Natural Cleaning Composition for Animal Feeding Tubes
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional cleaning and disinfection methods for animal feeding systems are inefficient and costly due to the need for disassembly, and existing cleaning products leave residues and do not effectively eliminate microorganisms, fungi, and insects, while also being unsightly and not meeting aesthetic and performance requirements.
Innovation Solution
A completely natural liquid cleaning composition combining olive pits and purple garlic, which is non-caking, biodegradable, and free of toxic elements, allowing for effective cleaning and disinfection without disassembly, with olive pits providing abrasive properties and purple garlic offering antimicrobial benefits.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional cleaning methods are used, then cleaning can be performed, but equipment must be disassembled and the process is costly and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces mechanical cleaning methods (brushes, manual scrubbing requiring disassembly) with a chemical cleaning composition that can be applied through the existing feeding system without disassembly. The composition chemically breaks down and removes feed residues from the tubes and augers while the system remains assembled.
2Reliability
If conventional cleaning compositions are used, then cleaning can be performed, but they leave residues and do not effectively eliminate microorganisms
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a composite cleaning composition combining multiple natural ingredients: olive pit particles (for abrasive cleaning action), purple garlic extract (for antimicrobial and antifungal properties), and other natural components. This composite formulation provides both cleaning and disinfection functions while being biodegradable and leaving minimal harmful residues.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the chemical parameters of the cleaning composition by using natural organic compounds instead of conventional synthetic chemicals. The composition includes natural surfactants, antimicrobial agents from purple garlic, and abrasive particles from olive pits, creating a multi-functional cleaner that eliminates microorganisms while being safe for animal consumption.
3Shape
If natural abrasive particles like olive pits are used, then aesthetic appearance is improved, but cleaning performance may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent formulates a composite cleaning composition where olive pit particles (providing aesthetic appeal and natural abrasiveness) are combined with purple garlic extract and other functional ingredients. The olive pits are processed to appropriate particle sizes and combined with binding agents and active cleaning components, creating a composition that maintains both visual appeal and effective cleaning performance through the synergistic action of multiple components.
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 disinfects feeding systems without disassembly, ensuring minimal residues, maintaining appearance, and providing antimicrobial protection, while being safe for animal health and environmentally friendly.
Implementation Method 1
olive pits providing abrasive properties
Implementation Method 2
purple garlic offering antimicrobial benefits
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a completely natural product for cleaning and disinfecting animal feeding systems, which are very difficult to access for cleaning and sanitising because of their assembly, based on a combination of olive pit and purple garlic. Therefore, the invention could fall within the field of cleaning products, and more particularly, products intended for disinfecting pipes.