Aqueous compositions for treating a surface

• US 7,094,741 B2
• Filed: 10/01/2004
• Issued: 08/22/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/27/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
• Original Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
• Inventors: Policicchio, Nicola John, Sherry, Alan Edward, Barnabas, Mary Vijayarani, Wolff, Ann Margaret
• Primary Examiner(s): Mruk, Brian P
• Application Number:
  US10/957,566
• Publication Number:
  US 20050043204A1
• Time in Patent Office: 690 Days
• Field of Search: 510/238, 510/239, 510/240, 510/264, 510/295, 510/413, 510/421, 510/470, 510/475, 510/499, 134/25.2, 134/25.3, 134/39, 134/40, 134/42
• US Class Current: 510/238
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 13/20 Mops
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 13/22 with liquid-feeding devices
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 13/256 for mops made of cloth
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 13/51 Storing of cleaning tools, e.g. containers therefor
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 9/0861 the motor being electric
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 9/0866 the pump being a gear, centrifugal or screw-type pump
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 1/662 Carbohydrates or derivatives
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 1/72 Ethers of polyoxyalkylene glycols
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 1/825 Mixtures of compounds all of which are non-ionic
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 1/94 Mixtures with anionic, cationic or non-ionic compounds
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 17/049 Cleaning or scouring pads; Wipes
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 2111/14 Hard surfaces
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/323 urea or derivatives thereof
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/3723 Polyamines or polyalkyleneimines
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/3792 Amine oxide containing polymers
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/48 Medical, disinfecting agents, disinfecting, antibacterial, germicidal or antimicrobial compositions
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/505 encapsulated or adsorbed on a carrier, e.g. zeolite or clay

Abstract

The present invention relates to a composition having a pH of less than about 7, for treating a hard surface comprising: at least one low residue surfactant and/or an alkyl ethoxylate surfactant; and a polymeric biguanide.

Claims

1. A cleaning kit for cleaning a hard surface comprising:

a container filled with a cleaning composition, said cleaning composition comprising;

at least one of the following;

a low residue surfactant wherein said low-residue surfactant is selected from the group consisting of sulfobetaines, ampho glycinates, ampho propionates, betaines, poly alkyl glycosides, sucrose esters and mixtures thereof and an aliphatic alkyl ethoxylate surfactant;

a polymeric biguanide, and an organic a acidifying agent selected from the group consisting of tartaric acid, lactic acid, citric acid and mixtures thereof,

wherein said composition has a pH of about 7 or less.

2. The cleaning kit of claim 1 wherein the pH of said composition is from about 5 to about 7, and said low residue surfactant is a C8–

C16 alkyl poly glycoside.

3. The cleaning kit of claim 1 wherein said organic acidifying agent is citric acid.

4. The cleaning kit of claim 1 wherein said low-residue surfactant is selected from the group consisting of sulfobetaines, poly alkyl glycosides and mixtures thereof.

5. The cleaning kit of claim 1 wherein said aliphatic alkyl ethoxylate surfactant comprises from about 8 to about 18 carbon atoms in the hydrophobic chain length, and an average of about 1 to about 15 ethylene oxide moieties per surfactant molecule.

6. The cleaning kit of claim 1 wherein said polymeric biguanide is selected from the group consisting of oligo-hexamethylene biguanide, poly-hexamethylene biguanide, salt thereof and a mixture thereof.

7. The cleaning kit of claim 1, wherein said polymeric biguanide is poly (hexamethylene biguanide) hydrochloride.

8. The cleaning kit of claim 1 wherein said composition comprises from about 0.01% to about 30% by weight of said acidifying agent;

and wherein the level of said low-residue surfactant and/or said aliphatic alkyl ethoxylate surfactant is from about 0.01% to about 15% by weight;

the level of biguanide is from about 0.01% to about 20% by weight; and

the pH of the aqueous composition is from about 0.5 to about 7.

9. The cleaning kit of claim 8 wherein the level of said organic acidifying agent is from about 0.01% to about 3.0% by weight;

the level of said low-residue surfactant and/or said aliphatic alkyl ethoxylate surfactant is from about 0.01% to about 1.5% by weight;

the level of said polymeric biguanide is from about 0.01% to about 2.0% by weight; and

the pH of the aqueous composition is from about 0.5 to about 7.

10. The cleaning kit of claim 9 wherein the level of said organic acidifying agent is from about 0.05% to about 2.0% by weight;

the level of said low-residue surfactant and/or said aliphatic alkyl ethoxylate surfactant is from about 0.01% to about 1.0% by weight;

the level of polymeric biguanide is from about 0.01% to about 1.0% by weight; and

the pH of the aqueous composition is from about 1.0 to about 6.0.

11. The cleaning kit of claim 10 wherein the level of said organic acidifying agent is from about 0.1% to about 1.0% by weight;

the level of said low-residue surfactant and/or said aliphatic alkyl ethoxylate surfactant is from about 0.03% to about 0.75% by weight;

the level of said polymeric biguanide is from about 0.02% to about 0.75% by weight; and

the pH of the aqueous composition is from about 2.0 to about 5.5.

12. The cleaning kit of claim 1 wherein the total level of solids is 3% or less by weight of the aqueous composition.

13. The cleaning kit of claim 1 further comprising from about 0.5% to about 25% by weight of an aliphatic alcohol solvent.

14. The cleaning kit of claim 13 wherein said aliphatic alcohol solvent is at least one of methanol, ethanol, propanol, and isopropanol.

15. The cleaning kit of claim 1 further comprising a hydrotrope.

16. The cleaning kit of claim 15 wherein said hydrotrope is an alkyl ethoxylate comprising from about 8 to about 18 carbon atoms in the hydrophobic group and at least an average of about 15 ethoxylate groups per hydrophobic group.

17. A cleaning kit for cleaning a hard surface comprising:

a container filled with a cleaning composition, said cleaning composition comprising;

at least one of the following;

a low residue surfactant and an aliphatic alkyl ethoxylate surfactant;

an organic acidifying agent selected from the group consisting of tartic acid, lactic acid, citric acid and mixtures thereof; and

a polymeric biguanide,

wherein said composition has a pH of about 7 or less.

18. The cleaning kit of claim 17 wherein the pH of said composition is from about 5 to about about 7, and said low residue surfactant is a C8–

C16 alkyl poly glycoside.

19. The cleaning kit of claim 17 wherein said low-residue surfactant is selected from the group consisting of zwitterionic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants, non-ionic surfactants comprising at least one sugar moiety and mixtures thereof.

20. The cleaning kit of claim 17 wherein said aliphatic alkyl ethoxylate surfactant comprises from about 8 to about 18 carbon atoms in the hydrophobic chain length, and an average of about 1 to about 15 ethylene oxide moieties per surfactant molecule.

21. The cleaning kit of claim 17 wherein said polymeric biguanide is selected from the group consisting of oligo-hexamethylene biguanide, poly-hexamethylene biguanide, salt thereof and a mixture thereof.

22. The cleaning kit of claim 17 wherein said polymeric biguanide is poly (hexamethylene biguanide) hydrochloride.

23. The cleaning kit of claim 17 wherein said composition comprises from about 0.01% to about 30% by weight of said acidifying agent;

and wherein the level of said low-residue surfactant and/or an alkyl ethoxylate surfactant is from about 0.01% to about 15% by weight;

the level of biguanide is from about 0.01% to about 20% by weight; and

the pH of the aqueous composition is from about 0.5 to about about 7.

24. The cleaning kit of claim 23 wherein the level of said organic acidifying agent is from about 0.01% to about 3.0% by weight;

the level of said low-residue surfactant and/or an alkyl ethoxylate surfactant is from about 0.01% to about 1.5% by weight;

the level of said polymeric biguanide is from about 0.01% to about 2.0% by weight; and

the pH of the aqueous composition is from about 0.5 to about about 7.

25. The cleaning kit of claim 24 wherein the level of said organic acidifying agent is from about 0.05% to about 2.0% by weight;

the level of said low-residue surfactant and/or an alkyl ethoxylate surfactant is from about 0.01% to about 1.0% by weight;

the level of said polymeric biguanide is from about 0.01% to about 1.0% by weight; and

the pH of the aqueous composition is from about 1.0 to about 6.0.

26. The cleaning kit of claim 25 wherein level of said organic acidifying agent is from about 0.1% to about 1.0% by weight;

the level of said low-residue surfactant and/or an alkyl ethoxylate surfactant is from about 0.03% to about 0.75% by weight;

the level of said polymeric biguanide is from about 0.02% to about 0.75% by weight; and

the pH of the aqueous composition is from about 2.0 to about 5.5.

27. The cleaning kit of claim 26 wherein the total level of solids is 3% or less by weight of the aqueous composition.

28. The cleaning kit of claim 17 further comprising from about 0.5% to about 25% by weight of an aliphatic alcohol solvent.

29. The cleaning kit of claim 28 wherein said aliphatic alcohol solvent is at least one of methanol, ethanol, propanol, and isopropanol.

30. The cleaning kit of claim 17 further comprising a hydrotrope.

31. The cleaning kit of claim 30 wherein said hydrotrope is an alkyl ethoxylate comprising from about 8 to about 18 carbon atoms in the hydrophobic group and at least an average of about 15 ethoxylate groups per hydrophobic group.