Two part cleaning composition

• Main Authors: MCREYNOLDS KENT B, SHAER ELIAS H
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 22.12.2005
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES AND WAXES; CANDLES; CHEMISTRY; CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS,e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES,DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; CONVEYING; DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; DETERGENTS; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; METALLURGY; PACKAGES; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL; RESIN SOAPS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; STORING; TRANSPORTING; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS

A two part cleaning composition, apparatus and method of use is described. One part of the cleaning composition contains an oxidizing agent. The two part cleaning composition provides for shelf stability during storage by controlling the pH solution at a different level in each of the first part and the second part of the composition. At a point of use of the cleaning composition, the first part and the second part are combined resulting in an automatic adjustment of the pH level through admixture of the first part and the second part to provide a pH level for the combined composition to achieve optimum cleaning of a surface with the composition. One part of the cleaning composition is maintained at a pH of from about 4 to about 5 and a second part of the composition is maintained at a pH of greater than 10. The pH of the combined composition at the point of use is from 7 to 12, preferably from about 8 to about 11. Surfaces suitable for treatment by the cleaning composition include hard surfaces, e.g. bathroom and kitchen surfaces, and soft surfaces, e.g. carpet.