All purpose cleaning composition
First Claim
1. A cleaning composition comprising an aqueous solution of about 0.08 to about 1.10 weight percent of a quaternary ammonium compound component;
- about 4 to about 8 weight percent of a nonionic surfactant component wherein said nonionic surfactant component is a combination of an alkoxylated alkanolamide, an ethoxylated alcohol, and an alkyl di(lower alkyl) amine oxide in which said alkyl group has from 10 to 20 carbon atoms, wherein said nonionic surfactants are present in a ratio of 1 to about 95 parts ethoxylated alcohol;
from about 98.99 to about 1 parts alkoxylated alkanolamide; and
from about 0.01 to about 4.5 parts amine oxide, based on 100 parts nonionic surfactant; and
about 3.5 to about 10 weight percent of a glycol ether solvent, said weight percentages based on the total weight of the composition.
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Abstract
A synergistic cleaning composition has been discovered comprising an aqueous solution a quaternary ammonium compound component; a nonionic surfactant component; and a glycol ether solvent. Surprisingly, the combination of the quaternary ammonium compound component, the nonionic surfactant component, and glycol ether solvent provides a synergistic effect where the cleaning composition functions with a low level of quaternary ammonium compound component while still maintaining at least one of the following desirable properties, as follows: an acceptable cleaning efficacy; a low level irritation or toxicity profile; and/or a broad spectrum antimicrobial activity.
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1. A cleaning composition comprising an aqueous solution of about 0.08 to about 1.10 weight percent of a quaternary ammonium compound component;
- about 4 to about 8 weight percent of a nonionic surfactant component wherein said nonionic surfactant component is a combination of an alkoxylated alkanolamide, an ethoxylated alcohol, and an alkyl di(lower alkyl) amine oxide in which said alkyl group has from 10 to 20 carbon atoms, wherein said nonionic surfactants are present in a ratio of 1 to about 95 parts ethoxylated alcohol;
from about 98.99 to about 1 parts alkoxylated alkanolamide; and
from about 0.01 to about 4.5 parts amine oxide, based on 100 parts nonionic surfactant; and
about 3.5 to about 10 weight percent of a glycol ether solvent, said weight percentages based on the total weight of the composition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
- about 4 to about 8 weight percent of a nonionic surfactant component wherein said nonionic surfactant component is a combination of an alkoxylated alkanolamide, an ethoxylated alcohol, and an alkyl di(lower alkyl) amine oxide in which said alkyl group has from 10 to 20 carbon atoms, wherein said nonionic surfactants are present in a ratio of 1 to about 95 parts ethoxylated alcohol;
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