Abstract: A device is provided for monitoring a wash process inside a mechanical washing apparatus, comprising sensor means for measuring physical and/or mechanical parameters of the wash process and recording means for recording the measured parameters within the device. This device comprises means for conducting a washing liquor past the sensor means and means for determining a certain contact time between the washing liquor and the sensor means.

Abstract: A device is provided for monitoring a wash process inside a mechanical washing apparatus, comprising sensor means for measuring physical and/or mechanical parameters of the wash process and recording means for recording the measured parameters within the device. This device comprises means for conducting a washing liquor past the sensor means and means for determining a certain contact time between the washing liquor and the sensor means.

Abstract: The present invention provides a peroxide generating device for application in an automatic fabric washing machine, comprising an electrochemical cell for the production of peroxide from tap water and air, and a pH modifying device for the production of acidic and alkaline water. Thereby enabling washing of the fabric articles without the need for added chemicals and improved fabric care, due to the separate dosing of peroxide.

Abstract: A dry cleaning process for in-home dry cleaning comprising a non-aqueous dry cleaning step of contacting a laundry article with a non-aqueous dry cleaning composition whereby the liquor to cloth ratio (w/w) (LCR) is at most 20, and said composition comprises a) a non-flammable, non-chlorine containing organic dry cleaning solvent; b) from 0 to 0.1 wt. % water by weight of the composition; and c) less than 0.9 wt.

Abstract: A dry cleaning process for in-home dry cleaning comprising a dry cleaning step of contacting a laundry article stained with particulate soil with a dry cleaning composition wherein the liquor to cloth ratio (w/w) (LCR) is at most 20, and wherein said composition comprises a) a non-flammable, non-chlorine containing organic dry cleaning solvent; b) a cleaning effective amount an acid surfactant.

Abstract: The present invention provides a cleaning method in which the feed water is consecutively contacted with an appropriate combination of cation exchange resin material and anion exchange resin material. As a result, wash amplified water (WAW) is produced having a pH value that is more than 0.5 pH unit different from the feed water and a water hardness of less than 5° FH. In this method, the resins are regenerated with the use of an electric field. In step (ii) of the cleaning method of the invention, the wash-amplified-water is mixed with a detergent product that is substantially builder-free and contains at least 10% wt of surfactant. This cleaning method is preferably a fabric washing or dishwashing method.

Abstract: A dry cleaning process for in-home dry cleaning comprising a low aqueous dry cleaning step of contacting a laundry article with a low aqueous dry cleaning composition wherein the liquor to cloth ratio (w/w) (LCR) is at most 20, and wherein said low aqueous composition comprises: a) at least one non-flammable, non-chlorine containing organic dry cleaning solvent; b) 0.01 to 0.9 wt. % water and c) a cleaning effective amount of a surfactant wherein said surfactant comprises at least one anionic headgroup.

Abstract: An improved solvent recovery process for use in a dry cleaning method uses selective cleaning of a predetermined solvent fraction.

Abstract: The invention relates to a non-aqueous washing machine, methods of using the machine, methods of washing, and recycling.

Abstract: The present invention provides a dry cleaning process for the in-home dry cleaning of laundry articles, comprising one or more cleaning steps followed by one or more rinse steps whereby at least one rinse step comprises contacting the laundry article with a rinse composition, said rinse composition comprising a low grade non-flammable non-chlorine containing organic dry cleaning solvent and said low grade solvent comprising at least 0.1 ppm and less than 50 000 ppm of squalene.

Abstract: The present invention provides a dry cleaning process for the in-home dry cleaning of laundry articles, comprising one or more cleaning steps followed by one or more rinse steps whereby at least one rinse step comprises contacting the laundry articles with a rinse composition, said rinse composition comprising a low grade non-flammable, non-chlorine containing organic dry cleaning solvent.