	US 11,685,878 B2
	Detergent compositions for cleaning in the cosmetic and pharmaceutical industry
Gaétan Rauwel, Bersee (FR); Jacques Criquelion, Bondues (FR); Sebastién Terrier, Orchies (FR); and Bertrand Letartre, Tournai (BE)
Assigned to Ecolab USA Inc., Saint Paul, MN (US)
Appl. No. 16/75,886
Filed by Ecolab USA Inc., Saint Paul, MN (US)
PCT Filed Feb. 3, 2017, PCT No. PCT/FR2017/050254 § 371(c)(1), (2) Date Aug. 6, 2018, PCT Pub. No. WO2017/134404, PCT Pub. Date Aug. 10, 2017.
Claims priority of application No. 1650928 (FR), filed on Feb. 5, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2018/0334638 A1, Nov. 22, 2018
Int. Cl. C11D 1/722 (2006.01); C11D 1/75 (2006.01); C11D 3/04 (2006.01); C11D 3/43 (2006.01); C11D 1/825 (2006.01); C11D 1/83 (2006.01); C11D 3/30 (2006.01); C11D 11/00 (2006.01); C11D 1/12 (2006.01); C11D 1/14 (2006.01); C11D 3/34 (2006.01); C11D 1/72 (2006.01)

CPC C11D 1/825 (2013.01) [C11D 1/12 (2013.01); C11D 1/14 (2013.01); C11D 1/72 (2013.01); C11D 1/83 (2013.01); C11D 3/30 (2013.01); C11D 3/3409 (2013.01); C11D 11/0041 (2013.01); C11D 1/143 (2013.01); C11D 1/146 (2013.01); C11D 1/722 (2013.01); C11D 1/75 (2013.01)]

10 Claims

1. A detergent composition for removing pigment-containing or non-pigment-containing hydrophobic residues from surfaces of manufacturing or packaging devices or any other hardware used for manufacturing or packaging cosmetic or pharmaceutical compositions consisting of:

10 wt. % of an ethoxylated C5-C11 fatty alcohol having one or more units of propylene oxide, butylene oxide, or pentylene oxide;

6 wt. % to 15 wt. % of a non-aromatic co-surfactant, wherein the non-aromatic co-surfactant is a C₁₀-C₁₆alkyl dimethyl amine oxide;

6 wt. % of an aromatic hydrotrope;

30 wt. % of an amino alcohol, wherein the amino alcohol is triethanolamine;

an alkaline hydroxide;

a propylene glycol solvent;

a phosphonic acid; and

optionally water;

wherein a use solution of the detergent composition has a pH of between 7 and 13; and

wherein the detergent composition removes pigment-containing or non-pigment-containing hydrophobic residues from surfaces of manufacturing or packaging devices or any other hardware used for manufacturing or packaging cosmetic or pharmaceutical compositions.