Acetone-Based Cleaning Composition for Organic Residue Removal
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cleaning compositions for removing organic deposits from hard-to-reach surfaces are time-consuming, incomplete in residue removal, and excessive in abrasive material, limiting the effectiveness of the liquid cleaning solution.
Innovation Solution
A cleaning composition based on acetone, inorganic salt, and water, with optional surfactants and terpenes, where acetone reduces cleaning time by 100% and reduces or eliminates abrasive materials, ensuring complete residue removal on both internal and external surfaces within 1-30 seconds.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If crystalline salt is used as abrasive material working side-by-side with liquid cleaning composition, then organic deposits can be removed from hard to reach surfaces, but cleaning time becomes excessively long and abrasive material must be used in excessive amounts
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the chemical composition parameters by introducing acetone (ketone) at 10-80% concentration and adjusting salt crystal size to 0.1-2.0 mm. This parameter change transforms the cleaning mechanism from purely mechanical abrasion to a combination of chemical dissolution and mild abrasion, reducing cleaning time from minutes to seconds while maintaining complete cleaning effectiveness
2Manufacturing precision
If crystalline salt acts as abrasive material working side-by-side with liquid portion, then organic deposits are removed, but liquid cleaning solution availability is limited due to excessive abrasive material
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical cleaning system (relying on abrasive salt crystals) with a chemical cleaning system based on acetone dissolution. The salt is reduced to fine particles (0.1-2.0 mm) that serve only as a minor abrasive aid, while acetone performs the primary cleaning function through chemical dissolution, dramatically increasing liquid solution availability and effectiveness
3Manufacturing precision
If previous cleaning composition is used, then some organic deposits are removed, but all organic residues are not completely removed from internal hard to reach surfaces and external reachable surfaces
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a composite cleaning system combining acetone (chemical solvent), fine salt particles (mechanical abrasive), water (carrier), and surfactant (surface active agent). This composite formulation provides multi-mechanism cleaning: acetone dissolves organic residues, surfactant reduces surface tension for penetration, and fine salt particles provide mild abrasion, together achieving complete residue removal from all surfaces
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The acetone-based composition effectively and efficiently removes all organic residues from both internal and external surfaces in a short time, reducing abrasive material usage and enhancing the liquid's effectiveness, while being environmentally friendly and non-toxic.
Implementation Method 1
By adding a ketone, in the form of acetone, to the previous inventions the cleaning time is reduced by 100%, all organic residue's are removed
Implementation Method 2
Salt, in crystalline form, acts as an abrasive material working side-by-side with the liquid portion of the cleaning composition to remove organic deposit
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AI summary
The present invention is improved cleaning composition having at least one ketone, water, and a nonionic surfactant and a method of using the composition for cleaning organic residue.