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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2023
Ecolab Usa Inc., Saint Paul, MN (US);
Carter M. Silvernail, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Erik C. Olson, Saint Paul, MN (US);
ECOLAB USA INC., Saint Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
Solid rinse aid compositions, methods of use, and methods of making said composition are disclosed. Rinse aid is provided by a solidification agent, a sheeting agent, a defoamer component, and a polyacrylic acid homopolymer or alkali metal salt thereof forming a solid compositions. Preferred solidification agents include aromatic sulfonates. Preferred sheeting agents include one or more alcohol ethyoxylates. Preferred defoamer components include a polymer compound including one or more ethylene oxide groups. The solid rinse aid compositions are preferably substantially free of sulfate and sulfate-containing compounds.