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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2009
Kim R. Smith, Woodbury, MN (US);
Mark D. Levitt, St. Paul, MN (US);
Stephen Engel, Mounds View, MN (US);
David J. Falbaum, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Jerry D. Hoyt, Hastings, MN (US);
Kim R. Smith, Woodbury, MN (US);
Mark D. Levitt, St. Paul, MN (US);
Stephen Engel, Mounds View, MN (US);
David J. Falbaum, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Jerry D. Hoyt, Hastings, MN (US);
Ecolab Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A method for providing a ready to use cleaning composition is provided. The method includes diluting a concentrate with water of dilution. The concentrate includes an anionic surfactant, an alkanolamine and a water hardness anti-precipitant mixture. The water hardness anti-precipitant mixture includes a maleic anhydride/olefin co-polymer and an EO-PO co-polymer. The EO-PO co-polymer having the formula:(EO)(PO)(EO)(PO)(EO)(PO)(PO)(EO)(PO)(EO)(PO)EO is an ethylene oxide group, PO is a propylene oxide group, x is between about 10 to about 130 and y is between about 15 to about 70.