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Granted Patent B2
US 8,772,216 · App. 13/915,760 · Granted Jul 8, 2014

Low VOC hard surface cleaning composition comprising a glycol ether solvent

Inventors: Cedric Joseph Volont (Laken, BE); William Tucker Campbell (West Chester, OH)
Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
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Patent No.
US 8,772,216
App. No.
13/915,760
Granted
Jul 8, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a low VOC hard surface cleaning composition comprising a surfactant, a glycol ether organic solvent, an aminoalcohol and fragrance, having a pH from 10.0 to 12.0. The present invention further encompasses a process to prepare a low VOC hard surface cleaning composition. Furthermore, the present invention encompasses a process of cleaning a hard surface with a low VOC hard surface cleaning composition.

Claims (24)

1. A low VOC hard surface cleaning composition comprising

a) from about 0.30 to about 1.0% by weight of the composition of surfactant or mixtures thereof selected from the group consisting of sulfobetaines and non-ionic surfactants;

b) from about 1.25 to about 2.5% by weight of the composition of glycol ether organic solvent selected from the group consisting of butyl carbitol, hexylcellosolve and phenoxyethanol and mixtures thereof;

c) from about 0.1 to about 0.5% by weight of the composition of aminoalcohol or mixture thereof; and

d) from about 0.075 to about 0.3% by weight of the composition of perfume or mixture thereof;

and wherein said composition has pH from about 10.0 to about 12.0 and said non-ionic surfactant is C 13-15 EO 30 ethoxylated alcohol.

2. A low VOC hard surface cleaning composition according to claim 1 , having pH from about 10.9 to about 11.1.

3. A low VOC hard surface cleaning composition according to claim 1 , wherein said sulfobetaine is cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine.

4. A low VOC hard surface cleaning composition according to claim 1 comprising from about 0.35 to about 0.5% by weight of composition of said surfactant.

5. A low VOC hard surface composition according to claim 1 further comprising from about 0.01 to about 0.15% by weight of the composition of an antibacterial agent.

6. A low VOC hard surface cleaning composition according to claim 1 comprising from about 1.5 to about 2.0% by weight of composition of said glycol ether organic solvent.

7. A low VOC hard surface cleaning composition according to claim 1 , wherein said aminoalcohol is selected from the group consisting of monoethanol amine, monoisopropanol amine and mixtures thereof.

8. A low VOC hard surface cleaning composition according to claim 1 , wherein said aminoalcohol is monoethanol amine.

9. A low VOC hard surface cleaning composition according to claim 1 comprising from about 0.25 to about 0.5% by weight of composition of said aminoalcohol.

10. A low VOC hard surface cleaning composition according to claim 1 comprising about 0.5% by weight of composition of said aminoalcohol.

11. A low VOC hard surface cleaning composition according to claim 1 , wherein said perfume comprises one or more perfume ingredients.

12. A low VOC hard surface cleaning composition according to claim 1 comprising from about 0.08 to about 0.27% by weight of composition of said perfume.

13. A low VOC hard surface cleaning composition according to claim 1 comprising from about 0.1 to about 0.25% by weight of composition of said perfume.

14. A low VOC hard surface cleaning composition according to claim 1 , in 15 fold compaction.

15. Process of preparing low VOC hard surface cleaning composition according to claim 1 comprising steps of:

i) Preparing a perfume premix by adding a perfume, a solvent and a surfactant together and stirring;

ii) Preparing an aqueous premix by adding remaining ingredients into water and stirring;

iii) Adding the perfume premix from the step i) into the aqueous premix from the step ii) and stirring.

16. A process of cleaning a surface with a low VOC hard surface cleaning composition according claim 1 , wherein said surface is contacted with said composition, wherein said composition is applied onto said surface.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 12, 2013
From: VOLONT, CEDRIC JOSEPH; CAMPBELL, WILLIAM TUCKER
To: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
Reel/Frame 030594/0925 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61663005 · Jun 22, 2012
Related Publication 20130345110A1 · Dec 26, 2013