Abstract: Disclosed herein are a solvent composition and methods of using the solvent composition. The solvent composition includes at least 80 wt. % of trans-1,2-dichloroetheylene (t-DCE), and 0.1 to 20 wt. % of at least one organic compound. The organic compound may be a hydrocarbon and/or an oxygenated solvent. The solvent composition may be used to clean a surface by contacting the surface with the composition to dissolve a contaminant on the surface. The composition may be used to remove a coating from a surface of a substrate by contacting the surface with the solvent composition to dissolve the coating and removing the composition containing the coating from the surface. The composition may also be used to deposit material on a substrate by dissolving the material in the solvent composition, applying the composition containing the material onto the substrate, and evaporating the composition from the substrate.

Abstract: A unit dose detergent pack includes a pouch made of a water-soluble film and a detergent composition encapsulated within the pouch, wherein the detergent composition includes a surfactant component including (1) an alcohol ethoxy sulfate having a C8-C20 backbone that is ethoxylated with from about 1 to about 10 moles of ethylene oxide, (2) at least one non-ionic surfactant having an alkoxylated alcohol, and (3) at least one anionic surfactant having a linear alkylbenzene sulfonate wherein (1), (2), and (3) are present in a weight ratio of actives of about (0 to 0.5):(0.05 to 0.9):(0 to 0.75). The detergent composition also includes water and a rheology control agent and has a viscosity of less than about 7,500 cps at 75° F. when diluted with additional water.

Abstract: The need for a container and detergent composition with reduced or no clogging of the spray nozzle, and improved visibility of the spray on the surface, even without the presence of a mesh in front of the spray nozzle and even when spraying at larger spray angles, is met when formulating the detergent composition to comprise a branched alkoxylated alcohol.

Abstract: The need for a light duty maintenance cleaning spray for hard surfaces, which result in less over-spray during application, especially when using spray applicators which provide large coverage angles, and provides more uniform coverage, especially on inclined surfaces, is met when the spray composition is formulated with low surfactant levels and thickener, and is applied as spray droplets having the desired particle size.

Abstract: The present invention is a detergent composition for textile products, containing the following component (A) and the following component (B): component (A): an internal olefin sulfonate with 16 or more and 24 or less carbons, wherein a mass ratio between an internal olefin sulfonate (IO-1S) with 16 or more and 24 or less carbons having a sulfonate group present at position 2 or higher and position 4 or lower and an internal olefin sulfonate (IO-2S) with 16 or more and 24 or less carbons having a sulfonate group present at position 5 or higher, which is (IO-2S)/(IO-1S), is 0.30 or more and 5 or less; and component (B): a soil release agent.

Abstract: Solid detergent compositions for dishwashing or warewashing compositions and applications of use are disclosed. In particular, solid carbonate-based compositions that do not require a traditional dispenser for controlled rate of release over multiple cycles are disclosed. Compositions, methods of employ and cleaning using the same are disclosed.

Abstract: A method is used for cleaning heat exchanger systems. The method is performed at a computer system having one or more processors and memory storing one or more programs configured for execution by the one or more processors. The method determines component percentages of a cleaning solution based, at least in part, on operational parameters of a heat exchanger system. The operational parameters include chemical composition of fluids passing through the heat exchanger system and operating temperatures of the fluids passing through the heat exchanger system. The component percentages of the cleaning solution include: (1) hydrogen peroxide, 2-90 wt. %; (2) a complexing agent, 3-30 wt. %; (3) water-soluble calixarene, 0.01-10 wt. %; and (4) water. The complexing agent includes a polybasic organic acid or a sodium salt thereof, or a derivative of phosphorous acid.

Abstract: The invention relates to a cleaning product including an inverted container assembly comprising an inverted container and a liquid dispenser attached to a bottom surface of the inverted container, and a viscous cleaning composition contained in the inverted container assembly. The present invention also relates to the use of the cleaning product for cleaning dishware.

Abstract: What are described are detergent compositions comprising one or more copolymers containing cationic structural units and macromonomeric structural units, and also one or more surfactants and water. The detergent compositions are especially suitable, in an advantageous manner, for producing shine on and imparting hydrophilic properties to the surface which has been treated with the detergent compositions.

Abstract: Disclosed are staged emulsion polymers comprising a crosslinked first stage polymer and a subsequently polymerized linear or slightly crosslinked second stage polymer segment. The staged emulsion polymers possess a dual activation mechanism and provide desirable rheological, clarity, and aesthetic properties in aqueous and aqueous surfactant containing compositions.

Abstract: An enzymatically produced ?-glucan oligomer/polymer compositions is provided. The enzymatically produced ?-glucan oligomer/polymers can be derivatized into ?-glucan ether compounds. The ?-glucan oligomers/polymers and the corresponding ?-glucan ethers are cellulose and/or protease resistant, making them suitable for use in fabric care and laundry care applications. Methods for the production and use of the present compositions are also provided.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to compositions and methods for coating, particularly protecting and optionally cleaning, metallic surfaces, and articles containing such surfaces; wherein the compositions include a zwitterionic polymer including pendant zwitterionic moieties, an inorganic silicate, and water.

Abstract: A viscoelastic, solid surfactant composition, containing, (i) a total amount of 0.1 to 70 wt % of at least one surfactant, (ii) a total amount of more than 1 wt % of at least one benzylidene alditol compound of formula (I), and (iii) water, is a readily soluble, aesthetically pleasing and storage-stable form of a solid composition for providing surfactant-containing liquors.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a copolymer comprising units of type A deriving from carboxylic acid monomers and units of type B deriving from sulfonic acid monomers, said units of type A and B representing more than 80 mol % of the total moles of units in the copolymer, characterized in that it comprises at least: —one first block formed of at least 95 mol % of units of type A and having a degree of polymerization DP1 comprised between 5 and 150; and —one second block formed of at least 95 mol % of units of type A and B with a molar ratio of units of type A to units of type B greater or equal to 1, wherein said units of type A and units of type B are statistically distributed, said second block having a degree of polymerization DP2 such that DP2/DP1?1. It also relates to new detergent compositions comprising such a copolymer, and to the use of this copolymer in a detergent composition, especially an ADW composition, to prevent, limit or eliminate the filming phenomena.

Abstract: A surfactant (a) having a critical micelle concentration (CMC) of 0.10 g/L or lower, represented by formula (1): R1—[—O-(A1O)n—H]m (1), wherein R1 is a C7-C20 hydrocarbon group having a valence number of m; m is an integer of 2 to 6; A1 in (A1O)n in each of [—O-(A1O)n—H]m is each independently a C2-C4 alkylene group; n in [—O-(A1O)n—H]m is each independently an integer of 1 to 100; and the sum of n in [—O-(A1O)n—H]m is 13 or greater.

Abstract: A composition comprising a surfactant blend, comprising: a polyethylene glycol, wherein the polyethylene glycol has an average molecular weight of from 5,000 g/mol to 9,000 g/mol; a first ethoxylated alcohol comprising the formula R—O(EO)n—H, where R is an alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, aralkyl, or heterocyclic group having 7-25 carbons, where (EO) is a polyoxyethylene chain and where n is from 3 to 9, wherein the first ethoxylated alcohol has a Pour Point below 23° C.; and a second ethoxylated alcohol comprising the formula R—O(EO)m—H, where R is an alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, aralkyl, or heterocyclic group having 7-25 carbons, where (EO) is a polyoxyethylene chain and where m is from 12 to 20, wherein the second ethoxylated alcohol has a Pour Point at or above 23° C., further wherein the first ethoxylated alcohol is from 20 wt % to 80 wt % of a total weight of the surfactant blend.

Abstract: Compositions that include at least one low molecular weight to oxygen containing solvent and one or more compounds of formula (I) wherein R is a C1-C6 alkyl; X is a C1-C10 alkyl and n is an integer from 0 to 5. Methods of removing polymeric material containing heteroatoms from a surface by contacting the surface with such compositions and wiping the composition at least some portion of the polymeric material from the surface.

Abstract: The need for a hard surface cleaning composition which provides improved surface shine while maintaining cleaning efficacy, and also improves the prevention of water-marks, especially from inclined surfaces, is met by formulating the composition with low levels of surfactant and a carboxylated fructan.

Abstract: The proposed cluster of inventions relates to chemical industry, in particular to compositions of and additives in detergents designed for household, professional or personal use, to be used at home or industrially. The essence of this cluster of inventions lays in the use of polysaccharide microgels as an additive or the base in detergents, in particular as an antiresorption agent, thickener, or an agent for reducing surface tension at the interphase boundary, including also composition of detergents with polysaccharide microgels. The technological result of the application of these inventions is reduction of the quantity of surfactants in the detergent, while its detergency is no affected, which raises their ecological value and safety for the final users.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a chemical liquid having excellent developability and excellent defect inhibition performance. Another object of the present invention is to provide a chemical liquid storage body, a chemical liquid filling method, and a chemical liquid storage method. The chemical liquid according to an embodiment of the present invention is a chemical liquid containing an organic solvent, a metal impurity, and an organic impurity, in which the metal impurity contains metal atoms, a total content of the metal atoms in the chemical liquid with respect to a total mass of the chemical liquid is equal to or smaller than 50 mass ppt, a total content of the organic impurity in the chemical liquid with respect to the total mass of the chemical liquid is 0.1 to 10,000 mass ppm, the organic impurity contains an alcohol impurity, and a mass ratio of a content of the alcohol impurity to the total content of the organic impurity is 0.0001 to 0.5.