Non-hydrolysed Collagen Surfactant Cleaning Composition

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing cleaning products often contain toxic ingredients that harm human health and the environment, and they require large amounts of surfactants to achieve cleaning and degreasing effects, leading to environmental impacts.

Innovation Solution

A multiuse cleaning and degreasing solution based on non-hydrolysed collagen, which acts as a surfactant and degreaser, allowing for reduced amounts of conventional surfactants and enhanced biodegradable cleaning properties.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If conventional surfactants are used in cleaning products, then cleaning and degreasing effects are achieved, but environmental impact increases and biodegradability decreases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecleaning effectVSAvoidenvironmental impact

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the chemical composition parameter by using non-hydrolysed collagen instead of conventional synthetic surfactants. This parameter change maintains cleaning effectiveness while improving biodegradability and reducing environmental harm, directly resolving the contradiction between reliable cleaning and environmental safety

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent creates a composite cleaning formulation by combining non-hydrolysed collagen with conventional surfactants in specific ratios (1-30% collagen with 70-99% surfactant). This composite approach leverages the biodegradable properties of collagen while maintaining the proven cleaning performance of conventional surfactants, achieving both cleaning reliability and reduced environmental impact

Inventive Principle:

Principle #40Composite materials

2Object-affected harmful factors

If non-hydrolysed collagen is used as surfactant, then biodegradability and skin compatibility improve, but cleaning effectiveness may be reduced

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveskin irritationVSAvoidcleaning effectiveness

Core Design Contradiction:

Object-affected harmful factorsVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges non-hydrolysed collagen with conventional surfactants in a synergistic formulation where collagen content ranges from 1-30% and surfactant content ranges from 70-99%. This combination merges the skin-friendly, biodegradable properties of collagen with the proven cleaning effectiveness of conventional surfactants, achieving both reduced skin irritation and maintained cleaning performance

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent makes non-hydrolysed collagen serve multiple functions: it acts as a mild surfactant itself, provides skin conditioning benefits, and enhances the overall biodegradability of the formulation. This multi-functionality allows collagen to contribute to both gentleness and cleaning performance simultaneously

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Power

If toxic ingredients are used in cleaning products, then cleaning power is enhanced, but health and safety risks increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecleaning powerVSAvoidhealth risks

Core Design Contradiction:

PowerVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts and removes toxic ingredients from the cleaning formulation by replacing them with non-hydrolysed collagen. This extraction of harmful substances eliminates health risks while maintaining cleaning power through the collagen-surfactant combination, directly resolving the contradiction between cleaning power and safety

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent converts the potential weakness of collagen (lower surfactant power compared to harsh chemicals) into a benefit by emphasizing its biodegradability, skin compatibility, and safety profile. The formulation turns the focus from brute-force cleaning power to sustainable, safe cleaning effectiveness

Inventive Principle:

Principle #22Blessing in disguise (Convert harm into benefit)

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 solution achieves effective cleaning and degreasing of various surfaces without skin irritation, while reducing environmental impact through lower surfactant usage and improved biodegradability.

Implementation Method 1

wherein the non-hydrolysed collagen is the surfactant agent and its presence in the composition, when formulated alone or together with other surfactants, boosts the cleaning and degreasing effect

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectSurfactant action: Surfactant

Data Source

PatentUS12234432B2Non-hydrolyzed collagen-based multiuse cleaning composition

Publication Date: 2025.02.25 PORTILLO ROSADO ROSA MARIA

AI summary

The present invention relates to multi-use cleaning and degreasing detergent compositions, based on non-hydrolysed collagen, with improved cleaning and biodegradable properties, wherein the non-hydrolysed collagen is the surfactant and its presence in the composition, when formulated together with other surfactants, boosts the cleaning and degreasing effect of the composition as a result of the optimal quantitative ratio of the ingredients thereof and the synergy displayed between the non-hydrolysed collagen and the surfactant, and wherein the ranges by weight of the collagen and the surfactants do not exceed 25-30% by weight of the composition.