Formulation for cleaning hard surfaces

[0049]The present Example provides for cleaning formulations suitable for use in cleaning hard surfaces. The cleaning formulations included clay particles (with silicic acid, lithium magnesium sodium salt and (1-hydroxyethylidene) bisphosphonic acid, sodium salt), two non-ionic surfactants (Undeceth-3 and C9-11 Pareth-8), and two solvents (propylene glycol n-butyl ether and dipropylene glycol n-butyl ether). The cleaning formulations further included a hydrotrope (sodium xylene sulfonate), a defoamer (polysiloxane silicone in polypropylene glycol), a preservative (a combination of 2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one and 2-n-octyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one), and a fragrance. The balance of the cleaning formulations comprised purified (reverse osmosis) water.

[0050]The cleaning formulations were prepared with various concentrations of the active ingredients—as Formulations 1A-1D—for use in various end uses. Formulation 1A was formulated for use with a nonwoven material in a wet wipe product. Form...

[0051]The present Example provides for additional cleaning formulations suitable for use in cleaning hard surfaces. The various cleaning formulations included different film forming compositions, based on one or more acrylic polymer emulsions and / or clay particles (with one or both of silicic acid, lithium magnesium sodium salt and (1-hydroxyethylidene) bisphosphonic acid, sodium salt). One formulation (Formulation 2E) included tall oil fatty acids instead of a polymer or particles; this formulation further included the neutralizer potassium hydroxide to provide solubility to the fatty acids. Additionally, some formulations including polymers included ammonium hydroxide as a neutralizer to improve solubility. The cleaning formulations further included one or more of three non-ionic surfactants (Undeceth-3, C9-11 Pareth-8, and PEG 14 dimethicone) and one or both of two solvents (propylene glycol n-butyl ether and dipropylene glycol n-butyl ether). Some cleaning formulations also incl...

[0054]The present Example provides for additional cleaning formulations suitable for use in cleaning hard surfaces. Such cleaning formulations are also suitable for use in pet care applications (e.g., alone or disposed on a pet care wipe). The cleaning formulation (Formulation 3A) included clay particles (with silicic acid, lithium magnesium sodium salt and (1-hydroxyethylidene) bisphosphonic acid, sodium salt), two non-ionic surfactants (Undeceth-3 and C9-11 Pareth-8), and three solvents (propylene glycol, propylene glycol n-butyl ether, and dipropylene glycol n-butyl ether). Additionally, the formulation included a polymer (styrenated acrylic polymer emulsion), a neutralizer to improve solubility of the polymer (ammonium hydroxide), a hydrotrope (sodium xylene sulfonate) and a preservative (a combination of methylisothailazolinone and octylisothailazolinone). The balance of the cleaning formulation comprised deionized water.

TABLE 4Formulation (wt-%, as delivered)Raw MaterialTraden...