Abstract: Flowable granular carpet cleaning compositions which do not contain borax or boric acid salts and which are readily shaken or strewn onto a carpet needing cleaning is disclosed. The compositions comprise as essential constituents: comminuted cellulose, zeolite, a inorganic salt system comprising of an (a) alkali metal carbonate, (b) an alkali metal bicarbonate, and an (c) alkali metal sesquicarbonate wherein the weight ratios of (a):(b):(c) are 1:0.5-2.5:0.5-2.5, one or more organic solvents, an organic or inorganic acid, anionic surfactant, nonionic surfactant and, water.

Abstract: Flowable granular carpet cleaning compositions which do not contain borax or boric acid salts and which are readily shaken or strewn onto a carpet needing cleaning is disclosed. The compositions comprise as essential constituents: comminuted cellulose, zeolite, a inorganic salt system comprising of an (a) alkali metal carbonate, (b) an alkali metal bicarbonate, and an (c) alkali metal sesquicarbonate wherein the ratios of (a):(b):(c) is 1:0.5-2.5:0.5-2.5, one or more organic solvents, an organic or inorganic acid, anionic surfactant, and, water.

Abstract: An aqueous cleaning composition for carpets, rugs, and textiles particularly useful in reducing malodor of urine stains has been discovered with the composition comprising:(a) from about 4.23% to about 4.28% by weight of a sodium or potassium salt of a diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid, an ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, a N-hydroxyethylethylenediaminetriacetic acid, or mixtures thereof;(b) from about 1.95% to about 2.05% by weight of a diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid, an ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, a N-hydroxyethylethylenediaminetriacetic acid, or a mixture thereof;(c) from about 0.82% to 0.98% of a sodium lauryl sulfate;(d) from about 0.49% to 0.59% by weight of an acrylate copolymer of the formula CF.sub.3 (CF.sub.2).sub.n CH.sub.2 OCOC(CH.sub.3).dbd.CH.sub.2 wherein n is from 6 to 8;(e) from about 0.22% to about 0.27% by weight of an octylphenoxypolyethoxy ethanol;(f) from about 0.35% to about 0.5% by weight of fragrance; and(g) from about 0.00003% to about 0.