Abstract: Fumigant compositions including hexafluoropropene or 1,1,3,3,3-pentafluoropropene, and methods of preparing such compositions, are provided herein. The fumigant compositions may be suitable for use as soil fumigant compositions and structural fumigant compositions against a variety of undesirable species such as weeds, nematodes, pathogens, animals and insects. The fumigant compositions also have low toxicity and low Global Warming Potential.

Abstract: The invention relates to phosphoric acid esters of polyether-modified alkyl alcohols, to their preparation and to a use of phosphoric acid esters of polyether-modified alkyl alcohols for generating shine on a surface.

Abstract: A liquid composition comprising 1-hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid and a salt of ethylenediamine disuccinic acid which salt includes a counterion selected from 5 potassium, rubidium, caesium a substituted ammonium ion or mixtures thereof.

Abstract: The present invention comprises an iron complexing mixture and method of using same wherein beneficial performance and natural gas pipeline cleaning methods are employed. The synergistic improvement of combining two water-soluble metal complexing agents, THPS and IDS, prove to offer advantages in performance over the individual use of either chemical.

Abstract: Surface treatment compositions containing selected phosphonic acid compounds are disclosed. The compositions contain major levels of surface-active agents in combination with additive levels of the phosphonic acid compounds, and, in accordance with needs and objectives, conventional optional ingredients and additive agents. The inventive compositions can provide significant performance benefits, among others novel synergies and eminently desirable regulatory and environmental acceptability.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for wet-cleaning, in professional or household washing machine equipment, and subsequent drying in a tumbler dryer, of garments made of protein-fibers (animal based fibers) such as wool, cashmere, silk and other sensitive fibers. Using water and certain additives instead of organic solvents, these compositions enable the cleaning, including oil stains removal, and subsequent drying without incurring dimensional changes, shrinkage, surface damages, dye or color loss of dry clean only labeled garments or other delicate garments labeled for special care.

Abstract: A composition for cleaning or rinsing hard surfaces in an aqueous or aqueous/alcoholic medium including at least one organophosphorus material for contributing to said surfaces antideposition and/or antiadhesion properties with regard to soiling substances capable of being deposited on the surfaces.

Abstract: A hydrophilized personal care formulation, which can be in the form of a hand or body soap (liquid or bar), lipstick, body wash, makeup remover, skin cleaner, hair conditioner, skin or hair moisturizer. The formulation employs an organophosphorus material or a mixture of an organophosphorus material, for example, mono-, di-, and polyol phosphate esters.

Abstract: Laundry detergent compositions that provide soil release benefits to all fabric comprising an organophosphorus soil release agents and optional non-cotton secondary soil release agents. The present invention further relates to a method for providing soil release benefits to cotton fabric by contacting cotton articles with a water soluble and/or dispersible organophosphorus material. The contacting can be during washing or by pretreating by applying the composition directly to stains or by presoaking the clothing in the composition prior to washing. The present invention further relates to providing soil release benefits to all fabric in the laundry wash load in the presence of a bleaching agent.

Abstract: Laundry detergent compositions that provide soil release benefits to all fabric comprising an organophosphorus soil release agents and optional non-cotton secondary soil release agents. The present invention further relates to a method for providing soil release benefits to cotton fabric by contacting cotton articles with a water soluble and/or dispersible organophosphorus material. The contacting can be during washing or by pretreating by applying the composition directly to stains or by presoaking the clothing in the composition prior to washing. The present invention further relates to providing soil release benefits to all fabric in the laundry wash load in the presence of a bleaching agent.

Abstract: This invention relates to a composition useful as an oral care composition comprising an organophosphate material, additional oral care composition ingredients, for example, a surfactant agent, and optionally an abrasive agent.

Abstract: A hydrophilized personal care formulation, which can be in the form of a hand or body soap (liquid or bar), lipstick, body wash, makeup remover, skin cleaner, hair conditioner, skin or hair moisturizer. The formulation employs an organophosphorus material or a mixture of an organophosphorus material, for example, mono-, di-, and polyol phosphate esters.

Abstract: The present invention comprises an iron complexing mixture and method of using same wherein beneficial performance and natural gas pipeline cleaning methods are employed. The synergistic improvement of combining two water-soluble metal complexing agents, THPS and IDS, prove to offer advantages in performance over the individual use of either chemical.

Abstract: The present invention relates to cleaning compositions and to methods of using the cleaning compositions for cleaning of various substrates and to processes for making such cleaning compositions.

Abstract: The stability of aqueous, liquid detergents containing hypochlorite and brighteners is achieved by the use of a specific complexing agent.

Abstract: There is provided an aqueous low-foaming cleaning composition comprising peroxygen compound and a surfactant system, wherein the composition has a MR foam value of about less than 16. The composition is stable and suitable for use in a steam cleaning machine. There is also provided a method for predicting foam generation in steam cleaning compositions comprising the steps of mixing the composition.

Abstract: Laundry detergent compositions that provide soil release benefits to all fabric comprising an organophosphorus soil release agents and optional non-cotton secondary soil release agents. The present invention further relates to a method for providing soil release benefits to cotton fabric by contacting cotton articles with a water soluble and/or dispersible organophosphorus material. The contacting can be during washing or by pretreating by applying the composition directly to stains or by presoaking the clothing in the composition prior to washing. The present invention further relates to providing soil release benefits to all fabric in the laundry wash load in the presence of a bleaching agent.

Abstract: This invention relates to a composition useful as an oral care composition comprising an organophosphate material, additional oral care composition ingredients, for example, a surfactant agent, and optionally an abrasive agent.

Abstract: A hydrophilized personal care formulation, which can be in the form of a hand or body soap (liquid or bar), lipstick, body wash, makeup remover, skin cleaner, hair conditioner, skin or hair moisturizer. The formulation employs an organophosphorus material or a mixture of an organophosphorus material, for example, mono-, di-, and polyol phosphate esters.

Abstract: A composition for cleaning or rinsing hard surfaces in an aqueous or aqueous/alcoholic medium including at least one organophosphorus material for contributing to said surfaces antideposition and/or antiadhesion properties with regard to soiling substances capable of being deposited on the surfaces.

Abstract: Chemical solvating, degreasing, stripping and cleaning agents. The agents are cleaning and solvating mixtures of dichloroethylene and alkoxy-substituted perfluoro compounds that contain six carbon atoms, with optionally highly fluorinated materials to retard flammability and/or other enhancement agents that improve and enhance the properties of the composition to accomplish its desired cleaning or solvating task. These other agents are one or more of the following materials: alcohols, esters, ethers, cyclic ethers, ketones, alkanes, aromatics, amines, siloxanes terpenes, dibasic esters, glycol ethers, pyrollidones, or low- or non-ozone depleting halogenated hydrocarbons. These mixtures are useful in a variety of solvating, vapor degreasing, photoresist stripping, adhesive removal, aerosol, cold cleaning, and solvent cleaning applications including defluxing, dry-cleaning, degreasing, particle removal, metal and textile cleaning.

Abstract: Methods and compositions to treat fabrics with lipophilic fluid and a specific fabric care active are provided by the present invention.

Abstract: Methods and compositions to treat fabrics with lipophilic fluid and a specific fabric care active are provided by the present invention.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of particular phosphoric esters as emulsifiers and dispersants for pigments and fillers, based on polystyrene-block (b)-polyalkylene oxide copolymers. The invention provides block copolymeric phosphoric esters and their salts of the general formula (I) [R1O(SO)a(EO)b(CH2CHCH3O)c(BO)d]xPO—(OH)3−x  (I) where R1=a straight-chain or branched or cycloaliphatic radical having 1 to 22 carbon atoms, SO=styrene oxide, EO=ethylene oxide, BO=butylene oxide and a=1 to<2, b=3 to 100, c=0 to 10, d=0 to 3, x=1 or 2 where b≧a+c+d.

Abstract: Fabric care compositions comprising a perfume, methods for using such compositions and systems for their use in a lipophilic fluid treatment process are provided. More particularly, the present invention relates to fabric care compositions and systems comprising a perfume, and methods for using such compositions in the cleaning and treatment of garments with a lipophilic fluid.

Abstract: Methods and compositions to treat fabrics with lipophilic fluid and a rebuild agent are provided by the present invention.

Abstract: A multifunctional detergent material, useful in laundry and cleaning product compositions, containing functional ingredients including a condensed phosphate material and a silicate material, and optionally other inorganic materials, such as carbonate and sulfate. The condensed phosphate material forms an amorphous phase containing polyphosphates, while the silicate material is present as crystalline particulate. The composition can be used to provide multiple functions for laundry and cleaning products in a single ingredient, including the functions of a builder, a filler, and an alkaline source.

Abstract: A detergent or rinse aid composition which reduces spotting and filming on glassware cleaned in an automatic dishwashing machine is described. The composition contains an effective amount of a water soluble cationic or amphoteric polymer having at least one monomer unit having a cationic charge over a portion of the pH range of about 2 to about 11 in the wash or rinse cycle.

Abstract: A system for dry cleaning soils from fabrics comprising densified carbon dioxide and a surfactant in the densified CO.sub.2. The densified carbon dioxide is in a temperature range of about -78.5.degree. C. to about 100.degree. C. and a pressure range of about 14.7 to about 10,000 psi. At least 0.1% by volume of a modifier is preferably present. The surfactant has a polysiloxane, a branched polyalkylene oxide or a halocarbon group which is a functional CO.sub.2 -philic moiety connected to a CO.sub.2 -phobic functional moiety. The surfactant either exhibits an HLB of less than 15 or has a ratio of siloxyl to substituted siloxyl groups of greater than 0.5:1.

Abstract: A system for dry cleaning soils from fabrics comprising densified carbon dioxide and a surfactant in the densified CO.sub.2. The densified carbon dioxide is in a temperature range of about -78.5.degree. C. to about 100.degree. C. and a pressure range of about 14.7 to about 10,000 psi. At least 0.1% by volume of a modifier is preferably present. The surfactant has a polysiloxane, a branched polyalkylene oxide or a halocarbon group which is a functional CO.sub.2 -philic moiety connected to a CO.sub.2 -phobic functional moiety. The surfactant either exhibits an HLB of less than 15 or has a ratio of siloxyl to substituted siloxyl groups of greater than 0.5:1.

Abstract: A system for dry cleaning soils from fabrics is described which contains densified carbon dioxide combined with a selected surfactant. The densified carbon dioxide is used in a temperature range of about -78.5.degree. C. to about 100.degree. C. and a pressure range of about 14.7 psi to about 10,000 psi. The surfactant is selected from one of two groups of compounds having a formula ##STR1## as described in the text or a second group of siloxane compounds having a formula [AB].sub.y as described. A process for using the dry cleaning system is also described.

Abstract: The invention provides dry cleaning liquid formulations and methods for their use based on a highly fluorinated organic solvent which contains at least one hydrogen atom per molecule, in particular, highly fluorinated hydrocarbons or highly fluorinated ethers. In a preferred embodiment the cleaning liquid contains an HFC or HFE in combination with dichloroethylene. The addition of a surfactant enhances the ability of the liquid to remove water-soluble soils.

Abstract: A process for dry cleaning using a cleaning composition for dry cleaning which includes 1 to 90% by weight of a surfactant containing fluorine and 10 to 99% by weight of a fluorohydrocarbon solvent and/or an auxiliary solubilizing agent, the surfactant containing fluorine being a salt of a phosphoric acid ester of a polyoxyalkylenealkylsulfonamide ether containing fluorine.

Abstract: Novel surfactants and drying, drycleaning and soil repellency compositions containing such surfactants which utilize such surfactants. The surfactants are fluorine containing quaternary ammonium salts, and the drying, drycleaning and soil repellency compositions contain at least one halocarbon component and at least one of the fluorine containing surfactants. These compositions have the ability to remove water or aqueous films from the surfaces of a broad range of substrates and impart soil repellency to fabrics.

Abstract: The invention provides a fluorinated surfactant for use with halocarbon and hydrofluoroether solvents. Additionally, the invention provides drying, dry cleaning, and soil repellency compositions containing a halocarbon or hydrofluoroether and a fluorinated surfactant.

Abstract: A method of dry cleaning fabrics using a dry cleaning system is described. The system comprises densified carbon dioxide, preferably in a liquid phase, and a selected surfactant which is soluble in the densified CO.sub.2. The surfactant has a polysiloxane, a branched polyalkylene oxide or a halocarbon group which is a functional CO.sub.2 -philic moiety connected to a CO.sub.2 -phobic functional moiety. The surfactant either exhibits an HLB of less than 15 or has a ratio of siloxyl to substituted siloxyl groups of greater than 0.5:1.

Abstract: A method of dry cleaning fabrics using a dry cleaning system is described. The system comprises densified carbon dioxide and a surfactant in the densified CO.sub.2. The surfactant has a polysiloxane, a branched polyalkylene oxide and a halocarbon group which is a functional CO.sub.2 -philic moiety connected to a CO.sub.2 -phobic functional moiety. The surfactant either exhibits an HLB of less than 15 or has a ratio of siloxyl to substituted siloxyl groups of greater than 0.5:1.

Abstract: Novel surfactants and drying, drycleaning and soil repellency compositions containing such surfactants which utilize such surfactants. The surfactants are fluorine containing quaternary ammonium salts, and the drying, drycleaning and soil repellency compositions contain at least one halocarbon component and at least one of the fluorine containing surfactants. These compositions have the ability to remove water or aqueous films from the surfaces of a broad range of substrates and impart soil repellency to fabrics.