Modified Alkyl Glycoside Cleaning Composition for Shine and Sanitization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional cleaning compositions that provide good sanitization often lack shine and may leave streaks, while those that provide shine may not offer effective sanitization, and most are not environmentally friendly or mild to the skin and eyes.
Innovation Solution
A liquid acidic antimicrobial cleaning composition comprising 0.25-2.5 wt% modified alkyl glycoside and 0.1-6.0 wt% organic acid, specifically laurylglucoside hydroxypropylcitrate, laurylglucoside hydroxypropylsulfonate, decylglucoside hydroxypropylsulfonate, sorbitan ester, and alkylglucoside polymer combined with formic acid, acetic acid, citric acid, glycolic acid, succinic acid, or tartaric acid, with a pH of 1.5-3.4, which is suitable for hard surfaces and fabrics, providing both cleaning and antibacterial properties.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional cleaning compositions are used to provide good sanitization, then antibacterial properties are improved, but shine and cleaning quality deteriorate (streaks and lack of shine)
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines a modified alkyl glycoside (which provides cleaning and shine) with an organic acid (which provides antibacterial properties) in a single composition. This merging of two previously separate functional components resolves the contradiction by achieving both good sanitization and shine simultaneously, eliminating the trade-off between cleaning quality and antibacterial efficacy.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention uses a composite formulation consisting of modified alkyl glycoside and organic acid components. This composite material approach allows the composition to exhibit both surfactant properties (for cleaning and shine) and biocidal properties (for sanitization), thereby resolving the contradiction between achieving shine and achieving effective sanitization.
2Illumination intensity
If conventional cleaning compositions are used to provide good shine, then surface appearance is improved, but sanitization quality deteriorates (insufficient antibacterial activity)
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the shine-providing modified alkyl glycoside with the sanitization-providing organic acid into a unified composition. This combination ensures that when the composition is applied, both functions are delivered simultaneously: the glycoside component maintains surface appearance while the organic acid component provides effective antibacterial activity, resolving the contradiction between shine and sanitization.
Solution Approach 2:
The composition is designed to perform multiple functions simultaneously: cleaning, shining, and sanitizing. The modified alkyl glycoside provides cleaning and shine functions, while the organic acid provides antibacterial sanitization. This multi-functionality resolves the contradiction by making a single composition capable of delivering both aesthetic and hygienic benefits.
3Duration of action of stationary object
If conventional cleaning compositions are used to provide residual sanitization, then antibacterial durability is improved, but skin and eye mildness deteriorates (irritation and harshness)
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses organic acids with specific pKa values (formic acid pKa 3.75, acetic acid pKa 4.75, citric acid pKa 3.13) to achieve residual sanitization at controlled pH levels. By carefully selecting organic acids with appropriate acid strength and using them in specific concentrations (0.1-6.0 wt%), the composition provides durable antibacterial activity while maintaining pH levels that are mild to skin and eyes, thus resolving the contradiction between residual sanitization and mildness.
Solution Approach 2:
The use of naturally occurring, biodegradable organic acids (formic acid, acetic acid, citric acid) replaces harsh, persistent synthetic biocides. These organic acids provide effective residual sanitization but break down naturally, reducing long-term environmental persistence and potential accumulation of harmful substances, thereby achieving a balance between durability and safety/mildness.
4Reliability
If conventional cleaning compositions are used to achieve effective cleaning, then cleaning quality is improved, but environmental friendliness deteriorates (toxicity and environmental harm)
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs biodegradable modified alkyl glycosides and naturally occurring organic acids that break down into harmless substances (carbon dioxide, water, and mineral salts) after use. These components replace persistent, toxic conventional surfactants and biocides. The cleaning effectiveness is maintained through the surfactant properties of the glycoside and the biocidal properties of the organic acid, while their biodegradability ensures environmental friendliness, resolving the contradiction between cleaning quality and environmental safety.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent converts potentially harmful substances into beneficial or neutral ones. The organic acids, which could be corrosive at high concentrations, are used at controlled levels (0.1-6.0 wt%) where they provide effective antibacterial activity and cleaning enhancement while remaining environmentally benign and biodegradable. The modified alkyl glycosides replace harsh synthetic surfactants with milder, biodegradable alternatives, thus converting potential environmental harm into environmental benefit while maintaining cleaning efficacy.
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, provides shine, and offers long-lasting residual biocidal activity with high antimicrobial efficacy, being gentle on skin and eyes while being environmentally friendly, outperforming traditional surfactant combinations in terms of efficacy and safety.
Implementation Method 1
The composition provides good cleaning, shine and antibacterial properties
Implementation Method 2
from 0.1 wt % to 6.0 wt % of an organic acid... wherein the liquid composition has a pH of from 1.5 to 3.4
Implementation Method 3
from 0.25 wt % to 2.5 wt % of a modified alkyl glycoside... provides good cleaning, shine
Data Source
AI summary
An antimicrobial cleaning composition having a modified alkyl glycoside and an organic acid. The modified alkyl glycoside has an alkyl glycoside and a modifying moiety wherein the modifying moiety can be a functional group. The functional group is selected from the group of sulfonate, carboxylate, sulfosuccinate, glycinate, carboxymethyl, hydroxyalkyl and mixtures thereof.