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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2013
Ecolab Usa Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Paul Schacht, Oakdale, MN (US);
Jeffrey Weilage, Burnsville, MN (US);
Eric Schmidt, Woodbury, MN (US);
Joseph P. Curran, Forest Lake, MN (US);
Ralf Krack, Humboldstrasse 86, DE;
Victor Fuk-Pong Man, St. Paul, MN (US);
Charles Allen Hodge, Cottage Grove, MN (US);
Ecolab USA Inc., Saint Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to the field of membrane separation processes and clean in place compositions for cleaning such membranes. The cleaning compositions can remove proteins, fats, and other food, beverage, and brewery based soils and offer an environmentally friendly alternative surfactant system to NPE. According to the invention, surfactants and polymers useful for this process are unpredictable and specific surfactants, polymers, and combinations of the same are disclosed for use alone, as part of a cleaning composition. Methods of use of the same are also included.