation Example 3> using the same method as in <Experimental Example 1-1>.

As a result, it was confirmed that the contaminant removing effect was shown in order of 2 ml (3 points)> 5 ml (2.5 points)> 1 ml (2 points) of rice flour fermentation solution mixed with 10 ml of green tea.

In these results, the addition of 2 ml of rice water fermentation broth into 10 ml of seaweed was the highest point with 3 points of decontamination effect, 2 points when 1 ml was added, and 2.5 points when 5 ml were added. That is, it was confirmed that the contaminant removal effect is high when the seaweed ratio and the rice water fermentation broth are mixed at a specific ratio.

<1-3> Comparison of cleaning power according to mixing ratio of seaweed, rice water and small amount of surfactant

The cleaning power of the natural seaweed and rice water natural detergent prepared in <Production Example 4> was measured using the same method as in <Experimental Example 1-1>.

As a result, it was confirmed that the contaminant removal effect in the order of 5 ml (4.5 points)> 2 ml (4 points)> 1 ml (3.5 points) of rice water natural detergent.

As a result, the seaweed detergent mixed with seaweed and natural detergent at a ratio of 2: 1 was 4.5 points, and the 3.5 times of hamcho detergent mixed with 10: 1 was higher than all three points of salt water natural detergent. Mixing natural herbs with seaweed has a higher effect of removing contaminants than commercial detergents. That is, it was confirmed that the contaminant removal effect of the detergent increases when including the seaweed.

The washing power of rice water natural detergent containing 17% of surfactant was 3 out of 5, and the washing power of the mixture of seaweed and rice water natural detergent 2: 1 was 4.5 and the surfactant contained 6%. In addition, the cleaning power of the mixture of seaweed and saltwater natural detergent at 5: 1 was 4 points and the surfactant contained 3%. Synthetic detergents containing 35% of surfactants had two washing points compared to two points, while the washing power was reduced to half, but the washing power effect of rice water natural detergents increased to three points.

Therefore, when the detergent was prepared by mixing 5: 1 with rice water and 3% of surfactant, the cleaning power was 4 points higher than that of the natural detergent, which is 3 points. When the detergent was made into 6% of detergent, it showed a higher cleaning power of 4.5 points. In other words, even though the surfactant was reduced by 3 times from 18% to 6%, the washing power was 4.5 points, and even when the surfactant was reduced by 6 times to 3%, the washing power was 4 points, higher than that of rice water natural detergent.

Thus, the detergent invention made by making seaweed and seawater has a good way to drastically reduce the amount of surfactants, which are pointed out as a big problem for the human body and the water environment due to the excellent synergistic effect of the cleaning power of seaweed and seawater. I think it can be

** When the stain was completely removed at 5 points, there were 3 points of decontamination effect in the commercial salt water detergent, and the seaweed detergent was 4.5 points higher.

** The amount of each ingredient mixed in different proportions was used equally in 10ml. The stains were completely removed, one point out of five, and only one point out of water and zero points not removed at all.

<Example 2> Measurement of antimicrobial activity of green tea

<2-1> Determination of Antimicrobial Activity of Seaweed, Synthetic Detergent and Soft Detergent

To measure the antibacterial activity of the seaweeds, add bananas (1.2 cm x 1.2 cm x 0.3 cm) to 4 out of 5 mold culture medium (agar, sugar and purified water), and then add 2 ml of seaweed, synthetic detergent and natural detergent. The control group was covered with a lid with nothing but bananas. The camera was placed in a hot and humid kitchen, without sun, daily observation, taking pictures, and recorded changes. After 5 days and 7 days, the medium was observed under a microscope of 600 magnification.

<2-2> Antimicrobial Activity of Mixture of Seaweed, Synthetic Detergent and Natural Detergent

Add banana (1 cm x 1 cm x 0.5 cm) to mold culture medium (agar, sugar, purified water), nothing added, synthetic detergent (35% surfactant), salt water natural detergent (18% surfactant), flesh Two milliliters of hot water fermentation broth (surfactant 0%) and green pepper paste (surfactant 0%) were placed at a location away from the banana, and the bananas were found to be moldy over time.

According to the results of the bactericidal activity of each ingredient, mold occurred after 2 days in banana with synthetic detergent, 3 days after banana with no detergent, and 4 ~ 6 days after banana with salt water. Bananas with seaweed did not develop mold even after 9-10 days.

In addition, when the fermentation broth mixed with seaweed and rice water fermentation solution at 5: 1, the washing power was 3 points, which was higher than that of the synthetic detergent having 2.5 points containing 35% of the surfactant, which was the same as that of the natural detergent containing 17% of the surfactant. Therefore, if you make a natural bactericidal detergent with 0% of surfactant by mixing seaweed fermentation with salt water fermentation broth with high sterilization effect, you will get more than the cleaning power of synthetic detergent with 35% of surfactant and 5% of surfactant. It is expected to be a safe and innovative eco-friendly disinfectant cleaner that does no harm to human body and environment than synthetic cleaners.

Claims (16)

Natural detergent comprising a seaweed powder and rice water, and a seaweed powder and rice water fermentation broth as an active ingredient. The natural detergent of claim 1, wherein the grasswort powder comprises 10 wt% to 60 wt%. The natural detergent of claim 1, wherein the rice water comprises 5 wt% to 30 wt%. The natural detergent of claim 1, wherein the rice water fermentation broth comprises 5 wt% to 30 wt%. The natural detergent of claim 1, wherein the natural detergent is a dish detergent. The natural detergent of claim 1 further comprising a surfactant. The natural detergent of claim 6, wherein the surfactant is 2 wt% to 10 wt%. 8. The natural detergent of claim 7, wherein the surfactant is any one selected from the group consisting of LES and cocobetaine. Natural detergent comprising a seaweed powder and rice water, and a seaweed powder and rice water fermentation broth as an active ingredient. 10. The natural detergent of claim 9, wherein the grasswort powder comprises 10 wt% to 60 wt%. The natural detergent of claim 9, wherein the rice water comprises 5 wt% to 30 wt%. The natural detergent of claim 9, wherein the rice water fermentation broth comprises 5 wt% to 30 wt%. The natural detergent of claim 9, wherein the detergent is any one selected from the group consisting of a kitchen cleaner, a bathroom cleaner, and a washing machine cleaner. 10. The natural detergent of claim 9, further comprising a surfactant. The natural detergent of claim 14, wherein the surfactant is 2 wt% to 10 wt%. The natural detergent of claim 14, wherein the surfactant is any one selected from the group consisting of LES and cocobetaine.

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