Cleaning composition for hard surfaces
View Patent ↗Compositions and methods for cleaning hard surfaces are disclosed herein. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to cleaning compositions that can be used in automotive applications for removing organic soils that accumulate on automotive surfaces without causing surface paint damage.
1. A cleaning composition comprising:
at least one surfactant;
an ammonia compound;
a water dispersible alkylamino, polyalkyleneoxide modified silicone terpolymer; and
water.
2. The cleaning composition of claim 1 further comprising one or more additives.
3. The cleaning composition of claim 2 , wherein the additive is a fragrance, a dye, or both a fragrance and a dye.
4. The cleaning composition of claim 1 further comprising at least one alcohol.
5. The cleaning composition of claim 1 , wherein the cleaning composition lacks alcohol.
6. The cleaning composition of claim 4 , wherein the at least one alcohol is about 42 wt % or less.
7. The cleaning composition of claim 6 , wherein zero to about 37% of the alcohol is a freezing point depressant.
8. The cleaning composition of claim 7 , wherein the freezing point depressant is ethylene glycol or propylene glycol.
9. The cleaning composition of claim 4 , wherein the at least one alcohol is selected from the group consisting of methanol; ethanol; propanol; butanol; furfurol; furfuryl alcohol; tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol; ethoxylated furfuryl alcohol; ethylene glycol; propylene glycol; 1,3-propanediol; glycerol; diethylene glycol; triethylene glycol; 1,2-propylene glycol; 1,3-propylene glycol; dipropylene glycol; butylene glycol; glycerol-1,2-dimethyl ether; glycerol-1,3-dimethyl ether; monoethylether of glycerol; sorbitol; 1,2,6-hexanetriol; trimethylolpropane; methoxyethanol; and combinations thereof.
10. The cleaning composition of claim 1 , wherein the water dispersible alkylamino, polyalkyleneoxide modified silicone terpolymer is about 0.001 wt % to about 0.2 wt %.
11. A cleaning composition comprising:
a) about 98 wt % to about 99.9 wt % water;
b) about 0.006 wt % to about 0.6 wt % of a surfactant or a surfactant mixture;
c) zero to about 0.12 wt % fragrance;
d) zero to about 0.004 wt % dye;
e) about 0.1 wt % to about 0.5 wt % ammonia compound; and
f) about 0.025 wt % to about 0.2 wt % water dispersible alkylamino, polyalkyleneoxide modified silicone terpolymer.
12. A method of cleaning a hard surface comprising wiping the hard surface with a cleaning composition comprising at least one surfactant; an ammonia compound; a water dispersible alkylamino, polyalkyleneoxide modified silicone terpolymer; and water.
13. The method of claim 12 further comprising rinsing the hard surface with a liquid after.
14. A method of preventing attachment of bugs, dirt, or avian feces to a hard surface comprising pretreating the hard surf ace with a cleaning composition comprising at least one surfactant; an ammonia compound; a water dispersible alkylamino, polyalkyleneoxide modified silicone terpolymer; and water.
15. The method of claim 14 , wherein a mean contact angle with a droplet of water is at least 78 degrees on the pretreated hard surface.
16. A method of producing a cleaning composition comprising diluting a cleaning composition concentrate, wherein a diluted cleaning composition comprises about 62 wt % to about 99.98 wt % water; about 0.005 wt % to about 0.5 wt % of a surfactant or surfactant mixture; zero to about 0.2 wt % of fragrance; zero to about 0.1 wt % of a dye; about 0.005 wt % to about 1 wt % of an ammonia compound; about 0.01 wt % to about 0.5 wt % of a water-dispersible alkyl amino, polyalkyleneoxide modified silicone terpolymer; and zero to about 42 wt % of at least one alcohol.
17. The cleaning composition of claim 11 further comprising at least one alcohol.
18. The cleaning composition of claim 11 , wherein the cleaning composition lacks alcohol.
19. The cleaning composition of claim 17 , wherein the at least one alcohol is about 42 wt % or less.
20. The cleaning composition of claim 19 , wherein zero to about 37% of the alcohol is a freezing point depressant.
21. The cleaning composition of claim 1 wherein the water dispersible alkylamino, polyalkyleneoxide modified silicone terpolymer is present in an amount ranging from about 0.001 wt % to about 0.1 wt %.
22. The cleaning composition of claim 21 wherein the water is present in an amount ranging from about 99.0 wt % to about 99.9 wt %.
23. The cleaning composition of claim 21 wherein the ammonia compound is present in an amount ranging from about 0.01 wt % to about 0.4 wt %.
24. The cleaning composition of claim 21 wherein the at least one surfactant is present in an amount ranging from about 0.001 wt % to about 0.1 wt %.
25. A cleaning composition comprising:
a) water in an amount ranging from about 99.1 wt % to about 99.9 wt %;
b) at least one surfactant in an amount ranging from about 0.001 wt % to about 0.075 wt %;
c) an ammonia compound in an amount ranging from about 0.05 wt % to about 0.4 wt %; and
d) a water dispersible alkylamino, polyalkyleneoxide modified silicone terpolymer present in an amount ranging from about 0.001 wt % to about 0.075 wt %.