Claims
- 1. A concentrate composition comprising phosphate and phosphonate, the phosphate and the phosphonate being present in a ratio by weight of about 0.05:1 to about 3:1; the concentrate being adapted and configured for washing of glass or ceramic ware with an applied colored design.
- 2. The concentrate composition of claim 1, further comprising an organic builder.
- 3. The concentrate composition of claim 2, wherein the organic builder comprises a 2 to 12 carbon mono or di carboxylic acid.
- 4. The concentrate composition of claim 3, wherein the 2 to 12 carbon mono or di carboxylic acid comprises a gluconic acid, a citric acid, a lactic acid or a combination thereof.
- 5. The concentrate composition of claim 1, wherein the phosphate and phosphonate are in a weight ratio of about 1.9:1.
- 6. The concentrate composition of claim 1, wherein the phosphate comprises a monomer of phosphoric acid, a polymer of phosphoric acid, a salt of phosphoric acid, or a combination thereof.
- 7. The concentrate composition of claim 6, wherein the phosphate comprises an ortho phosphate, a meta phosphate, a tripolyphosphate, or a combination thereof.
- 8. The concentrate composition of claim 6, wherein the phosphate comprises phosphoric acid.
- 9. The concentrate composition of claim 1, wherein the phosphonate comprises organic phosphonate, amino phosphonate, or a combination thereof.
- 10. The concentrate composition of claim 9, wherein the organic phosphonate comprises 1-hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid (HEDP); 2-phosphonobutane-1,2,4-tricarboxylic (PBTC); or a combination thereof.
- 11. The concentrate composition of claim 1, further comprising an organic builder, wherein the organic builder comprises a gluconic acid, a citric acid, a lactic acid or a combination thereof; the phosphate comprises phosphoric acid; and the phosphonate comprises 1-hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid (HEDP); amino(tri(methylenephosphonic acid)) (ATMP); 2-phosphonobutane-1,2,4-tricarboxylic (PBTC); or a combination thereof.
- 12. The concentrate composition of claim 11, comprising about 8 wt-% gluconic acid, about 5 wt-% citric acid, about 5 wt-% lactic acid, about 10 wt-% phosphoric acid, about 6 wt-% HEDP, and about 1 wt-% PBTC, the remainder being water or another carrier.
- 13. The concentrate composition of claim 11, comprising about 16 wt-% gluconic acid, about 10 wt-% citric acid, about 10 wt-% lactic acid, about 20 wt-% phosphoric acid, about 12 wt-% HEDP, and about 2 wt-% PBTC, the remainder being water or another carrier.
- 14. The concentrate composition of claim 1, wherein the composition is substantially free of EDTA.
- 15. The concentrate composition of claim 1, further comprising a source of alkalinity, a surfactant, or a combination thereof.
- 16. The concentrate composition of claim 15, wherein the source of alkalinity comprises sodium hydroxide, a carbonate, or a combination thereof.
- 17. The concentrate composition of claim 15, wherein the surfactant comprises an amphoteric surfactant, a nonionic surfactant, or a combination thereof.
- 18. The concentrate composition of claim 17, wherein the amphoteric surfactant comprises a polyoxyethylene coco amine.
- 19. The concentrate composition of claim 17, wherein the nonionic surfactant comprises an alcohol ethoxylate or an EO-PO block copolymer.
- 20. A concentrate composition comprising phosphate; phosphonate; and source of alkalinity, surfactant, or combination thereof; the phosphate and the phosphonate being present in a ratio by weight of about 0.05:1 to about 3:1; the concentrate being adapted and configured for washing of glass or ceramic ware with an applied colored design.
- 21. The concentrate composition of claim 20, wherein the source of alkalinity comprises sodium hydroxide, a carbonate, or a combination thereof.
- 22. The concentrate composition of claim 20, wherein the surfactant comprises an amphoteric surfactant, a nonionic surfactant, or a combination thereof.
- 23. The concentrate composition of claim 22, wherein the amphoteric surfactant comprises a polyoxyethylene coco amine.
- 24. The concentrate composition of claim 22, wherein the nonionic surfactant comprises an alcohol ethoxylate or an EO-PO block copolymer.
- 25. The concentrate composition of claim 20, wherein the phosphate and phosphonate are in a weight ratio of about 1.9:1.
- 26. The concentrate composition of claim 20, wherein the phosphate comprises phosphoric acid.
- 27. The concentrate composition of claim 20, wherein the phosphonate comprises 1-hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid (HEDP); amino(tri(methylenephosphonic acid)) (ATMP); 2-phosphonobutane-1,2,4-tricarboxylic (PBTC); or a combination thereof.
- 28. The concentrate composition of claim 20, further comprising an organic builder, wherein the organic builder comprises a gluconic acid, a citric acid, a lactic acid or a combination thereof; the phosphate comprises phosphoric acid; the phosphonate comprises 1-hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid (HEDP), amino(tri(methylenephosphonic acid)) (ATMP); 2-phosphonobutane-1,2,4-tricarboxylic (PBTC), or a combination thereof; the surfactant comprises an alcohol ethoxylate, an EO-PO block copolymer, or a combination thereof; and the source of alkalinity comprises sodium hydroxide, a carbonate, or a combination thereof.
- 29. The concentrate composition of claim 20, wherein the composition is substantially free of EDTA.
- 30. A use composition comprising phosphate; phosphonate; and source of alkalinity, surfactant, or combination thereof; the phosphate and the phosphonate being present in a ratio by weight of about 0.05:1 to about 3:1; the use composition being adapted and configured for washing of glass or ceramic ware with an applied colored design.
- 31. The use composition of claim 30, wherein the source of alkalinity comprises sodium hydroxide, a carbonate, or a combination thereof.
- 32. The use composition of claim 30, wherein the surfactant comprises an amphoteric surfactant, a nonionic surfactant, or a combination thereof.
- 33. The use composition of claim 32, wherein the amphoteric surfactant comprises a polyoxyethylene coco amine.
- 34. The use composition of claim 32, wherein the nonionic surfactant comprises an alcohol ethoxylate or an EO-PO block copolymer.
- 35. The use composition of claim 30, wherein the phosphate and phosphonate are in a weight ratio of about 1.9:1.
- 36. The use composition of claim 30, wherein the phosphate comprises phosphoric acid.
- 37. The use composition of claim 30, wherein the phosphonate comprises 1-hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid (HEDP); amino(tri(methylenephosphonic acid)) (ATMP); 2-phosphonobutane-1,2,4-tricarboxylic (PBTC); or a combination thereof.
- 38. The use composition of claim 30, further comprising an organic builder, wherein the organic builder comprises a gluconic acid, a citric acid, a lactic acid or a combination thereof; the phosphate comprises phosphoric acid; the phosphonate comprises 1-hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid (HEDP), amino(tri(methylenephosphonic acid)) (ATMP); 2-phosphonobutane-1,2,4-tricarboxylic (PBTC), or a combination thereof; the surfactant comprises an alcohol ethoxylate, an EO-PO block copolymer, or a combination thereof; and the source of alkalinity comprises sodium hydroxide, a carbonate, or a combination thereof.
- 39. The use composition of claim 30, wherein the composition is substantially free of EDTA.
- 40. A method of washing glass or ceramic ware having an applied color design, the method comprising:
providing a cleaning composition comprising a source of alkalinity, a surfactant, or a combination thereof; providing an additive composition comprising a phosphate and a phosphonate, the phosphate and the phosphonate being present in a ratio by weight of about 0.05:1 to about 3:1; mixing the cleaning and additive compositions; and contacting the glass or ceramic ware having an applied color design with the mixed compositions.
- 41. The method of claim 40, further comprising diluting the cleaning composition, diluting the additive composition, diluting the mixed compositions, or a combination thereof.
- 42. The method of claim 40, wherein the cleaning composition comprises a concentrate composition or a use composition.
- 43. The method of claim 40, wherein the additive composition comprises a concentrate composition or a use composition.
- 44. The method of claim 40, wherein the additive composition further comprises an organic builder; and the organic builder comprises a gluconic acid, a citric acid, a lactic acid or a combination thereof; the phosphate comprises phosphoric acid; and the phosphonate comprises 1-hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid (HEDP); amino(tri(methylenephosphonic acid)) (ATMP); 2-phosphonobutane-1,2,4-tricarboxylic (PBTC); or a combination thereof.
- 45. The method of claim 40, wherein the mixed compositions are substantially free of EDTA.
- 46. The method of claim 40, wherein the source of alkalinity comprises sodium hydroxide, a carbonate, or a combination thereof.
- 47. The method of claim 40, wherein the surfactant comprises an amphoteric surfactant, a nonionic surfactant, or a combination thereof.
- 48. A method of washing glass or ceramic ware having an applied color design, the method comprising:
providing a cleaning composition comprising source of alkalinity, surfactant, or combination thereof; phosphate; and phosphonate; the phosphate and the phosphonate being present in a ratio by weight of about 0.05:1 to about 3:1; contacting the glass or ceramic ware having an applied color design with the cleaning composition.
- 49. The method of claim 48, further comprising diluting the cleaning composition.
- 50. The method of claim 48, wherein the cleaning composition comprises a concentrate composition or a use composition.
- 51. The method of claim 48, wherein the cleaning composition further comprises an organic builder; and the organic builder comprises a gluconic acid, a citric acid, a lactic acid or a combination thereof; the phosphate comprises phosphoric acid; and the phosphonate comprises 1-hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid (HEDP); amino(tri(methylenephosphonic acid)) (ATMP); 2-phosphonobutane-1,2,4-tricarboxylic (PBTC); or a combination thereof.
- 52. The method of claim 48, wherein the cleaning composition is substantially free of EDTA.
- 53. The method of claim 48, wherein the source of alkalinity comprises sodium hydroxide, a carbonate, or a combination thereof.
- 54. The method of claim 48, wherein the surfactant comprises an amphoteric surfactant, a nonionic surfactant, or a combination thereof.
- 55. A concentrate composition comprising amino phosphonate and organic phosphonate, the amino phosphonate and the organic phosphonate being present in a ratio by weight of about 4:1 to about 1:1; the concentrate being adapted and configured for washing of glass or ceramic ware with an applied colored design.
- 56. The concentrate composition of claim 55, further comprising source of alkalinity, surfactant, or combination thereof.
- 57. A use composition comprising amino phosphonate; organic phosphonate; and source of alkalinity, surfactant, or combination thereof; the amino phosphonate and the organic phosphonate being present in a ratio by weight of about 4:1 to about 1:1; the use composition being adapted and configured for washing of glass or ceramic ware with an applied colored design.
- 58. A method of washing glass or ceramic ware having an applied color design, the method comprising:
providing a cleaning composition comprising source of alkalinity, surfactant, or combination thereof; amino phosphonate; organic phosphonate; the amino phosphonate and the organic phosphonate being present in a ratio by weight of about 4:1 to about 1:1; contacting the glass or ceramic ware having an applied color design with the cleaning composition.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. Nos. 60/246,386, filed Nov. 7, 2000, and 60/313,074, filed Aug. 8, 2001, the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference.
Provisional Applications (2)
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60246386 |
Nov 2000 |
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60313074 |
Aug 2001 |
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