Multi-purpose disinfectant, degreaser, cleaner and herbicide
View Patent ↗A natural cleaning and herbicide composition having an quaternary ammonium compound, one or more additional amine-based surfactants, and an herbicidally active limonene component, that synergistically creates an effective COVID-19 disinfectant in wipes, an effective clearer for bulk cleaning applications, as well as an impressive gross soils remover following EPA protocol. The composition may further contain sodium silicate, tetrasodium iminodisuccinate, an ethanolamine, caustic potash, and/or water. A formulation of the present disclosure comprises a mixture of about 74% soft water, about 1% Tetrasodium Iminodisuccinate, about 0.5% Monoethanolamine, about 0.5% Sodium Silicate, about 2% alkali surfactant, about 12% Ethoxylated Amine, about 1% Amine Oxide, about 1% Quaternary Amine, and about 6% Limonene.
1. A multi-purpose cleaner and herbicide composition comprising:
a quaternary amine,
a limonene,
at least one ethoxylated amine,
an amine oxide,
tetrasodium iminodisuccinate, and
water.
2. The composition of claim 1 , further comprising an alkali surfactant.
3. The composition of claim 1 , further comprising monoethanolamine.
4. The composition of claim 3 , further comprising sodium silicate.
5. The composition of claim 1 , further comprising caustic potash.
6. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the quaternary amine comprises between 0.5-5.0 wt. % of the cleaning and herbicide composition, the limonene comprises between 2.0-12.0 wt. % of the cleaning and herbicide composition, the at least one ethoxylated amine comprises between 5.0-20.0 wt. % of the cleaning and herbicide composition; and the amine oxide comprises between 0.5-10.0 wt. % of the cleaning and herbicide composition.
7. The composition of claim 2 , wherein the alkali surfactant comprises between 0.5-10.0 wt. % of the cleaning and herbicide composition.
8. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the tetrasodium iminodisuccinate comprises between 0.25-8.0 wt. % of the cleaning and herbicide composition.
9. The composition of claim 3 , wherein the monoethanolmine comprises between 0.25-6.0 wt. % of the cleaning and herbicide composition.
10. The composition of claim 4 , wherein the sodium silicate comprises between 0.25-6.0 wt. % of the cleaning and herbicide composition.
11. The composition of claim 5 , wherein the caustic potash comprises between 0.10-4.0 wt. % of the cleaning and herbicide composition.
12. The composition of claim 1 , where the quaternary amine is a quaternary ammonium compound.
13. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the quaternary amine is 75% active isodecyloxypropyl bis-(2-hydroxy-ethyl) methyl ammonium chloride.
14. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the at least one ethoxylated amine includes 2.0-12.0 wt. % poly (5) oxyethylene isodecyloxypropylamine, and 1.0-10.0 wt. % poly (5) oxyethylene isotridecyloxypropylamine.
15. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the amine oxide is 50% active bis-(2-hydroxyethyl) isodecyloxypropylamine oxide.
16. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the limonene is d-limonene.
17. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the water is 30-95% wt. of the cleaning and herbicide composition.
18. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition is applied at a pH of between 11.5 and 13.5.
19. A multi-purpose cleaner and herbicide composition comprising:
a quaternary amine,
a limonene,
at least one ethoxylated amine,
an amine oxide,
sodium silicate, and
water.
20. The composition of claim 19 , further comprising tetrasodium iminodisuccinate.