Patent ID: 6740626
Filing Date: 2004-05-25
Classification: C11D

Abstract:
An acidic cleaning formulation for cleaning hard surfaces comprising:(i) a hydrolyzed trialkoxysilane in an amount from about 0.00001 to about10 percent by weight of said formulation, wherein said hydrolyzed trialkoxysilane is formed in an aqueous emulsion from a hydrolyzable trialkoxysilane compound; (ii) a surfactant in an amount from about 0.00001 to about 1 percent by weight of said formulation; and (iii) an alcohol having 1-12 carbon atoms, wherein the trialkoxysilane compound has the formula; R1â€”(CH2)pâ€”Si{(â€”Oâ€”CH2CH2)nâ€”OR2}3 wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of a perfluoroalkyl group of 3 to 18 carbon atoms or an alkyl group of 3 to 24 carbon atoms, and R2 is independently an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, p is 0 to 4 and n is 2 to 10.