Claims
- 1. A hard surface detergent composition with excellent spotting/filming characteristics comprising propylene glycol/ethylene glycol block copolymer nonionic detergent surfactant; optional hydrophobic cleaning solvent that provides a cleaning function; optional suds control system; minor ingredient selected from the group consisting of color, perfume, and mixtures thereof; and, optionally, an aqueous solvent system, the pH of said composition being from about 3 to about 12.5, the level of nonionic detergent surfactant being at least 1% and not more than about 15%, the level of hydrophobic solvent, when present, being from about 0.5% to about 6%, any optional polycarboxylate builder, when present, being at a level of at least 0.5%, and said composition not being in stick form.
- 2. The composition of claim 1 containing a suds control system comprising fatty acid and synthetic anionic detergent surfactant.
- 3. The composition of claim 2 wherein said anionic detergent surfactant is selected from the group consisting of paraffin sulfonates, alkyl benzene sulfonates, and alkyl ethoxylate sulfates.
- 4. The composition of claim 2 containing from about 1% to about 5% of said hydrophobic cleaning solvent, said solvent having a solubility in water of less than about 20%.
- 5. The composition of claim 4 wherein said hydrophobic cleaning solvent is selected from the group consisting of: benzyl alcohol, glycol ethers, and mixtures thereof.
- 6. The composition of claim 5 wherein said hydrophobic clearing solvent has the formula ##STR3## wherein each R.sup.1 is an alkyl group which contains from about 4 to about 8 carbon atoms, each R.sup.2 is selected from the group consisting of ethylene or propylene, and m is a number from 1 to about 3.
- 7. The composition of claim 6 wherein said hydrophobic cleaning solvent is selected from the group consisting of dipropylene-glycolmonobutyl ether, monopropyleneglycolmonobutyl ether, diethyleneglycolmonohexyl ether, monoethyleneglycolmonohexyl ether, and mixtures thereof.
- 8. The composition of claim 2 additionally containing alkanolamine selected from the group consisting of monoethanolamine, beta-aminoalkanol, and mixtures thereof.
- 9. The composition of claim 8 wherein said alkanolamine comprises monoethanolamine.
- 10. The composition of claim 1 containing from about 1% to about 5% of said hydrophobic cleaning solvent, said solvent having a solubility in water of less than about 20%.
- 11. The composition of claim 10 wherein said hydrophobic cleaning solvent is selected from the group consisting of: benzyl alcohol, glycol ethers, and mixtures thereof.
- 12. The composition of claim 11 wherein said hydrophobic cleaning solvent has the formula ##STR4## wherein each R.sup.1 is an alkyl group which contains from about 4 to about 8 carbon atoms, each R.sup.2 is selected from the group consisting of ethylene or propylene, and m is a number from 1 to about 3.
- 13. The composition of claim 12 wherein said hydrophobic cleaning solvent is selected from the group consisting of dipropyleneglycolmonobutyl ether, monopropyleneglycolmonobutyl ether, diethyleneglycolmonohexyl ether, monoethyleneglycolmonohexyl ether, and mixtures thereof.
- 14. The composition of claim 1 wherein the level of said nonionic detergent surfactant is from about 2% to about 10%; the level of said hydrophobic solvent is from about 1% to about 5%; and the pH of said composition is from about 8.5 to about 11.5.
- 15. The composition of claim 1 containing as an additional ingredient a nonionic detergent surfactant having a conventional hydrocarbon hydrophobic group and a mixed propylene glycol/ethylene glycol hydrophilic group.
- 16. The composition of claim 15 wherein said nonionic detergent surfactant has an HLB of from about 9 to about 14.
- 17. The composition of claim 15 containing a suds control system comprising fatty acid and synthetic anionic detergent surfactant.
- 18. The composition of claim 17 wherein said anionic detergent surfactant is selected from the group consisting of paraffin sulfonates, alkyl benzene sulfonates, and alkyl ethoxylate sulfates.
- 19. The composition of claim 15 containing from about 1% to about 5% of said hydrophobic cleaning solvent, said solvent having a solubility in water of less than about 20%.
- 20. The composition of claim 19 wherein said hydrophobic cleaning solvent is selected from the group consisting of: benzyl alcohol, glycol ethers, and mixtures thereof.
- 21. The composition of claim 20 wherein said hydrophobic cleaning solvent has the formula ##STR5## wherein each R.sup.1 is an alkyl group which contains from about 4 to about 8 carbon atoms, each R.sup.2 is selected from the group consisting of ethylene or propylene, and m is a number from 1 to about 3.
- 22. The composition of claim 21 wherein said hydrophobic cleaning solvent is selected from the group consisting of dipropyleneglycolmonobutyl ether, monopropyleneglycolmonobutyl ether, diethyleneglycolmonohexyl ether, monoethyleneglycolmonohexyl ether, and mixtures thereof.
- 23. The composition of claim 15 additionally containing alkanolamine selected from the group consisting of monoethanolamine. beta-aminoalkanol, and mixtures thereof.
- 24. The composition of claim 23 wherein said alkanolamine comprises monoethanolamine.
- 25. The process of cleaning hard surfaces comprising applying the composition of claim 1 to said surfaces.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This is a continuation-in-part patent application of U.S. Ser. No. 07/955,610, filed Oct. 2, 1992, now abandoned.
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