Polyelectrolyte complexes

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11578231
APP PUB NO 20210079253A1
SERIAL NO

16950458

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The present invention relates to aqueous compositions of associative polyelectrolyte complexes (PECs), optionally containing surfactants, biocidal agents and/or oxidants, which can provide surface protection to treated articles including reduced soiling tendency, reduced cleaning effort and improved soil repellancy, as well as providing bacteriostatic properties to treated surfaces that thereby gain resistance to water, environmental exposure and microbial challenge. Treatment means and compositions are provided that employ associative polyelectrolyte complexes formed by combining a water soluble cationic first polyelectrolyte with a water soluble second polyelectrolyte bearing groups of opposite charge to the first polyelectrolyte under suitable mixing conditions where the one polyelectrolyte present in molar excess is added in the form of a first aqueous solution during a mixing step to a second aqueous solution comprising the oppositely charged polyelectrolyte present in molar deficiency. Also provided are means to form stable associative polyelectrolyte complexes in aqueous solutions having R values from about 0.10 to 20, including near stoichiometric R values approaching 1, being the ratio of charged groups present on the component polyelectrolytes employed.

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THE CLOROX COMPANY1221 BROADWAY OAKLAND CA 94612

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bennett, Carl W Glen Allen, US 10 96
Knock, Mona M Pleasanton, US 6 92
Lestage, David J McKinney, US 11 142
Scales, Charles W St. Augustine, US 28 511
Scheuing, David R Danville, US 76 1321
Smith, William L Pleasanton, US 177 3524
Zhang, Rui Kaohsiung, TW 806 5113

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