Abstract: A detergent and formulations thereof for cleaning equipment and processing materials of oil, dirt, heavy metals, road film, and the like and separating of such materials from waste water comprises a mixture of sodium polyacrylate, monoethanolamine, potassium dimethyldithiocarbamate, surfactants and dipropylene glycol methyl ether in deionized water. The detergent acts as a water softener and flocculates dirt, heavy metals and sludge.