DETERGENT COMPOSITION FOR USE WITH A CLEANING IMPLEMENT COMPRISING A SUPERABSORBENT MATERIAL AND KITS COMPRISING BOTH

• Main Authors: MASTERS, RONALD, ANTHONY, POLICICCHIO, NICOLA, JOHN, SHERRY, ALAN, EDWARD
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 01.12.2004
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES AND WAXES; CANDLES; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, ORSURGICAL ARTICLES; CHEMISTRY; COFFEE MILLS; DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; DETERGENTS; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION, OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; FURNITURE; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, OR SURGICALARTICLES; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; METALLURGY; METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS INGENERAL; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL; RESIN SOAPS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS

A detergent composition for use with a cleaning pad comprising an effective amount of a superabsorbent material, said pad preferably being part of a cleaning implement comprising a handle and said cleaning pad preferably being removable. The detergent composition contains a limited amount of a detergent surfactant, preferably linear in structure and relatively hydrophilic, the level of hydrophobic materials being kept below about 0.5%, and the pH being maintained above about 9, to allow the superabsorbent material to be readily absorbed by the superabsorbent material. The process of using the detergent composition with such a cleaning pad, and the provision of a kit containing both detergent composition and cleaning pad are disclosed.