US3034169A - Durable scouring pads and composition therefor - Google Patents
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- v ing pads is that the organic detergent present is soap which is unprotected against water hardness. When such a pad is used in hard Water the Water-soluble soap in the pad reacts with the salts constituting the hardness and forms Water-insoluble soap.
- This insoluble soap generally termed curd or scum, not only is ineffective as a detergent, thereby reducing the efficiency of the water-soluble soap by necessitating the use of a greater amount for an eicient Washing concentration, but also contributes to other undesirable results by its presence.
- the water-insoluble soap is formed in situ throughout the steel wool mass of the pad, thereby making its removal extremely diilicult if not impossible by the usual washing means. After the pad is dry, the water-insoluble soap may become rancid and in that manner impart an unpleasant odor to the pad. It may also render the pad unsightly by contributing a yellowish cast thereto.
- a further disadvantage of present-day scouring pads is the rapid rate at which the pad becomes useless as a scouring means because ofthe rusting of the steel wool,
- Stili another disadvantage of present-day steel wool scouring pads is the unattractive appearance which results from the method by which the steel wood and detergent composition are combined to form the pad.
- the present invention makes it possible to overcome all or selected ones of these disadvantages of the present-day scouring pads by providing a scouring pad of novel structure which is advantageous regardless of the detergent composition used therein; by providing a new detergent paste composition which gives to a pad of any structure a longer life and superior performance by reason of its controlled rate of solubility and detersive and rust-inhibiting properties, but which is particularly advantageous in a pad of the present novel structure; and by providing a method of forming scouring pads wherein the detergent and steel wool are more easily and simply combined to form the pad.
- the invention is concerned with a durable scouring pad of novel structure, preferably containing a new permanently plastic detergent paste-filler and the ne paste-filler composition per se.
- a scouring pad comprises a ribbon of matter scouring wool furled about a permanently plastic detergent paste-filler.
- the scouring pad of the present invention comprises a ribbon of matted scouring wool spirally surrounding a detergent paste-filler having certain herein after defined physical properties.
- a specific paste composition possessing these physical properties as Well as del arent sirable foaming and rust-inhibiting characteristics also lforms part of the'instant invention.
- this composition consists essentially of water-soluble non-soap organic surface-active material and an inorganic alkaline buffer salt.
- the surface-active component is a mixture of a water-soluble non-soap organic detergent and a uid water-soluble non-ionic surface-active plasticizer.
- a new method of forming the presentl scouring pads comprises applying a substantially non-aqueous detergent paste to the surface of a ribbon of scouring wool. More particularly it comprises the steps of applying a suitable plastic detergent paste, as defined herein, to the surface of a ribbon of scouring wool, furling said ribbon until the entire length of said ribbon is completely furled, and pressing the exposed end of said ribbon against the body of the resulting pad. In furling, the strip is folded over repeatedly along its length or rolled with the paste-carrying side interiorly disposed to form a pad or roll of desired size, which may then be attened or further shaped or stamped, as desired.
- the surface to which the Ypaste is applied may amount to merely a small portion of one Vend of one face of the strip, or may comprise one Whole face thereof, and ofcourse the strips referred to hereinabove may constitute individual strips or be segments of ⁇ a much longer strip which is cut into units during processingo o Y
- the detergent paste is a crucial element of the instant invention. It is essential to the present novel pads and to their preparation that the detergent paste possess certain .physical properties.
- the paste must be plastic and mustmati so permanently, i.e., in storage or until the pad is used. It must be Water-soluble so as to dissolve during use. It must not become brittle during the life of the pad so as to break into particulate form during use.
- the detergent paste must be a plastic deformable mass at room temperature, at the temperature of use, and at the temperaure of application to the steel wool.
- the plastic detergent paste which is applied to the strip of steel wool Vmust be suciently deformable at the temperature of application that it spreads easily on the strip of steel wool without, however, running through the mass of wool.
- a convenient and recognized means of measuring th consistency of plastic, pastymaterials is the American Society for Testing Materials Standard Method of Test yfor Cone Penetration of Lubricating Grease,l A.S.T.M.
- a paste characterized by the desired penetration may be prepared by proper plasticization of a wide variety of organic detergentv materials by a suitable choice of additional ingredients, however, eX- amples of a preferred novel composition Will be specifically illustrated below.
- a preferred deter'- gent paste composition consists essentially of a solid synthetic detergent selected from the group consisting of nonsoap anionic and non-ionic high-foaming synthetic organic detergent combined with an inorganic alkaline buffer salt having a pH in aqueous Asolution of about 8,5
- compositions containing less than about 20% plasticizer often are too hard, Vdo not spread evenly and tend to crumble.
- the presence of :moreV than 'about 65 %Y of a fluid plasticizer normally results in the'f'ormation of pastos which are too-thin land tend to separate.
- Suitable anionic ⁇ 'detergents are well knownV V and include alkali metal and alkaline earth salts of vari- 'ous organiczsulfuric reaction products such as the higher alkyl aryl sulfonates, eg., the sulfonates of alkylated Abenyzene, toluene, cresohnaphthalcne and the likeY in which the t "alkyl group contains from about 10,-to 18 carbon atoms, -for example, sodium pentadecyl benzene sulfonate and sodium tetrapropylene benzene sulfonateyhigher fatty alcohol "sulfates such "as potassium lauryl sulfate and the lithium salt of sulfated alcoholsV derived from coconut oil by reduction; sulfated higher fatty acid monoglycerfides such as the
- the synthetic detergent normally constitutes about 5 to 60% and preferably to 40% by weight of Ythe composition,V Although it is preferred to use normally solid synthetic detergents', normally liquid high foaming detergents such as the ethylene oxide condensates of alkyl phenols 4(Igepals),
- nonyl phenol condensed with from 6 to 16 mols of ethylene oxide may also be used in the present pastes provided they are mixed with sufficient buffer salt, starch or'similar solid material to absorb the liquid and in essence, convert the detergent'to a normally solid form.
- the lpresent novel pastes be ⁇ free of higher fatty acid soap, some soap may be present if there is also present suicieut lnon-soap organic detergent to protect it from theiharm'ful effectsV of hard water on its performance.
- low melting materials such as the normally fluid alkylolamides ,of higher fatty acids-containing l0 to I8 carbon atoms, for example,/ theY diethanolamides of oleic or coconut oil yfattty acids, and the corresponding fluid glycerol amides,.as well as the'well-known liquid non-ionic deter- V
- the inorganic buffer salt is present in an amount sufficient lto'inhibit rusting of steel Wool pads ⁇ in which the instant paste is employed.
- VV it has been found that about l0 to 65% and l.preferably 20 to 45% by weight of an alkaline inorganic salt, having a buffered pH in dilute aqueous solution of about 8.5 to ll and preferably 9.5 to' 10.5, enables pads containing the instant novel paste composition to overcome the disadvantage of the rapid rate of rusting of the present-day soap-containing steel Wool Ascouring pads.
- suitable buffer salts are alkali metal'alkalinebutlers such as the alkalimetal phosphates, e.g., pentasodium"trip'olyphosphate,
- tetrasodiumpyrophosphate trisodium phosphate, as well n t as sodium carbonate, and borax and mixtures thereof.
- a corrosion inhibitor such as sodium silicate
- One method of preparation of theV present novel paste consists of vfirst mixing the detergent and the plasticizer until a uniform mix is obtained. The silicate is then added and the mixture stirred thoroughly, followed by the addition Vof the alkali metal phosphate. The resulting mixture'is stirred, usually at an 'elevated ltemperature such as about 170 F., and when homogeneous is applied gents'of the ethylene oxide condensate type, e.g., ethyl- K ene Oxidecondensates of fatty acids, and fatty Vacid amideswhich typically contain from l0 to 18 carbon atoms in the fatty portion thereof.
- gents'of the ethylene oxide condensate type e.g., ethyl- K ene Oxidecondensates of fatty acids, and fatty Vacid amideswhich typically contain from l0 to 18 carbon atoms in the fatty portion thereof.
- Yethylene'oxide condensates may be prepared from alkyl phenols-containing from 6 to 12 carbon atoms, e.g.,enonyl phenol.
- the foregoing ethylene oxide condensates are vnormally condensed with from 6 Vto 16 mols of ethylene oxide.
- suitable plasticizers are the liquid or pasty Water-'soluble ethylene Voxidecondensates of Water i'nsoluble (molecular weight 900 to 3400) polypropylenek Vglycols vr(Pluronics) These liquid or pasty surface active plasticizers have been found to depress the rate of solu- "bility of the instant compositions inwater, thus extend- Y ing the Alife of the present novel pads.
- the plasticizer also contributes vfoam and detergency to the paste and may, in some cases, exhibit some corrosion inhibiting properties. *The plasticizeris used in an amount suicient to enable the formation 'of a uniform mixture of the While Warm to a steel wool carrier.
- the carrier is typically a length of steel wool approximately 2% wide and of sufcient length to Weigh about pad of ⁇ pillow-shape in which a narrow strip Valong each edge is permanently crimped while the center portion Vremains relatively iiulfy.
- FIGS. 7 and 8 illustrate the initial steps in the preparation of a pad by depositing thin film paste along one entire face of a strip of steel Wool and then rolling the thus formed laminate ofpasteandV steel wool to form a pad in which the paste is uniformly distributed.
- FIG. 9 illustrates the preparation of pads by injecting paste intoY a preformed, looselyrrolled pad of steel wool bymeansof a hollow delivery tube inserted into the core thereoft
- a charge of a suitable detergent paste 20 as defined herein is applied to the upper surface 24 of an end portionV 22 of a steel wool strip 26.
- the paste-carrying end 22 ofthe strip is repeatedly'folded over as shown by FIGS. ,2,V 3 and 4 until the entire length 'of steel Wool is furled.
- the exposed end 30 is placed against the body of the pad (FIG. 4) and, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the pad is crimped in a press 32, which ilattens and compresses the entire pad 34 and'crimps a narrow border 36 about its edges, thus enabling the pad to maintain its shape.
- FIGS. 7 and 8 Another embodiment of the present process is illustrated in FIGS. 7 and 8. According to this embodiment one surface 50 of a ribbon of steel wool 52 is evenly covered over its entire length with a layer of detergent ⁇ paste 54V having suitable properties as defined herein.
- the final pad is similar in appearance to that of FIG. 6.
- a nozzle 80 is injected into the core of a previously formed hollow cylinder of steel wool 82.
- the nozzle is connected to a supply of a suitabledetergent paste as defined herein (not shown) and a charge of the paste is injected through the nozzle into the pad.
- the nozzle is then withdrawn and the pad is crimped as illustrated in FIG. 5 to produce a pad similar in appearance to that of FIG. 6.
- substantially non-aqueous it is intended to indicate that the present pastes do not depend ou water for their uidity and do not require drying after application to a steel wool carrier. rl'hus it is contemplated to compound in the instant pastes, for instance, spray dried organic detergents which although apparently dry and free flowing, may in fact contain on the order kof 6-8% and even as high as 10% moisture.
- the instant substantially non-aqueous pastes have been found to be considerably superior to aqueous pastes in several respects. For instance, it has been'found that aqueous pastes on drying in pads tend to become brittle and powdery whereas the present non-aqueous pastes, being free of volatile solvent, remain soft and Vplastic even on long storage. Furthermore the instant pastes do not require heating and drying in thecourse of manufacture, as contrasted toV pads which employ aqueous compositions as impregnating agents. The latter must be dried in ovens, and normally a considerable fraction of total production is lost by rusting of these pads during drying.
- A. preferred formula for a detergent paste according to the present invention, expressed as percentage by weight of the entire composition, and methods of use thereof is as follows:
- the pH of a 1% solution of this paste is about 10,
- Vand the paste exhibits a characteristic penetration of about 64 units in die A.S.T.M. D217-48 Test at 70 F.
- the paste is heated to about 170 F., at which temperature its penetration is 83.
- a designated weight of paste is spread over one entire surface of a 6 gm. strip of steel n,
- EXAMPLE II In another embodiment of the invention, a paste consisting of parts of sodium dodecyl benzene sulfona'te, 25 parts of the diethanolamide of coconut oil fatty acids,
- durability test i-s an indicationV of the rate of solubility of the detergent paste vunder the conditions of the experiment, as it is the paste Ywhich contributes foaming and anti-rusting properties to Y
- two series of pads were employed, one series containing 7 gr-ams of steel wool per pad, and the other containing 5 grams of steel wool per pad.
- the nonylV phenol-ethylene oxide condensate may be replaced by an equal amount of Pluronic L-63, a polypropylene oxide of moleculer weight l5Gl-l800 Vcondensed with ethylene oxide in an amount equal to about byvweight ofthe inal polymer.
- the present invention is based upon the Vdiscovery of al ucv/scouring pad and a :new detergent, paste for use in yscanningv pads comprising'a'high foaming non-ionic or anionic synthetic detergent', a buifer, andfa plasticizer which also depress'esV the solubility of the paste.
- v1.'A durable scouring padY comprising a ribbon of matted metallic'wool furled 'about a substantially nonaqueous permanently plastic synthetic organic detergent paste lill'er which comprises a non-'ionic plasticizing material.
- 'A durable scouring pad comprising a ribbon of metallic .Wool furled about a substantially non-aqueous permanently plastic synthetic organic detergent paste composition consisting essentially ofwater-soluble surfaceactive non-soap synthetic organic detergent material, nonionic plasticizing materiaL and an inorganic alkaline buffer salt, said paste being characterized by a penetration of about-20 to 200 units in the A.S.T.M. D2l7.48 penetrometer test.
- a durable 'scouring pad comprising a ribbonv of matted metallic Wool furled about a substantially nonaqueous permanently plastic'detergent paste rillerV consisting essentially of a water-soluble non-soap synthetic organic detergent, an inorganic alkaline buifer salt having a pH in aqueous solution of about 8.5 to 1l, and a fluid, essentily non-volatile water-soluble non-ionic surface-active plasticizer, said detergent pastebeing characy terized by a penetration of about 20 to 260 units in the A.S.T.M; D217-48y penetrometer test.
- a durable scouring pad comprising aV ribbon of matted metallic wool furled about a substantially non- Vof aflluid, v essentially non-volatile water-soluble nonionic surface-active plasticizer, which is an alkylolarnide of higher fatty acids of l0 to 18 carbon atoms, said detergent paste beingcharacterizcd by penetration of about 9 20 to 200 units in the A.S.T.M. D217-48 penetrorneter test.
- a substantially non-aqueous permanently plastic detergent paste composition adapted for use in steel Wool scouring pads consisting essentially of non-cationic watersoluble surface-active synthetic organic detergent material and a non-ionic plasticizer which is a higher fatty acid alkylolamide, said detergent paste being characterized by a penetration of about 20 to 200 units in the A.S.T.M D217-48 penetrometer test.
- a substantially non-aqueous permanently plastic detergent paste composition adapted for use in steel wool couring pads consisting essentially of a non-cationic solid water-soluble non-soap organic detergent selected from the group consisting of non-soap non-ionic and anionic high-foaming synthetic organic detergents, an inorganic alkaline buifer salt having a pH in aqueous solution of about 8.5 to 11, and a iiuid essentially non-vola- A tile Water-soluble non-ionic surface active plasticizer, said detergent paste being characterized by a penetration of about 20 to 200 units in the A.S.T.M. D217-48 penetrorneter test.
- a substantially non-aqueous permanently plastic detergent paste composition adapted for use in steel Wool scouring pads consisting essentially of about to 60% of a non-cationic Water-soluble non-soap organic detergent selected from the group consisting of non-soap anionic and non-ionic synthetic detergents which generate at least about 150 millimeters of foam at 0.1% concentration by weight in the Ross-Miles Pour Foam test, about 10 to 65% by weight of an inorganic alkaline buffer salt having a pH in aqueous solution of about 8.5 to 11, and
- a substantially non-aqueous permanently plastic detergent paste composition consisting essentially of about 20 to 40% of a water-soluble salt of an alkyl aryl sulfonate, about 20 to 40% of a higher fatty acid-diethanolamide and about 20 to 45% by Weight of an inorganic alkaline buffer salt having a pH in aqueous solution of about 8.5 to 11.
- a detergent paste composition as set forth in claim 9 which contains about 3 to 20% by Weight of sodium silicate.
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