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|Steven E. Lentsch, Keith E. Olson, Victor F. Man
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"This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/782,457, filed Jan. 13, 1997, U.S. Pat. No. 6,150,324, which application is incorporated herein by reference."
The invention relates to alkaline laundry or warewashing detergents. More particularly the invention relates to detergents in the form of a powder, liquid, pellet, solid block detergent, etc. composition containing a source of alkalinity and a variety of other detergent additive materials. The ingredients used in making the detergent cooperate to provide a variety of useful functions in the aqueous cleaning medium made from the improved detergent.
Alkaline cleaning materials have been the source of intensive research and development for many years. Such products take the form of aqueous liquids, powders, pellets and solid blocks. In a number of markets such as warewashing and laundry, where safety and efficiency are paramount, solid block detergents have become a detergent of choice. Solid block compositions offer unique advantages over conventional detergents including improved handling and safety, elimination of component segregation during transportation and storage and increased concentration of active components within the composition.
Further, the materials can be made in a hydrated form which produces less heat of hydration when dispensed. The materials disclosed in Fernholz, U.S. Reissue Pat. Nos. 32,763 and 32,818 quickly replaced conventional powder and liquid forms of detergents in a number of industrial and institutional markets.
The detergents are typically used by dispensing the detergent with a water spray-on dispenser. In the dispenser, the detergent is combined with a major proportion of water producing a detergent concentrate solution that is added to wash water in a washing machine to form a wash solution. The wash solution, when contacted with a soiled article, successfully removes the soil from the article. Such detergency (soil removal) is most commonly obtained from a source of alkalinity used in manufacturing the detergent. Sources of alkalinity can include alkali metal hydroxides, alkali metal silicates, alkali metal carbonates and other typically inorganic based materials. Additional detergency can be obtained from the use of surfactant materials. Typically, anionic or nonionic surfactants are formulated into such detergents with other ingredients to obtain compositions that can be used to form cleaning solutions having substantial soil removal while controlling foam action. A number of optional detergent ingredients can enhance soil removal, but primarily soil removal is obtained from the alkalinity source and the anionic or nonionic surfactant.
One typical ingredient used in manufacturing cast solid detergents includes a hardness ion sequestering composition. Such compositions are used to soften water by sequestering typically divalent and trivalent metal ions that are commonly found in varying type and compositions of water drawn from local water utilities. Depending on geographical location, service water can contain substantial quantities of ferrous, ferric, manganese, magnesium, calcium and other divalent or trivalent inorganic species that can be present in hard water. Most locales have differing types and concentration of such inorganic species in the water. Typically greater than about 150 ppm of hardness ions determined as calcium is considered hard water in most locales. Most hardness sequestering agents act to complex such hardness ions using multivalent anionic inorganic and organic species. The most common inorganic sequestering agent, in these applications, comprises a condensed phosphate hardness sequestering agent such as tripolyphosphate, hexametaphosphate, pyrophosphate and other such phosphate materials. Similarly, more expensive organic sequestering agents are also known but are not preferred. Organic sequestering agents such as nitrilotriacetic acid, ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid, nitrilotriphosphonic acid, 1-(hydroxyethylidene)-1,1-diphosphonic acid and others have been known for many years to be effective sequestrants for detergents used in aqueous systems. One commonly available inorganic sequestrant, sodium tripolyphosphate is known to have protein peptizing capacity that tends to aid in the suspension of protein in washing solutions used in warewashing. However, to date sequestering agents have not been known to provide cleaning properties to detergent compositions.
Jacobsen, U.S. Pat. No. 4,105,573 discloses the use of a combination of an alkyl phosphonate, wherein the alkyl group contains 10-24 carbon atoms, with a particular class of alcohol ethoxylates to exhibit soil releasing effect. The preferred material is an octadecane phosphonate. Leikhim et al., U.S. Pat. No. 4,284,532 disclose an isotropic liquid using a phosphate ester or a "hydrophilic surfactant" such as sodium xylene sulfonate to couple with a builder and a surfactant in a cleaning composition. The cleaning composition can contain as a builder, DEQUEST-2010, 1-hydroxy-1,1-ethylidene diphosphonate or a similar phosphonate compound.
Baeck et al., U.S. Pat. No. 5,019,292 teach a fabric softening clay in a laundry detergent. Ethylene diamine tetramethylene phosphonic acid is used as a builder in certain examples without other sequestrant compositions.
Krummel et al, U.S. Pat. No. 3,985,669, Campbell et al., U.S. Pat. No. 4,216,125; O'Brien et al., U.S. Pat. No. 4,268,406; Corkill et al., U.S. Pat. No. 4,274,975; Ward et al., U.S. Pat. No. 4,359,413; Corkill et al., U.S. Pat. No. 4,605,509; Lewis, U.S. Pat. No. 4,698,181; and Bruegge et al., U.S. Pat. No. 5,061,392 teach that organic phosphonates can be successful co-builders that function by chelation of additional calcium and magnesium ions. Note that Lewis, U.S. Pat. No. 4,698,181 teaches that the overall detergent composition is successful at removing organic soil stains such as food and beverage stains. Glogowski et al., U.S. Pat. No. 4,983,315 teach a technology similar to that disclosed above and specifically teach that chelation agents can bind transition metals in soils to enhance cleaning performances.
Lastly, Bartolotia et al., U.S. Pat. No. 4,000,080; Rose, U.S. Pat. No. 4,072,621; Schwuger et al., U.S. Pat. No. 4,148,603; and Ferry, U.S. Pat. No. 4,276,205 teach that certain combinations of builders (not a combination of a condensed phosphate and an organophosphonate) provide good results in a particular application. The prior art shown here does not suggest that improved soil release capacity can be obtained by combining a condensed phosphate sequestrant with an organophosphonate sequestrant.
In any highly competitive market, a substantial need exists in improving the properties of detergent systems. In improving such systems, the cleaning properties of the systems are examined for the purpose of obtaining sufficient cleaning of all types of soils including inorganic soils, food soils such as fats, carbohydrates and proteins and organic soils obtained from the environment such as hydrocarbon oils, pigments, lipstick, etc. Such improved detergents can obtain adequate cleaning of a variety of soils at reduced concentrations.
We have discovered that, in the alkaline detergent compositions of the invention, a blend of an organic and an inorganic sequestering agent can substantially soften water and can substantially improve organic soil removal properties. More particularly, we have found that the combination of a source of alkalinity with a blend of a condensed phosphate sequestrant and an organic phosphonate sequestrant, wherein there is less than about 14.0%, preferably less than 8.7% total phosphorus (measured as P) in the composition and wherein there is at least about one part by weight of organic phosphonate sequestrant per each 100 parts by weight of the condensed phosphate sequestrant. Within these product ranges surprising and substantial organic soil removal is obtained with expected water softening.
We have found that the blend of the condensed phosphate sequestrant and the organic phosphonate sequestrant provides excellent water softening or water treatment of service water used in making the detergent concentrates of the invention, but also provide a substantially improved soil removal property for organic soils to the detergent. We have found that the source of alkalinity, a surfactant material and the mixed sequestrants cooperate to provide substantially improved soil removal when compared to similar detergents comprising a source of alkalinity, a surfactant and a single component sequestrant such as either sodium tripolyphosphate, an organophosphonate, or a polyacrylic material. Further, we have found that the detergents of this invention containing a blend of condensed phosphate and an organic phosphonate is superior to other sequestrant blends. The detergents of this invention including the condensed phosphate and the organic phosphonate is superior to a blend of, for example, sodium tripolyphosphate and a polyacrylic acid material. We have found that there is some aspect of the blend of a condensed phosphate and an organic phosphonate particularly in hard water to remove soils such as lipstick, coffee stains, etc. that substantially improved soil removal is obtained. We believe that there is some interaction between calcium, magnesium ion or other di- or trivalent metal species with substantially organic food stains dried from soil, lipstick and other soil sources. The interaction between the organic soil and the inorganic divalent or trivalent ions tend to form a difficult to remove soil. We believe that the combination of sequestrants improve the removability of the organic soil polyvalent metal blend.
We have found that the combination of a condensed phosphate sequestrant and an organophosphorus sequestrant provides the highest quality soil removal. For the purpose of this invention, "condensed phosphate" relates to an inorganic phosphate composition containing two or more phosphate species in a linear or cyclic polyphosphate form.
The preferred condensed phosphate comprises sodium tripolyphosphate but can also include condensed phosphate such as pyrophosphate, hexametaphosphate, cyclic condensed phosphates and other similar species well known to the artisan in detergent chemistry.
The term "organic phosphonate" includes a phosphonic acid, diphosphonic acid, triphosphonic acid, etc. compound or its alkali metal salts thereof. Such phosphonic acids are typically formulated having an organic compound or backbone having one or more pendent phosphonate groups. Typically, phosphonate groups are pendent off of nitrogen or carbon atoms in the core compound or polymer backbone. Such a phosphonate group typically has the formula:
Such a group is characteristic of organophosphonic acid (phosphonate) compositions. Such organophosphonates include compounds such as aminotris(methylene phosphonic acid), 1-hydroxy-(ethylidene)-1,1-diphosphonic acid, 2-phosphonobutane-1,2,4-tricarboxylic acid, ethylene diamine tetra(methylene phosphonic acid), diethylene triamine penta(methylene phosphonic acid), ethanehydroxy-1,1,2-triphosphonates which can be hydroxy substituted where desired, oligomeric ester chain condensates of ethane-1-hydroxy-1,1-diphosphonates and other well known organic phosphonate species and their alkali metal salts thereof.
The FIGURE is an isometric drawing of the preferred wrapped solid detergent.
An alkaline detergent composition can include a source of alkalinity and minor but effective amounts of other ingredients such as a chelating agent/sequestrant blend, a bleaching agent such as sodium hypochlorite or hydrogen peroxide, an enzyme such as a protease or an amylase, and the like.
The cleaning composition produced according to the invention may include minor but effective amounts of one or more alkaline sources to enhance cleaning of a substrate and improve soil removal performance of the composition. The alkaline matrix has a tenancy to solidify due to a change in state relating to work done by the manufacturing equipment or due to the activity of an alkaline source in fixing the free water present in a composition as water of hydration. Premature hardening of the composition may interfere with mixing of the active ingredients to form a homogeneous mixture, and/or with casting or extrusion of the processed composition. Accordingly, an alkali metal hydroxide or an alkali metal carbonate or other alkaline source is preferably included as a primary alkaline source in the cleaning composition in an amount effective to provide the desired level of cleaning action yet avoid premature solidification of the composition by the reaction of the caustic material with the other ingredients. However, it can be appreciated that an alkali metal hydroxide or other hydratable alkaline source can assist to a limited extent, in solidification of the composition. It is preferred that the composition comprises about 0.1-70 wt-%, preferably about 10-60 wt-% of an alkaline source, most preferably about 20-55 wt-%. The cleaning capacity can be augmented with a second source of alkalinity. These percentages and others in the specification and claims are based on the actual active materials used. These composition materials are added as aqueous or other materials with an active content of (e.g.) 10% to 100% of the material.
For the purpose of this application, the alkalinity source can comprise a carbonate base source of alkalinity. Such an alkalinity source can comprise an alkali metal carbonate augmented by other caustic or basic materials. Typical carbonates include sodium carbonate (Na2CO3), potassium carbonate (K2CO3) or other typical carbonate sources. Such carbonates can contain as an impurity some proportion of bicarbonate (HCO3 −). Such a carbonate source of alkalinity can be augmented using a variety of other inorganic sources of alkalinity or inorganic bases.
Suitable alkali metal hydroxides include, for example, sodium or potassium hydroxide. An alkali metal hydroxide may be added to the composition in the form of solid beads, dissolved in an aqueous solution, or a combination thereof. Alkali metal hydroxides are commercially available as a solid in the form of prilled beads having a mix of particle sizes ranging from about 12-100 U.S. mesh, or as an aqueous solution, as for example, as a 50 wt-% and a 73 wt-% solution. The cleaning composition may comprise an alkaline source other than an alkali metal hydroxide. Examples of useful alkaline sources include a metal silicate such as a sodium or a potassium silicate (with a M2O:SiO2 ratio of 1:3.5 to 5:1, M representing an alkali metal) or metasilicate, a metal borate such as sodium or potassium borate, and the like; ethanolamines and amines;
and other like alkaline sources. Secondary alkalinity agents are commonly available in either aqueous or powdered form, either of which is useful in formulating the present cleaning compositions. The composition may include a secondary alkaline source in an amount of about 0.1 to 4 wt-%. Greater amounts can interfere with successful casting and can reduce product dimensional stability.
The composition can comprises at least one cleaning agent which is preferably a surfactant or surfactant system. A variety of surfactants can be used in a cleaning composition, including anionic, cationic, nonionic and zwitterionic surfactants, which are commercially available from a number of sources. For a discussion of surfactants, see Kirk-Othmer, Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, Third Edition, volume 8, pages 900-912. Preferably, the cleaning composition comprises an anionic or a nonionic cleaning agent in an amount effective to provide a desired level of cleaning, preferably about 0-20 wt-%, more preferably about 1.5-15 wt-%.
Anionic surfactants useful in the present cleaning compositions, include, for example, carboxylates such as alkylcarboxylates and polyalkoxycarboxylates, alcohol ethoxylate carboxylates, nonylphenol ethoxylate carboxylates, and the like; sulfonates such as alkylsulfonates, alkylbenzenesulfonates, alkylarylsulfonates, sulfonated fatty acid esters, and the like; sulfates such as sulfated alcohols, sulfated alcohol ethoxylates, sulfated alkylphenols, alkylsulfates, sulfosuccinates, alkylether sulfates, and the like; and phosphate esters such as alkylphosphate esters, and the like. Preferred anionics are sodium alkylarylsulfonate, alpha-olefinsulfonate, and fatty alcohol sulfates.
Nonionic surfactants useful in cleaning compositions, include those having a polyalkylene oxide polymer as a portion of the surfactant molecule. Such nonionic surfactants include, for example, chlorine-, benzyl-, methyl-, ethyl-, propyl-, butyl- and other like alkyl-capped polyethylene glycol ethers of fatty alcohols; polyalkylene oxide free nonionics such as alkyl polyglycosides; sorbitan and sucrose esters and their ethoxylates; alkoxylated ethylene diamine; alcohol alkoxylates such as alcohol ethoxylate propoxylates, alcohol propoxylates, alcohol propoxylate ethoxylate propoxylates, alcohol ethoxylate butoxylates, and the like; nonylphenol ethoxylate, polyoxyethylene glycol ethers and the like; carboxylic acid esters such as glycerol esters, polyoxyethylene esters, ethoxylated and glycol esters of fatty acids, and the like; carboxylic amides such as diethanolamine condensates, monoalkanolamine condensates, polyoxyethylene fatty acid amides, and the like; and polyalkylene oxide block copolymers including an ethylene oxide/propylene oxide block copolymer such as those commercially available under the trademark PLURONIC™ (BASF-Wyandotte), and the like; and other like nonionic compounds. Silicone surfactants comprising a hydrophobic silicone group and a hydrophilic group such as ABIL B8852 can also be used.
Cationic surfactants useful for inclusion in a cleaning composition for sanitizing or fabric softening, include amines such as primary, secondary and tertiary monoamines with C18 alkyl or alkenyl chains, ethoxylated alkylamines, alkoxylates of ethylenediamine, imidazoles such as a 1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2-imidazoline, a 2-alkyl-1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2-imidazoline, and the like; and quaternary ammonium salts, as for example, alkylquaternary ammonium chloride surfactants such as n-alkyl(C12-C18)dimethylbenzyl ammonium chloride, n-tetradecyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride monohydrate, a naphthylene-substituted quaternary ammonium chloride such as dimethyl-1-naphthylmethylammonium chloride, and the like; and other like cationic surfactants.
Detergent compositions made according to the invention may further include conventional additives such as a water softening agent, apart from the claimed sequestrant blend, a bleaching agent, alkaline source, secondary hardening agent or solubility modifier, detergent filler, defoamer, anti-redeposition agent, a threshold agent or system, aesthetic enhancing agent (i.e., dye, perfume), and the like. Adjuvants and other additive ingredients will vary according to the type of composition being manufactured. The composition may include a chelating/sequestering agent such as an aminocarboxylic acid, a condensed phosphate, a phosphonate, a polyacrylate, and the like. In general, a chelating agent is a molecule capable of coordinating (i.e., binding) the metal ions commonly found in natural water to prevent the metal ions from interfering with the action of the other detersive ingredients of a cleaning composition. The chelating/sequestering agent may also function as a threshold agent when included in an effective amount. Preferably, a cleaning composition includes about 0.1-70 wt-%, preferably from about 5-60 wt-%, of a chelating/sequestering agent.
Useful aminocarboxylic acids include, for example, n-hydroxyethyliminodiacetic acid, nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA), ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), N-hydroxyethyl-ethylenediaminetriacetic acid (HEDTA), diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (DTPA), and the like.
Examples of condensed phosphates useful in the present composition include sodium and potassium orthophosphate, sodium and potassium pyrophosphate, sodium tripolyphosphate, sodium hexametaphosphate, and the like. A condensed phosphate may also assist, to a limited extent, in solidification of the composition by fixing the free water present in the composition as water of hydration.
The composition may include a phosphonate such as
1-hydroxyethane-1,1-diphosphonic acid CH3C(OH) [PO(OH)2]2;
aminotri(methylenephosphonic acid) N[CH2PO(OH)2]3;
aminotri(methylenephosphonate), sodium salt,
2-hydroxyethyliminobis(methylenephosphonic acid) HOCH2CH2N[CH2PO(OH)2]2;
diethylenetriaminepenta(methylenephosphonic acid) (HO)2POCH2N[CH2CH2N[CH2PO(OH)2]2]2;
diethylenetriaminepenta(methylenephosphonate), sodium salt
C9H( 28−x)N3NaxO15P5 (x=7);
hexamethylenediamine(tetramethylenephosphonate), potassium salt C10H( 28−x)N2KxO12P4 (x=6);
bis(hexamethylene)triamine(pentamethylenephosphonic acid) (HO2)POCH2N[(CH2)6N[CH2PO(OH)2]2]2; and phosphorus acid H3PO3.
A preferred phosphonate combination is ATMP and DTPMP. A neutralized or alkaline phosphonate, or a combination of the phosphonate with an alkali source prior to being added into the mixture such that there is little or no heat or gas generated by a neutralization reaction when the phosphonate is added is preferred.
The warewashing detergents of the invention can contain about 5 to 40 wt.-% of the condensed phosphate preferably sodium polyphosphate; about 5 to 35 wt. % condensed phosphate, preferably 15 to 35 wt. % condensed phosphate, most preferably about 25 to 35 wt. % condensed phosphate. The warewashing detergents can contain about 0.1 to 15 wt.-% organic phosphonate, 1 to 10 wt.-% organic phosphonate, and preferably 5 to 15 wt. %- organic phosphonate.
Polycarboxylates suitable for use as cleaning agents include, for example, polyacrylic acid, maleic/olefin copolymer, acrylic/maleic copolymer, polymethacrylic acid, acrylic acid-methacrylic acid copolymers, hydrolyzed polyacrylamide, hydrolyzed polymethacrylamide, hydrolyzed polyamide-methacrylamide copolymers, hydrolyzed polyacrylonitrile, hydrolyzed polymethacrylonitrile, hydrolyzed acrylonitrile-methacrylonitrile copolymers, and the like. For a further discussion of chelating agents/sequestrants, see Kirk-Othmer, Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, Third Edition, volume 5, pages 339-366 and volume 23, pages 319-320, the disclosure of which is incorporated by reference herein.
Bleaching agents for use in a cleaning compositions for lightening or whitening a substrate, include bleaching compounds capable of liberating an active halogen species, such as Cl2, Br2, —OCl− and/or —OBr−, under conditions typically encountered during the cleansing process. Suitable bleaching agents for use in the present cleaning compositions include, for example, chlorine-containing compounds such as a chlorine, a hypochlorite, chloramine. Preferred halogen-releasing compounds include the alkali metal dichloroisocyanurates, chlorinated trisodium phosphate, the alkali metal hypochlorites, monochloramine and dichloramine, and the like. Encapsulated chlorine sources may also be used to enhance the stability of the chlorine source in the composition (see, for example, U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,618,914, and 4,830,773, the disclosure of which is incorporated by reference herein). A bleaching agent may also be a peroxygen or active oxygen source such as hydrogen peroxide, perborates, sodium carbonate peroxyhydrate, phosphate peroxyhydrates, potassium permonosulfate, and sodium perborate mono and tetrahydrate, with and without activators such as tetraacetylethylene diamine, and the like. A cleaning composition may include a minor but effective amount of a bleaching agent, preferably about 0.1-10 wt-%, preferably about 1-6 wt-%.
In an embodiment, the alkaline detergent composition of the present invention has substantially improved organic soil removal capacity and includes: an effective amount of a source of alkalinity sufficient to provide soil removal; an effective cleaning, soil removing and hardness treating amount of a sequestrant; and an effective amount of a soil removing surfactant. In such an embodiment, the sequestrant can include an effective amount of an organic phosphonate and an effective amount of an inorganic condensed phosphate. Typically, such a detergent includes less than about 14 wt % of total phosphorus.
Such a composition can include a solid block detergent or a powder. Such a solid block can have a mass of about 2 to about 10 kilograms.
Such a composition of can include greater than about 10 wt % of the condensed phosphate and about 0.1 to 15 wt % of the organic phosphonate. For example, the composition can include about 15 to 35 wt % of the condensed phosphate and about 0.1 to 10 wt % of the organic phosphonate. The inorganic condensed phosphate composition can include sodium tripolyphosphate. The organic phosphonate composition can include about 0.1 to 5 wt % of the phosphonate comprising amino trimethylene phosphonic acid, 2-phosphonobutane-1,2,4-tricarboxylic acid, 1-(hydroxy ethylidene)-1,1-diphosphonic acid or mixtures thereof. In a formulation of the composition, the sequestrant can include about 10 to 35 wt % of sodium tripolyphosphate and about 0.1 to 5 wt % of the phosphonate, which can include amino trimethylene phosphonic acid, 2-phosphonobutane-1,2,4-tricarboxylic acid, 1-(hydroxy ethylidene)-1,1-diphosphonic acid or mixtures thereof.
In such an embodiment, the soil removing surfactant can include about 0.1 to about 20 wt % of a nonionic surfactant.
In a formulation of this composition, the source of alkalinity can include about 0.1 to about 70 wt % of sodium carbonate, the condensed phosphate can include about 0.1 to 35 wt % of sodium tripolyphosphate, and the composition can have a mass greater than 500 grams.
In an embodiment, the alkaline detergent composition of the present invention has improved organic soil removal capacity and includes: an effective amount of an alkali metal carbonate detergent; an effective amount of a soil removing surfactant; and a sequestrant in at least an effective cleaning, soil removing and hardness treating amount. Such an amount typically includes less than 15 wt % of an organic phosphonate and at least 10 wt % of sodium tripolyphosphate. Typically, the sequestrant includes at least about 1 part by weight of organic phosphonate composition per each one hundred parts by weight of the tripolyphosphate. Typically, such a composition includes less than about 9 wt % total phosphorus.
Such a composition can include a solid block detergent or a powder. Such a solid block can have a mass of at least 500 grams.
In an embodiment of this composition, the condensed phosphate sequestrant includes sodium tripolyphosphate. The organic phosphonate sequestrant can include amino trimethylene phosphonic acid, 2-phosphonobutane-1,2,4-tricarboxylic acid, 1-(hydroxy ethylidene)-1,1-diphosphonic acid, or mixtures thereof. The composition can include about 5-35 wt % of an inorganic condensed phosphate and less than about 15 wt % of an organic phosphonate. For example, the composition can include about 10-35 wt % of sodium tripolyphosphate and about 0.1 to 5 wt % of amino trimethylene phosphonic acid, 2-phosphonobutane-1,2,4-tricarboxylic acid, 1-(hydroxy ethylidene)-1,1-diphosphonic acid, or mixtures thereof.
In an embodiment of this composition, the soil removing surfactant can include about 0.1 to about 20 wt % of a nonionic surfactant.
In a formulation of this composition, the source of alkalinity can include about 0.1 to about 60 wt % of sodium carbonate.
In an embodiment, the alkaline detergent composition of the present invention has substantially improved organic soil removal capacity and includes a solid block having a mass greater than about 500 grams. This detergent includes about 25 to 65 wt % of sodium carbonate; about 0.1 to about 10 wt % of a nonionic surfactant; an effective cleaning, soil removing and hardness treating amount of a sequestrant; and about 0.01 to about 1.3 moles of water per each mole of sodium carbonate. The sequestrant can include about 10 to about 40 wt % of sodium tripolyphosphate and about 5 to 15 wt % of an organic phosphonate. Typically such a composition includes is less than about 9 wt % of total phosphorus.
In this embodiment, the organic phosphonate can include aminotrimethylene phosphonic acid or sodium salts thereof, 2-phosphonobutane-1,2,4-tricarboxylic acid or salts thereof, or 4,1-hydroxy ethylidene)-1,1-diphosphonic acid or salts thereof. In a formulation of this composition, the effective cleaning, soil removing and hardness treating amount of a sequestrant includes about 25 to about 35 wt % of sodium tripolyphosphate and about 1 to 5 wt % of an organic phosphonate.
The present compositions may include a minor but effective amount of a secondary hardening agent, as for example, an amide such stearic monoethanolamide or lauric diethanolamide, or an alkylamide, and the like; a solid polyethylene glycol or a propylene glycol, and the like; starches that have been made water-soluble through an acid or alkaline treatment process; various inorganics that impart solidifying properties to a heated composition upon cooling, and the like. Such compounds may also vary the solubility of the composition in an aqueous medium during use such that the cleaning agent and/or other active ingredients may be dispensed from the solid composition over an extended period of time. The composition may include a secondary hardening agent in an amount of about 5-20 wt-%, preferably about 10-15 wt-%.
A cleaning composition may include a minor but effective amount of one or more of a detergent filler which does not perform as a cleaning agent per se, but cooperates with the cleaning agent to enhance the overall cleaning capacity of the composition. Examples of fillers suitable for use in the present cleaning compositions include sodium sulfate, sodium chloride, starch, sugars, C1-C10 alkylene glycols such as propylene glycol, and the like. Preferably, a detergent filler is included in an amount of about 1-20 wt-%, preferably about 3-15 wt-%.
A minor but effective amount of a defoaming agent for reducing the stability of foam may also be included in the present cleaning compositions. Preferably, the cleaning composition includes about 0.0001-5 wt-% of a defoaming agent, preferably about 0.01-3 wt-%.
Examples of defoaming agents suitable for use in the present compositions include silicone compounds such as silica dispersed in polydimethylsiloxane, fatty amides, hydrocarbon waxes, fatty acids, fatty esters, fatty alcohols, fatty acid soaps, ethoxylates, mineral oils, polyethylene glycol esters, polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene block copolymers, alkyl phosphate esters such as monostearyl phosphate, and the like. A discussion of defoaming agents may be found, for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 3,048,548 to Martin et al., U.S. Pat. No. 3,334,147 to Brunelle et al., and U.S. Pat. No. 3,442,242 to Rue et al., the disclosures of which are incorporated by reference herein.
A cleaning composition may also include an anti-redeposition agent capable of facilitating sustained suspension of soils in a cleaning solution and preventing the removed soils from being redeposited onto the substrate being cleaned. Examples of suitable anti-redeposition agents include fatty acid amides, fluorocarbon surfactants, complex phosphate esters, styrene maleic anhydride copolymers, and cellulosic derivatives such as hydroxyethyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, and the like. A cleaning composition may include about 0.5-10 wt-%, preferably about 1-5 wt-%, of an anti-redeposition agent.
Various dyes, odorants including perfumes, and other aesthetic enhancing agents may also be included in the composition. Dyes may be included to alter the appearance of the composition, as for example, Direct Blue 86 (Miles), Fastusol Blue (Mobay Chemical Corp.), Acid Orange 7 (American Cyanamid), Basic Violet 10 (Sandoz), Acid Yellow 23 (GAF), Acid Yellow 17 (Sigma Chemical), Sap Green (Keyston Analine and Chemical), Metanil Yellow (Keystone Analine and Chemical), Acid Blue 9 (Hilton Davis), Sandolan Blue/Acid Blue 182 (Sandoz), Hisol Fast Red (Capitol Color and Chemical), Fluorescein (Capitol Color and Chemical), Acid Green 25 (Ciba-Geigy), and the like.
Fragrances or perfumes that may be included in the compositions include, for example, terpenoids such as citronellol, aldehydes such as amyl cinnamaldehyde, a jasmine such as C1S-jasmine or jasmal, vanillin, and the like.
The ingredients may optionally be processed in a minor but effective amount of an aqueous medium such as water to substantially blend and solubilize the ingredients and achieve a homogenous mixture, to aid in the hydration reaction if needed, to provide an effective level of viscosity for processing the mixture, and to provide the processed composition with the desired amount of firmness and cohesion during discharge and upon hardening. The mixture during processing preferably comprises about 2-20 wt-% of an aqueous medium, preferably about 5-15 wt-%. The extruded embodiment can contain less than about 1.3 moles of water per mole of alkalinity source, preferably less than 1.25 moles per mole of sodium carbonate.
The FIGURE is a drawing of a preferred embodiment of the packaged solid block detergent of the invention. The detergent has a unique pinch waist elliptical profile. This profile ensures that this block with its particular profile can fit only spray on dispensers that have a correspondingly shaped location for the solid block detergent. We are unaware of any solid block detergent having this shape in the market place. The shape of the solid block ensures that no unsuitable substitute for this material can easily be placed into the dispenser for use in a warewashing machine. In FIG. 1 the overall product 10 is shown having a cast solid block 11 (revealed by the removal of packaging 12) with a mass of at least 500 gms, preferably 1 to 10 kg. The packaging includes a label 13. The film wrapping can easily be removed using a tear line or fracture line 15 or 15a incorporated in the wrapping.
The detergent compositions of the invention can comprise powdered, agglomerated, liquid, pellet and solid block detergents. The powdered, agglomerated, liquid and pellet compositions can be made conventionally.
The invention provides a method of processing a solid block cleaning composition. According to the invention, a cleaning agent and optional other ingredients are mixed in an aqueous medium. A minimal amount of heat may be applied from an external source to facilitate processing of the mixture.
The alkaline cast solid materials of the invention can be manufactured in batch processing. In such processing, one or more of the ingredients used in making the cast solid materials can be charged to a mixing vessel that can be equipped with a heating source such as hot water, steam, electrical heaters, etc. The container and its charge can be heated to an effective mixing temperature and the balance of ingredients can be added. Once mixed and fully uniform, the agitated contents can then be removed from the batch mixer into molds or containers for solidification. Alternatively, the mixing of the ingredients can be accomplished in a series of two or more batch mixing vessels, each equipped with its own agitator and heat source. Ingredients can be added singly to any specific mixing apparatus or can be combined to make a premix which can be charged to a mixing apparatus prior to the addition of other ingredients or can be added to one or more ingredients in mixing apparatus.
Optional mixing system provides for continuous mixing of the ingredients at high shear to form a substantially homogeneous liquid or semi-solid mixture in which the ingredients are distributed throughout its mass. Preferably, the mixing system includes extrusion means for mixing the ingredients to provide shear effective for maintaining the mixture at a flowable consistency, with a viscosity during processing of about 1,000-1,000,000 cP, preferably about 50,000-200,000 cP. The mixing system is preferably a continuous flow mixer (extruder), as for example, a Teledyne continuous processor or a Breadsley Piper continuous mixer, more preferably a single or twin screw extruder apparatus, with a twin-screw extruder being highly preferred, as for example, a multiple section Buhler Miag twin screw extruder.
It is preferred that the mixture is processed at a temperature to maintain stability of the ingredients, preferably at ambient temperatures of about 20-80° C, more preferably about 30-50° C. Although limited external heat may be applied to the mixture, it can be appreciated that the temperature achieved by the mixture may become elevated during processing due to variances in ambient conditions, and/or by an exothermic reaction between ingredients. Optionally, the temperature of the mixture may be increased, for example, at the inlets or outlets of the mixing system, by applying heat from an external source to achieve a temperature of about 50-150° C., preferably about 55-70° C., to facilitate processing of the mixture.
Optionally, the mixing system can include means for milling the ingredients to a desired particle size. The components may be milled separately prior to being added to the mixture, or with another ingredient. An ingredient may be in the form of a liquid or a solid such as a dry particulate, and may be added to the mixture separately or as part of a premix with another ingredient, as for example, the cleaning agent, the aqueous medium, and additional ingredients such as a second cleaning agent, a detergent adjuvant or other additive, a secondary hardening agent, and the like. One or more premixes may be added to the mixture.
An aqueous medium may be included in the mixture in a minor but effective amount to solubilize the soluble ingredients, to maintain the mixture at a desired viscosity during processing, and to provide the processed composition and final product with a desired amount of firmness and cohesion. The aqueous medium may be included in the mixture as a separate ingredient, or as part of a liquid ingredient or premix.
The ingredients are mixed to form a substantially homogeneous consistency wherein the ingredients are distributed substantially evenly throughout the mass. The mixture is then discharged from the mixing system by casting into a mold or other container, by extruding the mixture, and the like. Preferably, the mixture is cast or extruded into a mold or other packaging system which can optionally, but preferably, be used as a dispenser for the composition. It is preferred that the temperature of the mixture when discharged from the mixing system is sufficiently low to enable the mixture to be cast or extruded directly into a packaging system without first cooling the mixture. Preferably, the mixture at the point of discharge is at about ambient temperature, about 20-50° C., preferably about 30-45° C. The composition is then allowed to harden to a solid form that may range from a low density, sponge-like, malleable, caulky consistency to a high density, fused solid, concrete-like block.
Optionally, heating and cooling devices may be mounted adjacent to mixing apparatus to apply or remove heat in order to obtain a desired temperature profile in the mixer. For example, an external source of heat may be applied to one or more barrel sections of the mixer, such as the ingredient inlet section, the final outlet section, and the like, to increase fluidity of the mixture during processing. Preferably, the temperature of the mixture during processing, including at the discharge port, is maintained at or below the melting temperature of the ingredients, preferably at about 20-50° C.
When processing of the ingredients is completed, the mixture may be discharged from the mixer through a discharge port. The cast composition eventually hardens due, at least in part, to cooling and/or the chemical reaction of the ingredients. The solidification process may last from a minute to about 2-3 hours, depending, for example, on the size of the cast or extruded composition, the ingredients of the composition, the temperature of the composition, and other like factors. Preferably, the cast or extruded composition "sets up" or begins to harden to a solid form within about 1 minute to about 3 hours, preferably about 1 minute to about 2 hours, preferably about 1 minute to about 20 minutes.
Powdered, agglomerated, liquid and pellet detergents can be packaged in conventional envelopes, canisters, tubs, bottles, drums, etc.
The processed block compositions of the invention may be cast into temporary molds from which the solidified compositions may be removed and transferred for packaging. The compositions may also be cast directly into a packaging receptacle. Extruded material may also be cut to a desired size and packaged, or stored and packaged at a later time.
The packaging receptacle or container may be rigid or flexible, and composed of any material suitable for containing the compositions produced according to the invention, as for example, glass, steel, plastic, cardboard, cardboard composites, paper, and the like.
Advantageously, since the composition is processed at or near ambient temperatures, the temperature of the processed mixture is low enough so that the mixture may be cast or extruded directly into the container or other packaging receptacle without structurally damaging the receptacle material. As a result, a wider variety of materials may be used to manufacture the container than those used for compositions that processed and dispensed under molten conditions.
Preferred packaging used to contain the compositions is manufactured from a material which is biodegradable and/or water-soluble during use. Such packaging is useful for providing controlled release and dispensing of the contained cleaning composition. Biodegradable materials useful for packaging the compositions of the invention include, for example, water-soluble polymeric films comprising polyvinyl alcohol, as disclosed for example in U.S. Pat. No. 4,474,976 to Yang; U.S. Pat. No. 4,692,494 to Sonenstein; U.S. Pat. No. 4,608,187 to Chang; U.S. Pat. No. 4,416,793 to Haq; U.S. Pat. No. 4,348,293 to Clarke; U.S. Pat. No. 4,289,815 to Lee; and U.S. Pat. No. 3,695,989 to Albert, the disclosures of which are incorporated by reference herein. Where the composition comprises a highly caustic material, safety measures should be taken during manufacture, storage, dispensing and packaging of the processed composition. In particular, steps should be taken to reduce the risk of direct contact between the operator and the solid cast composition, and the washing solution that comprises the composition.
The variety of cleaning composition made according to the present invention is dispensed from a spray-type dispenser such as that disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,826,661, 4,690,305, 4,687,121, 4,426,362, Re Nos. 32,762 and 32,818 the disclosures of which are incorporated by reference herein. Briefly, a spray-type dispenser functions by impinging a water spray upon an exposed surface of the solid composition to dissolve a portion of the composition, and then immediately directing the concentrate solution comprising the composition out of the dispenser to a storage reservoir or directly to a point of use. The spray is created by a spray head that can shape the spray pattern to match the solid detergent shape.
The above specification provides a basis for understanding the broad meets and bounds. of the invention. The following examples and test data provide an understanding of the specific embodiments of the invention and contain a best mode. All sodium carbonate based examples were made by extrusion as disclosed herein. All caustic based products were made by the Fernholz molten process disclosed above.
The experiment was run to determine the level of water needed to extrude a sodium carbonate product. The product of this example is a presoak but applies equally to a warewash detergent product. A liquid premix was made using water, nonyl phenol ethoxylate with 9.5 moles EO (NPE 9.5), a Direct Blue 86 dye, a fragrance and a Silicone Antifoam 544. These were mixed in a jacketed mix vessel equipped with a marine prop agitator. The temperature of this premix was held between 85-90° F. to prevent gelling. The rest of the ingredients for this experiment were sodium tripolyphosphate, sodium carbonate, and LAS 90% flake which were all fed by separate powder feeders. These materials were all fed into a Teledyne 2″ paste processor. Production rates for this experiment varied between 20 and 18 lbs/minute. The experiment was divided into five different sections, each section had a different liquid premix feed rate, which reduced the amount of water in the formula. Product discharged the Teledyne through an elbow and a 1˝″ diameter sanitary pipe. Higher levels of water to ash molar ratios (about 1.8-1.5) produced severe cracking and swelling. Only when levels of water approached 1.3 or less did we see no cracking or swelling of the blocks. Best results were seen at a 1.25 water to ash molar ratio. This shows an example that an extruded ash based product can be made but the water level has to be maintained at lower levels in order to prevent severe cracking or swelling.
Carbonate compositions were prepared in extrusion processes similar to those in the Preparatory Example. A sodium carbonate based detergent (formula 1) was tested vs. a NaOH based detergent (formula 2). The compositions of these two formulas are listed in Table 1.
Formula 1
Formula 2
(Alkalinity source)
condition agent)
(Nonionic Defoamer)
EO/PO Block
Polymer Defoamer
Ash - 11% water
S.P. >>[water]
to 100
to 100
* Sodium Tripolyphosphate
(II) Test Procedures
A 10-cycle spot, film, protein, and lipstick removal test was used to compare formulas 1 and 2 under different test conditions. In this test procedure, three clean and five milk-coated Libbey glasses were washed in an institutional dish machine (a Hobart C-44) together with a lab soil and the test detergent formula. One clear glass was directly marked with a lipstick streak from top to bottom. The concentrations of each detergent were maintained constant throughout the 10-cycle test.
The lab soil used is a 50/50 combination of beef stew and hot point soil. The hot point soil is a greasy, hydrophobic soil made of 4 parts Blue Bonnet all vegetable margarine and 1 part Carnation Instant Non-Fat milk powder.
In the test, the milk-coated glasses are used to test the soil removal ability of the detergent formula, while the initially clean glasses are used to test the anti-redeposition ability of the detergent formula. Milk coatings were made by dipping clean glasses into whole milk and conditioning the coated glass at 100° F. and 65% RH. At the end of the test, the glasses are rated for spots, film, and protein on the milk cooled glasses, and lipstick removal on the clean glasses. The rating scale is from 1 to 5 with 1 being the best and 5 being the worst results.
(III) Test Results
In example 1, formula 1 was compared with formula 2 in the 10-cycle spot, film, protein, and lipstick removal test under 1000 ppm detergent, 500 ppm food soil, and 5.5 grains city water conditions (moderate hardness). The test results are listed in Table 2.
Formula 1 (Ash)
Not Done
Formula 2 (Caustic)
Not Done
These results show that under low water hardness and normal soil conditions, the ash-based formula 1 performs as well as the caustic-based formula 2.
In example 2, formula 1 was compared with formula 2 in the 10-cycle spot, film, protein, and lipstick removal test under 1500 ppm detergent, 2000 ppm food soil, and 5.5 grains city water conditions. The test results are listed in Table 3.
Formula 1
Formula 2
These test results show that under low water hardness and heavy soil conditions, higher detergent concentrations can be used to get good spot, film, and protein results that are comparable to those obtained in Example 1. Surprisingly, formula 1 outperformed formula 2 in lipstick removal.
In example 3, formula 1 was compared with formula 2 in the 10-cycle spot, film, protein, and lipstick removal test under 1500 ppm detergent, 2000 ppm food soil, and 18 grains hard water conditions. The test results are listed in Table 4.
Formula 1
Formula 2
These test results show that under high water hardness and heavy soil conditions, cleaning results generally suffer, even with higher detergent concentrations. However, formula 1 outperformed formula 2, especially in lipstick removal.
In order to evaluate the relative importance of the detergency enhancing nonionic surfactant (a benzyl ether of a C10-14 linear alcohol (12.4 moles) ethoxylate, and the strong chelating agent (sodium aminotrimethylene phosphonate), in the ash-based detergent, four variations of formula 1 were compared vs. each other under 1000 ppm detergent, 500 ppm food soil, and 5.5 grain city water conditions. The test results are listed in Table 5.
Formula 1
Formula 1A
Formula 1B
Formula 1C
-- Formula 1A is formula 1 without nonionic
-- Formula 1B is formula 1 without nonionic and sodium aminotrimethylene phosphonate
-- Formula 1C is formula 1 without sodium aminotrimethylene phosphonate
These test results show that the chelating agents cooperate with the alkalinity sources to remove soil such as in lipstick removal.
Two caustic based detergents were evaluated, one with sodium aminotrimethylene phosphonate and the other without this raw material. The compositions of these two formulas are listed in Table 6.
Formula 3
Formula 4
(Alkalinity source)
condition agent)
(Nonionic Defoamer)
EO/PO Block
to 100
to 100
Test Results:
In Example 5, formula 3 was compared to formula 4 in the 10 cycle spot, film protein, and lipstick removal test with 1000 ppm detergent, 2000 ppm food soil, and five grains city water conditions. The test results are listed in Table 7.
Formula 3
Formula 4
These test results show that under low water hardness and heavy sol conditions, that the addition of sodium aminotrimethylene phosphonate to a caustic based detergent contributes to lipstick soil removal.
In Example 6, formula 3 was compared to formula 4 in the 10 cycle spot, film, protein and lipstick removal test with 1500 ppm detergent, 2000 ppm food soil, and five grains city water conditions. The test results are listed in Table 8.
Formula 3
Formula 4
These test results show again at a higher detergent concentration that the addition of sodium aminotrimethylene phosphonate to the caustic detergent contributes to lipstick soil removal. Note that Formula 3 at 1500 ppm does not remove lipstick as well as Formula 4 at 1000 ppm. This combination of Example 5 and Example 6 demonstrates well the performance benefit of the invention.
The above specification, examples and data provide a complete description of the manufacture and use of the composition of the invention. Since many embodiments of the invention can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, the invention resides in the claims hereinafter appended.
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LOWER TRESTLES, California (Sunday, September 13, 2009) – The world's best surfers took to the water today for Round 1 of the Hurley Pro Trestles, and despite the presence of a challenging south wind, the ASP Top 45 lit up the three-to-four foot (1 metre) rights and lefts on offer at Lower Trestles.
Event No. 6 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour, the Hurley Pro Trestles saw the completion of Round 1 and the opening two heats of Round 2 today, with some major upsets as well as big scores going down in the challenging conditions.
Kelly Slater (USA), 37, reigning nine-time ASP World Champion and current ASP World No. 8, wasted no time in reestablishing his dominance at the famed break, opening with a 9.00 and a 9.50 in the first five minutes of his Round 1 heat. Slater detonated on his forehand, blending lightning-fast fin throws with perfectly executed reverses in his relegating of Adrian Buchan (AUS), 26, and former ASP World No. 2 Rob Machado (USA), 36, to Round 2 of competition.
"I think those two waves were probably two of the best that broke all day," Slater said. "There haven't been too many rights all day, but I was able to grab a couple of really good ones to start out. I didn't think I was going to better a 9.00 out there so I came in and went for a board change to try something a little different towards the end of the heat."
While several competitors struggled with the onshore/side shore wind today, Slater tapped into his Floridian roots in order to navigate today's challenging conditions, acquiring the day's high heat total (18.50 out of a possible 20) en route to his advancement to Round 3.
"Today is definitely more like Florida and less like California," Slater said. "It can definitely be challenging and you have to change your approach to how you do maneuvers. I have some pretty good boards at the moment so that's helping."
Bede Durbidge (AUS), 26, former event winner (2006) and current ASP World No. 11, was another strong performer this morning, utilizing an impressive backhand repertoire to best Californian Tim Reyes (USA), 27, and returning compatriot Luke Stedman (AUS), 33, in Round 1 of competition. While the well-built Australian hasn't enjoyed the same success as last season yet, Durbidge looks to build on a strong showing in California.
"It's always good to come back to Trestles," Durbidge said. "I have so many good memories here and it's always nice to come back. I love the wave; it's just so fun to surf. It's not Lowers at its best today, that's for sure, but I've had heaps of surf like this before and I'm ready for anything. Hopefully we'll get some good surf for the end of the waiting period."
Aside from the dominance of Slater and Durbidge, the collective victory at today's Hurley Pro Trestles came from the new faces on tour.
Kekoa Bacalso (HAW), 24, former ASP World Junior Champion (2005) and current ASP World No. 17, led the 2009 ASP Dream Tour rookies today, scoring a major upset over current ASP World No. 2, C.J. Hobgood (USA), 30, in Round 1 of the Hurley Pro Trestles.
"It's definitely good for my confidence to beat a guy like C.J. (Hobgood)," Bacalso said. "I had a slow start to that heat and I was pretty nervous, to tell you the truth. I hadn't surfed a heat in about a month and a half, and I'm sure everyone is in the same boat. I blew it on my first wave and saw guys riding waves out the back, and thought, 'oh great, I'm going to get smoked,' but I was able to come back."
Michel Bourez (PYF), 23, another rookie on the 2009 ASP Dream Tour, bested an in-form Jordy Smith (ZAF), 21, and veteran Greg Emslie (ZAF), 32, in their Round 1 bout, bashing the lefthanders with unmatched power on his backhand.
"The wind died down a little and I saw a few good lefts come in before my heat, so I thought that was the option," Bourez said. "It ended up working out and I'm happy to get that first heat win."
Brett Simpson (USA), 24, wildcard in the Hurley Pro Trestles, caused a big upset this afternoon, taking down perennial threat Taj Burrow (AUS), 31, and lethal Australian Dean Morrison, 28, in Round 1 of competition. Needing a score with the clock dying, Simpson hooked into a roping a lefthander, punctuating with an electric backhand reverse to the tune of a 7.07 out of a possible 10, taking the win and advancing directly to Round 3.
"That wave came out the back and I thought Dean (Morrison) was going to catch it," Simpson said. "It looked really good and as I stood up, it ran and I knew I needed to do something big. I figured if I pulled it, I'd get a good score, and if not, it wasn't like I was letting an amazing wave get away from me."
Simpson, who took down the prestigious ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS) 6-Star Hurley Pro Trestles last July and is hunting down a spot on next season's elite ASP World Tour, is recovering from a bone chip in his ankle, but today's performance spoke volumes about the young man's tenacity.
"I'm feeling much better and I'm trying not to worry about it (the injury)," Simpson said. "The more you think about it, the more it messes with your head, so I'm just focusing on going out there and catching the best waves and surfing well. It felt good to win that heat because there were some big names out there. I knew Taj (Burrow) was always going to put up a good fight and Dean (Morrison) was going to sit and wait with his guns out there and wait for the bombs and he's lethal. My goal was to stay busy and try some new-school maneuvers and try and get some scores. Psyched I got through and looking forward to having fun in the event."
Burrow, currently ranked No. 4 on the ASP World Tour, would continue today's run of bad luck, being eliminated from the Hurley Pro Trestles by the wildcard Machado in the final heat of the day.
Surfline, official forecasters of the Hurley Pro Trestles, is calling for today's fetch of Northwest swell to drop slightly before tomorrow and are still tracking a south swell for later in the week.
Officials will reconvene tomorrow morning at 7am to assess conditions for a possible 8am start.
When competition resumes, up first will be former ASP World Champion (2001) C.J. Hobgood (USA), 30, up against 2009 ASP Dream Tour rookie Marlon Lipke (DEU), 25, in Heat 3 of Round 2 at the Hurley Pro Trestles.
Highlights from today's Hurley Pro Trestles will be available via www.hurley.com/hurleypro/
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Heat 1: Michael Picon (FRA) 13.67, Ben Dunn (AUS) 9.67, Tom Whitaker (AUS) 9.50
Heat 2: Damien Hobgood (USA) 7.27, Dustin Barca (HAW) 6.80, Drew Courtney (AUS) 5.43
Heat 3: David Weare (ZAF) 9.43, Bobby Martinez (USA) 8.64, Dayyan Neve (AUS) 7.10
Heat 4: Mick Fanning (AUS) 14.83, Chris Ward (USA) 8.67, Nic Muscroft (AUS) 4.43
Heat 5: Bede Durbidge (AUS) 15.34, Tim Reyes (USA) 11.00, Luke Stedman (AUS) 7.97
Heat 6: Dane Reynolds (USA) 14.84, Phillip MacDonald (AUS) 11.47, Adriano de Souza (BRA) 6.16,
Heat 7: Kekoa Bacalso (HAW) 11.90, Marlon Lipke (DEU) 11.66, C.J. Hobgood (USA) 10.27
Heat 8: Kai Otton (AUS) 12.83, Joel Parkinson (AUS) 9.83, Kai Barger (HAW) 7.83
Heat 9: Kelly Slater (USA) 18.50, Adrian Buchan (AUS) 14.00, Rob Machado (USA) 9.67
Heat 10: Brett Simpson (USA) 14.24, Taj Burrow (AUS) 11.34, Dean Morrison (AUS) 8.10
Heat 11: Chris Davidson (AUS) 13.96, Tiago Pires (PRT) 13.77, Taylor Knox (USA) 11.76
Heat 12: Michel Bourez (PYF) 15.67, Jordy Smith (ZAF) 14.87, Greg Emslie (ZAF) 11.14
Heat 13: Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) 11.97, Josh Kerr (AUS) 11.33, Jihad Khodr (BRA) 8.86
Heat 14: Jeremy Flores (FRA) 12.66, Jay Thompson (AUS) 11.47, Aritz Aranburu (EUK) 8.87
Heat 15: Tim Boal (FRA) 14.10, Nathaniel Curran (USA) 12.83, Mick Campbell (AUS) 7.16
Heat 16: Heitor Alves (BRA) 14.57, Kieren Perrow (AUS) 11.44, Roy Powers (HAW) 4.17
Heat 1: Joel Parkinson (AUS) 12.16 def. Kai Barger (HAW) 9.93
Heat 2: Rob Machado (USA) 15.16 def. Taj Burrow (AUS) 15.00
Heat 3: C.J. Hobgood (USA) vs. Marlon Lipke (DEU)
Heat 4: Adriano de Souza (BRA) vs. Phillip MacDonald (AUS)
Heat 5: Bobby Martinez (USA) vs. Luke Stedman (AUS)
Heat 6: Tom Whitaker (AUS) vs. Nic Muscroft (AUS)
Heat 7: Taylor Knox (USA) vs. Drew Courtney (AUS)
Heat 8: Jordy Smith (ZAF) vs. Tiago Pires (PRT)
Heat 9: Mick Campbell (AUS) vs. Greg Emslie (ZAF)
Heat 10: Kieren Perrow (AUS) vs. Jihad Khodr (AUS)
Heat 11: Adrian Buchan (AUS) vs. Aritz Aranburu (EUK)
Heat 12: Dean Morrison (AUS) vs. Nathaniel Curran (USA)
Heat 13: Tim Reyes (USA) vs. Roy Powers (HAW)
Heat 14: Chris Ward (USA) vs. Jay Thompson (AUS)
Heat 15: Dayyan Neve (AUS) vs. Josh Kerr (AUS)
Heat 16: Dustin Barca (HAW) vs. Ben Dunn (AUS)

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Braves return to college well for Tellor to end Day 2
By Mark Bowman / MLB.com
Over the past week, the Braves have likely gained some fans from the Southeast Missouri University community. They stirred excitement among this group with last weekend's promotion of Shea Simmons, and then fueled it again on Friday when they took first baseman Matt Tellor in the 10th round of the First-Year Player Draft.
Tellor was named the Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year after hitting .386 with 15 home runs and an impressive 1.102 OPS for Southeast Missouri this year. The 6-foot-5, 210-pound prospect made just four errors while playing 57 games at first base.
The Braves can only hope that Tellor's selection proves to be as rewarding as the one they made when they took Simmons out of this same Missouri school in the 22nd round of the 2012 Draft. Simmons fast-tracked his way through the Minor League system and made his Major League debut last weekend in Miami.
Tellor impressed with the strides that he made after hitting .311 with eight home runs and an .841 OPS in the 55 games he played during the 2013 season.
The Braves took collegiate products with seven of their first 10 selections. The Draft concludes on Saturday, with exclusive coverage of Rounds 11-40 beginning on MLB.com at 1 p.m. ET.
Big right-hander Povse goes to Braves in third round
Though Max Povse's collegiate statistics might not be inspiring, his 6-foot-7, 210-pound frame certainly caught the attention of the Braves, who believed it was worth taking a chance on the high reward the big right-hander might bring.
The Braves have always been recognized as an organization that stockpiles arms through the early portion of the First-Year Player Draft. Their tendency to stay away from big-bodied hurlers was not apparent on Friday, when they took Povse in the third round and 6-foot-7 right-hander Chad Sobotka with their fourth-round selection.
"When you have someone in the top rounds, they better have a good arm," Braves director of scouting Tony DeMacio said. "Then, you worry about the rest of it later."
In other words, the Braves were not concerned about the fact that Povse posted a 4.99 ERA and allowed 96 hits in the 79 1/3 innings he completed over 15 starts for the University of North Carolina-Greensboro this season. Heeding the advice of scout Billy Best, they were more interested in the fact that he possess a live fastball that has sat at 93-94 mph and rarely moved on a straight plane.
DeMacio was impressed with what he saw as Povse scattered nine hits and allowed just one run over six innings against Georgia Tech on Feb. 22.
"He's 20 years old," DeMacio said. "He's 6-foot-7 and he's finding his way around out there. He's going to be just fine."
Povse, who was selected by the Dodgers in the 42nd round of the 2011 Draft, has shown improvements with his slider over the past year and a scout who recently saw him was impressed with the feel he had for his changeup.
"We like his arm. Player development can develop him now," DeMacio said.
The Braves seem confident that Povse will forgo his senior season at UNCG. If he does, he would likely get a signing bonus in the neighborhood of the $514,200 slotted for the 102nd overall selection in the Draft.
The Draft concludes on Saturday, with exclusive coverage of Rounds 11-40 beginning on MLB.com at 1 p.m. ET.
Braves take college righty Sobotka in fourth round
After impressing scouts in the Cape Cod League last summer, Chad Sobotka entered this season as the preseason pitcher of the year in the Atlantic Sun Conference. But a small fracture in his back prevented him from pitching.
While a number of clubs opted to shy away from him during the early portion of the First-Year Player Draft, the Braves took scout Billy Best's advice and selected the big right-hander out of the University of South Carolina-Upstate in the fourth round on Friday afternoon.
"He got hurt early and he wasn't really seen by anybody early," Braves director of scouting Tony DeMacio said. "You couldn't see him, because he didn't pitch. We felt it was worth the risk of taking him, so we did and we like him."
DeMacio said the 6-foot-6, 195-pound Sobotka has already been cleared to begin throwing. If he continues to make progress, there is a chance he will be pitching for a Braves Minor League affiliate at some point this summer.
"We're just going to going to ease him through it," DeMacio said. "He's been throwing, so it's not like he's going to be sitting out. We'll just ease him into the program and when he's ready to compete, he'll compete."
When Sobotka was healthy, he displayed a fastball that sits at 92-95 and the ability to command his slider, curveball and changeup. One scout likened him to Kris Benson, the top overall selection in the 1996 Draft.
After notching 12 saves in 25 appearances as a freshman in 2012, Sobotka posted a 3.86 ERA in 26 appearances as sophomore. During last summer's Cape Cod League, he produced a 1.95 ERA and notched 30 strikeouts in 27 2/3 innings.
With Sobotka, second-round selection Garrett Fulenchek, who stands at 6-foot-4, and third-round selection Max Povse, who stands at 6-foot-8, the Braves assembled a group of pitchers who could be mistaken for basketball players.
"We'll beat anybody three-on-three," DeMacio said.
The Draft concludes on Saturday, with exclusive coverage of Rounds 11-40 beginning on MLB.com at 1 p.m. ET.
'Canes Diaz to Braves with fifth-round selection
Chris Diaz might not be blessed with the physical attributes of the pitchers the Braves selected before him in this year's First-Year Player Draft. But the University of Miami southpaw has proven he can compete against top competition.
Braves director of scouting Tony DeMacio was smiling when he exited the Turner Field draft room on Friday afternoon, just minutes after taking Perez with the club's fifth-round selection.
"He's a six-footer, but he's left-handed," DeMacio said of the 6-foot, 195-pound Diaz, who was named the ACC co-Pitcher of the Year for the 2014 season.
DeMacio's comment was in reference to the fact that each of the three pitchers the Braves had drafted -- Garrett Fulenchek, Max Povse and Chad Sobotka -- were powerful right-handers who stand at least 6-foot-4 tall.
After not being drafted out of high school, Diaz produced a stellar career at Miami. The 21-year-old became the Hurricanes ace during his 2013 sophomore season and competed with the U.S. National team this past summer.
Diaz does not possess overpowering stuff, as his sinking fastball sits around 90 mph. But he still managed to go 9-1 with a 2.41 ERA in 16 starts this year. He recorded 86 strikeouts and issued 41 walks in 101 innings. Opponents hit .236 against him.
After joining Miami's weekend rotation in 2013, Diaz allowed two earned runs or fewer in 24 of 32 starts. He became just the 10th Hurricane to be named a Louisville Slugger first-team All American this year.
"He's a quality left-hander who knows how to pitch," DeMacio said. "He's from a big-time school and a big-time program, and he wins."
The Draft concludes on Saturday, with exclusive coverage of Rounds 11-40 beginning on MLB.com at 1 p.m. ET.
Athletic outfielder Curcio to Braves in round six
After selecting four pitchers and a power-hitting outfielder with their first five selections in the First-Year Player Draft, the Braves altered direction late Friday afternoon when they took Florida Southern College's athletic outfielder Keith Curcio with their sixth-round selection.
Curcio hit .314 with an .887 OPS, and he was successful with 23 of the 24 stolen base attempts he recorded in 54 games with the NCAA Division II school. The 22-year-old prospect struck out just 17 times in 210 at-bats and made a smooth transition from third base to center field.
Braves scout Buddy Hernandez was credited for following Curcio, who was named a semifinalist for the Josh Willingham Award, which goes to the NCAA Division II's top player. He was also named to the Rawlings/ABCA NCAA Division II Gold Glove team.
The Braves took Braxton Davidson with their first selection and then used each of their next four picks on pitchers -- Garrett Fulenchuk, Max Povse, Chad Sobotka and Chris Diaz. Curcio was the fourth consecutive collegiate product taken by Atlanta.
"We're going to try to get the best player or best pitcher that is available for us," Braves director of scouting Tony DeMacio said. "We're drafting for need."
Given that none of their outfielders rank among their top 10 prospects according to MLB.com, the Braves certainly have a need to strengthen the organization's outfield depth.
The Draft concludes on Saturday, with exclusive coverage of Rounds 11-40 beginning on MLB.com at 1 p.m. ET.
Braves snag Dykstra's son in seventh round
The Braves dipped into baseball's All-Star history when they took Luke Dykstra, the son of former All-Star Lenny Dykstra, in the seventh round of the First-Year Player Draft.
"He plays like his daddy," a scout said via a text message sent shortly after the Braves made the selection late Friday afternoon.
Dykstra established himself as a sound offensive threat while playing shortstop and second base at suburban Los Angeles' Westlake High School. The 19-year-old infielder was recently named a 2014 Perfect Game second team All-American and the player of the year in his high school's conference.
"He's just like his dad; he plays with his hair on fire," Braves director of scouting Tony DeMacio said. "He's a little taller than his father, plays in the middle of the diamond, swings the bat and can run. He's a baseball player."
The 6-foot-1, 195-pound Dykstra has always had a close relationship with his older brother, Cutter, who is playing for the Nationals' Double-A affiliate in Harrisburg, Pa.
The Braves were impressed with Dykstra's advanced plate discipline and ability to consistently make solid contact. The infielder has also displayed the will to win that his father showed as he established himself as one of the game's most intense competitors during a 12-year Major League career that included three All-Star selections and two World Series titles.
Lenny Dykstra and Braves pitching coach Roger McDowell were teammates on the 1986 Mets team that won the World Series.
Braves use eighth-rounder on dual-threat Roney
When the Orioles selected Bradley Roney in the 18th round of the 2011 First-Year Player Draft, they viewed him as a third baseman. Three years later, the Braves are more interested in placing him on the mound.
Roney was selected by the Braves in the eighth round on Friday. The 21-year-old right-hander spent the past two seasons serving as a corner infielder and record-setting closer at Southern Mississippi University.
If Roney signs with the Braves, he is expected to be utilized as a reliever. His fastball has routinely sat in the low 90s and occasionally touched 95 mph. Once he has a chance to solely focus on pitching, scouts believe he has the potential to refine his delivery and consequently produce more consistent action with his slider and changeup.
Roney produced a 1.24 ERA while totaling 36 1/3 innings over 18 appearances this season. He recorded 38 strikeouts and limited opponents to a .151 batting average. In addition, he notched 12 of the school-record 30 saves he compiled during his collegiate career.
The Draft concludes on Saturday, with exclusive coverage of Rounds 11-40 beginning on MLB.com at 1 p.m. ET.
UNC-Pembroke's Edgerton tapped in ninth round
Though the Braves did not extend their tradition of selecting hometown products during the early portion of the First-Year Player Draft, they have focused heavily on the Carolinas.
When University of North Carolina-Pembroke third baseman Jordan Edgerton was selected in the ninth round on Friday afternoon, he became the fourth player the Braves drafted from either North Carolina or South Carolina, which are both monitored by scout Billy Best.
Best was also credited with finding three of the club's first four draftees -- Braxton Davidson, Max Povse and Chad Sobotka.
"Every year is different; they come from different places," Braves director of scouting Tony DeMacio said. "This year, the way the board works, it just so happens that Billy Best is getting guys. [Midwest scout] Gerald Turner has gotten guys in the past. That's just the way it is. We're not picking high. We're trying to make the most of what we've got."
Edgerton earned All-American honors for a second straight season after hitting .352 with a career-best 11 home runs this season. He struck out just nine times in 222 at-bats and was successful with 13 of his 16 stolen base attempts.
During his three-year career at Pembroke, Edgerton hit .352 (208-for-591) with 69 extra-base hits. One drawback has been his defense, as evidenced by the 17 errors he made in 185 chances this past season.
Mark Bowman is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Project Description: This project aims to empirically characterize how spirituality and religion interact with life-threatening illness, and develop and test new spiritual care interventions within targeted patient populations. Key areas of study include describing the multi-layered role that religion/spirituality holds within the experience of illness, understanding how social and institutional structures shape expressions and perceptions of spirituality, and developing and testing new models of spiritual care within healthcare with particular sensitivity to a variety of epidemiological outcomes. The project also attempts to engage key ethical and policy questions concerning the provision of spiritual care within a secular healthcare setting. Finally, the project evaluates the roles and interplay between physicians, nurses, social workers, chaplains, and clergy as they care for patients facing serious illness.


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The world breathed a sigh of relief this weekend when Justin Bieber returned to Instagram.
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I have kept tomatoes in my refrigerator for up to a month without them appreciably degrading in flavor or texture. You would have to have a pretty poor source for tomatoes if they can't stand up to a few days in the refrigerator.
Nowhere does your article state that you SHOULD refrigerate tomatoes, only that you MAY.
There are some things that just CAN'T be refrigerated: potates, onions, tomatoes (YES, tomatoes!!) and basil.
When you get your tomatoes home, you certainly can refrigerate them.
I don't know what the objection to refrigerating them is supposed to be.
Nowhere did I say that one should refrigerate tomatoes.
This argument of yours seems all too familiar.
fattpie,Refrigerators actually dehydrate what's stored in them, that's the biggest reason you don't refrigerate bread, even in a plastic bag! (Or have I just started another argument? )If you keep it in a plastic container, wrapped loosely in a paper towel or two (or put the stems in a jar of water with a plastic bag over) they WON'T lose moisture! My fresh basil has kept this way for over a week, whereas in the fridge, it turns black and slimey in a couple days.If it can't tolerate below 50o in the garden (a well-known fact), how will it tolerate 38o in your refrigerator?I'd like to plant some seeds right now, but it says to put them in a sunny window in the winter.... hmmmm.... a sunny window in Seattle in the winter? I think that's an oxymoron!~sd


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Holdzkom hits free-agent market
Right-hander could return to Phils on Minor League deal
By Ken Mandel / MLB.com
CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Lincoln Holdzkom, a Rule 5 Draft pick, has been offered back to the Red Sox, who refused him, making the hard-throwing right-hander a free agent. Holdzkom appeared in three Grapefruit League games for the Phillies, working 3 1/3 innings. He allowed one earned run on three hits and four walks, while striking out three. Though taken off the 40-man roster, Holdzkom could return to the Phillies on a Minor League deal. Holdzkom, 25, originally was selected by the Marlins in the seventh round of the 2001 First-Year Player Draft. He split last season between Double-A Portland and Triple-A Pawtucket, going 5-1 with one save and a 2.97 ERA in 42 games and held opponents to a .231 average. Lefty Travis Blackley, the other Rule 5 Draft selection made at the Winter Meetings in December, remains with the Phillies and in contention for a spot on the pitching staff.
Ken Mandel is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Why not southern Vermont?
If at first you do succeed, try again!
We know that's not exactly the way that classic phrase goes, but please allow us to coin a new one for today.
After a successful 5-second showing in Times Square earlier this year, Brattleboro Chamber of Commerce Director Jerry Goldberg decided to make another go of this promotional endeavor ... and this time he brought along a couple of colleagues for the ride.
(Truth be told, that 5 seconds was really more like 10 minutes of Times Square exposure, collectively.)
Goldberg, along with the chamber directors for Mount Snow Valley and Manchester and the Mountains, has put together a new, 5-second clip, promoting Southern Vermont as a tourist destination via the big (and we mean big!) screens in New York's famous Times Square.
And what better time for such exposure than New Year's Eve?
According to a release, "the 5-second commercial features all three destinations with a series of local images. The spot will be featured on ABC's Astrovision screen as well as on the brand-new Times Square screen and will run in rotation on each screen 120 times from Thursday, Dec. 27, through Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2013."
(Remember when we said "big." That Astrovision screen is 5,000 square feet!)
The promotion will also include a full-page ad in Horizon magazine, which is distributed to approximately 100,000 Wall Street Journal subscribers in the New York City metropolitan area.
"The big story this time is that those of us responsible for promoting southern Vermont, we really feel how important it is to promote southern Vermont as a major destination," Goldberg told the editorial board on Wednesday, following the announcement. "A lot of tourists are shooting up and shooting past. We're saying, 'Take a look around. You can find what you're looking for in Southern Vermont. And save some mileage to boot!'"
The initial Brattleboro The One and Only campaign ran for a week in the beginning of September, and we lauded the creative approach at the time, promoting Vermont as not just simply a winter tourist destination.
So, did Goldberg see any success from that run?
"One of the reasons I did it was to get Brattleboro -- the one and only Brattleboro -- on people's screens," Goldberg said. "While the ad itself may not have done a lot, the coverage of the ad did a lot to get the name Brattleboro out there."
Indeed, the unusual campaign was picked up by various news outlets and must have created enough of a buzz to create fans of the idea.
"I think it shows, that my colleagues at Mount Snow Valley Chamber and Manchester and the Mountains chamber were on board immediately and without question ... They see the value there, too."
We applaud the move, also. It would appear, to many outside of the area, that a true Vermont vacation can only be had when you trek up into the central part of the state. But southern Vermont -- Windham and Bennington counties -- fulfill the needs of any tourists. From the outlets in Manchester and the slopes at Mount Snow and Stratton, to the deep history on display in Bennington and the vibrant arts scene in Brattleboro and its surrounding towns, what more could one ask for? Add to that the plethora of local restaurants and bed and breakfasts, and you can't go wrong.
So we hope this effort does well to promote the values of southern Vermont to the rest of the country. And while we're at it, we'll pitch southern Vermont as a good place to "stay-cation" at, too -- for daytrips or weekend getaways.
Kudos, once again, for our local officials thinking outside of the box to promote the good our region has to offer.
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I looked and didn't find a thread about lunch. Since I love eating lunch either in or out, I wanted to see if others love lunch too.
This week and maybe next [depending on if I'm still able to] I'll continue on the cleanse that started this past Monday. It's pretty regimented so for now, it's a bit boring but that'll only last into next week at most.
Today, since just making my lunch I'll report on that.
Assembled a huge green salad that is living in a huge Tupperware bowl. I've used it the last 3 days. It's romaine, cherry tomatoes, carrots, celery, spring onions and steamed fresh green beans, and radishes.
So to that, I'm allowed to add for my lunch, my palm sized portion of a protein so either chicken or fish or ??? but not red meat so no beef. Also only able to use that spritzer spray salad dressing and I did. I got 3 flavors from the market so with that, I'm set. It isn't ranch or blue cheese or 1000 Island, but it's ok and doable. I took a 3 oz portion of tuna out of the foil packet and mixed that in my salad and either I'm starving or it's pretty darn good, I think I'm starved.
What are you making for lunch or if eating out, what are you planning on dining on?
Enjoy your day and have a bagel for me, lots of cream cheese please :)