Potentiated aqueous ozone cleaning composition for removal of a contaminating soil from a surface
First Claim
1. A composition for cleaning inorganic or organic soil from a surface, the composition comprising:
- (a) an aqueous medium;
(b) at least about 100 parts of a Lewis base per million parts by weight of the composition; and
(c) an effective concentration of ozone sufficient to produce an oxidation-reduction potential of at least +350 mV with respect to an Ag/AgCl reference electrode.
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Abstract
A pH greater than 7 aqueous ozonized cleaning composition can be used for cleaning a tenacious residue or film from solid surfaces. The cleaning properties can be potentiated by additive materials. Ozone, generated by electrical discharge, can be blended into effective aqueous cleaning compositions that can efficiently clean proteinaceous, oily or carbohydrate soil from a variety of surfaces. Immediately after ozone generation, the ozone containing gas stream comprising ozone and the residual air is injected through a hose into an aqueous potentiating additive containing carrier solution, forming a cleaning solution which is applied immediately to a soiled solid surface to remove a contaminating residue or film.
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18 Claims
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1. A composition for cleaning inorganic or organic soil from a surface, the composition comprising:
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(a) an aqueous medium; (b) at least about 100 parts of a Lewis base per million parts by weight of the composition; and (c) an effective concentration of ozone sufficient to produce an oxidation-reduction potential of at least +350 mV with respect to an Ag/AgCl reference electrode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A cleaning composition for cleaning solid surfaces, the cleaning composition comprises:
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(a) an aqueous medium with a pH greater than 7.5; (b) at least about 100 parts of an alkali metal carbonate or bicarbonate per each million parts by weight of the composition; and (c) an effective concentration of ozone sufficient to produce an oxidation-reduction potential of at least +550 mV with respect to an Ag/AgCl reference electrode. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A cleaning composition for cleaning solid surfaces, the cleaning composition comprises:
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(a) an aqueous medium of pH between about 8-11; (b) at least about 100 parts of an alkali metal phosphate, pyrophosphate or tripolyphosphate per each million parts by weight of the composition; and (c) an effective concentration of an active ozone composition sufficient to produce an oxidation-reduction potential of at least +600 mV with respect to an Ag/AgCl reference electrode. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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