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, an 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.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If salt in crystalline form 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 quite tiresome and excessive amount of abrasive material limits the amount of liquid cleaning solution available
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the chemical composition parameters by introducing acetone (a ketone) to the cleaning composition. This chemical parameter change enables the liquid to effectively dissolve organic deposits, eliminating the need for prolonged mechanical shaking and crystalline salt abrasion, thereby reducing cleaning time from minutes to seconds while maintaining complete removal effectiveness.
2Reliability
If salt in crystalline form 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 they do not completely remove all organic residues on internal hard to reach surfaces and external reachable surfaces
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a composite cleaning system combining acetone (a powerful organic solvent) with reduced or eliminated crystalline salt abrasive. This composite formulation leverages acetone's ability to dissolve a broad spectrum of organic residues, achieving complete removal from both internal hard-to-reach surfaces and external surfaces, whereas the previous salt-based composition left residual deposits.
3Reliability
If excessive amount of abrasive material is used, then organic deposits can be removed from surfaces, but the amount of liquid cleaning solution available to the consumer is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts or removes the excessive crystalline salt abrasive component from the cleaning composition, replacing its function with acetone's chemical dissolution capability. This extraction of the abrasive element eliminates the space it occupied, thereby increasing the proportion and availability of liquid cleaning solution in the composition without compromising cleaning effectiveness.
4Productivity
If acetone is added to the cleaning composition, then cleaning time is reduced by 100% and all organic residues are removed, but the composition changes from salt-based abrasive to acetone-based solvent
Solution Approach 1:
The patent fundamentally changes the composition parameters by substituting the primary active ingredient from crystalline salt (NaCl) to acetone. This parameter change transforms the cleaning mechanism from mechanical abrasion to chemical dissolution, achieving 100% reduction in cleaning time and complete residue removal. The composition remains adaptable by allowing optional inclusion of small amounts of salt for enhanced abrasive action in specific applications.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The composition effectively removes all organic residues from both internal and external surfaces within 1-30 seconds, reducing abrasive material usage by half or eliminating it, while maintaining the liquid's effectiveness.
Implementation Method 1
Acetone based cleaning products result in all residues being removed on both internal and external surfaces
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
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention is improved cleaning method using a composition having at least one ketone for cleaning organic residue.