Liquid Cleaning Composition Grease-Cutting via Surfactant Ratios
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for improved cleaning compositions that exhibit desirable properties such as foaming and excellent grease-cutting ability, while being easy to use and formulate, and economical to produce.
Innovation Solution
A cleaning composition comprising ethoxylated or propoxylated nonionic surfactant, anionic surfactant, maleic acid-olefin copolymer, fatty acid or its salt, alkaline builder, thickening agent, and abrasive material, formulated within specific weight percentage ranges to enhance grease-cutting performance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional cleaning compositions are used, then they provide basic cleaning function, but they lack desirable properties such as foaming and excellent grease-cutting ability
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple surfactant types (anionic and nonionic) with specific weight ratios to create a composite cleaning composition that achieves superior grease-cutting performance. The anionic surfactant provides primary cleaning action while the nonionic surfactant enhances foaming and emulsification, creating a synergistic effect that improves reliability without excessive formulation complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent specifies precise weight percentage ranges for each ingredient (anionic surfactant: 10-50%, nonionic surfactant: 50-90%) to optimize performance. By controlling these compositional parameters within defined ranges, the invention achieves consistent grease-cutting ability and foaming characteristics while maintaining ease of manufacture through standardized formulation ranges.
2Reliability
If cleaning compositions with excellent grease-cutting ability are formulated, then cleaning performance improves, but production cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent defines specific weight percentage ranges for surfactants and additives that balance performance with cost. By specifying that anionic surfactants constitute 10-50% and nonionic surfactants 50-90%, the invention achieves excellent cleaning performance while allowing manufacturers to select cost-effective ingredients within these ranges, preventing excessive production costs.
Solution Approach 2:
The cleaning composition is designed to perform multiple functions simultaneously: grease-cutting, foaming, emulsification, and rinsability. This multi-functionality is achieved through the synergistic combination of surfactant types, allowing a single formulation to deliver comprehensive cleaning performance without requiring multiple separate expensive additives, thereby controlling production costs.
3Ease of operation
If cleaning composition exhibits superior foaming, then user satisfaction improves, but formulation complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent specifies that nonionic surfactants should constitute 50-90% of the composition, with these surfactants known for their excellent foaming properties. By controlling the weight percentage within this range, the invention achieves superior foaming that enhances user satisfaction while maintaining relatively simple formulation through standardized compositional ranges rather than complex multi-component systems.
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 demonstrates superior grease-cutting performance and ease of use, with improved foaming and rinsability, making it effective for surface cleaning applications.
Implementation Method 1
an ethoxylated or propoxylated nonionic surfactant; an anionic surfactant
Implementation Method 2
an abrasive material
Data Source
AI summary
Cleaning compositions of surfactant-based products containing one or more alkaline builders for the preparation of liquid cleaning compositions are discussed. The surfactant-based product may be any type of cleaning product based on surfactants. Methods of cleaning a household surface and of making cleaning compositions are also discussed.