MXPA97010386A - Method to increase the effectiveness of an overcover agent - Google Patents

Abstract

The efficiency of an odor masking agent or odor repressing agent in an aqueous cleaning composition containing a disinfectant such as a non-ionic sugar bactericide in an aqueous composition containing a compound having anti-bacterial activity and an anti-oiling agent.

Description

METHOD FOR INCREASING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AN ODOR COVERING AGENT Benefit of a previous filing date in accordance with Federal Code 37 of the regulations, 1.78 (A) (4).

This application claims the benefit of a co-pending provisional application filed with series No. 60 / 000,380 filed on June 21, 1995.

Background of the Invention 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to compositions and methods that reduce the unpleasant odor of cleaning compositions containing disinfectants. The invention further relates to compositions that conceal the odor of disinfectant cleaning compositions, with a method for increasing the effectiveness of an odor concealer, an odor repressor, and the use of odor concealer disinfectant compositions in compositions of cleaning disinfectants. 2. Background of the Technique Cleaning compositions such as personal cleansing preparations, hand detergents and dishwashing machines, hard surface cleaners, and liquid and solid laundry detergents containing disinfectants such as bactericides or bacteriostats are becoming more widespread.

Phenol derivatives are a common class of disinfectants that are used in cleaning compositions. See for example "Disinfectants and Antiseptics", Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, Vol 7, p. 808-815 (Kirk-Othmer, editors, John Wiley &Sons, Inc., MY, MY, 3rd edition 1979) As stated in this article, phenol itself is primarily of historical interest or as a research tool in microbiology . The disinfectant technique progressed with the homologs of phenol, halogenated phenols, halogenated homologues, dihydric phenols and trihydric phenols, hydroxybenzoic acids, to bis (hydrosiphenyl) kanes and hydroxyquinoline. For example, 3, 5-dimeti 1-4-chlorophenol is discussed on pages 810 and 811 of that article and 2, 4, 4 t -trichloro-2'-hydroxydiphenyl ether is discussed on page 812.

One of the main problems associated with the use of phenolic disinfectants in cleaning compositions is the unpleasant and annoying odor. In order to solve the odor problem, odor-absorbing or odor-repressing agents are incorporated in the cleaning compositions. In addition to disguising the smell of disinfectants, these compounds can also mask the odor of perfumes that are used to improve the aesthetic value of cleaning compositions. In addition, the amounts of odor-absorbing or odor-repressing agent necessary to mask the odor of disinfectants increases the cost of cleaning products.

Compendium of the Invention This invention relates to compositions and methods that reduce the unpleasant odor of cleaning compositions containing disinfectants. One aspect of the present invention is a method for reducing unpleasant odor of cleaning compositions with disinfectants by increasing the effectiveness of an odor repressing agent or odor concealer in an aqueous cleaning composition containing a disinfectant such as a bactericide. The compositions according to the invention contain a nonionic sugar surfactant such as an alkyl glucose ester, an aldobionenide, a gluconamide, a glyceramide, a glyceroglycolipid and a polyhydroxy fatty acid amide surfactant, an alkyl polyglycoside. or any combination of surfactant agents and a compound having an anti-bacterial activity selected from the group consisting of halo substituted monohydric phenol compounds, halo substituted hydrocarbon phenol compounds, halo substituted hydroxybenzoic substituted phenol compounds, substituted hydroxybenzoic acids of halo, alkanes of bis (hydroxyphenyl) and quaternary ammonium bromide selected from a group consisting of dimethylbenzyl ammonium bromide of lauryl, ammonium bromide of alkyl trimethyl, isoquinolinium alkyl bromide and a coater of odor selected from the group consisting of 3,5,5-trime tilhexanol, oxygenated monoterpenes such as citral, -and ß-ionone, natural citrus oils and mixtures thereof.

The present invention also relates to highly concentrated cleaning compositions containing high levels of disinfectants, such as a bactericide such as is disclosed herein. These compositions can be made by combining a nonionic sugar surfactant such as alkyl glucose ester, aldobionamide, ida glucone, glyceramide, glyceioglycolipide and a polyhydroxy fatty acid amide surfactant, and an alkyl polyglycoside and one or both of: (a) an anionic surfactant such as an alkyl ether sulfate, (b) a mixture of at least two different alkyl polyclicosides wherein each alkyl polyglycoside contains a carbon chain length of different average of half of the alkyl. The incorporation of (a) and / or (b) above produces a composition that is more stable at high levels of the solids and allows the preparation of highly concentrated compositions according to the invention that have a relatively large amount of disinfectants.

This invention also relates to a process for increasing the effectiveness of an odor repressor or ooze concealer comprising the addition of an effective amount of a non-ionic sugar non-ionic agent or a combination of an anionic surfactant and a sugar surfactant for a composition comprising an antibacterial compound as set forth herein and an odor repressing agent and odor concealer as set forth herein.

This invention also relates to a process for making an antibacterial cleaning composition comprising adding a composition containing an effective amount of a nonionic sugar surfactant, an anti-bacterial compound as set forth herein and a repressing agent. of odor or ooze concealer as set forth herein with an aqueous composition containing one or more additional non-ionic surfactants, anionic tenciactive agents, amphoteric surfactants and combinations of the surfactants in addition to the compounds such as the formers, hydrotypes, humectants, etc.

Description of the Preferred Modalities Except for those found in the claims and in the examples of operation, or otherwise indicated, all numbers expressing amounts of ingredients or reaction conditions used herein shall be construed as modified throughout. the instances through the term "about".

The term "nonionic sugar surfactant" is used herein to refer to the surfactants that are based on the saccharide moieties. Representative examples of these nonionic sugar surfactants include, but are not limited to, alkyl glucose ester, aldobionamide, gluconamide, glyceramide, glycerglycolipid, and polyhydroxy fatty acid amide surfactants and alkyl polyclicosides, each of which is described below in more detail.

The alkyl sugar ester sugar surfactants are generally disclosed in U.S. Patent Nos. 5,109,127 and 5,190,747 of all the contents of both, which are incorporated herein by reference. These surfactants have the general formula 1: ie? J i-- lii i i i r "| ) M Mil Ld ti i i. 11 1 ll tllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll - i't ?? - tr- ji, - -r i J i i l i i. i ntii i -i i - - < ! '_ Ac -u 1 i -I,, _ - i f - "] - jr¡ l', J nt 'ibl Ml Jlit 1' í i ?, lu-tlt tl lutitl a, '~ L (L 'JhaMl l 1, < -n "unifLif- '-t - que?'! L-jp X nm -? _ in d mu i- ^ i-_? > ti il ^ da 1") .μ i ll -tni i- ti € ii- . a i mudiii ii i'nnjinLi it a cjru 'j. [cuit 1 - le il i hi o. 0 L-ts? L iobr - ?? at i as r n the "i < ~ \ i- uiaiit i 1a- 1, t iliili II S < ^ ll d ... t? .l- L i e? u is- = nt a 1 íi la .. • i. .41 a. aLtmo.-; of • 'i ono, d < - | .Lef -r.-i? Ci a > • a 1 L 1 or 3 -i'- '.. ii hni / R' í- i sep a g u [^. - "1-ali what-u-iii on _ 'au á o os • i-- these • -á ot-s d-jhi'" '. Oa-al. "Are l --- ti l < -''.- •: npr iglú .- ..- '' ida, l -ot. i lo-i -, - i au L iglú -osida, 1 - h-? 11 i L. > L- apr Lqlucosida, 1 - t iio -.-.- pa luí it "i 1 uoosida -, - l- ^ ti 1 -li-oK- i ul: - si la.

L'i- 'gentes f ene b. < ot i v?.: «Jo sugar aldol Lonaiuida -; give to • .n or r and-lily < --n b [O MII .. ..i-- i •. Huid States ... If.; .. 5, -J.] U, r ll and -i? The './l i -itude for Pal -rd > - European Pubi-bled No. 550, p, both of them were in charge of self-awareness. "Na aldobioti. amide? - detiii '-uM aliuent • - rum amide a. "i e. aldobi ..n i.,." •• a 1 d bi tiol. tona 7 a a.'id. a bi. ii <411 '. i -.11 \ i rr' .411 .. a 1 .-. ni - • (- .aii. 1 a. -1"u. '11 q 1 • q- il , -n 11 qui - 1 1 11. 'i • j. 1 i • 1. • n J 1 qu - - 1. | 1 ui where Rl and R2 are the same or different and are selected from of hydrogen and a radical aliphatic hydrocarbon containing up to about 36 carbon atoms (for example, alkyl groups and alkenyl groups whose groups also include a heteroatom such as M, 0, S, present, for example, as an amide, carboxyl, ether and / or half saccharide) except that Rly R2 can not be hydrogenated simultaneously The radical aliphatic hydrocarbon preferably contains up to 24 carbon atoms, more preferably from 8 to 18 carbon atoms.Representative examples such as lactobionamides are actobionamide N-propyl, N-pentyl lactobionamide, lactob N-decyl ionamide, N-hexadecyl lactobionamide, N-oleyl lactobionamide, N-dodecyl-N-methyl lactobionamide, and N-dodecyloxypropyl lactobionamide.

Glueonamide sugar surfactants are generally disclosed in U.S. Patent 5,351,386, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. These have the general formula III: H0CH¿- (CHOH) -C (0) -NHR where is an integer from 2 to 5; and R is an unsaturated and saturated, straight or branched aliphatic hydrocarbon having from 4 to about 24 carbon atoms, preferably from 8 to 24 carbon atoms, wherein the R group may also contain a heteroatom selected from of the group consisting of oxygen, nitrogen and sulfur. Representative examples thereof are octyletitronamide-N, decyleritronamide-N, dodecyl-triethonamide-N, tetradecyl-thryronamide-N, decylsilonamide-N and dodearyl-xylonamide-N.

Sugar glyceramide surfactants are generally disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 5,352,387; its totoal content is incorporated herein by reference. These surfactants have the general formula: HOCH2-CH (OH) C (O) NHR wherein R is a saturated or unsaturated, straight or branched aliphatic hydrocarbon of 8 to 24 carbon atoms wherein the R group can also be substituted by a heteroatom selected from oxygen, nitrogen and sulfur. Representative examples of these surfactants are octiglyceramide-M, decylglycoramide-N and hexadecylglycoramide-N.

Glycerol glycolipide sugar surfactants are generally disclosed in U.S. Patent 5,358,656 and are published in European Patent Application No. 550,279; the information of each one is incorporated herein by reference. The glyceroglycolipids can be of formula IV: wherein Al is a saccharide, preferably it has one or more saccharide units, more preferably a mono or disaccharide and more preferably a monosaccharide such as glucose or galactose; R and R1 are the same or different and are hydrogen, an unbranched or branched hydrocarbon radical having dt; 1 to about 24, preferably from about 6 to about 18 carbon atoms; B is OH or a group of NR2R3, wherein R2 and R3 may be the same or different and are hydrogen, a branched or unbranched radical hydrocarbon having from 1 to 24, preferably from 6 to 18 carbon atoms and NRR1 and B are interchangeable positions. Representative examples of these surfactants are 3-f-butylamino-galactopyranoside) -hydroxypropyl-β-D-, 3- (octylamine) -2-hydroxypropyl-β-D- galactopyranoside, 3- (eicosylamino) -galactopyranoside 2-hydroxy? Ropil-ß-D-, glucopyranoside of 3- (butylamino) -2-hydroxypropyl-β-D-, and mannopyranoside of 3 (pentylamine) -2- hydroxypropyl-β-D-.

Other glyceroglycolipid surfactants are disclosed in published European Patent Application No. 550,280 which is incorporated herein by reference. These surfactants are of the formula: A10-CH? -CH (OR?) - CH: OR wherein Al is from 1 to 4 saccharide units and more preferably represents a mono or disaccharide, and more preferably a monosaccharide, for example, glucose or galctose; R and R 1 are the same or different and are hydrogen, or a saturated or unsaturated, branched or branched radical hydrocarbon having from 1 to 24 carbon atoms, preferably from 6 to 18 carbon atoms. Representative examples of these surfactants are 3- (butyloxy) -2-hydroxy-ropy-β-D- galactopyranoside, 3- (eicosyloxy) -2-hydroxypropyl-β-D- galactopyranoside, 3- (decyloxy) galactopyranoside ) -2-hydroxypropyl-β-D-, 3- (butyloxy) -2-hydroxypropyl-β-D- glucopyranoside, 3- (ocyloxy) -2-hydroxypropyl-β-D- mannopyranoside, 3-yl-lactoside - (tetradecyloxy) -2-hydroxypropyl-β-D-,. maltoside of 3- (octadecyloxy) -2-hydroxypropyl-β-D-, galactrotrioside of 3- (octyloxy) -2-hydroxypropyl-β-D-, and celotrioside of 3- (dodecyl oxy) -2-hydroxy? ropi lo-ß-D.

The surfactants of the polyhydroxy fatty acid amide sugar are generally disclosed in U.S. Patent Nos. 5,174,927 and 5,331,528, the total information of each of which is incorporated herein by reference. The component of the polyhydroxy fatty acid amide surfactants of the present invention comprises compounds of the structural formula V: R2C (0) N (R ') Z wherein: R1 is H, C1-C4 hydrocarbyl, 2-hydroxy ethyl, 2-hydroxy propyl or a mixture thereof, preferably C1-C4 alkyl, more preferably Cl or C2 more preferably Ci alkyl (i.e. , methyl); and R2 is a Cs-C31 hydrocarbyl, preferably a straight chain alkyl or alkenyl of CT-C19, more preferably straight-chain C9-C17 alkyl or alkenyl, more preferably straight-chain alkyl or alkenyl of C11- C17, or a mixture thereof; and Z is a polyhydroxyhydrocarbyl having a straight hydrocarbyl chain with at least 3 hydroxyls directly connected to the chain, or an alkoxylated derivative thereof (preferably ethoxylated or propoxylated). Z preferably will be derived from a reduction of sugar in a reductive amination reaction; more preferably Z is a glycityl. Suitable reducing sugars include glucose, fructose, maltose, lactose, galactose, mannose and xylose. Raw materials, high dextrose corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup and tall corn syrup in maltose can also be used as the individual sugars named above. These corn syrups can yield a mixture of sugar components for Z. It should be understood that for no reason is it intended to exclude other suitable raw materials. The Z will preferably be selected from the group consisting of -CH 2 - (CHOH) n-CH 2 OH, -CH (CH 2 OH) - (CHOH) n -? - CH 2 OH, - CH 2 (CHOH) 2 (CHOR ' ) (CHOH) - CH2 OH, where n is an integer from 3 to 5 inclusive, and R "is H or aliphatic or cyclic monosaccharide, and alkoxylated derivatives thereof, are preferred over glycityls where n is 4, particularly - CH2- (CHOH) 4-CH2 OH.

In the above formula R1 may be, for example, methyl-N, ethyl-N, propyl-N, isopropyl-N, butyl-N, hydroxy-N-2 ethyl, or N-2-hydroxyl propyl. The RJC (0) N < it can be, for example, cocamide, stearamide, oleamide, lauramide, myristamide, capricamide, palmitamide, talowamide, etc.

The Z can be deoxyglucityl-1, deoxifructityl-2, deoxymaltityl-1, deoxylactityl-1, deoxygalactityl-1, deoxyxanityl-1, deoxymalototriotityl-1, etc. Representative examples of these surfactant co-agents are N-methyl-n-1-deoxyglucityl cocoamide and N-methyl-N-1-deoxyglucityl tallowamide.

Other suitable surfactants of suitable pyridrhoxy fatty acid amides (see U.S. Patent Nos. 5,223,179 and 5,338,491, the total content of each is incorporated herein by reference) are those of the formula VI: RC (0) n (R,) CH2CH (OH) CH2CH wherein R is a C7-C21 hydrocarbyl species, ie, coconut, tallow, palm and oleyl fatty alkyl, and R1 is a Ci to C6 hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl species, ie N-alkyl-N- (1, 2-propanediol) and diol fatty acid amides of N-hydroxyalkyl-N-1,2 propane. Representative examples of these surfactant co-agents are tallow amide of 3- (2- (hydrosiethyl) amino) -1,2-propanediol (HEAPD), palmitate amide of 3-methylamino-2, 2-propanediol (MAPD). ) and MAPD lauramide.

The alkyl polyglycoside surfactants are compounds of the formula VII: wherein Ri is a monovalent organic radical having from 6 to about 30 carbon atoms; R2 is a divalent alkylene radical having from 2 to 4 carbon atoms; Z is a saccharide residue having from 5 to 6 carbon atoms; b is a number having a value from 0 to about 12; a is a number having a value from 1 to about 6. Preferred alkyl polysicosides which can be used in the compositions according to the invention having the formula VII wherein Z is a glucose residue and b is zero. These alkyl polyglycosides are commercially available, for example as APG®, GLUCOPONT® or PLANTAREN®, surfactants from Henkel Corporation, Ambler, PA, 19002. Examples of these surfactants include but are not limited to: 1. GLUCOPON® 225 Surfactant - an alkyl polyglycoside in which the alkyl group contains from 8 to 10 carbon atoms and has a degree of average polymerization of 1.7, 2. GLUCOPON® 425-surfactant-an alkyl polyglycoside in the that the alkyl group contains from 8 to 16 carbon atoms and has an average degree of polymerization of 1.55 3. GLUCOPON® 625 Active Agent-an alkyl polyglycoside in which the alkyl group contains 12 to 16 carbon atoms and has an average degree of polymerization of 1.6 4. Active Agent APG® 325- an alkyl polyglycoside in which the alkyl group contains 9 to 11 carbon atoms and has an average degree of polymerization of 1.6 . GLUCOPON® 600 surfactant - an alkyl polyglycoside in which the alkyl group contains from 12 to 16 carbon atoms and has an average degree of polymerization of 1.4. 6. PLANTERN® 200 Tendective Agent - an alkyl polyglycoside of 8 to 16 carbon atoms in which the alkyl group contains from 8 to 16 carbon atoms and has an average degree of polymerization of 1.4. 7. PLANTAREN® 1300- Tenoactive Agent - an alkyl polyglycoside of 12 to 16 carbon atoms in which the alkyl group contains from 12 to 16 carbon atoms and has an average degree of polymerization of 1.6.

Other examples include alkyl polyglycoside surfactant compositions comprising mixtures of compounds of formula VII wherein Z represents a moiety derived from a reduction saccharide containing 5 or 6 carbon atoms; a is a number that has a value of up to about 6; b is zero; and Ri is an alkyl radical having from 8 to 20 carbon atoms. The compositions are characterized in that they have increased surfactant properties and an HLB in a range of about 10 to about 16 and a non-Flory distribution of glycosides, comprising a mixture of an alkyl monoglycoside and an alkyl polyglycoside mixture. having varying degrees of polymerization of 2 and higher in progressively decreasing amounts, in which the amount by weight of polyglycoside has a degree of polymerization of 2.; or mixtures thereof with the polyglycoside having a degree of polymerization of 3, predominant in relation to the amount of monoglycoside; this composition has an average polymerization degree of from about 1.8 to about 3. These compositions, also known as acute alkyl polyglycosides, can be prepared by separating the monoglycoside from the original reaction mixture of alkyl monoglycoside and polyglycosides. of alkyl after extracting the alcohol. This separation can be carried out by molecular distillation and would normally result in the extraction of about 70-95% by weight of the alkyl monoglycosides. After the extraction of the alkyl monoglycosides, the relative distribution of the various components, mono and poly glycosides, in the resulting product changes and the concentration in the product of the polyglycosides relative to the monoglycosides increases as the concentration of the individual polyglycosides to the total, that is, the fractions of DP2 and DP3 in relation to the sum of all DP fractions. These compositions are disclosed in U.S. Patent 5,266,690; the total content thereof is incorporated herein by reference.

Other alkyl polyglycosides which can be used in the compositions according to the invention are those in which the alkyl moiety contains from 6 to 18 carbon atoms and the average carbon chain length of the compositions is from about 9 up to approximately, comprising a mixture of two or more of at least binary alkyl polyglycoside components, wherein each binary component is present in the mixture in relation to its average carbon chain length in an effective amount to provide the composition of the surfactant with the average carbon chain length of from about 9 to about 14 and wherein at least one or both of the binary components comprise a FLory distribution of polyglycosides derived from the reaction of the catalyzed acid of an alcohol containing of 6-20 carbon atoms and a suitable saccharide from which the excess has been separated e alcohol.

Preferred nonionic sugar surfactants are the alkyl polyglycosides as previously stated.

Mixtures of alkyl polyglycosides which are useful for making the highly concentrated cleaning compositions contain high levels of disinfectants as well as a bactericide is a combination of alkyl polyglycosides wherein each of the alkyl moieties contains from 8 to 16 carbon atoms in the average. Thus for example, a mixture containing an alkyl polyglycoside having an average carbon chain length of 8 carbons in the alkyl moiety and an alkyl polyglycoside having an average carbon chain length of 16 carbons in Half of the alkyl can be used to make highly concentrated cleaning compositions containing high levels of disinfectants such as a bactericide. The preferred mixture of alkyl polyglycosides contains an alkyl polyglycoside of 10 carbon atoms and 12 carbon atoms. The relative amount of each alkyl polyglycoside will depend on the number of variables such as the nature of the alkyl polyglycosides, the type of the antibacterial compound, the presence of other surfactants, and the nature of the oozing agent. The relative amount of each alkyl polyglycoside by weight may vary from 30/70 to about 70/30 with the preference being from 40/60 to about 60/40.

An effective amount of the sugar surfactant according to the invention is any amount sufficient to decrease the amount of the odor-preserving agent or ooze concealer relative to the amount of odor-repressing agent or ooze concealer that would be required without the use of a sugar surfactant. This amount can be easily determined by an ordinary skill in the art and will typically vary from a sugar surfactant / weight ratio of the ooze concealer from about 2/1 to about 45/1. The preferred sugar surfactant is the alkyl polyglycoside.

The term "anti-bacterial agent" as used herein includes compounds that are bacteriocidal and bacteriostatic.

The compositions and the process according to the invention are particularly effective when the anti-bacterial compound is a halo substituted monohydric phenol, a halo substituted dihydric phenol, a halo substituted trihydric phenol compound, halo substituted hydroxybenzoic acid and a halo substituted bis (hydroxyphenyl) alkano.

By "halo substituted" is meant that the compound has one or more halogen atoms, preferably chloride or bromide, covalent bonds with the phenolic ring. The compounds also have other substituents, for example / alkyl groups, aralkyl groups, alkaryl groups, alkoxy groups, aryloxy groups, alkaryloxy groups and aralkoxy groups. The terms "dihydric phenol" and "trihydric phenol" mean that both components are included wherein the hydroxyl groups of the compound are all in a phenyl group (e.g., a resorcinol derivative) and compounds wherein two or more hydroxyl groups are distributed between two or more groups of phenyl in the compound (eg, a phenol derivative of hydroxyphenyl). The compounds may be in a hydroxyl-free form or a salt thereof, for example, sodium, calcium or ammonium.

Suitable examples of the phenolic compounds include but are not limited to halo phenols, preferably ortho or substituted (for example, chlorophenol-o, chlophenol-p, bromophenol-o, and hyperophenol-p) alkyl halo phenols , for preferably substituted normal alkyl halo halo phenols of Ci to C7 (for example 2-chloro-4-methyl-phenol, 4-chloro-2-methyl-phenol, 2-bromo-4-methyl-phenol, 4-bromo-2 -methyl-phenol, 2-chloro-4- (n-heptyl) -phenol 4-chloro-3,4-dimethyl-phenol, and 4-chloro-3,5-di (n-heptyl) -phenol), phenols haloalkyl, preferably phenols-halo-benzyl (for example p-chloro-o-benzyl-phenol), aryl-halo-fanols, preferably phenyl-halo-phenols (for example p-chloro-or-phenyl) phenol), dihydric phenols, preferably hydrocyl-halo-phenyloxy-halo-phenols (for example, 2,4,4'-trichloro-2'-hydroxydiphenyl ether) and alkanes of bis (hydraxyl-halo-phenols), preference methanes of bis (hydroxyl-halo-phenyl) (eg, 2, 2"methylenebis (4-chlorophenol) and 2,2'- methylenebis (3, 4, 6-triclsrofenol). The process according to the invention is the most effective when the antibacterial compound is 4-chloro-3,4-dimethyl-phenol (also known as p-chloro-meta-xylenol, "PCMX").

The process according to the invention is also particularly effective when the anti-bacterial compound is one or more quaternary ammonium bromide compounds selected from the group consisting of commercially available dimethylbenzyl ammonium bromide, for example from AMOMYL® BR 1244, a registered trademark of Seppic; alkyl trimethyl ammonium bromide which is commercially available as, for example, EMPIGEN® CHB 40, a registered trademark of Albright & Wilson; alkyl isoquinolinium bromide, commercially available as, for example, CATINAL® CB 50, a trademark of Toho Chemical.

The amount of the anti-bacterial compound that can be used in the cleaning compositions is any amount of disinfectant or effective amount of anti-bacterium and will depend on the concentration or dilution of the use. The amount will typically vary from 0.1% to 5% by weight.

The anionized surfactants that can be used in combination with the sugar surfactants to produce the disinfectant cleaning compositions that are more stable at high total solid levels are selected from the group consisting of alkyl sulfates, alkyl ether sulfates , alkyl ether sulfonates and sulfosucianates. The preferred type of the anionic surfactant is an alkyl ether sulfate. The amount of this anionic surfactant is any amount that will produce a stable composition that will not separate or otherwise become unstable as your stay lasts. The amount of the anionic surfactant which can be readily determined by an ordinary skill in the art and which will typically vary from an anionic surfactant / antibacterial compound weight from about 8/1 to about 17/1 with the preferred amount being about 1/1 to approximately 3/1.

The process according to the invention can be used in any type of odor-repressing agent or ooze concealer such as those described in an article entitled "Modification of Smell" in the Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, vol. 16, page 303-304 (Kirk-Othmer, eds., John Wiley &SOns, N.Y., N.Y., 3d, 1981 edition). These compounds include 3,5,5-trimethylhexanal, oxygenated monoterpenes such as citral, - and β-ionone, natural citrus oils, and mixtures thereof. Preferred odor suppressant agents or odorant concealers include Mask No. 39741 and Fragrance 49627, which are combinations of aromatic aldehydes, esters, alcohols and oxygenated monotepenes such as ionones, which are available from Flavor and Fragrance Specialties, Franklion, Lakes, NJ A preferred embodiment of the present invention is a composition containing an effective amount of alkyl polyglycoside surfactant of formula VII wherein Ri is a monovalent organic radical having from about β up to about 30 carbon atoms; R2 is a divalent alkylene radical having from 2 to 4 carbon atoms; Z is a saccharide residue having 5 6 6 carbon atoms; b is a number having a value from 0 to about 12; a is a number having a value from 1 to about 6 which is added to a composition comprising an effective amount of 4-chloro-3,5-dimethyl-phenol (p-chloro-meta-xyleneol) and an effective amount of Mask No. 39741. A preferred alkyl polyglycoside is one in which the alkyl group contains 8 to 16 carbon atoms and has an average degree of polymerization of 1.55.

The following examples are to illustrate but not to limit the invention.

EXAMPLE 1 A COMPOSITION OF CONCENTRATED DISINFECTANT CONTAINING ANIONIC TENTICIAN AGENT The following disinfectant cleaning composition was a transparent fluid product: 17. 9 grams of GLUCOPON® 600 Active Agent (50% 9 53.8 grams of C12H25 (EO) 3S? 4 a (50%) 20 grams of 4-chloro-3,5-dimethyl-phenol (PCMX) 6.7 grams of Mask No 39741 1.6 grams of ethanol EXAMPLE 2 A COMPOSITION OF CONCENTRATED DISINFECTANT CONTAINING A MIXTURE OF ALKYL POLYGLICOSIDES A clear, flowable, easy to dilute concentrate that contains the following ingredients: Ingredient Weight% PLANTAREN® 200 37.42 GLUCOPON® 625 37.42 Propylene Glycol 13.00 PCMX 10.00 Fragrance 49627 1.67 The first three ingredients were heated together with the mixture at 70 ° C. The PCMX was then mixed gently while heating to 75-80 ° C. the mixture was cooled to room temperature and Fragrance 49627 was added. The pH was adjusted to 7.9 with a 50% citric acid solution.

A similar formula containing either 74.8% PLANTAREN® 2000 or 74.8% GLUCOPON® 625 did not form a uniform transparent product.

Claims (35)

1. A disinfectant cleaning composition comprising: (a) an amount of a nonionic sugar surfactant to decrease the amount of an odor masking agent wherein the nonionic sugar surfactant is selected from the group consisting of a alkyl glucose ester, an aldobionamide, a gluconamide, a glyceramide, a glyceroglycolipid, a polyhydroxy fatty acid amide, an alkyl polyglycoside and combinations thereof; (b) an effective amount of a disinfectant of an anti-bacterial compound selected from the group consisting of a halo substituted monohydric ol, a halo substi tuted dihydric ol, a halo substituted trihydric ol, a halo substituted hydroxybenxoic acid, a halo substituted alkanobis (hydroxyyl), dimethylbenzyl lauryl ammonium bromide, alkyl trimethyl ammonium bromide, and an alkyl isoquinolinium bromide; (c) an effective concealer amount of the odor of an odor modifying agent selected from the group consisting of 3,5,5-trimethylhexanal, aromatic aldehydes, esters, alcholoes and oxygenated monoterpenes, sitral, α- and β-ionone, natural citrus oils and mixtures thereof.

2. The composition of claim 1, wherein the anti-bacterial compound is 4-chloro-3,5-dimethylol.

3. The composition of claim 1, wherein the antibacterial compound is a lauryl benzyl dimethyl ammonium chlorine.

4. the composition of claim 1, wherein the sugar surfactant is an alkyl polyglycoside of the formula VII wherein Ri is a monovalent organic radical having from about 6 to about 30 carbon atoms; Z is a saccharide residue having 6 carbon atoms; b is 0; a is a number that has a value from 1 to approximately 6.

5. The composition of claim 4, wherein Ri is a monovalent organic radical having from about 12 to about 16 carbon atoms and a is a number having a value from about 1 to about 2.0.

6. The composition of claim 4, wherein the oozing agent is a mixture of aromatic aldehydes, esters, alcohols and oxygenated onoterpenes.

7. The composition of claim 4, wherein the weight ratio of the alkyl polyglycoside / odorant is about 45/1 to about 2/1.

8. A disinfectant cleaning composition comprising: (a) a solubilizing amount of a mixture comprising a first and a second alkyl polyglycoside wherein each first and second alkyl polyglycoside has a carbon chain length of different average in half of the I rent; (b) an effective amount of disinfectant of an anti-bacterial compound selected from the group consisting of a halo substituted monohydric ol, a halo substituted dihydric ol, a halo substituted trihydric ol, a halo substituted hydroxybenzoic acid, an alkano bis (hydroxy penyl) substituted by halo, dimethylbenzyl ammonium bromide of lauryl, ammonium bromide of alkyl trimethyl, and an isoquinolinium alkyl bromide; (c) a defective amount of odor concealer of an odor modifying agent selected from the group containing 3, 5, 5-trimethylhexanal, aromatic aldehydes, esters, alcohols and oxygenated monoterpenes, citral, a- and ß-ionone, natural citrus oils and mixtures thereof.

9. The composition of claim 8, wherein (a) is a mixture of alkyl polyglycoside of 8 carbon atoms and of 16 carbon atoms.

10. The composition of claim 9, wherein the weight ratio of the alkyl polyglycoside of the 8 carbon atoms and the 16 carbon atoms.

11. The composition of claim 10, wherein the weight ratio of the alkyl polyglycoside of the 8 carbon atoms and the 16 carbon atoms is about 40/60 and about 60/40.

12. The composition of claim 8, wherein the anti-bacterial compound is 4-chloro-3,5-dimethylphenol.

13. The composition of claim 8, wherein the anti-bacterial compound is lauryl benzyl dimethyl ammonium chloride.

14. A disinfectant cleaning composition comprising: (a) an amount of a nonionic sugar surfactant sufficient to decrease the effective amount of an odor concealer wherein the nonionic sugar surfactant is selected from the group consisting of of an alkyl ester and glucose, an aldobionamide, a gluconiamide, a glyceramide, a glyceroglycolipid, a polyhydroxyl fatty acid amide, an alkyl polyglycoside and combinations thereof; (b) an effective amount of an antibacterial compound disinfectant is selected from a group consisting of a halo substituted monohydric phenol, a halo substituted dihydric phenol, a substituted halogen trihydric phenol, a halo substituted hydroxybenzoic acid , a halo substituted bis (hydroxy penyl) alkane, dimethylbenzyl lauryl ammonium bromide, trimethyl ammonium alkyl bromide, and an alkyl isoquinolinium bromide; (c) an odor-masking effective amount of an odor modifying agent that is selected from the group consisting of 3,5,5-trimethylhexanal, aromatic aldehydes, esters, oxygenated alcohols and monoterpenes, citral, - and ß-ionone , natural citrus oils and mixtures thereof; (d) an anionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of an alkyl sulfate, an alkyl ether sulfate, an alkyl sulfonate, an alkyl ether sulfonate, a sulfosuccinate and mixtures thereof.

15. The composition of claim 14, wherein the anionic surfactant is an alkyl ether sulfate.

16. The composition of claim 14, wherein the anti-bacterial compound is 4-chloro-3,5-dimethyphenol.

17. The composition of claim 14, wherein the anti-bacterial compound is a lauryl benzyl dimethyl ammonium chloride.

18. The composition of claim 14, wherein the sugar surfactant is an alkyl polyglycoside of the formula VII wherein Ri is a monovalent organic radical having from about 6 to about 30 carbon atoms; Z is a saccharide residue having 6 carbon atoms; b is 0; a is a number that has a value from 1 to approximately 6.

19. The composition of claim 18, wherein Ri is a monovalent organic radical having from about 12 to about 16 carbon atoms and a is a number having a value from 1 to about 2.0.

20. The composition of claim 14, wherein the oozing agent is a mixture of aromatic aldehydes, esters, alcohols and oxygenated monoterpenes.

21. The composition of claim 14, wherein the weight ratio of the anionic surfactant / antibacterial compound is from about 8/1 to about 17/1.

22. The composition of claim 21, wherein the ratio is from about 1/1 to about 3/1.

23. A process for increasing the effectiveness of an odor repressor or ooze concealer comprising mixing (a) an amount of a nonionic sugar surfactant sufficient to decrease the effective amount of an ooze concealer wherein the surfactant of non-ionic sugar is selected from the group consisting of an alkyl glucose ester, an aldobionamide, a gluconamide, a glyceramide, a glyceroglycolipic, a polyhydroxy fatty acid amide, an alkyl polyglycoside and combinations thereof; (b) an effective amount of an antibacterial compound disinfectant selected from the group consisting of a halo substituted monohydric phenol, a halo substituted dihydric phenol, a halo substituted trihydric phenol, a substituted hydrosibenzoic halo acid, a halo substituted alkanobis (hydroxy penyl), dimethylbenzyl lauryl ammonium bromide, alkyl trimethyl ammonium bromide, and an alkyl isoquinolinium bromide; (c) a defective amount of odor concealer of an odor modifying agent selected from the group containing 3,5,5-trimethylhexanal, aromatic aldehydes, esters, oxygenated alcohols and monoterpenes, citral, a- and ß-ionone, natural citrus oils and mixtures thereof.

24. The process of claim 23, wherein the anti-bacterial compound is 4-chloro-3,5-dimethylphenol.

25. The process of claim 23, wherein the anti-bacterial compound is a lauryl benzyl dimethyl ammonium chloride.

26. The process of claim 23, wherein the sugar surfactant is an alkyl polyglycoside of the formula VII wherein Ri is a monovalent organic radical having from about 6 to about 30 carbon atoms; Z is a saccharide residue having 6 carbon atoms; b is 0; a is a number that has a value from 1 to approximately 6.

27. The composition of claim 26, wherein Ri is a monovalent organic radical having from about 12 to about 16 carbon atoms and a is a number having a value from 1 to about 2.0.

28. The process of claim 23, wherein the oozing agent is a mixture of aromatic aldehydes, esters, alcohols and oxygenated monoterpenes.

29. The process of claim 23, wherein the weight ratio of the alkyl polyglycoside / odorant is about 45/1 to about 2/1.

30. A process for making a disinfectant cleaning composition having a high amount of a disinfectant comprising mixing (a) a solubilizing amount of a mixture comprising a first and a second alkyl polyglycoside wherein each first and second alkyl polyglycoside has a carbon chain length of different average in the alkyl half or an anionic surfactant selected from a group consisting of an alkyl sulfate, an alkyl ether sulfate, an alkyl sulfonate, an ether sulfonate alkyl, a sulfosuccinate or mixtures thereof with; (b) an amount of a nonionic sugar surfactant sufficient to decrease the effective amount of an odorant agent wherein the nonionic sugar surfactant is selected from the group consisting of an alkyl glucose ester, an aldobionamide, a gluconamide, a glyceramide, a glyceroglycolic, a polyhydroxy fatty acid amide, an alkyl polyglycoside and combinations thereof; (c) an effective amount of an antibacterial compound disinfectant selected from the group consisting of a halo substituted monohydric phenol, a halo substituted dihydric phenol, a substituted halogen trihydric phenol, a halo substituted hydrosylbenic acid , a halo substituted bis (hydroxy penyl) alkanol, dimethylbenzyl lauryl ammonium bromide, alkyl trimethyl ammonium bromide, and an alkyl isoquinolinium bromide; (d) a defective amount of odor concealer of an odor modifying agent selected from the group containing 3,5,5-trimethylhexanal, aromatic aldehydes, esters, oxygenated monoterpenes and alcohols, citral, - and ß-ionone, oils natural citrus fruits and mixtures thereof.

31. The process of claim 30, wherein the anti-bacterial compound is 4-chloro-3, S. dimethylphenol.

32. The process of claim 30, wherein the anti-bacgerial compound is a lauryl benzyl dimethyl ammonium chloride.

33. The process of claim 30, wherein the first and second alkyl polyglycosides are alkyl polyglycosides of 8 carbon atoms and of 16 carbon atoms.

34. The process of claim 33, wherein the weight average of the alkyl polyglycoside of the 8 carbon atoms and the 16 carbon atoms is from about 30/70 to about 70/30.

35. The process of claim 34, wherein the weight ratio of the alkyl polyglycoside of the 8 carbon atoms and the 16 carbon atoms is from about 40/60 to about 60/40.