Abstract: Water-soluble packets containing liquid germicidal detergent concentrates are provided. The germicidal detergent concentrate preferably includes about 55 wt. % to about 75 wt. % of at least one quaternary ammonium compound having the general structural formula I: ##STR1## where each of R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 is independently a hydrophobic, aliphatic, aryl aliphatic or aliphatic aryl radical of from 6 to 26 carbon atoms, and X is an anion; about 15 wt. % to about 35 wt. % of at least one nonionic surfactant; and about 5 wt. % to about 15 wt. % of at least one polyol containing from 2 to 6 carbons and from 2 to 6 hydroxyl groups. Also provided are methods of cleaning and disinfecting, in which the packets are added to a volume of water to dissolve and form a cleaning solution, which is used to clean and disinfect a material.

Abstract: Disclosed is a non-aqueous electrolytic solution comprising a specific siloxane derivative of the following chemical formula 1 or 2, and at least one light metal salt such as an alkali metal salt: ##STR1## Also disclosed is a non-aqueous electrolyte cell comprising the electrolytic solution. The electrolytic solution has good chemical and thermochemical stability, and the cell comprising it has high safety, and has good cell capabilities even at high voltage.

Abstract: A denture cream for cleaning dentures and removable dental prostheses comprising a peroxide stabilized against chemical degradation by a combination of a bicarbonate and a phosphate, such as an alkali monofluorophosphate.

Abstract: An essentially non-aqueous cleaning composition and method for using this composition to remove chemicals from substrates, the composition comprising a dibasic ester and a thickening agent which is soluble, swellable or dispersible in said dibasic ester and wherein said thickening agent is present in an amount such that said composition has a numerical ratio of viscosity unsheared to viscosity under shear of at least about 3:1.

Abstract: A bleach composition and a method for bleaching stains is provided, the composition including a C.sub.7 -C.sub.20 aromatic aldehyde and an imide, the latter being particularly N-hydroxyphthalimide. Air is employed as a source of oxygen which combines with the aldehyde to form the bleach active species. Peroxides, inorganic persalts and bleach precursors are unnecessary elements for the bleach systems of this invention.

Abstract: A sorbent material is provided comprising a porous substrate, such as a nonwoven web, having a wetting chemistry distributed substantially throughout the substrate. The wetting chemistry can comprise (a) an aliphatic alcohol ethoxylate; (b) one or more of an alkyl sulfosuccinate, an alkyl sulfate and a sulfated fatty acid ester and, optionally, (c) a fatty acid ester ethoxylate. Various formulations are provided having low metal ion concentrations, anti-static properties and/or good absorption characteristics for a broad spectrum of liquids.

Abstract: A bleach and oxidation catalyst is provided comprising a catalytically active iron complex which can activate hydrogen peroxide or peroxy acids, for example.

Abstract: Mixtures of at least two of the macrocyclic musk fragrances hexadecanolide, cyclopentadecanone and pentadecanolide and methods of using such mixtures are described. These mixtures possess substantivity to proteinaceous and cellulosic substrates which is significantly better than the substantivity of the separate components and are therefore very suitable for perfumes to be applied in products intended for treating skin, hair or textile fibers, such as bath and shower products, shampoos, laundry detergents, rinse conditioners, fabric softeners and the like. The mixtures are thus able to replace polycyclic musk fragrances in such products.

Abstract: The invention provides a bleaching gel cleaner and a method for preparing it, said cleaner comprising:a) an effective amount of a hypochlorite-generating compound;b) a ternary thickening system which comprises: (i) alkali metal soap; (ii) a hydrotrope selected from the group consisting of trialkylamine oxides, betaines and mixtures thereof; and (iii) a bleach stable solvent, each in amounts appropriate to create a gelled composition;c) a buffer/electrolyte in an amount effective to stabilize the hypochlorite; andd) the remainder as water.

Abstract: Soaking compositions are disclosed which comprise oxygen bleach and a sorbitan ester in combination with a highly alkoxylated nonionic surfactant. The granular compositions are combined with water to form soaking liquors. The invention is particularly effective in removing particulate soils such as silt and clay from fabrics as well as enzymatic stains and/or bleachable stains.

Abstract: The stabilization of solid peroxo and peroxy compounds, in particular of sodium percarbonate and acetyl peroxyborate compounds is described, which can be achieved by coating the peroxo and peroxy compounds with a coating material which is a mixture of essentially a) a fatty acid or preferably an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal salt thereof and b) an anionic surfactant from the group of longer chain substituted sulphonates and sulphates.

Abstract: The present invention provides an aqueous cleaning solution for aluminum-based metals which comprises an inorganic acid in an amount to provide a pH value of 2 or less, an oxidized form metal ion and a surfactant represented by the following formula (I)R--O--(EO).sub.n H (I)wherein R represents an alkyl group having on average 10 to 18 carbon atoms per molecule, n represents an integer of 8 or greater, and EO represents an ethyleneoxy group which may contain a small proportion of a propyleneoxy group. The degradation of cleaning properties due to the accumulation of lubricating oil or decomposition of surfactants is lessened even when the cleaning operation is carried out for a long period of time.

Abstract: Granular compositions comprising .di-elect cons.-phthalimido peroxyhexanoic acid (PAP), a N-oxide of a tertiary amine surfactant and an organic acid with PK.sub.a lower than 3.5 and soluble in water at most for 1% by weight at a temperature of 20.degree. C.

Abstract: A composition containing: (a) a peroxygen compound; and (b) an activator compound corresponding to formula I: ##STR1## wherein R is hydrogen, an aryl, alkyl, alkenyl or cycloalkyl group containing 1 to 17 carbon atoms, n is a number from 1 to 8, A, B and Y, independently of one another, represent hydrogen, an aryl, alkyl, alkenyl or cycloalkyl group containing 1 to 17 carbon atoms or a hydrophilic group selected from the group consisting of --SO.sub.3 H, --OSO.sub.3 H, --PO(OH).sub.2, --OPO(OH).sub.2, --CO.sub.2 H and anions thereof and --N.sup.+ R.sup.1 R.sup.2 R.sup.3 X.sup.-, where R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3, independently of one another, represent hydrogen, an aryl, alkyl, alkenyl or cycloalkyl group containing 1 to 17 carbon atoms and X.sup.- represents a charge-equalizing anion, and wherein at least one of the substituents A, B or Y in the molecule is one of the hydrophilic groups.

Abstract: The present invention relates to laundry detergent compositions which comprise bleach compatible hydrophobic soil dispersants. The dispersants are polyalkyleneimines having a backbone molecular weight of from about 2000 to about 5000 daltons and having most of the N--H unit hydrogens, preferably all N--H unit hydrogens substituted with from about 20 to about 50, alkyleneoxy units.

Abstract: A nail polish removing composition including fatty acid methyl or ethyl esters, N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone or similar solvent, and a surfactant. The improved nail polish remover has good polish dissolving and removal characteristics, low volatility, low flammability, very low odor, easy clean-up, and skin conditioning properties. In an alternative embodiment, a thickener is added to make the composition a non-pourable gel.

Abstract: A cleaning composition is provided with effective cleaning performance and viscosity, said composition comprising a polycarboxylate polymer and a surfactant system containing a short chain surfactant and a long chain surfactant. The present invention further encompasses the use of a polycarboxylate polymer in a liquid cleaning composition.

Abstract: The invention relates to bleach activator granules of ammonium nitrile and phyllosilicate, obtained by mixing the two components, compressing them and comminuting the resulting agglomerates to the desired particle size.

Abstract: The present invention provides compositions for preventing and controlling toilet odors. The compositions generally comprise a hypochlorite compound and a hydrogen peroxide compound. The compositions are useful for preventing, reducing and/or eliminating the odor emitting capacity of human or animal excrement in an aqueous solution.

Abstract: Electron emission materials consisting of carbides, borides, and oxides, and related mixtures and compounds, of Group IVB metals Hf, Zr, and Ti, Group IIA metals Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, and Ba, and Group IIIB metals Sc, Y, and lanthanides La through Lu are used in electrodes. The electron emission materials include ternary Group IVB-IIIB and IVB-IIA oxides. These electron emission materials are typically contained in a refractory metal matrix formed of tungsten, tantalum, rhenium, and their alloys, but may also be used by themselves. These materials and electrodes have high melting points, low vapor pressures, low work functions, high electrical and thermal conductivity, and high thermionic electron emission and field emission properties.