Claims
- 1. A process for reducing foam in an alkyl polyglycoside-containing cleaning composition by adding a defoaming-effective amount of an alkyl polyglycoside having the formula I:
- R.sub.1 O(Z).sub.a I
- wherein R.sub.1 is a mixture of monovalent organic radicals having from 16 to 18 carbon atoms; Z is a glucose residue having 5 or 6 carbon atoms; a is a number having a value of from 1 to about 6, to a cleaning composition containing an alkyl polyglycoside having the formula II:
- R.sub.2 O(Z).sub.a II
- wherein R.sub.2 is a mixture of monovalent organic radicals having from 8 to 16 carbon atoms; Z is a glucose residue having 5 or 6 carbon atoms; a is a number having a value of from 1 to about 6.
- 2. The process of claim 1 wherein R.sub.2 of said alkyl polyglycoside of formula II is a mixture of C.sub.8 -C.sub.14 alkyl radicals.
- 3. The process of claim 1 wherein from about 0.05 to about 25% by weight of said alkyl polyglycoside of formula I is added to said cleaning composition containing from about 0.1 to about 50% by weight of said alkyl polyglycoside of formula II, all weights based on the weight of said cleaning composition.
- 4. The process of claim 1 wherein said alkyl polyglycoside of formula I and said alkyl polyglycoside of formula II are present in said cleaning composition in a ratio by weight of from 1:10 to 10:1.
- 5. The process of claim 4 wherein said alkyl polyglycoside of formula I and said alkyl polyglycoside of formula II are present in said cleaning composition in a ratio by weight of about 1:2, respectively.
- 6. The process of claim 2 wherein said alkyl polyglycoside of formula I and said alkyl polyglycoside of formula II are present in said cleaning composition in a weight percent actives ratio of about 1:4, respectively.
- 7. The process of claim 2 wherein said alkyl polyglycoside of formula I and said alkyl polyglycoside of formula II are present in said cleaning composition in a ratio by weight of about 1:2, respectively.
- 8. The process of claim 1 wherein said cleaning composition contains an additive selected from the group consisting of a builder, a buffer, a corrosion inhibitor, a preservative, a dye, a fragrance, a solvent, and mixtures thereof.
- 9. The process of claim 6 wherein said additive is a builder present in an amount of up to 50% by weight, based on the weight of said cleaning composition.
- 10. A process of claim 8 wherein said additive is a buffer present in an amount of from about 1 to about 50% by weight, based on the weight of said composition.
- 11. The product of the process of claim 1.
- 12. The product of the process of claim 2.
- 13. The product of the process of claim 3.
- 14. The product of the process of claim 4.
- 15. The product of the process of claim 5.
- 16. The product of the process of claim 6.
- 17. The product of the process of claim 7.
- 18. The product of the process of claim 8.
- 19. The product of the process of claim 9.
- 20. The product of the process of claim 10.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/457/644 filed on Jun. 1, 1995, now abandoned.
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Foreign Referenced Citations (2)
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2712595 |
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WO 9307160 |
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Non-Patent Literature Citations (1)
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ASTM, "Standard Test Method for Foaming Properties of Surface-Active Agents" (1986). |
Continuations (1)
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