C6 Saccharide Sequestrant Tablet Binders
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional tablet binders like borates and zeolites pose environmental concerns and result in undesirable properties such as crumbling, hazy solutions, and residue formation, necessitating the development of safer and more effective binding compositions for cleaning and disinfectant tablets.
Innovation Solution
The use of C6 saccharide derivative sequestrants and acetate salts as tablet binding compositions, which provide binding and lubrication similar to boric acid while being safer and more environmentally friendly, allowing for reduced product warnings and EPA approval, and enabling tablets with optimal hardness and clarity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional binders like borates and zeolites are used, then tablet binding and structure holding are achieved, but environmental pollution and health safety concerns arise
Solution Approach 1:
The invention changes the chemical composition parameters by replacing borate and zeolite binders with alternative binder systems that provide equivalent binding functionality without the environmental and health hazards. This involves selecting binder materials with different chemical properties that achieve the same structural holding function while being environmentally safe.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention employs readily available, inexpensive binder materials that can be easily incorporated into tablet formulations. These alternative binders provide sufficient binding capability for the intended application lifecycle without requiring long-term stability or persistence in the environment, allowing for safe degradation after use.
2Ease of manufacture
If conventional binders are used, then tablet formation is achieved, but tablet crumbling and friability increase under high compression
Solution Approach 1:
The invention uses composite binder systems that combine multiple ingredients to achieve optimal binding performance. This composite approach provides both the necessary binding strength to prevent crumbling under compression and the appropriate friability for dissolution, balancing contradictory requirements through material composition.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention applies different binder materials to different functional requirements within the tablet: some binders provide structural integrity and binding strength, while others are selected to provide controlled friability for dissolution. This local optimization of binder properties throughout the tablet matrix resolves the contradiction between strength and controlled crumbling.
3Stability of the object's composition
If conventional binders are used, then tablet structure is maintained, but solution clarity deteriorates with hazy or opaque results
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts and removes the problematic binder components (borates and zeolites) that cause solution haziness, while retaining the essential binding function through alternative materials. This extraction of the harmful optical properties while preserving structural functionality achieves both tablet stability and solution clarity.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention changes the optical parameters of the binder system by selecting alternative materials with different light scattering and absorption properties. These alternative binders maintain tablet structural integrity while being optically transparent or clear in solution, eliminating the haziness caused by conventional binders.
4Strength
If high compression forces are applied, then tablet hardness is improved, but binder performance deteriorates with increased crumbling
Solution Approach 1:
The invention employs binder materials that provide cushioning and stress distribution capabilities during the compression process. These binders absorb and distribute compression forces evenly throughout the tablet matrix, preventing localized stress concentrations that would cause crumbling and material loss during tablet formation.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention uses composite binder formulations that combine materials with complementary mechanical properties: some components provide binding strength while others provide compression resistance and stress distribution. This composite approach allows the tablet to achieve adequate hardness without excessive compression forces that would cause binder failure and material loss.
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 C6 saccharide derivative sequestrant and acetate salt compositions achieve tablets with improved hardness, clarity, and reduced waste, eliminating the need for high compression forces and avoiding environmental concerns associated with traditional binders.
Implementation Method 1
Tablet binders are compounds used to bind together the ingredients and hold together the structure of the tablets
Implementation Method 2
The tablet binding compositions provided herein also retain the low cost structure and ease of use as borates, such as boric acid, that other binding compounds and technologies do not offer
Data Source
AI summary
Provided are tablet binding compositions for binding cleaning and/or disinfecting formulation components into tablets. The tablet binding compositions are suitable replacements for traditional tablet binder compounds, such as boric acid or zeolites. The tablet binding compositions provided herein can produce tablets of increased hardness at lower compression forces and, when dissolved, yield solutions of increased clarity compared to some traditional binder compounds. Also provided are processes for preparing the tablet binding compositions and methods for formation of tablets containing the tablet binding compositions.