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Amine oxide/alcohol ethoxylate blends: Zero‐phosphate, high‐performance, hard‐surface cleaners
Author(s) -
Miller J. H.,
Quebedeaux D. A.,
Sauer J. D.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of the american oil chemists' society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1558-9331
pISSN - 0003-021X
DOI - 10.1007/bf02541037
Subject(s) - alcohol , phosphate , amine gas treating , vinyl alcohol , amine oxide , pulmonary surfactant , chemistry , oxide , organic chemistry , chemical engineering , materials science , engineering , biochemistry , polymer
Abstract Several instances of synergistic interaction have been identified between amine oxides and alcohol ethoxylates in various surfactant formulations. The purpose of this study was to examine whether these benefits could be observed within the framework of generic hard‐surface cleaning formulations. Comparative evaluations were also carried out to determine the performance characteristics of low‐ and zero‐phosphate systems in which alkyldimethylamine oxides and linear alcohol ethoxylates are used. Best cleaning was observed with 1:1 mixtures of the subject surfactants, but substantial improvements over alcohol ethoxylate alone also were noted with formulations that contained lower ratios of amine oxide. These systems displayed good cleaning performance when tested on vinyl floor tiles soiled with an oily/particulate soil.