Claims
- 1. A blooming pine oil cleaning concentrate composition comprising the following essential constituents:
- A) 6-15% by weight of a pine oil preparation comprising at least 60% wt. terpene alcohol;
- B) 0.001-15% by weight of a co-solvent;
- C) 0.001-15% by weight of a non-ionic surfactant system which comprises two or more nonionic surfactants wherein at least one of which exhibits a cloud point of 20.degree. C. or less in water;
- D) 0.5-5% by weight of a cationic quaternary ammonium surfactant compound which exhibits germicidal activity;
- E) 0.000001-1.5% by weight of a fragrance/fragrance enhancer other than the said pine oil preparation; and,
- F) water.
- 2. The pine oil type cleaning concentrate according to claim 1 wherein:
- B) is selected from: C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alcohols, glycol ethers and glycols.
- 3. The pine oil type cleaning concentrate according to claim 1 wherein:
- C) includes an ethoxylated alcohol surfactant composition which exhibits a cloud point of 20.degree. C. or less in water.
- 4. The pine oil type cleaning concentrate according to claim 1 wherein:
- C) includes a alkoxylated linear alcohol surfactant.
- 5. The pine oil type cleaning concentrate according to claim 1 wherein:
- C) includes an alkanolamide surfactant composition.
- 6. The pine oil type cleaning concentrate according to claim 1 wherein:
- D) is a quaternary ammonium compound according to the structure: ##STR3## wherein; at least one or R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 is selected from hydrophobic, aliphatic, aryl aliphatic or aliphatic aryl radical of from 6 to 26 carbon atoms, and any remaining R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are hydrocarbons of from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, wherein any of R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 may be linear or branched and may include one or more ether or amide linkages; and,
- X is a salt-forming anionic radical.
- 7. The pine oil type cleaning concentrate according to claim 6
- wherein:
- Constituent D) is a quaternary ammonium compound according to the structure: ##STR4## wherein R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are the same or different C.sub.8 -C.sub.12 alkyl, or R.sub.2 is C.sub.12-16 alkyl, C.sub.8-18 alkylethoxy, or C.sub.8-18 alkylphenolethoxy and R.sub.3 is benzyl
- and X is a halide or methosulfate.
- 8. An aqueous cleaning composition comprising the pine oil type cleaning concentrate composition according to claim 1 dispersed in water in a weight ratio of concentrate composition:water of from 1:0.1 to 1:1000.
- 9. A pine oil type cleaning composition according to claim 1 which further comprises up to 10% by weight based on the total weight of the cleaning composition of one or more nonessential constituents selected from: coloring agents, light stabilizers, pH adjusters, pH buffering agents, foaming agents, further surfactants including anionic, cationic, non-ionic, amphoteric and zwitterionic surfactants, and water softening agents.
- 10. A process for cleaning and disinfecting a hard surface requiring such treatment which process includes the step of:
- applying the composition according to claim 1 to said hard surface in an amount effective for providing cleaning and/or disinfecting treatment of said hard surface.
- 11. A blooming pine oil cleaning concentrate composition comprising the following constituents:
- A) pine oil preparation comprising at least 60% wt. alpha-terpineol;
- B) co-solvent;
- C) a non-ionic surfactant system which comprises a first nonionic surfactant which exhibits a cloud point of 20.degree. C. or less in water, a second nonionic alkanolamide surfactant, and a third nonionic alkoxylated linear aliphatic alcohol surfactant;
- D) cationic quaternary ammonium surfactant compound which exhibits germicidal activity;
- E) fragrance/fragrance enhancer enhancer other than the said pine oil preparation; and,
- F) water.
- 12. A blooming pine oil cleaning concentrate composition according to claim 11 comprising the following constituents:
- A) 0.001-15% by weight of a pine oil preparation comprising at least 60% wt. terpene alcohol;
- B) 0.001-15% by weight of co-solvent;
- C) 0.001-15% by weight of a non-ionic surfactant system which comprises a first nonionic surfactant which exhibits a cloud point of 20.degree. C. or less in water, a second nonionic alkanolamide surfactant, and a third nonionic alkoxylated linear aliphatic alcohol surfactant;
- D) 0.5-5% by weight of a cationic quaternary ammonium surfactant compound which exhibits germicidal activity;
- E) fragrance/fragrance enhancer other than the said pine oil preparation; and,
- F) water.
- 13. A blooming pine oil cleaning concentrate composition according to claim 11 wherein the nonionic alkanolamide surfactant is present in an amount equal to or greater than the amount of the fragrance/fragrance enhancer.
- 14. A blooming pine oil cleaning concentrate composition according to claim 12 wherein the nonionic alkanolamide surfactant is present in an amount equal to or greater than the amount of the fragrance/fragrance enhancer.
- 15. A blooming pine oil cleaning concentrate composition according to claim 11 which comprises (A) at least 6% wt. of a pine oil preparation comprising at least 60% wt. terpene alcohol.
- 16. A blooming pine oil cleaning concentrate composition according to claim 12 which comprises 6-15% wt. of a pine oil preparation comprising at least 60% wt. terpene alcohol.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. Ser. No. 08/584,835, filed Jan. 11, 1996, now abandoned.
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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