IP Library Granted Patent US 9,023,784
Granted Patent B2
US 9,023,784 · App. 13/965,339 · Granted May 5, 2015

Method of reducing soil redeposition on a hard surface using phosphinosuccinic acid adducts

Inventors: Carter Martin Silvernail (Burnsville, MN); John Mansergh (Cottage Grove, MN); Erik C. Olson (Savage, MN); David Dotzauer (St. Paul, MN); Kent Brittain (Ellsworth, MN)
Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
C11D3/0036C11D3/044C11D3/08C11D3/10C11D3/365C11D7/06C11D7/12C11D7/14C11D7/36
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Patent No.
US 9,023,784
App. No.
13/965,339
Granted
May 5, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods employing detergent compositions effective for reducing soil redeposition and accumulation on hard surfaces are disclosed. The detergent compositions employ phosphinosuccinic acid adducts in combination with an alkalinity source and gluconic acid or salts thereof, copolymers of acrylic acid and maleic acids or salts thereof, sodium hypochlorite, sodium dichloroisocyanurate or combinations thereof.

Claims (27)

1. A detergent composition comprising:

between about 1-40 wt % of a phosphinosuccinic acid derivative comprising a phosphinosuccinic acid and mono-, bis- and oligomeric phosphinosuccinic acid adducts;

between about 1-40 wt % of a compound selected from the group consisting of gluconic acid or salts thereof, a copolymer of acrylic and maleic acids or salts thereof, sodium dichloroisocyanurate and combinations thereof; and

between about 10-90 wt % of an alkalinity source comprising an alkali metal hydroxide and an alkali metal carbonate, wherein a use solution of the detergent composition has a pH between about 10.5 and 12.5, and wherein the detergent composition does not include use of phosphates.

2. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the phosphinosuccinic acid derivative comprises at least 10 mol % of an adduct comprising a ratio of succinic acid to phosphorus from about 1:1 to 20:1.

3. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the phosphinosuccinic acid (I) and mono- (II), bis- (III) and oligomeric (IV) phosphinosuccinic acid adducts have the following formulas:

where M is selected from the group consisting of H+, Na+, K+, NH4+, and mixtures thereof, wherein m plus n is greater than 2.

4. The composition of claim 3 , wherein the phosphinosuccinic acid adduct of formula I constitutes between about 1-40 wt-% of the phosphinosuccinic acid derivative, the phosphinosuccinic acid adduct of formula II constitutes between about 1-25 wt-% of the phosphinosuccinic acid derivative, the phosphinosuccinic acid adduct of formula III constitutes between about 10-60 wt-% of the phosphinosuccinic acid derivative, the phosphinosuccinic acid adduct of formula IV constitutes between about 20-70 wt-% of the phosphinosuccinic acid derivative.

5. The composition of claim 1 , where the use solution comprises from about 100-1500 ppm of an alkalinity source and from about 5-500 ppm phosphinosuccinic acid derivative.

6. The composition of claim 1 , further comprising a nonionic surfactant, an anionic surfactant, water, an oxidizer, an etch protectant, sodium hypochlorite and/or combinations thereof.

7. The composition of claim 1 , further comprising a water soluble polymer selected, from the group consisting of a polycarboxylic acid and hydrophobically modified polycarboxylic acid.

8. A detergent composition comprising:

between about 1-40 wt % of a phosphinosuccinic acid derivative comprising a phosphinosuccinic acid and mono-, bis- and oligomeric phosphinosuccinic acid adducts having the following formulas

wherein M is selected from the group consisting of H+, Na+, K+, NH4+, and mixtures thereof, wherein m plus n is greater than 2;

between about 1-40 wt % of a compound selected from the group consisting of gluconic acid or salts thereof, a copolymer of acrylic and maleic acids or salts thereof, sodium dichloroisocyanurate and combinations thereof; and

between about 10-90 wt % of an alkalinity source comprising an alkali metal hydroxide and an alkali metal carbonate, wherein a use solution of the detergent composition has a pH between about 10.5 and 12.5, and wherein the detergent composition does not include use of phosphates.

9. The composition of claim 8 , wherein the phosphinosuccinic acid derivative comprises at least 10 mol % of an adduct comprising a ratio of succinic acid to phosphorus from about 1:1 to 20:1, and wherein the phosphinosuccinic acid adduct of formula constitutes between about 1-40 wt-% of the phosphinosuccinic acid derivative, the phosphinosuccinic acid adduct of formula I constitutes between about 1-25 wt-% of the phosphinosuccinic acid derivative, the phosphinosuccinic acid adduct of formula III constitutes between about 10-60 wt-% of the phosphinosuccinic acid derivative, the phosphinosuccinic acid adduct of formula IV constitutes between about 20-70 wt-% of the phosphinosuccinic acid derivative.

10. A method of reducing soil build up on a hard surface comprising:

contacting a hard surface with a detergent composition according to claim 1 ;

reducing and/or preventing soil build up on the hard surface.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the phosphinosuccinic acid derivative comprises the following formulas of phosphinosuccinic acid adducts:

wherein M is selected from the group consisting of H+, Na+, NH4+, and mixtures thereof, wherein m plus n is greater than 2; and

wherein the phosphinosuccinic acid adduct of formula I constitutes between about 1-40 wt-% of the phosphinosuccinic acid derivative, the phosphinosuccinic acid adduct of formula II constitutes between about 1-25 wt-% of the phosphinosuccinic acid derivative, the phosphinosuccinic acid adduct of formula III constitutes between about 10-60 wt-% of the phosphinosuccinic acid derivative, the phosphinosuccinic acid adduct of formula IV constitutes between about 20-70 wt-% of the phosphinosuccinic acid derivative.

12. The method of claim 10 , further comprises the first step of generating a use solution of the detergent composition comprising from about 100 ppm to about 1500 ppm of the alkalinity source, and from about 5 ppm to about 500 ppm of the phosphinosuccinic acid derivatives.

13. The method of claim 10 , further comprising contacting the hard surface treated with the detergent composition with a rinse aid composition.

14. The method of claim 10 , wherein the detergent composition contacts the hard surface during a washing step of a wash cycle of a warewashing machine at a temperature range from about 110° F. to about 175° F.

15. The method of claim 10 , wherein the reduction of soil build up is at least about 10%.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 27, 2013
From: SILVERNAIL, CARTER MARTIN; MANSERGH, JOHN; OLSON, ERIK C.; DOTZAUER, DAVID; BRITTAIN, KENT
To: ECOLAB USA INC.
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Continuity (2)
Continuation In Part 13614020 · Sep 13, 2012
Related Publication 20140069466A1 · Mar 13, 2014