Modified Alkyl Glycoside and Alkanediol Cleaning Composition
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional cleaning compositions that provide good sanitization often lack shine and may leave streaks or residues, while those that offer shine may not provide adequate sanitization, and most are not environmentally friendly or mild to skin and eyes.
Innovation Solution
A composition comprising a modified alkyl glycoside and an alkanediol, which provides effective cleaning, shine, and antibacterial properties, while being environmentally friendly and mild to skin and eyes, with residual biocidal activity that maintains microbial reduction for up to 24 hours.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If compositions provide good sanitization, then microbial reduction is achieved, but they leave streaks and lack of shine on surfaces
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple surfactants (alkyl glycoside, alkanediol, and additional surfactants) to create a composite cleaning composition that achieves both sanitization and shine. The synergistic interaction of different surfactant molecules allows the formulation to maintain microbial reduction while eliminating streaks and providing surface shine, resolving the contradiction between sanitization effectiveness and surface appearance.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent optimizes the concentration ranges of individual surfactants and their ratios to each other, as well as adjusts pH levels and other formulation parameters, to achieve the desired balance between sanitization and shine. By carefully controlling these parameters, the composition achieves effective microbial reduction without leaving streaks on surfaces.
2Shape
If compositions provide good cleaning and shine, then surface appearance is improved, but they lack adequate sanitization
Solution Approach 1:
The patent formulates a composite cleaning composition incorporating specific surfactants (alkyl glycoside, alkanediol, and additional surfactants) that work synergistically to provide both cleaning/shine and sanitization. This composite approach ensures that the composition achieves effective microbial reduction while maintaining surface shine, eliminating the need to choose between appearance and sanitization.
Solution Approach 2:
The cleaning composition is designed to perform multiple functions simultaneously: cleaning, providing shine, and sanitization. The formulation incorporates surfactants and additives that enable the single composition to achieve effective microbial reduction while also improving surface appearance, making it a multi-functional product that eliminates the need for separate treatments.
3Productivity
If conventional cleaning compositions are used, then cleaning action is achieved, but they are not environmentally friendly or mild to skin and eyes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent formulates a cleaning composition with adjusted pH levels and optimized surfactant concentrations that maintain effective cleaning action while reducing harm to skin, eyes, and the environment. By carefully controlling these parameters, the composition achieves productive cleaning without the harsh effects of conventional formulations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs biodegradable surfactants and environmentally friendly additives that decompose naturally after use, minimizing environmental persistence and harm. These ingredients provide effective cleaning action but are designed to break down easily in the environment and on skin, reducing long-term ecological and biological harm compared to conventional persistent chemicals.
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 cleans and sanitizes surfaces, providing long-lasting antibacterial protection and a streak-free shine, while being gentle on skin and the environment, as demonstrated by its ability to achieve at least 99.9% microbial reduction and excellent shine performance.
Implementation Method 1
The composition comprises a modified alkyl glycoside and an alkanediol... The composition provides good cleaning, shine and antibacterial properties
Implementation Method 2
The composition provides... antibacterial properties... residual biocidal activity to an inanimate surface... achieve at least 99.9% microbial reduction
Implementation Method 3
residual biocidal activity that maintains microbial reduction for up to 24 hours... The composition provides residual sanitization
Data Source
AI summary
An antimicrobial composition including from 1 to 10% by weight of the composition of a modified alkyl glycoside having an alkyl glycoside and a modifying moiety wherein the modifying moiety has a functional group selected from the group consisting of sulfonate, carboxylate, glycinate, carboxymethyl, hydroxyalkyl and a mixture thereof; and/or wherein the modified alkyl glycoside is a sorbitan alkyl glucoside polymer; and a 1,2-alkanediol having from 6 to 12 carbon atoms; with the proviso that the modified alkyl polyglucoside is not hydroxypropylsulfonate laurylglucoside cross polymer.