Point-of-use generation of chlorinated alkaline cleaning solutions by electrolysis
First Claim
1. A process for generating cleaning compositions selected from the groan consisting of sanitizers and bleaches at the point of use, the process including a dispensing system for mixing a plurality of concentrated chemical compositions according to a predetermined recipe, the recipe providing at least one concentrated chemical composition including at least one of a buffer, a surfactant, a solvent or a water conditioning agent and combining said concentrated chemical composition with chlorine, sodium hydroxide, or mixture thereof, wherein said process employs an on-site generator of chlorine and sodium hydroxide by electrolysis of a sodium chloride solution, wherein the sanitizers are formed at a pH of about 4 to about 7, and the bleaches are formed at a pH of about 9 or higher by combining sodium hydroxide and chlorine formed during said process.
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Abstract
An on-site apparatus and method for preparing aqueous cleaning compositions, including an electrolytic cell for producing and dispensing chlorine and sodium hydroxide for use in various cleaning and/or sanitizing formulations at the point of use.
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30 Claims
- 1. A process for generating cleaning compositions selected from the groan consisting of sanitizers and bleaches at the point of use, the process including a dispensing system for mixing a plurality of concentrated chemical compositions according to a predetermined recipe, the recipe providing at least one concentrated chemical composition including at least one of a buffer, a surfactant, a solvent or a water conditioning agent and combining said concentrated chemical composition with chlorine, sodium hydroxide, or mixture thereof, wherein said process employs an on-site generator of chlorine and sodium hydroxide by electrolysis of a sodium chloride solution, wherein the sanitizers are formed at a pH of about 4 to about 7, and the bleaches are formed at a pH of about 9 or higher by combining sodium hydroxide and chlorine formed during said process.
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13. A process for manufacturing cleaning solutions comprising the steps of:
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a) generating chlorine, sodium hydroxide, or a mixture thereof using an electrolytic coil;
b) collecting chlorine in a first vessel and sodium hydroxide in a second vessel;
c) providing a plurality of concentrated chemical compositions in a plurality of vessels, each vessel storing one of said plurality of concentrated chemical compositions;
d) selecting a predetermined cleaning composition selected from the group consisting of sanitizers at a pH of about 4 to about 7 and bleaches at a of about 9 or higher to be produced using a microprocessor controller, the predetermined cleaning composition including a predetermined amount of at least one of said plurality of concentrated chemical compositions and a predetermined amount of at least one of chlorine, sodium hydroxide, or mixture thereof; and
e) directing said predetermined amount of said at least one of said plurality of concentrated chemical compositions, and said predetermined amount of at least one of said chlorine, sodium hydroxide, or mixture thereof into a vessel thereby generating a desired cleaning composition. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An apparatus for the preparation of multi-component chemical cleaning compositions at the point of use comprising:
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a) at least one electrolytic cell for generating at least one of chlorine, sodium hydroxide or mixture thereof;
b) a plurality of concentrated chemical compositions in a plurality of vessels, each vessel storing one of said plurality of concentrated chemical compositions;
c) a controller for selecting a predetermined amount of at least one of a plurality of concentrated chemical compositions; and
d) a delivery system in communication with said controller wherein said delivery system delivers said predetermined amount of said at least one of sodium hydroxide, chlorine, or mixture thereof and said predetermined amount of at least one of said plurality of chemical compositions to a common vessel, said combination of sodium hydroxide, chlorine, and said plurality of chemical compositions are combined to form at least one of a sanitizer having a pH of about 4 to about 7, a bleach having a pH of about 9 or greater, or both. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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