Abstract: The present invention relates to a test procedure for evaluating nitrification activity which takes thirty minutes and accurately demonstrates a correlation of the nitrification activity when compared to ammonia nitrogen removal efficiencies. The test procedure involves treating sludge samples with an ammonium nitrogen/carbonate medium and a buffer and measuring BOD, and then adding thiourea and again measuring BOD. The nitrification activity is determined by subtracting the two BOD measurements.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the formulation of stable, aqueous, concentrated built liquid detergents that contain a dye-transfer inhibiting additive. The invention also relates to a method of incorporating a dye-transfer inhibiting additive to a liquid detergent composition. The invention also relates to a method of stabilizing a liquid detergent composition containing a high molecular weight dye transfer inhibiting additive.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an aqueous based, solvent free degreaser composition, comprising (a) alcohol alkoxylate with a fatty alcohol moiety, (b) alkoxylated fatty alcohol, and (c) a fatty alcohol having an oxyethylate moiety.

Abstract: An improved rinse aid composition comprising a blend of nonionic low foam surfactants, hydrotropes, polycarboxylate polymers and alkyliminodialkanoates.

Abstract: The present invention relates to liquid polyoxyalkylene compounds having improved flowability characteristics useful in a variety of industrial and personal care applications.

Abstract: A dentifrice composition comprising a liquid polyalkylene glycol carrier, and a liquid polyoxyalkylene compound miscible in said liquid polyalkylene glycol carrier.

Abstract: A process for making hot melt adhesive compositions comprising the steps of:(a) dissolving hot melt adhesive components into a room temperature or higher solution of a water soluble substituted (e.g. NMP) to form a water soluble substituted lactam (e.g. NMP)/hot melt adhesive component solution;(b) adding said solution formed in step (a) into water to form a solid;(c) extracting out the water soluble substituted lactam (e.g. NMP) from said solid formed in step (b);(d) drying of said solid wherein water soluble substituted lactam e.g. NMP, is leached out as in step (c) to form the hot melt adhesive.

Abstract: A method to recover from nitrification upsets comprising modifying bioreactor pH by addition of an acid source and addition of an inorganic carbon (IC) source.

Abstract: Aqueous solutions of N-methylmorpholine N-oxide having reduced nitrosamine concentrations are produced by adding catalytic amounts of inorganic carbonate or bicarbonate or carboxylic acid or carboxylate salt.

Abstract: Describes a deinking agent composition and a method for deinking wastepaper printed with electrostatic ink or mixtures thereof with wastepaper printed with impact ink in which a combination of nonionic surfactants are added to an alkaline slurry of paper fibers. The surfactants are a first nonionic surfactant represented by the formula:R--Ph--(OC.sub.2 H.sub.4).sub.m --(OC.sub.3 H.sub.6).sub.n --(OC.sub.4 H.sub.8).sub.p --R.sup.1and a second nonionic surfactant represented by R.sup.5 --C.sub.6 H.sub.4 O--(C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O).sub.t --H, block copolymers of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide or mixtures of such second nonionic surfactants. R is an aliphatic hydrocarbon group containing from 8 to 10 carbon atoms, Ph is phenylene, R.sup.1 is chloro or phenoxy, R.sup.5 is C.sub.8 -C.sub.13 alkyl, the sum of m, n, and p is a number between 1 and 10, and t is a number between 1 and 9. The deinking agent composition also contains optional nonpolar solvent(s).

Abstract: Incorporating highly ethoxylated molecules into the traditional aqueous wax emulsion results in significant improvement in formulation compatibility between the aqueous wax emulsion and the water borne urethane dispersions as evidenced by the increase in formulation clarity and stability

Abstract: An aqueous based, solvent free degreaser composition, has on a weight basis:a) about 0.5-10% of at least one alcohol alkoxylate with a fatty alcohol moiety selected from the group of compounds having the formula: ##STR1## wherein R is a C.sub.8 to C.sub.18 branched or straight chain alkyl group, m is within the range of about 0 to 14, n is within the range of about 0 to 14, o is within the range of about 0-14, p is within the range of about 0-14, and R' is --CH.sub.3, --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.3, and mixtures thereof, R" is --CH.sub.3, --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.3, and mixtures thereof, and R'" is --OH, --CH.sub.3, --O--C.sub.3 -C.sub.18 hydroxyalkyl group and mixtures thereof;b) about 0.5-10% of at least one alkyl phenol alkoxylate of the following formula: ##STR2## wherein R is a C.sub.8 or C.sub.9 branched or straight chain alkyl group, m is within the range of about 3 to 12, and n is within the range of about 0 to 12, and P is a phenyl group;c) about 0.

Abstract: A laundry detergent composition having antiredeposition properties comprising 0.01 to 20% of a hydrophilic copolymer by weight of the total surfactant in the laundry detergent composition wherein further, said hydrophilic copolymer comprises an unsaturated hydrophilic monomer and a hydrophilic oxyalkylated monomer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for retarding the gelation of aqueous sodium carbonate slurries comprising adding to said aqueous sodium carbonate slurry a polycarboxylate polymer having the following structure: ##STR1##

Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions useful for encapsulating fats, oils or solids, comprising gluten and polysaccharides that contains uronic acid residues.

Abstract: An improved non-phosphate, peroxygen based machine dishwashing composition comprising a blend of nonionic surfactants, builders, non-chlorine bleach, bleach precursors, enzymes, polycarboxylate polymers and homopolymers of polyalkyleneoxide wherein spotting and filming are substantially minimized.

Abstract: Method of making compositions comprising gluten and polysaccharides that contain uronic acid residues encapsulating fats, oils and solids comprising double emulsion techniques.

Abstract: The present invention relates to rinse aid compositions comprising non-ionic surfactants, acrylic acid polymers and phosphate esters.

Abstract: An improved powdered non-phosphate, peroxygen based machine dishwashing compositions comprising a blend of nonionic surfactants, builders, non-chlorine bleach, bleach precursors, enzymes, polycarboxylate polymers and nonionic graft copolymers of vinyl acetate and polyalkyleneoxide wherein spotting and filming are substantially minimized.

Abstract: An improved technique is provided that is capable of accomplishing the expeditious dissolution of gluten (e.g., vital wheat gluten or corn gluten) in water that normally is capable of absorbing water without dissolution. An effective solubilizing concentration of a polysaccharide that contains uronic acid residues is dissolved in the aqueous solvent when contacted with agitation with the gluten component at an elevated temperature. The formation of a substantially homogeneous aqueous solution of the gluten is accomplished with ease without the necessity to resort to the introduction of acids, bases, enzymes, or other solvents as practiced in the prior art. The resulting aqueous solution of gluten is completely edible and is suitable for the controlled uniform introduction of such gluten into association with a variety of food products where it can serve a binding, adhesive, microencapsulation, film-forming, and/or coating function.