Global Patent Index - EP 1006177 A1

EP 1006177 A1 20000607 - Enamel safe cleaning process

Title (en)

Enamel safe cleaning process

Title (de)

Emailfreundliches Reinigungsverfahren

Title (fr)

Procédé de nettoyage compatible avec de l'émail

Publication

EP 1006177 A1 20000607 (EN)

Application

EP 98870262 A 19981202

Priority

EP 98870262 A 19981202

Abstract (en)

The present invention describes a process of cleaning an enamel surface with a liquid acidic composition comprising an enamel safe acid wherein the pKa of said acid is 3.5 or higher; with the proviso that no mono-lower alkyl ethers or phenyl ethers or benzyl ethers of diethylene glycol, wherein the lower alkyl is of 2 to 6 carbon atoms, are present in said composition. The composition employed in said process is safe to enamel.

IPC 1-7

C11D 11/00; C11D 3/20; C11D 3/02

IPC 8 full level

C11D 17/08 (2006.01); C11D 3/02 (2006.01); C11D 3/04 (2006.01); C11D 3/20 (2006.01); C11D 3/43 (2006.01); C11D 7/08 (2006.01); C11D 7/26 (2006.01); C11D 7/50 (2006.01); C11D 11/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

C11D 3/2075 (2013.01); C11D 3/2082 (2013.01); C11D 2111/14 (2024.01); C11D 2111/24 (2024.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1006177 A1 20000607; AU 1834900 A 20000619; CA 2350770 A1 20000608; EP 1135456 A1 20010926; JP 2002531634 A 20020924; TR 200101582 T2 20011022; WO 0032737 A1 20000608; ZA 200104001 B 20020816

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 98870262 A 19981202; AU 1834900 A 19991129; CA 2350770 A 19991129; EP 99961854 A 19991129; JP 2000585368 A 19991129; TR 200101582 T 19991129; US 9928179 W 19991129; ZA 200104001 A 20010516