Solid rinse aid composition and method of making same

• US 9,567,551 B2
• Filed: 08/27/2013
• Issued: 02/14/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/22/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ecolab USA Incorporated (Ecolab, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Ecolab USA Incorporated (Ecolab, Inc.)
• Inventors: Sun, Xin, Anderson, Derrick, West, Kelsey, Kieffer, Janel Marie, Man, Victor Fuk-Pong, Hunter, Melissa
• Primary Examiner(s): DOUYON, LORNA M
• Application Number:
  US14/010,815
• Publication Number:
  US 20130345112A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,267 Days
• Field of Search: 510/513, 510/514, 510/224, 510/445, 510/495
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 1/66 Non-ionic compounds C11D1/002, C11D1/004, C11D1/008 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 1/72 Ethers of polyoxyalkylene glycols
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 1/722 Ethers of polyoxyalkylene glycols having mixed oxyalkylene groups; Polyalkoxylated fatty alcohols or polyalkoxylated alkylaryl alcohols with mixed oxyalkylele groups C11D1/721 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 1/825 Mixtures of compounds all of which are non-ionic
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 17/0047 Detergents in the form of bars or tablets
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 2111/14 Hard surfaces
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 2111/16 Metals
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 2111/18 Glass; Plastics
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/0021 Dye-stain or dye-transfer inhibiting compositions
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/042 Acids
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/2068 Ethers
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/2075 Carboxylic acids-salts thereof
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/2082 Polycarboxylic acids-salts thereof
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/2086 Hydroxy carboxylic acids-salts thereof
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/3418 Toluene -, xylene -, cumene -, benzene - or naphthalene sulfonates or sulfates
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/3463 containing thio sulfate or sulfite groups

Abstract

The invention includes a solid rinse aid that is particularly designed for pressed or extrusion solid formation and which is effective for spotless surfaces after rinsing, especially rinsing metals without corrosion. According to the invention, a solid acid is combined with a short-chain alkylbenzene and alkyl naphthalene sulfonate. The short-chain alkylbenzene and alkyl naphthalene sulfonate act as a solidification agent as well as a hydrotrope, and total dissolved solid (TDS) active and are combined with at least one nonionic low foaming surfactant.

Claims

1. A solid rinse aid composition comprising:

from about 15 wt. % to about 40 wt. % of a solid acid, wherein the solid acid includes one or more of the following;

citric acid, phosphoric acid, monosodium citrate, disodium citrate, potassium citrate, monosodium tartrate, disodium tartrate, potassium tartrate, and aspartic acid;

from about 65 wt. % to about 85 wt. % of one or more short chain alkyl benzene and/or alkyl naphthalene sulfonates, wherein said one or more short chain alkyl benzene and/or alkyl naphthalene sulfonates includes one or more of the following;

sodium xylene sulfonate, sodium toluene sulfonate, sodium cumene sulfonate, potassium toluene sulfonate, ammonium xylene sulfonate, calcium xylene sulfonate, sodium alkyl naphthalene sulfonate, and sodium butylnaphthalene sulfonate; and

one or more nonionic surfactants;

wherein said solid rinse aid composition provides a use solution with a pH of less than 2,

wherein said solid rinse aid promotes drying and prevents the formation of spots on a metal surface.

2. The rinse aid of claim 1 wherein said short chain alkyl benzene and/or alkyl naphthalene sulfonate is sodium xylene sulfonate or sodium cumene sulfonate.

3. The composition of claim 1 further comprising from 0.05 wt % to about 20 wt. % of a preservative.

4. The composition of claim 3, wherein the preservative comprises 5-chloro-2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one and 2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one.

5. The composition of claim 1 further comprising from 0.1 wt. % to about 30 wt. % of a chelant.

6. The composition of claim 5 wherein said chelant is an aminocarboxylate.

7. The composition of claim 1 wherein said acid is citric acid.

8. The composition of claim 1 wherein said nonionic surfactant is a low foaming surfactant.

9. The composition of claim 8 wherein said low foaming surfactant is present in an amount of from about 5 wt. % to about 30 wt. %.

10. The composition of claim 1 wherein said solid acid is present in an amount of from about 15 wt. % to about 25 wt. %.

11. The composition of claim 1, wherein said short chain alkyl benzene and/or alkyl naphthalene sulfonate is sodium alkyl naphthalene sulfonate or sodium butylnaphthalene sulfonate.

12. A method of making a solid rinse aid composition according to claim 1 comprising:

a. admixing the solid acid, the one or more nonionic surfactants, and the one or more short chain alkyl benzene and/or alkyl naphthalene sulfonates to form a mixture;

b. allowing said mixture to set and thereafter

c. mixing in any liquid components comprising preservative, additional surfactant, water, dyes or mixtures thereof to form a rinse aid mixture; and

d. forming a solid rinse aid composition with the rinse aid mixture.

13. The method of claim 12 wherein said forming a solid is by pressing.

14. The method of claim 12 wherein said forming a solid is by extrusion.

15. The method of claim 12 wherein said mixture is allowed to set for 1 or more days.

16. A method for rinsing a hard surface in a cleaning application comprising:

a. providing a solid rinse aid composition according to claim 1;

b. contacting the rinse aid composition with water to form a use solution; and

c. applying the use solution to the hard surface.

17. The method of claim 16 wherein said use solution comprises 2,000 ppm or less active materials.

18. The method of claim 16 wherein said contacting is by directing water on to a solid block of rinse aid.

19. The method of claim 16 wherein said solid rinse aid is dissolved into a use solution by said contacting.

20. The method of claim 16 wherein said hard surface comprises metal, glass, plastic, ceramic or tile.