Abstract:
Machine dishwashing detergents having a low condensed phosphate content and characterized by the presence therein of a metallic salt of citric acid (e.g. sodium citrate). An alkaline machine dishwashing detergent (e.g. pH at 1% concentration above 10.5) containing less than 30 weight percent on a dry basis of sodium tripolyphosphate and at least 5 weight percent of an alkali metal citrate.
Abstract:
Gluconic acid is produced by a fermentation process in which an inoculum of the fungus Aspergillus niger is transferred to a first production medium containing a source of glucose at a time when the glucose oxidase activity of the inoculum is increasing at its maximum rate. The fungus mycelium can be separated from the production medium at harvest time and reused in successive production media without the need for added nutrients until such time as nutrients are needed to revive the glucose oxidase activity.
Abstract:
Surfactants having a combination of foaming, defoaming and sheeting properties desired for use as dishwashing rinse aids which are comprised of condensation products of alkylene oxides with tall oil heads.
Abstract:
Apparatus for generating a foamed lubricant-cleanser comprising a cylindrical chamber having an air inlet and a lubricantcleanser solution inlet in opposite ends thereof and a plurality of equidistant foam outlets about the periphery thereof. The lubricant-cleanser solution is introduced into the chamber proximate the center of a fan positioned for rotation therein about an axis coincident with the axis of symmetry of the cylindrical chamber. The nonfoamed solution is converted into foam by the introduction of air into the nonfoamed solution centrifugally propelled by the fan. A method for lubricating and cleansing a moving surface such as a conveyor is also disclosed.
Abstract:
A system is shown for converting the powdered detergent in a large shipping container to a concentrated detergent solution and for keeping a predetermined amount of the solution available for use. A conical screen is mounted across and extends into an open end of the container. The detergent-filled container is inverted over an open receptacle with the screen holding the detergent in the container. A single water spray nozzle is mounted in the receptacle to spray water on the downwardly facing concave surface of the screen to dissolve a portion of the detergent carried thereby, which passes through the screen and collects in the receptacle.