Ambient moisture-activated hard surface treatment powder
Ambient moisture-activatable surface treatment powders containing persalt, positively charged phase transfer agent and alkaline pH buffering may be activatable without the addition of liquid. Some ambient moisture-activatable surface treatment powders are substantially free of bleach activators and/or chlorine. Methods of use of ambient moisture activatable powders include applying them to the surfaces to be treated.
1. A method of treating a hard surface, the method comprising applying an ambient moisture-activated hard surface treatment powder to the hard surface, wherein the treatment powder comprises by weight percentage of the treatment powder:
(a) from about 5% to less than about 50% by weight of the hard surface treatment powder of persalt;
(b) quaternary ammonium salt; and
(c) an alkaline buffering agent
wherein:
1. the hard surface treatment powder comprises particles and over about 65% of the particles range in size of from about 125 microns to about 250 microns; and
2. the alkaline buffering agent comprises:
A. from about 5% to about 10% sodium carbonate by weight of the hard surface treatment powder; and
B. from about 20.5% to about 90% of sodium bicarbonate by weight percentage of the hard surface treatment powder.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the surface is in a food facility, in an animal health care facility, in a human health care facility, in a dairy, or on a farm.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the surface is in an environment in which a white powder other than the hard surface treatment powder is present.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the white powder is selected from the group of: flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and combinations thereof.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the surface to be treated is footwear, the method further comprising placing the ambient moisture-activated hard surface treatment powder in a foot pan.
6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising replacing the powder in the foot pan from about every four to about every 12 weeks.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the hard surface treatment powder is substantially free of bleach activator.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the hard surface treatment powder is substantially free of anionic surfactant.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the hard surface treatment powder comprises by weight percentage of the hard surface treatment powder from about 5% to about 40% of persalt.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the hard surface is in a setting characterized by dry conditions.
11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the hard surface is in a food processing facility.
12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the hard surface is a floor.
13. The method of claim 1 , further comprising increasing traction on the hard surface.