2-in-1 sanitizing and rinse aid compositions employing amine based surfactants in machine warewashing

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12209228-B2
Application number	US-202318335800-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 15, 2023
Priority date	Mar 23, 2020
Publication date	Jan 28, 2025
Grant date	Jan 28, 2025

Abstract

Sanitizing cleaning/rinse aid compositions for various applications including institutional machine warewash sanitizing are disclosed. In particular, concentrated and use compositions, such as concentrated liquid rinse aid compositions or ware wash detergents, employing an amine-based surfactant and a defoaming agent are disclosed. In particular, the present disclosure provides compositions and methods for providing a sanitizing rinse with desired antimicrobial efficacy against a broad spectrum of gram-negative microbes, suitable foaming profiles, and beneficial applications of use of the same.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A sanitizing cleaning/rinse aid composition comprising:
one or more amine surfactants having the formula:

wherein group R 1 is a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated C 4 -C 24 alkyl group or H; and
R 2 and R 3 are selected from the group of H, (CH 2 ) 3 NH 2 , (CH 2 ) 3 NHCH 2 COOH, CH 2 COOH, (CH 2 ) 3 N(CH 2 COOH) 2 , (CH 2 ) 3 NH 2 ;
a defoaming agent comprising a fatty alcohol alkoxylate; and
an alkalinity source comprising an alkali metal carbonate;
wherein the molar ratio of defoaming agent to amine surfactant is from about 1:1 to about 1:3,
and wherein said composition is substantially free of chlorine, oxidizers, and/or quaternary ammonium chloride.

2. The sanitizing cleaning/rinse aid composition of claim 1 further comprising an enzyme.

3. The sanitizing cleaning/rinse aid composition of claim 1 , wherein the amine surfactants are one or more of:
N-alkylaminopropyl glycerin, bis(3-aminopropyl) dodecylamine,

where R has a carbon chain length of 4-24.

4. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the amine surfactant is comprised of N-alkylaminopropyl glycerin, bis(3-aminopropyl) dodecylamine, N—C 10-16 -alkyltrimethylenediamine reaction products with chloroacetic acid, and/or combinations thereof.

5. The composition of claim 1 , wherein R 1 has a carbon chain length of 6-18 carbon atoms.

6. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the pH of a use solution is between about 9 and about 11.

7. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition is soluble in water and provides in a use solution from about 20 ppm to about 400 ppm amine surfactant and from about 10 ppm and about 400 ppm defoaming agent.

8. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition is substantially free of chlorine, oxidizers, and quaternary ammonium chloride.

9. The composition of claim 1 , further comprising an additional functional ingredient selected from the group consisting of additional surfactants, thickeners and/or viscosity modifiers, solvents, solubility modifiers, humectants, metal protecting agents, stabilizing agents, corrosion inhibitors, sequestrants and/or chelating agents, solidifying agent, sheeting agents, fragrances and/or dyes, hydrotropes, couplers, buffers, and combinations thereof.

10. The composition of claim 2 , wherein the enzyme is a protease.

11. A cleaning/rinse aid composition with sanitizing activity comprising:
from about 0.001 wt. % to about 95 wt. % of an amine surfactant;
from about 0.001 to about 50 wt. % of a defoaming surfactant comprising a fatty alcohol alkoxylate;
an alkalinity source comprising an alkali metal carbonate; and
optional additional functional ingredients up to about 80 wt. % or one or more of additional surfactant, builders, enzymes, thickeners and/or viscosity modifiers, solvents, solubility modifiers, humectants, metal protecting agents, stabilizing agents, corrosion inhibitors, sequestrants, chelating agents, solidifying agents, sheeting agents, hydrotropes, couplers, and/or buffers;
wherein the molar ratio of defoaming surfactant to amine surfactant is from about 1:1 to about 1:3, and wherein said composition is substantially free of chlorine, oxidizers, and/or quaternary ammonium chloride.

12. The cleaning/rinse aid composition of claim 11 further comprising a builder or enzyme.

13. A method of sanitizing a surface with a cleaning/rinse aid composition comprising:
providing the composition of claim 1 to a surface; and
rinsing said composition from said surface
wherein said surface is sanitized without the need thereof of an additional rinsing step, and further wherein the sanitizing provides at least a 5-log microbial kill on the surface.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the composition is mixed into an aqueous use solution prior to applying to the surface in need of cleaning and/or sanitizing.

15. The method of claim 13 , further comprising diluting the composition to provide a use solution providing from about 25 ppm to about 400 ppm amine surfactant and from about 12.5 ppm and about 400 ppm defoaming agent.

16. The method of claim 13 , wherein the sanitized surface is film-free and/or spot-free.

17. The method of claim 13 , wherein the sanitizing efficacy is within 30 seconds of contacting the surface.

Assignees

• Ecolab Usa Inc

Inventors

• Anderson Derrick Richard
• Rightmire Kelly Anne
• Olson Erik C
• Murphy Jesse Ray
• Silvernail Carter M

Classifications

• C11D2111/14

  Hard surfaces · CPC title

• C11D3/38618

  Protease or amylase in liquid compositions only · CPC title

• C11D1/74

  Carboxylates or sulfonates {esters} of polyoxyalkylene glycols · CPC title

• C11D1/528

  Carboxylic amides (R1-CO-NR2R3), where at least one of the chains R1, R2 or R3 is interrupted by a functional group, e.g. a -NH-, -NR-, -CO-, or -CON- group (ethers C11D1/526) · CPC title

• C11D1/40

  Monoamines or polyamines; Salts thereof · CPC title