Bleaching process and composition
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- 1A process for bleaching and/or providing limescale removal at a surface, comprising applying to that surface an aqueous composition of hydrogen peroxide or an organic peracid, which composition has a pH of 2 or less and comprises a mixture of (a) an aqueous component comprising hydrogen peroxide or an organic peracid having a pH of greater than 2 but less than 7 (hereinafter component (a)),(b) an acidic component and selected from hydrochloric acid, sulphamic acid, tartaric acid, phosphoric acid, oxalic acid, citric acid, salicylic acid and ascorbic acid (hereinafter component (b)), wherein components (a) and (b) are mixed not more than two hours before being applied to the surface requiring bleaching and/or limescale removal. Procédé pour le blanchiment et/ou l'élimination du tartre au niveau d'une surface, comprenant l'application à cette surface d'une composition aqueuse de peroxyde d'hydrogène ou d'un peracide organique, composition qui a un pH égal ou inférieur à 2 et qui comprend un mélange (a) d'un constituant aqueux comprenant du peroxyde d'hydrogène ou un peroxyde organique ayant un pH supérieur à 2 mais inférieur à 7 (appelé ci-après constituant (a)),(b) d'un constituant acide choisi entre l'acide chlorhydrique, l'acide sulfamique, l'acide tartrique, l'acide phosphorique, l'acide oxalique, l'acide citrique, l'acide salicylique et l'acide ascorbique (appelé ci-après constituant (b)), les constituants (a) et (b) n'étant pas mélangés plus de deux heures avant l'application à la surface nécessitant un blanchiment et/ou une élimination du tartre. Verfahren zum Bleichen und/oder um dafür zu sorgen, daß ein Kalkbelag auf einer Oberfläche entfernt wird, durch Applizieren einer wäßrigen Zusammensetzung von Wasserstoffperoxid oder einer organischen Persäure auf die Oberfläche, wobei die Zusammensetzung einen pH-Wert von 2 oder weniger aufweist und ein Gemisch aus (a) einer wäßrigen Komponente, die Wasserstoffperoxid oder eine organische Persäure mit einem pH-Wert von mehr als 2, jedoch weniger als 7 umfaßt (im folgenden als Komponente (a) bezeichnet),(b) einer sauren Komponente, die aus Chlorwasserstoffsäure, Sulfaminsäure, Weinsäure, Phosphorsäure, Oxalsäure, Citronensäure, Salicylsäure und Ascorbinsäure ausgewählt ist (im folgenden als Komponente (b) bezeichnet), wobei die Komponenten (a) und (b) nicht mehr als 2 h vor dem Applizieren auf die ein Bleichen und/oder ein Entfernen eines Kalkbelags erfordernde Oberfläche vermischt werden.
- 2A process according to claim 1, wherein components (a) and (b) are mixed on the surface requiring bleaching and/or limescale removal. Procédé suivant la revendication 1, dans lequel les constituants (a) et (b) sont mélangés sur la surface nécessitant un blanchiment et/ou une élimination du tartre. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, wobei die Komponenten (a) und (b) auf der ein Bleichen und/oder ein Entfernen eines Kalkbelags erfordernden Oberfläche vermischt werden.
- 3A process for preparing an aqueous bleaching and/or limescale removing composition having a pH of 2 or less by mixing (a) an aqueous component comprising hydrogen peroxide or an organic peracid having a pH of greater than 2 but less than 7 (hereinafter component (a)), and(b) an acidic component and selected from hydrochloric acid, sulphamic acid, tartaric acid, phosphoric acid, oxalic acid, citric acid, salicylic acid and ascorbic acid. (hereinafter component (b)), wherein components (a) and (b) are mixed not more than two hours before being applied to the surface requiring bleaching and/or limescale removal. Procédé pour la préparation d'une composition aqueuse de blanchiment et/ou d'élimination du tartre ayant un pH égal ou inférieur à 2 en mélangeant (a) un constituant aqueux comprenant du peroxyde d'hydrogène ou un peracide organique ayant un pH supérieur à 2 mais inférieur à 7 (appelé ci-après constituant (a)), et(b) un constituant acide choisi entre l'acide chlorhydrique, l'acide sulfamique, l'acide tartrique, l'acide phosphorique, l'acide oxalique, l'acide citrique, l'acide salicylique et l'acide ascorbique (appelé ci-après constituant (b)), les constituants (a) et (b) n'étant pas mélangés plus de deux heures avant l'application à la surface nécessitant un blanchiment et/ou une élimination du tartre. Verfahren zur Herstellung einer wäßrigen, bleichenden und/oder einen Kalkbelag entfernenden Zusammensetzung mit einem pH-Wert von 2 oder weniger durch Vermischen (a) einer wäßrigen Komponente, die Wasserstoffperoxid oder eine organische Persäure mit einem pH-Wert von mehr als 2, jedoch weniger als 7 umfaßt (im folgenden als Komponente (a) bezeichnet), und(b) einer sauren Komponente, die aus Chlorwasserstoffsäure, Sulfaminsäure, Weinsäure, Phosphorsäure, Oxalsäure, Citronensäure, Salicylsäure und Ascorbinsäure ausgewählt ist (im folgenden als Komponente (b) bezeichnet), wobei die Komponenten (a) und (b) nicht mehr als 2 h vor dem Applizieren auf die ein Bleichen und/oder ein Entfernen eines Kalkbelags erfordernde Oberfläche vermischt werden.
- 4A process according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein component (a) is hydrogen peroxide or peracitic acid. Procédé suivant la revendication 1, 2 ou 3, dans lequel le constituant (a) consiste en peroxyde d'hydrogène ou acide peracétique. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, 2 oder 3, wobei die Komponente (a) Wasserstoffperoxid oder Peressigsäure ist.
- 5A process according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the concentration of hydrogen peroxide or organic peracid in the composition after mixing is from 0.01 to 10% w/w. Procédé suivant l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel la concentration de peroxyde d'hydrogène ou de peracide organique dans la composition après le mélange est comprise dans l'intervalle de 0,01 à 10 % en poids/poids. Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Konzentration an Wasserstoffperoxid oder der organischen Persäure in der Zusammensetzung nach dem Vermischen 0,01 bis 10 Gew.-% beträgt.
- 6A two-compartment dispenser comprising a first compartment containing an aqueous composition comprising hydrogen peroxide or an organic peracid having a pH of greater than 2 but less than 7;a second compartment containing an acidic component selected from hydrochloric acid, sulphamic acid, tartaric acid, phosphoric acid, oxalic acid, citric acid, salicylic acid and ascorbic acid;a dispensing means adapted to dispense the contents (or a part thereof) of the compartments on to a surface either sequentially or simultaneously to form a mixture thereof; whereby the pH of the acid component is so selected and/or the dispensing means is so adapted that the mixture has a pH of 2 or less. Distributeur à deux compartiments, comprenant un premier compartiment contenant une composition aqueuse comprenant du peroxyde d'hydrogène ou un peracide organique ayant un pH supérieur à 2 mais inférieur à 7 ;un second compartiment contenant un constituant acide choisi entre l'acide chlorhydrique, l'acide sulfamique, l'acide tartrique, l'acide phosphorique, l'acide oxalique, l'acide citrique, l'acide salicylique et l'acide ascorbique ;un moyen de distribution apte à distribuer les contenus (ou une partie de ces contenus) des compartiments sur une surface de manière séquentielle ou simultanée pour former un mélange de ces constituants ; le pH du constituant acide étant choisi et/ou le moyen de distribution étant adapté de telle sorte que le mélange ait un pH égal ou inférieur à 2. Spender mit zwei Kammern, der die folgenden Bestandteile umfaßt:eine erste Kammer mit einer wäßrigen Zusammensetzung, die Wasserstoffperoxid oder eine organische Persäure mit einem pH-Wert von mehr als 2, jedoch weniger als 7 umfaßt,eine zweite Kammer mit einer sauren Komponente, die aus Chlorwasserstoffsäure, Sulfaminsäure, Weinsäure, Phosphorsäure, Oxalsäure, Citronensäure, Salicylsäure und Ascorbinsäure ausgewählt ist,ein Spende- bzw. Ausgabemittel, das dazu geeignet ist, den Inhalt (oder einen Teil hiervon) der Kammern entweder nacheinander oder gleichzeitig auf eine Oberfläche auszugeben, um ein Gemisch herzustellen, wobei der pH-Wert der sauren Komponente so ausgewählt ist und/oder das Ausgabemittel so angepaßt ist, daß das Gemisch einen pH-Wert von 2 oder weniger besitzt.
- 7A dispenser according to claim 6, wherein the first compartment contains an aqueous component comprising 3 to 10% w/w hydrogen peroxide. Distributeur suivant la revendication 6, dans lequel le premier compartiment contient un constituant aqueux comprenant 3 à 10 % en poids/poids de peroxyde d'hydrogène. Spender nach Anspruch 6, wobei die erste Kammer eine wäßrige Komponente enthält, die 3 bis 10 Gew.-% Wasserstoffperoxid umfaßt.
- 8A dispenser according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the second compartment contains an aqueous component comprising hydrochloric acid. Distributeur suivant la revendication 6 ou 7, dans lequel le second compartiment contient un constituant aqueux comprenant de l'acide chlorhydrique. Spender nach Anspruch 6 oder 7, wobei die zweite Kammer eine wäßrige Komponente enthält, die Chlorwasserstoffsäure umfaßt.
- 9A kit of two separate compounds a) and b) which are to be mixed not more than two hours before application, said resulting mixture having a pH of 2 or less whereby component a) is an aqueous component comprising hydrogen peroxide or an organic peracid having a pH of greater than 2 but less than 7, andcomponent b) is an acid component which is selected from hydrochloric acid, sulphamic acid, tartaric acid, phosphoric acid, oxalic acid, citric acid, salicylic acid and ascorbic acid. Kit aus zwei getrennten Verbindungen a) und b), die nicht früher als 2 h vor Applikation vermischt werden sollen, wobei das erhaltene Gemisch einen pH-Wert von 2 oder weniger aufweist, wobei die Komponente a) eine wäßrige Komponente ist, die Wasserstoffperoxid oder eine organische Persäure mit einem pH-Wert von mehr als 2, jedoch weniger als 7 umfaßt, unddie zweite Komponente b) eine saure Komponente ist, die aus Chlorwasserstoffsäure, Sulfaminsäure, Weinsäure, Phosphorsäure, Oxalsäure, Citronensäure, Salicylsäure und Ascorbinsäure ausgewählt ist. Kit comprenant deux composés a) et b) distincts qui ne doivent pas être mélangés plus de deux heures avant l'application, le mélange résultant ayant un pH égal ou inférieur à 2, le constituant a) étant un constituant aqueux comprenant du peroxyde d'hydrogène ou un peracide organique ayant un pH supérieur à 2 mais inférieur à 7, etle constituant b) étant un constituant acide qui est choisi encre l'acide chlorhydrique, l'acide sulfamique, l'acide tartrique, l'acide phosphorique, l'acide oxalique, l'acide citrique, l'acide salicylique et l'acide ascorbique.
- 10The use of a kit of two separate components according to Claim 9, to remove limescale at a surface or to both bleach and remove limescale at a surface. Utilisation d'un kit comprenant deux constituants distincts suivant la revendication 9, pour éliminer le tartre au niveau d'une surface ou pour effectuer à la fois un blanchiment et une élimination du tartre au niveau de cette surface. Verwendung eines Kits aus zwei getrennten Komponenten nach Anspruch 9 zur Entfernung eines Kalkbelags auf einer Oberfläche oder zu einer Kombination aus Bleichen einer Oberfläche und Entfernen eines Kalkbelags von einer Oberfläche.
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The present application relates to an improved process for carrying out bleaching and/or limescale removal at a surface.
The use of oxygen bleaches in compositions for bleaching household surfaces has been known for a long time and many such compositions are available. However a common difficulty in formulating such a composition is to ensure that it remains stable during storage but is sufficiently active on use. This is particularly difficult to achieve in liquid bleaching compositions. Many solutions have been proposed to this problem but most of these require the use of expensive stabilising components or of complex formulation processes.
One solution has been to formulate liquid peroxygen bleaches at pHs between about 3 and 7 to produce a stable composition, but in practice such compositions do not provide sufficient bleaching power to be useful for many household situations. Attempts have therefore also been made to formulate liquid peroxygen bleach compositions at pHs above this range to improve the bleaching power. However these generally require expensive stabilising compounds to prevent loss of activity after manufacturing.
The present invention provides a peroxide bleach product which has acceptable stability after manufacture, but which is capable of providing effective bleaching power when used by the consumer.
Commercial products capable of removing limescale from domestic surfaces are well known. Most of these products are based on acids which simply dissolve the limescale. Many surfaces require both limescale removal and bleaching, but no commercially available products are truly capable of both functions.
Liquid bleach compositions comprising hydrogen peroxide and an organic or inorganic acid are disclosed in JP-A-6192692, JP-A-55109498 and JP-A-1240600.
In WO-A-9302973 two component bleach compositions are described; one component comprises an organic acid and peracid, the other component comprises an organic acid. The components can be mixed shortly before use. The mixture has a pH of 3-5.
Furthermore, it would be convenient to the consumer to purchase one product which could be used either for limescale removal or bleaching as required, even when both functions are not required simultaneously.
The present invention provides a product which is capable of carrying out effective bleaching and/or limescale removal at a surface.
According to the invention, there is provided a process for bleaching and/or providing limescale removal at a surface, comprising applying to that surface an aqueous composition of hydrogen peroxide or an organic peracid, which composition has a pH of 2 or less and comprises a mixture of: <ul id="ul0001" list-style="none"><li>a) an aqueous component comprising hydrogen peroxide or an organic peracid having a pH of greater than 2 but less than 7 (hereinafter component (a)), and</li><li>b) an acidic component selected from hydrochloric acid, sulphamic acid, tartaric acid, phosphoric acid, oxalic acid, citric acid, salicylic acid or ascorbic acid</li></ul> wherein components (a) and (b) are mixed not more than two hours before being applied to the surface requiring bleaching and/or limescale removal.
Compositions suitable for carrying out the invention may be provided in ready-to-use form or, preferably, may be provided as separate components suitable for mixing by the consumer. Where the compositions are suitable for mixing they may be mixed either directly at the surface or remote from the surface before application.
According to a further aspect of the invention, there is provided a process for preparing an aqueous bleaching and/or limescale removing composition having a pH of 2 or less by mixing <ul id="ul0002" list-style="none"><li>a) an aqueous component comprising hydrogen peroxide or an organic peracid having a pH of greater than 2 but less than 7 (hereinafter component (a)), and</li><li>b) an acidic component selected from hydrochloric acid, sulphamic acid, tartaric acid, phosphoric acid, oxalic acid, citric acid, salicylic acid and ascorbic acid (hereinafter component (b)).</li></ul> wherein components (a) and (b) are mixed not more than two hours before being applied to the surface requiring bleaching and/or limescale removal.
The organic peracids are preferably compounds of the formula XC(O)OOH, wherein X is H or CH3 (CH2)n and n is from 0 to 8, most preferably peracetic acid (n=0), peroxy propionic acid (n=1) or peroxy hexanoic acid (n=4).
By acidic component is meant a component comprising at least one acid (in liquid or solid form), such that when mixed in suitable proportions with the aqueous compositions comprising hydrogen peroxide or an organic peracid the resultant mixture has a pH of 2 or less.
Component (a) preferably comprises hydrogen peroxide or peracetic acid.
Component (b) may be a solid (ie granular or powder) acidic composition or, preferably, an aqueous liquid acidic composition.
Where component (b) is an aqueous liquid, it preferably comprises hydrochloric acid, sulphamic acid, tartaric acid, phosphoric acid, oxalic acid, citric acid or salicylic acid; most preferably hydrochloric acid, sulphuric acid, phosphoric acid or citric acid.
Where component (b) is solid, it preferably comprises tartaric acid, phosphoric acid, ascorbic acid, oxalic acid, citric acid or salicylic acid; most preferably phosphoric acid or citric acid.
In accordance with the invention, the two components (a) and (b) may be mixed in any suitable proportions, depending upon their initial concentrations, suitably such that the finally applied mixture comprises 0.01-30% w/w of hydrogen peroxide or an organic peracid. Preferably, the ratio of component (a) to component (b) is from 10:1 to 1:10, most preferably from 2:1 to 1:2.
It is preferred that the two components (a) and (b) are mixed no more than 10 minutes before application to the surface requiring bleaching and/or limescale removal.
It is most preferred that the two components (a) and (b) are mixed at the surface requiring bleaching and/or limescale removal, so that the improved bleaching effect may occur immediately.
In this aspect component (a) may be applied to the surface followed by component (b) or vice versa. Alternatively (and preferably) components (a) and (b) are applied to the surface requiring bleaching and/or limescale removal substantially simultaneously.
According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the concentration of hydrogen peroxide or organic peracid in the composition immediately after mixing is from 0.01 to 10% w/w. This would mean for example in a 1:1 mix of component (a) to (b) that component (a) prior to the mixing would contain from 0.02 to 20% w/w of hydrogen peroxide or an organic peracid.
Where component (a) comprises hydrogen peroxide it is most preferred that the concentration of hydrogen peroxide in the mixture immediately after mixing should be from 1.5 to 5% w/w. For example, if a 1:1 mixture of components (a) and (b) is to be mixed, then component (a) should comprise from 3 to 10% w/w hydrogen peroxide.
The concentration of the acid in component (b) will be chosen such that the pH of the mixture of components (a) and (b) will be 2 or less. Accordingly this will depend upon the acid chosen, the proportion of components (a) and (b) to be mixed, the initial pH of the component (a), and the intended pH of the mixture of components (a) and (b).
The process of the present invention alleviates the need to use further stabilising components when preparing commercial products.
The compositions suitable for use in the process according to the invention may further include any other conventional additives known to the art. Examples of these include fragrances, surfactants (for example anionic, cationic, nonionic, amphoteric or mixtures thereof), thickeners, dyes, sequesterants, chelating agents, germicides, preservatives, corrosion inhibitors or antioxidants. Most preferably the compositions suitable for carrying out the present invention will contain at least one of the following: <ul id="ul0003" list-style="dash" compact="compact"><li>an anionic surfactant (e.g. sodium xylene sulphonate),</li><li>a cationic surfactant (e.g. a quaternary ammonium surfactant),</li><li>a thickener (e.g. xanthan gum),</li><li>a dye,</li><li>a fragrance.</li></ul>
The above auxiliary components may be included in the compositions suitable for use in the process of the present invention at concentrations of form 0.01% w/w to 10% w/w. These auxiliary ingredients may be included in either component (a), or component (b) or both if appropriate.
According to a further aspect of the invention, there is provided a kit of two separate components a) and b) which are to be mixed not more than two hours before application, said resulting mixture having a pH of 2 or less whereby <ul id="ul0004" list-style="none"><li>component a) is an aqueous component comprising hydrogen peroxide or an organic peracid having a pH of greater than 2 but less than 7; and</li><li>component b) is an acid component which is selected form hydrochloric acid, sulphamic acid, tartaric acid, phosphoric acid, oxalic acid, citric acid, salicylic acid and ascorbic acid.</li></ul>
Such a kit can be used to remove limescale at a surface or both bleach and remove limescale at a surface.
Compositions suitable for use in the process according to the present invention may be stored in any appropriate containers known to the art. For example, the two components may be stored in two-compartment packs suitable for sequential or simultaneous dispensing.
Where both components (a) and (b) are liquids, most preferably they may be stored in a two-compartment dispenser, one compartment containing each component and the dispenser being adapted to dispense each component on to a surface, either sequentially or, preferably, simultaneously.
According to a further aspect of the invention, there is provided a two-compartment dispenser comprising <ul id="ul0005" list-style="none"><li>a first compartment containing an aqueous composition comprising hydrogen peroxide or an organic peracid and having a pH of greater than 2 but less than 7;</li><li>a second compartment containing an acidic component; and</li><li>dispensing means adapted to dispense the contents (or a part thereof )of the compartments on to a surface either sequentially or simultaneously to form a mixture thereof; whereby the pH of the acidic component is so selected, and/or the dispensing means is so adapted that the mixture has a pH of less than 2.</li></ul>
Preferably, the first compartment contains an aqueous composition comprising 3 to 10% w/w hydrogen peroxide; and the second compartment contains an aqueous composition comprising hydrochloric acid.
A process according to the present invention may be used to bleach and/or remove limescale from any suitable acid-resistant household surface, for example ceramic surfaces such as lavatory surfaces or tiles.
The invention will now be illustrated by the following Examples.
Example 1
The following two aqueous compositions are prepared. <tables id="tabl0001" num="0001"><table frame="all"><tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="0"><colspec colnum="1" colname="col1" colwidth="78.75mm" /><colspec colnum="2" colname="col2" colwidth="78.75mm" /><thead valign="top"><row rowsep="1"><entry namest="col1" nameend="col2" align="left">Composition (a)</entry></row></thead><tbody valign="top"><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left"> Hydrogen peroxide (35% aqueous solution)</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="right">9g</entry></row><row rowsep="1"><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left"> Water</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="right">91g</entry></row></tbody></tgroup></table></tables><tables id="tabl0002" num="0002"><table frame="all"><tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="0"><colspec colnum="1" colname="col1" colwidth="78.75mm" /><colspec colnum="2" colname="col2" colwidth="78.75mm" /><thead valign="top"><row rowsep="1"><entry namest="col1" nameend="col2" align="left">Composition (b)</entry></row></thead><tbody valign="top"><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left"> Hydrochloric acid (36 Twaddle)</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="right">25g</entry></row><row rowsep="1"><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left"> Water</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="right">75g</entry></row></tbody></tgroup></table></tables>
The two compositions (a) and (b) are mixed together in a beaker and the resulting composition has a pH of approximately 0.
Samples of the composition are immediately applied to surfaces requiring bleaching, and left in contact for 20 minutes. The surfaces are then rinsed with water. The mixed composition produces improved bleaching of the surface compared to either composition (a) or (b) alone when diluted with an equal volume of water.
Example 2
The following compositions are prepared. <tables id="tabl0003" num="0003"><table frame="all"><tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="0"><colspec colnum="1" colname="col1" colwidth="78.75mm" /><colspec colnum="2" colname="col2" colwidth="78.75mm" /><thead valign="top"><row rowsep="1"><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">Composition (a)</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="center">parts w/w</entry></row></thead><tbody valign="top"><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">Hydrogen peroxide (35% aqueous solution)</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="right">9.00</entry></row><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">Sodium xylene sulphonate (30%)</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="right">2.40</entry></row><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">Hexadecyl trimethylammonium chloride (30%)</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="right">3.77</entry></row><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">Citric acid</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="right">0.31</entry></row><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">Fragrance</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="right">0.20</entry></row><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">Dye</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="right">0.005</entry></row><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">Water</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="right">84.315</entry></row><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" /></row><row rowsep="1"><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">pH 2.6</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" /></row></tbody></tgroup></table></tables><tables id="tabl0004" num="0004"><table frame="all"><tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="0"><colspec colnum="1" colname="col1" colwidth="78.75mm" /><colspec colnum="2" colname="col2" colwidth="78.75mm" /><thead valign="top"><row rowsep="1"><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">Composition (b)</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="center">Parts w/w</entry></row></thead><tbody valign="top"><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">Hydrochloric acid (36 Twaddle)</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="char" char=".">25.00</entry></row><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">Tallow trimethyl ammonium chloride (50% in IPA/water)</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="char" char=".">0.60</entry></row><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">Tallow bis (2-hydroxyethyl) amine</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="char" char=".">1.20</entry></row><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">Fatty (C12/C14) alcohol ethoxylate (12 mole)</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="char" char=".">0.27</entry></row><row rowsep="1"><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">Water</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="char" char=".">72.93</entry></row></tbody></tgroup></table></tables>
Equal proportions of the two compositions are mixed to give a composition having an initial hydrogen peroxide concentration of 1.55% and an initial pH of approximately 0.
Example 3
The following compositions are prepared <tables id="tabl0005" num="0005"><table frame="all"><tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="0"><colspec colnum="1" colname="col1" colwidth="78.75mm" /><colspec colnum="2" colname="col2" colwidth="78.75mm" /><thead valign="top"><row rowsep="1"><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">Composition (a)</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="center">Parts w/w</entry></row></thead><tbody valign="top"><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">Hydrogen Peroxide (35% aqueous solution)</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="right">9.00</entry></row><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">Surfactants-</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" /></row><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left"> Arquad 16/29 (AKZO)</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="right">3.77</entry></row><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left"> Sodium Xylene Sulphonate(30%)</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="right">2.40</entry></row><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">Citric Acid (Anhydrous)</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="right">0.31</entry></row><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">Fragrance (Parfex 43174 (Givaudan Roure))</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="right">0.20</entry></row><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">Dye (Sandolun Turquoise EVS (Sandoz dyes))</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="right">0.006</entry></row><row rowsep="1"><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">Water</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="right">84.31</entry></row></tbody></tgroup></table></tables><tables id="tabl0006" num="0006"><table frame="all"><tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="0"><colspec colnum="1" colname="col1" colwidth="78.75mm" /><colspec colnum="2" colname="col2" colwidth="78.75mm" /><thead valign="top"><row rowsep="1"><entry namest="col1" nameend="col2" align="left">Composition (b)</entry></row><row rowsep="1"><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">Pre-mix</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="center">Parts w/w</entry></row></thead><tbody valign="top"><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">Soft Water</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="char" char=".">83.83</entry></row><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">Surfactants -</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" /></row><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left"> Arquad T-50</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="char" char=".">3.86</entry></row><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left"> Ethomeen T12</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="char" char=".">8.00</entry></row><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">Lutensol (80%)</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="char" char=".">1.78</entry></row><row rowsep="1"><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">Dye(Flexonyl B2G (Hoechst))</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="char" char=".">0.0253</entry></row></tbody></tgroup><tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="0"><colspec colnum="1" colname="col1" colwidth="78.75mm" /><colspec colnum="2" colname="col2" colwidth="78.75mm" /><thead valign="top"><row rowsep="1"><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">Main Mix</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" /></row></thead><tbody valign="top"><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">Hydrochloric Acid (36 Twaddle)</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="char" char=".">25.00</entry></row><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">Pre-mix</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="char" char=".">15.00</entry></row><row rowsep="1"><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">Soft Water</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="char" char=".">60.00</entry></row></tbody></tgroup></table></tables>
Equal proportions of the two compositions (a) and (b) are mixed to give a composition having an initial hydrogen peroxide concentration of 1.575% and an initial pH of less than 1.
Example 4
The improved bleaching performance of the compositions of the invention is tested by the following procedure.
Three ceramic tiles are covered in blue absorbent laboratory paper (Kimberley Clarke). Three mls of one of the following compositions are applied to the tiles. <ul id="ul0006" list-style="none"><li>i) Example 1, Composition (a), diluted to 50% w/w with water (1.575% w/w hydrogen peroxide);</li><li>ii) Example 1, Composition (b), diluted to 50% w/w with water (4.5% w/w active hydrochloric acid);</li><li>iii) Example 1, a 1:1 mixture of Composition (a) and Composition (b) (1.575% w/w hydrogen peroxide and 4.5% active hydrochloric acid).</li></ul>
The tiles are photographed every hour to record any bleaching of the paper. Composition iii) (the mixture of Compositions (a) and (b) demonstrates good bleaching with compositions i) and ii) showing very little or no bleaching.
Example 5
The improved limescale dissolving performance of compositions of the invention is tested by the following procedure.
Pre-weighed 1 inch marble cubes are placed into 150 ml samples of the three compositions i), ii) and iii) described in Example 4. The cubes are removed from the compositions after five minutes, washed, dried, weighed and replaced into the original compositions. This process is repeated after 30, 60 and 120 minutes. The average (over 3 repetitions) weight loss in each composition is: <tables id="tabl0007" num="0007"><table frame="all"><tgroup cols="6" colsep="1" rowsep="1"><colspec colnum="1" colname="col1" colwidth="26.25mm" /><colspec colnum="2" colname="col2" colwidth="26.25mm" /><colspec colnum="3" colname="col3" colwidth="26.25mm" /><colspec colnum="4" colname="col4" colwidth="26.25mm" /><colspec colnum="5" colname="col5" colwidth="26.25mm" /><colspec colnum="6" colname="col6" colwidth="26.25mm" /><thead valign="top"><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" rowsep="0" /><entry namest="col2" nameend="col6" align="center">Average % weight loss</entry></row><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" /><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" rowsep="0" align="center">0 mins</entry><entry namest="col3" nameend="col3" rowsep="0" align="center">5 mins</entry><entry namest="col4" nameend="col4" rowsep="0" align="center">30 mins</entry><entry namest="col5" nameend="col5" rowsep="0" align="center">60 mins</entry><entry namest="col6" nameend="col6" rowsep="0" align="center">120 mins</entry></row><row><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">Composition</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" /><entry namest="col3" nameend="col3" /><entry namest="col4" nameend="col4" /><entry namest="col5" nameend="col5" /><entry namest="col6" nameend="col6" /></row></thead><tbody valign="top"><row rowsep="0"><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">i)</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="char" char=".">0.0</entry><entry namest="col3" nameend="col3" align="left">0.013</entry><entry namest="col4" nameend="col4" align="left">0.013</entry><entry namest="col5" nameend="col5" align="left">0.043</entry><entry namest="col6" nameend="col6" align="left">0.06</entry></row><row rowsep="0"><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">ii)</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="char" char=".">0.0</entry><entry namest="col3" nameend="col3" align="left">8.09</entry><entry namest="col4" nameend="col4" align="left">29.95</entry><entry namest="col5" nameend="col5" align="left">38.74</entry><entry namest="col6" nameend="col6" align="left">41.29</entry></row><row rowsep="1"><entry namest="col1" nameend="col1" align="left">iii)</entry><entry namest="col2" nameend="col2" align="char" char=".">0.0</entry><entry namest="col3" nameend="col3" align="left">10.4</entry><entry namest="col4" nameend="col4" align="left">33.13</entry><entry namest="col5" nameend="col5" align="left">47.04</entry><entry namest="col6" nameend="col6" align="left">50.55</entry></row></tbody></tgroup></table></tables>
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- BLEICHVERFAHREN UND BLEICHMITTELZUSAMMENSETZUNG
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- BLEACHING PROCESS AND COMPOSITION
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- PROCEDE ET COMPOSITION DE BLANCHIMENT
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