EP1077250A1 - Wässrige Formulierungen - Google Patents

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EP1077250A1
EP1077250A1 EP00305606A EP00305606A EP1077250A1 EP 1077250 A1 EP1077250 A1 EP 1077250A1 EP 00305606 A EP00305606 A EP 00305606A EP 00305606 A EP00305606 A EP 00305606A EP 1077250 A1 EP1077250 A1 EP 1077250A1
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Colin C.W. c/o Agroserve Ltd. Milne
Giacinto Giovanni c/o Agroserve Ltd. Barberio
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    • C11ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
    • C11DDETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
    • C11D3/00Other compounding ingredients of detergent compositions covered in group C11D1/00
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    • C11ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
    • C11DDETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
    • C11D1/00Detergent compositions based essentially on surface-active compounds; Use of these compounds as a detergent
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    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C11ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
    • C11DDETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
    • C11D1/00Detergent compositions based essentially on surface-active compounds; Use of these compounds as a detergent
    • C11D1/88Ampholytes; Electroneutral compounds
    • C11D1/94Mixtures with anionic, cationic or non-ionic compounds
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C11ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
    • C11DDETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
    • C11D3/00Other compounding ingredients of detergent compositions covered in group C11D1/00
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    • C11D3/04Water-soluble compounds
    • C11D3/08Silicates
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    • C11ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
    • C11DDETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
    • C11D3/00Other compounding ingredients of detergent compositions covered in group C11D1/00
    • C11D3/48Medical, disinfecting agents, disinfecting, antibacterial, germicidal or antimicrobial compositions
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C11ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
    • C11DDETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
    • C11D1/00Detergent compositions based essentially on surface-active compounds; Use of these compounds as a detergent
    • C11D1/38Cationic compounds
    • C11D1/62Quaternary ammonium compounds
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    • C11ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
    • C11DDETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
    • C11D1/00Detergent compositions based essentially on surface-active compounds; Use of these compounds as a detergent
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    • C11ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
    • C11DDETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
    • C11D1/00Detergent compositions based essentially on surface-active compounds; Use of these compounds as a detergent
    • C11D1/88Ampholytes; Electroneutral compounds
    • C11D1/883Aminimide, i.e. ammonioamidates
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    • C11ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
    • C11DDETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
    • C11D1/00Detergent compositions based essentially on surface-active compounds; Use of these compounds as a detergent
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  • This invention relates to cleaning formulations and in particular to formulations for use in the cleaning of milking and milk storage equipment such as bulk milk tanks, milk pipelines etc.
  • cleaning formulations for milking and milk storage equipment have been based on combinations of alkaline compounds (sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, sodium carbonate) in solution with sodium hypochlorite for sanitising.
  • alkaline compounds sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, sodium carbonate
  • sodium hypochlorite is a very effective sanitising agent
  • its solutions do not wet surfaces very effectively and hence products have been developed to overcome this wetting problem.
  • Surfactants have been found to increase wetting power and hence may be added to sodium hypochlorite formulations.
  • only a limited number of surfactants are compatible with sodium hypochlorite and these surfactants are usually high foaming.
  • Such high foaming formulations do not work well in certain environments such as cleaning in place (CIP) in milk and food pipeline systems.
  • Sodium hypochlorite solutions containing sodium hydroxide are alkaline and corrosive and hence are not suitable for use with milking equipment or milk storage systems comprising metals such as aluminium or zinc or soft metal alloys.
  • the reaction between the formulation and metal may also produce hydrogen which may have a corrosive effect on equipment structures.
  • a range of alternative products have been developed which have disinfectant properties, for example products comprising quaternary ammonium compounds (cationics), amphoterics, iodine compounds, etc. None of these products are as efficient as formulations comprising sodium hypochlorite and most cannot be used in alkaline mixtures. Since a level of causticity is required to emulsify fats and ensure successful removal of protein deposits from milking equipment, such as bulk storage tanks, such alternative products are also not favoured.
  • an alkaline formulation including surfactants, disinfectants, a hydrotroping agent and optionally a scale build-up retardant can provide efficacious sanitising with low foaming properties which is a real alternative to alkaline formulations containing sodium hypochlorite.
  • the invention thus provides an aqueous composition
  • an aqueous composition comprising
  • Preferred metal hydroxides are potassium hydroxide and especially sodium hydroxide.
  • Preferred metal silicates are sodium silicate, especially sodium metasilicate.
  • the alkalinity is provided by sodium hydroxide alone.
  • the formulation contains 2 to 25%, preferably 5 to 15%, more preferably 6 to 10% by weight of the metal hydroxide and/or metal silicate component.
  • the surfactant mixture comprises both an alkyl glucoside and a nonionic surfactant.
  • Alkyl glucosides also known as sugar lipids, are commercially available from a variety of suppliers and have a range of applications and properties. Alkyl glucosides are derived from glucose and possess alkyl substituents of differing chain length, for example C 3-14 .
  • Nonionic surfactants are also widely available commercially.
  • alkoxylate surfactants of general formula R(O(CH 2 ) m ) n OH where R is an alkyl group with an active hydrogen atom, e.g. an amine, alcohol, fatty acid, ester; m is 2 or 3, preferably 2; and n is 4 to 20 are commercially available.
  • Mixed ethoxy and propoxy alkoxylates are also readily available.
  • a particularly useful combination of alkyl glucoside and ethoxylate surfactant is sold under the trade name Berol by Akzo-Nobel, specifically Berol LFG 61 or Berol DGR 81.
  • the formulation of the invention contains 2 to 15%, preferably 5 to 9%, especially 5 to 7% by weight of the surfactant component.
  • Other suitable surfactant mixtures will of course be readily determined by the person skilled in the art.
  • the hydrotroping agent may be a proprionate, betaine or glycinate type of amphoteric surfactant and a range of such hydrotroping agents are again readily available in the market place.
  • Particularly preferred hydrotroping agents include octylimino-diproprionate and sodium capryloimino-diproprionate.
  • a particularly useful hydrotroping agent is that sold under the trade name Ampholak YJH-40 by Akzo-Nobel.
  • the formulation contains 1 to 10%, preferably 2 to 8%, especially 3 to 7% by weight of the hydrotroping agent.
  • Other suitable hydrotroping agents will of course be readily determined by the person skilled in the art.
  • a chelating agent in the formulations of the invention, especially in areas of hard water.
  • a chelating agent this may conveniently be trisodium nitrilotriacetate (sodium NTA) or 2-phosphonobutane-1,2,4-tricarboxylic acid (PBTC) or its sodium salts.
  • the formulation of the invention contains 1 to 10%, preferably 2 to 8%, especially 3 to 5% by weight of the chelating agent.
  • Other suitable chelating agents will of course be readily determined by the person skilled in the art.
  • the balance of the cleaning formulation of the invention is water.
  • the formulation is further diluted with water at a ratio of 200-300:1 water/cleaner.
  • sanitisation occurs at elevated temperature, e.g. 30°C, especially 75°C. This has been found to enhance the effectiveness of the sanitising formulation to bacteria.
  • a tap water sample was inoculated with high numbers (10 6 ) of Bacillus cereus .
  • Another tap water sample was injected with high numbers of E.Coli .
  • Both samples were divided into four separate tubes and a formulation comprising 7.5% by weight sodium hydroxide, 6.0% by weight Berol LFG61, 3.0% by weight Bardac LF, 4.5% by weight Ampholak YJH-40, 4% sodium NTA and 75% by weight water was added to a tube from each set to give a final dilution of 1:300, 1:250 and 1:200 respectively.
  • the remaining two tubes were kept as controls. All the tubes were incubated at 30°C for 10 minutes. The results are displayed in Table 1 below.

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