Abstract: A degreasing agent includes a mixture of trisodium phosphate, sodium silicate, sodium carbonate, sodium dodecyl benzene sulphonate, sodium hydrosulphite and octyl-phenol-polyoxyethylene ether. The degreasing agent may maintain degreasing effect for longer period of time. In addition, the metal product cleaned by the degreasing agent has a low cleaning inferior rate.

Abstract: An aqueous tire wheel cleaner composition useful for cleaning automobile tires are provided. The aqueous tire wheel cleaner composition contains an alkylene glycol, a salt of dialkyl sulfosuccinate, and as surfactants ethanol amine and an ethoxylate phosphate ester.

Abstract: The instant invention relates to a liquid composition comprising a mixture of: (1) water and/or a polar solvent; (2) a colloidal dispersion of mineral particles; and (3) a phosphonate terminated poly(oxyalkene) polymer; the invention also relates to process for stabilizing aqueous and/or solvent-based dispersions of mineral particles comprising the step of adding an efficient stabilising amount of a phosphonate terminated poly(oxyalkene) polymer.

Abstract: An aqueous tire wheel cleaner composition useful for cleaning automobile tires are provided. The aqueous tire wheel cleaner composition contains an alkali and/or alkaline earth metal hydroxycarboxilic acid or a quaternary amine ethoxylate; a salt of an aryl sulfonate, and as surfactants ethanol amine and an ethoxylate phosphate ester.

Abstract: A composition comprising a compound of formula (I) or (II): wherein r and q are independently integers of 1 to 3; Rf is linear or branched chain perfluoroalkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; j is an integer 0 or 1, or a mixture thereof, x is 1 or 2, Z is —O— or —S—, X is hydrogen or M, and M is an ammonium ion, an alkali metal ion, or an alkanolammonium ion is disclosed.

Abstract: An improved combination air sanitizer, soft surface sanitizer, soft surface deodorizer and hard surface disinfectant is disclosed. The preferred active ingredient for the air sanitization and soft surface odor treatment functions is triethylene glycol (TEG). The preferred active ingredient for soft surface sanitization and hard surface disinfection functions is a mixture of various alkyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium saccharinates. The formulation may be provided in an aerosol spray form and is useful for sanitizing and removing bacteria and malodorant molecules from the air as well as disinfecting hard surfaces. A unique combination of corrosion inhibitors is disclosed for convention steel or tin-plated steel cans. A single produce can be used as an air sanitizer/air freshener, a soft surface sanitizer, a soft-surface odor remover/reducer and, a hard surface disinfectant.

Abstract: Provided is a detergent composition having components (A) and (B1): (A) a phosphate monoester (1), and (B1) a phosphate monoester (2), wherein n=1; components (A), (B1) and (B2): (A) a phosphate monoester (1), (B1) a phosphate monoester (2), wherein n=1, and (B2) a phosphate monoester (2), wherein n=2; components (A), (B1) and (B2): (A) a phosphate monoester (1), (B1) a phosphate monoester (2), wherein n=1, and (B2) a phosphate monoester (2), wherein n=2; components (A) and (C): (A) a phosphate monoester (1), and (C) a phosphate monoester (3); or a phosphate-based surfactant produced by reacting a compound obtained by adding to an alcohol an alkylene oxide of 2 to 4 carbon atoms, with phosphoric acid, a polyphosphoric acid or P2O5: The detergent composition is mild to the skin, is high in versatility, and has a good foaming property in weak acidic water or in hard water.

Abstract: A method for the production of polycarboxylic acids is provided via the present invention. The novel method herein comprises the steps of i) mixing a phosphorous containing reducing agent with at least one carboxylic acid monomer to form a reaction mixture; ii) adding an equivalent of base to the reaction mixture to provide a partially neutralized reaction mixture; and iii) adding a free radical generator to the partially neutralized reaction mixture under polymerization conditions to form a phospho/carboxylic acid polymer containing solution. Preferred monomers, reducing agents and free radical generators are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to stable polymer systems comprising anionic and modified polyamine polymers. When such polymer systems are employed in cleaning compositions, such cleaning compositions exhibit unexpectedly improved anti-soil re-deposition and situs whitening capabilities.

Abstract: Novel textile finishing compositions for finishing textile articles are provided via the present invention. The textile finishing compositions disclosed herein comprise a cross-linking agents and a catalytic amount of an esterification agent. The cross-linking agents employed herein are selected from a number of phosphorous containing polycarboxylates. Also provided via the present invention are methods for applying the aforementioned finishing compositions to textile articles.

Abstract: Disclosed is a process for preparing a foamer composition having an anionic surfactant and a neutralizing amine. The process includes the steps of estimating an extent to which the anionic surfactant will decompose into acidic components under an elevated temperature range, determining an effective amount of neutralizing amine needed to sufficiently neutralize the acidic components upon the decomposition of the anionic surfactant and mixing the effective amount of neutralizing amine with the anionic surfactant. Also disclosed is a foamer composition having from about 5% to about 70% by weight anionic surfactant, from about 1% to about 20% by weight neutralizing amine, from about 2% to about 10% by weight amine-based corrosion inhibitor, from about 0% to about 20% by weight solvent, from about 1% to about 10% by weight scale inhibitor and from about 0% to about 30% water.

Abstract: A cleaning formulation comprising a cleaning agent, a particulate clay material and an aqueous carrier. The formulation has a pH less than about 4.0 and is characterized by at least a 90% reduction in viscosity at 25° C. at a shear rate of up to about 0.10 s?1. The cleaning formulation is thixotropic and has a highly desirable combination of acid stability, temperature stability, electrolyte stability and ultraviolet radiation stability.

Abstract: The cleaning composition of this invention comprises, as effective components, a compound (A) represented by the formula (1) and a nonionic surfactant (B): wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a straight-chain or branched-chain alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms and R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a straight-chain or branched-chain alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms. The cleaning composition of the invention is excellent in detergency and is satisfactory in respect of environmental protection properties, odor and flammability. An article to be cleaned can be cleaned by coming into contact with this cleaning composition.

Abstract: Novel textile finishing compositions for finishing textile articles are provided via the present invention. The textile finishing compositions disclosed herein comprise a cross-linking agent and a catalytic amount of an esterification agent. The cross-linking agents employed herein are selected from a number of phosphorous containing materials derived from maleic acid. Also provided via the present invention are methods for applying the aforementioned finishing compositions to textile articles.

Abstract: An aqueous detergent composition is provided containing phosphoric acid or salt thereof, an organic phosphate surfactant, a nonionic surfactant, and water. The aqueous detergent composition may be employed to improved the adhesion of a coating to a substrate. Also provided is a method of improving the adhesion of a coating to a substrate.

Abstract: To provide a surfactant composition with an excellent foamability and thickening performance and further an excellent storage stability, it comprises the following components (a) and (b): (a) at least one anionic surfactant selected from (1) sulfonate-type anionic surfactants having amide group or ester group, (2) carboxylate-type anionic surfactants and (3) phosphate-type anionic surfactants and (b) a compound expressed by the formula (I): where R1CO— is an acyl group having 6 to 24 carbon atoms, R2 is an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms and R3 is an alkylene group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or an alkenylene group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms.

Abstract: The anti-foaming preparations comprise aqueous formulations, which contain at least one substance, from the group of polyhydroxy compounds, non-ionic detergents and phosphoric acid esters and their salts, preferably alkyl polygluocosides, alkoxylated long-chain alcohols and an alkali salt of a phosphoric acid partial-ester. The particular advantage of said aqueous formulations is that they are stable when included in highly alkaline cleaning concentrates.

Abstract: The cleaning agent described above comprises a surfactant and an organic solvent, and the cleaning method described above is characterized by allowing the cleaning agent described above to flow on the surface of the material to be treated at a high speed to thereby clean the above surface. According to the present invention, deposits adhering firmly to a surface of a material to be treated can readily be removed without damaging the material to be treated.

Abstract: Detergent compositions each of which comprises (A) at least one phosphate ester or a salt thereof represented by the following formula (1): wherein R1 represents a C8-C18 hydrocarbon group, m stands for a number of from 0 to 10 on weight average, X represents H, an alkali metal atom, ammonium, a basic amino acid residual group, or an alkanolamino group having a hydroxy(C2-C3 alkyl) group, and R2 represents —(CH2CH2O)m—R1 or X, or a mixture thereof, and (B) at least one glyceryl ether having a C4-C12 alkyl or alkenyl group. These detergent compositions are low in skin irritation and are good in foaming performance.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for mitigating corrosion of applied color designs on a bottle, or on another glass or ceramic item. More specifically the composition or method of the present invention can mitigate corrosion even in the presence of a known corrosive agent. The composition and methods of the invention employ one or more phosphates and one or more phosphonates at a ratio that reduces or minimizes corrosion of an applied color design.

Abstract: Disclosed are pumpable surfactant compositions of alkanolamine salts of alkyl phosphate esters. The compositions have a solids content of about 60% by weight or more. Alkanolamines useful in preparation of the alkyl phosphate ester salts of the compositions of the present invention have the following formula III: wherein R4 to R6 are, individually, hydrogen or C1-8, linear or branched alkyl, alkenyl, alkaryl or aralkyl hydrocarbon moieties, which optionally may contain carbocyclic rings. At least one of the amine substituents is different from the other two. For at least one of the three substituents on the amine nitrogen, the sum of s and t (s+t) or v and w (v+w) or x and y (x+y) is equal to or greater than 1 and the corresponding R (R4, R5 or R6) is hydrogen. The subscripts p and q, individually, may be the same or different and are integers from 2 to 4.

Abstract: A new and improved toilet drain composition and method of using is disclosed for use in disinfecting and decalcifying. The toilet drain composition comprises a phosphoric acid derivative admixed with paradichlorobenzene and a diluent. The phosphoric acid derivative may be at a concentration ranging from 0.0000001 to 25% by weight. The paradichlorobenzene 14 may be at a concentration ranging form 0.0000001 to 25% by weight. The diluent may be at a concentration ranging from 0 to 90% by weight. Optional elements such as, an anionic surfactant, non-ionic surfactant, a dinintegration rate regulator, a complexing agent, a peroxy compound, a filler, a fragment essential oil, a dye, a bleaching agent, and a binder may be added to the toilet drain composition. The phase of the composition may be liquid, solid or semi-solid. One preferred configuration of the semi-solid block shape is that it has a series of nested concentric ridges defining a bull's eye target.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of particular phosphoric esters as emulsifiers and dispersants for pigments and fillers, based on polystyrene-block (b)-polyalkylene oxide copolymers. The invention provides block copolymeric phosphoric esters and their salts of the general formula (I) [R1O(SO)a(EO)b(CH2CHCH3O)c(BO)d]xPO—(OH)3−x  (I) where R1=a straight-chain or branched or cycloaliphatic radical having 1 to 22 carbon atoms, SO=styrene oxide, EO=ethylene oxide, BO=butylene oxide and a=1 to<2, b=3 to 100, c=0 to 10, d=0 to 3, x=1 or 2 where b≧a+c+d.

Abstract: A solid functional material comprises a functional agent such as a cleaning composition, a sanitizing agent, where a rinse agent, etc. in a solid block format. The solid block is formed by a binding agent that forms the active ingredients into a solid block. The binding agent comprises a phosphonate or amino acetate sequestrant, a carbonate salt and water in an E-Form hydrate. These materials at a specific mole ratio form a novel binding agent that can form functional materials into a solid matrix form.

Abstract: A cleaning formulation comprising a cleaning agent, a particulate clay material and an aqueous carrier. The formulation has a pH less than about 4.0 and is characterized by at least a 90% reduction in viscosity at 25° C. at a shear rate of up to about 0.10 s−1. The cleaning formulation is thixotropic and has a highly desirable combination of acid stability, temperature stability, electrolyte stability and ultraviolet radiation stability.

Abstract: A detergent composition comprising: (a) a surfactant selected from the group consisting of an anionic surfactant, a nonionic surfactant, an amphoteric surfactant, a zwitterionic surfactant, and mixtures thereof; (b) a cationic polymer; and (c) a phosphate.

Abstract: The present invention provides a composition that is suitable for lowering the alkalinity of a textile. The composition is also suitable for cleansing or treating a hard surface or a porous surface. The composition exhibits stability as a solution or as a dispersion at a temperature of about 0° C. to about 8° C. The composition includes a carrier, an acid, and a quaternary phosphonium compound, or a suitable salt or solvate thereof. The present invention also provides a method for cleansing or treating a surface. The method includes contacting the surface with an effective amount of a composition of the present invention to provide a treated or cleansed surface having a pH below about 7.5. The present invention also provides a method for preparing a composition of the present invention. The method includes combining the carrier, the acid, and the quaternary phosphonium compound, or a suitable salt or solvate thereof, in any order, to provide the composition.

Abstract: This invention provides a method of treating a dry or processed fluid pipe line susceptible to the build-up of iron sulfide deposits by complexing the iron sulfide in the pipe lines. The method of the present invention introduces the composition on a continuous or a batch basis to a gas pipe line. The composition is made of a solution of 1) water, 2) [tetrakis (hydroxymethyl) phosphonium] sulfate or chloride, and 3) a soluble ammonium salt, such as ammonium chloride or the like.

Abstract: The present invention provides a conditioning shampoo and/or body wash composition and a method of using the same. The composition of the present invention contains at least one anionic surfactant, at least one conditioning complex, and water. The conditioning complex is formed from at least one tertiary alkyl amidoamine and at least one phosphate ester.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method for cleaning and/or treating a surface, preferably surfaces such as ceramic, steel, plastic, glass and/or painted surfaces such as the exterior surface of a vehicle. The system and method utilize a cleaning composition that contains at least one water-soluble or water dispersible copolymer. The method may also include a step of applying to the surface a treating composition which contains non-photoactive nanoparticles.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the production of substantially alumosilicate-free detergents containing a soluble builder system which provides free-flowing and storage-stable granules. In this process for the production of a particulate, substantially alumosilicate-free detergent, an anionic surfactant acid is sprayed onto a detergent component containing anionic surfactant and builders in order to increase the anionic surfactant content.

Abstract: The present invention provides a composition that is suitable for lowering the alkalinity of a textile. The composition is also suitable for cleansing or treating a hard surface or a porous surface. The composition exhibits stability as a solution or as a dispersion at a temperature of about 0° C. to about 8° C. The composition includes a carrier, an acid, and a quaternary phosphonium compound, or a suitable salt or solvate thereof. The present invention also provides a method for cleansing or treating a surface. The method includes contacting the surface with an effective amount of a composition of the present invention to provide a treated or cleansed surface having a pH below about 7.5. The present invention also provides a method for preparing a composition of the present invention. The method includes combining the carrier, the acid, and the quaternary phosphonium compound, or a suitable salt or solvate thereof, in any order, to provide the composition.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to compositions for removing silver soil from the surface of objects. These compositions contain a reducing agent, and an alkaline source, and may optionally contain various other components including a chelating agent, cleaning agent, filler, an anti-corrosion agent, a defoaming agent, an odorant, a dye, an antioxidant, or a bleaching agent. Methods of using the compositions are also disclosed, wherein the object to be cleaned is contacted with the composition and the object is then washed with an aqueous solution.

Abstract: Detergent compositions suitable for hand dishwashing which comprise an organic diamine, an olefin-derived amine oxide surfactant, and a perfume and which by the incorporation of an alkylene aminomethylene phosphonic acid or salt thereof provides for a detergent composition that has excellent cleaning performance and long-term color stability.

Abstract: The invention provides a detergent formulations comprising at least one water soluble polymer, or salt thereof, bearing at least one phosphonate group. Suitable polymers comprise: wherein X is H, Na, K or A; and A is a polymer, copolymer, or water soluble salt thereof, comprising, one or more of the following monomers in polymerized form: carboxylic acids of the formula wherein R1 is H, OH, C1-C9 alkyl or alkoxy or acetoxy or acetate R2 is H, C1-C3 alkyl or alkoxy, COOR3 R3 is H, Na, K or C1-C10 alkyl; hydroxypropyl acrylate, propyl methacrylate, 2-acrylamido-2-propane sulphonic acid, sodium styrene sulphonate, sodium allylsulphonate, sodium methyl sulphonate, vinyl sulphonic acid, and salts thereof; acrylamide, methacrylamide, tert-butylacrylamide, (meth)acrylonitrile, styrene, vinyl acetate allyloxy-2-hydroxypropyl sulphonate and dialkylacrylamide.

Abstract: A cleaner comprises an active etching ingredient, a surfactant, a rust inhibitor, and a dilutant.

Abstract: A surfactant comprises a first ionic group comprising at least one hydrocarbon-containing chain; a second ionic group comprising at least one hydrocarbon-containing chain, wherein the second ionic group has a charge opposite to the charge of the first ionic group; and a hydrocarbon spacer group covalently bonded to each of the first and second ionic groups. The surfactant is solubilized in carbon dioxide.

Abstract: A dilute composition for use in semiconductor processing includes both phosphoric acid and acetic acid. Each of the acidic components may be at a concentration of less than about 10% by volume of the dilute composition. The dilute composition can be used for cleaning various surfaces, such as, for example, patterned metal layers and vias by exposing the surfaces to the dilute composition.

Abstract: This invention relates to an anionic alkoxylate surfactant (I), where R is di- or tri-unsaturated C4-22 straight or branched hydrocarbon chain, at least two double bonds of said unsaturated chain being conjugated and exhibiting opposite geometric isomerism; m is 0 or 1; Y is O or NR; each R40 is independently selected from hydrogen, C1-6 alkyl and phenyl; n is 1 to 50; and OX is an anionic group selected from the group consisting of acids or salts of sulphate, phosphate, sulphosuccinate, succinate, carboxymethyl, maleate, carboxyethyl, alkenylsuccinate, phthalate, sulphoethyl, 3-sulpho-2-hydroxypropyl, sulphopropyl, oxalate and citrate.

Abstract: A detergent composition comprising sodium citrate and an organo monophosphonic acid or a salt thereof of formula I where n is an integer from 0 to 6 and X1, X2, X3 are independently selected from an alkyl, alkenyl, aryl or carboxy group with the proviso that at least one of X1, X2, X3 is a carboxy group.

Abstract: The present invention relates to cleaning and degreasing compositions. It is an aqueous concentrate comprising caustic soda, a metal salt of silica, three surfactants, and a bonding agent. The concentrate can be diluted to provide a reusable, low foaming, non-toxic and biodegradable composition useful for degreasing, cleaning, and disinfecting, and for separating solids, oils, and greases suspended in water. Methods of use are also provided.

Abstract: A solid functional material comprises a functional agent such as a cleaning composition, a sanitizing agent, where a rinse agent, etc. in a solid block format. The solid block is formed by a binding agent that forms the active ingredients into a solid block. The binding agent comprises a phosphonate or amino acetate sequestrant, a carbonate salt and water in an E-Form hydrate. These materials at a specific mole ratio form a novel binding agent that can form functional materials into a solid matrix form.

Abstract: A cleaning composition, having a neutral pH, and capable of removing soils, particularly greasy and oily soils without re-deposition, from both hard surfaces and fabrics is disclosed. The composition comprises a mixture of specifically-defined alcohol ethoxylate nonionic surfactants, specifically-defined fluorophosphate surfactants, and detergency builders, particularly phosphate builders, such as SAPP and TKPP. The compositions provide outstanding removal of soils, particularly greasy and oilly soils, under ambient conditions. The method of cleaning hard surfaces and fabrics using these compositions is also disclosed. Finally, an apparatus for utilizing these cleaning compositions in an ultrasonic cleaning process, for example, for metal parts, is also disclosed.

Abstract: A cleaning composition includes a detectable substance which is relatively stable in the cleaning composition, for indicating whether the cleaning composition has been thoroughly removed from a vessel following a cleaning process. For pharmaceutical applications, the detectable substance is preferably a low-foaming surfactant that is detectable by high performance liquid chromatography at concentrations of around 10 ppm, or less. The surfactant is thus detectable in the same analytical procedure as are traces of pharmaceutical residues which have not been removed from the vessel. The analytical procedure is used to develop a cleaning protocol for future cleaning processes by determining the number of rinses needed for reducing the surfactant, and hence the cleaning product, and also the pharmaceutical residues, in the rinse water to predetermined acceptable levels.

Abstract: The dimensionally stable alkaline solid block warewashing detergent uses an E-form binder forming a solid comprising a sodium carbonate source of alkalinity, a sequestrant, a surfactant package and other optional material. The solid block is dimensionally stable and highly effective in removing soil from the surfaces of dishware in the institutional and industrial environment. The E-form hydrate comprises an organic phosphonate and a hydrated carbonate.

Abstract: Cleaning solutions for removing contaminants from integrated circuit substrates comprise fluoroboronic acid and phosphoric acid. Methods of removing contaminants from integrated circuit substrates comprise contacting the substrates with cleaning solutions comprising fluoroboronic acid and phosphoric acid. The integrated circuit substrates are then contacted with aqueous solutions.

Abstract: Laundry granular detergent compositions useful for hand wash and machine-assisted hand wash laundry operations. The composition contains 5% to 40% of a surfactant, the surfactant containing: 1) 60% to 95% primary anionic surfactant selected from alkylbenzene sulfonate, alkyl sulfate, and mixtures thereof; and 2) 2.5% to 18% alkyl ethoxy ether sulfate (AES) surfactant having an average of from about 1 to about 9 moles ethoxy per mole surfactant, the ratio of alkylbenzene sulfate and alkyl sulfate surfactant to alkyl ethoxy ether sulfate surfactant being within the range of from about 30:1 to about 4:1. The composition also preferably contains 2.0% to 5.5% hydroxyalkyl quaternary ammonium cationic surfactant, the ratio of alkylbenzene sulfonate and alkyl sulfate surfactant to such cationic surfactant being from 40:1 to 16:1.

Abstract: A system for dry cleaning soils from fabrics comprising densified carbon dioxide and a surfactant in the densified CO.sub.2. The densified carbon dioxide is in a temperature range of about -78.5.degree. C. to about 100.degree. C. and a pressure range of about 14.7 to about 10,000 psi. At least 0.1% by volume of a modifier is preferably present. The surfactant has a polysiloxane, a branched polyalkylene oxide or a halocarbon group which is a functional CO.sub.2 -philic moiety connected to a CO.sub.2 -phobic functional moiety. The surfactant either exhibits an HLB of less than 15 or has a ratio of siloxyl to substituted siloxyl groups of greater than 0.5:1.

Abstract: A system for dry cleaning soils from fabrics comprising densified carbon dioxide and a surfactant in the densified CO.sub.2. The densified carbon dioxide is in a temperature range of about -78.5.degree. C. to about 100.degree. C. and a pressure range of about 14.7 to about 10,000 psi. At least 0.1% by volume of a modifier is preferably present. The surfactant has a polysiloxane, a branched polyalkylene oxide or a halocarbon group which is a functional CO.sub.2 -philic moiety connected to a CO.sub.2 -phobic functional moiety. The surfactant either exhibits an HLB of less than 15 or has a ratio of siloxyl to substituted siloxyl groups of greater than 0.5:1.

Abstract: The invention relates to compositions and methods for cleaning typically organic beverage and food soils. The cleaning composition is formulated to remove carbohydrate and proteinaceous soils from hard surfaces. The formulations of the invention are directed to remove carbohydrate and proteinaceous soils from beverage manufacturing locations such as soils arising in the manufacture of malt beverages, fruit juices, dairy products, etc.