Abstract: An antimicrobial composition that includes: an antimicrobial component having at least one quaternary ammonium compound; a synthetic polymer that includes: at least one cationic monomer Ab, optionally, at least one anionic monomer Ba, and optionally, at least one non-ionic monomer Ca; an organic acid; and a surfactant selected from cationic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants and combinations thereof, wherein the composition is free of non-ionic surfactants. This composition when applied to a surface provides robust long lasting disinfection.

Abstract: An antimicrobial composition that includes: an antimicrobial component having at least one quaternary ammonium compound; a synthetic polymer that includes: at least one cationic monomer Ab, optionally, at least one anionic monomer Ba, and optionally, at least one non-ionic monomer Ca; an organic acid; and a surfactant selected from cationic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants and combinations thereof, wherein the composition is free of non-ionic surfactants. This composition when applied to a surface provides robust long lasting disinfection.

Abstract: An antimicrobial composition that includes: an antimicrobial component having at least one quaternary ammonium compound; a cationic polysaccharide; an organic acid; and a surfactant selected from cationic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants, nonionic surfactants and combinations thereof. This composition when applied to a surface provides robust long lasting disinfection.

Abstract: An antimicrobial composition that includes: an antimicrobial component having at least one quaternary ammonium compound; a cationic polysaccharide; an organic acid; and a surfactant selected from cationic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants, nonionic surfactants and combinations thereof. This composition when applied to a surface provides robust long lasting disinfection.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an antimicrobial composition that includes: an antimicrobial component having at least one quaternary ammonium compound; a synthetic polymer that includes: at least one cationic monomer Ab, optionally, at least one anionic monomer Ba, and optionally, at least one non-ionic monomer Ca; an organic acid; and a surfactant selected from cationic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants and combinations thereof; and at least one non-ionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of low hydrophilic-lipophilic balance (HLB) non-ionic surfactants with a delocalized electronic structure that have moderate to poor water solubility. This composition when applied to a surface demonstrates good cleaning ability and provides robust long lasting disinfection.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an antimicrobial composition that includes: an antimicrobial component having at least one quaternary ammonium compound; a synthetic polymer that includes: at least one cationic monomer Ab, optionally, at least one anionic monomer Ba, and optionally, at least one non-ionic monomer Ca; an organic acid; and a surfactant selected from cationic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants and combinations thereof; and at least one non-ionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of low hydrophilic-lipophilic balance (HLB) non-ionic surfactants with a delocalized electronic structure that have moderate to poor water solubility. This composition when applied to a surface demonstrates good cleaning ability and provides robust long lasting disinfection.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for killing pathogens on a surface, the method comprising applying a composition to the surface, the composition comprising: at least one quaternary ammonium compound; a polymer comprising one or more types of monomer units selected from cationic monomer units, anionic monomer units, amphoteric monomer units, non-ionic monomer units, and combinations thereof, wherein at least one cationic monomer unit, amphoteric monomer unit or at least one anionic monomer unit is present when the polymer comprises one or more non-ionic monomer units; a surfactant selected from cationic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants, non-ionic surfactants, and combinations thereof; and, optionally, an organic acid, wherein the pH of the composition is less than 5; and the composition achieves at least 0.

Abstract: An antimicrobial composition that includes: an antimicrobial component having at least one quaternary ammonium compound; a synthetic polymer that includes: at least one cationic monomer Ab, optionally, at least one anionic monomer Ba, and optionally, at least one non-ionic monomer Ca; an organic acid; and a surfactant selected from cationic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants and combinations thereof, wherein the composition is free of non-ionic surfactants. This composition when applied to a surface provides robust long lasting disinfection.

Abstract: An antimicrobial composition that includes: an antimicrobial component having at least one quaternary ammonium compound; a synthetic polymer that includes: at least one cationic monomer Ab, optionally, at least one anionic monomer Ba, and optionally, at least one non-ionic monomer Ca; an organic acid; and a surfactant selected from cationic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants and combinations thereof, wherein the composition is free of non-ionic surfactants. This composition when applied to a surface provides robust long lasting disinfection.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an antimicrobial composition that includes: an antimicrobial component having at least one quaternary ammonium compound; a synthetic polymer that includes: at least one cationic monomer Ab, optionally, at least one anionic monomer Ba, and optionally, at least one non-ionic monomer Ca; an organic acid; and a surfactant selected from cationic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants and combinations thereof; and at least one non-ionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of low hydrophilic-lipophilic balance (HLB) non-ionic surfactants with a delocalized electronic structure that have moderate to poor water solubility. This composition when applied to a surface demonstrates good cleaning ability and provides robust long lasting disinfection.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to N-alkyldiamide compounds responding to the following formula (I), wherein: R1 or R2 is selected from hydrogen or a linear, branched or cyclic, saturated or unsaturated, hydrocarbon chain having from 1 to 40 carbon atoms, with the proviso that one and only one of R1 or R2 is hydrogen, R is selected from cyclic or branched, saturated or unsaturated, hydrocarbon aliphatic chain having from 2 to 15 carbon atoms. The present invention also relates to the use of the com pounds of formula (I) as a gelling agent and to gel compositions comprising said compounds of formula (I).

Abstract: An antimicrobial composition that includes: an antimicrobial component having at least one quaternary ammonium compound; a synthetic polymer that includes: at least one cationic monomer Ab, optionally, at least one anionic monomer Ba, and optionally, at least one non-ionic monomer Ca; an organic acid; and a surfactant selected from cationic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants and combinations thereof, wherein the composition is free of non-ionic surfactants. This composition when applied to a surface provides robust long lasting disinfection.

Abstract: An antimicrobial composition that includes: an antimicrobial component having at least one quaternary ammonium compound; a cationic polysaccharide; an organic acid; and a surfactant selected from cationic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants, nonionic surfactants and combinations thereof. This composition when applied to a surface provides robust long lasting disinfection.

Abstract: A method for demulsifying an emulsion of oil and water including the step of contacting the emulsion with a composition that includes an amphoteric surfactant and a solvent. Demulsifying compositions are also provided.

Abstract: An environmentally-friendly, low VOC cleaning composition for industrial and consumer applications comprising (a) a blend of dibasic esters, (b) one or more nonionic surfactants (c) and, optionally, (d) water or a solvent. The dibasic esters are be derived from a blend of adipic, glutaric, and succinic diacids, and, in one particular embodiment, the blend comprises dialkyl adipate, dialkyl methylglutarate and dialkyl ethylsuccinate, wherein the alkyl groups individually comprise a C1-C12 hydrocarbon group. The cleaning composition is in the form of a microemulsion when mixed in water and is dilutable with water by an amount of at least 99 parts water to 1 part said cleaning composition without phase separation.

Abstract: A functional fluid composition comprising a mixture of: (a) at least one base fluid component; and (b) an additive component comprising a blend of dibasic esters. The functional fluid can optionally comprise second additive components. The blend of dibasic esters comprises two or more of dialkyl methylglutarate, dialkyl adipate, dialkyl ethylsuccinate, dialkyl succinate, dialkyl glutarate.

Abstract: A stable polysaccharide particle suspension composition comprising: a carrier; an activator solvent comprising a) at least one dibasic methyl or ethyl ester; b) at least one compound of the formula R3OOC-A-CONR4R5 (IIa), wherein R3 represents a C1-C36 alkyl group; wherein R4 and R5 individually represents a C1-C36 alkyl group, wherein R4 and R5 can optionally together form a ring; and wherein A is a linear or branched divalent C2-C6 alkyl group; or c) a combination a) and b); an organo clay compound; and optionally, a surfactant; the composition being stable and capable of suspending polysaccharide particles. Slurries of polysaccharide particles in such suspension composition and methods of making the compositions and the slurries.

Abstract: Techniques to recursively discover services in a distributed environment may include receiving a request, including a unique client identifier, from a client device to access a home resource at a services site. The services site may identify which services site is mapped to the client domain of the unique client identifier in the request. If the services site that received the request is not the services site identified by the client domain, the services site that received the request may provide a redirect token that includes a link to the identified services site to the client device. Otherwise, the services site that received the request may provide one or more links to resources in a cluster within the services site. The links to resources may include a link to the requested home resource. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: A system maintains a dormant state in the host, in which no beacons (or “bubbles”) are transmitted from the host when no application or service (collectively, “processes”) of the host is accepting unsolicited traffic via the edge traversal service. When at least one application or service begins to accept unsolicited traffic via the edge traversal service, the host enters a qualified state and begins transmitting the beacons. As each additional application or service begins to accept such traffic, the number of accepting applications and services is maintained. As applications and services terminate acceptance of such traffic, the number of accepting applications and services is decremented. When the last application or service terminates acceptance of unsolicited traffic via the edge traversal service, the host re-enters the dormant state and ceases transmission of its beacons.

Abstract: Methods of preparing dispersible fiber bundles comprising contacting a rheology-modifying binder to at least two or more fibers to form a binder-fiber mixture, and imparting force to the binder-fiber mixture to compact the binder-fiber mixture into a fiber bundle.